X79 Boards for Xeon E1620

Hi,

Edited by anu0512 - 05 Dec 2016 at 9:59pm

anu0512 wrote: Hi, I'm looking for X79 chipset motherboard for Xeon E5 1620 sandy bridge , I try to compare the motherboard but unfortunately that option not available for 2011 socket. So just need a bit comparison & suggestion. I need board which can support ECC registered RAM & if possible motherboard can support new CPU support and other features.

Since you wrote Xeon E5 1620 Sandy Bridge, that processor is used with the X79 platform, as you know.

X79 mother boards are no longer sold by ASRock in the USA, and may not be sold anywhere else in the world. They are probably no longer manufactured by ASRock at all. That is why they are not included in the list of boards on ASRock's website.

You can find the information about ASRock X79 boards on the mother board information page, by using the Search box on the top, right side of that screen. Just enter X79 in the search box, and a list of boards will be shown:

http://www.asrock.com/mb/index.asp?s=Current

For example, the Fatal1ty X79 Professional board supports ECC memory when used with a Xeon E5 processor:

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20X79%20Professional/?cat=Specifications

You might be able to find used ASRock X79 boards for sale on websites like eBay, etc.

X79 boards, with the original 2011 socket, are only compatible with Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge generation processors. Intel does not have any new processors that are compatible with the 2011 socket used on X79 boards.

ASRock also has their professional server type mother boards, at their ASRockRack website. The website below has a two single CPU socket C602 chipset boards, which is Intel's professional model name for the X79 chipset. Just check 2011 in the "Selected by CPU Socket" option on the left side of the screen, and then select Server MB or Workstation MB at the top.

http://www.asrockrack.com/general/products.asp#Server

http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=EPC602D8A#Specifications

http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=EPC602D8A#Specifications

parsec wrote: anu0512 wrote: Hi, I'm looking for X79 chipset motherboard for Xeon E5 1620 sandy bridge , I try to compare the motherboard but unfortunately that option not available for 2011 socket. So just need a bit comparison & suggestion. I need board which can support ECC registered RAM & if possible motherboard can support new CPU support and other features. Since you wrote Xeon E5 1620 Sandy Bridge, that processor is used with the X79 platform, as you know. X79 mother boards are no longer sold by ASRock in the USA, and may not be sold anywhere else in the world. They are probably no longer manufactured by ASRock at all. That is why they are not included in the list of boards on ASRock's website. You can find the information about ASRock X79 boards on the mother board information page, by using the Search box on the top, right side of that screen. Just enter X79 in the search box, and a list of boards will be shown: http://www.asrock.com/mb/index.asp?s=Current For example, the Fatal1ty X79 Professional board supports ECC memory when used with a Xeon E5 processor: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20X79%20Professional/?cat=Specifications You might be able to find used ASRock X79 boards for sale on websites like eBay, etc. X79 boards, with the original 2011 socket, are only compatible with Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge generation processors. Intel does not have any new processors that are compatible with the 2011 socket used on X79 boards. ASRock also has their professional server type mother boards, at their ASRockRack website. The website below has a two single CPU socket C602 chipset boards, which is Intel's professional model name for the X79 chipset. Just check 2011 in the "Selected by CPU Socket" option on the left side of the screen, and then select Server MB or Workstation MB at the top. http://www.asrockrack.com/general/products.asp#Server http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=EPC602D8A#Specifications http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=EPC602D8A#Specifications

Edited by anu0512 - 06 Dec 2016 at 12:45am

Don't feel too bad Wardog, the Xeon naming scheme is stupid....

wardog wrote: parsec wrote: Since you wrote Xeon E5 1620 Sandy Bridge, that processor is used with the X79 platform, as you know. Oh sure! Highlite Sandy Bridge. Yea. I did miss that didn't I? OP, research from the X79 boards by first choosing your processor from the below list: And my apology for that bone-headed link I provided earlier post. Me bad. I'll now return to the AMD sections, where I obviously belong http://asrock.com/support/cpu.us.asp?s=2011

The devil is in the details, as they say, and it's true.

Knowing Intel systems is all about endless details.

My extreme attention to details is caused by my time as a programmer, where one character missing or in the wrong place means complete failure.

Everyone belongs somewhere...    AMD has plenty of its own details, like the number of PCIe lanes on the various chipsets. Wait until Zen is available, it looks like it will be a forget everything you know about AMD kind of change. All the features Intel has been dribbling out over the years, all at once, BOOM!

You'll need to have a Zen system to keep up. We all should.