Xeon L5639 Overclocking on X58

[LarsSvenn01]

Doubt this thread will die within 5 years People can probably make cheap workstations in the future. Unless Intel steps it up.

The x5675 does sound like the sweetspot atm. Both for temperature and rig status(stock 3ghz sounds better then 2,9ghz ). But i think i read something about multiplier difference from 5670 and 5680/90

Think im willing to risk the chance of compatibility with the board. I can also figure out how to update it later. Found a link in here somewhere yesterday. Massive thread :O


This find looks very promising
http://valid.x86.fr/8ekga0
He got it stable at 4,7ghz. Knowing that i dont see any reason for settling with 5650/60, so that leaves the options with


*5670, confirmed
*5675

*5680
*5690

Kinda wanna eliminate 5680/90 aswell as it seems 4ghz+ works on the colder cpu's.

As 5670 works good with the board, its fairly big chance that 5675 works good too right?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

lol 4.7Ghz @ 1.33v is a lie, considering if it's stable

 

[LarsSvenn01]

lol 4.7Ghz @ 1.33v is a lie, considering if it's stable

Might be, bet you know more then me there. I would be happy with 4ghz without to much heat thou Found a coule others who oc'd from this board and that seems like a good possibility. So I think i will just go a little nuts and grab a 5675 for 100$ tonight, sell my gtx 680 and order a gtx 1060 or 970 while i think about the RAM question som more. I would think 3x4gb is more then marginally better then 6x2gb?



Fun fact for the thread btw:
Tianhe-1A, an upgraded supercomputer, was unveiled at HPC 2010 China.[16] It is now equipped with 14,336 Xeon X5670 processors and 7,168 Nvidia Tesla M2050 general purpose GPUs. 2,048FeiTeng 1000 SPARC-based processors are also installed in the system

 

[ClockHound]

Might be, bet you know more then me there. I would be happy with 4ghz without to much heat thou Found a coule others who oc'd from this board and that seems like a good possibility. So I think i will just go a little nuts and grab a 5675 for 100$ tonight, sell my gtx 680 and order a gtx 1060 or 970 while i think about the RAM question som more. I would think 3x4gb is more then marginally better then 6x2gb?

Better for overclocking with fewer sticks.

My 5675 can hit 4.4 with 1.32V 24/7 (with D15 hits 60c under load). That's the sweet spot for this 5675. To get it over 4.6 would push volts way past safe 24/7 for my use. Had it at 4.8 for giggles, but needed about 1.4V+ for stability.

4 to 4.2 Ghz on the 5675 will be easy. What cooler?

Fun fact for the thread btw:
Tianhe-1A, an upgraded supercomputer, was unveiled at HPC 2010 China.[16] It is now equipped with 14,336 Xeon X5670 processors and 7,168 Nvidia Tesla M2050 general purpose GPUs. 2,048FeiTeng 1000 SPARC-based processors are also installed in the system

Be more fun if they overclocked all 14k+ of the 5670s tho. ;-)

 

[MongGrel]

Doubt this thread will die within 5 years People can probably make cheap workstations in the future. Unless Intel steps it up.

The x5675 does sound like the sweetspot atm. Both for temperature and rig status(stock 3ghz sounds better then 2,9ghz ). But i think i read something about multiplier difference from 5670 and 5680/90

Think im willing to risk the chance of compatibility with the board. I can also figure out how to update it later. Found a link in here somewhere yesterday. Massive thread :O


This find looks very promising
http://valid.x86.fr/8ekga0
He got it stable at 4,7ghz. Knowing that i dont see any reason for settling with 5650/60, so that leaves the options with


*5670, confirmed
*5675

*5680
*5690

Kinda wanna eliminate 5680/90 aswell as it seems 4ghz+ works on the colder cpu's.

As 5670 works good with the board, its fairly big chance that 5675 works good too right?

If it works with a 5670, it should work with any of the other listed.

