My buildup and OC of ASUS P6T LGA-1366 X58 Chipset

[Canada EH]

*******Saved this as a placemarker as I need to post it and reboot

 

Case - Velocity (MemoryExpress.com case)

PSU - Corsair CX500

Mobo - ASUS P6T (plain vanilla 1st version) LGA-1366 with X58 Chipset

CPU - i7-920

RAM - Mushkin 2x6GB = 12GB PC-12,800 1600MHz

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.ST3500418AS 500GBx2 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 3.5" HDD

O/S - W7 Pro 64 bit SP1 its a MAK though

GPU - ATI 3D FirePro V3750

 

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Modifications

First "mod" was to remove only one rubber base.

Did a Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool, memory test. Passed.

Will do a clean install of W7 Pro 64bit.

 

Perform some HDD health scans.

Buy a Xeon X5687(3.6GHz)-77(3.5)-72(3.2)-67(3.1) with 4C/8T or X5690(3.5)-80(3.33)-75(3.0) with 6C/12T

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/

X5690 is close to a i7-3820 - Of course they have different cores and threads.

X5690 vs X56

[r3d3mpt10n]

I recently did an x58 scratch build (listed in my sig)  with an i7 950. Overclocking on the board I have is hampered though because you can't adjust much.  I'm also thinking about a 6c/12t xeon but only if i can get it cheap .  Little point otherwise 

[r3d3mpt10n]

What do you plan to use the system for ? Anything specific ?  Or just a fun project ? 

[Canada EH]

What did you get your i7-950 up to?

On 9/27/2016 at 7:30 AM, r3d3mpt10n said:

I recently did an x58 scratch build (listed in my sig)  with an i7 950. Overclocking on the board I have is hampered though because you can't adjust much.  I'm also thinking about a 6c/12t xeon but only if i can get it cheap .  Little point otherwise 

 

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I plan to use it for downloading stuff, and gaming. My HP desktop is SFF and the GTX-650 does not fit. I contemplated hacking up the case, but I was set on buying a used system with atleast 4C/8T, was eyeballing the Dell T3500 hard for some odd reason, not for OC'ing but for the cheap Xeon factor I guess. I found most of the ASUS P6T motherboards were expensive, and for that fact all of the X58 mobo's were always just so expensive. I guess they are popular. Another thing I found is that the E3 processors were expensive too. The great balance of price was the LGA-1366.

 

Gaming rig for sure, overclocking....oh yeah!!! 

Downloading music and videos.

Mass storage.

Yes, its just a project for fun. I have a lot of time on my hands now, so I need to fill it with something I can do in the house. I might dabble in home server, and Virtual Machines. I looked at Bitcoin Mining, but that does not interest me in any way.

On 9/27/2016 at 7:32 AM, r3d3mpt10n said:

What do you plan to use the system for ? Anything specific ?  Or just a fun project ?