Xeon W5580 Custom Build

[rrob]

I am building a computer with 2 x Xeon W5580 and need help picking out a motherboard,case and cpu fan that don't require me to mod them to make it fit.

Motherboard choice:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813151190

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131374

http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/4U/7046/SYS-7046T-NTR+.cfm


heard good these about these heatsinks:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B002FCKXIK/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=A15YNZR7YB053N&v=glance

Noctua NH-U12DX

hard drive:

Corsair P128 or Intel X25-E
(what is better after drive is fragmented?)

 

[stefanbanev]

The easiest and trouble free setup would be SuperWorkstation 7036A-T:

http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/tower/7036/SYS-7036A-T.cfm

Dual W5580 with 12GB (6 x W1333EB2GQ) is the top performer. For my ray-tracing app I got 2.1 speedup vs. old WS (dual X53650).

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=W1333EB2GQ

By the way CPU Heatsinks SNK-P0035AP4 are included. The only hardware you need to add are: CPU, memory and adding your SATA hard disks into Hot-swap Drive tray.

Stefan