Xeon Owners Club

[lexluthermiester]

Mem Controller is built into CPU (that Determins what mem works)
So yes you can use DDR3 ECC

It can depend on the motherboard config as well. I've seen some X58 boards that don't support ECC. And if that is the version 2.0 of the board, Gigabyte's own site says no;

GA-EX58-UD3R (rev. 1.6) Specification | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

www.gigabyte.com

GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) Specification | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

www.gigabyte.com

Also, the memory support lists do not show ECC support so it's a bit of a toss up;
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-EX58-UD3R-rev-16/support#support-doc

GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

www.gigabyte.com

Thus my suggestion to test a stick or two.

 

[dorsetknob]

Also, the memory support lists do not show ECC support so it's a bit of a toss up;

mem Slots are physically the same and electrically the Same.
The X58 Consumer Platform was not intended for Xeons (but they work)
qvl lists for both CPU and mem often do not list Xeon and ECC.
mem wize i expect its up to DDR3 1333 officialy

 

[lexluthermiester]

mem wize i expect its up to DDR3 1300 offically

You mean 1333? But if it supports ECC, it'll likely take up to 1600.

 

[Edwired]

This shows how long the gpu come from that period to now

 

[bobbybluz]

This shows how long the gpu come from that period to now

I sold my Voodoo 5 5500 on Ebay last year for more than I paid for it in 2000. It went to somebody in Europe and I was so surprised at how much it brought in bidding I threw in a Sound Blaster Live! Platinum as an unmentioned bonus for the buyer. The only GPU I have left from the 2000-2003 era is an ATI 9800 Pro 256MB I have in my vintage A7N8X rig.

 

[Edwired]

Jeez how bad I remember playing on PC with 5.25 floppy disks think it something to do with shooting donut ring and inputting number for angle can't remember exact name of the game

 

[Zyll Goliat]

I remember back then first I have Nvidia Riva TNT 2 8mb but I hate it because it was hot and didn't perform always well with that passive cooling so I sell it and get myself Voodoo Banshee 16mb and boy that was such an Awesome card that I enjoy playing it for a next few years......

 

[8BitZ80]

Now that the borders are closed and prices of used hardware is skyrocketing, there's not much to do except playing musical chairs with processors. At least until the GD900 thermal paste runs out.

 

[stinger608]

I sold my Voodoo 5 5500 on Ebay last year for more than I paid for it in 2000. It went to somebody in Europe and I was so surprised at how much it brought in bidding I threw in a Sound Blaster Live! Platinum as an unmentioned bonus for the buyer. The only GPU I have left from the 2000-2003 era is an ATI 9800 Pro 256MB I have in my vintage A7N8X rig.

What did you get for the 5500? Reason I ask, is I have one and seriously thinking about putting it up for sale. Wondering if it's worth it.

 

[bobbybluz]

What did you get for the 5500? Reason I ask, is I have one and seriously thinking about putting it up for sale. Wondering if it's worth it.

$325 plus the buyer paid shipping. It's amazing how things can become essentially worthless then later highly prized. I kept all of my early high-end computer parts for sentimental reasons but knew I'd never use them again. After selling the 5500 I dumped all but the parts I used in my "vintage" rig. Having also kept most of the original packaging for them helped bring better prices on Ebay.

 

[Mr.Scott]

Sold one of my VD 5 5500's two years ago. Got $200 and shipping almost immediately after putting it up.

 

[Edwired]

Nice

 

[lexluthermiester]

What did you get for the 5500? Reason I ask, is I have one and seriously thinking about putting it up for sale. Wondering if it's worth it.

It's worth it right now. For example;

3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 AGP Video Card for Parts for sale online | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 AGP Video Card for Parts at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

And it's likely going to sell at that price. If you were willing to sell foe $450 or $475 you'll sell quickly.

 

[stinger608]

It's worth it right now. For example;

3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 AGP Video Card for Parts for sale online | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 AGP Video Card for Parts at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

And it's likely going to sell at that price. If you were willing to sell foe $450 or $475 you'll sell.

Wow, they have gone up in the last couple of years!!!!!!!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Wow, they have gone up in the last couple of years!!!!!!!

They're getting very rare, although I think the price is going to plateau at the current price range. It may go up to $650 at tops.

 

[Zeta09]

Hello All.

Guess I'm late to this party. Have a Xeon 3430 2.4GHz (I know) and looking to upgrade the chip for my server.

Seems from what I can find the E-2186G is supposedly the best value but a bit much for my budget, so I'm gonna go with the 2146 and want to make sure I know which board to pair it with.

Is it true that the only chipset it SHOULD go with is the C246? Will a C236 board do?

Noob question but I need to make sure.

Thanks in advance.......

 

[Edwired]

Not sure but please list what board you are trying to pair the chip

 

[lexluthermiester]

Is it true that the only chipset it SHOULD go with is the C246? Will a C236 board do?

I want to say no to this. The specs I've looked at suggest strongly that the C236 chipset is for Skylake which is not the same platform as the Xeon 3430, which is a Lynnfield based CPU.

Intel® C236 Chipset Product Specifications

Intel® C236 Chipset quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.

ark.intel.com

BTW, Welcome to TPU! Better late than never!

 

[RadeonProVega]

Hey quick question, general question. When you set idle power savings to extended instead of normal, i notice the when benchmarking or just not idle the core speed goes above 3ghz on some cores , but when i set it to normal it always stays at 2999ghz and never goes pass it. Extended settings seems to use turbo boost , and normal settings does not. Using a 2650 V2.

Just wondering is extended the best option?

 

[Edwired]

I wouldnt worry too much about that. Mine just turbos up when playing games as xeon x5675 default it 3.06ghz turbo to 3.46ghz. Make sure the power profile is set to high performance in power option.

Got the first bsod last night error 0x124 was @ 1.160v while running 3.87ghz with turbo mode enabled so bumped up the vcore a tad more to 1.168v and played resident evil 7 for 5 hours straight no hiccups since

 

[stinger608]

They're getting very rare, although I think the price is going to plateau at the current price range. It may go up to $650 at tops.

Yeah, if I only had an Ebay account..........

 

[lexluthermiester]

Yeah, if I only had an Ebay account..........

Can't you set one up?

 

[stinger608]

Can't you set one up?

Probably not. I had a law suit against Ebay about 20 years ago.........And won so they naturally banned me LOL

 

[Zeta09]

Not sure but please list what board you are trying to pair the chip

Went to the SuperMicro site

Seems after much time I only have 4 choices for an mATX board
Was looking at MBD-X11SSM-F-O but this is a C236 chipset board
Sooooooo
out of the 4, two are C246 chipsets thus:
I am leaning towards: X11SCM-F

VGA tho?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Probably not. I had a law suit against Ebay about 20 years ago.........And won so they naturally banned me LOL

It was 20 years ago. Use a different email and use a nick name, DON'T give them your SSN. Easy. Unless you live at the same house with the same phone number, they're not going to know it's you. Legally they can't ban you for life.