TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[DR4G00N]

Don't forget the faster 4c/8t X5687.

Xfire is reported to have issues with "micro stutter". An annoying phase shift between the frames. The only known solution-

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachments/trifire-001-jpg.99712/

Trifire!

That's pretty much how I did it with my HD 7950's though not that I noticed any stutter in the first place even with two.

Me now realizing that my even 780 Ti's are now equally as old as an 8800GT was when it launched compared to the RTX 3080 is now.

 

[MachineLearning]

X5675's are in the 20 buck range now too.
X58 boards still ain't cheap though.

Occasionally you can find ASUS P6TD or Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R for under $80, but otherwise yeah... Finding good X58 mobos can be rough. But the Xeons make it more than worth it my X5675 is running @ 4.5GHz, 1.38v. What a dream...

 

[Retrorockit]

I just saw a closeout sale on the 6990 Acceleros, and had a Dell OEM HD6990 sitting around, and a couple HD6970s so I stuck that together.
I never found an actual reason to run it. Maybe it will use enough electricity to shut down a couple of Bitcoin miners.

 

[Mr.Scott]

my X5675 is running @ 4.5GHz, 1.38v. What a dream...

Got something I can see?
CPUz, whatever........
Pic of rig?

 

[MachineLearning]

Got something I can see?
CPUz, whatever........
Pic of rig?

You needn't say another word...
CPU-Z Validation Link

ASUS and EVGA have quickly become some of my favorite brands when it comes to motherboards, and for good reason...

I know CPU-Z has them, but here's the full specs listed out:

- ASUS P6X58D-E, w/ Arctic MX-4 for NB/SB and APT2560 0.5mm pads on VRM. Also, I added two little thermal adhesive aluminum heatsinks to the 3-phase memory VRM.
- 2x EVGA GTX 580 @ 920C, 2350M (not fully finished tuning/stabilizing but it finishes FFXIV Endwalker benchmark)
- EVGA Supernova G6 750W, which is extremely unhappy about the 580's and is running at its limit...
- 3x4GB Kingston 1866MHz CL10 DDR3, running at CL8 1600MHz (not tuned either)
- Thermalright Peerless Assassin PA120, which by now is probably mentioned in 50% of my posts
- Phanteks P400A Digital
- SK hynix Gold S31 1TB

Before this chip I tried to OC a 980X... did not go as well, could barely do 4.4GHz @ 1.4v on my X58 SLI LE. Instant Xeon fan after I got this one.

 

[Mr.Scott]

You needn't say another word...
CPU-Z Validation Link
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ASUS and EVGA have quickly become some of my favorite brands when it comes to motherboards, and for good reason...

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I know CPU-Z has them, but here's the full specs listed out:

- ASUS P6X58D-E, w/ Arctic MX-4 for NB/SB and APT2560 0.5mm pads on VRM. Also, I added two little thermal adhesive aluminum heatsinks to the 3-phase memory VRM.
- 2x EVGA GTX 580 @ 920C, 2350M (not fully finished tuning/stabilizing but it finishes FFXIV Endwalker benchmark)
- EVGA Supernova G6 750W, which is extremely unhappy about the 580's and is running at its limit...
- 3x4GB Kingston 1866MHz CL10 DDR3, running at CL8 1600MHz (not tuned either)
- Thermalright Peerless Assassin PA120, which by now is probably mentioned in 50% of my posts
- Phanteks P400A Digital
- MX500 1TB

Before this chip I tried to OC a 980X... did not go as well, could barely do 4.4GHz @ 1.4v on my X58 SLI LE. Instant Xeon fan after I got this one.

Wow........it's awesome.

 

[stinger608]

That is just F'n sexy as hell @MachineLearning

 

[erek]

Got these handed over to me to add to the collection yesterday:

 

[QuietBob]

You needn't say another word...
CPU-Z Validation Link
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ASUS and EVGA have quickly become some of my favorite brands when it comes to motherboards, and for good reason...

