2x i7 CPUs?

[Kipper Klank]

I have a workstation has 2 sockets for Xeons... But can u do the same with a pair of I7s?  My sockets are compatable, but can I dual weild the nasties?

[AlwaysFSX]

Unless they're Xeons, no.

[Kipper Klank]

Aww. Oh well.

[Drak3]

Nope, in order to use dual sockets, the CPUs need to have hardware support, which is limited to Xeon E5 and E7. I don't believe there are any Xeon E3's that support more than 1 CPU, and even if there are, they're bound to be old, and easily out performed.

[grimreeper132]

2 minutes ago, Kipper Klank said:

Aww. Oh well.

why did you want to do this?

[Kipper Klank]

11 minutes ago, grimreeper132 said:

why did you want to do this?

No reason in particular. Just mere curiosity.

[grimreeper132]

2 minutes ago, Kipper Klank said:

No reason in particular. Just mere curiosity.

ah fair enough, as I was thinking you could possibly get two xeons wgich would have more cores and because of that be better than the two i7s anyways (in heavily multi threaded tasks)

[NumLock21]

Yes you can with 2 "core i7"

[Kipper Klank]

2 minutes ago, grimreeper132 said:

ah fair enough, as I was thinking you could possibly get two xeons wgich would have more cores and because of that be better than the two i7s anyways (in heavily multi threaded tasks)

True... Do u recommend any Xeons that are an upgrade from 2 e5606 on an LGA 1366. I'm thinking about upgrading. Budget of $90. Can push $100.

[RadiatingLight]

not possible. you need Xeons to do that.

[grimreeper132]

1 minute ago, Kipper Klank said:

True... Do u recommend any Xeons that are an upgrade from 2 e5606 on an LGA 1366. I'm thinking about upgrading. Budget of $90. Can push $100.

good question,

A) let me work out what Xeons use LGA 1366

B) you happy to buy used

C) this will be done in UK pricing as I don't know what american pricing is like

[grimreeper132]

20 minutes ago, Kipper Klank said:

True... Do u recommend any Xeons that are an upgrade from 2 e5606 on an LGA 1366. I'm thinking about upgrading. Budget of $90. Can push $100.

probably a X5670 or a X5650 (I didn't look to far into pricing) both are hexacores and both have hyperthreading, the X5670 has a 2.93GHz base clock speed and the X5650 has a 2.63GHz and boost clock to 3.33GHz and 3.06GHz respectively (didn't look to far into pricing, but I found 2 X5670 going for $120 and two X5650 for $102, but you might be able to find both cheaper from another seller, as I only did about a 5 minute search for you)

 

a E5649 is also another option for $100, but it's a bit slower than both of the above 2.53 and 2.93

[Kipper Klank]

10 minutes ago, grimreeper132 said:

probably a X5670 or a X5650 (I didn't look to far into pricing) both are hexacores and both have hyperthreading, the X5670 has a 2.93GHz base clock speed and the X5650 has a 2.63GHz and boost clock to 3.33GHz and 3.06GHz respectively (didn't look to far into pricing, but I found 2 X5670 going for $120 and one X5650 for $60, but you might be able to find both cheaper from another seller, as I only did about a 5 minute search for you)

 

a E5649 is also another option for $100, but it's a bit slower than both of the above 2.53 and 2.93

One last question, more cores? Or higher clock speed?

[Lord Nicoll]

27 minutes ago, Kipper Klank said:

True... Do u recommend any Xeons that are an upgrade from 2 e5606 on an LGA 1366. I'm thinking about upgrading. Budget of $90. Can push $100.

Xeon X5650 or X5670. maybe X5690 if you have the cooling power and they're not that pricey. 

[Lord Nicoll]

14 minutes ago, Kipper Klank said:

One last question, more cores? Or higher clock speed?

That depends entirely on workload. 

[asand1]

I posted in your other thread already. Xeon X5680 is better than any 1366 i7.

6core, 12 thread, and 3.3ghz stock. Mine is at 4.3ghz now.

[asand1]

$115 each.

[grimreeper132]

8 hours ago, Kipper Klank said:

One last question, more cores? Or higher clock speed?

depends, more cores is better for multi-threaded loads, e.g. cad, clockspeed is better for single threaded loads, e.g. gaming, so depends, but I would imagine if your 8 cores isn't working well at the moment, more cores is better..

 

1 hour ago, asand1 said:

$115 each.

budget is $100 in total though, so that's a tad expensive