Xeon Owners Club

Zyll Goliat · Nov 18, 2021

RyzenMaster.sys said:
Man this makes me want to get x79 even more.

Does it bclk oc as well as x58?

Depends really of usual factors CPU,Memory,mobo.....but also it can work just fine with high BCLK for example my 2697 V2 working 24/7 totally stable on 115.1 on BCLK.....also I agree with you about X79 Chinese mobo as you can't OC that easily also VRM is questionable 'tho some Chinese motherboards are better then others.....

Cjkeenan · Nov 20, 2021

Update on my 1680v2/R4E: Tried every official BIOS from 4502 to 4901 and every one of them failed under the same workload of MSFS 2020 downloading and installing game files. Now some lasted longer than others, but the all eventually resulted in the same crash.

Current plan is to try a different seller for the 1680v2 and if it continues I will probably throw int the towel for at least a couple of months and just use my 3930K again.

Thanks guys for the help you provided.

Caring1 · Nov 20, 2021

Cjkeenan said:
Update on my 1680v2/R4E: Tried every official BIOS from 4502 to 4901 and every one of them failed under the same workload of MSFS 2020 downloading and installing game files. Now some lasted longer than others, but the all eventually resulted in the same crash.

Current plan is to try a different seller for the 1680v2 and if it continues I will probably throw int the towel for at least a couple of months and just use my 3930K again.

Thanks guys for the help you provided.

Pretty sure you need a modified Bios to run Xeon on an Asus board unless you have the workstation version.

Keullo-e · Nov 20, 2021

Caring1 said:
Pretty sure you need a modified Bios to run Xeon on an Asus board unless you have the workstation version.

Is that so on older platforms? I've thought that Xeons behave just like their i7 (or i9 on modern platforms) counterparts on HEDT platform.

Cjkeenan · Nov 20, 2021

Jill Christine Valentine said:
Is that so on older platforms? I've thought that Xeons behave just like their i7 (or i9 on modern platforms) counterparts on HEDT platform.

I think you are right considering the compatible CPU list on the support page for my board.

Edwired · Nov 20, 2021

Most likely it needs a microcode mod that needed to be added the BIOS for it to work with the Xeon. Unless the CPU that you have might have degraded or dying already worse case if the board is having issues with stability but if it works just fine with the 3930k that would point to the Xeon e5 1680 v2 is faulty unless you have the motherboard that support the Xeon chip to verify that it working fine or not as that what I would do to check

crazydrve` · Nov 20, 2021

Hello all,

I am curious as to what people use to stress test there system to make sure its good.

So far I can do the dell diagnostics, memtest, Furmark to test video and prime95. hdsentinal for hdd.

Are there any other recommended steps?

Thank you
Bill

Zyll Goliat · Nov 20, 2021

crazydrve` said:
Hello all,

I am curious as to what people use to stress test there system to make sure its good.

So far I can do the dell diagnostics, memtest, Furmark to test video and prime95. hdsentinal for hdd.

Are there any other recommended steps?

Thank you
Bill

Pretty much the same I will said also IBT or real-Bench....usually I prefer short but really intense heavy test so I will turn on for example prime 95 but also Cinebench 20 in a same time and if CPU and memory pass few of those runs I am pretty much positive that my OC is stable.....

Keullo-e · Nov 20, 2021

crazydrve` said:
Hello all,

I am curious as to what people use to stress test there system to make sure its good.

So far I can do the dell diagnostics, memtest, Furmark to test video and prime95. hdsentinal for hdd.

Are there any other recommended steps?

Thank you
Bill

Prime95 for CPU, Testmem5 for RAM, 3dmark for GPU.

Edwired · Nov 20, 2021

Handbrake is good for stress testing the CPU as I find it good due to the duration of encoding videos as it will rise the temps and power consumption. What I normally do is limit the CPU usage to 50% to 70% by editing the power management in windows 10 and let it run away encoding it will take couple of hours to completed depending on how many videos is in the list

Mr.Scott · Nov 20, 2021

Jill Christine Valentine said:
Prime95 for CPU, Testmem5 for RAM, 3dmark for GPU.

Unigine Heaven for GPU.

Edwired · Nov 20, 2021

Got good news we have a temporary house to stay for a few months until my parent's house is done with the repairs and fully furnished so I be able to bring my custom pc to the temporary house and strip it apart for cleaning so yeah finger crossed hoping it works without sparks and smoke

Keullo-e · Nov 23, 2021

For the fun of it, I also overclocked the PCIe bus, 100% stable @ 115MHz. 120MHz was stable as well but didn't boot every time. 125MHz dropped the SATA2 ports. I should try does that affect to the performance.

I remember having my spare platform with a Phenom II X4 & Asus M3N78 SE and it was 100% stable at 125MHz with an Asus R9 290 DCUII.

Seasonaleclipse · Nov 25, 2021

Anyone rocking a hp z420 server? Mine has the Xeon 1650 with 32gb of ram in qaud channel and a older gtx 960. It games very well and holds its own, also was dirt cheap to build.

neopolaris · Nov 25, 2021

Seasonaleclipse said:
Anyone rocking a hp z420 server? Mine has the Xeon 1650 with 32gb of ram in qaud channel and a older gtx 960. It games very well and holds its own, also was dirt cheap to build.

