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None taken. Thought it was clear that this was just a test bench, back in the day you couldn't go to eBay or Amazon and order the power adapters and I/O shield. You had to make them yourself...but I had bad luck with this build and the motherboard died not long after installing it in the case...and I ended up with a case with extra holes and some messed up fan connectors.

 
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None taken. Thought it was clear that this was just a test bench, back in the day you couldn't go to eBay or Amazon and order the power adapters and I/O shield. You had to make them yourself...but I had bad luck with this build and the motherboard died not long after installing it in the case...and I ended up with a case with extra holes and some messed up fan connectors.
I have been making all of mine myself since years back too...not hating on your test bench at all. I just thought you were implying that is what any attempt at it might turn out like. I don't even buy consumer grade systems at all anymore just out of sheer boredom, really. I've built more computers than I care to recall, and making custom cable adapters is pretty much the norm for all of my builds now. Granted...in most cases, someone has already published the pinouts somewhere and I just use what's already been done. But not always. I still use my multimeter and do my own pinouts from time to time when I need to. It's just more rare these days than it used to be. My last few builds have needed case modification to fit the motherboard and / or cable adapters, which I made myself. There is even a photo not far back in this thread of one I did around Christmas time last year with custom adapter cables and an HP Z400 motherboard. I've also done the test bench lots of times, but I am clumsy and destroy hardware when it's left out like that...back in 775 days, I killed my whole main PC by having it out like that and spilling auto antifreeze all over everything. It killed my precious P5N SLI board and I was bummed and now just build in a case instead of risking it.

The next upgrade I am eyeing (I think) was a Dell T5610 motherboard...dual 2011 with a couple 8 core Xeon...rest will stay the same. Case will need some more hacking up, but I have the tools and space again to do it, so why not. I looked at the dual 2011 HP boards and they are way pricey.
 
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Not even entirely sure yet, to be honest.
If you do decide to go that direction, give the 2667V2 serious consideration. It's the fastest 8core for that socket and it doesn't run very warm. Under load mine gets into the low 50s C at the warmest.
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Granted, I have an excellent cooler, but the heatsinks that come with the T5610 are very good. This CPU might get into the mid or high 50s C one them. 16c/32t and 32GB or 64GB of 1866EccReg quad channel RAM and you won't need another system for a few years.
 
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My hypothesis is that the HP motherboards have a more standard "nearly ATX" motherboard layout that makes using the boards in other scenarios easier and more desirable than Dell's misshapen boards.
haha that makes sense.

give the 2667V2 serious consideration. It's the fastest 8core for that socket
again - another tough choice.
i am thinking of a dual cpu.

v2 let's say. Cause it's cheaper than MoBo with v3/v4.

but you would think v3/v4 is more future proof.
too many choices and it's hard to choose.

*or the eternal "new Ryzen"...
 
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but you would think v3/v4 is more future proof.
too many choices and it's hard to choose.
Think about your time frame. How long do you intend to use the system for? If you want to use it for the next 2 or 3 years V2 is a solid choice. However if you intend 4, 5 or more, the V3/V4 might be the better option. However, that depends greatly on your workload.
 
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Just got this beautiful HP Workstation, anyone can guess what model it is?
 

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Can't say without googling other than it looks to be dual 771.

EDIT - XW8200 it looks like. Don't know anything about it. Do the CPU have HT?
 
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Yeap, 2 cores and 4 threads on this dual CPU workstation :)
Now you just need an era appropriate "top end" GPU to go with and then post it in the Nostalgic Hardware thread on here!

EDIT - maybe Crossfire or SLI to go with the dual CPU? That would be pretty cool.
 
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Been running a HP z620 with Xeon e5-2690, 8x4gb DDR3-1333 ECC, and GTX 980 for video editing for a few years now. Used to have a second E5-2690 on the riser card, but unfortunately I started getting random blackscreen crashes/system lockups with the card so had to take it out.
 
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That's a pretty nice setup, too bad about the riser card, but probably didn't affect your workflow too much.
 
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Just got this beautiful HP Workstation, anyone can guess what model it is?
That looks like a dual Socket 604 based system. The SCSI port & cable gives away the generation of hardware. As for the exact model, no idea..

Yeap, 2 cores and 4 threads on this dual CPU workstation :)
Really? Socket 771? Fair enough. I'd get a pair of X5450s for it. They go cheap on ebay currently.
 
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It's a socket 604 system alright, The cpu's are Xeon Nocona 3.6GH/z, so they are single core units with 2 threads. My goal with this system is just making it period correct.
 
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my guess xw9300 late to see post,
 
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Been running a HP z620 with Xeon e5-2690, 8x4gb DDR3-1333 ECC, and GTX 980 for video editing for a few years now. Used to have a second E5-2690 on the riser card, but unfortunately I started getting random blackscreen crashes/system lockups with the card so had to take it out.
Have you done any further "diagnostics" on the riser card? Cleaning (with electrical contact cleaner + soft brush or something) the riser to motherboard connection and CPU socket / ram slots might be worth a try. Also just a visual inspection while it's apart for any obvious damage.
 
