Xeon Owners Club

[masterdeejay]

After a lot of good deals lets talk about a bad things.
I have this Asus Z10PA-D8 motherboard, one of my frends have the same motherboard from the same seller, and that mobo killed 4 xeons so he send it back.
But my mobo handles the 2678v3 very well and works fine, but i decided to upgrade. I bought a few damaged xeons 2690v3, 2697v3. I have a lot of damaged before and almost all worked well. I want a dual 2697v3 rig, more cores more freq (bios modded to all core turbo hack). And i want to sell the 2690v3 and the two 2678v3 for profit so the upgrade will totaly free

So i put the 2690v3 in it, nothing happened, 00 error code. Ok thats not a problem one not working not a big deal. 50 USD lost
Next is 2697v3 55 usd, big bang and smoke puff. Mobo damaged, one thread on the right side of the mobo damaged. That is a disaster!!! I put back the 2678v3 in it, and its boots!!! Prime stable, but the mobo fried and works?? How??? Ok i put the next 2697v3, nothing, just 00 on the diag, i put back the 2678v3 and worked..
So the summ of this: 3 dead xeons 160 usd lost, and a strange mobo that fried but works flawlessly. How can i upgrade this thing to not kill any high wattage xeons? I think i cant...My PSU is brand new Superflower platinum 750w, so its enough for two of the cpus.
The funny thing is i make gaming machines with chinese no name mobos and damaged cpus, noname psu-s, used rams..., all of them are works overclocked. The brand mobo, brand psu, brand etc killed the xeons and half fried.
I think that the mobo was aged and have weakened vrm for the 130-145w cpus, that is why burned. One of the 2697v3 are smelling like smoke. I will try them in a chinese mobo.
So i keep the dual 2678v3, if i want to upgrade i must buy another dual mobo, that is cost too much. But i will buy chinese, no more brand used mobo.

 

[masterdeejay]

Two 12 USD cpu. Xeon E5-2620v3 dual, all core turbo hack. The ram is stock, cpu not undervolted so possible tdp limit kicks is. Needs some optimization.

Performace is like one 2673v3. But the funny part is the two cpu cost the same as one ram module.

 

[Edwired]

Fairly tight in there

 

[lexluthermiester]

Fairly tight in there

I think it looks alright. Good cable management, good component layout, good amount of space for airflow.

 

[8BitZ80]

Two 12 USD cpu. Xeon E5-2620v3 dual, all core turbo hack. The ram is stock, cpu not undervolted so possible tdp limit kicks is. Needs some optimization.
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Performace is like one 2673v3. But the funny part is the two cpu cost the same as one ram module.

Man, I'm kind of annoyed at myself that I didn't get an Asus Cerberus GTX 1070 Ti. In 2018 I literally had one in the checkout to buy online but I refreshed the page and the price had jumped up by US$20. I swear that this particular online retailer had set up their listed prices to automatically adjust according to the website traffic so they could maximise profits. Screw that. So I dumped it and got a GTX 1060 6GB from another company. Still a good card but not a monster like the 1070.

 

[Edwired]

I know the feeling some retainers or sellers see same gpu else where and set the price according to that then tomorrow it will jump depending on currencies exchange if buying from another country

 

[SlamHammer]

Does anyone here have any experience with the Asus REIV Motherboards??

I recently scored one for a heckuva deal and I have a few questions on the board. Mainly focusing on the DDR3 modules/config.

Looking at the Asus data sheet 99% of the memory modules listed in the qualified vendor list all have "(xmp)" listed at the end of the part numbers. My questions are:

1: Does this mean that the board only supports "XMP ready" memory modules? (I have some on the way)

2: Does anyone know if there is a way to get "non-xmp ready" memory modules to work on this motherboard??

I ask because I cannot get the PC to POST and the board is getting hung up on an error showing a problem with memory initialization.

I will be posting these questions on the Asus ROG forum but I feel like I'll get "judged less" here

 

[Edwired]

Check for bent pins inside of the socket that would explain it not seeing the memory and do you know what CPU is used on the motherboard?

 

[SlamHammer]

Check for bent pins inside of the socket that would explain it not seeing the memory and do you know what CPU is used on the motherboard?

I am using a Xeon 1650 V2 which is a supported model in the MOBO documentation.

 

[sanchom]

Very small server

Intel Xeon, 128 Gb DDR4 ECC, Optane 905P, Samsung 512 Gb SSD, 128 Gb Supermicro

www.techpowerup.com

 

[lexluthermiester]

1: Does this mean that the board only supports "XMP ready" memory modules? (I have some on the way)

No, it'll support standard ram modules as well. All boards do.

2: Does anyone know if there is a way to get "non-xmp ready" memory modules to work on this motherboard??

The memory issue you're having is not XMP related.

I ask because I cannot get the PC to POST and the board is getting hung up on an error showing a problem with memory initialization.

Pictures would be very helpful. However, based on what you said already, you either have ram that is incompatible with that board or the ram has a fault. Have you tried one stick at a time to see if the system will boot on at least one stick(yes that will work)? Also, have you tried clearing the CMOS?

 

[SlamHammer]

So embarrassingly enough, it was CMOS/BIOS related....

So with some of the x79 boards Asus offered a way to flash and upgrade the BIOS via USB.

Well @lexluthermiester turns out if you don't name the file correctly the board won't take it! The laptop I was using had the checkbox for "Hide file extensions for known file types" selected in the Folder and search options. Where as my PC I generally have that turned off so I can see file extensions. So while I was thinking I was naming the BIOS file correctly (R4E.CAP) I was naming it R4E.CAP.CAP!!!!!!

