need help with psu

Bigmoney43 · Dec 5, 2016

i have this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-p-n-CPU-S5000SL-A-Dual-Xeon-CPU-LGA771-Server-Motherboard-E11025-302-/281811738032?hash=item419d49ddb0:g:BfkAAOSw37tWCIuV
and sense i need a 8 pin power connector and a 4 pin cpu power connector and i was wondering if anyone knew what psu i should buy that has the right hookups (needs to be 725w or over)

xFeaRDom · Dec 5, 2016

Why does it need to be over 725W? What is your system build?

Bigmoney43 · Dec 5, 2016

2 of these http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-X5460-3-16GHz-12MB-1333MHz-SLBBA-LGA771-Processor-/291726895194?hash=item43ec47285a:g:Z-cAAOSwiylW~xHv
currently 16gb of dimm ram
a gtx 650ti but i will be getting a 1060 on xmas
and a few fans

Bigmoney43 · Dec 5, 2016

xFeaRDom :

2 of these www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-X5460-3-16GHz-12MB-1333MHz-SLBBA-LGA771-Processor-/291726895194?hash=item43ec47285a:g:Z-cAAOSwiylW~xHv&afsrc=1&rmvSB=true
currently 16gb of dimm ram
a gtx 650ti but i will be getting a 1060 on xmas
and a few fans

xFeaRDom · Dec 5, 2016

You probably only need a 600w PSU, nothing higher.

120W For each of your CPUs and 150W for the 1060, add a bit extra for everything else and it comes to around 400W. So the extra headroom of 600W is a nice place to be at.

I will recommend a couple of PSUs depending on your budget:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze

turkey3_scratch · Dec 5, 2016

A system that should consume max ~375W and more like ~225W when gaming certainly doesn't need a 725W power supply.

Also, I don't see a PCIex16 slot on that board...

xFeaRDom · Dec 5, 2016

turkey3_scratch :

Yeah, there aren't any, only x8's and x4's, good spot!

http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/motherboards/server/s5000psl/sb/417435_d41763_008_s5000psl_tps_rev_17.pdf

Backed up by this on page 16/17

Bigmoney43 · Dec 5, 2016

thanks to all and i will be trying the Seasonic BRONZE

turkey3_scratch · Dec 5, 2016

Bigmoney43 :

You can't put a GTX 960 or 1060 in that motherboard. You gotta scrap this whole idea if you want to game.

jaslion · Dec 5, 2016

Don't forget that you'll need to buy an add in audio card as this does not have it as well as maybe an expansion card with usb 3.0. Also a gtx 1060 will be bottlenecked by that system and you'll need to buy 2 coolers that are compatible with that motherboard (should have lga 775 holes). Also finding a case that will fit this might be kind of hard. Btw don't forget that these systems take about 3min to boot because it will always load the server stuff it has before it will start booting. Btw check if that board uses registered or unregistered ddr2 ECC. This is important to know for when you are buying ram.

turkey3_scratch · Dec 5, 2016

Oh okay, the PCIex8 slot seems to have PCIex16 dimensions so that will work actually. But you may have compatibility issues with a newer card, so be warned you may have troubles.

Bigmoney43 · Dec 5, 2016

well the 650ti worked in the top black slot so im hoping the 1060 will do the same

jaslion · Dec 5, 2016

Bigmoney43 :

Should work just fine maybe a bit slower.

Rogue Leader · Dec 5, 2016

That Board was EOL by Intel 7 years ago. Its very possible a GTX 1060 will not even work in the board due to its lack of a UEFI BIOS. Assuming it does work the PCIe 1.1 slots running at only x8 will bottleneck it, as well as the processors that have fairly low IPC due to their age.

IMO this is a waste of money.

Bigmoney43 · Dec 5, 2016

i have the ram already i have the cpu coolers already and my grandfather gave me a old server case that works

Rogue Leader · Dec 5, 2016

Bigmoney43 :

Right but there is a solid chance that GPU will not work due to the age of the system. And even if it does it will be choked by it.

Bigmoney43 · Dec 5, 2016

it did everything i needed it to do with the 650ti battlefield 4 no problem gta v no problem it was even playing battlefield 1 at 25 to 30 fps on low to mid settings (sometimes dipping down but not often) i will try it but if it doesn't work i will go to somthing else

Rogue Leader · Dec 5, 2016

Bigmoney43 :

Yes but the 650ti will work with a legacy bios. the GTX 1060 in some cases will not thats what I am telling you. Also the 1060 is significantly faster than the 650ti.

The reality is even a 650ti should play Battlefield 1 at over 30 fps, probably more like 50-60. Which tells me your CPUs are severely hampering it. So now you are going to get a faster GPU, that is going to still be dragged down by slow CPUs (and slow PCIe bus), You may get a higher FPS, but the games will run quite poorly and will likely stutter.

Bigmoney43 · Dec 5, 2016

Rogue Leader :

Bigmoney43 :

Yes but the 650ti will work with a legacy bios. the GTX 1060 in some cases will not thats what I am telling you. Also the 1060 is significantly faster than the 650ti.

The reality is even a 650ti should play Battlefield 1 at over 30 fps, probably more like 50-60. Which tells me your CPUs are severely hampering it. So now you are going to get a faster GPU, that is going to still be dragged down by slow CPUs (and slow PCIe bus), You may get a higher FPS, but the games will run quite poorly and will likely stutter.

well ---- i wanted to try the server build but i guess this is what i get i was just trying to get a a 8 core on a budget

Rogue Leader · Dec 5, 2016

Bigmoney43 :

Yeah buying 10 year old server parts isn't going to help you. the number of cores do not matter, it all depends on the IPC of the CPU and its age. New CPUs with faster cores are going to be significantly faster than older ones even if those older ones have more cores. Also most games can't even utilize that second CPU in your board.

An i3-6100 and a cheap motherboard and 8gb of ram would absolutely demolish the setup you have with a GTX 1060.

If you haven't bought everything I would suggest selling it and coming back here with a new thread with your budget as we can recommend a setup that as I said will be significantly faster. Buying a GTX 1060 for this (or spending anything on it for that matter) is a waste of money.

Also please watch the language.

Bigmoney43 · Dec 5, 2016

instead of getting a new gpu for xmas i might get a fx 8350 motherboard combo

Rogue Leader · Dec 5, 2016

Bigmoney43 :

That would be a horrible decision.

The i3-6100 will do EVERYTHING faster. The FX is dead technology.

Bigmoney43 · Dec 5, 2016

Rogue Leader :

ill try it out as long at i can get the combo for less than $250 and i will be deleting this tread and asking best cpu and motherboard combo for $250 very soon

Rogue Leader · Dec 5, 2016

Bigmoney43 :

Here you go $206

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $206.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-05 11:59 EST-0500

If you want to go quad core $276

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $276.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-05 12:00 EST-0500

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