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Have you done any further "diagnostics" on the riser card? Cleaning (with electrical contact cleaner + soft brush or something) the riser to motherboard connection and CPU socket / ram slots might be worth a try. Also just a visual inspection while it's apart for any obvious damage.
Yes, I have, cleaned and no visible damage.
 
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This build was from 5 years ago or something but just stumbled upon the photos today...I just built it to sell it, but I always loved that case. Wish I had kept it. I think this build started with a $30 CAN Proliant DL120 G6 that came with 8GB RAM, and 2x250GB HDD.

Intel Xeon X3440
8GB DDR3 10600R
HP Proliant DL120 G6 motherboard
Asus GTX 680 DirectCU II
EVGA 500B 500W PSU
4 x 250GB SATA RAID
Antec P182SE
Deepcool GAMMAXX 200

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Also...can't remember if I shared this one either, but I found these as well...an experiment that turned out kinda cool, IMO. It's another HP 1U server (DL360 gen 5?) transformed just a little....the entire thing had been cut down to about half the size, custom bits all over....just a proof of concept. At the time, I had access to a ton of local workstation and server hardware for scrap prices. This is a dual 771 system, if I can recall, with a GTX 780, I think. Around 5 or so years back as well. The stand is some heavy steel, a cutout from a scratch built case I was working on that someone used a sheet metal brake and a welder on...the piece was a cutout for fans and I just bolted it to the bottom of this thing. No flex, nice and heavy. Also...that is color shift paint...hard to tell from the photo. And those two 120mm fans blow directly down onto the CPU heatsink, and they had to be high RPM in order to keep the RAM cool, unfortunately.
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Hi all, new to owning a Z620 and looking at upgrading storage. Plan is to install a couple of PCIe M.2 adapter cards and two NVMe SSDs - 1TB for OS and apps, and 500GB for scratch. System will be used for GIS/mapping, photo and video editing. Specs are 2011 build Z620, E5-1650v0 3.2 cpu, 32GB RAM, 1TB hdd, NVIDIA Quadro K2000.

My question is will the Z620 with this cpu support NVMe by PCIe M.2 adapter and at what speed?

One dealer suggested only PCIe 2.0 only and I would be just as well off installing a 2.5" SATA SSD and saving money. Obviously I would prefer the speed of the NVMe SSD.

Any help would be appreciated.

cheers, Pete

Hi all, new to owning a Z620 and looking at upgrading storage. Plan is to install a couple of PCIe M.2 adapter cards and two NVMe SSDs - 1TB for OS and apps, and 500GB for scratch. System will be used for GIS/mapping, photo and video editing. Specs are 2011 build Z620, E5-1650v0 3.2 cpu, 32GB RAM, 1TB hdd, NVIDIA Quadro K2000.

My question is will the Z620 with this cpu support NVMe by PCIe M.2 adapter and at what speed?

One dealer suggested only PCIe 2.0 only and I would be just as well off installing a 2.5" SATA SSD and saving money. Obviously I would prefer the speed of the NVMe SSD.

Any help would be appreciated.

cheers, Pete

HP usergroup posts - how to add NVME boot using REFIND boot manager
You can find instructions on how to boot from an NVME SSD mounted on a PCIE card at the link posted above. I did it for two Z620s a few days ago. The instructions are very clear and detailed. The result is an amazing boost in speed. PCIE 3.0 is much faster than SATA, 2000mbs vs 600, a 3x plus gain. PCIE can also read and write simultaneously, while SATA can only do one at a time.
 
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Does any one know where i can get a pcie card for thunderbolt for z230 work station in the UK?.I understand the z230 is capable of it.I have a loverly 27 thunderbolt display going to waste:(Otherwise i will have to wait tell i get a M1 ot later Mac Mini.That want be for another couple of years when my 27 Imac can no linger have the latest OS. :(
 
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Had a Z820, upgraded the CPUs - and then I got for free an Z840 with dual E5-2697 v4s, 128 GB of DDR4 1866 RAM in quad-channel mode, and 4x Samsung MZVKW512 NVMe drives. I gave the Z820 to a friend.

Just bragging is all. :peace:
 

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Had a Z820, upgraded the CPUs - and then I got for free an Z840 with dual E5-2697 v4s, 128 GB of DDR4 1866 RAM in quad-channel mode, and 4x Samsung MZVKW512 NVMe drives. I gave the Z820 to a friend.

Just bragging is all. :peace:

We all could use a friend like you.
 

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Does anyone know how to permanently remove the Z440 No front-usb warning on a 3rd party case?
 
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Does any one know where i can get a pcie card for thunderbolt for z230 work station in the UK?.I understand the z230 is capable of it.I have a loverly 27 thunderbolt display going to waste:(Otherwise i will have to wait tell i get a M1 ot later Mac Mini.That want be for another couple of years when my 27 Imac can no linger have the latest OS. :(
If it has a PCIe slot free, it should be easy to pick up a relatively generic card off of Amazon.
 
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