Intel Xeon X5650 SLBV3 6 Hex Core 2.66GHz 12MB Processor 5032037010894 | eBay
A classic cpu for even less now....
A classic cpu for even less now....
Are X79 any better?and x58 boards are hard to come by in any decent pricing.
If you don't need to overclock (i.e. X58), then you can get a server board.and x58 boards are hard to come by in any decent pricing.
Hmm since I don’t care about power or noise this could be a viable runway.If you don't need to overclock (i.e. X58), then you can get a server board.
Tyan S7012 are cheap enough.. $100 shipped for a dual-1366 board. I ran one for the last 12 months with dual X5660 in it and 96GB of RAM (I had 144GB RAM in it at one point.. 18 ddr3 slots).
They have IPMI and TPM onboard too (IPMI is shared (bridge) with one of the 4 onboard network ports).
That's excellent price for a MB. for $200 you can put together a dual cpu computer that will beat the latest i7-7700k for anything using more than 8 cores. On top of that, you can have at least 64gb with cheaper ddr3 ram with much more ram if needed
Not bad parts. But it's definitely more expensive than x5650.. I am just wondering how compatible these technology are with the latest win10 updateskicking myself for selling my L5639s oh wel
Is ddr3 ECC cheap these days?