General Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Discussion

[NoxiousOdor]

7 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

always wanted to do this, cant because my cash needs to be saved up for airplaine tickets, food and christmas ;-;

I feel that, I just bough some tickets yesterday to go see my family for Christmas. 

 

If you do find some money for xeons it can be a lot of fun to work with them. The nice thing though is there is no rush, they aren't going anywhere and the price can really only go down even more

[IKnight]

10 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

always wanted to do this, cant because my cash needs to be saved up for airplaine tickets, food and christmas ;-;

I bought mine off of a user named Linus on Sweclockers for like 200kr. Not that expensive. 

 

8 minutes ago, WhisperingKnickers said:

LOL sorry, I am at work so I try to read and type quickly so I can still get work done. I have a lot of typos because of it and I seem to have missed that haha

 

If you wanted a new 5650 they are going pretty cheap on ebay, you might be able to overclock more with a different one

Eh I'm throwing in the towel. I really don't need the extra performance anyways. 

[Bananasplit_00]

3 minutes ago, WhisperingKnickers said:

I feel that, I just bough some tickets yesterday to go see my family for Christmas. 

 

If you do find some money for xeons it can be a lot of fun to work with them. The nice thing though is there is no rush, they aren't going anywhere and the price can really only go down even more

yah, but its not looking especially bright moveing forward the next two or so years

Just now, ImadKnight said:

I bought mine off of a user named Linus on Sweclockers for like 200kr. Not that expensive. 

being a highschool student those 1000kr a month need to get me a LOT of EXPENSIVE AF stuff right now, forgot to add in the MC license in that calculation too, either way was that for the entire system or just the CPU? because im probably spending more then that on just a replacement for my Nostromo lol

[IKnight]

2 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

yah, but its not looking especially bright moveing forward the next two or so years

being a highschool student those 1000kr a month need to get me a LOT of EXPENSIVE AF stuff right now, forgot to add in the MC license in that calculation too, either way was that for the entire system or just the CPU? because im probably spending more then that on just a replacement for my Nostromo lol

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hahah im in the same pickle. In 'gymnasium', and 1000kr allowance. I end up spending most of my cash on snacks.  

200 was just for the CPU. Calculate another 1000 for mobo+ram. 

[Bananasplit_00]

6 minutes ago, ImadKnight said:

hahah im in the same pickle. In 'gymnasium', and 1000kr allowance. I end up spending most of my cash on snacks.  

200 was just for the CPU. Calculate another 1000 for mobo+ram. 

yah so far i have spend most of my money iv gotten on my two projects Norhern Bee and the Toaster Project, lots of that has been for used parts of Sweclockers  now i cant do that, so i have sold off most of my spare stuff, still dont have nearly enough money... i need to find a part time job somewhere tbh

[Intelfreak]

Come on guys. Les talk and more xeon image prOn. I need my daily fix.

 

 

Else i am gonna be very sad...

[IKnight]

3 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

yah so far i have spend most of my money iv gotten on my two projects Norhern Bee and the Toaster Project, lots of that has been for used parts of Sweclockers  now i cant do that, so i have sold off most of my spare stuff, still dont have nearly enough money... i need to find a part time job somewhere tbh

Try looking at cafes if they need a dish boy (or girl). Pretty easy job with okay pay. 

Alternatively, go to Webhallen or somewhere and ask if you can work part time building systems or something, since I know they are taking applications for that.

[Bananasplit_00]

11 minutes ago, ImadKnight said:

ask if you can work part time building systems or something, since I know they are taking applications for that.

if only there was a single computer shop here... we have big tech companies, but nobody but NetOnNet selling parts and they dont do systems nor do they need any staff AFAIK. think i know where i can get a job, i just need to actiually go there and ask for it probably

[IKnight]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

if only there was a single computer shop here... we have big tech companies, but nobody but NetOnNet selling parts and they dont do systems nor do they need any staff AFAIK. think i know where i can get a job, i just need to actiually go there and ask for it probably

I presuming you aren't in Stockholm. We have a few webhallen and dustin stores, and a bunch more online stores. 

[Bananasplit_00]

Just now, ImadKnight said:

I presuming you aren't in Stockholm. We have a few webhallen and dustin stores, and a bunch more online stores. 

im quite a bit further north along the coast, think we have like one, obscure and shitty computer shop with one employe. friend told me about it because i had never seen it even lol

[csanders]

Hoping to join the Xeon club soon.  My x5675 should be in the mail.

