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[phill]

They are under water, so I'll be very interested in seeing what they hold at and how level the heat spreader is to how different/far out the temps are! I also wonder how much more power they may or may not use as well

 

[lexluthermiester]

They are under water, so I'll be very interested in seeing what they hold at and how level the heat spreader is to how different/far out the temps are!

My 2 cents? Not much if anything.

I also wonder how much more power they may or may not use as well

The 5650's and 5675's are both 95w parts, so again, I think not much of a difference if any.

So you've effectively bought yourself a bump in performance x 2. Depending on how much you paid, you may have got a good deal.

 

[FireFox]

I look forward to seeing if they run much cooler or hotter than the X5650's currently sitting in it.. It'll be a little faster for sure, but when crunching it's not so much the speed that's important to me really... But I look forward to testing them out

I have 10 X5675 ( used for Crunching ) i remember paying 1000€+, they are great CPUs, i remember mine using low voltages for 4.5GHZ and 4.7GHz + temps were amazing on Air.

 

[lyra]

Yeah getting a 7870 and an x5450 for it and new cooler if i can get the holes to line up

 

[lexluthermiester]

Yeah getting a 7870

Keep the PSU in mind. Not likely to handle the wattage a 7870 will need. It'll be a much better idea to match it up with a more power efficient GPU like a 1030 or 1050. A 1060 is likely to work as well.

 

[king of swag187]

Keep the PSU in mind. Not likely to handle the wattage a 7870 will need. It'll be a much better idea to match it up with a more power efficient GPU like a 1030 or 1050. A 1060 is likely to work as well.

TDP is a little high but with an undervolt it should befine, I'd recommend getting a newer PSU though

 

[lexluthermiester]

TDP is a little high but with an undervolt it should befine, I'd recommend getting a newer PSU though

With that case, the PSU options are limited as it is an ITX form-factor. It would be great to find a good PSU, but it'll be pricey. The better option is to go with an inexpensive GPU that fit's within the wattage limits of the PSU in question.

 

[king of swag187]

With that case, the PSU options are limited as it is an ITX form-factor. It would be great to find a good PSU, but it'll be pricey. The better option is to go with an inexpensive GPU that fit's within the wattage limits of the PSU in question.

Maybe something like you already mentioned, a 1050-low powered 1060, or a 960

 

[lexluthermiester]

Maybe something like you already mentioned, a 1050-low powered 1060, or a 960

I'd not recommend the 960(145w) as it's quite a bit more power hungry than a 1050(75w)/1060(110W).

 

[lyra]

A 750ti was my original idea, im going for the 7870 cause i can get one cheaper than a 750ti. Its got a 500w power supply in it so a 7870 shoukd just about fit in in. If not well oh well 750ti it will be then

Also dunno why my message sent so late. Im pretty sure i sent that with the pictures

 

[phill]

My 2 cents? Not much if anything.

The 5650's and 5675's are both 95w parts, so again, I think not much of a difference if any.

So you've effectively bought yourself a bump in performance x 2. Depending on how much you paid, you may have got a good deal.

I'll report back when I get 5 minutes to check up on the setup Since I'm going from a pair of X5650's, I can't imagine I'll notice much but instead of 2 x 2.67Ghz I'll have 2 x 3.06Ghz... Plus then some overclocking, it'll be fun
I paid just under £65 for the pair of the CPUs, which I didn't think was bad as the X5680's were about £85 and then the X5690's were £150..

I have 10 X5675 ( used for Crunching ) i remember paying 1000€+, they are great CPUs, i remember mine using low voltages for 4.5GHZ and 4.7GHz + temps were amazing on Air.

I definitely don't have 10 of them and I certainly didn't pay £1000 for them all either lol I think the 4 x L5640's I paid about £60 and then these X5675's where as mentioned above under £65.. Bargain prices if I'm honest 36 cores and 72 threads for not much cash at all

 

[lexluthermiester]

A 750ti was my original idea, im going for the 7870 cause i can get one cheaper than a 750ti. Its got a 500w power supply in it so a 7870 shoukd just about fit in in. If not well oh well 750ti it will be then

Between those two, the 750ti is a 60w part vs the 7870 at 170w. While the 7870 performs better, that's a ton of power usage. Still, if you're sure the PSU is quality then go for it and have fun!

 

[Deleted member 178884]

I can't wait to receive my new laptop - (hint: It's a clevo x7200, and I paid £210 posted - insane right?)

 

[dorsetknob]

I can't wait to receive my new laptop - (hint: It's a clevo x7200, and I paid £210 posted - insane right?)

So what Xeon has the previous owner fitted in place of the I7 it shipped with

 

[Deleted member 178884]

So what Xeon has the previous owner fitted in place of the I7 it shipped with

It's got a x5650 - And at £210 it was a steal, only downside is the fact it's got 4gb ram and the power cord has some electrical tape over it but it works. I ordered it today and it's going to come in around a week. For £210 I can't complain at all.

