8 core hack pro west mere 2.4 for $1500

[auze1]

New egg has a combo deal on a z8na-d6c with two e5620 CPUs for $949. This plus some cheap cases and etc can get you a 8 core for around 1500. A good option for someone looking for multi threaded CPU power. (this would be with a $100 graphics card)

COOLER MASTER Elite 360 RC-360-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811119195
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$39.99


Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 530W Continuous @40°C, 80 PLUS Certified, Single 12V Rail, Active PFC "Compatible with Core ...
Item #: N82E16817182199
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-$20.00 Instant
$74.99
$54.99


12gb ram
Kingston ValueRAM 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ECC Unbuffered Server Memory Model KVR1333D3E9SK3/6G
Item #: N82E16820139043
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$151.98
($75.99 each)


IPCQUEEN IPC-12025 120mm Case Fan
Item #: N82E16835168006
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$4.99


XIGMATEK eXTREME SILENT Series XSF-F8252 80mm Case Fan
Item #: N82E16835233083
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$7.99


Intel BXSTS100A Active heat sink with fixed fan
Item #: N82E16835203002
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$69.98
($34.99 each)





Intel Xeon E5620 Westmere 2.4GHz LGA 1366 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80614E5620
Item #: N82E16819117234
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Intel Xeon E5620 Westmere 2.4GHz LGA 1366 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80614E5620
Item #: N82E16819117234
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
ASUS Z8NA-D6C Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5500 ATX Dual Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 Series Server/Workstation Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813131378
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$949

Total 1279.89
(no HD or Graphics card)

 

[gino]

Nice!

 

[ashman70]

Great, but has anyone successfully installed OS X on it?

 

[auze1]

I have 3 of these z8na-d6c hackintosh builds. I use them in my own OSX renderfarm. I used multibeast and the iboot to get it going. The only thing not working on it is Sleep. However at least one person has been working on that and posting at insanleymac. I think they may have found a solution. there is a pretty long thread on this MB over on insanleymac.

If you into gaming i don't think this would be the build for you. But for multi-cpu intensive application where a GPU doesn't really matter, this seems like a pretty good build. As a render farm it may initially seem a bit silly to go this route, but I really prefer an all OSX environment, and using 8-cores with these low power cpu's I think i am getting the best combo of size /noise /power consumption/ cost. this MB is ATX and takes regular PSU's. so i went with mini ATX cases so i could use 120mm fans and cut down on noise. As i have a small apartment it worked out pretty well. it makes less noise then the fridge on idle. When i job is going its fairly noisy, but not to bad. I was working at a place that just got these BOXX render nodes, a 2x12 core box and it was a screamer!!!