Xeon Owners Club

[lexluthermiester]

Hi Guys!

I just bought this MB and Intel specs says that it supports ECC officially. Has anybody tested this motherboard with ECC? You know that I tested 2rx8 ECC Reg on other X58 boards and they are working fine but if this MB supports ECC officially i can get 2rx4 ECC even cheaper than 2rx8.
What about those 4 slots, will triple channel work with 4 slots or only witb 3? I've never seen X58 board with 4 slots.

Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO Product Specifications

Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.

ark.intel.com

The specs link does say ECC is supported. As for REG'd, you'll have to test as there doesn't seem to be any official documentation stating one way or the other. I'm leaning toward no, but it's possible it might.

As for the fourth DIMM, my guess is that it's there for 4 DIMM dual channel operation, but that's only a guess. Again, no harm in testing..

 

[Edwired]

The specs link does say ECC is supported. As for REG'd, you'll have to test as there doesn't seem to be any official documentation stating one way or the other. I'm leaning toward no, but it's possible it might.

As for the fourth DIMM, my guess is that it's there for 4 DIMM dual channel operation, but that's only a guess. Again, no harm in testing..

It pretty barebone for the features it is lacking

Advanced Technologies ​

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ No
Intel vPro® Platform Eligibility ‡ No
Intel® ME Firmware Version No
Intel® Remote Wake Technology No
Intel® Remote PC Assist Technology No
Intel® CIRA Technology No
TPM No No
Intel® Quiet System Technology No
Intel® HD Audio Technology Yes
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology Yes

 

[lexluthermiester]

It pretty barebone for the features it is lacking

Advanced Technologies ​

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ No
Intel vPro® Platform Eligibility ‡ No
Intel® ME Firmware Version No
Intel® Remote Wake Technology No
Intel® Remote PC Assist Technology No
Intel® CIRA Technology No
TPM No No
Intel® Quiet System Technology No
Intel® HD Audio Technology Yes
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology Yes

True, but the memory type support is usually independent of motherboard features, so who knows..

 

[Rumcajs997]

True, but the memory type support is usually independent of motherboard features, so who knows..

Its a strange setup with 4 slots. 3 have got same colour, so I presume when you use them its triple channel but what will happen with 4th ram installed.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Its a strange setup with 4 slots. 3 have got same colour, so I presume when you use them its triple channel but what will happen with 4th ram installed.

Actually, I answered that above, you might have missed it:

As for the fourth DIMM, my guess is that it's there for 4 DIMM dual channel operation, but that's only a guess. Again, no harm in testing..

 

[Rumcajs997]

Actually, I answered that above, you might have missed it:

So I just checked it (but with regular RAM non ECC) and its really strange, CPU-Z reports 4x4gb = 16gb Triple Channel.

 

[lexluthermiester]

CPU-Z reports 4x4gb = 16gb Triple Channel.

?!? Got a screen shot? That can't work, at least as far as I know.

 

[Rumcajs997]

?!? Got a screen shot? That can't work, at least as far as I know.

No, I haven't, its Hirens Boot so I wasn't logged in to send any emails etc. Maybe CPU-Z reports incorrectly or 3 are working on Triple and 1 in single and CPU-Z is unable to pick that up.

BTW. Where can I get the latest bios for this motherboard? Intel removed everything from their Web page. I understand its long EOL, but most manufacturers keep old files on their servers even for such old products, wasn't expecting that from Intel. I attached the bios I've got, it may be the latest one but can't find any info online.

 

[Zyll Goliat]

No, I haven't, its Hirens Boot so I wasn't logged in to send any emails etc. Maybe CPU-Z reports incorrectly or 3 are working on Triple and 1 in single and CPU-Z is unable to pick that up.

BTW. Where can I get the latest bios for this motherboard? Intel removed everything from their Web page. I understand its long EOL, but most manufacturers keep old files on their servers even for such old products, wasn't expecting that from Intel. I attached the bios I've got, it may be the latest one but can't find any info online.

Yeah I believe that is correct 3 of them works in triple channel and 1 is single....do a passmark memory benchmark and see the difference compare it with the others.....

 

[lexluthermiester]

BTW. Where can I get the latest bios for this motherboard?

Remind us all what motherboard you're using, model number and what-not.

