fluty :
I'm looking at building a budget workstation that may or may not replace my current desktop. I am interested in a dual lga-2011 motherboard that is
ideally SLI compatible. The problem is that there are only about two motherboards that advertise this, and both are over 400 dollars.
HOWEVER, this exists: Dell Precision T5610 and T7610. Both have the right CPU sockets, and have optional multiple GPUs. The replacement mobos on ebay are both under 300.
The
spec sheet shows this possibility. However, google searches have kind of turned up empty to confirm this. AND
this exists. It shows how these workstations are certified SLI compatible with only specific Quadro cards.
Can anyone elighten me more on this topic?
fluty,
There is a convenient list of the proprietary system that support Quadros in SLI and including a chart of the Quadros that support it. See:
NVIDIA Quadro SLI Compatible Systems
The dual LGA2011 motherboards supporting SLI will generally be expensive new. My choice would be:
Supermicro MBD-X9DAE -B
Supermicro X9DAI-O LGA2011/ Intel C602/ DDR3/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&2GbE/ EATX Server Motherboard, Retail > $427.
Another very good dual motherboard is :
Asus Z9PE-D8 WS LGA2011 Xeon/ Intel C602/ Quad CrossfireX & Quad SLI/ A&2GbE/ EEB Workstation Motherboard > $510
But that one is a big one- EEB format.
In my view, it will be a much easier and less expensive project to buy a proprietary system that is Quadro SLI-capable and upgrade than start with a motherboard. For example:
HP Z620 NO ram NO harddrive NO CPU BAREBONES NO GRAPHICS CARD > $330
And this is a fast project, just plug in the CPU, 2nd CPU riser /heatsink , RAM, GPU's, and drives.
I'm also setting up a dual Xeon system, this one to replace a Dell Precision T5500 with dual Xeon X5670 6-cores:
HP z620 (Original) Xeon E5-1620 4-core @ 3.6 /3.8GHz) / 8GB (1X 8GB DDR3-1333) / AMD Firepro V5900 (2GB) / Seagate barracuda 750GB + Samsung 500Gb + WD 500GB > $270
[ Passmark System Rating= 2308 / CPU= 8361 / 2D= 846 / 3D = 1613 / Mem =1584 / Disk = 574 ] 7.13.16
A working system is the best method as it's possible to setup and upgrade gradually, one part at a time constantly optimizing the performance and waiting for bargains on the parts. For the z620 the two Xeon E5-2690's were $345, and I've added 32GB of DDR3-2600 ECC for $100 and taken a further 8GB from an HP z420 that I'm selling that had 24GB. The results so, far total cost, $550 :
HP z620 (Rev 1) Xeon E5-2690 (8-core @ 2.9 /3.8GHz) / 40GB (4X 8GB + 4X 2GB DDR3-1600) / AMD Firepro V5900 (2GB) / Seagate Barracuda 750GB + Samsung 500GB + WD 500GB / 800W > Windows 7 Professional 64-bit >
[ Passmark System Rating= 2646 / CPU= 14732 / 2D= 723 / 3D = 1665/ Mem =2709 / Disk = 538 ] 7.20.16
When I sell the T5500, I'll transfer the Quadro K4200, Intel 730 480GB, and WD Black 1TB from the main system, an HP z420, and use some of the the proceeds to buy a used Quadro M4000 for the main system.
It's the best computer game I know!
Cheers,
BambiBoom
Modeling:
1. HP z420 (2015) > Xeon E5-1660 v2 (6-core @ 3.7 / 4.0GHz) / 32GB DDR3 -1866 ECC RAM / Quadro K4200 (4GB) / Samsung SM951 M.2 256GB AHCI + Intel 730 480GB (9SSDSC2BP480G4R5) + Western Digital Black WD1003FZEX 1TB> M-Audio 192 sound card > 600W PSU> > Windows 7 Professional 64-bit > Logitech z2300 speakers > 2X Dell Ultrasharp U2715H (2560 X 1440)>
[ Passmark Rating = 5581 > CPU= 14046 / 2D= 838 / 3D= 4694 / Mem= 2777 / Disk= 11559] [6.12.16]
Rendering:
2. Dell Precision T5500 (2011) (Revised) > 2X Xeon X5680 (6-core @ 3.33 / 3.6GHz), 48GB DDR3 1333 ECC Reg. > Quadro K2200 (4GB ) > PERC H310 / Samsung 840 250GB / WD RE4 Enterprise 1TB > M-Audio 192 sound card > Logitech z313 > 875W PSU > Windows 7 Professional 64> HP 2711x (27", 1920 X 1080)
[ Passmark system rating = 3844 > CPU = 15047 / 2D= 662 / 3D= 3550 / Mem= 1785 / Disk= 2649] (12.30.15)
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