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[natr0n]

I tested out handbrake. Took less than 2 minutes to encode...surreal

 

[HUSKIE]

I have this tower dell studio xps 435mt with i7 950 CPU. I was wondering if the Xeon e series CPU will work on this machine? Thanks in advice

 

[dorsetknob]

I have this tower dell studio xps 435mt with i7 950 CPU. I was wondering if the Xeon e series CPU will work on this machine? Thanks in advice

LGA 1567 for E series So no they wont fit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Xeon_microprocessors#"Westmere-EX"_(32_nm)_Expandable

 

[lexluthermiester]

I have this tower dell studio xps 435mt with i7 950 CPU. I was wondering if the Xeon e series CPU will work on this machine? Thanks in advice

Make sure your bios is up to date. http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/studio-xps-435/drivers
It's x58 based so it should take any of the 45nm or 32nm E, L, W and X series of 1366 Xeons. If your heatsink can handle 130w CPU's, which it should, I'd go for the X5680. If you want to save power the E5645 or E5649. Both are 6core/12thread 80w parts.

LGA 1567 for E series So no they wont fit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Xeon_microprocessors#"Westmere-EX"_(32_nm)_Expandable

Thinking he was talking about the E55xx and E56xx series of 1366 Xeons.
A full list of Xeon CPU's with features can be found here; https://www.techarp.com/guides/workstation-server-cpu-comparison/9/
But your Wikipedia list is good too. I like TechARP's better as it's a bit easier to read/reference and can be easily saved for offline use.

EDIT; Just checked ebay and the E5645 can be had for $20 and the e5649 for $25, both from reputable sellers. Damn good price for what you're going to get.

 

[HUSKIE]

Silly me it's xeon e5620, Sorry for rhe delay

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Silly me it's xeon e5620, Sorry for rhe delay

a great chip, i think ive had 3.

On ebay UK they are less than 4 quid delivered.

 

[dorsetknob]

On ebay UK they are less than 4 quid delivered.

have one currently sitting on my shelf

I have this tower dell studio xps 435mt with i7 950 CPU.

Silly me it's xeon e5620,

why bother with the Xeon when you have that I7 950

 

[hat]

I tested out handbrake. Took less than 2 minutes to encode...surreal
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Well, it's a 2 minute video, so it shouldn't take that long anyway.

That said, 156MB for a 2 minute video? Something seems wrong there, unless it's either a really high res, MPEG-4 (not x264 or even x265, or some other modern codec), or you used a really high quality setting... or some combination of those.

 

[natr0n]

Well, it's a 2 minute video, so it shouldn't take that long anyway.

That said, 156MB for a 2 minute video? Something seems wrong there, unless it's either a really high res, MPEG-4 (not x264 or even x265, or some other modern codec), or you used a really high quality setting... or some combination of those.

Recorded with bandicam 1920x1080 30 fps somehow its 720 now lol
handbrake stock settings

 

[HUSKIE]

have one currently sitting on my shelf



why bother with the Xeon when you have that I7 950

Just wanted to test the Xeon if it's working. Then I will buy an X series CPU if the e series will work mate.

 

[phill]

Guys, what would you do about buying some matched pair X58 Xeons? I've had my eye on some for a little while but Ebay pricing seems to have gone somewhat nuts... I was looking at a few pairs of X5650's but they seemed to have doubled in price for some reason...

They seem to be hitting about the £75 mark, but from China, you seem to be able to get X5670's or even X5675's for about the same cash... Is there another place to grab some cheap Xeons from? If I can I'd consider getting another pair at least for my SR-2.. I was also considering some air coolers as I would be doing some crunching with them using the SR-2.. Or should I stick with water cooling??
Anyone's suggestions would be gratefully received

 

[lexluthermiester]

Guys, what would you do about buying some matched pair X58 Xeons?

Out of curiosity, did some looking around and in the UK the L56xx and E56xx series are all at good prices and a matched pair would be at a reasonable cost level. All are dual socket compatible so you should be good to go on an SR-2 or any other dual 1366 board.

 

[phill]

Out of curiosity, did some looking around and in the UK the L56xx and E56xx series are all at good prices and a matched pair would be at a reasonable cost level. All are dual socket compatible so you should be good to go on an SR-2 or any other dual 1366 board.

Do you think the lower powered CPUs would be the better ones to go for rather than the X56xx range? If so I'll take a look! I'm not sure I'll be overclocking them as such but if anything happens money wise that I can grab a PSU or something, then I'll be hoping to get two maybe (for my SR-2 and my X99 system) which would be able to finally get a bit more crunching done as well

Are there any CPU's you'd recommend at all? I was as mentioned considering the X5675's as they seem to be about the same price as a pair of X5650 or higher.. Utter madness!! The X5690's I think weren't too badly priced but trying to go for maximum price/performance if I can...

 

[lexluthermiester]

Do you think the lower powered CPUs would be the better ones to go for rather than the X56xx range? Are there any CPU's you'd recommend at all?