But once you get above a 5675 you will run into a bit of a heat issue.

I just leave my 5680 @ 4.2 these days without problems around 1.32 on air with a ND-H14, but the case has high airflow also.

 

[LarsSvenn01]

It's a cooler master hyper 612 evo with a fan controller. Really cool stuff So i tweak the fans manually. I loved controlling the heat and noise myself some years ago, with the g15 keyboard(LCD screen) and everest program for temperature overview. Got some extreme fans i put on it, but i hate having them maxed out cause they are noisy as hell. Considering getting a closed loop water cooling with big ass radiator and fat cables for better heat and lower noise. Doubt them small closed loop system would do any good.

Just ordered a x5680 as it was slightly cheaper and i would guess it could pump out more then 5670. Just got this feeling the TDP scores will be more linear with OC then stock. Kinda regreted it instantly after shipping and import cost lol. All in all ended at 200$. (Im not good at ebay :/) But i wanted to make sure that i bought something that was working and from someone trust worthy. But i think it will be fun anyway. The upgrade itch got me to order a rx 480 8gb at 20% discount and another 3 sticks of 2gb ram. Will be the last time i breathe life into this PC, but i expect to use for atleast 4 more years now. ^^

 

[ClockHound]

Congrats on betting the future on the past. These old Xeons still plenty of future left in them.

I would have gone 5675 (and did and will again) because less heat, but the 5680 at 4.2 will be solid - the 612..well...maybe not so much. ;-)

A used D14 or a new D15, Cryorig R1, Thermalright TS140/LGM, Phanteks TC14PE will give more overclock head room, er... cool room with less noise. Big air is cooler and quieter than small AIO loops. But, custom loop is better yet, however, much more expensive.

Please report back once you have your born-again X58 hot rod cruising the Crossfire lanes.

 

[LarsSvenn01]

Thanks

Was some good suggestions on air coolers, i always loved the idea of 3 fans on the cpu cooler, 1 in the middle of the metal. Doubt i will upgrade the cpu cooler for another air cooler unless its a crazy bargain thou. Think the bigger air cooler could be a problem for my RAM sticks. Also possible my brother got a couple liquid coolers i could borrow as long as i want.

I might look after bargains on desktop radiators thou. I like that cooling idea.

Big tubes, Big volume. More exposed heat transfer and less sound?

My i7 920(130w also) seems pretty solid to me, 2,6 -> 3,8(+1,2).. would think 3,3 -> 4,2(+0,9) would be fine. Also been running my cpu on 8 year old thermal paste probably dried up like hell, been to lazy to change.

Will post picture when i get the new gpu, ram and cpu

280mm radiator in the front also sounds like a good idea, same cooling ability and less noise or just the same? Would ofc find the thickest radiators possible, big water volume sounds better.

 

[Burpo]

lol, that's overkill for sure.. The 32nm Xeons run cooler, up to 4.2ghz your HSF should do just fine. You can always just get a better fan.

 

[LarsSvenn01]

lol, that's overkill for sure.. The 32nm Xeons run cooler, up to 4.2ghz your HSF should do just fine. You can always just get a better fan.

That is actually a good option. A less noisy but equally powerfull second fan sounds like a dream, but somehow i find the airflow ability to noise ratio pretty much the same? I see how some fan engines produce some noise, but i would guess most of the noise comes from air being pushed?

The intake fan is pretty nice, but the exhaust fan is more powerfull and noisy. I turn it on manually if i play high demanding games like Battlefield 4. Might be a little to much cooling thou as im pretty GPU bound in gaming by GTX 680 atm.

Fallout 4, Medium details, full AA etc. 1080p.

Would say the FPS is 60 FPS stable 98% of the time thou and the GPU temperature 80c. GPU Load 75-98%. So was a bad screenshot actually. Just testing for myself to see the difference with each new component

 

[Wiznaz]

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
CASE: Antec 300

I haven't installed the CPU since I'm uncertain if my N520 fan is worth reusing. It looks like it ranks below a 212. I would like to achieve >4.0ghz depending how easy it comes and if this fan is what is holding me back then I will replace it. I would consider an H100i but I would have to check case clearances first. What are your overall thoughts?

