CAPSLOCKSTUCK
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System Name | Party On |
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Processor | Xeon w 3520 |
Motherboard | DFI Lanparty |
Cooling | Big tower thing |
Memory | 6 gb Ballistix Tracer |
Video Card(s) | HD 7970 |
Case | a plank of wood |
Audio Device(s) | seperate amp and 6 big speakers |
Power Supply | Corsair |
Mouse | cheap |
Keyboard | under going restoration |
That MSI is one of the worst x58 I ever used. The sucker barely keeps ram on 1066MHz stable. The north bridge must be cooled, the heatsink is too small even for 110C Tmax.
i have a fan directed at the NB
i liked the MSI , it did ok with this cpu
http://hwbot.org/submission/2886339_capslockstuck_cinebench___r15_xeon_x5650_913_cb/
in a couple of weeks i will be putting a X5650 in my ASUS board, i will resubmit to HWBOT
It is currently crunching for Cruncher Society at 100% load while i test it.
NB is 57deg
average across the cores is 60deg
I think the PRO-E was always considered entry level, i dont think this makes it a bad board, perhaps you were unlucky. I would buy another one if i could find one but X58 prices have gone through the roof.