riotcity76
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Anyone know what ppd a stock i7 980x will bring in?
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Because I'm actually looking at the Xeon E5645 and overclocking it to 3.2-3.4. I want the Xeon specifically because it has lower power consumption (80w versus 130w of a 970/980)...and right now that's pretty important for me.
Plus, it gives me the option to go SR-2 and dual Xeons down the road, which I plan to do but just not yet.
Ah I see. I don't know how they clock, wonder if they can hit 4.0GHz? Looks to be the same price as a 970 too. If you plan on getting an SR-2 later, then what you are doing looks like a great idea to me.
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From what I've read the SR-2 usually hits a wall around 200 BLCK and it seems it's really dependent on the chip's multiplier...an E5645 has an 18x multi I believe so that would come out to 3600 mhz. I'm being conservative and expecting 3.2-3.4ghz o/c which puts me right around a stock 970 or 980. I have seen some of the higher end Xeons reach 3.8-4ghz but those of course are more power hungry by default (and more expensive) which defeats the purpose of this build.
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I think I was wrong, the e5645 has x19 multi with turbo enabled, so 3.4-3.6+ might be easier to achieve than I thought. I just wish I could afford 2 of them and an SR-2 right now.
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I want something with lower power consumption and less heat.
Not really because it's $400 more than an E5645..
I want something with lower power consumption and less heat.
Not really because it's $400 more than an E5645..
Aaa i was afraid of that
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E5645 ordered.
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I'm not sure yet. I'm hoping it will work in my Asrock X58 board...Asrock lists other Xeon 5600 series CPUs as being supported but the 5645 isn't listed. If it doesn't, I'll need to get an SR-2 sooner rather than later. If it does work, I'll stick the rig in a corner at 3.4ghz or so and let it fold bigadv units for a few months. I'll eventually go dual Xeon with an SR-2 either way.
The main thing for me is to maximize ppd per watt, even if it means a higher initial investment. Living in Florida means 80-90 degree temps most of the year and relying on AC, so I want as little heat output as possible
The main thing for me is to maximize ppd per watt, even if it means a higher initial investment. Living in Florida means 80-90 degree temps most of the year and relying on AC, so I want as little heat output as possible
I'm not sure yet. I'm hoping it will work in my Asrock X58 board...Asrock lists other Xeon 5600 series CPUs as being supported but the 5645 isn't listed. If it doesn't, I'll need to get an SR-2 sooner rather than later. If it does work, I'll stick the rig in a corner at 3.4ghz or so and let it fold bigadv units for a few months. I'll eventually go dual Xeon with an SR-2 either way.
The main thing for me is to maximize ppd per watt, even if it means a higher initial investment. Living in Florida means 80-90 degree temps most of the year and relying on AC, so I want as little heat output as possible
Would like to know if you have any succes with the xeon installed on asrock mobo,i have the x58 extreme6 and could use some extra folding-grunt
riotcity76
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Would like to know if you have any succes with the xeon installed on asrock mobo,i have the x58 extreme6 and could use some extra folding-grunt
It's scheduled to arrive tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes.
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If it possible to water cool a dual cpu rig?
More then possible....
Cant see why it shouldnt.Have a look at chillers hybrid level 10 in project logs and
