ES Xeon Discussion

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William

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Like I said earlier in this thread, most Xeons have no issues playing even demanding games, its more dependent on your GPU's really.

My current workstation is a ASUS Z10PE-WS with 2x E5-2699 V3's, ASUS STRIX 1080. I play a wide range of games with Star Citizen being the most demanding, just about everything is over 100 FPS. The only game that has issues is GTA V and that was with NUMA. I figured out a work around for that and still had 100 FPS+ with 2x Titan Blacks at the time. I also game at 4K screen res.

I do not have near as much running on the rig as Patrick does at this time but like him I can throw a lot of stuff on this rig and game at the same time with out any issues really.

I moved over from a ASUS X99 USB 3.1 and 5960x system and saw no real difference in any games.
 

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Hi, this thread is amazing, great information about es xeons.

I have been looking at 2683 v3 OEM but when I decided to get it, it went out of stock.

Now on the next best thing 2673 v3
Motherboard supermicro X10DRL-i-o
Powersupply Silverstone
Ram crucial
Other parts might be from the old computer. Like cm trooper if the motherboard fits, amd7970ghz, 265gb ssd



I have been using i7 930 for 6 years, I cry every time I click render.
 
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RolloZ170

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I personally thought that dual-cpu rigs is the only use of those xeons. What's the advantages of Xeon vs. i7 for regular user?
I mean, I know about ECC, quad-channel, and so on, but afaik, single i7 will be faster then single xeon in pretty much everything.

It would be really nice to hear what people are using their systems for. More and more people asking about Xeon for gaming, which is not-so-good choice.
i use a 18 core v3 QS (used for $450) 120W TDP for rendering(povray), cinebenchR15 is >=2000.
 

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If you wish to reuse the same LGA1366 platform you can consider getting a W36 or a X56 series Xeon which is a 6-core overclockable Xeon. What motherboard do you have and what bios version is it on? Most should be able to support those LGA1366 Xeons.
I have gigabyte ud7 I dont remember updating the bios so it would be the stock F2 or F3

Maybe I will get one of those xeons then try network rendering with the new machine.
 

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Hey All,

I am new here but definitely not new to pc builds (however xeons are new to me).

I have just purchased an E5 2620v2 ES QD75 R0. This is to replace my i7 3820 @ 4.5ghz on my ASRock board.

Will this 2620 being able to run at higher clocks than the multiplier if I drop it into this board (x79 extreme 6)? I have already used it to to increase the strap to 1.25 on my i7 3820 hence the overclock.

I need threads and speed as I will be hosting a website as well as 2 game servers and a Teamspeak server for a small community.

Also note this chip would have a dedicated single-loop triple rad dedicated to it with a 1200w gold rated psu and UPS.

Any input is much appreciated.

Thank you.
 
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Mauler87

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The E5-2620 V2 is not overclockable using multiplier adjustments and it will not accept BCLK straps. You may get a BCLK of 103-105 (approximately) but you risk stability because it is not a CPU based BCLK strap and you may corrupt your data. Also those components are very sensitive to being overclocked.

Awesome thank you mate, will still be happy stock with boost :).

Cheers.
 

RolloZ170

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I looked at that one but in my opinion it's too expensive even for a QS part. The 2683 V3 (OEM/QS) is much cheaper. The price of $525 USD translates to about $693 Canadian (approximately). If the price for it ever comes down I will definitely pick one or two up (can't really pass up 18 cores / 36 threads).
agree, but the 2686v3 QS was $399 dollar few weeks ago, could'nt resist.
maybe that good times come back...
 

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Can somebody suggest me processors to use with a Supermicro X10Dri-t motherboard. This will be for my primary Linux desktop so ideally higher frequency with low number of cores would work.
I understand a QS model is more desirable than an ES model.
 

helsyeah

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If you are looking for fewer cores but a higher frequency you would need something like a E5-2667 V3 ES (8 core 2.9Ghz) or the E5-2643 V3 (6 core 3.2Ghz). These are all engineering samples and not QS from what I found.
There are a few QS out there for the higher frequency chips, but are fewer and further between. A full 3.2GHz QS for a 2667V3 just sold earlier this week (QGSQ).
 

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wildpig1234

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sorry if i missed this earlier but is QS the same as ES or is QS more closer to retail? I guess the disclaimer not to trust anything important also applies to QS?
 

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sorry if i missed this earlier but is QS the same as ES or is QS more closer to retail? I guess the disclaimer not to trust anything important also applies to QS?
QS is one step away from retail, it even has the same stepping. Be careful because a lot of chips listed on ebay have QS but are really ES.

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Did not notice Nanotech answered the question and with better detail.
 
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wildpig1234

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QS is one step away from retail, it even has the same stepping. Be careful because a lot of chips listed on ebay have QS but are really ES.
So how can you tell for sure with those QS on ebay from misadvertised ES? I hope to upgrade my S2600CP setup to 12 core ivy-e CPU hopefully soon but still so expensive....
 

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If you are willing to be patient the E5-2686 V3 QS sometimes drops down to $400 or even lower. This summer the lowest I saw it at was about $350+ around June. It's all about the number of cores you need and the budget.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the reply.
From your answer I realize that 2686v3 QS is the winner if the price would be lower.
I will wait a little while but my i7 930 is very slowly