Successful x10 i7 non-ecc budget build

[migranehead]

I tried to research compatibility for an i7 x10 Supermicro I built from a mix of spare parts I had and refurbished ebay buys that I told myself I will post the results somewhere. Maybe someone can benefit from the time I spent on this, especially because there is so much conflicting information out there regarding the X10 boards and their requirement for ECC ram due to the C224 chipset (which makes no sense as the CPU does not support it).

 

So here goes:

- intel i7 4790K CPU

- supermicro x10slm+-f (supports i7, 6x onboard SATA, 4x8b=32gb ram and has ipmi on board)

- I had 2 x 8gb non-ecc 1600 ram from a previous build.
Description: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) CL9 @1.5V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory BLS2KIT8G3D1609DS1S00

- I bought two additional SK Hynix sticks on ebay.

Description: SK Hynix 8 GB non-ECC DDR3L-1600 PC3L-12800U 1.35V HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB

 

Both are non-ECC, however voltage is different (which I didn't pay attention to when purchasing off ebay). So I tried my luck and lo and behold the system posts and works for 48h so far and passed memtest.

 

I paid $30 for the ram and $60 for the board, IMO a decent investment to get additional onboard SATA slots, double ram and IPMI capability.