Not sure if this is the right thread or not, so here goes nothing. If this is the wrong thread, could some please point in the right direction for assistance, as this is pretty urgent.
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One of our central servers was starting to give up the ghost about 10 months ago, and started...
Item name: HP ML150 G6 server, with 2x Intel Xeon X5570 CPU's, 6GB memory, 2x 150GB 15K SAS drives, 1x 300GB 15K SAS drive
Age and condition: Uncertain, previously used by a small business
Do you include packaging: No
Warranty: No
Reason for selling: Upgrading
Price: R3300
Negotiable: Yes...
As the Title states I want a socket 775 board with any of the mentioned chipsets. Already searched gumtree for boards and found some but they don't match what I need. I'm planning to mod the board to fit a socket 771 Xeon chip so it also needs to be compatible with Core 2 quads.
A bonus if...
Item: HP ML350 Server (with 3.2ghz Xeon Processor. It can take 2 CPU's)
Age: Not sure
Warranty: None
Packaging: None
Condition: Good. (Check uploaded pics)
Location: Cape Town, Bellville
Reason: Server is quite big and taking up space.
Shipping: On you
Collection: Sure
Price: R2500
Pictures ...
Can it just be like a consumer grade CPU i.e. an i5 or an i7 or would we need a xeon server to capture and render CCTV camera footage (This is a theoretical question)
*Update* Xeon X3460 confirmed to work on H55 Express Chipset utilizing ASUS P7H55D-M EVO
Can this combination be done? I'm getting mixed information online and know that I've seen other sockets+generations of chipsets and processors work fine together, but also know that there are many...