essjay Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 With all the hype around the cheap E5-2670's I'm thinking I might jump on the bandwagon.... From looking at the numbers, I can get the CPU, 64GB ECC RAM and a motherboard for less than a E5-2620v3 (here in Europe). Here's the parts I'm thinking of: E5-2670 $65 http://www.natex.us/Intel-Xeon-E5-2670-SR0KX-2-6GHz-3-3GHz-Turbo-20M-p/e5-2670.htm 64GB RAM (either of these) $85 http://www.natex.us/64GB-8x8GB-PC3L-10600R-2RX4-DDR3-1333MHz-ECC-REG-p/64gb-(8x8gb)memory-kingston.htm http://www.natex.us/64GB-8x8GB-PC3L-10600R-2RX4-DDR3-1333MHz-ECC-REG-p/64gb-(8x8gb)memory.htm Motherboard - $300 http://www.lambda-tek.com/asrock_rack-EPC602D8A~sh/B2114023&origin=skinflint11.9 Does that all look ok? I think I'm good for virtualisation and pass through. My only concern is maybe the RAM as I see most people tend to go for this RAM at $50 more expensive http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201380486027 They look the same to me except one is much cheaper. The only other issue might be finding a CPU heatsink/fan but I'm hoping this would do as it looks narrow http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0068OI7T8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=FLARDNMV0EN1&coliid=I219HJG5PJWXN8 Appreciate any input before I take the credit card out..... Link to comment
betaman Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Why not just go for one of the natex dual cpu bundles with Intel cp2600 and 64 or 128 GB of ram? http://www.natex.us/product-p/s2600cp-cpu-64gb-12800.htm Link to comment
essjay Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Why not just go for one of the natex dual cpu bundles with Intel cp2600 and 64 or 128 GB of ram? http://www.natex.us/product-p/s2600cp-cpu-64gb-12800.htm Don't need all that processing power and it will be cheaper to run 24/7 as a single CPU. Link to comment
tr0910 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Those natex systems run fine with one CPU. You can always add it later to enable turbo mode. Running mine naked with one CPU, it idles at 60w at the unRaid login screen. (No drives and only 16gb RAM) Link to comment
betaman Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Those natex systems run fine with one CPU. You can always add it later to enable turbo mode. Running mine naked with one CPU, it idles at 60w at the unRaid login screen. (No drives and only 16gb RAM) Not to mention it's the same price or cheaper than the current combo the OP is considering. Could always sell the other processor if you'll "never" need it. I'm building my second server (first was 2009) and decided to "overdo it" (this server will actually be $250 less than the first) because my needs changed signifcantly with the benefits in UnRAID v6. I'm basically able to eliminate an entire PC from my setup. Seeing that you're in Europe, I suppose shipping could also be a factor. Link to comment
essjay Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Yeah and I have seriously considered it but.... 1. I don't fancy the risk of shipping a used motherboard across the Atlantic (even excluding the cost of shipping) 2. I'll want to run a HTPC with quite a powerful graphics card. I don't believe this has a full PCIe 3.0 x16 (the x16 runs at x8). 3. I'll need an E-ATX case I think? 4. Will an ATX PSU work with this board or do I need something specialised? Link to comment
betaman Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Yeah and I have seriously considered it but.... 1. I don't fancy the risk of shipping a used motherboard across the Atlantic (even excluding the cost of shipping) 2. I'll want to run a HTPC with quite a powerful graphics card. I don't believe this has a full PCIe 3.0 x16 (the x16 runs at x8). 3. I'll need an E-ATX case I think? 4. Will an ATX PSU work with this board or do I need something specialised? Based on what I've learned thus far: 1. Valid concern 2. I believe this is also true 3. Correct - E-ATX is very close to SSI EEB depending on the case 4. ATX PSU will work but you need two 8 pin EPS 12V connectors (or 1 8 pin and 1 4+4, or 2 4+4 etc) for the dual CPUs Link to comment
DaveHavok Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Why not just go for one of the natex dual cpu bundles with Intel cp2600 and 64 or 128 GB of ram? http://www.natex.us/product-p/s2600cp-cpu-64gb-12800.htm Interesting deal here. I'm in the process of doing some spec building for an upgraded server that is mostly a PLEX box. I've been making the switch to x265 HEVC content, and it's been pretty tough on my i7-860 /w 16GB of RAM when handling more than 2 transcoding streams. Looking at the benchmark scores, this kinda setup would be a massive improvement! Any tips or feedback as I'm definitely looking at the E5-2760 pair. This will being going into an Antec 900 series case, so hopefully I can just do a mobo swap. Might need to do a PSU upgrade as well. Thoughts? As I said, my main focus is improved HEVC transcoding playback Link to comment
switchman Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 This will being going into an Antec 900 series case, so hopefully I can just do a mobo swap. The form factor for the MB is SSI EEB (12”x13”). It does not fit in a Antec 900 case. You will need another case. Link to comment
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