Xeon L5639 Overclocking on X58

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Brekyrself

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Typo, I meant 24x multi. The l5639 would run at 18x loaded.

Thanks for the voltage guidelines, I'll try to bump them up and see what happens.

Any guidance on where to keep the uncore and qpi? Do they need to be similar to the core for max performance or is under 4ghz fine?
 

Burpo

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Definitely under 4ghz (leave on auto).. Uncore always has to be less than CPU speed.
 

Brekyrself

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Working on the x5670 a little more. Max I can hit stable with 1.328 vtt and 1.28v core is 4200mhz loaded. The bloodrage can force the turbo multi of 24x when all cores are loaded. I'll try and up the vcore to over 1.3 and see what happens.

Memory Timings
tCL (CAS Latency) .................: 7T
tRCG (RAS to CAS Delay) ...........: 7T
tRP (RAS Precharge) ...............: 7T
tRAS (Precharge Delay) ............: 21T
CR (Command Rate) .................: 1T


All Voltage Settings
CPU Core Voltage ..................: +80mV hwinfo reports 1.28 with all cores loaded
CPU Vdroop Compensation ...........: disabled
CPU VTT (UnCore) Voltage ..........: +140mV 1.328v

Memory Voltages
DRAM Voltage ......................: 1.72V

Chipset Voltages
X58 IOH Core Voltage .............: 1.24V
X58 IOH VCCA 1.1V ................: 1.134V
X58 IOH VCCA 1.5V ................: 1.530V

CPU Bclock (FSB) ................: 175MHz
QPI Link Fast Mode ..............: Enabled
QPI Multiplier ..................: x18
QPI Target Speed ................: 3158MHz
CPU Core Multiplier .............: x22
CPU Core Target Speed ...........: 3820MHz
CPU Uncore Multiplier ...........: x20
CPU Uncore Target Speed .........: 3509MHz
Memory Bus Multiplier ...........: x10
Memory Bus Target Speed .........: 1750MHZ
PCI Express Bus Clock............: 102MHz
 

surfin

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I've got a change to buy a dual CPU LGA1366 for $440.
People are mostly ignorant of these things in New Zealand, but not everyone, so I reckon I've got to pull the trigger real quick.

If you look at this description, does it sound like it could only be an SR-2???

Dual CPU's
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5620 4 Cores 8 Threads
AMD Radeon HD 5670 1GB RAM PCI-e (DVI, HDMI, VGA)
Fast 8GB DDR3 RAM
1TB SATA HD
Integrated Intel Gigabit Network Connection x 2 - Dual Network Port
WiFi
Integrated High Definition audio
Front and Back USB Ports
1 microphone in 1 headphone
Firewire

Note: Maximum RAM Memory 48GB (12 Slots)
Can take maximum Qty 4 SATA HD's (4TBX4)

Naaa. The case people - Compucon are partners with Supermicro. And I don't think the SR-2 has firewire either.
 
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Burpo

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That could be anything. I doubt it's an SR-2..
 
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YBS1

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Working on the x5670 a little more. Max I can hit stable with 1.328 vtt and 1.28v core is 4200mhz loaded. The bloodrage can force the turbo multi of 24x when all cores are loaded. I'll try and up the vcore to over 1.3 and see what happens.

Memory Timings
tCL (CAS Latency) .................: 7T
tRCG (RAS to CAS Delay) ...........: 7T
tRP (RAS Precharge) ...............: 7T
tRAS (Precharge Delay) ............: 21T
CR (Command Rate) .................: 1T


All Voltage Settings
CPU Core Voltage ..................: +80mV hwinfo reports 1.28 with all cores loaded
CPU Vdroop Compensation ...........: disabled
CPU VTT (UnCore) Voltage ..........: +140mV 1.328v

Memory Voltages
DRAM Voltage ......................: 1.72V

Chipset Voltages
X58 IOH Core Voltage .............: 1.24V
X58 IOH VCCA 1.1V ................: 1.134V
X58 IOH VCCA 1.5V ................: 1.530V