 

[LarsSvenn01]

The way i see it.

Water advantage:
-More space over motherboard


Air:
-Last longer, no failing pump, no risk of leaking


If i remember correct, the best air coolers almost match the best closed loop water coolers. Noise wise really depends on the fans. Water cooling can be noisy too. I would try the N520 first and then get a better cooler if its not good enough.

My favourites:
Air: Noctua nh-d15
Water: Kraken x61

 

[Wiznaz]

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 water. I'm nowhere near a competitive OC'er and I know the reviews all say an air cooler is all that is needed for most people but thinking about the way air cooled vs water cooled engines evolved, makes me feel like water is the right direction.

 

[Wiznaz]

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 improvement. Would a dead BIOS battery have any affect? My P6X58D-E is known to support this Xeon CPU.

 

[MongGrel]

I'd like to help, but I know nothing about a W.

To be honest I had not seen those mentioned in the thread in the past, I've probably read the whole thing twice but I might have missed a few things.

http://forums.evga.com/Intel-Xeon-W3680-Westmere-and-X58-Series-Motherboard-LGA-1366-m1983756.aspx

Just not something I have attempted I guess.

 

[Wiznaz]

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 fourth 4 times now to no avail.

The W3680 is basically a 980X with ECC memory enabled and multi CPU capability disabled. BIOS v0803 is the latest driver for my ASUS P6X58D-E which I have been running for years. I wish I had access to another LGA1366 to try in a different system. I'm running out of ideas.

On a side note: It was a good idea to perform some long overdue cleaning and lapping some fresh Arctic Silver.

 

[Dave2150]

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 fourth 4 times now to no avail.

The W3680 is basically a 980X with ECC memory enabled and multi CPU capability disabled. BIOS v0803 is the latest driver for my ASUS P6X58D-E which I have been running for years. I wish I had access to another LGA1366 to try in a different system. I'm running out of ideas.

On a side note: It was a good idea to perform some long overdue cleaning and lapping some fresh Arctic Silver.

Dust filters!

 

[Wiznaz]

Haha I clean both of my front case dust filters (Intake) regularly. I wasn't expecting so much to pass through.

 

[Burpo]

I'm leaning towards a DOA on this W3680.

Agree, send it back..

 

[Wiznaz]

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?

 

[Burpo]

If that chip doesn't work in an ASUS P6X58D-E, you definitely got a dud!

 

[Peersy]

Hi Guys and Girls,

First post here, Looking for a bit of insight.

So the other week I picked up an Asus ROG Rampage 3 Black edition BNIB for $20.
I'm curious to what sort of overclocking capability this board has mainly.

Another question I have is whether or not I should go with the x5650 or dish out the additional $50 for a x5670?

Cheers people!

 

[Burpo]

Great score if it's really new and works! Board overclocks great, and the X5650 will do 4+Ghz pretty easily. The X5670 is pretty cheap tho..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-...555098?hash=item43f889475a:g:qosAAOSw-KFXfTyP

 

[Peersy]

Definitely new, was still in all the original packaging untouched! So I dare say she would work.

My largest concern is cooling as my only previous overclocks were performed on Q6600 (g0 stepping), fx6300, and g3258.

So in that sense im not too well experienced in such.

Currently I have a custom loop sitting in my drawer untouched, but would a 140mm rad be sufficient? I also noticed that EK do a block to suit the board itself, so I'm guessing that would assist in a higher O'c?

Sorry for the very noobish sounding questions mate, From what I have been told, you know your stuff when it comes to these!

Cheers mate!

 

[Burpo]

140mm Radiator will be fine, tho I don't know if I'd put a block on the board. You don't need to push these hexcores that hard.