Xeon Owners Club

[dorsetknob]

i have a Corsair H100 lined up for this beast! gonna go for the highest stable clock possible,

Then Back it down just a little more !!! might help Avoid issues later

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

This vid reminded me how pleased i was paying so little for my X5670

 

[Recon-UK]

How is my result?

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/13083034

This is FS 1.1, it's updated, not 1.0

 

[PP Mguire]

Officially part of the main system Xeon club. Got the X99 in and the 1650 v3 is pushing 4.5GHz.

 

[Recon-UK]

More XEON love, not my video but had to share since it runs so great with a fairly high end GPU.

 

[jboydgolfer]

How is my result?

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/13083034

This is FS 1.1, it's updated, not 1.0

heres something to compare it to.....not exactly apples and apples, more like apples and oranges, but still a comparison, none the less. i used 1.1 as well

 

[Recon-UK]

I suppose this technically makes u XEON owners rich people.

Even though i paid 14.99, it is still the most expensive CPU i have ever owned, original retail price of 588.35 is batsheeit crazy :O

Also i have some sources to very cheap X5677's if anyone wants a gander, PM me.

 

[Solaris17]

I dont run a xeon anymore in my main rig (which doesnt even run currently anyway) since 1366 and before that 771.

but my server is a xeon can I be in the club? Its in my house and runs my VMs and home network.

 

[Recon-UK]

I hope this impresses others as much as it did me.. My XEON at 4.15ghz is running WiiU almost full speed...

Basically PS3/360 era console emulated on PC.

WTF?

I only tried it to see have a laugh, i ended up getting hooked on Mario Kart 8 for a bit, and finishing some races LOL.
It stutters, but it's uber smooth between the stuttering.
33-50FPS.

The emulator is very early stages too so a lot of performance is to be eeked out of it yet... amazing.

 

[FireFox]

can I be in the club

Absolutely

 

[Fouquin]

After spending some time away, finally rejoined the Xeon club. This is stable, but I want 4.3GHz.

 

[Ruru]

Having this on my server with 6GB DDR2 ECC, Asus 7300GT, SoundBlaster Audigy 2 and 3x 146GB SCSI-320 drives: http://ark.intel.com/products/27094/64-bit-Intel-Xeon-Processor-3_00E-GHz-2M-Cache-800-MHz-FSB

Haven't still managed to find anything smart use for that server though. The CPU seems to be similar to Pentium 4 630.

 

[PP Mguire]

I hope this impresses others as much as it did me.. My XEON at 4.15ghz is running WiiU almost full speed...

Basically PS3/360 era console emulated on PC.

WTF?

I only tried it to see have a laugh, i ended up getting hooked on Mario Kart 8 for a bit, and finishing some races LOL.
It stutters, but it's uber smooth between the stuttering.
33-50FPS.

The emulator is very early stages too so a lot of performance is to be eeked out of it yet... amazing.

Didn't know this one worked yet, but I own a Wii U so haven't paid much attention. Very nice.


Current rig status. Backed the CPU down to 4.2. Corsair RAM kit on the way to replace the temp PNY set. CPU output tube kink fixed already. Have a lot to do before Quakecon and 90% won't get done
24pin sleeved extension, 3 slot spaced GPU block, GPU sleeved cables, second rad install, rigid tubing. No time for anything.

 

[Fouquin]

Didn't know this one worked yet, but I own a Wii U so haven't paid much attention. Very nice.


Current rig status. Backed the CPU down to 4.2. Corsair RAM kit on the way to replace the temp PNY set. CPU output tube kink fixed already. Have a lot to do before Quakecon and 90% won't get done
24pin sleeved extension, 3 slot spaced GPU block, GPU sleeved cables, second rad install, rigid tubing. No time for anything.


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Meanwhile, my rig sits on a bed of bubblewrap on my dresser because I don't have a case to fit the SR-2 into.

 

[FireFox]

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After spending some time away, finally rejoined the Xeon club. This is stable, but I want 4.3GHz.

With that chip for sure you can reach 4.3GHz or more.

 

[PP Mguire]

With that chip for sure you can reach 4.3GHz or more.

Heat spikes are crazy with this chip so idk. Don't have a whole lot of time to really tinker with it so 4.2 is fine for now. Plenty fast enough.

 

[Recon-UK]

Not XEON related, but helped a guy hit a nice OC on the stock intel cooler.
Max temp 72c.

 

[Caring1]

Not XEON related

Booooo

 

[FireFox]

Let's pretend he said Xeon related

 

[Recon-UK]

Guys i have been running my RAM at 1105mhz.. which is a significant drop in speed from rated 1600, so i lowered my core clocks from 4.15 to 4.0 and bumped the ram and it landed at 1603mhz which is stable, now i run 1.5V ram so just to make sure it remains stable i bumped Dram voltage to 1.54v.

