{"id":83,"date":"2015-03-25T09:37:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T16:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wiki.lillerant.com\/?p=83"},"modified":"2015-03-25T09:43:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T16:43:31","slug":"upgrading-the-x58a-ud3r-rev2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wiki.lillerant.com\/?p=83","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading the X58A-UD3R rev2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exploring the possibilities; can some eBay fun-money catapult this workhorse into 2015?<\/p>\n

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BIOS<\/h4>\n

To use Xeon processors make sure you are running BIOS version FF<\/a> or later (FH is the newest official build).\u00a0 Not sure about the tweaked versions;<\/a> can’t see why they wouldn’t be an improvement.\u00a0 You paid for a board with a backup BIOS–might as well put it to use, right?<\/p>\n

Processor<\/h4>\n

For a brief period eBay was flooded with Xeon L5639 processors running about $75.\u00a0 Now it seems they’ve crept up to $100, which has pushed them out of impulse purchase territory for me.<\/p>\n

Further research shows this board will additionally support a number of higher clocked Xeons, including the X5650, and the X5660.<\/p>\n

These processors aren’t cutting edge by any stretch of the imagination, but even running them stock would be an improvement <\/a>over my i7-950.<\/p>\n

Where things start to get interesting is when you overclock them.\u00a0 My motherboard has never overclocked successfully, but I believe I’ve narrowed it down to the RAM I have installed.\u00a0 Half is spec’d at 1.65V and the other half is 1.5V; a recipe for disaster.\u00a0 You learn something new every day.<\/p>\n

An overclocked X5660<\/a> can hit 5.2GHz when water cooled.\u00a0 That’s impressive.\u00a0 I have no water cooling aspirations; I’ll be sticking with air.\u00a0 Anything over $200 is out of the question, but included to be thorough.<\/p>\n

Success Stories<\/h4>\n

Gulftown & Westmere-EP Series<\/a><\/p>\n

Processor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Multiplier\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overclock\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eBay Price<\/strong>
\nX5650<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4.60GHz<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SLBV3<\/a> – $120
\nX5660<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5.20GHz<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SLBV6<\/a> – $150
\nX5670<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4.50GHz<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SLBV7<\/a> – $170
\nX5675<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4.31GHz<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SLBYL<\/a> – $180
\nX5680<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N\/A \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SLBV5<\/a> – $260
\nX5690<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N\/A \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SLBVX<\/a> – $290<\/p>\n

An intel ARK comparison table<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Looks like I might entertain an X5650…<\/p>\n

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