Xeon Owners Club

[lexluthermiester]

Does anyone have an E5-2680 V2? I just got one today finally, and it's idling at 45C, so I want to know if this is within a normal range or do I have to fiddle with voltage settings. It just seems a bit high to me. I'm using a 240 A.I.O. to cool it and all (6) fans in the case are running around 2,000RPM. Room temp is around 20C, so I would expect the CPU to be around 30C at idle.

Stock, and mine has a few moar cores

What are the load temps?

Turns out a repaste and pulling the perspex front of my case dropped the temp of my CPU to roughly what I expected, damn bling hampering performance

Nvrmnd..

 

[TechyTed]

Newbie here, who is reading through everthing to get up to speed. I have posted in other forum threads, but this one I had missed. Running a Dell T5500 bare motherboard at the moment, X5675, 12gb RDIMM, 60gb SSD boot, low end Nvidia 295 NVS. Upgrading piecemeal as I can afford it. Lots of fun for not much $.

 

[stuartb04]

so finally got my my x5650.

had a look a few guides about overclocking this thing on youtube.

but thought id settle by asking for guidance here..as always!

so any help and advice would greatly be appreciated.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

I'd aim for 4.2ghz on the x5650, Temps will get high - even with my nh-d14. It's a solid chip gotta love it

 

[stuartb04]

I'd aim for 4.2ghz on the x5650, Temps will get high - even with my nh-d14. It's a solid chip gotta love it

yea would love to hit that but would it be ok on air?

 

[Deleted member 178884]

yea would love to hit that but would it be ok on air?

Unless you live somewhere that's like 30c+ your fine, I've got a nh-d14 running a x5650 at 4.4ghz all cores at it hits 85c max- which is fine

4.2ghz is easy tbh, light oc to be honest and easy to cool, temps ramp up past this point though.

 

[stuartb04]

Unless you live somewhere that's like 30c+ your fine, I've got a nh-d14 running a x5650 at 4.4ghz all cores at it hits 85c max- which is fine

4.2ghz is easy tbh, light oc to be honest and easy to cool, temps ramp up past this point though.

ah ok.

well its quite warm here in the uk at the moment-going to hit 31c tomorrow i believe!

havent really overclocked before..just trying to get my bearings.

what settings in the bios would be ideal?

 

[Deleted member 178884]

I'm in the UK too, Near stratford though. The UK is fine and you'll easily hit 4.2ghz with ease, I'm on a ex58 ud3r rev 1.6, much different. Play around with voltages and use overclocking guides

 

[stuartb04]

maybe this video is a good basis for overclock?

 

[lexluthermiester]

maybe this video is a good basis for overclock?

Yup, good video.

I would shoot for a more reasonable 3.6ghz on air. The voltages don't need to be high and you'll get a very good performance boost. Although, your only mode of OC is a base-clock increase. In my experience, 201mhz base clock with an 18 multiplier will bring the best results.

 

[Zyll Goliat]

so finally got my my x5650.

had a look a few guides about overclocking this thing on youtube.

but thought id settle by asking for guidance here..as always!

so any help and advice would greatly be appreciated.

I am glad that you listen my advice and decide to get a Xeon X5650...I really hope that you will be satisfied with performance...let us know how your OC is going....GL

 

[Deleted member 178884]

The x5650 is beast, noticed a huge difference over the old i7 930 i had without any oc. Ignore those who say to go under 4ghz - Your cooler is high quality and that will easily handle it at 4ghz.

Cpu's vary - you may have a golden chip, I know a friend who has one x5650 at 5ghz daily on all cores - he is using a asus rampage for it though and a custom loop - It's also around 1.5vish and still going strong 2 years after owning it - I've begged him to sell it to me but he's too happy with it haha.

I'm running at 1.431ish v for 4.4ghz - not the best chip it doesn't want anymore than 4.4ghz it's probably at the max it'll go

I'd highly recommend the x20 multiplier, mine HATES any lower and won't boot, put in 200ish roughly for 4ghz

I'd highly recommend the x20 multiplier, mine HATES any lower and won't boot, put in 200ish roughly for 4ghz

Sorry for the double post ^ - My wifi sucks

 

[phill]

ah ok.

well its quite warm here in the uk at the moment-going to hit 31c tomorrow i believe!

havent really overclocked before..just trying to get my bearings.

what settings in the bios would be ideal?

I'm in the UK too, Near stratford though. The UK is fine and you'll easily hit 4.2ghz with ease, I'm on a ex58 ud3r rev 1.6, much different. Play around with voltages and use overclocking guides

Loads of people from the UK Love it!! Just a bit past Bristol myself, Bridgwater in fact Oh easy way to make sure it's nice and cool, give it some water cooling lovin'!!

Was also given this at work today, so I'm hoping I can find a use for it soon

 

[stuartb04]

Loads of people from the UK Love it!! Just a bit past Bristol myself, Bridgwater in fact Oh easy way to make sure it's nice and cool, give it some water cooling lovin'!!