However my ASUS P6X58D-E warns me that anything above 1.65v can damage my hardware, is this real?

 

[Fouquin]

Guys i have been running my RAM at 1105mhz.. which is a significant drop in speed from rated 1600, so i lowered my core clocks from 4.15 to 4.0 and bumped the ram and it landed at 1603mhz which is stable, now i run 1.5V ram so just to make sure it remains stable i bumped Dram voltage to 1.54v.

However my ASUS P6X58D-E warns me that anything above 1.65v can damage my hardware, is this real?

If I recall that was a real thing. Quote from Anandtech regarding the DRAM voltage limit:

"Getting back to that 1.65V warning, Intel is quite serious about this voltage level and is ensuring the board manufacturers remind the users in a variety of ways ranging from statements in the user manuals to various BIOS warnings when changing VDimm above 1.65V. We have been running exhaustive tests at various voltages and firmly believe that if VCore, QPI/IMC Voltage, and VDimm are properly aligned, that running VDimm up to 1.80V should be acceptable with proper cooling and non 24/7 operation."

 

[Recon-UK]

If I recall that was a real thing. Quote from Anandtech regarding the DRAM voltage limit:

"Getting back to that 1.65V warning, Intel is quite serious about this voltage level and is ensuring the board manufacturers remind the users in a variety of ways ranging from statements in the user manuals to various BIOS warnings when changing VDimm above 1.65V. We have been running exhaustive tests at various voltages and firmly believe that if VCore, QPI/IMC Voltage, and VDimm are properly aligned, that running VDimm up to 1.80V should be acceptable with proper cooling and non 24/7 operation."

Thanks for that, well RAM is not expensive, i guess i can get a 2133 kit.

 

[silentbogo]

However my ASUS P6X58D-E warns me that anything above 1.65v can damage my hardware, is this real?

Most older DDR3 ran 1.65V at clocks higher than 1333 and it was much more tolerant to higher voltages (but it was also hotter). New RAM is capable of running faster at much lower voltages, so regardless of this warning you don't need to set it higher than 1.6V unless you want DDR3-1866 to run close to 1866MHz effective, or something like that.
My 6x4GB set ran just fine 1600MHz CL8 @ 1.55V. I only had to raise it to 1.65V once, when I tried to break a 2000MHz barrier on my Rampage II GENE ))
You can try and go higher, but you might want to consider at least some additional cooling.

If you want to keep your RAM stable at lower voltages - try to lower your timings a bit. Also check UCL.K. It may affect system stability in some cases (recommended 2x RAM speed, but I usually set it slightly higher)

 

[Recon-UK]

Most older DDR3 ran 1.65V at clocks higher than 1333 and it was much more tolerant to higher voltages (but it was also hotter). New RAM is capable of running faster at much lower voltages, so regardless of this warning you don't need to set it higher than 1.6V unless you want DDR3-1866 to run close to 1866MHz effective, or something like that.
My 6x4GB set ran just fine 1600MHz CL8 @ 1.55V. I only had to raise it to 1.65V once, when I tried to break a 2000MHz barrier on my Rampage II GENE ))
You can try and go higher, but you might want to consider at least some additional cooling.

If you want to keep your RAM stable at lower voltages - try to lower your timings a bit. Also check UCL.K. It may affect system stability in some cases (recommended 2x RAM speed, but I usually set it slightly higher)

I have an extra multi i can go to with the CPU, but UK is middle of a heat wave right now and my CPU cores are hitting 82c under very heavy load, i'm talking video encoding, so i dropped it to 4.15, now at 4.0 just to gain my ram speed back, if i put her up to the next multi which is the max, it will be at 4.2ghz again, but voltage takes it over the max temp im happy with.

According to intel, the E5640 max temp is 77c


Yeah i still not got the H100 hooked up yet.

 

[silentbogo]

I have an extra multi i can go to with the CPU, but UK is middle of a heat wave right now and my CPU cores are hitting 82c under very heavy load, i'm talking video encoding, so i dropped it to 4.15, now at 4.0 just to gain my ram speed back, if i put her up to the next multi which is the max, it will be at 4.2ghz again, but voltage takes it over the max temp im happy with.

According to intel, the E5640 max temp is 77c


Yeah i still not got the H100 hooked up yet.

That's the downside of E5600-series, it only supports DDR3-1066 natively. You need to find an X5650 or something similar, with DDR3-1333 support. Then you can safely OC your RAM to its fullest potential, while having an option of high and moderate overclock on your CPU.