My W3690 has been flawless this whole time. I really appreciate the relevance this old thing offers given today's tech. I think I may make one more revision before I retire this PC as a full-time media server and move on to a Sandy Bridge dual socket or higher. Did any of you guys notice much...
I attempted to shrink the raid partition 3 times now. It takes 8+ hours to perform and every time I check, the partition size stayed exactly the same. Is it common that drives are different sizes even though they are advertised as 1TB, 2TB, 4TB etc?
I have been fighting with my Sans Digital 5-bay TowerRAID (Rocket Raid RR642L HighPoint) trying to replace a failed HDD but it rejects my new disk.
As of last week, I got the error beep and the problem was one of the original disks failed (Seagate). Before I bought a new drive, I tested the...
With the holiday season over, I finally installed the ram. I used 3x8GB Crucial 1600Mhz Cas9, as well as an existing set of 3x2GB Corsair 1600Mhz Cas9. Booted it up and so far all is well. Indicators show 30GB usable ram in triple channel so it's safe to say the Xeon W3690 is able to handle in...
I just saw this ram go on sale for anyone that may need some.
$28 Kingston ValueRAM 8GB Kit (2x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3L Non-ECC CL11 DIMM 1.35V KVR16LN11K2/8...
Some of the sellers on eBay either lack common sense or are trying to rip people off. First I got that DOA Xeon CPU, now I was refunded on the ram as well. His listing said he was selling 12GB (3x4GB) but ships me 3x2GB.. The sticks say 4GB but only because it comes from a dual channel bundle...
Yes, to my understanding I would have to run only the registered Dell ram or only the Corsair ram in order for the system to recognize it. Is that right? Or do you mean I must find unregistered ram?
Thanks for the quick reply, Burpo! I agree I do not need ECC for my desktop needs, just more RAM. Now my question is, how much slower will my computer be by adding Dell Workstation 6x4GB (PC3-10600) 1333MHz in lieu of my existing Corsair XMS3 6x2GB 1600MHz (PC3 12800)? It's more RAM but at a...
I am also enjoying the new-to-me Xeon processor. Solidworks is a lot more responsive with my new CPU. I think I need more than 12GB RAM now. What are your thoughts on getting cheap server RAM from a tech refurbish company vs getting gaming ram like what I already have? I don't need ECC but if...
I installed the W3690 last night. I did a quick 31x Multiplier and it brought me up to 4.14 Ghz. I will work on a proper OC tune for it tonight. On a side note, I forgot my P6X58D-E doesn't have native SATA3 for my SSD after seeing Samsung magician showing it on SATA2.
Where do you see an X5690 cheaper than a W3690? I paid $120.65 for it shipped. My mobo does not support dual CPU and RAM is fine at 12GB. I went with the W3690 because I will eventually install it in an old Dell T3500 personal media server. There is no OCing available with those so the X5675...
Thanks, Burpo! Before I request to RMA, do you think manually adjusting the core voltage to the W3680 stock values and disabling i7 features like Turbo Boost would help? Isn't BIOS supposed to recognize the new chip automatically?
I'm leaning towards a DOA on this W3680. I am typing from my PC using my old CPU again. After going back to my older CPU, the BIOS shows everything correctly including the date which would mean the battery still functions after the soft reset so I think I can rule that out. I went back and...
I'm having an issue with the W3680. It simply won't boot. I made sure my BIOS was up to date before starting. I've gone back and fourth 3 times between my old CPU and this one and can't get this processor going. I held the BIOS reset button for 5 sec on the back of the mobo/case and made no...
Thanks, Lars! The Kraken 280mm might be too big for my case but it performs well. I know trimming is needed to get the 240mm H100i to fit I would have to see if the Kraken is possible. I think I will fire up the CPU with the old N520 first and decide which cooler to get whether it be air or...
Discovering this thread made me happy. Last week, I decided to breathe some fresh air into my veteran PC and purchased a W3680.
CPU: Xeon W3680
MOBO: Asus P6X58D-E
HSF: Cooler Master Hyper N520
RAM: Corsair 12GB (6x2GB DDR3 1600 PC3 12800)
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950
PSU: Corsair CMPSU-750TX...
Alright so my cousin has lent me his laptop to fix his "viruses". I have fixed many computers in the past but none this bad. He had no windows updates EVER (1+ years old) and no security installed either. I have done my best installing the SP2 update and Zonealarm firewall and Avast AV. I...
Okay...I got my DVD player for $26 after tax and before $10 MIR...I couldn't find any $5 off $25 coupons before I went and the craftsmen calendar I found only had $5 off $75 coupons...luckily I am a sears credit card member and they send me coupons ($2 off $20) so I just used that coupon and...
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