Xeon Owners Club

[n3v3rm1nd]

depends on your o/c and gpu

yeah thats right, gotta look into power consumption excactly what numbers are needed, propably just a quick google. gpu i think something aroung 100€, maybe a 770 or the like

The MSI pro is a good capable board i have one @CAPSLOCKSTUCK had one and for 90€ a good deal if board is fully working
the sabertooth is a class above the MSI and providing its also good would be the better choice in this case
Don't hang around at 90€ they will both go quickly

okay now i pretty much all i need to know there is, i hope this will go swimmingly so me and my son can start gaming together ^^

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

@silentbogo promised me he would beat my X5650 score

@n3v3rm1nd

have a look at E5640 as a 4 core 8 thread alternative to X 5650 if you want to save money. Half the price.
http://ark.intel.com/products/47923/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5640-12M-Cache-2_66-GHz-5_86-GTs-Intel-QPI

 

[n3v3rm1nd]

@n3v3rm1nd

have a look at E5640 as a 4 core 8 thread alternative to X 5650 if you want to save money. Half the price.
http://ark.intel.com/products/47923/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5640-12M-Cache-2_66-GHz-5_86-GTs-Intel-QPI

holy shit still 4,4ghz? And its only 25€!! lool amazing ... this will be a feast ^^ Thanks!

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

i think the general consensus of opinion is that 4 cores is enough for todays games. If you save E 30 on the cpu you can get a better gpu which will make gaming that much better.

Could be the difference in getting a 770 or a 970

 

[silentbogo]

@CAPSLOCKSTUCK
I will, right after it gets just a bit cooler.
At 40°C on the second floor(~34° outside) I can barely manage to run my phone without burning and explosions.

 

[n3v3rm1nd]

i think the general consensus of opinion is that 4 cores is enough for todays games. If you save E 30 on the cpu you can get a better gpu which will make gaming that much better.

Could be the difference in getting a 770 or a 970

Thats right! Thanks to everyone now i have some really really good suggestions

 

[FireFox]

yes you bet it is
@Durvelle27 which one is it? because there is v3\v4
or 12 core or 10 core
because most gyus here are with socket x58 but yours should be socket 2011 ?

I have both sockets, a few X58 and one E5 2670 - socket 2011.

@n3v3rm1nd

As @CAPSLOCKSTUCK mentioned on post #829 that 4 cores for gaming are more than enough and i agree with that, I would like to suggest you a 4 cores X5677
3.46GHz, turbo boost 3.73GHz, it cost around 55€/60€, that's just a suggestion, maybe you could take it in consideration.

Just bought a Xeon E5-2650 so I'll be joining soon

 

[Durvelle27]

I have both sockets, a few X58 and one E5 2670 - socket 2011.

@n3v3rm1nd

As @CAPSLOCKSTUCK mentioned on post #829 that 4 cores for gaming are more than enough and i agree with that, I would like to suggest you a 4 cores X5677
3.46GHz, turbo boost 3.73GHz, it cost around 55€/60€, that's just a suggestion, maybe you could take it in consideration.


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I prefer 6C/12T or 8C/16T

As i do more then just game

 

[FireFox]

I prefer 6C/12T or 8C/16T

Get an E5 2670.

I am right now trying to overclock my 2670, let's see how far i can push it on air.

 

[Recon-UK]

My P6X58 D-E was only 95 quid shipped, you get 16 phase VRM design and basically a P6T Deluxe without the ROG or gaming orientated design, basically like a ROG vs a WS board, very high end or high end just not labelled as ROG .


EIDT board was 95 not 115.

 

[FireFox]

I have a short question.

When you guys overclock the Xeons do you disable the turbo mode or do you leave it enable?

Thanks.

 

[Recon-UK]

I have a short question.

When you guys overclock the Xeons do you disable the turbo mode or do you leave it enable?

Thanks.

For me i left everything on, i get an extra speed bin if i leave it on, multi goes to 21 instead of the limited 20.

 

[FireFox]

For me i left everything on, i get an extra speed bin if i leave it on, multi goes to 21 instead of the limited 20.

Any settings in the Bios that I should take in consideration while overclocking?

 

[Recon-UK]

Any settings in the Bios that I should take in consideration while overclocking?

Just your usual stuff like load line caliberation etc, turn it to the max.

 

[FireFox]

Just your usual stuff like load line caliberation etc, turn it to the max.

CPU voltage, how much should i use?

 

[silentbogo]

CPU voltage, how much should i use?

It depends on cooling and how lucky you were with you CPU sample. If your temps go high with moderate overclock - keep it near 1.35. If temps seem normal - you may go as high as 1.4 on air (I'd probably go that high only on water for every day use).

For higher overclocks I usually disable all spread spectrum options, and all virtualization features.

 

[Recon-UK]

Well after extensive testing i cannot run my RAM at rated speeds, the CPU don't like it.

It seems to be the RAS ratings with my Hyper X kit...

 

[Recon-UK]

Decided to put my CPU to full use and stream some PS2 emulation with TEKKEN 5

https://www.twitch.tv/lokifire90

This is where this XEON flexes it's muscles, aint no AMD FX keeping up with this, emulating PS2 full speed without hiccups and streaming at the same time LMAO.

Sadly i am limited to my internets upload speed of 750 KBPS but encoding quality is maxed out. If anythng gives it a PS2 look lol.

 

[basco]

cant remember bout the xeons but the i7-920 was easier to overclock on uneven multipliers then on even. so yeah 19 or 21

 

[Recon-UK]

Another note don't play TEKKEN 5 Arcade mode, once you get up to the high ranks the AI becomes button readers and is mega hard.

Here you can watch the full stream as it's saved.

https://www.twitch.tv/lokifire90/v/81890813

 

[Durvelle27]

What do you guys think of the E55xx/E56xx series

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I dont know anything about E55 series but i have used E5620 and E5640.


They are both incredible value for money in my opinion.

 

[Durvelle27]

I dont know anything about E55 series but i have used E5620 and E5640.


They are both incredible value for money in my opinion.

I'm looking at a E5640 for $12, E5630 $8, and E5620 $5

 

[Recon-UK]

I'm looking at a E5640 for $12

It's the CPU i run, i can throw anything at it and it will just mince it.

Everything on show is at 4.15ghz with a GPU bottleneck in bigger games - GTX 670.

 

[Durvelle27]

i know i'm bombing the thread

just trying to get an idea

What about the W35xx series