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1 hour ago, KingfisherUK said:
I thought the E5 v3 series CPU's only supported DDR4? Found an article on Toms Hardware about that board and it seems only very specific CPU's support DDR3:
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ddr3-ddr4-x99-motherboard-intel,40252.htmlInterestingly, none of those "compatible" CPU models are listed on Intel's ARK website for the E5 v3 family:
Even searching for the spec code (SR1XK for the 2696 v3 apparently) brings up no results on the Intel website.
You're correct on the results of your searching. There are a number of SKUs in the E5 lineup that support DDR3 and were only ever sold to other OEMs/system integrators. They're unlisted on Intel's site, but if you purchase these 2011-3 boards that support DDR3, they have a specific list of compatible processors that also support that DDR3.
Do you run a GPU in the 2650 server, or do you just roll with software transcoding?
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I'm considering an upgrade to my server. Currently it's just a deconstructed Optiplex (i5-6500) and a couple LSI cards, plus a bunch of various drives.
Of course I started cheap, spent a bunch of money on drives, and now want to upgrade. Partly for fun, and partly to just smooth out operation so I can reasonably run some VMs while Plex and the -arrs are doing things.
I recently discovered the Huananzhi X99 motherboards they sell on AliExpress. ~$120 for a seemingly competent X99 board. I could slot in a Xeon, and since I have some DDR3 RAM around I was considering an E5-2696v3. I'd probably want to drop a Quadro P600 or P620 into this in this config since I'd lose iGPU. Total cost = ~$450.
Does this kind of approach still make sense these days? Most of the hardware related posts I see are either Ryzen 3000-series focused or push for using a 9th-ish gen i7 to retain iGPU stuff. I'm just curious as to what people consider to be the most effective budget config options when buying used parts these days.
Edit: Adding links for the aforementioned Huananzhi board and the data page for the E5-2696v3.
Huananzhi TF X99:https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000120773162.html
E5-2696v3: https://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Xeon/Intel-Xeon E5-2696 v3.html
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Are E5 Xeons still a good buy in 2022? What other good used budget options are popular?
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The cost would be roughly the same. ~$140 for either a 2696v3 or a 2699v3. Both 18 core, 36 threads. I think they're basically the same CPU but one has DDR3 support and one has DDR4 support. The decision would ultimately come down to if I feel like going super budget and getting this cheap board + the RAM I already have or buying a more reputable board and purchasing some DDR4. That difference is only ~$200 in cost, but when the entire upgrade is only going to be $350-$650 depending on parts, that $200 is a significant percentage of the overall.
The same question I have about performance persists when looking at the mainstream E5s though. I quite literally have no clue if an E5 + a P400/P600 is more or less performant than an i7-10700. I mean, shoot, the 3rd upgrade option for me is to donate the Ryzen 1700X that's in my desktop and spend my upgrade money on a new CPU + mobo + RAM for my desktop. But, again, it is difficult for me to discern unRAID + Plex + docker performance differences between these CPUs of different generations.