Xeon Owners Club

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

2 x Xeon X 5650 @ 2.67ghz
Intel S5520HC
8gb ddr3 1066
WD Blue 500gb ssd
XFX TS 550
2 x Arctic Freezer Extreme
Lellow Yego stand-offs

crunch

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http://www.crunchersociety.net/

https://www.facebook.com/CruncherSociety/

 

[dorsetknob]

Yellow lego stand offs ????? you need to add that to the specs

 

[FireFox]

2 x Xeon X 5650 @ 2.67ghz
Intel S5520HC
8gb ddr3 1066
WD Blue 500gb ssd
XFX TS 550
2 x Arctic Freezer Extreme

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http://www.crunchersociety.net/

https://www.facebook.com/CruncherSociety/

 

[Silvertigo]

I am confused because i want to build a pc for Gaming but I don't know if go for Xeons, Intel 5960x or wait for Intel 6960x

Well I have just finished an hour and half session playing Wolfenstein: The old Blood.

No problems on this Xeon

 

[dorsetknob]

i'm playing sub level zero As @RCoon reviewed here

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/sublevel-zero-review.217117/#post-3363608

No problems on X5650 Xeon

 

[FireFox]

Well I have just finished an hour and half session playing Wolfenstein: The old Blood.

No problems on this Xeon

Du you have a 2P setup or just a single CPU?

 

[Silvertigo]

Just single, this a gaming rig, (see specs)

I would love a 2p rig for crunching.

I saw TWO 2p mobo`s in a dumpster 6 months ago when I did not

know much about them or crunching, and left them there. I`ve been crying myself to sleep ever since.

 

[FireFox]

Just single, this a gaming rig,

I am building a 2P Machine for gaming.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I am building a 2P Machine for gaming.

and why?

Spoiler

because he can..........................

 

[T-Bob]

I'm using a 2p SR-2 based system as a gaming PC atm. It's nice I can crunch and game all at the same time.

 

[FireFox]

I'm using a 2p SR-2 based system as a gaming PC atm. It's nice I can crunch and game all at the same time.

I am still concerned about what you told me, I have been checking those xeons you mentioned but as I have said before no great performance, what would be the downside of putting those xeons i've mentioned on the Asus Board?

 

[Mercennarius]

I'm using a 2p SR-2 based system as a gaming PC atm. It's nice I can crunch and game all at the same time.

Jealous. I wanted an SR-2 setup but couldnt justify spending $600 on a board. Settled for my dual X5690s in a Lenovo D20...no over clocking options but still get decent performance at stock clocks .

 

[FireFox]

I am getting two x E5 -1630 V3

 

[T-Bob]

I am still concerned about what you told me, I have been checking those xeons you mentioned but as I have said before no great performance, what would be the downside of putting those xeons i've mentioned on the Asus Board?

I could be wrong, but those xeon's only have one qpi link each. So for a 2p setup you need chips with 2 links each, correct?
http://ark.intel.com/products/82764/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-1630-v3-10M-Cache-3_70-GHz

 

[FireFox]

I could be wrong, but those xeon's only have one qpi link each. So for a 2p setup you need chips with 2 links each, correct?
http://ark.intel.com/products/82764/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-1630-v3-10M-Cache-3_70-GHz

You're right.

 

[dorsetknob]

I could be wrong, but those xeon's only have one qpi link each. So for a 2p setup you need chips with 2 links each, correct?

The page you link to shows some odd info ?
http://ark.intel.com/products/82764/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-1630-v3-10M-Cache-3_70-GHz

Like
Processor Number E5-1630V3
Intel® Smart Cache 10 MB
Intel® QPI Speed 0 GT/s
# of QPI Links 0
Lithography 22 nm
Scalability 1S Only

 

[Liquid Cool]

Guys...

I've been reading through this thread. What's the best(meaning affordable/cheap) way to get a xeon LGA 1366 set up? I've been looking at the Dell Precision T3500's...there's literally 1000's of them on ebay. Is this what you guys would pick up to get your foot in the door of an LGA 1366 ?

