Jump to content
HWBOT Community Forums

Recommended Posts

Posted

Thank you.. just got home so after I've taken the wives car to the garage I'll be trying to get an email off to him asap!!

 

I only really wonder if it's boxed and complete :-)

 

Wonder also if the hex core cpus are wirtg trying to get..

 

many thanks for the help :-) it's very much appreciated!

Guest TheMadDutchDude
Posted

Of course they're worth trying to get. 12 core 24 thread of overclocked power house awesomeness. :)

Posted (edited)

cpu's ar realy cheap on ebay.

just mist 2 times a pair of x5690 for +- 700€ and a pair of x5698 for 558€

 

 

xeon 5650 six core @ 2.66 for 99€ from belgium

http://www.ebay.de/itm/321412096590?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

xeon L5639 six core @ 2.13 for 119.99£ from lettland

http://www.ebay.de/itm/121389337599?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

pair of xeon E5530 quad core @ 2.4 at the moment now for 2,2£ from northamptonshire

http://www.ebay.de/itm/111418187303?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Edited by skulstation
Posted

Thank you for the links :-)

 

Which would you choose as the top of the line hardware will always carry a premium which I do don't think I will want to pay..

 

has anyone got any ideas on what memory to go for and how much to get?

Posted (edited)

i use geil evo corsa quad kit 2133 on my sr-2.

no need to buy high speed ram.whe running singel cpu i use it in tripel channel configuration.

and if i run dual cpu i use it in dual channel for each cpu

 

i choose the L5639 yust becose i never used a L serie cpu.

so fare i have testet dual e5504 - singel e5506 - dual e5606 and singel x5690

Edited by skulstation
Posted

With your ram what sizr sticks have you gone for? Do you run yiur cpus overclocked on it? Watwr cooling etc? What cpu would you recommend from the list you've tested and would you overclock them?

 

I think I was looking at the Corsair Dominator for the ram as it was black and red to go with the motherboard but I think that was the only reason... I was looking at two triple channel kits or a total of 6 sticks with 4Gb a stick.. I wondered whether I'd be better off to go with 2Gb sticks tho...

Posted

I was thinking of going for water cooling on the cpus but I would leave the motherboard as it's a real pain lol

 

I'll try and grab some of those then.... do they have to be the 2000Mhz kit?

Posted (edited)

if you gone run the cpu's at stock ther is no neet to buy 2000 kits.

for use the ful speed of the 2000 kit the bord and cpu needs to run @ 200 fsb and 2:10 ram divider

 

and what do you plan to do whit the sr-2 havy multitraded apps or just game's?

for games no need to pay premium for the top models.

al the games thad i play ar ok whit the low budget cpu's thad i have.

metro , crysis , need for speed , BF3 , simcity

i did not record the FPS while playing but it whas good to play

Edited by skulstation
Posted

Well to be honest, I just wanted to get it for having it to be honest...

 

I already own a EVGA 759 and 762 motherboard and I have always wanted to have a SR2 so I thought if one came up then I'd be very willing to part with the cash! I know it's 'old hat' now because of the newer CPU's that are due for release and everything (8 cores etc for the desktop) but there's just something about these EVGA motherboards especially from 1366 era that I just love and with the joys I've had from the two 920 D0 chips I've got both are fantastic overclockers, I just really wanted to keep that going with the SR2 :)

 

I'd try it with gaming and pretty much anything :)

 

As TheMadDutchDude knows me, he knows that if I do something I have to do it properly or else I just won't do it at all.. So this is why I'd just get what I would like rather than skimp on things in the first place :)

 

Besides, the ram kits might be rather good for my other EVGA boards or even my two Asus Rampage Extreme boards I hope to have soon :D

Posted

I did sir. I have one here but sadly it's not booting properly and I recently missed one that went at the beginning of the month.. I sure hope they come through!

Posted

I just missed tonight asus p5e3 premium plus e8400 for 60 $ buy it now,i am dying slowly....

Ontopic,920 doesn't work on sr2 from what i know.

 

Le: already posted..... ,

Posted (edited)

No the 920 won't work on the SR2 as you need special cpus that talk together so I think it's definitely Xeon only.

 

I've a few older bits of hardware here. The SR2 would simply complete it..

Edited by Phill
Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
×
×
  • Create New...