 

[king of swag187]

I can't wait to receive my new laptop - (hint: It's a clevo x7200, and I paid £210 posted - insane right?)

How did you manage that????? Those are rarer than 6GHZ 8700Ks.....
Shame the can only handle up to dual 680M's
I have almost all of the later models (P377SMA P570WM P870TM1)

 

[DR4G00N]

Between those two, the 750ti is a 60w part vs the 7870 at 170w. While the 7870 performs better, that's a ton of power usage. Still, if you're sure the PSU is quality then go for it and have fun!

A decent 500W will be more than enough for a 7870, I've run a 7950 + OC'ed i7 920 on a fairly poor 480W (Dual +12V rail) and it managed okay unless I ran P95 & furmark at the same time.

Though I will say a 1050 pairs very nicely with the 775/771 stuff. Mind I now have 2x X5460's @ 3.8GHz which are quite a bit faster in benches and games than the E5420's @ 3GHz

 

[Deleted member 178884]

How did you manage that????? Those are rarer than 6GHZ 8700Ks.....

God knows, I often snoop around ebay UK and gumtree and scope out some good deals, I was actually looking for a laptop for sixth form, well it turned out to be rather different than what I was expecting, It was originally £230 posted however when I went to order it the next day the seller dropped it to £210 - he mentioned it was purchased new and has no damage to it other than missing screws for the x bracket, he happily included both 480ms with it, and it's a shame it can only take up to a 680m otherwise i'd be a serious beast, to be fair I've never had a deal this good since I scored 32gb ddr4 2400mhz for around £100 before the ram craze

EDIT: Before I purchased it - I did check seller feedback and it was a genuine seller - so it wasn't a scam which was excellent, the seller had messaged me 10 minutes ago telling me he had lost one of the mesh underneath covers and wanted to be honest and attached an image, so luckily it isn't one of those ebay sellers ripping people off with scams.

Upon receiving it I'll start with some cool pics and some benchmarks + overclocking : )

Shame the can only handle up to dual 680M's

What about this?

I've got plenty of 560 ti's spare so I could run a egpu or won't it work?

 

[king of swag187]

God knows, I often snoop around ebay UK and gumtree and scope out some good deals, I was actually looking for a laptop for sixth form, well it turned out to be rather different than what I was expecting, It was originally £230 posted however when I went to order it the next day the seller dropped it to £210 - he mentioned it was purchased new and has no damage to it other than missing screws for the x bracket, he happily included both 480ms with it, and it's a shame it can only take up to a 680m otherwise i'd be a serious beast, to be fair I've never had a deal this good since I scored 32gb ddr4 2400mhz for around £100 before the ram craze

EDIT: Before I purchased it - I did check seller feedback and it was a genuine seller - so it wasn't a scam which was excellent, the seller had messaged me 10 minutes ago telling me he had lost one of the mesh underneath covers and wanted to be honest and attached an image, so luckily it isn't one of those ebay sellers ripping people off with scams.

Upon receiving it I'll start with some cool pics and some benchmarks + overclocking : )


What about this?

I've got plenty of 560 ti's spare so I could run a egpu or won't it work?

You should be able to run an eGPU, but only at x1 2.0, and the 480M is based of the same 560 time core I think. Again, congrats on this steal. You also might be able to run dual 780m's, but you'd be approaching total power limit, unless you have dual bricks or the beefy 780W PSU. Lol my P870TM1 reach's 500w+ when doing heavy OC and both 1080's and 8700K, my P377SMA is much quiter and cooler with a 4930MX and dual 1070's.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

You also might be able to run dual 780m

Is that possible? Sounds good.

unless you have dual bricks or the beefy 780W PSU

Unfortunately this one only has a single PSU

 

[king of swag187]

Is that possible? Sounds good.

Unfortunately this one only has a single PSU

I have no clue, but machines of that era seem to stop at 680ms, only a few can go up to a 780M (HP 8740W, M17X R2?) due to BIOS limitations, and none to 10series to not having an eDP enabled screen
Might want to check NTBK Review Forums

 

[dorsetknob]

note the Wilki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clevo_x7200
Soon after its release, it was reported[by whom?] certain X7200/NP7280 configurations under heavy use would cause the power supply unit (PSU) to cut out, switching the power to the laptop's battery.[citation needed] In order to prevent the problem, Clevo developed a power connecting bridge so two PSUs could be used in tandem to provide the necessary power to the system, thus preventing the PSU from a fault.[citation needed]

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Clevo developed a power connecting bridge

Which is almost impossible to find in the UK

 

[dorsetknob]

Which is almost impossible to find in the UK

Sometime you just have to go to the manafacture
If it needs it (not saying it does) then its that or ebay international / Alibaba

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Sometime you just have to go to the manafacture

Never mind, I found one https://www.lps-gopower.org/power-c...2lNsR4-lkGXiuD4QHnYercbhw-Um6y9gaAlY9EALw_wcB at £56.80 it's a bit steep, Guess I'll go without it since I'll end up spending more on the psu and converters than I did on the laptop