First time pc build " Xeon compatibility "

Ray_ · Dec 8, 2016

hello everyone
this is my first ever "xeon" build
i was going for the 6950x "10c , 20t"
but i thought of giving the xeon a chance .
main purpose : 3D rendering on maxon cinema 4d , and after effects .
i just want to make sure that everything here is compatible
none of the companies will refund
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Dual cpu :
HP BL460c Gen9 Intel Xeon E5-2640v3 2.6GHz 90W Processor Kit 726992-B21
link :
http://www.technosistem.com/HP-BL460c-Gen9-Intel-Xeon-E5-2640v3-26GHz-90W-Processor-Kit-726992-B21,PR-382.html

motherboard :
ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS Intel C612 Dual Soket 2011-3 DDR4 2133MHz Workstation
Link :
http://www.vatanbilgisayar.com/asus-z10pe-d16-ws-intel-c612-dual-soket-2011-3-ddr4-2133mhz-workstation-anakart.html

ram " NON ECC RAM "
4X Kingston 16GB HyperX Fury Black DDR4 2400MHz CL15 PC Ram
link
http://www.vatanbilgisayar.com/kingston-16gb-hyperx-fury-black-ddr4-2400mhz-cl15-pc-ram.html

plus a 650w power and AMD r9 380 4gb .
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what was strange is that i have found the same processor but with different title
for example :
HP BL460c Gen9 Intel Xeon E5-2640v3 2.6GHz is about " 1133 $
HP ML350p Gen8 Intel Xeon E5-2640 2.50GHz " about 1430 $
so what does the hp stands for ? i also found IBM LENOVO !
it supposed to be only intel ! right ?

so is this rig GOOD for rendering ? or i better go with
cpu : 6950x
mobo : asus x99
ram : the same ones i mentioned earlier
thanks .

kanewolf · Dec 8, 2016

There are FOUR revisions of the E5-2xxx line, see the SERVER PROCESSORS listed on the Intel ARK -- http://ark.intel.com/
The motherboard you listed supports V3 and V4 versions of the Xeon.
I couldn't tell from your post if you are planning on one or two CPUs? If you are doing 1 CPU then 4 DIMMs is OK. If you are doing two CPUs you should get 8 DIMMs. The memory you listed looks like a desktop RAM, and not a server RAM. You need registered (RDIMMs) ASUS has a list of DIMMs that they have tested -- http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/Socket2011-R3/Z10PE-D16_WS/QVL/Z10PE-D16_WS_Memory_QVL_161206.pdf?_ga=1.89231773.78729220.1403039375

If you are using two CPUs you need to verify that the power supply you are getting has two ATX12V 8-pin CPU power plugs. 650W is kind of small for dual CPUs -- 750 would be better.

Ray_ · Dec 8, 2016

kanewolf :

thank you so much for your help
i am actually planning to use dual cpu that's why i am getting dual socket motherboard , and i will make sure about the power
one last question , from the website i am trying to purchase the cpu from
they put " HP BL460c Gen9 Intel Xeon E5-2640v3 "
and " HP ML350p Gen8 Intel Xeon E5-2640 2.50GHz "
so i don't need to worry about these weird titles ?
HP BL460c and HP ML350p and IBM LENOVO
because i want a desktop and doing some rendering , not anything more .
so i am all good ?

kanewolf · Dec 8, 2016

You DEFINITELY do need to be concerned with the description. One of those parts is a V3 and one is a V1 version of the chip. The V1 version won't work with the motherboard you identified. That is what I tried to point out in my first sentence of the previous post. The "V" number at the end IS important.

A HP BL460c is a server blade, a ML350p is a tower server. That information is less important than the part number and version of the CPU.

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