Xeon Owners Club

[Darmok N Jalad]

There are some modded bios' for them that allow overclocking, they're on a Russian site and quite a few people are having much luck with it. OPnce I'm up and running I'll try them and report back. The bios's cant just be flashed straight over, you need some strings from the bios that it comes with, then you add it to the tweaked bios, flash that and you gain multiplier options and a few others. I'll see if I can find the link again.

I've gone the way of getting the highest clocked 6 core for the system to start with, then until I get the modded bios I'll still have quad-channel and NVME boot as a starter course, then flash the bios once I'm more read up on it for OC'ing dessert.

This is the board I have ordered, it has overclocking options available but no voltage control, but that can be fixed with modded bios, everything else like NVME boot/setup is there though. Huanan deluxe X79

Vid with overview:

I look forward to it. My last question would be how these do in hackintoshes. I’ve considered making a hackintosh, but your success there depends greatly on buying the right parts. I guess a good VM could solve that.

 

[MrGRiMv25]

I look forward to it. My last question would be how these do in hackintoshes. I’ve considered making a hackintosh, but your success there depends greatly on buying the right parts. I guess a good VM could solve that.

I have a license for a full version of VMWare so I might use both that and VBox, then find out which one runs OSX the best.

I've never tried a Hackintosh but there's plenty of forums dedicated to it and have a vast list of all the hardware that will definitely work with it, probably worth a look if building a solo PC for OSX and nothing else.

 

[ManGupta]

There are some modded bios' for them that allow overclocking, they're on a Russian site and quite a few people are having much luck with it. OPnce I'm up and running I'll try them and report back. The bios's cant just be flashed straight over, you need some strings from the bios that it comes with, then you add it to the tweaked bios, flash that and you gain multiplier options and a few others. I'll see if I can find the link again.

I've gone the way of getting the highest clocked 6 core for the system to start with, then until I get the modded bios I'll still have quad-channel and NVME boot as a starter course, then flash the bios once I'm more read up on it for OC'ing dessert.

This is the board I have ordered, it has overclocking options available but no voltage control, but that can be fixed with modded bios, everything else like NVME boot/setup is there though. Huanan deluxe X79

Vid with overview:

What is your toal cost of this setup, and how much this motherboard costs.

 

[MrGRiMv25]

I got the E5-1660 and a 4GB stick of DDR3-1600 for £80 off a friend who had a few Xeons for sale, he had an 8 core but it was clocked quite low compared to the 1660 so didn't grab that. The Huuuuunnnnnnaaaang board was £79 - so with a new case and PSU the total cost will be around £220.

With the 3 x4GB sticks of DDR3-1600 I already have and the stick included with the 1660 I'll have enough for quad channel setup, looks like it will get around 45GB/s in Aida64 with that - the triple channel setup on my HP board at 1333mhz only gets 22GB/s mem bandwidth. :\

 

[ManGupta]

Good Morning All...

Just got this build up and running

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What was your total cost for this system.

 

[dorsetknob]

And you were so Proud of the Build you Posted in the Xeon Owners Club

 

[Samiam66]

What was your total cost for this system.

$1300 and change ....all online order nothing purchased at local frys electronics

And you were so Proud of the Build you Posted in the Xeon Owners Club

No not really a few other members were following the build .. I do have 5 Hp Xeon workstations
that are used on a daily bases ..that why i follow this forum ...Chap

 

[sam_86314]

The case for my Plex server build arrived. This'll be a long post with lots of pictures.

I used the 4GB of memory the board came with. The board obviously fits better with this case.

Power supply installation was annoying. The screws are hard to get to, and because I don't have a modular unit for this build, all of the cables had to be crammed behind it. I had to install it fan-side up because the built in extension cord wouldn't fit otherwise.

I shucked my 8TB WD EasyStore drive I was using with my previous server to use in here. Unfortunately, the WD White label drives that come in these have a "feature" that prevents the drive from powering on if a certain pin on the power connector receives 3.3v. I fixed this issue by putting a tiny piece of electrical tape on it, and now the drive works correctly.

Here's everything put together.

I've underclocked the CPU to 2.5GHz to try and keep temps down since I'm using a crappy cooler. Hopefully it doesn't hurt performance too much.

After a test, it looks like I'll need to get a new CPU cooler. Temps get into the low 90s when it has to crunch video down for streaming.

Can anyone suggest any good low profile coolers that aren't too pricey?

 

[HUSKIE]

Good Morning All...

Just got this build up and running

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stick that on SHOW OFF SECTION

 

[lexluthermiester]

The case for my Plex server build arrived. This'll be a long post with lots of pictures.

That's a nice case!

Can anyone suggest any good low profile coolers that aren't too pricey?

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[MrGRiMv25]

The case for my Plex server build arrived. This'll be a long post with lots of pictures.

Can anyone suggest any good low profile coolers that aren't too pricey?

Sweet, looks like that'll be a nice Plex server, beeing wanting to build a small PC like that, but it's gonna have to wait til next year when I'm more financially stable

 

[sam_86314]

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Do you think it'll fit? The socket is pretty close to the PCIE and memory slots on this board.

 

[MrGRiMv25]

You could have a try with this cooler, I think its quite small so should fit, not sure whether it will be enough for yout TDP but its rated at 95w.

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[lexluthermiester]

Do you think it'll fit? The socket is pretty close to the PCIE and memory slots on this board.

Looks tight, but seems like it would. Have you measured it out? The specs say the cooler is 120mm x 120mm x 59mm.
If not, this might work better;

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EDIT:
I take that back, that one is also 120mm x 120mm and is a bit taller.

 

[dorsetknob]

No not really a few other members were following the build .. I do have 5 Hp Xeon workstations
that are used on a daily bases ..that why i follow this forum

stick that on SHOW OFF SECTION

Yes People generally know how to navigate these forums

 

[lexluthermiester]

Yes People generally know how to navigate these forums

I think it still applies here. It is a Xeon CPU based build after all. I welcome it but that's just me.

 

[dorsetknob]

It is a Xeon CPU based build

Must be Suffering Visual Dislexia

 

[lexluthermiester]

Must be Suffering Visual Dislexia

Not at all, see below..

I've underclocked the CPU to 2.5GHz to try and keep temps down since I'm using a crappy cooler. Hopefully it doesn't hurt performance too much.

After a test, it looks like I'll need to get a new CPU cooler. Temps get into the low 90s when it has to crunch video down for streaming.

Can anyone suggest any good low profile coolers that aren't too pricey?

Not sure where you're looking, I see the above which says clearly Xeon X3470, thus my recommendations for Socket 1156 coolers.

 

[dorsetknob]

See post #5230 thats where im looking and yes he later posted a xeon Build

Good Morning All...

Just got this build up and running

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[lexluthermiester]

See post #5230 thats where im looking and yes he later posted a xeon Build

Actually, that's two different users starting with the name Sam. Had to scroll up to see it. And you all are right.

@Samiam66 Your post belongs in the following thread;

Ryzen Owners Zen Garden

I'm posting this in case anyone wants a Ryzen thread for troubleshooting and guidance. As someone with a build about to happen, I have a feeling I might need some help. New wave of CPU'S means teething probs. So, feedback on BIOS issues, memory hints and general tweaks could be useful. Trolls...

www.techpowerup.com

Please copy and paste it over there and delete the one here.

Sorry for the confusion, didn't notice the difference in names...

 

[Zyll Goliat]

Actually, that's two different users starting with the name Sam. Had to scroll up to see it. And you all are right.

@Samiam66 Your post belongs in the following thread;

Ryzen Owners Zen Garden

I'm posting this in case anyone wants a Ryzen thread for troubleshooting and guidance. As someone with a build about to happen, I have a feeling I might need some help. New wave of CPU'S means teething probs. So, feedback on BIOS issues, memory hints and general tweaks could be useful. Trolls...

www.techpowerup.com

Please copy and paste it over there and delete the one here.

Sorry for the confusion, didn't notice the difference in names...

They multiply and act like your avatar picture(aKa agent Smith)in this case agent Sam....no wonder you guys get confused...

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

Why a low profile cooler? It looks like you could get a modest tower cooler in there, or are there clearance issues I cannot see? Also, is this headless? Would maybe a modern entry level GPU help take the video processing load off the CPU?

 

[sam_86314]

Why a low profile cooler? It looks like you could get a modest tower cooler in there, or are there clearance issues I cannot see? Also, is this headless? Would maybe a modern entry level GPU help take the video processing load off the CPU?

I'd like a low profile cooler to get some airflow over the VRMs and the chipset. I'm not sure how necessary that is. If it isn't as important as I think it is, then I'll get a tower cooler.

It currently has an HD 6350 in it since the Xeon lacks an iGPU. For some reason, Plex only supports CPU transcoding. I keep it connected to a monitor so I can keep track of temperatures and do updates when necessary.

EDIT: Hardware transcoding is a paid feature for Plex. I use the free version.

 

[Zyll Goliat]

 

[ManGupta]

It really costs just $20 (10+10) more to add a pcie usb3 + pcie nvme adapter and Xeon is on par with modern features.