Yeah, my main is a Z440. I love it. Great bang for the buck.

Seasonaleclipse · Nov 25, 2021

neopolaris said:
Yeah, my main is a Z440. I love it. Great bang for the buck.

Which Xeon does your box have?

Toothless · Nov 25, 2021

Snagged a 1680v2 and couple other things to finish up the second x79 in the house. CPU isn't on compatible list so this'll be fun.

neopolaris · Nov 25, 2021

Seasonaleclipse said:
Which Xeon does your box have?

My main box in the System Specs under my profile pic to the left, but I have a 1650 v4. Welcome to the forum btw

Edwired · Nov 27, 2021

Bad things happening to my dad since Wednesday gone looks like I putting off the project off for cleaning my custom pc for another few months. I just can't catch a break at all

Seasonaleclipse · Nov 27, 2021

Edwired said:
Bad things happening to my dad since Wednesday gone looks like I putting off the project off for cleaning my custom pc for another few months. I just can't catch a break at all

Wish you the best.

So has anyone tried installing windows 11 onto their 8 plus year old Xeon system with success and able to get updates?

Zyll Goliat · Nov 28, 2021

Seasonaleclipse said:
Wish you the best.

So has anyone tried installing windows 11 onto their 8 plus year old Xeon system with success and able to get updates?

Yeah...I did...it's working fine for me atm I am using dev. build 22489.1000 but I stopped updates via WUB as I always prefer to see&read first what new updates brings and then when I want I will updated....ohh yeah you will need TPM hack and then you can install w11 from yours w10

supermanz · Nov 28, 2021

hey all done the xeon turbo unlock mod on my E5 2696 v3 , motherboard MSI x99s gaming 9 ack, but now its showing unlocked and working but my memory is stuck at 2100mhz even if i enable xmp, is there a setting i must do to have my memory at corect speed.

bobbybluz · Nov 28, 2021

supermanz said:
hey all done the xeon turbo unlock mod on my E5 2696 v3 , motherboard MSI x99s gaming 9 ack, but now its showing unlocked and working but my memory is stuck at 2100mhz even if i enable xmp, is there a setting i must do to have my memory at corect speed.

The E5 26xx V3's are CPU limited to DDR4 2100 memory, the V4's to 2400. You can get a slight bump by increasing the BLCK though. The highest totally stable BLCK I've gotten on my V4's in Asus or ASRock mobo's is 103.5.

Toothless · Nov 29, 2021

Just waiting on the rest of the ram, 1680v2, and eventually an open air chassis. Sadly the power/reset/etc jumpers don't work on the board, so the power button is required to boot.

johnspack · Nov 29, 2021

Oh man... loved my 1650 as well... also did 4.7. Also loved my 1680... not as fast but 8 cores. Still have them sitting in cpu cases on display. If I was a gamer... wouldn't have gone 2697.
Oh well, the high speed xeons were fun....

Processor	Intel I9 7940X
Motherboard	Asus Strix Rog Gaming E X299
Cooling	Xigmatek LOKI SD963 double-Fan
Memory	64Gb DDR4 2666Mhz
Video Card(s)	1)RX 6900XT BIOSTAR 16Gb***2)MATROX M9120LP
Storage	2 x ssd-Kingston 240Gb A400 in RAID 0+ HDD 500Gb +Samsung 128gbSSD +SSD Kinston 480Gb
Display(s)	BenQ 28"EL2870U(4K-HDR) / Acer 24"(1080P) / Eizo 2336W(1080p) / 2x Eizo 19"(1280x1024)
Case	Lian Li
Audio Device(s)	Realtek/Creative T20 Speakers
Power Supply	F S P Hyper S 700W
Mouse	Asus TUF-GAMING M3
Keyboard	Func FUNC-KB-460/Mechanical Keyboard
VR HMD	Oculus Rift DK2
Software	Win 11
Benchmark Scores	Fire Strike=23905,Cinebench R15=3189,Cinebench R20=3791.Passmark=30689,Geekbench4=32885

Processor	Xeon E5-1680 V2
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
Cooling	EVGA 240mm CLC Push/Pull (CPU) and EVGA 120mm CLC Push/Pull (GPU)
Memory	64GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1070 FE
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 1TB
Display(s)	x2 ASUS VS248H-P
Case	Lian Li O11D Mini
Audio Device(s)	EVGA Nu Audio Pro 7.1
Power Supply	Lian Li SP750
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Wooting Two

System Name	Black Box
Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Motherboard	MSI E3 KRAIT Gaming v5
Cooling	Tt tower + 120mm Tt fan
Memory	G.Skill 16GB 3600 C18
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 970 Mini
Storage	Kingston A2000 512Gb NVME
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Case	Corsair 450D High Air Flow.
Audio Device(s)	No need.
Power Supply	FSP Aurum 650W
Mouse	Yes
Keyboard	Of course
Software	W10 Pro 64 bit

