Xeon Owners Club

[cdawall]

Doing some research. I found they have 12 core xeons ES anyone have experience on those/what steppings to look for ?

Scroll back some pages and there are pics of the broadwell-e one I have.

 

[natr0n]

Scroll back some pages and there are pics of the broadwell-e one I have.

Does it oc at all on a proper board ?

 

[cdawall]

Does it oc at all on a proper board ?

They are locked from what I understand so like max would be 103*24

 

[FilipM]

Looking to put up a 2nd Xeon X58 rig up, since I got 3 spare chips...looking for the cheapest possible options, I've stumbled upon this

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Intel-X58-mA...597634?hash=item4b08f19682:g:ISkAAOSw9NdXwCuA


Are these things any good? Can they provide atleast a minimal overclock?

 

[natr0n]

Looking to put up a 2nd Xeon X58 rig up, since I got 3 spare chips...looking for the cheapest possible options, I've stumbled upon this

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Intel-X58-mA...597634?hash=item4b08f19682:g:ISkAAOSw9NdXwCuA


Are these things any good? Can they provide atleast a minimal overclock?

They have a ton of those on aliexpress most are Chinese brands some look decent im considering getting something as well.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New..._3&btsid=1f7c440f-d250-4a0f-8a53-67ee78da242c

 

[FilipM]

I've ordered once from Ali, some led stuff, they sent me a condom instead


That aside, this alibaba board looks better than the one i posted

 

[alucasa]

If you are getting them for OCing, those 10+ core monsters won't do you anything good.

I got it for rendering and, My word, it beats crap outta any desktop cpu. Mine scores 1700 in Cinebench and does most preview renders in half an hour.

 

[FilipM]

I've got i7 920 - Xeon equivalents, want to put a cheap rig up, will be used for backup, crunching, etc.

I got an old PSU, have GPU's laying around, need HDD and RAM...and a case

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I've ordered once from Ali, some led stuff, they sent me a condom instead


That aside, this alibaba board looks better than the one i posted

If they turn out to be any good they will sell shitloads. I have my doubts though.

 

[Recon-UK]

I'm quite amazed how well Nehalem and Westmere do even now...

 

[FilipM]

Whoever bought an X58 back in the day was a genius (Narcissism is through the roof)

 

[dorsetknob]

Before the page loaded i got concerns
A X58 MATX?????

page loaded and my Recommendation

AVOID no triple channel Ram slots
No Decent manufacture released a mATX X58 board as far as i know
Seem to remember this board was brought up before
its CHINESE OWN MARKET KNOCK OFF
Buy at your own Risk
do not expect OEM Support from Manafacture

 

[FilipM]

EVGA, MSI and ASUS did boards for sure

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/48399.aspx

 

[Durvelle27]

Anybody want a W3520 or W3540

 

[dorsetknob]

Anybody want a W3520 or W3540

Thanks but no thanks unless they are free got Westmere Xeons they run cooler and overclock better

 

[Daemoch]

More of a general question here, but rather than comb through another quad of data just to change my mind again, I thought I'd just ask for some seat-of-the-pants advice...
For a first time Xeon build, and considering 1) I'm expecting to turn it into a Daily Driver as well as a semi-private server, and that 2) I'm a 20 year IT veteran (mostly front end support and app eng/development; not a server guy!), should I be looking at server boards or workstation boards? I'm pretty set on going dual processor if that helps and am hoping for 3x/4x channel RAM. I'm doing this for fun, but also to learn the server side of things. I live in a windows AD enviro at work, but my current desktop at home is a Linux (currently Mint) machine. The garbage PCs around the house run windows.

To answer an earlier question, I'm still trying to figure out the budget. Generally I spend more on a good MB and swap through components. I was just looking at a pair of Asus boards for example at $450 USD each. I found them while researching the SR2 boards and THIS that you guys were talking about. I'm also concerned about trying to stay current so that I don't limit myself too heavily within old tech.

I'm still swimming in data and acronyms I'm trying to absorb, so bear with me while I ask dumb questions. Sorry. I hate being "that guy". For whatever it's worth, I've literally read every single one of the 69 pages this thread has generated.

 

[dorsetknob]

I'm expecting to turn it into a Daily Driver as well as a semi-private server, and that 2) I'm a 20 year IT veteran (mostly front end support and app eng/development; not a server guy!), should I be looking at server boards or workstation boards?

You will with your requirements be looking at a Workstation board.
It can Act as a Server as needed A workstation and as a Daily driver Not sure how well the Socket 2011 ( Duel CPU's ) overclock
Other People that may have duel 2011 boards can inform you of their potential

Buy the Fastest CPU('s) you Can Afford ( Used is ok and less expensive Must be matched pair if you duel ) )
Get Decent Cooling for CPU ('s)
Buy as Much Mem as you Can Afford (Matched Sets of Course )
Buy and a decent PSU ( gold or platinum Rated ) ( wattage and Brand /Model's recomendations will be offered by members later when you inform us of some Build Specifications).
SSD Can come later as needed

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Ages ago i dropped off a broken motherboard at the closest repair place to me, its a 90 minute return journey on the bus which really does me in so i havent been back to get it.

Anyway.

My daughter is off to town today and is going to collect it. Hopefully it is fixed, the guy cant test it because stupidly i took the CPU out before i took it to him.

So

With a bit of luck i will be have another MSI Pro-E system up and running soon. The repair is costing a tenner and i paid nothing for the board. I've got a spare E5620 which cost 6 quid so i can feel another cheap gamer coming on........


I just hope the board works.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Well...........she didnt collect the board.......

She paid the bill and asked the shopkeeper if she could collect it at the end of the day rather than traipsing around town with it............then when she got back, the shop was closed.


I put the board in ASUS Rampage box when i dropped it off and my dear little daughter didnt want to " look like a nerd" carrying it around with her friends.........


Bugger.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Got it
MSI Pro-E

Unfortunately i dont have a spare PSU with 2x4 pin power connector....


But

I have tried with a 500w PSU with single 4 pin CPU power and there are lights on the m/b. I will have to pull my ASUS ii apart and try with that PSU rather than buying one just to test the board.


Its about to get dark here and the mood lighting in the conservatory isnt conducive to PC building - its not getting done today.


So, its nearly working but not really working (so far).

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Well,

Ive slept on it and decided not to use my own PSU....i dont want to pull my pc apart. It will encourage me to clean and reassemble the whole thing and i cant be arsed to do all that.


i have decided to go the ghetto route and try and make something work. I found a 2x 4 pin extension cable and a molex to 4 pin adapter in my miscellaneous cables box.

The 1x4 pin adapter is the wrong fitting (its meant for the other socket) but if i use an emery board that i have stolen off my wife (her last one) I will be able to modify the plug to fit.

Dont worry i think i know what I am doing........

 

[FireFox]

board that i have stolen off my wife (her last one)

I bet that she is happy because you have stolen it

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Ive got some sand paper she can borrow if she gets upset about it.....

 

[KoO]

This is my first Mini ITX build it never goes over 60c even with room temp of 30c .

 

[Recon-UK]