New CPU for my virtual server box (late night eBay purchase...)

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Here's hoping it works...



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It seems to run fine in my main PC (easier to swap it into that than my virtual server box for now). I hadn't realised it was a 32nm chip (rather than 45nm like my i7 960):



Priming it now - seems to run really cool compared to my i7 960:



...though it obviously isn't clocked anywhere near as high (max 2.66GHz rather than 3.46GHz, nominal 2.133GHz rather than 3.2GHz, appears to stick at 2.13GHz when running 100% on all threads).

And it overclocks too!

Primed at 3.2GHz (16 * 200) / 1.2V and the highest core temp is hovering around 52c (lowest 47c)
Now trying 3.6GHz (18 * 200) / 1.3V, no hotter than 54c so far (lowest 48c) - at this rate I might end up keeping it in my main rig and ordering another one

[Butuz]

Very nice 6 core! how much that set you back?

Butuz

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About £100 with postage from the US and import duty paid. It was intended to replace an i7 920 which should fetch about £50 back when I sell it. The eBay seller has actually dropped the price on their latest auction and it would work out at ~£85 all in now:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1211590188...84.m1423.l2649

(oh and it passed an hour of Prime 95 blend at 3.6GHz / 1.3V no problem, going to try it with less threads now to see if it's stable at the full 4GHz it will turbo up to @ 200MHz BLCK)

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Update - had to bump the voltage settings up to stay 100% stable (BIOS set to 1.35V core, 1.3V VTT) but it is fully stable now and even overclocked it runs cooler than my i7 960 did (with a Thermalright Archon sat on it). I'm keeping it in my main rig and have ordered another one for my virtual server box (which won't be overclocked).

1.35V / 1.3V is probably higher than I need but I haven't had the time to tune it down yet (it's 100% stable now so will just drop the volts bit by bit until it gets wonky again then add a bit extra on - hopefully job done).

[Bonebreaker777]

Good luck and well done. Wonder how much you could under clock it while maintaining stock speeds.

[Bonebreaker777]

Damn, I meant under voltage.

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I might find out when the 2nd one arrives and I stick it in my virtual server box (though I'm not 100% that motherboard supports voltage changes). As you can see from the top screenshot, CPU-Z thinks the default voltage (at 2133MHz) is just under a volt anyway.

[Bonebreaker777]

I would sleep still better if I would know that my system is effective as it gets (lowest voltage while maintaining stock speed and stability).

[mikolaj87]

Nice deal. It's cool to see that socket 1366 still go strong. I would love to replace my quad core phenom with this baby. Ohhh you could do so much virtualzition with it :-)