1366 X58 Xeon 5650

[Infernum]

Is there really much difference between the brands doing 3x4gb kits? (kingston/Corsair) Am I best off just buying any?

 

[Flashheart]

Never before did I think that from my op a thread would flourish such as it has. Cripes!

 

[jp7152]

I have 24GB in mine, 6x 4GB mixed types.

Runs at DDR2000~ 9,11,10,28 with 1.65v on memory and 1.3v QPI

Not stable at 4.7ghz anymore however, fine at 4.4ghz though.

 

[easyrider]

I have 24GB in mine, 6x 4GB mixed types.

Runs at DDR2000~ 9,11,10,28 with 1.65v on memory and 1.3v QPI

Not stable at 4.7ghz anymore however, fine at 4.4ghz though.

vcore?

 

[jp7152]

Just under 1.4v for 4.4 I think. 4.7 was with 1.5v before I added the extra memory.

 

[kylew_is_back]

Just under 1.4v for 4.4 I think. 4.7 was with 1.5v before I added the extra memory.

How long have you been at 1.5v it didn't degraded?

 

[kylew_is_back]

Is there really much difference between the brands doing 3x4gb kits? (kingston/Corsair) Am I best off just buying any?

Tri-Channel kits are expensive, go for 3 single memory sticks that are cheaper.

 

[Ste]

I'm running 1.35 vcore and have tested at 1.35 v on the QPI last night...

I'm thinking now I push up the vcore.....

I'm happy with 4ghz....24/7 but I'm running triple channel 12gb ....

I'm trying to ascertain wether more vcore is needed or QPI.... 12gb ram all slots filled is tricky IMO....

Take three out and test. 1.35 core is high for 4ghz

 

[Steeps]

My OCZ triple kit when I first bought one was a dual and single together, when I upgraded to 24gb it was 3x dual kits in a box looking at the serial numbers.

 

[easyrider]

Take three out and test. 1.35 core is high for 4ghz

Ran 6 gb no problems...its when all the slots are filled....

 

[Ste]

I didn't think vcore needed to be changed but your about out of headroom with that QPI voltage not sure really...

I was going to look for some cheap memory but might give it a miss now!

 

[jp7152]

How long have you been at 1.5v it didn't degraded?

Not sure, didn't seem to cause a problem. May have degraded a bit but I've not noticed it.

 

[Genoma]

Just grabbed me one of these Xeons. I take it Windows will hapilly boot after the CPU upgrade without an uninstall?

 

[Ste]

Yup will be fine.

1.5v, wow...

 

[Breeze]

I have 24GB in mine, 6x 4GB mixed types.

Runs at DDR2000~ 9,11,10,28 with 1.65v on memory and 1.3v QPI

Not stable at 4.7ghz anymore however, fine at 4.4ghz though.

I have 24gb in mine as well (6x 4gb Kingston Beast). Though can't get the memory over the 1600mhz which it's rated at without it crashing. I only run my x5650 at 4ghz any way so it's no big deal. If I go over 4ghz I have to crank the vcore etc right up.

 

[matty114]

Would you say it's worth building a server with this CPU for a 24/7 Minecraft Server? I am not paying £30 a month for enough RAM to run a Modded server for 8-10 friends and if it's good enough I can do other stuff with it.

£65 for the CPU, I need a motherboard and I have a spare PSU/Case/RAM/drive.

 

[Ste]

You could get the motherboard referenced a couple of pages back for 30 quid, why not...

 

[Goody_GTI]

Just bagged an asus rampage 2 extreme for a good price so pretty chuffed

Now I just need to chose which xeon

 

[Ste]

Stick an eBay alert on for a 5670, saw one go for 82 last week!

 

[Goody_GTI]

Stick an eBay alert on for a 5670, saw one go for 82 last week!

Yeah good idea! A 5670 would be amazing for that price. It would certainly be all in for under 200 quid

Also would I get away with six sticks of 4gb ram? They would be identical sticks

I current have 2x4gb ripjaws and rather than add a third I was thinking of giving it a complete overhaul