I need a pair of Xeon v3 CPUs to test some dual socket system boards. Looking for cheapest option. On eBay, I found some E5-2603 v3 for about $88. No ES or QS please. PM me with what you have to offer. Thanks.
WTB: cheapest pair of E5-2600 v3 CPUs
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Would v1 work? I have 2 that have some resistors knocked off that if you can repair I'll let go for cheap. I have the resistors too so it's just a matter of knowing someone that can do it.
Ummm...because I didn't know the socket changed on the v3 until I just looked it up.
Yeah, they won't work.
It might be a one time thing for now, but probably would be a good idea to have a set of CPU+RAM to test system boards in my lab. How do you suggest to combine efforts? I'm in southern CA...
avoiding ES/QS in case there are incompatibility issues; would rather eliminate any "other" factors to consider when testing equipment.
@BLinux damn I'm in Europe so sending a cpu over just for some time isn't an option.
And since that is a different market, there is no line, or you could say that they are parallel ; )
if you "hunt" such 2603 / 2609 s, you should maybe be able to get them below 60$, missed out on two who went for around 50€ this weekend.
And since that is a different market, there is no line, or you could say that they are parallel ; )
if you "hunt" such 2603 / 2609 s, you should maybe be able to get them below 60$, missed out on two who went for around 50€ this weekend.
yeah, i was hoping that maybe someone bought a Xeon v3 system with a low-end CPU and upgraded and had the low end CPU sitting in a box they wanted to free up. i guess with DDR4 prices being where they are, the abundance of cheap v3/v4 or newer parts are just not there... for the price of a E5-2603 v3, i can get a E5-2680 (v1), the later being the better value...
I can't do anything with soldering and resistors at that level (but know some basics), and these processors are changing all the time! I remember a point where I kept up with every 486 generation that came out and their specs, and I still know all these--but for the modern stuff I always have to look up stuff on passmark or cpuworld.haha no probs, but it was just a big surprise you can do maintenance on resistors but don't know basic xeon generations! I am sure you are an interesting person
no worries, i too, find Intel's CPU naming scheme asinine. there are a bunch of details you have to look at carefully, low core/high freq. vs high core/lower freq, number of PCI-E lanes, supported memory, turbo capability, etc. much of this is not apparent by the naming scheme. The only thing that makes sense to me in their naming scheme is the number of sockets (1xxx, 2xxx, 4xxx) and the sandy/ivy/haswell/broadwell ("",v2,v3,v4). Not really clear on the 2nd digit (x2xx,x4xx,x6xx) yet, and definitely not clear about the last 2 digits if it isn't a multiple of 10. Oh, and I get the "L" for the limited TDP. the desktop CPUs are even more confusing to me, and you can forget about the mobile/laptop CPUs...I can't do anything with soldering and resistors at that level (but know some basics), and these processors are changing all the time! I remember a point where I kept up with every 486 generation that came out and their specs, and I still know all these--but for the modern stuff I always have to look up stuff on passmark or cpuworld.
Ya you need to be on your alerts and even then the real deals are mostly lucky auctions only. I picked up 2 E5-2643 v3's recently in auction for $150 each, but I had been looking for deals for a while before that.
@Aestr : were those OEM/Retail or QS chips? I won an auction for QHVD for $165 recently but have not seen Retail/OEM chips that low. Interestingly this seller out of Houston where I got my CPU now has Xeon Gold / Silver QS chips. The sharpie marking was one of HP blade. Reading between lines, guessing where he works there or has some connections up Cypress
well, i was able to pickup a pair of E5-2603 v3 for $120 (so $60 each) with a BO on eBay. $60 could get me a E5-2670 (v1), so it's not great value bang for buck wise, but I hope it'll allow me to test out the motherboard I got. Then it's a waiting game until v3 CPUs and DDR4 come down a little more.
Well, crap, the seller just cancelled my order and said they couldn't locate the CPUs. :-/
Back to square one...
Back to square one...