Is there a better option?

Looking to set up a cheap gaming rig for someone that wants one of these, please dispense some wisdom on the subject.....

Best,

Liquid Cool

 

[Mercennarius]

Guys...

I've been reading through this thread. What's the best(meaning affordable/cheap) way to get a xeon LGA 1366 set up? I've been looking at the Dell Precision T3500's...there's literally 1000's of them on ebay. Is this what you guys would pick up to get your foot in the door of an LGA 1366 ?

Is there a better option?

Looking to set up a cheap gaming rig for someone that wants one of these, please dispense some wisdom on the subject.....

Best,

Liquid Cool

I'd recommend a Lenovo D20 over the Dell.

 

[FireFox]

Guys...

I've been reading through this thread. What's the best(meaning affordable/cheap) way to get a xeon LGA 1366 set up? I've been looking at the Dell Precision T3500's...there's literally 1000's of them on ebay. Is this what you guys would pick up to get your foot in the door of an LGA 1366 ?

Is there a better option?

Looking to set up a cheap gaming rig for someone that wants one of these, please dispense some wisdom on the subject.....

Best,

Liquid Cool

@CAPSLOCKSTUCK can gives you good advices.
Btw, Xeons: X5650/5660/5670/5675 are a good option.

 

[Liquid Cool]

Thanks Knoxx29....

I'll wait until CAPSLOCKSTUCK chimes in...

Best,

Liquid Cool

 

[dorsetknob]

Hardest part is finding a decent working socket 1366 m/b
Caps has a MSI or an Asus He may make available

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Just on a beer mission to pacify the misses.

@Liquid Cool

she has Stella Artois, she will leave me alone......

I,m joking , she has to put up with a lot living with me, they upped my meds today and it is the first time today i have been out, its a shit not being able to drive especially when im so quick on Project Cars


Best, cheap, kind of easily available 1366 combo i would recommend and it is unbelievably good for the money i think is

Spoiler

http://www.msi.com/product/motherboard/X58_ProE.html#hero-overview
+
http://ark.intel.com/products/47922/Intel-Xeon-Processor-X5650-12M-Cache-2_66-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI

best value combo in my opinion anyway, spend quite bit more for a X5670 if another 400mhz is important.

Back in this thread is a task manager of my xeon playing project cars, spend the money on a GPU, cheap Xeons are easily capable.

Ive got all sorts of benches and records filed away if you want me to refer to them.

Add 8gb ram and a decent gpu......BINGO cheap gaming

 

[T-Bob]

The page you link to shows some odd info ?
http://ark.intel.com/products/82764/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-1630-v3-10M-Cache-3_70-GHz

Like
Processor Number E5-1630V3
Intel® Smart Cache 10 MB
Intel® QPI Speed 0 GT/s
# of QPI Links 0
Lithography 22 nm
Scalability 1S Only

You're right. I was only looking for the scalability part of it, as in 1S ONLY. It's straight from Intel and I thought the manufacturer would have the best info. Maybe someone else can chime in on the subject?

 

[silentbogo]

Just had the weirdest OC malfunction ever! My workstation decided to forbid watching online porn (Pornhub in fullscreen mode, to be more specific).
Event log only shows a critical kernel-power event, which does not tell me anything. Later I discovered that Youtube also does the same thing - no more defcon videos... crap...

My X5650 was faithful in all regards - at slight overclock to 3.6GHz it was running smoothly everywhere: benchmarks, productivity software, games, 1080p videos. My neighbor also expanded his service with IPTV, which also works flawlessly for hours, so the WiFi adapter failure is out of question, so is RAM and CPU (could play Wolfenstein: The New Order for 8 hours straight without glitches or overheating). Motherboard temps are fine as well....

Maybe it's just zealous towards Aria Giovanni?

As soon as I reset everything back to stock - crashes went away. Need to investigate further

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

@Liquid Cool



i have a spare 1366 socket board but no spare X series cpus, pm if you want, only if you are local EU its all too much of a hassle otherwise.