System Name	4K-gaming
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X up to 5.05GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite
Cooling	Custom loop (CPU+GPU, 240 & 120 rads)
Memory	32GB Kingston HyperX Fury @ DDR4-3466
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6700 XT Fighter OC/UV
Storage	~4TB SSD + 6TB HDD
Display(s)	Acer XV273K 4K120 + Lenovo L32p-30 4K60
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX518
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	It runs Crysis remastered at 4K

Processor	Xeon E5-1680 V2
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
Cooling	EVGA 240mm CLC Push/Pull (CPU) and EVGA 120mm CLC Push/Pull (GPU)
Memory	64GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1070 FE
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 1TB
Display(s)	x2 ASUS VS248H-P
Case	Lian Li O11D Mini
Audio Device(s)	EVGA Nu Audio Pro 7.1
Power Supply	Lian Li SP750
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Wooting Two

Xeon Owners Club

Zyll Goliat

Cjkeenan

Caring1

Keullo-e

S.T.A.R.S.

Cjkeenan

Edwired

crazydrve`

Zyll Goliat

Keullo-e

S.T.A.R.S.

Edwired

Mr.Scott

Edwired

Keullo-e

S.T.A.R.S.

Seasonaleclipse

New Member

neopolaris

Seasonaleclipse

New Member

Toothless

Tech, Games, and TPU!

neopolaris

Edwired

Seasonaleclipse

New Member

Zyll Goliat

supermanz

New Member

bobbybluz

Toothless

Tech, Games, and TPU!

johnspack

Here For Good!

System Name	The Blind Grim Reaper
Processor	Xeon X5675 Westmere-EP B1 SLBYL 4.20ghz @ 1.256v
Motherboard	Asus P6X58D-E
Cooling	Noctua CP12 SE14, Redux Noctua 1500rpm fan Arctic F14 x3 for intake and exhaust
Memory	Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 x6
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SC Single Fan Model
Storage	Crucial mx300 750gb main system + 1TB mx500 for games and music
Display(s)	22 inch samsung curved
Case	NZXT Phantom 530 black
Audio Device(s)	Nvidia HDMI through HDMI adaptor for output sound for turtlebeach x12 headset
Power Supply	Antec HCG 850 watt
Mouse	no brand
Keyboard	normal usb keyboard
Software	Windows 10 22H2 v1 (main is) and Windows 11 22H2 v2 on WD 250gb 7200rpm (testing purposes os)
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R20 = 2046cb

System Name	Dell T620
Processor	2x E5-2697 v2
Motherboard	Dell v6 G1CNH
Cooling	Stock
Memory	256GB
Video Card(s)	Onboard currently
Storage	N/A
Display(s)	1 x 27" 4K
Case	Default OEM
Power Supply	2x 1100watt

System Name	Master
Processor	Pair of Xeon X5675's @ 4.3
Motherboard	SR-2 Classified
Memory	12 GB of Corsair Dominator GT's @ 2000 7-7-7-21
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX680
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750

System Name	Veral
Processor	5950x
Motherboard	MSI MEG x570 Ace
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB Elite
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill TridentZ
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx + 2x AOC 2425W
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Nightsword
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK

System Name	"The black one in the dining room" / "The Latest One"
Processor	Intel Xeon E5 2683 V4 16c/32t / i7 14700K @5.8GHz
Motherboard	Asus X99 Deluxe / ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 w/4 Silverstone FM121 fans / Arctic LF II 280 w Silverstone FHP141's
Memory	64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 (8x8) / 96GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 1080 Ti FTW3 / Asus Tuff OC 4090 24GB
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 1TB Samsung 860, 4 Western Digital 2TB / 1tb, SK hynix P41 Platinum 2tb
Display(s)	43" Samsung 8000 series 4K / 50" Vizio M-series 4K
Case	Modded Corsair Carbide 500R / Modded Corsair Graphite 780 T
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Essence STX II/ Asus Xonar Essence STX
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i / Seasonic Prime GX-1300
Mouse	Logitech Performance MX, Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 3.0
Keyboard	Logitech K750 Solar, DiNovo Edge
Software	Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 IoT / Win 11 Pro for Workstations 22H2
Benchmark Scores	https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=202122048229

System Name	System2 Blacknet , System1 Blacknet2
Processor	System2 Threadripper 1920x, System1 2699 v3
Motherboard	System2 Asrock Fatality x399 Professional Gaming, System1 Asus X99-A
Cooling	System2 Noctua NH-U14 TR4-SP3 Dual 140mm fans, System1 AIO
Memory	System2 64GBS DDR4 3000, System1 32gbs DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	System2 GTX 980Ti System1 GTX 970
Storage	System2 4x SSDs + NVme= 2.250TB 2xStorage Drives=8TB System1 3x SSDs=2TB
Display(s)	2x 24" 1080 displays
Case	System2 Some Nzxt case with soundproofing...
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar U7 MKII
Power Supply	System2 EVGA 750 Watt, System1 XFX XTR 750 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum
Keyboard	Ducky
Software	Manjaro, Windows 10, Kubuntu 23.10
Benchmark Scores	It's linux baby!