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    Turbo Boost in VMware ESXI? Does it work?

    The price difference is actually only about $35. Irrelevant given the total cost of E5 systems IMHO. As a general rule, I count any system power savings and actually double it to account for PSU inefficiencies as well as decreases in needed cooling capacity. I would think the low voltage chip...
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    Turbo Boost in VMware ESXI? Does it work?

    Sorry for the double post. This seemed more like a processor question after I initially posted. I'm trying to determine whether the E5-2630v3 or E5-2618Lv3 would be better for running ESXi. E5-2630v3 [8 core, 2.4ghz (3.2ghz max turbo 2 cores), 20MB, 85w] E5-2618Lv3 [8 core, 2.3ghz (3.4ghz...
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    Turbo Boost in VMware ESXI? Does it work?

    Has anyone been able to verify whether turbo boost actually works and is beneficial on ESXi? Given a moderately loaded ESXi host (less than 40% CPU utilization), will the Xeon E5-2600 v3 series chips actually raise their clock speed similar to how turbo boost works on in Windows on a desktop?
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    ESXi 5.5 & 6.0 - Does Xeon E5-2600 v3 Turbo Boost Actually Work?

    Has anyone been able to verify whether turbo boost actually works and is beneficial on ESXi? Given a moderately loaded ESXi host (less than 40% CPU utilization), will the Xeon E5-2600 v3 series chips actually raise their clock speed similar to how turbo boost works on a Windows workstation?
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    Release date of v5 Xeons (Skylake)?

    I too am curious when we might see Broadwell and Skylake Xeon E5 processors.
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    Supermicro design Q/C

    I heard mid-October for retail distributors. I went ahead and picked up the X10SAE as I didn't feel like paying $50 more for Thunderbolt port.
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    ESXi - i217 and i210

    I was thinking expensive end-table??? :confused:
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    Supermicro design Q/C

    I'm using a 16GB kit (2x 8GB) from Crucial. DDR3, Unbuffered, ECC, 1.35v, CL=11. CT2KIT102472BD160B I've only been able to find it at Provantage ($160 shipped).
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    ESXi - i217 and i210

    I got the Intel i210 working in ESXi 5.1. I installed a 1x PCIe Intel Pro/1000 and left it in while getting everything online. Once you have ESXi installed, you'll need to grab the iGB .vib from VMWare and copy it to your datastore. Then install the VMWare vSphere command line utility (VCLI)...
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    Supermicro X10SAE - Xeon Haswell, C226, ATX manual:

    Anyone have an update on the Supermicro X10SAT? This board is similar to the X10SAE, but it has 6 PCIe slots and no legacy PCI.
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    Workstation build

    Just pick up the board from PROVANTAGE. I order from them all the time and snagged my X9SAE-V for $203.
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    SuperMicro X9SAE/-V - Xeon IvyBridge C216 ATX

    Not to change the subject, but has anyone looked into power usage on the X9SAE series boards? I just got a P3 "Kill a Watt" in today and since my X9SAE-V hasn't yet been put into a case I've been looking at the power draw of various components. BASELINE Configured System: Board -...
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    SuperMicro X9SAE/-V - Xeon IvyBridge C216 ATX

    EnderW, I see you're running 1.35v ram (CT51272BD160B). Have you been able to verify that your ram is actually running at 1.35v or is it running at 1.5v? I'm looking to upgrade my ram to 4x CT51272BD160B and get rid of the 2x 1.5v 1333 sticks I currently have. Does anyone have a bios version...
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    SuperMicro X9SAE/-V - Xeon IvyBridge C216 ATX

    Thanks for the new link nismohks, that worked great. Has anyone found a free program to access the iAMT 9 features? I've read that VNC Viewer Pro works with it, but I'm really not thrilling with having to spend another $99 just to use this feature. Any suggestions?
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    Marvel AOC-SASLP-MV8 - 8 Sata PCI-E 4x non-raid controller card

    I've been looking all over for an answer to this question and haven't found anything. I'm sure someone has this controller in a Windows box and allows Windows to spin-down the drives.
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