Just bought an EVGA SR2 with 2 x Xeons...

DamoTourettes · 21 Feb 2012 at 14:06

...and now need to overclock it.

I should mention it's for work - we're a financial services company that runs a lot of modelling software (MATLAB), and the guy that wants this box basically wants the beastiest dual Xeon setup on the planet. I've also spec'd it with 2 x EVGA GTX 580 Classifieds as well.

Being new to Xeon overclocking (I've built about 30 Sandy Bridge machines using 2600's/2700's that I've done extensive overclocking with), I'm just wondering if anyone can give me any pointers/places to start in learning how to crank these suckers up? I've spec'd them with 2 x X5690 Xeons @ 3.46 Ghz - I'm hoping I should be able to get 4.4-4.8Ghz out of them. Anyone got any pointers for this board please?

Thanks in advance etc

SeraphX · 21 Feb 2012 at 14:11

You want to talk to either Nathwraith, Rjkoneill or Biffa, they are the only people i've seen on this forum tweak the socks off a Xeon SR2 set up

Andrew Moore · 21 Feb 2012 at 14:13

Overclocking is going to be limited here. Your looking at a more realistic 4.2GHz as the top end for these 2 chips.

reflux · 21 Feb 2012 at 14:18

Is overclocking really a good idea for a machine that will be used in a business environment, processing important data?

DamoTourettes · 21 Feb 2012 at 14:32

reflux said:
Is overclocking really a good idea for a machine that will be used in a business environment, processing important data?

Yes. It's double-point precision checked via the GTX580's, and the CPU's again integrity check the data handling when it returns a certain computation - according to the developer.

DamoTourettes · 21 Feb 2012 at 14:33

Andrew Moore said:
Overclocking is going to be limited here. Your looking at a more realistic 4.2GHz as the top end for these 2 chips.

Oh really? Have you actually OC'd these chips yourself? Is there a preferential Xeon that can consistently get to 4.5Ghz+ that you know of?

DamoTourettes · 21 Feb 2012 at 14:34

SeraphX said:
You want to talk to either Nathwraith, Rjkoneill or Biffa, they are the only people i've seen on this forum tweak the socks off a Xeon SR2 set up

Muchos gracias.

Hyburnate · 21 Feb 2012 at 15:39

You could probably squeeze like 4.4 out of one of these (golden chip

) but your best settling around 4GHz to make them stable.