Tag: socket 2011
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Asus Z9PE-D16 Review: Part Two
Here is the follow-up to our initial review of the Asus Z9PE-D16 motherboard!
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Asus Z9PE-D16 review: Part One
Up for review today we have one of Asus’ dual-socket-2011 server motherboards – the Z9PE-D16. Hit the break to find out what it’s all about and why you might care about it even if you don’t need to run two CPUs…
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Noctua NM-I2011 mounting kits
One of the better tower coolers which fits inside a 4U server chassis is the Noctua NH-U12P SE2, but by default they only ship with Socket 775/1155/1156/1366 and AM2/2+/3 mounting gear – leaving anyone who wants to use the baby Noctua cooler with their Socket 2011-based server out in the cold. Fortunately, Noctua have…
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Can you mix processor models in Intel’s Socket 2011 dual-CPU motherboards?
Intel recommend using two identical CPUs in their socket-2011 dual-socket motherboards; it is theoretically possible to use non-identical CPUs, though, and Intel’s rules for that are that they must be: Of the same processor family Have the same number of cores Have the same cache size at each level of cache Able to…