Building a monster

Jiniix

Jiniix

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Hey guys

My dad needs a heavily multi-threaded machine, and I've been looking at this:
  • Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2630 v4 10c/20t 2.2/3.1GHz $820
  • Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2630 v4 10c/20t 2.2/3.1GHz $820
  • ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS $667
  • 32GB of ECC RAM ~$300
Total budget is around $3100

I can't really find much else than Kingston ValueRAM and Crucial non-branded. Any recommendations as to which brand makes good ECC memory?
I will re-use a Fractal Design Define XL that I have no use for, and I'm thinking a Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo on each CPU.
I've calculated the PC to max use 610W, I'm thinking I'll use the Coolermaster SilentPro 1000W already sitting in the Define XL.

Any thoughts, tips etc? I've built quite a few HP Proliant servers, but never a custom dual CPU from scratch. Anything I've missed?
Oh, and I'll be sure to run BH benchmark on it :D
 
Where are you looking at for 2630's being $820?

Edit: Oh, that is probably gross euro pricing :p

Doesn't sound too bad, what applications does he run? Anything that can be CUDA/OpenCL accelerated? In that case you'd get more performance with a couple high end GPUs instead.
 
It's a software he developed for banks in Scandinavia. Initially it ran on one core, but he made it run with full multi-threading support.
They don't need anything from the GPU, I've built them dedicated CUDA machines before, and he even said 16GB of RAM would be enough. But I want four dimms, two for each CPU.
I'm considering buying some cable extensions, considering the 24-pin is at the top. Any super high quality extensions you can recommend? Maybe 10 inches or so.
 
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