Oh man, I am so freaking nostalgic about Nehalem

newtekie1 · Dec 25, 2017

I will admit, I miss my 875K. I loved that chip.

Tomgang · Dec 25, 2017

jboydgolfer said:
Sorry i missed your comment.

don't sweat it.

Its looks likes there is still a great interest in X58 on this site and since i properly have one of the more unique X58 system, I mean you dont see many X58 with both a fully bootable m.2 SSD, a GTX 1080 TI and a pretty overclockkable I7 CPU in it at the same time. So its time to share some more

. Well then have a look at this or not, up to you.

First here is a screenshot of my system with some speed bench of my M.2 SSD and a one with Windows Experience Indexin windows 10, yes windows 10 has Windows Experience Indexbuild in but it is hidden and is not that useful but what the heck for the fun of it right.

Cinebench R15 with CPU at 4.25 GHz and 4.75 GHz but now also with single core score. Only for I7 980X, my I7 920 got a new owner a long time a go.

To se what a powerfull GPU can do to a X58 system here is a some 3dmark Firestrike scores. First run is my 24/7 use and second is when i cram every thing out of her she got.

And a last one is userbenchmark. No screenshot of that. Only a link.

http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/6251436

So thats all.

FunkyMonkeyDK · Dec 26, 2017

Regeneration said:
On X58 its better to run triple channel, if you have 8 GB, i assume its a dual channel.

If you have Bloomfield, stick with what you have, maybe try to overclock it and to tweak timings. Bloomfield requires extreme QPI/DRAM voltage for DDR 2000 and above.

On Gulftown, its possible to reach DDR 2000+ using Uncore 1.5x ratio.

Okay it is a 920. @4 GHz
My plan is to upgrade it to a x5650 or x5670 in 2018.. it is just are there any benefits in going with faster ram for gaming?

And is it possible to use ecc ram on the x58 platform when using a Xeon?

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Dec 26, 2017

£ 37.00 delivered for X5670 in the UK today...............1/2 what i paid for my my X5670

3 quid for each 4.5 ghz thread...........you cant beat that for value.

Regeneration · Dec 26, 2017

FunkyMonkeyDK said:
Okay it is a 920. @4 GHz
My plan is to upgrade it to a x5650 or x5670 in 2018.. it is just are there any benefits in going with faster ram for gaming?

And is it possible to use ecc ram on the x58 platform when using a Xeon?

Why 2018? You can get one for cheap on eBay.

Xeons support ECC RAM, but the motherboard also need to support ECC.

There are benefits in having faster RAM for gaming, but nothing drastic, 1-3fps maybe.

FordGT90Concept · Dec 26, 2017

I still have a Core i7-920 that's used pretty much daily. My Core i7-6700K blows it away. The fact Nehalem didn't have UEFI support is really a deal breaker for me. The boot is so slow using the same SSD.

agent_x007 · Dec 26, 2017

You can have EFI booting with Clover/Duet... however, I doubt it will make much difference.
Have you disabled all not used devices in BIOS ?

Tomgang · Dec 26, 2017

Its funny why haven any one come up with the ultimate X58 setup yet.

2 x Xeon X5690 with water cooling and oc to like 4.4 GHz or more. thats 12 core/24 threads.
EVGA SR-2 motherboard
Samsung 950 PRO 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD as main boot/game drive
one or maybe even two GTX 1080 TI. One for 1600P gaming and two for 4K fun.
A but load of ram like 24 GB per CPU.
windows 10 PRO 64 bits.
And else configured with HDD/SSD and other things you else needs.

Can we get a better X58 system than that. It might be a god idea with a bag CAPSLOCKSTUCK for al your drooling. Here wipe your mouth with this handkerchief. Jesus son there is drool all over your keyboard :laugh:

Regeneration · Dec 26, 2017

Tomgang said:
Its funny why haven any one come up with the ultimate X58 setup yet.

2 x Xeon X5690 with water cooling and oc to like 4.4 GHz or more. thats 12 core/24 threads.
EVGA SR-2 motherboard
Samsung 950 PRO 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD as main boot/game drive
one or maybe even two GTX 1080 TI. One for 1600P gaming and two for 4K fun.
A but load of ram like 24 GB per CPU.
windows 10 PRO 64 bits.
And else configured with HDD/SSD and other things you else needs.