 

[Mr.Scott]

No, I haven't, its Hirens Boot so I wasn't logged in to send any emails etc. Maybe CPU-Z reports incorrectly or 3 are working on Triple and 1 in single and CPU-Z is unable to pick that up.

BTW. Where can I get the latest bios for this motherboard? Intel removed everything from their Web page. I understand its long EOL, but most manufacturers keep old files on their servers even for such old products, wasn't expecting that from Intel. I attached the bios I've got, it may be the latest one but can't find any info online.

Everything you need here

Intel DX58SO Support - Opendrivers

Intel DX58SO Support

www.opendrivers.com

No drivers for W10 though.

 

[lexluthermiester]

No drivers for W10 though.

Windows 7 drivers will should work fine. I've been using Windows 7 drivers for 10 and 11 on an old Vostro laptop with no issues.

 

[Edwired]

Windows 10 or 11 works fine with it own drivers to a certain degree with some might need drivers from windows 7

 

[Rumcajs997]

4.2ghz at 1.21V - 1h30min Prime95 Stable. I wonder how accurate is HWInfo Processor Power Consumption but it shows between 95W-101W during full Prime95 load. If that's true, I would say its a great result for a 32nm 6c/12t OCed processor.
What is the safe temperature for DDR3 modules? These Samsung 6x2gb ECC i showed few pages earlier got to 78C during this Prime95 load and were really hot. After I added a fan on them, it got down to 40C in few moments. Its strange, as they are at standard 1.5V so shouldn't be that hot.

 

[Edwired]

4.2ghz at 1.21V - 1h30min Prime95 Stable. I wonder how accurate is HWInfo Processor Power Consumption but it shows between 95W-101W during full Prime95 load. If that's true, I would say its a great result for a 32nm 6c/12t OCed processor.
What is the safe temperature for DDR3 modules? These Samsung 6x2gb ECC i showed few pages earlier got to 78C during this Prime95 load and were really hot. After I added a fan on them, it got down to 40C in few moments. Its strange, as they are at standard 1.5V so shouldn't be that hot.

For the samsung ram it comes without the heatsink as far as I know BUT you can buy aftermarket heatsinks to help with the cooling also makes it pretty with colours . As for the cpu overclock not bad at all but it will not comsume that much wattages when it running in regular state like browsing the web/gaming you might want to check the vrm heatsink if it getting hot during prime

 

[Edwired]

Been busy with my setup as far most of the voltages settings are the same as before with the blck at 200 = 4.20ghz and what I changed since is the vcore with the offset set to 0.20000 with the llc disabled I think it reporting the actual vcore is 1.264v peaked during gaming, haven't gotten a bsod or crash since. Also I lowered the dram voltage from 1.60v to 1.56v as shown below with IOH/ICH with mild bump in voltage
BIOS Settings (ATK)
CPU PLL 1.840 V
CPU Voltage 1.15625 V
ICH PCIE 1.500 V
ICH 1.200 V
IOH PCIE 1.500 V
IOH 1.180 V
QPI/DRAM Core Volt 1.28125 V
CHA CTRL 0.500 X
CHA DATA 0.500 X
CHB CTRL 0.500 X
CHB DATA 0.500 X
CHC CTRL 0.500 X
CHC DATA 0.500 X
BCLK Frequency 200.00 MHz
DRAM Bus Voltage 1.56V

As well loosen up the second and third dram timings to one notch from the bios set
Memory Timings
CAS Latency (CL) 9T
RAS To CAS Delay (tRCD) 9T
RAS Precharge (tRP) 9T
RAS Active Time (tRAS) 24T
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 88T
Command Rate (CR) 2T
RAS To RAS Delay (tRRD) 7T
Write Recovery Time (tWR) 13T
Read To Read Delay (tRTR) Same Rank: 6T, Different Rank: 7T, Different DIMM: 8T
Read To Write Delay (tRTW) Same Rank: 11T, Different Rank: 11T, Different DIMM: 11T
Write To Read Delay (tWTR) 6T, Same Rank: 19T, Different Rank: 7T, Different DIMM: 7T
Write To Write Delay (tWTW) Same Rank: 6T, Different Rank: 8T, Different DIMM: 8T
Read To Precharge Delay (tRTP) 6T
Write To Precharge Delay (tWTP) 26T
Four Activate Window Delay (tFAW) 30T
Write CAS Latency (tWCL) 9T
CKE Min. Pulse Width (tCKE) 4T
Refresh Period (tREF) 6112T
Round Trip Latency (tRTL) 63T
Burst Length (BL) 8

