Xeon E5 1660 Compatibility

[gabrimor]

Hello, thanks for reading my post.

 

Xeon E5 1660 (v1) is not listed in compatibility cpu list of Asus P9X79 Deluxe.

 

In the past, I bought "unlisted" CPUs, for another motherboard, and it worked.

 

Do you know if Xeon E5 1660 can work with P9X79 Deluxe?

 

People say it's like a 3960x.

 

Thank you!!!

[Needfuldoer]

17 minutes ago, gabrimor said:

Do you know if Xeon E5 1660 can work with P9X79 Deluxe?

Any particular reason to avoid buying an Ivy Bridge CPU that's on the official compatibility list?

[gabrimor]

1 hour ago, Needfuldoer said:

Any particular reason to avoid buying an Ivy Bridge CPU that's on the official compatibility list?

Yes. This is a retro build, and I prefer a 2012 released CPU, instead of a 2013 CPU. 

 

Anyways, the answer, maybe, is here:

 

https://valid.x86.fr/4n306q

 

Thank you!

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 hour ago, gabrimor said:

Yes. This is a retro build, and I prefer a 2012 released CPU, instead of a 2013 CPU. 

 

Anyways, the answer, maybe, is here:

 

https://valid.x86.fr/4n306q

 

Thank you!

why not a 3930k/3960x? those are 2011 cpus and the best thing consumers got in 2011 and the e5 are no different to those aside from being able to run ecc dimms and on consumer boards youll likely be limited to 2rx8 ecc dimms as ive tried 2rx4 on my x58 setup (x58a ud3r) and it didnt work with a w3503  though i guess i should retest now that i have a w3680

 

no concerns here as consumer boards will run xeons of the same socket just ecc support might be limited to regular x8 dimms so no 2rx4 or other server dimms

 

 

im curious what kinda retro build you are doing cause imo retro builds are most fun when you overclock the balls off them where everyone else back in the day would never dare to do cause these were expensive as shit and also rampant misinformation on overly conservative safe voltages that cripple overclocks

 

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this is at 2.3v vdimm and vtt 1.52v btw

 

id like to do a retro x58 build with dual or tri sli gtx 580s and 24gb of ecc ddr3 clocked to 3000+

 

for now i dont have the expendable cash to go buy some gtx 580s and a better board that doesnt hardwall at 3008 on the outermost channel not to mention the ecc hynix dimms and then theres trying to find a better bin cpu ontop of that as this thing doesnt seem to be able to clock past 2850 stable on 3 sticks

 

as for that sandybridge chip theyre capped to the 21.33x multi so youll need to use bclk strap to oc rams, apparently 125bclk strap also helps with cpu oc something to do with lowering the volt requirements, i think 2800 is possible on sandy bridge but i have really read much on it, all i know is the imcs were downgraded compared to x58 especially on consumer 1155 that has no bclk strap

[gabrimor]

19 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

why not a 3930k/3960x? those are 2011 cpus and the best thing consumers got in 2011 and the e5 are no different to those aside from being able to run ecc dimms and on consumer boards youll likely be limited to 2rx8 ecc dimms as ive tried 2rx4 on my x58 setup (x58a ud3r) and it didnt work with a w3503  though i guess i should retest now that i have a w3680

 

no concerns here as consumer boards will run xeons of the same socket just ecc support might be limited to regular x8 dimms so no 2rx4 or other server dimms

 

 

im curious what kinda retro build you are doing cause imo retro builds are most fun when you overclock the balls off them where everyone else back in the day would never dare to do cause these were expensive as shit and also rampant misinformation on overly conservative safe voltages that cripple overclocks

 

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this is at 2.3v vdimm and vtt 1.52v btw

 

id like to do a retro x58 build with dual or tri sli gtx 580s and 24gb of ecc ddr3 clocked to 3000+

 

for now i dont have the expendable cash to go buy some gtx 580s and a better board that doesnt hardwall at 3008 on the outermost channel not to mention the ecc hynix dimms and then theres trying to find a better bin cpu ontop of that as this thing doesnt seem to be able to clock past 2850 stable on 3 sticks

 

as for that sandybridge chip theyre capped to the 21.33x multi so youll need to use bclk strap to oc rams, apparently 125bclk strap also helps with cpu oc something to do with lowering the volt requirements, i think 2800 is possible on sandy bridge but i have really read much on it, all i know is the imcs were downgraded compared to x58 especially on consumer 1155 that has no bclk strap

Thank you for your answer.

 

I already have a 3930k, but I'm thinking about testing a Xeon E5 1660.

 

I know it's almost the same, but it's my curiosity....

 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

42 minutes ago, gabrimor said:

Thank you for your answer.

 

I already have a 3930k, but I'm thinking about testing a Xeon E5 1660.

 

I know it's almost the same, but it's my curiosity....

 

as long as you got the money then sure go ahead though i wouldnt expect much aside from a slightly better binned imc and cpu cores aka stuff you only care about if you are deliberately buying tons of these chips to get a golden chip for overclocking

 

the w3680 and w3670 i have are pretty similar just that the w3670 happens to be one of those low leakage high temp chips where itll run 4.5g 1.34v but at 95c where the w3680 is more like 1.4v but at low 80s or high 70s with my cooler, and imc wise both seem to be pretty similar aswell managing atleast 2800 stable on triple channel given a good mount, and ill definitely buy more of these when i get the chance to get em for a decent price cause i want something thatll do 2900+ triple channel and 5ghz 1.5v

[gabrimor]

1 hour ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

as long as you got the money then sure go ahead though i wouldnt expect much aside from a slightly better binned imc and cpu cores aka stuff you only care about if you are deliberately buying tons of these chips to get a golden chip for overclocking

 

the w3680 and w3670 i have are pretty similar just that the w3670 happens to be one of those low leakage high temp chips where itll run 4.5g 1.34v but at 95c where the w3680 is more like 1.4v but at low 80s or high 70s with my cooler, and imc wise both seem to be pretty similar aswell managing atleast 2800 stable on triple channel given a good mount, and ill definitely buy more of these when i get the chance to get em for a decent price cause i want something thatll do 2900+ triple channel and 5ghz 1.5v

My only doubt is about the compatibilty.

 

That's why I'm trying to find more information.

 

Thank you!

[Somerandomtechyboi]

5 hours ago, gabrimor said:

My only doubt is about the compatibilty.

 

That's why I'm trying to find more information.

 

Thank you!

if me running a w3680 on an x58a ud3r alongside my failed x58 gaming rig running an x5650 on a p6x58d-e is anything to go by your e5 1660 will be completely fine compatibility wise

 

go look up e5 1650 1660 or e5 1680v2 on hwbot and youll see the records are set with consumer boards like that p9x79