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Dual Xeon Setup - Not sure if BOTH CPU's are working!

Actually VirtualLarry was on the right track. For anyone else in my situation: I found out the problem elsewhere. Windows 8 (standard edition) only supports up to 1 physical CPU. I need Windows 8 Pro or Enterprise, which have support for more then 1 physical CPU. I didn't realize this at...
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- Post #4
- Sep 26, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Dual Xeon Setup - Not sure if BOTH CPU's are working!

Guys, I'm specifically looking for help from people who actually work on a system with Dual Xeon's, or have a good knowledge on the matter. I just finished building a Dual Ivy Bridge-EP Xeon E5-2650 V2 based Workstation. Each CPU supports 8 Cores / 16 Threads, giving a total of 16 Cores /...
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- Sep 26, 2013
- Replies: 3
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001?

It's interesting to read that there are other people here who saw one of the planes go into the tower live on tv. Most people I know saw & came to know of the events after, I was always the exception. I had just returned home from work; used to teach Web Development at a local Institute. Had...
- luci5r
- Post #90
- Sep 12, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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[H]GALAXY GeForce GTX 780 HOF Edition Review

Question: Does anyone here OWN a Galaxy GTX 780 HOF? If yes, is it possible for you to give me an EXACT measurement of the WIDTH of the card; not the length or height, but the exact amount of SLOT Space it's going to take. Most of these cards take 2 slots, but it looks like this one extends...
- luci5r
- Post #114
- Sep 11, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

Question: Does anyone here OWN a Galaxy GTX 780 HOF? If yes, is it possible for you to give me an EXACT measurement of the WIDTH of the card; not the length or height, but the exact amount of SLOT Space it's going to take. Most of these cards take 2 slots, but it looks like this one extends...
- luci5r
- Post #86
- Sep 11, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Xeon Ivy Bridge-EP: Core Count vs Frequency.

That's a good point! The machine is *not* exclusively rendering only. There is some other stuff going on as well. Web design / development, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Audio/Video Editing, Vegas, Premiere. Aside from this a lot of Excel & FoxPro. Also Gaming (RTS Only) - StarCraft2, CoH2...
- luci5r
- Post #7
- Sep 11, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Xeon Ivy Bridge-EP: Core Count vs Frequency.

So essentially the 10 Core / 20 Thread chip operating at a lower frequency will actually render faster then an 8 Core / 16 Thread chip operating at a faster frequency. First of all that's good to know - because I really didn't know if that was the case. That said, I'm not sure if ~5-8% is...
- luci5r
- Post #5
- Sep 11, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Xeon Ivy Bridge-EP: Core Count vs Frequency.

Guys, I have a question. I'm building a dual Xeon workstation based on the new E5-2600 V2 series processors that dropped today. Primary CPU task is rendering (CGI). The E5-2650 V2 supports 8 Cores / 16 Threads @ 2.6Ghz Base / 3.4Ghz Turbo. The E5-2660 V2 supports 10 Cores / 20 Threads @...
- luci5r
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- Sep 10, 2013
- Replies: 6
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

Just wanted to update: The Xeon E5-2600 V2 series dropped today, including the E5-2640 V2 chips I was going with; so at this point I've decided to go with the the Galaxy GTX 780 HOF, there's no point waiting any longer. I'm just deciding between the E5-2640 V2 & E5-2650 V2 who's prices have...
- luci5r
- Post #82
- Sep 10, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

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- Post #74
- Sep 8, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

Question: this is something that just occurred to me. At some point down the road I do plan to get a 2nd 780 & SLI them. Will I need the the EXACT same brand I have in place? Or can I get a different brand of the same model GPU? In other words, will I need to get another Galaxy 780 HOF or can...
- luci5r
- Post #72
- Sep 8, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

Thanks for taking the time to look this up - I do appreciate it. That being the case; 780 HOF is my choice at the moment. I don't really see any reason to go with 7990 or Classified. The only one thing that's been thrown into this mix: I have all the components for my build sitting nice &...
- luci5r
- Post #69
- Sep 7, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

Well, my question or choice wasn't really pertaining to the Brand; I was more concerned with the actual specifications & features of the card. I thought maybe the Classified was offering something more/better. As far as brand is concerned, I have no problems with Galaxy. They have been doing...
- luci5r
- Post #67
- Sep 6, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

Time for the OP to chime in, LOL. Where do you see a GTX 790?? I don't see one anywhere. I didn't think they were out yet. From what I last saw - they were planning to launch those just around 99xx launch. Did they already release somewhere? Regarding the EVGA Classified w/ ACX ... I've...
- luci5r
- Post #63
- Sep 6, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

After your 2nd post - I started to dig into this a little bit. I might not be using the right terms but I'm not getting much on Google. I do find it hard to believe that a $650 card can be bios-flashed to function like a $3,000 card, but if what you're saying is something that can be done, I'm...
- luci5r
- Post #47
- Sep 5, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

That part of the research (Professional vs. Desktop) I've already exhausted so I'm confident about that. I've seen real-world comparisons and I'm not worried about that. Rendering has 0% GPU usage in my case so that's not even an issue. Looks like GTX 780 HOF is still on! Thanks.
- luci5r
- Post #45
- Sep 5, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

Agree with you 100%. Unfortunately - CPU was one area where the CGI work had to take precedent. I needed the Cores & Threads for Rendering; Xeon's are born for rendering. Couldn't give SC2 the priority over that. But I'm willing to live with that handicap. From what I understand, the 2-thread...
- luci5r
- Post #35
- Sep 5, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

Don't get me wrong - I do get your point; and I do appreciate the advice. I've also considered the Price Cut on the 780 that you mentioned - it is not only very likely but almost certain, and most likely right in October. Most 'assumptions' believe the price cut would be around $50. Once again...
- luci5r
- Post #33
- Sep 5, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

Ok - So I gave it a day to see what folks had to say. A lot of different opinions here, and I do have to make sense of it quite rapidly - I'm making the purchase between today & tomorrow. There are certain posts that I do want to respond to individually; but here's the collective data so far...
- luci5r
- Post #29
- Sep 5, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

It's people like you that put me in doubt! I know people who've paid close to a thousand dollars for the 7990 & are quite happy with it. Although for my needs, most people still suggest the HOF is better. Yes! Not to death - not like some people do for benchmarks & stuff; but yeah - i'd like...
- luci5r
- Post #12
- Sep 4, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

So far it looks like I'm getting Batman - no halfsies - sorry!
- luci5r
- Post #7
- Sep 4, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

Yeah, I'm definitely not waiting another month to find out what he 99xx brings to the table. I think the overall picture still stands that there's still driver issues that need improvement; AMD still seems to be playing catch-up to things that I understand nVidia resolve a long time ago. I've...
- luci5r
- Post #5
- Sep 4, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

LOL!! Someone else I know got dibs already -- sorry!! :D
- luci5r
- Post #3
- Sep 4, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sapphire 7990 or Galaxy GTX 780 HOF Edition?

The above screenshot explains my entire conundrum. I've spent the last couple weeks trying to make this decision; whether to get the Galaxy GTX 780 HOF or the Sapphire HD 7990. I've waded through Google endlessly, and heard arguments from both sides (nVidia & AMD) in places like XtremeSystems...
- luci5r
- Thread
- Sep 4, 2013
- Replies: 85
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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