Xeon Owners Club

[phill]

I have found a pair of the low powered Xeons for about £40, so when I can finally afford it, I'll be grabbing one to try and then a pair of X5675's for my SR-2.. If I can grab more servers from work when they get recycled, then I'll be seeing how efficient I can make them running these lower powered Xeons... I think trying to get X79 or X99 hardware is barking up the wrong tree for the moment Which is a shame as I'd really like to move away and onto the newer hardware if possible!!

 

[Japie073]

Hey Xeoneers, I got my hands on a pair of E5530's. Got a R510 Poweredge but it's not suitable for a GPU (though the technical guide speaks of such a x16 riser - I can't find one) now I'm looking for a dual socket 1366 board which fits in a ATX case of E-ATX and must have atleast 1 PCI-E x16 slot. I'm Situated in South Africa and can't seem to find anything decent except for oem boards with strange form factors. Thanks in advance

 

[lexluthermiester]

Hey Xeoneers, I got my hands on a pair of E5530's. Got a R510 Poweredge but it's not suitable for a GPU (though the technical guide speaks of such a x16 riser - I can't find one) now I'm looking for a dual socket 1366 board which fits in a ATX case of E-ATX and must have atleast 1 PCI-E x16 slot. I'm Situated in South Africa and can't seem to find anything decent except for oem boards with strange form factors. Thanks in advance

Being in South Africa your choices might be limited. If they have Ebay or Amazon there, simply typing in "dual 1366 motherboard" will likely yield results. You may also wish to look for someone in the states that will ship to you. Dual 1366 boards are getting somewhat harder to find but are not yet rare. Be willing to spend a bit though.

 

[Recon-UK]

This is how my machine looks nowadays..

 

[lexluthermiester]

This is how my machine looks nowadays..

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Nice. Really need to fill up those empty RAM slots though.

 

[Zyll Goliat]

I am tempting to get myself X5670 some guy offers me for an OK price.....question is how much I can expect to OC on Air?Atm my E5645 is OC at 4ghz if I can OC X5670 around 4,3-4,4 ghz I will be more then satisfied.....I know ppl. OC those 4,7-5ghz on water still I am curious if any of you guys had any experience with this particular chip?

 

[lexluthermiester]

I am tempting to get myself X5670 some guy offers me for an OK price.....question is how much I can expect to OC on Air?Atm my E5645 is OC at 4ghz if I can OC X5670 around 4,3-4,4 ghz I will be more then satisfied.....I know ppl. OC those 4,7-5ghz on water still I am curious if any of you guys had any experience with this particular chip?

While silicon lottery is always at play, if you get the voltages right, 4.2 on air is doable. You're gonna run warm though.

 

[Zyll Goliat]

While silicon lottery is always at play, if you get the voltages right, 4.2 on air is doable. You're gonna run warm though.

Yeah sure silicon lottery could be harsh....hmmm 4,2Ghz is just not worth the drag....btw what is the Clock Multiplier 22 or 23 on this one?I am getting only 19 on my E5645....

 

[lexluthermiester]

Yeah sure silicon lottery could be harsh....hmmm 4,2Ghz is just not worth the drag....btw what is the Clock Multiplier 22 or 23 on this one?I am getting only 19 on my E5645....

4.2 is a good OC on air. You might get up to 4.5 but anything more and you'll need liquid cooling. The x5670 has a 22x multi.

 

[Recon-UK]

Heat no longer an issue and RAM stability issue fixed, 4.4ghz 24/7

 

[PontiacGTX]

I was looking through ebay and saw some cheap dual LGA1366 mobo so I got some OEM mobo I wonder if anyone here owns one?
Xyratex HS-1235

 

[dorsetknob]

Xyratex HS-1235

quick google on
Xyratex HS-1235

Specs ? TBC

IBM XIV Storage SAN​

Model: HS-1235E Xyratex Storage​

This is a VT capable 2U rackmount server designed for running NAS software. Perfect compatibility with FreeNAS.​

Comes with a 1GB Compaq flash card. Alternatively it features an internal USB port to load OS from any flash drive.​

Unit Specifications:​

• 1x CPU Quad Core Intel Xeon​

• 8 GB RAM​

• 12 x Hitachi Enterprise 1TB 7.2k (7200rpm) SATA HDD​

• 4 x Gbit NICs​

• 4 x Rear USB Ports​

• Dual Power Supplies​

https://solutionsdirectory.intel.com/solutions-directory/onestor-storage-system-hs-1235t
https://hardforum.com/threads/any-xyratex-hs-1235t-owner.1956459/

or
Vendor: IBM

Unit type: Server

Type: 19" 2 HE

Model: Xyratex HS-1235T

HDD bays: 12x HotSwap HDD Bays SAS/S-ATA 3Gb/6Gb Backplane - without selected hdds, no hdd trays included

Optical drive: ohne

Networking: 2x 1 GBit/s LAN (RJ-45)

Internal interfaces:
2x FCLGA1366 CPU Sockel für Intel XEON 5500 und 5600 Serie
12x DDR3 240pin ECC DIMM banks up to 192 GB RAM
7x PCI-E 2.0 (x8) Low Profil
1x SATA

External interfaces:
4x USB 2.0
2x RJ-45 LAN Gigabit 10/100/1000 Mbit
1x VGA 15pol. D-SUB
1x Seriell RS232 interface

Videocard: onboard

Powerunits: 2x IBM HotSwap Power Supply

Compatible operating systems:
Windows: Windows Server 2008/R2, 2012/R2, 2016; Windows 7, 8, 10
Virtualization: vmware 5.0-6.5; Citrix 7.3; Microsoft Hyper-V 2008, 2012, 2016; Proxmoxx; Linux KVM
Linux systems: Linux Suse, Linux RHEL (RedHat), Debian, Fedora etc.

