New box coming ! Dual 5639 vs my dual 6234 opterons mUpdate *** SR-2 coming

[Markfw]

OK, so the SR-2 and the dual 5639 Xeons are kicking butt @ 178k ppd... Now I got 2 E5530 Xeons for the old motherboard (2.4 ghz), 16 cores. So do you think it has a chance of doing a bidadv in time for the bonus ?

 

[TerryMathews]

I wouldn't bet the farm on it, and I have no documentation, but I would say most likely you need 2 matched chips. At least the same exact model number.

Same model, yes. At least with chips past, I can vouch for mismatches working as long as you had the older stepping CPU in socket 0.

 

[Markfw]

damn box rebooted... Why ? Ubuntu 12.04

 

[TerryMathews]

/var/log/system?

 

[Markfw]

OK, another upgrade. Going to put 2 E5560's (2.8 ghz Xeons, 8 threads each) in the old motherboard. They should make the bigadv deadline since at 2.4 ghz I am at 2.7 days, and they require 2.4 days, so the extra 400 mhz should but me over the deadline.

That will make 3 bugadv boxes, and 600k ppd total.

 

[biodoc]

Sounds like you're getting ready for the Holiday Race!

 

[Markfw]

Well, crap... of the 2 E5560's that arrived, one was DOA and once was damaged. I am trying to return them now, and have 2 E5570's on the way.

 

[Markfw]

So I got the 2 E5570's and it won't boot ! It will post, then says "checking nvram" and thats it.

They are ES chips. Could that be it ???

Help !!

 

[Sunny129]

hey Mark check out the DC sub-forum over at [H]ardforum...they have tons of Folding Wisdom, especially when it comes to crunching with 2P and 4P machines...and they can certainly help you find out if your CPUs are "extra spicy" or not...

 

[Smartazz]

I don't want to vote since I'm unsure. Sorry for the view without a vote

 

[StitchExperimen]

Mark
Where did you buy the "old" Intel motherboard at such a nice price? Low $200's?

Bruce

 

[Markfw]

Mark
Where did you buy the "old" Intel motherboard at such a nice price? Low $200's?

Bruce

The SUPERMICRO MBD-X8DTL-i-O Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5500 ATX Dual Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 Series Server Motherboard

Was an open box at newegg. New ones are $260 I think.

 

[Markfw]

OK, I am rocking !!!!! I got my new E5570 (2.93 ghz, same as I7 940) chips today, and its doing 25 minutes per frame on an 8104, for 89k PPd. Not bad for 2 quad cores... $160 for BOTH chips on a $215 motherboard. But 2 660ti video cards can beat them for PPD, but more expensive and more importantly for me, way more heat I think.

 

[Sunny129]

OK, I am rocking !!!!! I got my new E5570 (2.93 ghz, same as I7 940) chips today, and its doing 25 minutes per frame on an 8104, for 89k PPd. Not bad for 2 quad cores... $160 for BOTH chips on a $215 motherboard. But 2 660ti video cards can beat them for PPD, but more expensive and more importantly for me, way more heat I think.

yep...you're talking 190W vs 300W.

 

[StitchExperimen]

What power supplies are you using for Dual cpu such as the AMD and what wattage are those cpus and what wattage and where are you getting power supplies from and what do they cost and from where and and and and?

 

[theAnimal]

What power supplies are you using for Dual cpu such as the AMD and what wattage are those cpus and what wattage and where are you getting power supplies from and what do they cost and from where and and and and?

I'm using an XFX 850W for my dual CPU machine, could have gone with lower wattage but those did not offer the extra connectors I needed for the mobo.

 

[Markfw]

What power supplies are you using for Dual cpu such as the AMD and what wattage are those cpus and what wattage and where are you getting power supplies from and what do they cost and from where and and and and?

One has a 660 watt Seasonic ( the dual 5570's) and the other 2 run AX850 Corsair.

 

[StitchExperimen]

One has a 660 watt Seasonic ( the dual 5570's) and the other 2 run AX850 Corsair.

Okay, but I don't see how that works since the 3.3 and the 5 volt are rated at 125 watts combined i.e. my Opterons 4300s are 95 watts each... 180 watts. My ps's are 150 watt and I don't max out the CPUs.
Any thoughts people?


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[theAnimal]

Newer computers rely mainly on 12V for their power.