Westmere Xeon Upgrade/ project

[Burpo]

I did a quick any dirty overclock, just raised bck to 166 MHz. Got a lower cinebench score and only cpuz recognized the higher clocks. Any ideas?

Yes, the first thing you have to do is get Windows to see the extra 2 cores. Type msconfig & go to boot, advanced options, number of processors, uncheck and reboot so it will come back with 12 instead of 8.. Run Cinebench again

 

[Trinamo]

Dont shoot for this initially. I feel I got a lucky chip but you can work your way up with the settings to see what you can hit. I'm running a H100i Cooler.

 

[Shellls]

Your tips worked and the faster clocks are working now.

Was able to overclock to 200 blck with turbo off using only +240mv volts. Seems stable, will run some more stability tests.

Trinamo, what memory ware you using? I am looking to get some 4GB dimms to replace the 2GB ones I'm using right now.

 

[Burpo]

I currently have a AMD athlon X4 651k @3.4GHz that isn't cutting it anymore. I'm looking for a fun project to do that will also give some cpu performance gains on the cheap. So I was thinking of getting a x58 board off ebay and a 6 core xeon. I'm not sure about cpu compatibility though and was wondering if any forum member could help with finding a board/cpu combo that will work. Budget ~$200 Thanks in advance!

So other than the extra I7 920 cpu cost, the "project" is a success? Happy with results?

 

[Shellls]

So other than the extra I7 920 cpu cost, the "project" is a success? Happy with results?

Ya this was a fun project! Couple scary times (though i messed up the bios upgrade), but it went pretty smoothly. After I sell my old motherboard and cpu the net cost will probably be around $100. i7 will probably go back on ebay.

Old system had 350 cinebench, new has 850! Games are no longer cpu limited as well!

Thanks for all the help

 

[Burpo]

Made budget & 240% gain! A worth while endeavor. Congrats! :thumbsup:

 

[Trinamo]

I'm using HyperX Fury 8GB ram x3 (1866 i think) for 24 total GB

 

[Shellls]

I'm using HyperX Fury 8GB ram x3 (1866 i think) for 24 total GB

Haha that exactly what i had in my newegg cart. Thanks

 

[Shmee]

Congrats on the "new" x58 build. Still a good solution.

 

[Shellls]

Everything was going great with my build until i got the urge to squeeze some more performance out of my ram yesterday. I guess I didn't add enough voltage and now my system won't POST. I tried resetting the CMOS with the battery and the jumpers, but it still won't turn on. Any suggestions? I really hope I didn't brick the board.

Thanks

 

[Burpo]

Is there a jumper on the board? Strip down to bare essentials, board, cpu, ram, video, and a known good PS.
Try again..

 

[Shellls]

Tried again with non-essentials not plugged in, no luck.

 

[Burpo]

Wow... that sux.. Hard to believe a memory volt adjust caused it to die.. You sure about the power supply?

 

[Shellls]

I didn't touch the voltage. I'm not 100% on the power supply, but it was working perfectly fine yesterday. Ill try another. It seems like the CMOS is just not resetting.

 

[master_shake_]

if you leave the memory out do you get a beep code for it?

 

[Shellls]

if you leave the memory out do you get a beep code for it?

Yes it beeps three times.

 

[Burpo]

That's a good sign.. There's a clear cmos jumper, directly next to the reset button on the mother board. Clear cmos.. Re-install memory & try again.

 

[master_shake_]

so the board is working.

when you reset the cmos did you disconnect the power?

 

[Shellls]

That's a good sign.. There's a clear cmos jumper, directly next to the reset button on the mother board. Clear cmos..

I did that, maybe I did it wrong.

 

[Shellls]

so the board is working.

when you reset the cmos did you disconnect the power?

Here the procedure I took.

First I tried doing it with the battery. I took the cmos battery out, unplugged the pc and discharged the power in the capacitors using the power button. Then I waited 5 minutes,

After that didn't work I unplugged the PC, discharged the power and moved the jumper. Then I plugged in the AC power and moved the jumper back to the original position after 10 seconds. Still didn't post.

 

[master_shake_]

have you tried a different slot for the ram?

 

[Shellls]

have you tried a different slot for the ram?

Yes I've moved them around a bit, but I could try some more combos

 

[master_shake_]

one at a time i meant.

 

[ClockHound]

Do you still have the 920? And the old RAM?

 

[Shellls]

Do you still have the 920? And the old RAM?

I sold the 920 . But I have a bunch of spare ddr3