It depends on what your long term goals are with that system. If energy savings are important, the L and E Xeons are going to be good selections. For example, the L5638 is a 60w 2266mhz 6core model that turbo's up to 2800mhz when needed. If you want to save power but also have better CPU performance the E5649 would be good. If you wanting the best performance, then bite the bullet and get the X5675 or X5680. You mentioned that you want to go for the best performance so aiming for X5680's or X5690's are really the only real options for the SR-2.

 

[phill]

It depends on what your long term goals are with that system. If energy savings are important, the L and E Xeons are going to be good selections. For example, the L5638 is a 60w 2266mhz 6core model that turbo's up to 2800mhz when needed. If you want to save power but also have better CPU performance the E5649 would be good. If you wanting the best performance, then bite the bullet and get the X5675 or X5680. You mentioned that you want to go for the best performance so aiming for X5680's or X5690's are really the only real options for the SR-2.

Performance for the SR-2 indeed, for the R710 I have and a few more I hope to have, I think I might get better results with the lower powered Xeons.. Worth a try if I can find some for dirt cheap If I grab some R610's or something from work, I can always throw some in there if needed
I'm guessing with the WCG working on it, 2.8Ghz is a bit faster than what I have currently (the X5650's I believe are 2.67Ghz??) so might be worth a shot as they are rated at 95w as well? I mean I suppose I could always try and grab another SR-2 or just test in the EVGA Classified boards I have and even the Gigabyte SOC if they work in there... Might be worth a shot!! Thanks for the help!!

It depends on what your long term goals are with that system. If energy savings are important, the L and E Xeons are going to be good selections. For example, the L5638 is a 60w 2266mhz 6core model that turbo's up to 2800mhz when needed. If you want to save power but also have better CPU performance the E5649 would be good. If you wanting the best performance, then bite the bullet and get the X5675 or X5680. You mentioned that you want to go for the best performance so aiming for X5680's or X5690's are really the only real options for the SR-2.

As work is a little slow and I'm waiting on downloads and driver installs, I've had a look about for some low power Xeon's for the X58's and I've found these -

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matching...065204&hash=item2381f7157a:g:NfIAAOSwU8hY6nS6
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matching...694549&hash=item2381f79a70:g:YZ4AAOSwTM5Y6nll

Not sure what the differences are between the two (they both say matched pairs I thought??) so I'm guessing a few of these could be the answer for the R710's and then a pair of X5675's for the SR-2??

 

[natr0n]

Since I got a new psu. I did a clean windows 7 install on spare wd raptor.
I redid all test previously and everything/scores is higher. Tiny oc as before. cpuz varies a lot not as reliant as cinebench which did get better from previous best of 1501 cb.

Made an update video.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Since I got a new psu. I did a clean windows 7 install on spare wd raptor.
I redid all test previously and everything/scores is higher. Tiny oc as before. cpuz varies a lot not as reliant as cinebench which did get better from previous best of 1501 cb.
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You've still got a hell of a good system, even if the scores only went up by a few points. Betting you could get 3.8ghz out of them.

 

[phill]

Since I got a new psu. I did a clean windows 7 install on spare wd raptor.
I redid all test previously and everything/scores is higher. Tiny oc as before. cpuz varies a lot not as reliant as cinebench which did get better from previous best of 1501 cb.
Made an update video.

Makes me want to get the SR-2 up and running even more so with those X5675's!! They look very decent CPU's!! What's the vcore your using on them for the overclock?

 

[natr0n]

Makes me want to get the SR-2 up and running even more so with those X5675's!! They look very decent CPU's!! What's the vcore your using on them for the overclock?

This board doesn't support bios overclocking.
I'm using a software in windows (setfsb), so limited fsb. Although with ht off I can go/oc higher haven't tried that in a while.
I have no way to view/edit the vcore's sadly. cpuz/hwmonitor/aida64 don't report any board voltages.

 

[phill]

This board doesn't support bios overclocking.
I'm using a software in windows (setfsb), so limited fsb. Although with ht off I can go/oc higher haven't tried that in a while.
I have no way to view/edit the vcore's sadly. cpuz/hwmonitor/aida64 don't report any board voltages.

What is the board natr0n? Looks rather decent I remember using that with socket A boards and such! That's a shame but I'm guessing it's just default settings... Looks a rather decent setup and the X58 still kicking along

 

[natr0n]

What is the board natr0n? Looks rather decent I remember using that with socket A boards and such! That's a shame but I'm guessing it's just default settings... Looks a rather decent setup and the X58 still kicking along

http://b2b.gigabyte.com/Server-Motherboard/GA-7TESM-rev-10#ov

 

[phill]

Looks interesting, I wonder if I could find one to add in for some more low powered crunching...... Or would X79 or X99 be better for that??

 

[natr0n]

Newer would be better when it comes to crunching I would believe.

 

[phill]

Newer would be better when it comes to crunching I would believe.

I thought that might be the case, but trying to find some dual X79 motherboards with 8 cores in them, not so easy as they can be a tad pricey

 

[lexluthermiester]

not so easy as they can be a tad pricey

The motherboards can be, but the CPU's are getting cheap.