Single CPU on Asus Z9PE-D8

[Chaitanya]

a friend of mine who has selected the following configuration for his work station

GPU: 1GB PNY Nvidia Quadro 600

HDD: 1TB Western Digital 3.5" HDD

RAM: 8GB (4x2GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance PC3-12800 (1600)

PSU: 1000W PSU, Silverstone Tech. Strider ST1000-P

CASE: Silverstone Raven ST-RV03B

MOTHERBOARD: Asus Z9PE-D8 WS

MONITOR: 24" Dell U2412M IPS LED Monitor

2X CPU Intel Xeon E5-2603, S2011, Sandy Bridge, Quad Core, 1.8GHz, 10MB Cache, 80W, OEM

My question is whether the above asus motherboard can run on a single CPU as in that case he can go for a faster CPU and then add 2nd CPu at a later date. He is going to be mainly using photo editing and movie editing softwares on this rig. Also if this motherboard supports single CPU he is planning to invest in 120GB Intel 520 series SSD. Thanks in Advance.

 

[Shou Miko]

on this thread on tomshardware.co.uk they say no: www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/331102-10-asus-z9pe

 

[Chaitanya]

on this thread on tomshardware.co.uk they say no

I found this other thread: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/309813-30-asus-z9pe
and they said it works with a single CPU, also we went through the manual twice and there is mention of single CPU configuration anywhere. Hence the confusion. this board is right for the use and not very expensive. Also friend has decided to buy 2nd CPU after 6 months as right now its getting out of the allocated budget.

 

[bogmali]

It can run on 1p or 2p configuration. Remember that when it comes time to add a second CPU, it has to be similar to what he/she is already running.

Here's the link for the manual: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_2011/Z9PED8_WS/#download

 

[Shou Miko]

well u can ask on rog.asus.com under NON-ROG Intel Motherboards see if anyone can help u there if u wanna be sure.

 

[Disparia]

I'd be really surprised if it didn't support a single CPU. Aside some rare and unique systems, it's usually a given. Though there's no harm in double-checking


Now I don't know your friends situation beyond what's given (photo+video), but for the cost going into this he could be rocking an X79 system with a 6-core, 16GB, and SSD (or more 1TB). Just a thought.

 

[bogmali]

For those that could not find it on the manual, here is what it says:

 

[Chaitanya]

Now I don't know your friends situation beyond what's given (photo video), but for the cost going into this he could be rocking an X79 system with a 6-core, 16GB, and SSD (or more 1TB). Just a thought.

that was my original recommendation, but he insisted on getting the best performing machine that he can use for next couple of years. Also for him its an investment out of which he is going to earn money. Thanks for the reply everyone just wanted to double check.

 

[Chaitanya]

It can run on 1p or 2p configuration. Remember that when it comes time to add a second CPU, it has to be similar to what he/she is already running.

We have decided to go with Intel Xeon E5 2630 right now due to budget constraints will be getting first CPU and then adding second CPU in couple of months.