Item condition: refurbished, Grade A
Every device has been cleaned and carefully checked before delivery. Latest free available firmware has been flashed on systembios, storage-, network- and management controller.
https://www.serverschmiede.com/konf...00-5600-sas-sata-raid-2x-psu-max-120tb-cto--1

specs seem to vary ???

https://www.datastorageconnection.com/doc/xyratexs-hs-1235-atx-platform-chosen-by-power-0001

 

[PontiacGTX]

Maybe we can extrapolate from the reference intel mobo s5520hc?

 

[kelun1]

Good day to everyone here!

i am totally new here and would like to join the community!

i am running a X58 Sabertooth with I7 950, 6gb kingston ram and also a 660Ti graphics card.

i would like to join in the Xeon family, which one should i go to get to see the different?

and do i need to change my CPU fan?

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Hiya and welcome

if you are in to gaming i would upgrade the GPU first then decide if you want a Xeon.........i7 950 is still good.

edit

X5650 is still best value in my opinion......25 quid where i am

 

[kelun1]

hi there! =)

GPU i will stay as it is till it die on me. haha

am looking for an upgrade that wont cost me alot of money and also will last me a few years down the road.

so maybe i should look for a X5650. and i would like to over clock it slightly, so meaning i would need to change to a new cooler too.

can you please intro me one?

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Can you list your specs please
is the 950 overclocked?
what games do you play?

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/account/specs

 

[kelun1]

Hi i have done the update.

it is not. but would like to try and learn something haha

i play dota. Diablo 3, starcraft 2, overwatch and etc...

 

[dorsetknob]

kelun1

Xeon X5650 is a good all round good choice CPU

It has 6 core /12 threads (good for productivity and games that can use the extra core's/threads)
It is very happy when overclocked ( 4Ghz to 4.8ghz is not unheard of reliably subject to decent cooling Evo 212 is a good example thats inexpensive)
It Supports 24gig Ram (triple channel some boards can support 48Gig ).
S/H they can be had for about $50 £50 ISH (depending on marketplace eg Ebay and your location)

 

[kelun1]

hi knob!

i am looking at pricing in ebay now.. and found the following pricing. i am locating in singapore, therefore i will need to pay for the international shipping to reach me.

https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Intel-X...060228?hash=item41ddbd8884:g:1ogAAOSwIzFakD1J

https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Intel-S...197496?hash=item51f11775b8:g:FqgAAOSwux5YWDtO

how about cooler?

 

[dorsetknob]

I run the Evo 212 with a push pull (2 fans one on front and one on rear of cooler)configuration
It gives just enough clearence for Vengence RAM
Here ambient room temp is 20c average core temp ranges from 24c to 28c light load/browsing playing mp3 ect
Others will/may recommend something different depending what is available to you ( your Ambient temps will be higher and so the cpu will also be higher)

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

1. Buy a 212
http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-212-evo/

2. overclock the 950 to 4.0ghz +


the single core IPC of both chips will be the same at 4.0ghz but you will obviously have more cores/threads

i had X5650 at 4.5ghz for benching but ran it at 4.0ghz using AIO

can you buy from China?

 

[Zyll Goliat]

hi there! =)

GPU i will stay as it is till it die on me. haha

am looking for an upgrade that wont cost me alot of money and also will last me a few years down the road.

so maybe i should look for a X5650. and i would like to over clock it slightly, so meaning i would need to change to a new cooler too.

can you please intro me one?

Welcome kelun1....Also make sure your motherboard bios is updated to the latest one before you insert Xeon CPU.......

 

[kelun1]

hi caps, knobs and zyll.

i saw the cooler. it looks cool and i will consider to buy it this weekend.

as for buying the cpu.. will it be better to buy from ebay or taobao?

and yes. i will update the bios to the latest as they have to use a supported cpu to flash right?

 

[lexluthermiester]

hi knob!
i am looking at pricing in ebay now.. and found the following pricing. i am locating in singapore, therefore i will need to pay for the international shipping to reach me.
https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Intel-X...060228?hash=item41ddbd8884:g:1ogAAOSwIzFakD1J
https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Intel-S...197496?hash=item51f11775b8:g:FqgAAOSwux5YWDtO
how about cooler?

Both of those are good, but you'll get better bang out of an X5675 if you want to stay in the 95w range;
https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Lot-of-...-Six-Core-12Mb-6-4GT-s-Processor/232705036254
But best bang over-all can be had with the x5680;
https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Intel-X...5675-X5680-LGA1366-CPU-Processor/332363971652
Your existing cooler will be fine for the X5675 and X5680 both. Your i7-950 is a 130w part and if your cooler is working for it then you'll be good to go.

What you want to aim for will depend on what you want to spend. I have several Xeons, all 1366 and I've been pleasantly surprised by how well they are standing the test of time.