Any chance it has EFI support (to boot from partitions greater than 2Tb)?

shamino

turbo is just manipulation of cpu multiplier, it is of no consequence here with a fixed cpu speed/vcore

I'm just trying to figure out why your power draw at stock is so high.  My system is nearly identical except a plain VGA adapter instead of a GTX285, and mine only draws 300W under load where yours draws 535W.

Punchy

shamino

turbo is just manipulation of cpu multiplier, it is of no consequence here with a fixed cpu speed/vcore

I'm just trying to figure out why your power draw at stock is so high.  My system is nearly identical except a plain VGA adapter instead of a GTX285, and mine only draws 300W under load where yours draws 535W.

A GTX 285 draws quite a bit of power as well

Really guys just read the posts, shamino must be tiered by now, and we don't get anything if he'll have to write everything twice!!! He just wrote 12 x 2gb at 1333.
Dear shamino, many thanks for the insight!!! Maybe you could post a table with all the specs. I know not everything is known yet, but posting what is known could spare you answering this same questions over and over. 
On the other hand who cares? When you get 24 or 48GB of memory, what difference does it make whether they run at 1333 or 1600? You can't see the difference anyway!!! Besides, the difference isn't that big, remember that what you gain on frequency, you loose on cl timing.
As  I understand, most of you will overclock everything possible, so the only concern should be the stability of the system the rest is just numbers on the piece of paper. 

shaminoECC RAMs 2Gx12 @ 2:10 1333 is ok

How about 12 non-ECC's @ 1600+?  If you happen to get a chance to test this please let us know!

To anyone: I'm planning a build based on this board and trying to decide on memory.  Several options are listed here (scroll down to "Ram Options") and I'm open to other suggestions:  http://www.tomshardware.c...0&new=0&nojs=0

Would love to know what the fastest memory supported by this board is with all slots populated.

ag111ga: I agree Shamino's been amazing and he's probably tired.. but there are some subtle differences to the questions being asked (e.g. ECC vs non-ECC memory sticks), even if they are only synthetic.

Is there a release date yet?  Maybe even a ballpark March or April? This money is burning a hole in my pocket. 

I would be in love3! if i7 processors worked with ur system!

personaly i like the 8 cores instead of just 6 like the i7 processor lmao just a hyper threading difference check it out this is how this machine works with 2   great motherboard check the link. bunk bust the best thing am gonna find great but not like the motherboard your making! love da work!

killacronix

personaly i like the 8 cores instead of just 6 like the i7 processor lmao just a hyper threading difference check it out this is how this machine works with 2   great motherboard check the link. bunk bust the best thing am gonna find great but not like the motherboard your making! love da work!

there is no comparsion between your mobo ( in your link ) and the SR2 ( EVGA W555 ).

1. your linked mobo can not be OVERCLOCKED!!!
the EVGA SR2 can be overclocked, and it is 4way SLI

2. your mobo is a OLD XEON server mobo ( LGA 771 )
the EVGA SR2 is LGA1366

3. Your Xeon X7460 is a socket 604 without HT, and is 45nm
the new 6 cores Xeon is LGA1366 with HT, and is 32nm

The board does 48 gb with no worries, you need to get 4 sets and buy them in packs that are delivered as triple ram sticks packs thou. Don't buy dual set of ram sticks and use it with this mobo just because you can slide it in there. 

If you want ECC ram there is that available to speeds @ 1333 

Now if you do need this for work, and you are ready or if you would like to buy "silly price level ram" the mobo can do even more than 48 gb as you can now get a single set of 3 ram stick that does 24 gb, each stick of 8 gb and the are sold as a tri pack, but I am not sure how that will pan out in bios at all.
The CPU's will have no issues addressing it thou. You might have to do a special order direct from brand but those sticks are out there now and launched. 

@ rkagerer

I dont know if you are playing with us or not, but anyway, I will try to help you out a bit. I looked at your tomshardware post and got a few comments to start you up. You should probably move your questions to somewhere else than this faq thou and go read up on the thread that exist for system builders 

But here we go:
Your SSD system does not need to be raid5, this will only generate more wear on your SSD setup. If you want a raid 5 system that is much cheaper but at that speed, look no further than my sig. Areca gives you that speed at 12 drives sustained and its 12TB, but make sure you check out the certified drives only. This will cost you half of what 4 SSDs of 250 MB/s and give you a solid 4k write speed, that goes beyond this if you do 16 HDs, and you are still below cost of 4 hi end industrial type quality SSD. Google is your friend and read reviews on raid controllers and performance charts if you have any doubt. If you do SQL work 4 of the fastest SSD setup will beat this setup. Depending on what you do, get what you need for your job at optimal cost. IF you do Oracle or SQL server go with your SSD plans but make sure you read up on raid performance and number of HD and that graph before you click purchase. 

Your planed 120hz 30 inch screens does not exist, no manufacturer that I know of are testing this so far in thir factories, maybe they do but its nowhere to be found unless I am mistaken as official news. 

48 GB ECC ram you can do at 1333 speed
48 GB non ECC ram you can do at 1600 speed

I expect this mobo to handle that voltage and load from the ram rather well

Your planed OC should in any case not be above 1.45v. With this hexa core cpu generation you will probably land and much less needed voltage and you should land somewhere between 4.4 and 4.6 Ghz stable. For 24/7 work, I would not push for 4.7 Ghz stable even thou that has been tested and found early testing rounds "stable". 

Myself I am aiming for the same stable OC that I run at daily in my 975  at 4.5 Ghz. I want this round of Xeon CPUs to last a bit as they probably will each cost twice of my current CPU. I want to do much more folding and also set up a render farm for 3d work for some friends of mine, beside or rather on top of my normal WMware work, meaning my planed SR-2 will get a good workout as a workstation.  SO.. I want some 2-3 years life out of them this time. As I now started folding at my speed, I think I will burn up my current CPU at a rate of 1 year more. But this mobo is soon out so lets donate a bit and I expect to have to lower my OC as I expect my CPU to want more voltage "soon"  

i just want to buy one EVGA W555 motherboard , i want to konw when it will be exactly come out on the PC market? a sure date will be better answer

What is the expected launch date of the 270-GT-W555?  If a specific date is unknown, can you tell me what's the anticipated launch date.

shamino , please give us a range of this motherboard release date. please

Here is the definitive answer to the 980X question, for anyone who is still under the impression that the wikipedia article was correct

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=47932&processor=i7-980X&spec-codes=SLBUZ

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