I swear sometimes I am my own worst enemy!

EDIT:

@lexluthermiester After doing some light digging I have come to realization that XMP has nothing to do with directly effecting RAM performance/compatibility. Its just a CMOS like feature on the RAM module with pre-loaded profiles for the memory settings when manually tweaking RAM settings!

The more you know!

 

[Edwired]

So embarrassingly enough, it was CMOS/BIOS related....

So with some of the x79 boards Asus offered a way to flash and upgrade the BIOS via USB.

Well @lexluthermiester turns out if you don't name the file correctly the board won't take it! The laptop I was using had the checkbox for "Hide file extensions for known file types" selected in the Folder and search options. Where as my PC I generally have that turned off so I can see file extensions. So while I was thinking I was naming the BIOS file correctly (R4E.CAP) I was naming it R4E.CAP.CAP!!!!!!

I swear sometimes I am my own worst enemy!

EDIT:

@lexluthermiester After doing some light digging I have come to realization that XMP has nothing to do with directly effecting RAM performance/compatibility. Its just a CMOS like feature on the RAM module with pre-loaded profiles for the memory settings when manually tweaking RAM settings!

The more you know!

The xmp is usually good if it matches the cpu like the retail samples and some times it don't work out for some cpu depending on multi and vcore like example on my pc is Xeon x5765, Asus p6x58d-e and corsair 1600mhz can't think of the model name. If I selected the xmp profile 1 it causes my pc to do no post symtom while everything is set auto. But I have to use aida64 to find the overall xmp timings and manually enter each one until it matches. Sometimes it may show a few clicks below of the actual timings between bios and aida64

 

[masterdeejay]

Es 2643v2 all core turbo is 3.8ghz. Chinese matx x79 6 phase pwm is not enugh for this cpu.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Es 2643v2 all core turbo is 3.8ghz. Chinese matx x79 6 phase pwm is not enugh for this cpu.
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3.8ghz isn't too bad. I'd be happy with that.

 

[SlamHammer]

So has anyone else noticed that XTU is having a hard time launching for Xeons in Win 10 lately? (Win10 pro 1909)

I was going to ask in the Intel forums but after searching a few threads I've noticed the standard "XTU is no supported on Xeon processors" responses.

 

[Edwired]

Same here i noticed that too

 

[masterdeejay]

29 usd xeon e5-4650 130w tdp 2.9ghz 8 core turbo.


Not much warmer than e5-4640 95w that i also have but faster clocks. So i think the real tdp is lower than 130w. Or it has the same tdp on turbo mode. I like these 46xx series, cheap and works allmost all x79 mobo.

 

[SlamHammer]

Same here i noticed that too

For anyone who is curious or is experiencing issues, I have gotten XTU to reinstall and reliably launch by installing version 6.5.1.371 from Softpedia HERE.

I am not sure what the issue is and I did see some XTU unhandled exception errors in event viewer referencing a .NET Framework error with versions newer than 6.5.1.371.

Just wanted to post what I found in hopes of helping out some of you out there who may be having the same problems.

Do we think the Ivy/Ivy-E Xeons will fall out of love with XTU in future versions?? -_-

 

[8BitZ80]

2.66GHz Harpertown for peanuts with free postage. I picked up four of them. At this price they're practically giving them away.

 

[lexluthermiester]

2.66GHz Harpertown for peanuts with free postage. I picked up four of them. At this price they're practically giving them away.

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Going to mod them to 775 and OC?

 

[SlamHammer]

Anyone here feel comfortable enough to take a CPU/OPT FAN connector question??

I've been unable to find a SOLID answer but I wanted to ask for my peace of mind so to speak. So my current cooling setup is a 240mm dual fan AIO radiator mounted to the top of my case.

- The pump for the cooler/CPU is connected to the CPU_FAN1 3-pin connector.
- BOTH FANS are connected to the motherboard by way of a 2 > 1 connector (a reverse splitter if you will) and into the 3-PIN CPU_OPT connector.

So after reading what I typed and fixing the plethora of typos. I'm thinking CPU_OPT means something along the lines of CPU_OnboardPumpThermal or something to that affect. Which leads me to believe that I may have in fact connected them completely backwards?

 

[bobbybluz]

It means CPU Optional. It's a secondary CPU fan header. The correct connection for the pump is the main CPU fan header. I run my cooler fans direct off Molex or SATA power connectors most of the time. Some of the fans I use suck too much power to run off a motherboard 2 or 3 pin header.

 

[Caring1]

Anyone here feel comfortable enough to take a CPU/OPT FAN connector question??

I've been unable to find a SOLID answer but I wanted to ask for my peace of mind so to speak. So my current cooling setup is a 240mm dual fan AIO radiator mounted to the top of my case.

- The pump for the cooler/CPU is connected to the CPU_FAN1 3-pin connector.
- BOTH FANS are connected to the motherboard by way of a 2 > 1 connector (a reverse splitter if you will) and into the 3-PIN CPU_OPT connector.

So after reading what I typed and fixing the plethora of typos. I'm thinking CPU_OPT means something along the lines of CPU_OnboardPumpThermal or something to that affect. Which leads me to believe that I may have in fact connected them completely backwards?

OPT for optional.
Either connector can be used for cpu or pump.
Radiator fans should be connected to Chassis fan pins.

 

[8BitZ80]

Going to mod them to 775 and OC?

Yeah, I'd imagine it won't be hard to get a +1GHz overclock out of them.