Can we get a better X58 system than that. It might be a god idea with a bag CAPSLOCKSTUCK for al your drooling. Here wipe your mouth with this handkerchief. Jesus son there is drool all over your keyboard

Some people have done it. Games don't work well on dual CPUs. A lot of games are limited to single CPU.

NdMk2o1o · Dec 26, 2017

Regeneration said:
On X58 its better to run triple channel, if you have 8 GB, i assume its a dual channel.

If you have Bloomfield, stick with what you have, maybe try to overclock it and to tweak timings. Bloomfield requires extreme QPI/DRAM voltage for DDR 2000 and above.

On Gulftown, its possible to reach DDR 2000+ using Uncore 1.5x ratio.

Theres little benefit to running triple channel vs dual channel on x58 unless you mainly play benchmarks... although if you can then sure, why not, but it's certainly not worth spending money on triple channel if you already have dual.

agent_x007 · Dec 26, 2017

Instead of RAM, you get more from OCing UnCore (~3,6GHz).

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	The beast and the little runt.
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X - Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING - ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570
Cooling	Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4a - NH-D15 chromax.black with IPPC Industrial 3000 RPM 120/140 MM fans.
Memory	G.SKILL TRIDENT Z ROYAL GOLD/SILVER 32 GB (2 x 16 GB and 4 x 8 GB) 3600 MHz CL14-15-15-35 1.45 volts
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 4060 OC LOW PROFILE - GIGABYTE RTX 4090 GAMING OC
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO 1 TB + 2 TB - Samsung 870 EVO 4 TB - 2 x WD RED PRO 16 GB + WD ULTRASTAR 22 TB
Display(s)	Asus 27" TUF VG27AQL1A and a Dell 24" for dual setup
Case	Phanteks Enthoo 719/LUXE 2 BLACK
Audio Device(s)	Onboard on both boards
Power Supply	Phanteks Revolt X 1200W
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
Software	WINDOWS 10 PRO 64 BITS on both systems
Benchmark Scores	Se more about my 2 in 1 system here: kortlink.dk/2ca4x

System Name	Party On
Processor	Xeon w 3520
Motherboard	DFI Lanparty
Cooling	Big tower thing
Memory	6 gb Ballistix Tracer
Video Card(s)	HD 7970
Case	a plank of wood
Audio Device(s)	seperate amp and 6 big speakers
Power Supply	Corsair
Mouse	cheap
Keyboard	under going restoration

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

System Name	BOX
Processor	Core i7 6950X @ 4,26GHz (1,28V)
Motherboard	X99 SOC Champion (BIOS F23c + bifurcation mod)
Cooling	Thermalright Venomous-X + 2x Delta 38mm PWM (Push-Pull)
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 4000MHz CL16 4x8GB (@3240MHz CL12.12.12.24 CR2T @ 1,48V)
Video Card(s)	Titan V (~1650MHz @ 0.77V, HBM2 1GHz, Forced P2 state [OFF])
Storage	WD SN850X 2TB + Samsung EVO 2TB (SATA) + Seagate Exos X20 20TB (4Kn mode)
Display(s)	LG 27GP950-B
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL
Audio Device(s)	Motu M4 (audio interface) + ATH-A900Z + Behringer C-1
Power Supply	Seasonic X-760 (760W)
Mouse	Logitech RX-250
Keyboard	HP KB-9970
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Oh man, I am so freaking nostalgic about Nehalem

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Motherboard	mATX Asrock AB350m AM4
Cooling	Raijintek Leto Pro
Memory	Vulcan T-Force 16GB DDR4 3000 16.18.18 @3200Mhz 14.17.17
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ 4GB RX 580 - 1450/2000 BIOS mod 8-)
Storage	Seagate B'cuda 1TB/Sandisk 128GB SSD
Display(s)	Acer ED242QR 75hz Freesync
Case	Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair VS 550w
Mouse	Zalman ZM-M401R
Keyboard	Razor Lycosa
Software	Windows 10 x64
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