Upgrade from i7 950 to Xeon W3690?

[Burpo]

Ok finally found something about it (notice that's an ES chip). Seems only certain boards support it, like the GA-X58A..

http://www.overclock.net/t/1499987/intel-xeon-w3680-sold#post_22552445

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Ok finally found something about it (notice that's an ES chip). Seems only certain boards support it tho.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1499987/intel-xeon-w3680-sold#post_22552445

It'll run a multi > than 26, if my board wasn't screwed up. There is a guy in the EVGA forums that has a W3680 in his E760 A1 that is about to find out if his will work or not. I'll let you know, but I think it will. This board is the problem.

 

[Burpo]

I wouldn't doubt that, but supposedly the Gigabyte GA-X58A does support it. That's why his booted at 30X.

 

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I wouldn't doubt that, but supposedly the Gigabyte GA-X58A does support it. That's why his booted at 30X.

Gotcha. I did see CPUz state that the max turbo was 30 but I ran a stress test and nothing changed from the 26.

I'll report back when I hear more from that guy on the EVGA forums.

 

[E. C. Yian]

If this helps any in the current discussion on CPU-Z
on my W3960 under Specification there is no "ES".

 

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If this helps any in the current discussion on CPU-Z
on my W3960 under Specification there is no "ES".

And you manually set the multiplier to 30, correct?

 

[E. C. Yian]

And you manually set the multiplier to 30, correct?

Yes I typed in 30.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Yes I typed in 30.

And when you rebooted ~4GHz was your CPU clock speed, right?

 

[E. C. Yian]

And when you rebooted ~4GHz was your CPU clock speed, right?

Upped the multiplier from 26 to 30 and got 4.0 MHz.
4.0 I believe was in the BIOS.
But CPU-Z says core speed is 4130.15 MHz.

 

[E. C. Yian]

I checked the BIOS again and when I type in 30 for the multiplier I get 4.0 MHz.

I can post an image but this forum will not allow me to import the image from my computer. That's odd.

 

[Burpo]

That's correct, you have to use an image hosting site to store your pictures. Then you can link to the pics from here. Your bios settings should look something like this. Just change bclk & multiplier to what you want. I think 28X167bclk = 4648 will work with the voltages in the picture below.

Settings something like this will get you started, but these are with a 45nm Xeon. Your chip should fare better.

 

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Upped the multiplier from 26 to 30 and got 4.0 MHz.
4.0 I believe was in the BIOS.
But CPU-Z says core speed is 4130.15 MHz.

That's because 'Turbo' is enabled in your bios. Really no need for Turbo when the multiplier is unlocked.

@Burpo No offense but he shouldn't be running 4.6GHz without adequate cooling, and I'm not so sure those volts will work. Did they for you?

 

[E. C. Yian]

That's correct, you have to use an image hosting site to store your pictures. Then you can link to the pics from here. Your bios settings should look something like this. Just change bclk & multiplier to what you want. I think 28X167bclk = 4648 will work with the voltages in the picture below.

Settings something like this will get you started, but these are with a 45nm Xeon. Your chip should fare better.

With a few exceptions I followed all the settings on the images:

On the Advance Frequency Settings:
CPU clock ratio at – 24 – 4.00 (167x24)
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) - (Disabled)

Advance Voltage Settings:
I set it up exactly as the Image.

I disabled Turbo Boot Tech.

The system has Experienced boot failure
Though earlier it did boot:

Cinebench: 8.36 pts.

 

[E. C. Yian]

I tried to find the OC Bios settings for GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R (rev 2)
with a W3690 or 990x processor to copy and use to OC my machine.
I had no such luck.

 

[Burpo]

That's from a Gigabyte board I posted. Don't disable stuff. Turbo & C states should be on & running XMP profile too.

Up the Vcore & vtt voltage too..

 

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I tried to find the OC Bios settings for GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R (rev 2)
with a W3690 or 990x processor to copy and use to OC my machine.
I had no such luck.

