Xeon Owners Club

[FireFox]

Why in the xeon thread though? Has nothing to do with it since its the board.

Because it's an X58 Motherboard that will be Watercooled

The pads are for the Waterblock posted above.

 

[EarthDog]

Oh, makes sense now since no more common cpus go int that platform.. My fault bud.

I got you though.

 

[FilipM]

X58 master race...

*Quietly singing "can't touch this" in the back of my head* rofl

 

[FireFox]

Oh, makes sense now since no more common cpus go int that platform.. My fault bud.

I got you though.

Joking apart.

I think it doesn't makes sense to open a new thread just to ask about thermal pads, besides i preferred to keep any argument regarding Xeons Machines in this Thread.

X58 master race...

*Quietly singing "can't touch this" in the back of my head* rofl

Are you OK Bud

 

[FilipM]

I think I am

 

[FireFox]

I think I am

You're acting wierd

 

[FilipM]

Na I'm all right, just found it funny hehe

Thanks for being worried, I'll send you a beer

 

[biffzinker]

*Quietly singing "can't touch this" in the back of my head* rofl

Sorry this post is off the thread topic, but I was on topic in a PM to @CAPSLOCKSTUCK.

 

[johnspack]

I'm going nuts trying to find a reasonably priced 8 core cpu for x99, which is the next logical step for me. A 1680 v1-3 is still unreasonably priced. I paid 99 bucks for my 1650, and a 1680 goes for 600+?
I need threads, but I need to be able to game once in a while too. Maybe it's time to build a separate xeon rig for vms and rendering using a haswell with microcode hack,
This little cpu is getting maxxed out too much, I need more.....

 

[FireFox]

Does anyone could tell me a 24/7 Maximum voltage for Westmere? ( safe voltage )

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Mine is at 4.4ghz with windows power saving options on. Max volts it hits is 1.33 and i am happy with that

 

[FireFox]

Mine is at 4.4ghz with windows power saving options on. Max volts it hits is 1.33 and i am happy with that


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Unfortunately the 5690 are voltage hungry, i don't know if it's just mine that needs a lot of voltage or if it applies to these CPUs

 

[dorsetknob]

Does anyone could tell me a 24/7 Maximum voltage for Westmere? ( safe voltage )

Depends on your final Stable max overclock ( and the Quality of your silicon/Cooling ).

So Really the Answer to your Question is not fully predictable

 

[lyra]

I had mine around 1.38 for a little while when i was at 4.5 but i couldnt keep it stable and within temps.

As long as temps are under control you should be able to give it a fair bit of volts. It wont live as long as one ran on stock but itll still live plenty long enough to go obselete (i know its blasphemy but x5600 series xeons will go obselete one day)

 

[FireFox]

Depends on your final Stable max overclock ( and the Quality of your silicon/Cooling ).

So Really the Answer to your Question is not fully predictable

Mine needs 1.388V for 4.5GHz stable, 1.41V for 4.6GHz stable, 4.7GHz 1.45V isn't it a bit too much?

Googling X5690 overclock doesn't give me much info, all what i found was someone running one at 4.3GHz+ with 1.35V and another one at 4.5GHz with 1.35V Watercooled, i started to think that maybe could be a Cooler issue?

 

[biffzinker]

@Knoxx29

 

[FireFox]

@Knoxx29

Great.

I knew it that VTT could be increased up to 1.40V, however i bit more voltage won't kill it if watercooled

Thanks bud.

 

[biffzinker]

Is it me or does Intel make it way more difficult recently to finding anything on their site?

 

[FireFox]

Is it me or does Intel make it way more difficult recently to finding anything on their site?

Maybe both

Joke.

Joke apart, i hope that the overvoltage that i need for 5.0GHz 1.70V/1.80V won't kill it, if survives it's a miracle

 

[lyra]

Doesnt westmere stability increase as temps decrease? Perhaps if you get it nice and cool you wouldnt have to fight off as much instability with voltage.

My motherboard is crazy, you can put 2.1volts through a cpu if you want to with it. I wonder what it takes to keep a cpu that highly volted alive and cool

 

[dorsetknob]

you can put 2.1volts through a cpu if you want to with it. I wonder what it takes to keep a cpu that highly volted alive and cool

probably only liquid nitrogen and only for very short quick bench runs

 

[lyra]

Might get a cheap 1366 xeon and a phase change and see how long itll last at super high clocks. Shame im poor lmao but that would be very interesting cause i have never actually seen any real tests on longevity of cpus at high voltages

 

[dorsetknob]

Might get a cheap 1366 xeon and a phase change and see how long itll last at super high clocks.

@CAPSLOCKSTUCK had a 4core X5620 ( i got a spare one myself)
they overclock rather well on Air/AIO and are Very Inexpensive (£5 to £10 ish)

 

[lyra]

I have an old e5520 or w5520 or whatever it is. Its not a very good one. It came in my server originally but i replaced it pretty much instantly.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

E5620

E5640

you could probs get E5640 for a tenner
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Xeo...739950?hash=item33ce04992e:g:D8kAAOSwjqVZC7Ql