I built my x58 system back in 2010.  I had been saving up for an engagement ring, when my GF decided we weren't meant to be.  Brokenhearted, and with $1300 that no longer had a purpose in my pocket, I built my first legit gaming rig.  Honestly, I dodged a bullet there.  

I've been considering jumping to a z270 or Ryzen platform for a few months, but it's hard to justify the $600 upgrade when I can just drop $40 into a new Xeon and still cover all of my needs.

 

Current build:

i7 930 @ 3.36ghz

Gigabyte GA-ex58-UD5

6GB G.Skill Pi Series DDR3 @ 1600mhz

Gigabyte GTX 1060 6GB

Samsung 750 EVO 250GB

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HD

Seagate 160GB HD (from the trash... held my OS until I could transfer it to the SSD.  Now it's just kinda there.)

Corsair TX-750

DeepCool Captain 240EX

Crammed inside an NZXT S340

Samsung Syncmaster 2333SW 23" Monitor

Logitech K740 keyboard
Razer Mamba 2012 Mouse

Next upgrades on the way:
Xeon x5675 (hopefully around 4.5ghz)
New Monitor (27" 1440 or 29" Ultrawide, not sure which yet)
New 650W PSU (so it will be under warranty)
12GB DDR3
New mech keyboard

Small upgrades like this, and I'm hoping to make it another year or two before changing platforms.
 

 

 

[IKnight]

18 minutes ago, csanders said:

Hoping to join the Xeon club soon.  My x5675 should be in the mail.

I built my x58 system back in 2010.  I had been saving up for an engagement ring, when my GF decided we weren't meant to be.  Brokenhearted, and with $1300 that no longer had a purpose in my pocket, I built my first legit gaming rig.  Honestly, I dodged a bullet there.  

I've been considering jumping to a z270 or Ryzen platform for a few months, but it's hard to justify the $600 upgrade when I can just drop $40 into a new Xeon and still cover all of my needs.

 

Current build:

i7 930 @ 3.36ghz

Gigabyte GA-ex58-UD5

6GB G.Skill Pi Series DDR3 @ 1600mhz

Gigabyte GTX 1060 6GB

Samsung 750 EVO 250GB

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HD

Seagate 160GB HD (from the trash... held my OS until I could transfer it to the SSD.  Now it's just kinda there.)

Corsair TX-750

DeepCool Captain 240EX

Crammed inside an NZXT S340

Samsung Syncmaster 2333SW 23" Monitor

Logitech K740 keyboard
Razer Mamba 2012 Mouse

Next upgrades on the way:
Xeon x5675 (hopefully around 4.5ghz)
New Monitor (27" 1440 or 29" Ultrawide, not sure which yet)
New 650W PSU (so it will be under warranty)
12GB DDR3
New mech keyboard

Small upgrades like this, and I'm hoping to make it another year or two before changing platforms.
 

 

 

Great story.

Welcome to the x58 Xeon club. 

[asand1]

Tweaked my RAM speed to 1438 and hit 999 on Cinebench.

 

[NoxiousOdor]

21 minutes ago, asand1 said:

Tweaked my RAM speed to 1438 and hit 999 on Cinebench.

 

I really wish I could overclock my rig, I know I can change some speeds but I don't remember what and with my motherboard I have to have my VGA screen plugged in to do it and I have been too lazy to take a look

[Zando_]

8 minutes ago, WhisperingKnickers said:

I really wish I could overclock my rig, I know I can change some speeds but I don't remember what and with my motherboard I have to have my VGA screen plugged in to do it and I have been too lazy to take a look

Hehe. My screen runs off VGA (too cheap to buy an HDMI cable, and I don't need one...), so I'm good. 

[THFourteen]

1 hour ago, Intelfreak said:

Come on guys. Les talk and more xeon image prOn. I need my daily fix.

 

-snip-

 

Else i am gonna be very sad...

Heh alright here’s mine. It’s nothing special, it’s not my main PC and nobody can see it...

 

Specs:

NZXT S340

Xeon 5650@4ghz 

Gigabyte EX58-UD4P

12GB Corsair RAM two different types, I can’t remember which!

EVGA 1050Ti with an extra +150MHz clock and 400mhz memory

Noctua NH-D14

 

[Zando_]

Just now, THFourteen said:

Heh alright here’s mine. It’s nothing special, it’s not my main PC and nobody can see it...