Was also given this at work today, so I'm hoping I can find a use for it soon

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nice.

yea uk is sooo hot at the moment..shouldnt complain though!


have been looking at water cooling lately also.but need to see what i can do with the overclock first.

attempted it last night but got a failed overclock message on boot up. not sure why.so didnt bother after that.

have been reading lots of guides but its still a bit daunting even though i understand the basics.

may wait until the weather has cooled a bit aswell. the cpu idles at about 35c in this weather which isnt too bad considering.

 

[phill]

Oh I complain about it, because it's damn hot if I have to visit our factory for any support we need to go in there for.. I remember before that some of the electrical panels where hitting upwards of 50C inside them, the joys of not having air con of some description in the place!! Man it gets hot in there!

Well you're not far from me, if you ever need a look at something or what have you, drop me a line! Mines just sat on my home made bench 'table' with tubes and cables everywhere as I don't have the cash to get it up and running properly at the moment.. I need to save up for two complete new custom loops, it's not going to happen for a while!! The joys of June, July and August for me are my car due in June, the house insurance in July and the car insurance in August!! Perfect timing!! lol

Overclocking will always give you surprises, but 9/10, the errors give you a clue as to what is wrong or what could be and you can fix it with that message or at least understanding it, I find google to be very helpful even after nearly 20 years of doing it, I'm still learning and loving it! I can't pull my hair out as I've hardly any on top as it is, but...
What would you like to water cool?

 

[Caring1]

Was also given this at work today, so I'm hoping I can find a use for it soon

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Put all those cores to good use crunching, 8 cores/16 threads is made for it

 

[phill]

You can count on it, but I hope it will be more like 16 cores and 32 threads when I get it

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Nice! I'm looking at cheap 280mm/360mm units found an Eisbaer 360mm for £60 but the copper is oxidised by the looks of it, then there's a sealed h110i extreme performance for £55

 

[phill]

Ah They will do for starters and then you'll want to get into Custom loops.. It's a big money pit!!

 

[stuartb04]

Oh I complain about it, because it's damn hot if I have to visit our factory for any support we need to go in there for.. I remember before that some of the electrical panels where hitting upwards of 50C inside them, the joys of not having air con of some description in the place!! Man it gets hot in there!

Well you're not far from me, if you ever need a look at something or what have you, drop me a line! Mines just sat on my home made bench 'table' with tubes and cables everywhere as I don't have the cash to get it up and running properly at the moment.. I need to save up for two complete new custom loops, it's not going to happen for a while!! The joys of June, July and August for me are my car due in June, the house insurance in July and the car insurance in August!! Perfect timing!! lol

Overclocking will always give you surprises, but 9/10, the errors give you a clue as to what is wrong or what could be and you can fix it with that message or at least understanding it, I find google to be very helpful even after nearly 20 years of doing it, I'm still learning and loving it! I can't pull my hair out as I've hardly any on top as it is, but...
What would you like to water cool?

ah thats kind of you man.
the missus' brother lives in bridgewater aswell.literally just off the m5 juction.

yea our cars mot and service are always due july and august tiime,which happens to be holiday time.bloody pain!


haha im loving learning new aspects of pc tinkering and also have no hair to pull out aswell.!!
Bob the Builder couldn't fix my Hairline!!!

a cpu water cooler would be ideal really.

 

[phill]

I'm off junction 24, just past the BP garage on the right, first left after the Bridgwater sign. Near the top of the road, right turn and you'll see a yellow Cupra R sat in front of a house, that's me!!

I'm glad mine's just been done but I do need some new front brakes which reminds me, I need to sort that out!!

I've been cooling the CPU with water and other things for the past 10 or so years, I would not hesitate to recommend it. It's not for everyone but with some of the overclocks I've had under water for 24/7 speeds, I wouldn't have been able to manage with air That said, I've gone over to air cooling on a few PC's but not my main gaming rig and my big SR-2 Cruncher Water all the way!!

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Water for sure - Aio's are best to be honest since they have the best price-performance. I managed to grab an eisbaer 360 with a premium rad grill and fan grills for just £50 with minor corrosion from thermal grizzly.

 

[dorsetknob]

Anyone looking for a Bargain ??

Saw this Advertised for £175
i-7 950 3.07ghz
1tb hd
8gb ram
dvd rw
bluray drive
amd 6900 series video card
wifi
republic of gamers mother board used in this build

Pm me if your intrested and i give you link to where its for sale

 

[lexluthermiester]

Anyone looking for a Bargain ??

Saw this Advertised for £175
i-7 950 3.07ghz
1tb hd
8gb ram
dvd rw
bluray drive
amd 6900 series video card
wifi
republic of gamers mother board used in this build

Pm me if your intrested and i give you link to where its for sale

You're talking UK of course..

 

[dorsetknob]

yes the UK Specifically South coast