I don't know what else is needed to get more performance or stability at this current state.
Any point in tweaking these settings?
CHA CTRL 0.500 X
CHA DATA 0.500 X
CHB CTRL 0.500 X
CHB DATA 0.500 X
CHC CTRL 0.500 X
CHC DATA 0.500 X

 

[Toothless]

Decided the ol' girl needed a good clean and coolers rotated. 10c drop. Dual 2680v2

Some fans swapped for MUCH quieter operation.




This ol' one also got some messy love. x5675

Added CD/DVD drives since they were talking up space on my parts shelf. Added fan controller. VERY much full in the HAF 932.

 

[CozmoCramer]

Hi All, I've paired up an E5-2620 v3 with a GTX 980 in a little Xeon Gaming Build. I've started capturing gameplay and benchmarks on it, popping them on youtube for any enthusiasts out there. I'm also taking requests for Games/Benchmarks to be run on the system, I'll try to get them up as quickly as possible.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Hi All, I've paired up an E5-2620 v3 with a GTX 980 in a little Xeon Gaming Build. I've started capturing gameplay and benchmarks on it, popping them on youtube for any enthusiasts out there. I'm also taking requests for Games/Benchmarks to be run on the system, I'll try to get them up as quickly as possible.

That's a good CPU/GPU combo.

Welcome to TPU!

 

[Arcdar]

Hi All, I've paired up an E5-2620 v3 with a GTX 980 in a little Xeon Gaming Build. I've started capturing gameplay and benchmarks on it, popping them on youtube for any enthusiasts out there. I'm also taking requests for Games/Benchmarks to be run on the system, I'll try to get them up as quickly as possible.

my Wife is running a 2630v3 with a 2070Super at the moment - couldn't be happier ... still a very very good base for general usage as long as you don't want to break rekords. Even the small v3's.

(I'm rocking the gen before - 2x2690's as V1 even ---- but I paired it with a Asus 3070 strix last year in Dezember *taking cover* ).

If you ever need a comparison I could ask her to record a vid for you to use on your chan

 

[CozmoCramer]

That's a good CPU/GPU combo.

Welcome to TPU!

Thank you for the welcome, I'm really looking forward to learning and contributing anything I can to assist others

my Wife is running a 2630v3 with a 2070Super at the moment - couldn't be happier ... still a very very good base for general usage as long as you don't want to break rekords. Even the small v3's.

(I'm rocking the gen before - 2x2690's as V1 even ---- but I paired it with a Asus 3070 strix last year in Dezember *taking cover* ).

If you ever need a comparison I could ask her to record a vid for you to use on your chan

Thank you so much for the offer, I will keep that in mind if/when the opportunity arises. The 2690's are a great CPU with the higher clocks and cache. Paired up with the 3070, you must be getting some really great results. I'm about to finish off refurbishing a Dual X5650 build (a local business was going to tip it). It has 36GB Ram, but has the lower clock speeds and caching on the CPU's. It's had a complete rebuild with case transplant, SSD upgrade, PCI Audio added... I'm wondering what GPU I should pair this up with, whether to build it out as workstation (maybe use a Quadro 4000) or finish as a gaming machine (something like an RX 580 or GTX 980). Any thoughts?

 

[Toothless]

Got the GTX690 in. Decided to leave most of the shroud off and lower the PCI fans for airflow on the cooler. Added a storage drive and she's officially finished!

Dual gpu for a dual socket. x5680 ES

 

[lexluthermiester]

Got the GTX690 in. Decided to leave most of the shroud off and lower the PCI fans for airflow on the cooler.

Interesting! Does it work?

 

[Toothless]

Interesting! Does it work?

She do work to er' full potential. Just had some thermal issues that seemed to work itself out. I'll post some benchies later.

BIG EDIT

It took five hours to make this thing work, but it does now!

I've got a few games I can try later. It's late, I'm tired, and done with this project. Fun fact the GTX690 has a 135% power limit.

 

[johnspack]

I've lost track... what is the fastest stock ivy xeon with more than 8 cores I can run on x79?