CPU Bclock (FSB) ................: 175MHz
QPI Link Fast Mode ..............: Enabled
QPI Multiplier ..................: x18
QPI Target Speed ................: 3158MHz
CPU Core Multiplier .............: x22
CPU Core Target Speed ...........: 3820MHz
CPU Uncore Multiplier ...........: x20
CPU Uncore Target Speed .........: 3509MHz
Memory Bus Multiplier ...........: x10
Memory Bus Target Speed .........: 1750MHZ
PCI Express Bus Clock............: 102MHz

A few things to try here, may help, may not.
CPU Core Voltage ..................: +80mV hwinfo reports 1.28 with all cores loaded
Try this at ~+100-140 Whatever value it takes with VDroop enabled to arrive at ~1.35 under load.
CPU Vdroop Compensation ...........: disabled
Enable this
CPU VTT (UnCore) Voltage ..........: +140mV 1.328v
I never really had to run this quite so high, but it may be due to your 1750MHz ram frequency.

CPU Uncore Multiplier ...........: x20
CPU Uncore Target Speed .........: 3509MHz
Memory Bus Multiplier ...........: x10
Memory Bus Target Speed .........: 1750MHZ
PCI Express Bus Clock............: 102MHz

You could try dropping your memory multiplier to x8, would probably allow you to drop your VTT (and memory voltage back to 1.65) and may reduce stress on the IMC. This would also allow you to drop the uncore multiplier to x16, though your uncore is probably not an issue at 3509 anyway, so if it works out you could remain at x20 if you wish. There was testing done back in X58's heyday that showed virtually no gain for memory frequencies above 1600MHz, now this was done on the four core cpus, so if you notice a decrease in performance benchmarks obviously feel free to try increasing again. Note that for the time being though we're just trying to get your CPU frequency higher, that's going to trump any increases the memory would give you no matter what. As for the pci express clock, I've never seen any benefit to changing this from the default 100MHz except at extremely high BCLK (212-220). Once you can find your max stable clocks, then you can just drop it back to whatever you feel comfortable with for mining.
 

Brekyrself

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A few things to try here, may help, may not.
CPU Core Voltage ..................: +80mV hwinfo reports 1.28 with all cores loaded
Try this at ~+100-140 Whatever value it takes with VDroop enabled to arrive at ~1.35 under load.
CPU Vdroop Compensation ...........: disabled
Enable this
CPU VTT (UnCore) Voltage ..........: +140mV 1.328v
I never really had to run this quite so high, but it may be due to your 1750MHz ram frequency.

CPU Uncore Multiplier ...........: x20
CPU Uncore Target Speed .........: 3509MHz
Memory Bus Multiplier ...........: x10
Memory Bus Target Speed .........: 1750MHZ
PCI Express Bus Clock............: 102MHz

You could try dropping your memory multiplier to x8, would probably allow you to drop your VTT (and memory voltage back to 1.65) and may reduce stress on the IMC. This would also allow you to drop the uncore multiplier to x16, though your uncore is probably not an issue at 3509 anyway, so if it works out you could remain at x20 if you wish. There was testing done back in X58's heyday that showed virtually no gain for memory frequencies above 1600MHz, now this was done on the four core cpus, so if you notice a decrease in performance benchmarks obviously feel free to try increasing again. Note that for the time being though we're just trying to get your CPU frequency higher, that's going to trump any increases the memory would give you no matter what. As for the pci express clock, I've never seen any benefit to changing this from the default 100MHz except at extremely high BCLK (212-220). Once you can find your max stable clocks, then you can just drop it back to whatever you feel comfortable with for mining.

Thanks for the tips.

VTT seems to help stabilize the high memory speeds on my board. I left vtt at 1.328v and raised vcore to 1.328. This lets me do 184blck stable. I am quite happy with 4400mhz with 6 cores loaded and stable!

Tempted to push this further to 1.35v core as you mentioned to see if I can hit 4600-4800 stable...
 

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I took my rig apart last night. Replaced the Stock Dell/AW PSU with a corsair 1200w. Modded a harness for the AW daughter and I/o boards so the case lights and vents work properly.

