Intel S5520HC + 2x Xeon E5530

[netforce]

Hey Guys,
Early next month i'll be getting my hands on an Intel S5520HC mobo with a pair of Xeon E5530's.
Does anyone know anything about this board? How does it perform? Any major issues? Can i overclock?
The main role for this server will be to consolidate my other machines into a virtual environment. Because this will be running 24/7 in my bedroom... what good and quiet coolers, and psu's would you recommend?
Thanks for the help!

[3.0charlie]

I did some research about that board before buying my X8DAi. It's a solid board, no oc'ing though. ECC ram only.

Cooling? Water. ;)

[netforce]

Originally Posted by 3.0charlie

I did some research about that board before buying my X8DAi. It's a solid board, no oc'ing though. ECC ram only.

Cooling? Water. ;)

hehe, water would be nice, but i cant see a need to watercool a stock clocked cpu :)

[3.0charlie]

Stock clock? Sure. Very low noise? Even better.

[netforce]

Originally Posted by 3.0charlie

Stock clock? Sure. Very low noise? Even better.

Hm... the EEC Reg ram might be a deal killer though. Any real benefits of ECC? It costs more than double of non-ecc ram.

If ECC is not worth it, i might just sell this board and go with a supermicro. :)

[3.0charlie]

ECC, non-registered is required, hence why I chose the X8DAi. But if you want the Intel, here's some Ram for it:

NCIX.com - Buy Kingston Value RAM KVR1333D3E9SK3/6G 6GB 3X2GB 1333MHZ CL9 ECC PC3-10600 Triple Channel Memory Kit - KVR1333D3E9SK3/6G In Canada.

[netforce]

Originally Posted by 3.0charlie

ECC, non-registered is required, hence why I chose the X8DAi. But if you want the Intel, here's some Ram for it:

NCIX.com - Buy Kingston Value RAM KVR1333D3E9SK3/6G 6GB 3X2GB 1333MHZ CL9 ECC PC3-10600 Triple Channel Memory Kit - KVR1333D3E9SK3/6G In Canada.

Great find! This should work.

[3.0charlie]

If you do go for the Supermicro, DDR3 non-ecc, non-reg ram can do the trick, as long at it runs at 1.5V. My Pats are 1333s, vanilla sticks.

[netforce]

Newegg.ca - ASUS Z8PE-D12(ASMB4-IKVM) Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5520 Tylersburg SSI EEB 3.61 Dual Intel Xeon 5500 Series w/ Remote Management Server Motherboard - Server Motherboards
This is starting to look tempting...

[3.0charlie]

Too pricey. Single X16 slot too.

Single slot too, half the price: NCIX.com - Buy Tyan S7002G2NR-LE Dual Xeon LGA1366 DDR3 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E8 SATA2 Video Dual GBLAN RAID Motherboard - S7002G2NR-LE In Canada.