finding a compatable motherboard?

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

i found a SL8EY Intel Xeon X6850 3.33GHz 8MB 667MHz Quad Core Processor which im aware is a server processor. However, i was wondering if there were any motherboards that were capable of running this. i have found it at an insanely cheap price and would hate to pass it up. But, while searching the internet i have been unable to find much on compatability. so im unsure if there are just not any compatable motherboards or whats up with it. any help would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: I believe that this is incorrect that this may actually be a single core processor?
http://ark.intel.com/products/27102/64-bit-Intel-Xeon-Processor-3_33-GHz-8M-Cache-667-MHz-FSB
do we believe this is what it is? or does anyone know? thanks for everyones help

daswilhelm · Mar 22, 2013

whats insanely cheap? like free? and what do you want to use it for

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

if that was a single core i was considering these as well any ideas on appropriate motherboards would be greatly appreciated thanks Intel Xeon L7345 Quad Core 1.86Ghz 8MB CPU SLA6B (B) or this Intel Xeon L7345 Quad Core 1.86Ghz 8MB CPU SLA6B (B)
depending oon usability and motherboard cost thanks for any help

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

it was supposedly a quad core im assuming that was wrong and it was like 10 bucks lol

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

i figured someone used it and upgraded and just wasnt aware of what it was worth however looks like they just didnt know what it actually was

Feldmarschall · Mar 22, 2013

Info is wrong, that's P4 architecture. Costa rica

. Wrong description. Single core, 8MB cache, speed and bus are correct. Not worth buying if were you.

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

would this Intel Xeon E5310 SLAEM 1.60GHZ 8MB 1066MHZ Socket LGA771 Quad-Core CPU
or this Intel Xeon L7345 Quad Core 1.86Ghz 8MB CPU SLA6B (B)
be usuable with a decent board?

daswilhelm · Mar 22, 2013

what are you using this for?

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

a home desktop unit thats why i was looking for a motherboard i havr seren a few instances where these have been used in normal computers just wondering if these were capable of it? and checking the validity of it i mean anyone can say it i just assumed someone could tell me wether it could actually be used for this purpose or not

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

thanks somoeone suggested it might be earlier although i was unsure are the others actually quad cores then and would either be usuable ?

Feldmarschall · Mar 22, 2013

If you are not planing to play games then this will work for sure. Those are very capable CPU's. Only problem will be mobo.

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

i was wondering about what mobos might be compatable i havent had any luck finding any compatablility list for these processors ... and yeah i was planning on using it for gaming but the games run on my amd duo core 4000+ 2.1 ghz i assumed these would be ok for games that ran on the other system was i wrong?

Feldmarschall · Mar 22, 2013

Well sure it will run those kind of games. I had in mind some newer games like Assassins Creed 3 or Far Cry 3 or something more actual. But mobos are problem to find. What's your current budget? Maybe you can get something newer and easier to find.

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

budget not good lol ... these processors were found dirt cheap and i have some other components lying around so all that i really need is the mobo ... however if they are unusable then i will just have to wait ... just seemed hard to pass them up at the price if they were usuable

Feldmarschall · Mar 22, 2013

Well it seems that way. Obviously it's hard to find motherboard and seller knows that also otherwise it would be sold in package probably

.

If you get mobo somehow you'll get great deal from those CPU's cause i googled it a bit and saw prices. Dirty cheap as you said.

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

there seems to be a version of abit something pro board that i have found several instances of working with xeon processors was hoping someone here would be able to confirm it lol ... not gonna try it without confirmation though ... its to bad woulda been nice lol

Feldmarschall · Mar 22, 2013

There are lot of options out there. You need board with 604 socket. So, search for that and try to find one with PCI-E cause most of them have a lot of PCI slots and integrated video. Anything from 2008' to 2011' should work with xeon L7345. You can always double check CPU support list of motherboard.

8350rocks · Mar 22, 2013

try pcpartpicker and see what MoBo's are compatible with the Xeon series, it will eliminate ones that are not, and if they haven't changed the socket in a while on the Xeon series, you should be able to find one, and they will link you to a source to buy it from online.

Edit: nvm, just looked, they don't have a socket 604 board on the site.

daswilhelm · Mar 22, 2013

get a cheap pentium g, you can find them for around $50. you have no need for a xeon.

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

yeah thats about 5 times what i was paying for the xeon thats y i couldnt pass it up lol

angelice · Mar 22, 2013

the idea of a mid range quad core at that price was hard to pass up

finding a compatable motherboard?

Honorable

Splendid

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Splendid

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Distinguished

Splendid

Honorable

Honorable

Share this page