Guide for budget 32thread render node build / 2xXeon E5 2670v1 C2 sub 900 euro

[Juraj]

Hi guys, I've put some short commentary on the build I did, and some general building advice. It's not all encompassing but could be useful. If some questions pop-up too often, I will revise particular sections that might concern it.

http://talcikdemovicova.com/32-thread-build-on-budget/

EDIT:

Revision 1.1 : I formated Motherboard and CPU Coolers sections to go right after each other as they have close dependability. I added further motherboard options with links and divided coolers based on motherboard layout. I don't have much energy to research all cheap options for cooling since I always use Noctua.... but if I find the time (or would like to suggest yours) I will add them with links.

[mraw]

thanks a million!

[burnin]

Congrats.
That's nicely done and written.
Thank you.
:)

[Marvey]

Hi Juraj,

It is possible to share the seller where you bought the xeons?
Btw your "Reddit post (link) " is not working can you share the link please
thanks

[Juraj]

Hi Juraj,

It is possible to share the seller where you bought the xeons?
Btw your "Reddit post (link) " is not working can you share the link please
thanks

Hi absolutely.

I did not link to direct sellers because the choice depend on your residency :- ). I wanted them right away, so I found a european seller than auctions them (http://www.ebay.de/usr/pc-sistem?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 but you can go for the Chinese(Hong-Kong) sellers as well. They will specify minimum postage and avoid customs.

[johan belmans]

these guys are located "almost" around my corner.

[Freakaz]

I've grabbed the z620 from this seller for a faster jump to dual xeon setup. Not much testing so far just installed windows an ran the benchmark, with the 1:37 render time vs my old 4770k build's ~4:30 i think this will become my primary workstation, just need to swap the hdd's and graphics card and ad some more ram.

[olotl]

Hi Juraj,

thanks a lot for the tip! I used this guide to build my workstation and it just works perfect!

[SandrineC]

I also researched and compared the different prices on ebay or amazon, for the moment I can get it for € 1,300 .. It is not exactly the same price that was mentionned
I don't desperate ;)
But thanks for all your work Juraj !

[fabio81]

Juraj sell me your workstation ahhaha

[Monkeybrother]

I ordered my cpus from a hong kong seller. I had to wait a week for them to arrive, but they were well packaged and works like a charm. If you find a seller with good reputation, there shouldn't be any problems.

I bought a Fractal Design XL R2 case and put in two "Arctic Cooling F12 PWM CO 120mm" fans (since the fans that came with the case was 3-pin and couldn't be controlled by the MB, which uses 4-pin connectors) and used two Cooler Master Evo 212 for the cpus. The computer is almost completely silent even at full load.

[fabio81]

Hi Monkeybrother,
I suppose you've bought two xeon e5 2660 ? what motherboard you bought? and how much have you paid ?
Thanks

[Monkeybrother]

Hi Monkeybrother,
I suppose you've bought two xeon e5 2660 ? what motherboard you bought? and how much have you paid ?
Thanks

I bought two xeon 2670 (around 120usd with shipping). The motherboard is a Asus Z9PE-D8 WS, which is expensive, but I managed to find a pretty good price here in Sweden. I couldn't find any of the server motherboards, that would have cut the price on both the MB and the case a lot. The whole build went a bit over 900 euro, around 950 euro.

[fabio81]

I bought two xeon 2670 (around 120usd with shipping). The motherboard is a Asus Z9PE-D8 WS, which is expensive, but I managed to find a pretty good price here in Sweden. I couldn't find any of the server motherboards, that would have cut the price on both the MB and the case a lot. The whole build went a bit over 900 euro, around 950 euro.

the benefit of this card is that it allows you to also mount the V2 processors, I have the same and I have two 2697v2

[Juraj]

All of them allow v1/v2 to be run with updated bios. It's the same LGA 2011(-1) chipset.

Same some v3/v4 family in LGA 2011-3.