Also swapped in the 5675 and was able to clock 5.0 @ 25x on all six in windows on the third try.
All in one night.

Maybe with some more tweaking time, I can get 5.0 completely stable. The clocking was a bit rushed and at around 3AM
 

Brekyrself

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I took my rig apart last night. Replaced the Stock Dell/AW PSU with a corsair 1200w. Modded a harness for the AW daughter and I/o boards so the case lights and vents work properly.

Also swapped in the 5675 and was able to clock 5.0 @ 25x on all six in windows on the third try.
All in one night.

Maybe with some more tweaking time, I can get 5.0 completely stable. The clocking was a bit rushed and at around 3AM

Nice! Can you list the voltages used?
 

Trinamo

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Bahaha, I can probably get to that this weekend. (12hr night shift right now so i don't even look at my home pc). They voltages are likely higher than most people would run abut my H100i is really doing the job to keep it cool.
 

Vulpine Complex

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Love this thread. I found an ASUS P6T at Goodwill for $30 and it's gonna be the base for my new (now super cheap) computer build. I ordered an X5550 from Ebay for pretty cheap and I'm not waiting for that to come in.

Out of the gate, what cooling would y'all recommend? Our local Frys has a Corsair H80i for stupid cheap right now but I've heard the pumps in the Corsair closed loops are suspect. This will all be going into an Antec 900 for the meantime so I can't do any huge radiators water-cooling wise.
 

jforce321

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Love this thread. I found an ASUS P6T at Goodwill for $30 and it's gonna be the base for my new (now super cheap) computer build. I ordered an X5550 from Ebay for pretty cheap and I'm not waiting for that to come in.

Out of the gate, what cooling would y'all recommend? Our local Frys has a Corsair H80i for stupid cheap right now but I've heard the pumps in the Corsair closed loops are suspect. This will all be going into an Antec 900 for the meantime so I can't do any huge radiators water-cooling wise.

Anything would work in all honesty, since youre just cooling a quad core and not one of the hexacore cpu's. but I managed to get one of the 34 buck h100i refurbs mailed to me so I know how good the prices are on those aio's and I have to say I'm happy with mine for that price.
 

Vulpine Complex

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Got the X5550 in the mail today. I'll be honest, I've been sweating bullets over this Goodwill mobo for the past few days - but no worries now, everything fired up fine!

I missed out on the H80i deal so instead I picked up a Scythe Ashura from the local Frys. Seems to be doing the trick.

I've been able to get it up to 3.648Ghz - anything higher and I'm seeing a lot of 124 bluescreens. This persists no matter the QPI link and I've driven voltages as high as 1.38v. Kinda weary of getting any closer to 1.4v.

It also seems like this chip reaaaally doesn't want to hit 70C at all because my multiplier starts to drop as soon as any of the cores reach 68-70c. I've got Speedstep, C1E and thermal protection off so not sure what else to turn off. I'm assuming that might just be something these chips do?

Still, for a $15 CPU this is quite fine for the moment. I'll be looking to get a Hexcore when I can get the $80-100 available.

Here's a picture of my current Prime test, once this passes a couple of hours I'll start throwing benchmarks at this box.

 

ClockHound

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Not too bad for a $45 45nm rig. ;-)

What sort of RAM/settings are you using? Don't think you will get much past 3.7 with that chip and cooler - as I recall they throttle above 70C.

You'll find the big bucks spent on a sub-$100 32nm hex-core will offer even bigger rewards.
 

multifrag

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Finally got my SR-2 and two x5675. Running them at 4GHz for now. Would 4.4Ghz be pushing on a air cooled system?
 

Burpo

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I doubt you'll ever get that SR-2 above 4.2. That board is very finicky about overclocks. Good luck tho..
 
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multifrag

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Yeah, you're right. Just tried 4.4 and got BSOD after couple of minutes. 4.2GHZ at 1.35v seems stable, but need more burning to know for sure. D you know the max voltage for x5675?
 
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