@Burpo and @surfin - here are 8 Xeon X5675 for $100 each, and there are a bunch more around $120. Seems like a decent deal right?
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=171914986169&globalID=EBAY-US
So unlike the LGA1366 Xeons the LGA2011 Xeons are multiplier locked, but from looking at this thread a lot of the gain LGA1366 Xeon's is from pushing the BCLK up, sometimes as high as 210?!
I take it changes in architecture with Sandy Bridge has made adjusting the BCLK too much impossible?
@ClockHound - Yeah, USB 3.1 is so adorable ... for mobile. We will see how it works out for desktops and if Nvidia and AMD start putting USB 3.1/USB C outs on their GPUs, and it would be great if I could basically have a Thunderbolt display, except with USB 3.1/C for my desktop.
Alright - looks like the X5670 and X5675 are going for between 100 and 125, which seems real reasonable, so I'll probably just order a brand new X5675 for $125 off eBay. Next problem is that there is currently a stock intel cooler in the PC.
It seems like the popular coolers on the forum are...
@Burpo & @YBS1 - thanks for the fast responses.
@Burpo -
I see the difference in the tCase temps, but that is the only difference I can see between the W3690 and the X5690. I had always thought Westmere EP vs Gulftown was just naming convention, and that the underlying microprocessor...
Hi Guys - I just inherited an old computer that a family member was going to throw away with an Asus P6T with a i7 920 and I found this thread. I've read through about the last 30 pages and I must say this is so cool, thank you all for putting all this info together.
I had a few questions...
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