x99 + something like: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2650-v3-ES-LGA2011-3-10C-Compatible-with-X99-i7-5820K-5930K-5960X-/151990443313?hash=item2363561d31:g:thIAAOSwHjNV~XJy
At least, if you're okay with buying an engineering sample CPU. Regular i7-5xxxk CPUs are rock solid choices too, but you lose ecc. On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 11:23 AM, Ryan Flagler <ryan.flag...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yep, that's the one. Dirt cheap! I was able to snag a used SuperMicro > X9DR7-LN4F dual-socket motherboard and threw 2 of them in there. I don't > have much of an issue giving my VMs enough CPU. :) ECC DDR3 Registered > memory is relatively cheap on ebay too. > > On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 10:21 AM Alex Williamson < > alex.l.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 9:14 AM, Ryan Flagler <ryan.flag...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I know Alex has recommended the E5 series processors/motherboards for >>> the best compatibility. There are 2 versions of motherboards that support >>> that right now. Socket R and Socket R3. Obviously E5 series processors are >>> not very affordable brand new; however, the market is currently flooded >>> with server pulled E5-2670 CPUs. They can be easily found for $60 on ebay. >>> These CPUs work on Socket R motherboards. Additionally, these motherboards >>> will still support DDR3 memory which is cheaper to acquire than DDR4 as >>> well. >>> >>> That's where I'd start if I was you. Obviously there could always be >>> issues with 1 manufacturer to another, but hopefully that's a starting >>> place. >>> >> >> Nice tip! You're referring to Sandy-Bridge EP, right? >> >> >> http://ark.intel.com/products/64595/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2670-20M-Cache-2_60-GHz-8_00-GTs-Intel-QPI >> >> 8-core, hmmm that's tempting. >> > > _______________________________________________ > vfio-users mailing list > vfio-users@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/vfio-users > >
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