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superso

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I am planning to build a workstation with dual xeon processors and came upon the supermicro board MBD-X10DAI-0. Do you guys know if it is any good and also question on the disclaimer: CPU Type: Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v3 family (up to 160W TDP **) ** Motherboard supports this maximum TDP. Please verify your system can thermally support.

Now does that mean 160W TDP for each processor or both meaning if I were to use dual Xeon E5-2620 v3 which is 85W TDP each, does that mean the total now 170W which exceeds the 160W TDP motherboard specification.

Please advise.

Thanks.
 
superso said:
I am planning to build a workstation with dual xeon processors and came upon the supermicro board MBD-X10DAI-0. Do you guys know if it is any good and also question on the disclaimer: CPU Type: Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v3 family (up to 160W TDP **) ** Motherboard supports this maximum TDP. Please verify your system can thermally support.

Now does that mean 160W TDP for each processor or both meaning if I were to use dual Xeon E5-2620 v3 which is 85W TDP each, does that mean the total now 170W which exceeds the 160W TDP motherboard specification.

Please advise.

Thanks.
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Somebody else here would know with greater certainty or specificity, and I'm not intimately familiar with the Xeon Intel processors. But I never heard of a single Intel processor that exceeded 140W TDP. On the other hand, 85W seems to be in the ballpark for a lot of Intel processors going back three generations or so.

Maybe I'm wrong, and someone can step in to correct me. But consider that the marketing people are broadcasting information about the board, and the marketing people can be cavalier in choosing words to describe some technical aspect or detail.
 
Yes each one, they are referring to the E5 V3 family which there is a 160W version in their lineup (E5-2687WV3).

I strongly recommend you pay close attention to the CPU Heatsink reference
http://www.supermicro.com/manuals/brochure/x10_HeatSink_Compatibility.pdf

and optimized chassis for that motherboard.
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X10DAi.cfm

and tested memory list
http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/mem.cfm

and tested HD / SSD list as well.
http://www.supermicro.com/support/r...5&ctrl=58&id=D52539E26B0E88BE9867C4C778A145F6

If you follow those guidelines, you will have a bullet proof and beast of a workstation.

Review of motherboard and a resource of alternative options.
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/67...612-workstation-motherboard-review/index.html
 
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wangotango said:
Yes each one, they are referring to the E5 V3 family which there is a 160W version in their lineup.

I strongly recommend you pay close attention to the CPU Heatsink reference
http://www.supermicro.com/manuals/brochure/x10_HeatSink_Compatibility.pdf

and optimized chassis for that motherboard.
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X10DAi.cfm

and tested memory list
http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/mem.cfm

and tested HD / SSD list as well.
http://www.supermicro.com/support/r...5&ctrl=58&id=D52539E26B0E88BE9867C4C778A145F6

If you follow those guidelines, you will have a bullet proof and beast of a workstation.

http://ark.intel.com/products/81909/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2687W-v3-25M-Cache-3_10-GHz
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Thanks. I appreciate your input and the links. I am gathering each piece slowly waiting for each item to go on sale.
 
Now does that mean 160W TDP for each processor or both meaning if I were to use dual Xeon E5-2620 v3 which is 85W TDP each, does that mean the total now 170W which exceeds the 160W TDP motherboard specification.
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160W TDP for each processor. Meaning it will support up to two of these: 10 core Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 Haswell 3.1GHz rated at 160w each.

Tweaktown did a nice review of the X10DAi:
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/67...612-workstation-motherboard-review/index.html
 
wangotango said:
Rendering monster :biggrin:

20 cores, 40 threads ... sweet baby Jesus 😎
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We retired IT dabblers working with consumer-end processors tend to overlook the strides made on behalf of "enterprise needs."

I've been all blah-blah about my intention to build a Haswell E system next year. I'm still wondering how or why I'd use even six cores. Four still blows me away.

SOMEbody be doin' SUMTHIN' real serious with those Xeons! And -- that's a hella-lotta heat to dissipate. I suppose you'd exceed that with an overclocked "E" processor: I could imagine well over 200W of heat to dissipate. I'd be interested in what sort of cooling solution your going to have for a dual processor board like that, and with processors such as those described by Xeon_Addict.

It's good we have a Xeon Addict around here to raise our educational level.
 
BonzaiDuck said:
We retired IT dabblers working with consumer-end processors tend to overlook the strides made on behalf of "enterprise needs."

I've been all blah-blah about my intention to build a Haswell E system next year. I'm still wondering how or why I'd use even six cores. Four still blows me away.

SOMEbody be doin' SUMTHIN' real serious with those Xeons! And -- that's a hella-lotta heat to dissipate. I suppose you'd exceed that with an overclocked "E" processor: I could imagine well over 200W of heat to dissipate. I'd be interested in what sort of cooling solution your going to have for a dual processor board like that, and with processors such as those described by Xeon_Addict.

It's good we have a Xeon Addict around here to raise our educational level.
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I do a lot with my wimpy, poo poo setup... it just takes a day or two to render.... 😱

I build some super nice systems for people but my stuff is way behind. My wife likes nice stuff and I give it to her. Plus I am a total frugal monster. I am all about quality but major on ROI
 
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OK,
So I have no clue what do you use a work station for? I assume it will use all if not most of them cores, I also assume they will be running stock?
 
OK,
So I have no clue what do you use a work station for? I assume it will use all if not most of them cores, I also assume they will be running stock?
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Taken from wiki:
A workstation is a special computer designed for technical or scientific applications. Intended primarily to be used by one person at a time, they are commonly connected to a local area network and run multi-user operating systems. The term workstation has also been used loosely to refer to everything from a mainframe computer terminal to a PC connected to a network, but the most common form refers to the group of hardware offered by several current and defunct companies such as Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, Apollo Computer, DEC, HP and IBM which opened the door for the 3D graphics animation revolution of the late 1990s.
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Let's see, a workstation is best used when:

1. You are using software that will utilize multi-core/multi-processors.
2. Stability is a concern (ECC RAM).
3. More memory is required (Up to a 1.5TB of RAM).

Software applications:
1. Video Editing
2. Rendering (Image)
3. Encoding
4. 3D Mechanical Design
5. Engineering Simulation
6. Animation
 
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