Greetings,
I'm new to the forum and this thread but pretty experienced with computers in general. I did not read all 100+ pages, I admit. But I read a few and it piqued my interest.
I did not consult this site before building my rig, and now I'm sort of playing Monday morning quarterback.
I have this processor:
https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/xeon_e5/e5-1620_v4 paired up with this mainboard
https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/X99A-GAMING-PRO-CARBON.html.
I am looking to get the best performance out of this processor as possible. I have it watercooled via an enermax 240mm all-in-one. Idle temps are like 26, 27 degrees C.
My understanding is that the multiplier is locked... although in my BIOS (v 1.30) it does say it is unlocked and it does allow me to adjust it... however it doesn't seem as if the settings "take". For example, I adjusted all cores to x38 (3.8GHz) today and rebooted and nothing seemed to change. I did read the wiki I linked to up there (just now), and it apparently means that only a single core will boost to 3.8GHz, and the rest are all stuck at 3.5 (or is it 3.6?)?
On a clean Windows 10 install, I tried to install a utility from MSI's website, it is listed under "Other" drivers for Win 10 64 as Turbo Boost Max Technology,
But it errors out and doesn't install. Do I want this program, or no? Is my processor compatible, or not? What gives the best performance?
Today I turned off EIST, turned off C states, and any other power saving I can think of. Is this the right track or am I way off base? Also, have you heard of ParkControl(controller?) and does that seem to work well/is it a good idea?
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks!