Anyone looking to take the plunge, there are AsRock X58 Extreme mobo's listed on eBay. $89.99, no I/O shield though.
I am so tempted to setup a hex-core system.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/X58 Extreme/
The machine i'm on now is a xeon with that board. very capable over-clocker, don't' be fooled
I should probably buy one as a backup, hah!
If it's a better overclocker than my current one I could trade for myself and give my kid my old one with the i7-920 I can't sell for a lousy $50.
I was able to push 4.3GHz with this X5660 without going over the Intel max allowance vcore.
Ditto, mine too. Is that the 1.35V allowance, the 1.5V one or the 1.65V inflationary allowance that Burpo originally set me up with?
. I always keep my cpu vcore at a constant. Intel states not to go over 1.350v for this particular Xeon,
That's not the way intel designed the chip to work.. NEVER did intel say to keep vcore at a constant..
1.35v is fine for stock speed, but at the bclk we're pushing it's best to have adaptive voltage & Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology enabled. Keep in mind, these were server/workstation chips & specs were conservative vs. desktop/performance.
I don't know you are talking about what he set you up with.
Congrats, Burpo! This should be a headline on Anand today:
Ancient chip pulls 5Gs. On Air!
And only a teeny bit over the 'recommended' voltage limit.
Can you run CineBench at that clock and win a few places on the prestigious forum competition?
I knew the X5675 would be the one to do it, but it's not mine.. Found that on OC net.. Yes, I still want that chip..
I was teasing...an obscure reference to when I first started with my 5660 - Burpo shared some tips - which I ignored. Then my fingers accidentally typed 1.62 in the bios, rather than 1.26V my mind wanted - the temps in IBT were hilariously off the chart! Me tripping over the case to pull the AC plug was pretty funny too.