1.25 Vcore will not let you boot into windows, if you are 167x28. That is 4.67GHz and into the High end overclocking for this chip.

Like I said 4.2-4.4GHz is doable and in the safe range across the board for 32nm Intel 1366 socket chips.

 

[E. C. Yian]

CPU Frequency 3.73 MHz (133x28)
tried 29 and got the BSOD.
Turbo Boost is on Auto
C3/C5/c7 State support is on Auto
XMP is disabled the other choice is Profile1
Vcore is 1.27500V at auto make it 1.3125
All the Voltage controls are on auto

CPU frequency 3.73 MHz but in another page it is 3998.65

When I increase the Vcore and VTT the CPU Frequency 3.73 MHz doesnot change.

 

[Burpo]

Of course mhz doesnt change. You have to do that yourself by increasing bclk (170-180). Vcore 1.28 Qpi/vtt 1.325, those voltage settings should be good for 4Ghz - 4.2Ghz.. As you raise bclk, you have to raise volts also.

 

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CPU Frequency 3.73 MHz (133x28)
tried 29 and got the BSOD.
Turbo Boost is on Auto
C3/C5/c7 State support is on Auto
XMP is disabled the other choice is Profile1
Vcore is 1.27500V at auto make it 1.3125
All the Voltage controls are on auto

CPU frequency 3.73 MHz but in another page it is 3998.65

When I increase the Vcore and VTT the CPU Frequency 3.73 MHz doesnot change.

You need to keep things simple. Keep you BCLK at 133. Just increase your multiplier to 30. Set the Vcore voltage to 1.31-1.32 without load line calibration, and your VTT can be as low as 1.25v Don't fool with your BCLK - it is not necessary with an unlocked multiplier. Turbo is not needed because the multiplier is unlocked as I have said before. Do not use XMP profile because it can change voltages.

 

[Burpo]

Do you have a Gigabyte board? Turbo & Speedstep should always be on. jforce couldn't get his overclock right until he listened to me about that. Once he did, he was able to get 4.2ghz with an X5650 2.66ghz cpu..

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Do you have a Gigabyte board? Turbo & Speedstep should always be on. jforce couldn't get his overclock right until he listened to me about that. Once he did, he was able to get 4.2ghz with an X5650 2.66ghz cpu..

Any clues to why Turbo would have to be on? Speedstep shouldn't make any difference but the Turbo makes me curious.

 

[Burpo]

Intel says "Max Turbo Frequency 3.73Ghz". That equates to 28X.. Leave Speedstep on so it drops down to lowest possible at idle. Set max voltages you want & leave everything else on Auto. Increase bclk until it becomes unstable & then back off a little, or raise volts..

http://ark.intel.com/products/52586/Intel-Xeon-Processor-W3690-12M-Cache-3_46-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI

 

[E. C. Yian]

CPU clock ratio 30
CPU Frequency 4.00 MHz (133x30)

Turbo Boost is on Auto. Other choices: Disable or Enable.
C3/C5/c7 State support is on Auto
XMP is disabled. The other choice is Profile1

BCLK enabled at 133
Vcore 1.31250V
Qpi/vtt 1.315V

Load line calibration on auto

Booted to Windows 7
Cinebench 8.94

Rebooted to BIOS and go the red message and BIOS
reset the CPU clock ratio to 26
CPU Frequency to 3.46 (133x26)

What did I do wrong?
Keep in mind I am lost in this environment.
I do not follow all that you suggest.

 

[E. C. Yian]

The RAM is: CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
The motherboard support it but not the processor. Could this cause some problems?
MOBO
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3449&dl=1%20-%20ov#ov
Processor
http://ark.intel.com/products/52586/Intel-Xeon-Processor-W3690-12M-Cache-3_46-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI

 

[Burpo]

28 is the Max multiplier according to intel. Forget 30 and stick to specs. Best overclock will be achieved using 26 or 27 multi and then increase bclk. 26X167 = 4.3Ghz. If you get it there and it's stable, your cinebench scores will reflect that.