NOXX1S
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Thursday, November 05, 2020 2:49 PM
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Spotted a used SR-2 for around 400 dollars and I'm on the fence..
Comes with all accesories incl. the original box and packaging, fully working, original chipset cooling (even the peal on the fan is still present). Price does not include a pair of Xeon's or RAM.
In all honesty, I can't really do anything with it at this point but I'm still in awe for this board. So, is this board still worth the price or is it a better (and maybe smarter idea) to invest it in lets say.. a 3080ti (if that would even launch) or a 6900XT?
Just wondering what you all think. I'm curious.
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rjohnson11
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Re: Is a used SR-2 still worth it?
Thursday, November 05, 2020 3:33 PM
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I think it would make a nice PC home server.
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Re: Is a used SR-2 still worth it?
Friday, November 06, 2020 3:25 AM
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They're fun to play with but I don't use mine for anything serious anymore.
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Robbanswe
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Re: Is a used SR-2 still worth it?
Friday, November 06, 2020 9:22 AM
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I still use one as DAW, 12 core HT off 4700mhz. 2x5690, a bunch of ssds in raid0. Win7. Pretty fast. Watercooled. My 5300mhz 10 core intel 10900k get 7800points in cpuz, SR-2, 5200 points, so still 70% of new pc. I did use my other SR2 for graphics/3d but replaced with a Threadripper with 8Gpu's ,so it just stand, No need of selling. It was the fastest dual 1366 in the world and the only one with OC xeon's. Worth 400, yes all day
post edited by Robbanswe - Friday, November 06, 2020 9:26 AM
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Re: Is a used SR-2 still worth it?
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 3:39 PM
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rjohnson11
I think it would make a nice PC home server.
Until you notice that it's pulling about 200W from the wall doing nothing  These Westmere Xeons are power hogs, when OC'ed mine idled at 250W and pulled about 550-575W running Prime95. I have 2 SR-2's and an SR-X but don't use any atm. Is it worth $400? Performance and efficiency wise - hell no. Fun value? For sure!
post edited by Bepzinky - Wednesday, November 11, 2020 3:43 PM
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Re: Is a used SR-2 still worth it?
Thursday, November 12, 2020 4:34 AM
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I am retiring mine, has has been great.
SR-2 motherboard
2x 5650x
6x 8GB Kingston 1333
2x Noctua with double fans
see my signature!
PM me!
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Re: Is a used SR-2 still worth it?
Friday, November 13, 2020 4:18 AM
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I may, may not ever have a serious job for my X299 Dark. I got it on a sub $200 flash sale, because why not? :). I am pretty sure that I will put it to work in the not too distant future. If not, I am on the lookout for a fancy, just-right frame for it to hang it on the wall as art.
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Re: Is a used SR-2 still worth it?
Friday, November 13, 2020 7:54 AM
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You don't need a reason  so I am told! wife buys shoes because she wants them! 
Henrik - A Dane Down Under Current systems: EVGA Classified SR-2 Lian Li PC-V2120 Black, Antec 1200 PSU, 2x X5650 (stock/4.2xxGhz), CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 - Ram: (48gb) 6x 8Gb Kingston ECC 1333 KVR1333D3D4R9S/8GI - Disks & controllers: Boot (Areca 1882ix-24): 8R0 128GB SAMSUNG 830 + 12R0 INTEL 520 120GB's - 1x IBM M1015 7x Seagate SV35 2TB - GPU: Asus GTX-680 - Monitors: NEC 2690v2 & 2x Dell 2716 - Profiler X-rite: Eye-One Pro
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