View attachment 234474

I know CPU-Z has them, but here's the full specs listed out:

- ASUS P6X58D-E, w/ Arctic MX-4 for NB/SB and APT2560 0.5mm pads on VRM. Also, I added two little thermal adhesive aluminum heatsinks to the 3-phase memory VRM.
- 2x EVGA GTX 580 @ 920C, 2350M (not fully finished tuning/stabilizing but it finishes FFXIV Endwalker benchmark)
- EVGA Supernova G6 750W, which is extremely unhappy about the 580's and is running at its limit...
- 3x4GB Kingston 1866MHz CL10 DDR3, running at CL8 1600MHz (not tuned either)
- Thermalright Peerless Assassin PA120, which by now is probably mentioned in 50% of my posts
- Phanteks P400A Digital
- SK hynix Gold S31 1TB

Before this chip I tried to OC a 980X... did not go as well, could barely do 4.4GHz @ 1.4v on my X58 SLI LE. Instant Xeon fan after I got this one.

That's a really nice setup! Would you mind running the CPU-Z benchmark on it?

 

[Caring1]

Occasionally you can find ASUS P6TD or Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R for under $80, but otherwise yeah... Finding good X58 mobos can be rough. But the Xeons make it more than worth it my X5675 is running @ 4.5GHz, 1.38v. What a dream...

I saw this DFI X58 for repairs the other day on eBay, it's still current for another 9 hours, I've always liked the look but don't have the skills to repair boards:

DFI LANparty JR X58-T3H6 Motherboard, i7-920 2.66GHz CPU, Untested/Parts/Repairs | eBay

We adopt fluorescent slots and connectors in all LANParty series. LANPARTY JR X58-T3H6. LANParty JR X58-T3eH6 brings the best gaming experience to you! LANParty adopts solid capacitors & MLCC for the best stability.

www.ebay.com.au

 

[Mr.Scott]

I saw this DFI X58 for repairs the other day on eBay, it's still current for another 9 hours, I've always liked the look but don't have the skills to repair boards:

DFI LANparty JR X58-T3H6 Motherboard, i7-920 2.66GHz CPU, Untested/Parts/Repairs | eBay

We adopt fluorescent slots and connectors in all LANParty series. LANPARTY JR X58-T3H6. LANParty JR X58-T3eH6 brings the best gaming experience to you! LANParty adopts solid capacitors & MLCC for the best stability.

www.ebay.com.au

It's a Jr.
If I remember correctly, there was something inherently wrong with those.
That's why you never see them around.

 

[MachineLearning]

That's a really nice setup! Would you mind running the CPU-Z benchmark on it?

You got it
New CPU-Z validation @ 2048MHz CL9, 1.375v QPI

And CDM for ya, maxing out SATA II with this SK hynix S31. I use Intel ICH10R and ignore the Marvell SATA III controller, it's just a lot more consistent in real use.

Endwalker with same GPU OC as before:

Cinebench R23.2

And here's power consumption in 3 scenarios. Respectively: during Endwalker benchmark, during Cinebench R23.2 run, and desktop idle. Yeah, I'm glad this is a quality 750W unit with OPP around 1000W...

Also I want to give a huge thanks to @Regeneration for making these X58 BIOS mods. This is all with Spectre / Meltdown protections active.

 

[Dinnercore]

It's a Jr.
If I remember correctly, there was something inherently wrong with those.
That's why you never see them around.

X58 in general is a bit of a dodgy platform I feel. There are so many broken/for parts/missing RAM channel boards appearing. More than any other platform I searched for. Also 3/4 of my X58 boards so far turned out to be paper weights more or less. One is missing first RAM channel, one won't post at all, one ignores all clock settings no matter how many times I replace the bios or what CPU I try.
Not counting the SR-2 in there, and that also drops RAM channels every 2nd boot.

And I don't get why they are so super expensive now. Maybe because they all start to die and supply dies down? Broken Rampage III Extreme goes for 160€. I've been thinking of getting back to that platform but I'd have to buy in for over 300€.

