EVGA X58 work with server processiors?

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cpsusie
SSC Member
2010/09/05 20:09:34
Do EVGA x58 motherboards work with intel server processors? (Specifically, Intel Xeon E5620 Westmere 2.4GHz LGA 1366 80W Quad-Core Server Processor).
_GarrettH
iCX Member
Re:EVGA X58 work with server processiors? 2010/09/05 21:45:19
This is a Dual QPI CPU.  It may work, but it is better designed for the SR2 motherboard.
HeavyHemi
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Re:EVGA X58 work with server processiors? 2010/09/06 00:52:23
cpsusie@hotmail.com

Do EVGA x58 motherboards work with intel server processors? (Specifically, Intel Xeon E5620 Westmere 2.4GHz LGA 1366 80W Quad-Core Server Processor).


This might provide a more definite response...

http://www.evga.com/support/motherboard/

As listed the EVGA X58 boards support the following Westmere processors

Xeon E5620 - 2.40 GHz
Xeon X5650 - 2.80 GHz
Xeon X5660 - 2.80 GHz
Xeon X5670 - 2.93 GHz
Xeon X5680 - 3.33 GHz
Xeon X5667 - 3.06 GHz
Xeon X5677 - 3.46 GHz
_NickM
CLASSIFIED Member
Re:EVGA X58 work with server processiors? 2010/09/06 02:59:12
The X58 boards will support Westmeres on the following revisions:  

E757 - rev 1.1 
E758 - rev 1.2 
E760 - rev 1.1  
E762 - rev 1.1 
E767 - all
E768 - all

New products stock should be these latter revisions already. If needed, you can also have the option of sending your board in to have it modified to support them. 
cpsusie
SSC Member
Re:EVGA X58 work with server processiors? 2010/09/06 08:40:54
Thanks guys.  I already have my high end gaming-pc built and pimped out, -- the goal here was to build a decent but affordable workstation/server for my home office.  (Thus, SR2 really isn't an option).  I noticed that the only affordable 32nm cpus that have at least four cores are the westmeres.

I use my office PC for developing, virtual machines, to serve as a home file server and very occasionally for gaming. 

Is there any real reason NOT to use the Westmere?  It's affordable, quad-core and 32nm.

What negative impact is there in using it in a motherboard not supporting dual qpi (other than not being able to take advantage of dual qpi)?  Would it perform worse than, say, a nehalem desktop cpu rated at the same speed with the same number of cores?
post edited by cpsusie@hotmail.com - 2010/09/06 08:45:39
f5bafc917b
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Re:EVGA X58 work with server processiors? 2010/09/10 13:19:09
http://forums.evga.com/tm.aspx?m=504531
I asked it too. So how long will it take to send you a old 1.0 board and receive it back? Maybe E760 Gulftown mod will work on 758's PCB?
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