 

Specs:

NZXT S340

Xeon 5650@4ghz 

Gigabyte EX58-UD4P

12GB Corsair RAM two different types, I can’t remember which!

EVGA 1050Ti with an extra +150MHz clock and 400mhz memory

Noctua NH-D14

 

 

Aayyyy! I had that same 1050 Ti (sold it to @WhisperingKnickers), and @Coltonw023456 still uses his one. They're great cards. And y'all are making me feel bad about my puny Gammax 400... 

[IKnight]

9 minutes ago, THFourteen said:

Heh alright here’s mine. It’s nothing special, it’s not my main PC and nobody can see it...

 

Specs:

NZXT S340

Xeon 5650@4ghz 

Gigabyte EX58-UD4P

12GB Corsair RAM two different types, I can’t remember which!

EVGA 1050Ti with an extra +150MHz clock and 400mhz memory

Noctua NH-D14

 

 

7 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Aayyyy! I had that same 1050 Ti (sold it to @WhisperingKnickers), and @Coltonw023456 still uses his one. They're great cards. And y'all are making me feel bad about my puny Gammax 400... 

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What are the 1050ti's like for gaming? I'm on the fence over getting a 1050ti or 1060 3gb (or the RX 570 once prices settle). 

Don't worry about size. Some of us just feel the need to compensate.  

[NoxiousOdor]

11 minutes ago, THFourteen said:

Heh alright here’s mine. It’s nothing special, it’s not my main PC and nobody can see it...

 

Specs:

NZXT S340

Xeon 5650@4ghz 

Gigabyte EX58-UD4P

12GB Corsair RAM two different types, I can’t remember which!

EVGA 1050Ti with an extra +150MHz clock and 400mhz memory

Noctua NH-D14

 

I will have to post my pictures of my rig, it is in the same case but it is a dual socket board that almost entirely fills the case

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, ImadKnight said:

 

What are the 1050ti's like for gaming? I'm on the fence over getting a 1050ti or 1060 3gb (or the RX 570 once prices settle). 

Don't worry about size. Some of us just feel the need to compensate.  

They're pretty good, didn't get a chance to benchmark mine with Battlefront, so I only played older games. But they are great for med-med/high at 1080p, judging from reviews and how mine did in Uningine Valley and such. 

[NoxiousOdor]

16 minutes ago, THFourteen said:

Heh alright here’s mine. It’s nothing special, it’s not my main PC and nobody can see it...

 

Specs:

NZXT S340

Xeon 5650@4ghz 

Gigabyte EX58-UD4P

12GB Corsair RAM two different types, I can’t remember which!

EVGA 1050Ti with an extra +150MHz clock and 400mhz memory

Noctua NH-D14

 

is that fan usb powered?

[Pasi123]

5 minutes ago, ImadKnight said:

 

What are the 1050ti's like for gaming? I'm on the fence over getting a 1050ti or 1060 3gb (or the RX 570 once prices settle). 

Don't worry about size. Some of us just feel the need to compensate.  

GTX 1050 Ti's performance is pretty close to a GTX 960. It's OK for medium settings at 1080p or high settings in older (<2013) games.

[THFourteen]

4 minutes ago, ImadKnight said:

 

What are the 1050ti's like for gaming? I'm on the fence over getting a 1050ti or 1060 3gb (or the RX 570 once prices settle). 

Don't worry about size. Some of us just feel the need to compensate.  

I’ve mainly been using this for PES 2018 and it runs at 60fps on 1080p fine. 

 

Haven’t really played anything else yet, bought a Switch earlier this year and ploughing through Zelda!

 

i found a 1050ti second hand for £100 so it was a no brainer for me vs the 1060 in the UK. 

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, Pasi123 said:

GTX 1050 Ti's performance is pretty close to a GTX 960. It's OK for medium settings at 1080p

It may handle high if you tweak AA and such, especially in games like Battlefront that are really well optimized. 

[IKnight]

3 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

They're pretty good, didn't get a chance to benchmark mine with Battlefront, so I only played older games. But they are great for med-med/high at 1080p, judging from reviews and how mine did in Uningine Valley and such. 

 

Just now, Pasi123 said:

GTX 1050 Ti's performance is pretty close to a GTX 960. It's OK for medium settings at 1080p

Ah okay, thanks. Think I'll look for a 1060 3gb then.