I'm looking at buying a SR2 with two X5690's from a gent over in France and he's asking 1300 Euros for the board and the two CPU's..  The board has a 10 year warranty, it's fully boxed as are the two Xeon CPU's as well.  
 
Firstly is it worth it for the money?  
Secondly, what ram am I best off to put in it and how much?  12Gb or 24Gb or filling it up with 48Gb?
Thirdly, maximum temps and volts for 24/7 usage under water cooling..  I wouldn't want to go breaking it :D
 
I do apologise for making a few threads but I don't want to mess it up building it wrong.  I look forward to hearing back from you gents :)
I was wondering, what do any of you use your SR2 for?
 
 

So for a boxed warranted one would you expect to pay roughly?  
 
The CPU's are seemingly very expensive but I suppose they are only worth what someone is prepared to pay for them.  Would you say it's a good deal for the two CPU's and motherboard (all boxed and in warranty) for the 1300 Euros? 
 
How did you find the overclocking with the X5650's?  Did it work well?

So it's not worth the money then?  What should I be aiming for price wise then for that setup?  I will be paying for it in GBP, but if you think it's too much then I will say...

depend. that micros/mobo is used?, the mobo have 10years (used or no used (if not previously registered)), but the micros?
 
you really going to take advantage of these micros? (in ebay, the average price is 700€ each one (used or like new))
 
for me, is much pricey. but if you can afford it. go ahead
 
I'm still riding the rig. so far I have not thought of doing OC. the oc in X5650 is too good, from 2.66 to 4.2 or 4.5 (+/-)
 
i have paid for the mobo 340$ (with shipping included from USA), and 86€ each micro. all of rest of rig already had it
 
greetings

As far as I've been told so far, the gent I'm buying it from bought it in November 2013 and has registered it with the 10 years warranty, so it's covered till 2023.  I've been having a look on Ebay for the X5650's and the X5690's as there was a gent from The Netherlands that was also selling a SR2 but I've been unable to get a reply from him.  He had an SR2 with two X5560's for sale for 500 Euros  (http://tweakers.net/aanbod/681603/evga-classified-sr-2-+-2x-intel-xeon-x5560.html)  So a definite bargain.
The X5680's (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281381316835?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT and http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271556465023?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) and the X5690's (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261540860587?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) seems to have a massive premium over the X5650's as I've managed to find some for as little as £69 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271431971344?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) here in the UK.  I'm unsure if they are matched CPU's or not, but I wouldn't know if that was a problem or not when buying for this motherboard. The X5690's where also bought at the same time as the SR2 and they have their 3 years warranty as well.
 
Here's the forum I'm chatting to the gent about the SR2 and the CPU's, feel free to have a read http://forum.hardware.fr/hfr/AchatsVentes/Hardware/combo-watercooling-koolance-sujet_598830_31.htm
 
Now for myself I wouldn't be using this every day.  I have a newer rig that I'm using (4770k @ 4.5Ghz with 1.24vcore, 16Gb 2400Mhz ram, 7990, Hero 6 blah blah) and that's running really well.  The reason for buying the SR2 would simply be for me a collector piece of hardware as I already have my EVGA Classified 759 and 762.  The CPU's themselves are just a bit of a bargain really considering the two links above and remembering back to a Guru3d review they did with this SR2 and two X5680's I'm just having some very nice thoughts about the whole lot!
 
If there is another way of getting an SR2, with CPU's and ram and even water blocks for both of the CPU's then please do let me know as I would dearly love to try an SR2 out :)  
 
Thank you all for the replies :)

So Gordan are you saying that I should go for the board or not due to the price?

I was just after an SR2 as it another awesome EVGA 1366 board.  the two I already have are amazing.  I've always wanted one but it would be more of a collectors item to me..
What would you suggest otherwise?

Now you just need a waterblock.  I happen to have one for you.  I think its the last one I have thats completed.

