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1366 X58 Xeon 5650
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I'm mulling over installing a HyperX Predator PCIe SSD in a few weeks to bypass the lack of a decent onboard SATA3 controller, anyone else done something similar? I'll also be replacing my 670 SLI with a single card at the same time and thinking of going 980Ti.
I thought 5650 had a 20x multiplier? Confused now
I'm glad to see you have the same board as me so I'll be picking your brains fro settings
Just so you know I'm not telling porkies
Oh yeh, I have hwinfo64 running and set to display cpu speed, temps, etc, in my Logitech G15.
When I ran cinebench I had hwmonitor, cpu-z and hwinfo64 running, all displaying 4.4ghz.
I'm not convinced the price/performance ratio vs a standard SSD running on SATA2 is justified. Shame the x58 chipset will probably never support NVMe.
can somebody answer me why the TDp of these xeons are only 95W but he 980X is 130W?
I see you can get some hex core xeons with TDP of 130W. Is 130W better than having a 95W one or vica versa or means nothing?
Ive been out of the loop for over two years and I "know nothing"
I see you can get some hex core xeons with TDP of 130W. Is 130W better than having a 95W one or vica versa or means nothing?
Ive been out of the loop for over two years and I "know nothing"
I thought 5650 had a 20x multiplier? Confused now
I'm glad to see you have the same board as me so I'll be picking your brains fro settings
20x but turbo boost up to 22x. Some motherboards will let you set 22x without explicitly using turbo boost, on others it's not stated but the CPU will ramp up to 22x anyway.
Annoyingly, some boards like my Asus also throttle turbo boost, meaning you can't use above 20x for more than a second or two.
Clock speed probably. The i7-980X was 3.33 GHz at stock, the fastest Xeon equivalent is the X5675, which is 3.06 GHz. The Xeon equivalent of the i7-980X (the X5680) has a TDP of 130 W.can somebody answer me why the TDp of these xeons are only 95W but he 980X is 130W?
I see you can get some hex core xeons with TDP of 130W. Is 130W better than having a 95W one or vica versa or means nothing?
Ive been out of the loop for over two years and I "know nothing"
IM running at stock at the moment due to a BIOS upgrade to support a new 3TB drive.
Im running Arkham Knight at 1440p maxxed out at 45fps average.... so ok for a while yet.
I personally think arkham runs well due to the extra 2 cores being able to run the god aweful DRM better than on 4 core processors. I got batman on release day, and it has always ran very well with no judders or slowdowns?!
I am staying with my current system for the foreseeable future, there is simply no need to upgrade the cpu!
Im running Arkham Knight at 1440p maxxed out at 45fps average.... so ok for a while yet.
I personally think arkham runs well due to the extra 2 cores being able to run the god aweful DRM better than on 4 core processors. I got batman on release day, and it has always ran very well with no judders or slowdowns?!
I am staying with my current system for the foreseeable future, there is simply no need to upgrade the cpu!
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Hi Chaps,
I've recently bought a new i7 4790k rig, so I'm looking to create a nice spare lab PC out of my i7 920 rig. This thread has perked my interest, could someone please clarify if it's worth simply going for the X5650, or shall I set my sights on the X5690?
I've recently bought a new i7 4790k rig, so I'm looking to create a nice spare lab PC out of my i7 920 rig. This thread has perked my interest, could someone please clarify if it's worth simply going for the X5650, or shall I set my sights on the X5690?
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The X5650 generally overclocks better than the i7-920 from what I've read here and elsewhere and you get 50% more cores. If what you'll be using the lab PC for uses multiple cores, it's definitely worth it.
Most seem to get 4.4 GHz with reasonable voltages (note it's 32 nm rather than 45 nm), although I've stuck with 4 GHz since my motherboard is restrictive. Still, better than the 3.8 GHz I had with my i7-920.
Most seem to get 4.4 GHz with reasonable voltages (note it's 32 nm rather than 45 nm), although I've stuck with 4 GHz since my motherboard is restrictive. Still, better than the 3.8 GHz I had with my i7-920.
thanks for this thread i upgraded from i7 930 @4.20 to xeon 5670 @4.51Ghz Daily
i know you want to know what volt ( it is 1.429v in cpuz) i did it for months no there degradation
i was think before if we past intel recommendation 1.35v will there degrade for cpu or kill it but after deep search about oc i7 980x i found a lot of overclocker who use 1.5v Daily for more than year without degradation
and i ask one of them and see what he answer
i learned if you have good cooler and good temp you always can overclock more no matter what volt
i try overclock 4.70Ghz and rease vcore to 1.55v but no stability i think there something make it no stability other vcore but i don't know what it is
i think 4.51Ghz is very good overclock and no need more overclock so i am happy with it
sorry for bad english
i know you want to know what volt ( it is 1.429v in cpuz) i did it for months no there degradation
i was think before if we past intel recommendation 1.35v will there degrade for cpu or kill it but after deep search about oc i7 980x i found a lot of overclocker who use 1.5v Daily for more than year without degradation
and i ask one of them and see what he answer
i learned if you have good cooler and good temp you always can overclock more no matter what volt
i try overclock 4.70Ghz and rease vcore to 1.55v but no stability i think there something make it no stability other vcore but i don't know what it is
i think 4.51Ghz is very good overclock and no need more overclock so i am happy with it
sorry for bad english
Welcome to the forums!
Glad to hear that your upgrade has gone so well... 4.51 is an amazine overclock for daily use. I guess 1.42v would be manageable with a good water setup... just keep an eye on the temps and don't benchmark for days on end! Not sure that I would be comfortable with 1.55v though!
However, at the end of day, you should ask yourself how comfortable you are with the risk and consequences. Back when this was a £600 processor, a cautious approach may have been more prevalent; whereas now, a fried processor will set you back £60... if this is acceptable, then go for the huge overclock!