Anyway, I picked up another P45. Expanding my collection to MSI:

Came with a Q6600. Got it for 40€, not sure if that was a good price but other offers I found locally all exceed 100€.

 

[Trekkie4]

Fixed that for you. This is coming from some who Xfired the x1900, 3780, 4870, and 6950 cards.
Even though it didn't work consistently, it was still a lot of fun to play around with. @Trekkie4 if you have the mobo & a pair of cards, try it out IMO.
I'd be interested in seeing some 3dMark (03, 05, 06) comparisons with SLI on & off.

Sorry to disappoint, but for now I only got couple of 8600GTS cards and SLI bridge ... nothing else. It was just a crazy idea really, since I never played around with SLI before

What platform / era do you have in mind? It's surprisingly easy to find quality SLI-capable mainboards for <$100, as long as you don't mind P55 / Z68 / Z77 platforms (or X58 + X5675 if you're lucky). For P55 grab a Xeon X3470 / X3460 for $20, or on 1155 a i7-2600k for $60. It's not pocket change but if you want an SLI mobo for benching it's a good way to go.

Nothing in particular, whichever comes first & cost less (or nothing)
That being said, I would prefer Socket 775 with Q6600 ... or something similar. In fact, I just paired one of my Q6600 rigs with GTX 550 Ti the other day and (so far, at least) things had been pretty good!

Got these handed over to me to add to the collection yesterday:

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I could easily understand that someone gave away their video cards ... but to give away your cat?! I'm shocked!

 

[MachineLearning]

Nothing in particular, whichever comes first & cost less (or nothing)
That being said, I would prefer Socket 775 with Q6600 ... or something similar. In fact, I just paired one of my Q6600 rigs with GTX 550 Ti the other day and (so far, at least) things had been pretty good!

Hey, fair enough, 775 is one of my favorite sockets to OC so far... other two being 1366 and 1156. I assume that EVGA is less common in the EU than in the USA, are there many 750i/780i boards for sale over there? Or did XFX take EVGA's place for EU? Otherwise, look for like an ASUS P7P55D Deluxe, ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (really mediocre VRM so don't expect a great CPU OC especially on SandyBridge), Z68 Extreme3 if you can get em cheap. Those 3 I've found for around $70USD in the states but I'm not sure how your market is.

 

[Trekkie4]

Hey, fair enough, 775 is one of my favorite sockets to OC so far... other two being 1366 and 1156. I assume that EVGA is less common in the EU than in the USA, are there many 750i/780i boards for sale over there? Or did XFX take EVGA's place for EU? Otherwise, look for like an ASUS P7P55D Deluxe, ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (really mediocre VRM so don't expect a great CPU OC especially on SandyBridge), Z68 Extreme3 if you can get em cheap. Those 3 I've found for around $70USD in the states but I'm not sure how your market is.

IDK, to be perfectly honest I didn't pay much attention. But yes, Asus was always my first choice - they've made some of the best boards out there. All the way from P3B-F, "talking" P4B, and beyond

Actually there's a P7P55D on sale right now for $67 which is pretty much what you described. Too much for what it is, not worth the money IMHO.

 

[QuietBob]

You got it
New CPU-Z validation @ 2048MHz CL9, 1.375v QPI
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And CDM for ya, maxing out SATA II with this SK hynix S31. I use Intel ICH10R and ignore the Marvell SATA III controller, it's just a lot more consistent in real use.

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Endwalker with same GPU OC as before:

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Cinebench R23.2

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And here's power consumption in 3 scenarios. Respectively: during Endwalker benchmark, during Cinebench R23.2 run, and desktop idle. Yeah, I'm glad this is a quality 750W unit with OPP around 1000W...

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Also I want to give a huge thanks to @Regeneration for making these X58 BIOS mods. This is all with Spectre / Meltdown protections active.