No motherboard ever made has kept its value or gone up over time. I cannot believe you are thinking that is even a remote possibility.
 
To summarise - no it isn't worth it unless you can get the board and CPUs at bargain basement prices. I have 2 and they are a pain in the backside to set up, they are buggy and that's when they are not actually faulty.
 
One of mine has been replaced twice under warranty so far. I have them working mostly the way I want now, but that is within the constraints dictated by the BIOS and hardware bugs, and what can be worked around by custom software patches (e.g. I had to write a patch for Xen to get PCI pass through virtualization to work without trampling the PCI I/O memory area).
 
If you want something similar that will "just work", get a Supermicro board, or a similarly specced Dell or HP workstation of the precious generation. You can probably find one for less than €1300 you mentioned on eBay by now.

€500 for the board with a pair of 6-core CPUs is a reasonable price, assuming it is not in any way faulty (check each slot for fully functional operation with an x16 GPU, and make sure it shows up as x16 in odd numbered slots and x8 in even numbered slots, check all USB ports, internal and internal headers, check all SATA ports, check all RAM slots, etc.). SR-2 is an extremely complex board and there are many things that can go wrong with them.
 
The reason I have two is because I had so many problems with my first one that I needed a second one for a sanity cross-check. On the basis that both of them probably aren't faulty in the same way unless it is a systematic hardware/compatibility/BIOS bug, it gave me a sane way to establish when either one is faulty and needs to be RMA-ed.
 
Given what you already have as per your post above, I don't see any logical justification for a replacement/upgrade. There is nothing currently on the market that will give a particularly worthwhile improvement on your current setup.

I'm just doing a little bit of searching with Google and came across this from last year:
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EVGA-Classified-Super-Record-2-SR-2-Bundle-TWO-CPUS-12-GIG-MEMORY-/290685405752?nma=true&si=PW6kfA6O58hgRXAAHXSiyBfNNHk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
 
Admittedly, it had ram with it but less powerful CPU's I'm surprised it went for as much!  Ugh..... decisions decisions....
 

The problem you have is way too much money. If you want that board for some reason and it looks from your posts you do. Just buy the board & cpus at a lower price than 1,000 euros. Myself from what Gordan has told you I wouldnt touch that board& cpus for much over 500 euros. Due to the problems he has experienced. I wanted one of these boards when they first came out but couldnt validate the extra expence ! I would guess 1 of the top of the line X-99 and cpu that fits it would be faster than that board. Thats what I would spend my money on !

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The problem you have is way too much money. If you want that board for some reason and it looks from your posts you do. Just buy the board & cpus at a lower price than 1,000 euros. Myself from what Gordan has told you I wouldnt touch that board& cpus for much over 500 euros. Due to the problems he has experienced. I wanted one of these boards when they first came out but couldnt validate the extra expence ! I would guess 1 of the top of the line X-99 and cpu that fits it would be faster than that board. That's what I would spend my money on !

 
Well since it's my birthday today, I decided to get a few smaller things for a bit of a giggle and to help along with my latest project :)  so in other words, I didn't get it..  I said he was asking to much money..  So thank you :)  And I will be getting myself a X99 and Octo core when I can..  As I mentioned above, I would like something to upgrade from my 3011's and I think that 3 4k screens will do the trick :)

I understand you very well EVGA hardware is interesting and after some time.
I never had such feelings for some other stuff. Problems is because I have money only for one rig, but at the moment I would be happy building Z68FTW and GTX580 ULTRA Classified rig more than newest hardware from MSI or ASRock.
Simply is interesting and build well. Or even older X58 Classified only card to be DX11. 
SR-2 Classified will stay alive 10 years after launch date, thanks to performance, enthusiasts who build such rigs, and visual experience she leave on people. 

Here in the states the boards sell for right around $500 and more if there is a rear plate or box etc. 5690 cpus are still at $500 each unless you find a deal. I bought a back up board and some 5690's the other day.