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(More customer reviews)Bought this as an open box item off of Newegg in 2009, and couldn't be happier with it. Mine is the non SAS version, which was more expensive and I didn't have a use for.
First - my configuration:
ASUS DSEB-DG mainboard
(2) Intel Xeon 52XX - these were low power (35W each) engineering release chips (not for sale)
(2) Dynatron H39G CPU coolers
8 GB FBDIMM, DDRs 800 (4 sticks, so 4 free slots right now)
PNY GTX 265
(1) WD Velociraptor 300 GB
(1) Caviar Black 1 TB
(2) Pioneer DVD Burners
Creative X-Fi Sound Card
Corsair 1000W power supply
Thermaltake Armour Case
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Pros:
Dual CPU
8 DIMM Slots
TONS of SATA Inputs (6 + 8: see notes below)
4 Gigabit LAN ports
Very straightforward BIOS
SLI capable dual CPU socket board!
45 nm capable
1600 MHz system bus!
Excellent Fan speed control
Cons:
Marvel RAID controller still software based
Only 4 USB - 2 on back of board, and 2 more on board header
No built in sound - at all
Some notes:
If you're going to buy this board, make sure you have a power supply that has the correct plugs. It has the main 24 pin (standard) plug, then a 4 pin. I had a power supply that I had bought to be used in a dual xeon configuration like this (SSI EEB), and it didn't end up having the right configuration of plugs.
Next, the FBDIMM memory tends to run hot. However, if you get the same dynatron coolers that I have, then they blow right over the memory keeping it reasonably cool. I would NOT recommend getting the ASUS memory cooler unless you are ready to change out the fan on it (notoriously bad)
Third - you cannot load an OS onto a hard drive connected to the red (i.e. marvell controlled) SATA plugs. Also, some have reported issues with using DVD drives on the marvell plugs. It would seem as though boot drives, and optical drives must be plugged into the non-marvell SATA ports (the black ones). Once you have an OS and get the marvel drivers/software, you can plug in some drives and start building your RAIDs. I has a RAID 1 for a while, but 'discarded' it in favor of a Synology NAS RAID1
Next - and you should expect this since you're buying an SSI EEB board - this is an EATX form factor board (13" x 12") so make sure you have a case that can fit it.
Bottom line, there are probably more modern dual CPU socket boards out there now, and that's why there are so few people buying this one, but if you have a 5400 generation Xeon CPU (or ideally 2), then give this board a shot - its been stable, powerful, and given me plenty of room to expand. The acquaintance of mine who got me the engineering release CPUs built several dual Xeon systems, and this board was the best of the ones he tried (he tried a smaller, cheaper one that didn't have good fan control, and those dynatron coolers SCREAM when run at full speed)
Happy System Building!
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Item #: Q07557. ASUS server board DSEB-DG/SAS is based on 45nm Intel Xeon 5400/5300/5200/5100 processor with the green design of 90%+ power efficiency. Featured with leading-edge technology including FSB 1600MHz, FB-DIMM 800MHz, PCI-Express Gen2 x16 and SAS support, the DSEB-DG/SAS is the most out-performance server board which is ideal for enterprise-class and computing demanding applications. Product Description: ASUS DSEB-DG/SAS - motherboard - SSI EEB 3.61 - Intel 5400Product Type: MotherboardForm Factor: SSI EEB 3.61Dimensions (WxDxH): 12 in x 13 inChipset Type: Intel 5400 / Intel 6321 ESBMulti-Core Support: Dual-Core / Quad-coreMax Bus Speed: 1600 MHzProcessor: 0 ( 2 ) - LGA771 SocketCompatible Processors: Dual-Core Xeon 5100 series, Quad-Core Xeon 5300 series, Dual-Core Xeon 5200 series, Quad-Core Xeon 5400 series64-bit Processors Compatibility: YesRAM: 0 MB (installed) / 64 GB (max)Supported RAM Technology: DDR2 SDRAMStorage Controller: ATA-100, Serial ATA-300 (RAID), Serial Attached SCSI (RAID)USB Ports Configuration: 4 x USBStorage Ports Configuration: 1 x ATA, 6 x SATAGraphics Controller: XGI Volari Z9s - 32 MBNetworking: Network adapter - Intel 82563EB / 82573L - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Customers also search for: Discount ASUS DSEB-DG/SAS - Motherboard - SSI EEB 3.61 - Intel 5400, Buy ASUS DSEB-DG/SAS - Motherboard - SSI EEB 3.61 - Intel 5400, Wholesale ASUS DSEB-DG/SAS - Motherboard - SSI EEB 3.61 - Intel 5400, 0610839160433, DSEB-DG/SAS, Motherboards
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