Look what ebay has right now tho..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-GA..._DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ae6903d78#viTabs_0
Gigabyte GA-7TESM Dual LGA1366 is a server board & holds the most memory ever for X58 (288Gb)..
Complete with 2 X5560 CPUs for $159.. Ditch those and use a pair of X5690's and it still only uses 330 watts. No need to overclock with 24 workers at that speed
Are multi socket MB locked in terms of not allowing OC?
oh cause the cheapest i could find on ebay was 180 bucks
I assume you got yours on a steal.
Hoping to lock down 5 more on Wednesday.. Maybe I should auction these & see what they bring.. Now I can get X5675Where are you getting these Gigabyte boards?
SR-2s are nice things, if you can find one these days at a decent price.
$400 is more than I'd go for one I guess.
I'd just wait these days for that much maybe, much as I'd like one.
7 days left on that auction.. It's going to go a lot higher than $400..
7 days left on that auction.. It's going to go a lot higher than $400..
So I have an opportunity to grab a xeon x5670 2.93 for $40 bucks. Should I jump on it?
I have an evga classified3 that supports these xeons.
But why?
Not questioning your statement, I just don't understand the premium these boards are carrying. Don't get me wrong, I love the processors, I've got 6 L5640's and 4 L5630's at the house. But I just paid $240/ea for a pair of HP DL380 G6's with 16Gb of RAM and a pair of 5640's each. People are paying close to that just for used consumer level motherboards which seems absurd to me.
Yes, that boards a bit tricky to overclock.. However the 95 watt Xeons do overclock better than 130 watt i7's..
Here's some good info on it tho..
http://www.overclock.net/t/931975/high-bclk-issues-on-evga-ftw3
Yes, that boards a bit tricky to overclock.. However the 95 watt Xeons do overclock better than 130 watt i7's..
Here's some good info on it tho..
http://www.overclock.net/t/931975/high-bclk-issues-on-evga-ftw3