Very respectable performance from that Xeon! In CPU-Z ST is comparable with Zen 1 or Haswell, while MT matches my 3300X at the same clock speed. Only the power consumption... 214w idle

 

[MachineLearning]

Very respectable performance from that Xeon! In CPU-Z ST is comparable with Zen 1 or Haswell, while MT matches my 3300X at the same clock speed. Only the power consumption... 214w idle

Definitely! Those 580's in SLI probably have a lot to do with it.... Getting a current clamp in, might try that on the EPS 12v to see how much the Xeon alone draws.

Actually there's a P7P55D on sale right now for $67 which is pretty much what you described. Too much for what it is, not worth the money IMHO.

Just be careful with the vanilla P7P55D, it does not support SLI. The Deluxe, Premium or Sabertooth 55i are your best bets from ASUS for P55 SLI support I believe.

 

[onemanhitsquad]

Tandy MMS-10 July 1994 (from the 1994 catalog "this 3-speaker system fits between monitor and cpu" )...I never tried setting my 21" Sony Trinitron on it for obvious reasons!!

this one is very clean , I have seen a few others that are yellowed , my knobs were painted to see them in low light all night gaming sessions (looking at stripping the paint back to original). It has 2 inputs than can be selected individually or "mixed" and supports external speakers that can be separated from the built-in or run together. At the time I used it with my PC I used it to power a pair of Minimus 7W speakers.

I am considering grabbing another one (maybe one of the yellowed ones) and stuffing some modern speakers in the sucka for fun.

The other Tandy piece is their Power Switching System , also from 1994 , basically what we would know as a surge protector strip today. Individual sockets for PC and peripherals with individual on off switches or power on all with one button. It also has a swivel base. So the stack would look like your Power Switching System then MMS-10 speaker system on top of it and then your monitor on top of that...hey, it's 1994 man!

 

[MachineLearning]

My tiny Tesla collection, just starting this one out... I love the XFX and PNY designs. I guess I only buy acronymic video cards?

 

[Retrorockit]

I stuck together a backup web crawler. It's so I can do an experiment on the one I'm using now.
It's an Optiplex XE Desktop. Q9505s 65W 4 core, 12GB ddr3 1333, and a "too new for you" GTX1050Ti 4GB on a Dell 90* DT riser card. I like new GPUs in old computers. Especially ones w/o GPU power cables.
XE is a SOHO Server model. Stout cooling features and a 4 phase VRM.

My tiny Tesla collection, just starting this one out..

I have couple Tesla cards too. I'm not sure what they would be good for. What benchmarks would show an advantage to them? I can overclock a Dell LGA775 workstation easily. I would love to stick one of these in there and see what it can do. I just don't know what questions to ask it.

 

[MachineLearning]

I have couple Tesla cards too. I'm not sure what they would be good for. What benchmarks would show an advantage to them? I can overclock a Dell LGA775 workstation easily. I would love to stick one of these in there and see what it can do. I just don't know what questions to ask it.

Yeah, I was really struggling with that too... Mainly, I don't use my extra GPUs/systems for gaming, I'm more interested in the physical hardware, and naturally I like when number go higher. So with these Tesla arch cards I've used Unigine Heaven DX9 mainly for these old cards, if you have older computer games DX10 and before, there must be something that'll run. I know F.E.A.R., Bioshock and Crysis should run. Check out the 280 review as well, some games are featured there naturally.

It's a shame you can't search Cloud Gate results anymore afaik. That would be very helpful.

 

[Ruru]

Hmm, been watching Rampage III Gene boards from ebay and they're actually not that pricey..

 

[MachineLearning]

Hmm, been watching Rampage III Gene boards from ebay and they're actually not that pricey..

There's a person in Finland selling many "manufacturer refurbished" boards on eBay, iirc a couple were X58. Shipping costs are a little high for me, but they look quality and you may be able to avoid shipping...

 

[Ruru]

There's a person in Finland selling many "manufacturer refurbished" boards on eBay, iirc a couple were X58. Shipping costs are a little high for me, but they look quality and you may be able to avoid shipping...

Yea, I saw those could be useful to get one from the same country.

There was at least one Rampage II Gene I saw from that Finnish seller, though I saw a Rampage III Gene from UK with a very nice price (even after applying shipping and customs).