An official list of cases that fit would be a nice addition to the FAQ.

rjbelans

shamino

Rudster816

shamino

My Test was Prime 95 22 threads and 3D SLI tests on 2 dedicated threads. Taking close to the peak values seen.

You should try Furmark to see how high you can get it to go

How many PSU's are you using? Two or three?

ONE, as for which one, I am not allowed to speak of it yet

Are you allowed to give us a hint as to who the manufacturer is?

Now I see why you were being so quiet on the issue. EVGA 1200W PSU (1500W+ peak). What's next? EVGA 1500W PSU (peak 2000W+)?

It's here!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally we have both specs and price. I just got mail from Evga:
http://www.evga.com/produ....asp?pn=270-WS-W555-A1
By the way, anybody knows where we can get those Xeons and how much are they?

rjbelans

Looks like a couple here: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/Computers(ME)/ComputerComponents(ME)/Processors(ME)/IntelXeonLGA1366cpu(ME)/Default.aspx

I wont ruin the surprise, I'll let you look at the price.

This are the Nehalems - old news (wonder why only two of them are listed in CPU support sheet). Don't think anybody will pay a thau or two for these if they can get Westmeres - hopefully for the same price or at least very close.

@ ag111ga :

Think you will have to wait a little for the Westmeres :
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Intel-Xeon-E5620-S-1366-Westmere-Quad-Core-240GHz-586GT-s-QPI-12MB-Cache-80W-Retail 
 But it looks like they will only cost you ca. 50 USD (200-300 DKK) more than the nethalems so interesting:  (you could easyly earn that in with our current Power cost)
http://www.komplett.dk/k/ki.aspx?sku=486176

@EVGA:
Kudos for making such a insane MB :))) seriusly considering to get one.
And why should anyone consider to build a PC with one of these ?
Because you can !!!

Will the EVGA PSU have enough output and cables to power two W5680s and four GTX480s?

shamino

Motherboard will ship with typical 1366 Xeon socket back-plates but normal X58 socket back-plates will be bundled in package

Does this mean you can use normal LGA1366 coolers like Noctua NH-U12P SE2 or Noctua NH-D14?

dansus

Im seriously considering this board for a workstation build, am i correct in thinking this will happily run 2x Xeon 5620's and OC to 4ghz?

£2000 should be enough for 1 GPU system build im guessing?

I believe you are correct yes, make sure you get the correct ram to do that thou

dansus

You mean DDR3 2000+  (unbuffered) or will 1600 be ok?

I have no experience with 1366 yet as im still running the Skulltrial.

depends how hard you want your OC to go, 4 GHz on the cpu sounds rather relaxed of a OC on this this CPU,  I would read up on shamino posts and his blk efforts, and what he reaches on what level, then decide on ram, for now you can get hold of the CPUs if you want. Its still early days this, and I believe "without knowing", they are tuning the bios before they launch the card to us.  

Does the board support VT-D?
(And properly support it.. not like Asus boards which claim to support it but in fact don't due to unresolved bios bugs)

rkagerer

Does the board support VT-D?
(And properly support it.. not like Asus boards which claim to support it but in fact don't due to unresolved bios bugs)

Yes it does. At least I saw VT-D in the CPU features section of the BIOS and I had a smile when I saw that :-)

1 cpu is ok provided its Xeon 55xx / 56xx
ram 1 stick is ok if next to cpu installed yes

Few Questions:


1) What cases does this motherboard properly fit in to without any modding (I can not get Mountain Mod cases here in Australia),
2) If we use ECC Registered DDR3 and are not overclocking (this is for a workstation build) can we have more than 48GB DDR3? (as in 8GB Sticks of DDR3 ECC Registered)?

3) What PSU recommended for 2x 2.9Gighz hex cores, 4-6 SATA hdds, and 1 workstation graphics card? 

4) What coolers are supported (would prefer a Noctua cooler) without any additional parts being needed to purchase (no extra modding etc)?

3dgeo
1) What cases does this motherboard properly fit in to without any modding (I can not get Mountain Mod cases here in Australia),

The Lian-Li PC-P80 case works fine (I live in NZ, and got mine locally).  The only "mod" required is to use a few adhesive plastic standoffs, which are included with the SR-2.  See my build log for details:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=254113

3dgeo
2) If we use ECC Registered DDR3 and are not overclocking (this is for a workstation build) can we have more than 48GB DDR3? (as in 8GB Sticks of DDR3 ECC Registered)?

I haven't tried this myself yet, but fitseries3 has, and claims that it works. There's a thread somewhere on this forum where he discusses it.
 

3dgeo
3) What PSU recommended for 2x 2.9Gighz hex cores, 4-6 SATA hdds, and 1 workstation graphics card? 

I'm using the Enermax Galaxy Evo 1250W. Probably a bit more wattage than you need (it actually puts out closer to 1400W on 240V), but it's efficient, fully modular, includes all of the cables you need, and has a nice, quiet 14cm fan to keep it cool and to help maximize how long it lasts.  Also, a little extra power is a good thing on this board, particularly if you're planning any OCing.

3dgeo
4) What coolers are supported (would prefer a Noctua cooler) without any additional parts being needed to purchase (no extra modding etc)?

Most any socket 1366 Xeon-compatible cooler should work.  I'm using the Noctua UH-9X 1366 (there are two models of the UH-9X; be sure to get the 1366 version) with an extra fan, and have been pretty happy with it so far.  The fan clips overhang the first RAM socket a bit, but it's a minor thing.  FWIW, I would stay away from the super-huge heatsinks in a vertical mount case. Some of them weigh in at a kilogram or more, which can be quite a strain on the motherboard. One reason I chose the UH-9X is that it only weighs about half of what the larger ones do.

not sure if this has been asked before but......


if i have 4 vid cards on water and add in another pcie card will all slots drop to 8x?