EVGA SR2-It is here and OH MY GOD is it a thing of beauty!

[Movieman]

Will two of these work?
Xeon E5506

I have killed my 920 (got it when i7 first came out) and Striker II Extreme so it is time for an upgrade. I can get two of these and this MB for a doable price. Already have 2 HX1000's and 2 4870X2's on a great watercooling setup.

Just a suggestion but try to spend the extra $200 for a pair of 5520's..you'll be happy you did.

[crazy1323]

Just a suggestion but try to spend the extra $200 for a pair of 5520's..you'll be happy you did.

good to know, will the 5506's work though? I will probably go with the 5520's though. How does a 5520 compare to a 920?

[Movieman]

good to know, will the 5506's work though? I will probably go with the 5520's though. How does a 5520 compare to a 920?

yea, they should work.
A E5520 is a 2260mhz 45nm quad with 17 multi and 18 on turbo so with a 200BCLK you should be able to hit 3600 with decent chips..
$384.00 each at Newegg but I bet you can beat that price by shopping around.

[Jaco]

good to know, will the 5506's work though? I will probably go with the 5520's though. How does a 5520 compare to a 920?

The 5506's don't have Hyperthreading , that's why we recommend the E5520 which is the cheapest Xeon with HT.

[Fhqwhgads6680]

wow... just ... wow... That board is amazing mate.. I hope by summer I can build my dream rig... this board DEFINETALY had my interest... can't wait to see your numbers!

Any word on a release date and approx. price?

[Bobsama]

Dave, how do you think Magny-Cours will compare to your Westmere?

[Donnie27]

yea, they should work.
A E5520 is a 2260mhz 45nm quad with 17 multi and 18 on turbo so with a 200BCLK you should be able to hit 3600 with decent chips..
$384.00 each at Newegg but I bet you can beat that price by shopping around.

And here I'm happy with just getting a 24" Samsung LCD for my Birthday last month LOL! I'll keep checking back for the finished product and updates.

[Movieman]

Dave, how do you think Magny-Cours will compare to your Westmere?

Oh this is such a loaded question. My gut feeling is if I can get the speed I expect on air then a magny-cours at maybe 3400-3600mhz would be damned close. Now thats 24 cores vs 12 but still a dualie so it's fair in my book..

And here I'm happy with just getting a 24" Samsung LCD for my Birthday last month LOL! I'll keep checking back for the finished product and updates.

One of the best purchaese I ever made was my Asus 23.6" LCD monitor..
Yes, bought it before the Z7S-WS mess or it wouldn't be here but it is excellent.

[Bobsama]

Oh this is such a loaded question. My gut feeling is if I can get the speed I expect on air then a magny-cours at maybe 3400-3600mhz would be damned close. Now thats 24 cores vs 12 but still a dualie so it's fair in my book..

One of the best purchaese I ever made was my Asus 23.6" LCD monitor..
Yes, bought it before the Z7S-WS mess or it wouldn't be here but it is excellent.

So what you're saying is that the 4P Magny-Cours (48 cores) would slaughter your rig... That'd actually be pretty cool. Having AMD need thrice+ as many cores to /match/ your rig, much less beat it.

[anubis]

Bob...that would be in a different league. Like GP2 car vs F1.
edit: No, more like http://www.deere.com/servlet/ProdCatProduct?tM=FR&pNbr=8225RRW vs http://www.deere.com/servlet/ProdCat...R&pNbr=9630TRW
Both great pieces of machienery, but for different jobs

And IIRC s7eph3n had his MC at 3Ghz And that was early silicon, so if someone (hint-hint) would make a MC board thats enthusiast oriented.... well. MM would have a fight hed like

[CyberDruid]

I think this should sum it up

[Sn0wm@n]

movieman how much time before nda drops on those secretive cpu you have????

[Donnie27]

One of the best purchaese I ever made was my Asus 23.6" LCD monitor..
Yes, bought it before the Z7S-WS mess or it wouldn't be here but it is excellent.

Only quoted for relevancy LOL! Commenting on AMD on my part will be PM-ed.

I had to slow some of Computer purchases because I needed to do some repairs to the house and one of the Vehicles. I looking at least a small Bonus and I still needed to upgrade the wife's computer for her birthday on April the 4th.

[chuckhrtn72]

Ok Ok but what about a case for this monster and not some giant cube either. I have been looking for a case to fit this it is hard as hell to find anything that would house this card with current specs
"Motherboard is 381mm width by 345mm length"
can anyone help with this?

[onex]

so XEON's go OCing at last..?
isn't that what everybody were looking for.. ?

though..
is this a wise decision by intel to approve..?..

500$ MB & 2x5520 gives you easily a dual E5540,X5550 or X5570, maybe just with a lesser QPI...
or..
500+770 = ~300+~2900(X5570)...
3200 -> 1270... lol
.

[OldChap]

Will it fit in the Big Pinnacle on the new tray?

[D_A]

Ok Ok but what about a case for this monster and not some giant cube either. I have been looking for a case to fit this it is hard as hell to find anything that would house this card with current specs
"Motherboard is 381mm width by 345mm length"
can anyone help with this?

Home Depot has plenty of lumber

[Movieman]

All the parts are here, case is assembled, board and PSU are in..
One 59..oops vid card is here, another and a 2nd monster PSU arriving tomorrow just to make sure we got enough to power this beast..
It will be a busy weekend but should be a fun one..
The fastest I've ever personally brought a machine up to is my Yorkie at 4418.
Looking to try and break that number on air.

[tool_462]

movieman how much time before nda drops on those secretive cpu you have????

March 16th.

[Blauhung]

all the parts are here, case is assembled, board and psu are in..
One 59..oops vid card is here, another and a 2nd monster psu arriving tomorrow just to make sure we got enough to power this beast..
It will be a busy weekend but should be a fun one..
The fastest i've ever personally brought a machine up to is my yorkie at 4418.
Looking to try and break that number on air.

pictures!!!

[CyberDruid]

MegaZord!

[Movieman]

March 16th.

pictures!!!

Later today..Coffee and breakfast first..
Company here, got to feed them some breakfast when they wake up and then to work.

[SAL36864]

The fastest I've ever personally brought a machine up to is my Yorkie at 4418.
Looking to try and break that number on air.

If the two QPI units perform like the single QPI ones I have seen overclocked, I think that there is a good chance you will be able to get it stable. Though I would like to see you put it under water, and how well these chips take high voltage.

Later today...

I am hoping to see what parts you went with.

[jcool]

Well... 4400+ probably not on air. My X5660's are very similar, and I have as of yet been unable to stabilize them at 4,4Ghz. 4,3 is fine at ~1,36V Vcore, anything higher requires a huge voltage boost that I am not willing to give. Might be the uncore running too high, but still - B step Westmere-EPs won't easily hit 4,5+ for truly stable 24/7 operation. At least when using "safe" voltages.

[SAL36864]

I know that it is near the limit for air cooled, but depending on his luck with the chips...