Windows Server 2008 - Anyone using it?

[Diverge]

If so, can you still overclock your cpu?

For some reason, server 2008 will not allow me to overclock my cpu the least bit. if i do, it won't boot - or even attempt to get to the desktop. It just seems odd that i could overclock my cpu on vista(32bit) to 3.4GHz (stable), but if i go past the 2.4GHz, windows 2008 server (64bit) won't let me install, or even overclock after it's installed (after installing it @ the default 2.4GHz).

Is that just the way of server 2008, or is something borked with my setup?

[[cTx]Raptor22]

I think something may be borked. My Server 08 x32 rig (1200MHz Celeron) overclocks fine to 1550MHz. Makes good for bashing P4s around in benchmarks.

[Diverge]

Hmm... still seems odd. I can see if my max stable OC changed some, but to not allow me to overclock at all seems weird.

Anyone out there running server 2008 64-bit?

EDIT: Nevermind, it seems something is up with my system. By messing with the mem settings, i was able to get further and further into booting to desktop. But that's kinda odd, since i had them dialed in in the past. Different operating system though, vista 32bit vs server 2008 64bit.

but besides that weirdness, i also found another one. If i set my cpu to ~3.4GHz now, my board doesn't see my hard drive anymore... says insert boot disk. Tried a different sata channel, no good. I think my MB is messed up. Or it just can't handle 4 memory sticks... which would still be odd that if that was the cause of it not being able to see my hard drive (even though it is kinda new/different then my older setup 1x seagate 500mb vs my old 2 x raptor 74gb raid 0 setup).. anyway.. time to start with a clean slate (bios setting wise), and/or buy a new board.

[zanzabar]

the intel SB drivers are messed up on your copy, try installing at stock, updating with intel then oc

[Diverge]

Well I sorted out some of my issues. It was the memory settings. While ago went from 2 x 1gb firestix to 2 x 2gb skills, and didn't have any issues when running vista. Then one day when i was playing with server 2008 beta, i couldn't get it to run overclocked. So I set it aside. Then a week or so ago, i saw the gskills for $85, so i decided to get another set. So i revisted server 2008, (64-bit cause wanted to use my full 8 gigs) and installed and ran it at default cpu speed, with mem @ 800mhz.

Late last night, after trying every combination of drive strength, VTT, voltage settings,ect, I noticed my ram was running at 4 4 4 in cpuz, even though the they should have been running 5 5 5 according to SPD. So I manually set them in the bios, and my problems went away :)

[Levish]

EDIT: Nevermind, it seems something is up with my system. By messing with the mem settings, i was able to get further and further into booting to desktop. But that's kinda odd, since i had them dialed in in the past. Different operating system though, vista 32bit vs server 2008 64bit.

Either the Overclock or the Memory Settings are not stable in this case. The OS itself doesn't care about FSB/Timings and so on if they are stable.

But!

A different OS (be it 32bit to 64bit and so on) might overclock less due to being able to further stress a component.

[whatever]

Performance wise, compared to Windows 2003 Server ?

I`m thinking for an OS upgrade.

[MaxCFM]

Performance wise, compared to Windows 2003 Server ?
I`m thinking for an OS upgrade.

When I set out to bench my new rig I installed 32bit 2008 Ent. Once I got it setup more like a workstation and tweaked the network stack (silly auto tune) I was impressed with how snappy it was even with the aero bits turned on it was way faster than vista on the same box (make note Vista 32/64 drivers work on it) It did score lower in DX9 stuff as I expected it would (so did Vista) but all in all I felt it did better in storage and network speed than XP64 (Which is 2003 x64). For info to make 2008 more like a workstation less server like try here http://www.win2008workstation.com/wordpress/
Also a good site to help find out what works or doesn't as well as workarounds for some software/hardware that doesn't want to install.:rolleyes:

If you want/need some benchmarks for disk/network or something else let me know I'll try and accommodate them as I reinstall and image the box :D
I have 2008 32/64 all flavors as well as XP 32/64 and Vista 32/64 my next rebuild is 2008 x64 want to see how that plays with a few things then back to 2008 32 Ent w/PAE to make sure about a few other things :rofl: