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Hey I would love to have a XEON and played around with the thoughts of buying one... The only con is that a XEON isn't unlocked.. I know you can turn up the BCLK a little bit.. but no one would consider that a real overclock... so is there ANY possible way of unlocking the multiplier of a xeon? There has to be one single way :( ...

Thanks for your help

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Hey I would love to have a XEON and played around with the thoughts of buying one... The only con is that a XEON isn't unlocked.. I know you can turn up the BCLK a little bit.. but no one would consider that a real overclock... so is there ANY possible way of unlocking the multiplier of a xeon? There has to be one single way :( ...

Thanks for your help

 

Pretty sure there isn't ^^ locked comsumer cpus usually still allow a bit of headroom with the multipliers, but not xeons.

Don't ask to ask, just ask... please 🤨

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Easy.

Buy an unlocked i7

Disable IGPU

Viola, unlocked Xeon!

It's not the same. Xeons have support for ecc memory and other features that i7's don't.

There are also xeons with iGPU's.

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Xeons are simply locked that way, you shouldn't even consider buying one unless you want a server, a proper server. Not some gaming bench you are planning on OC:ing.

 

Get an i7, or an i5 if the first option costs too much.

 

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Xeons are simply locked that way, you shouldn't even consider buying one unless you want a server, a proper server. Not some gaming bench you are planning on OC:ing.

 

Get an i7, or an i5 if the first option costs too much.

you can also use them in a video editting or CAD design rig

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Not that I know about.

But with a board that supports changing the multi, you can set all cores to the max. turbo frequency. E.g. you can use a E3-1230 v3 with 3,7GHz.

As long as the Microcode isn't 0x9
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Xeons are simply locked that way, you shouldn't even consider buying one unless you want a server, a proper server. Not some gaming bench you are planning on OC:ing.

Get an i7, or an i5 if the first option costs too much.

Well dear sir.. if you would have watched Linus' video about the xeons ... you would known that they have exactly the same power as an i7 (in gaming)... and a E3 1231 v3 would be like 70 bucks less than an i7.. just saying... and yeah the xeon is also good for video rendering.. Like yeah this 12core beast of a xeon won't be as good in gaming as an i7 but 4 core xeons are (mostly)

My Builts:

My Rig:
AMD FX 8320 | MSI 970A-G43 | Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | TR HR-02 Macho | 2x4GB G.skill RipjawsX | Samsung 840 EVO 256GB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB | CoolerMaster B600 | NZXT H440
Friends Rig:
Intel XEON E3 1231v3 | ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer | Sapphire Radeon R9 280X TriX OC | TR HR-02 Macho | 2x4 GB G.skill RipjawsX | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB | CoolerMaster V650SM | NZXT Phantom 530
Planned Upgrades in my Rig:
CPU: i7 4790k or XEON E3 1276 v3 or even a Broadwell CPU | Mobo: MSI Z97S SLI Plus | CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken x61 or another 280 Rad AiO
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