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MountainKing

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Hi guys. Been muling over and over and over and over for a complete rig change for like 2 years. I nearly pulled the trigger on the 4790 last December but had to hold off because I had to allocate funds elsewhere. I was dissapointed by the 5820k high components pricing (DDR4, Mobo) and the upcoming CPUs aint looking any better with DDR4 memory costing an arms and a leg.

I'm looking for Xeon LGA1150 CPUs on ebay (used or new don't matter) at the moment or a LGA2011 CPU+mobo on ebay as cheaper alternatives for the i7 4790. My question is as is

1) Will normal non-ECC Ram work with these CPUs?
2) Does working with a server CPU entail some annoyance that I need to know of?
3) Will LGA1150 Xeon CPUs work on consumer grade motherboards?

Thanks
 
ShintaiDK

ShintaiDK

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1. Yes, ECC wont be supported if the mobo doesnt.
2. No. If you are certain about cores/clocks.
3. Requires BIOS support. So be careful and check the mobo CPU support list.
 
NTMBK

NTMBK

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I would hang on until Skylake comes out- it brings DDR4 to the mainstream, so hopefully DDR4 prices will come down and make the 5820k a more palatable choice.
 
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bonehead123

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MountainKing said:
My question is as is

1) Will normal non-ECC Ram work with these CPUs?
2) Does working with a server CPU entail some annoyance that I need to know of?
3) Will LGA1150 Xeon CPUs work on consumer grade motherboards?

Thanks
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Yes to all of your questions :)

I'm typing this on a rig with an ASUS Maximus VI Hero--a nice consumer socket 1150 board with DDR3/2133 GSkill ram- non ECC, and a Xeon E3-1240v3 a server cpu.

The only real annoyance with these cpu's is the very limited overclocking. They are mostly locked down, but you can tweak them a little in the BIOS and get a little extra oomph out of them...mine was stocked at 3.4ghz and is currently running at 3.8ghz.....

As a side note, since they don't have the built-in GPU, they draw less power and therefore run 10 degrees or so cooler than their i7 counterparts....mine usually stays around 24-26c idle and 55-65c under prime95, which is way under the rated maximums for this cpu :)
 
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MountainKing

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I do not mind NOT overclocking. I just need a 4 core/8 thread PC that will be cheaper than the 4790 (albeit slower) and not pay the $300-350 price tag. Buying used or out EOL items do not really matter. Once I have a rig, I keep it so long that I have to upgrade everything once I'm done with it :p
 
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MountainKing

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NTMBK said:
Out of curiosity, what's your current rig?
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Ok here it is don't laugh! That thing is nearing its useful life. Last week my Zalman CNPS9500 cooler holding brackets both broke. I had to get it welded :p One of them broke again, so its only being held by one now! I can post a pic for shits and giggles. lol

CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4Ghz)
RAM: 4GB (2GB more added from stock)
GPU: Radeon 6850 (upgraded)
SSD: Added in December
HDDS: Many
 
NTMBK

NTMBK

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Hey, I'm still rocking a Phenom II, I'm in no position to mock anyone's PC :p Okay, yeah, probably not worth putting any more upgrades into that- I was hoping you might have on of those LGA-1156 boards, you can get some pretty good upgrades for them. (Though you could always see if there are any cheap C2Qs on eBay!)
 
TeknoBug

TeknoBug

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You shouldn't even think about OC'ing with a Xeon, those things has a lot of muscle out of the box anyways.

NTMBX, I still got a X6 1090T CPU sitting around, sometimes I kind of want to use it but have no motherboard atm for it.
 
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MountainKing

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Wasted close to 2 hours on ebay trying to get something :D Maybe I'll try the sale forum soon. lol. Emailed a couple of sellers and waiting responses.
 
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MountainKing

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Can't ship at newegg. They do not ship to Mauritius. I am stuck with either ebay or brick and mortar shops :D
 
LTC8K6

LTC8K6

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MountainKing said:
Looks good but he does not charge for the service. How reliable is it?
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I don't know, I live in the USA so I have never used such a service.

He should charge you the postage, and then $1 or $2 more if he has to re-pack.
 
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MountainKing

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Well problem is reading the website ...
I do not charge for this service**

Got to get some positive reviews of it. Thanks though.
 
LTC8K6

LTC8K6

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MountainKing said:
Well problem is reading the website ...
I do not charge for this service**

Got to get some positive reviews of it. Thanks though.
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Likely it just means he is not making a profit from you.

Obviously the postage will cost him something. :)
 
LTC8K6

LTC8K6

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TigerDirect apparently will ship to Mauritius with UPS Worldwide, if that helps any.
 
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MountainKing

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LTC8K6 said:
TigerDirect apparently will ship to Mauritius with UPS Worldwide, if that helps any.
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Tigerdirect has not been working for me for over a year whatever ISP I use....I have no clue why.
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