No turbo multiplier on i7 970 with E759 Classified board

[dejanh]

Ummm. I think you are confusing your core names with "code names". For one the vanilla board is completely different from the classified just have a look at the two boards real close. All 6 core westmere desktop parts are codenamed "gulftown" they are in essence all based off the westmere core regardless of whether or not intel decided to call them the server or desktop part.





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Well, not sure that I agree with that. Desktop parts are code named Gulftown (http://ark.intel.com/ProductCollecti...codeName=29886), server parts are code named Westmere at least in "popular culture" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehalem...rchitecture%29), however they are both based on Westmere microarchitecture which is a 32nm die-shrink of Nehalem. Even Peter differentiates them this way. Anyway, it's the same CPU but one is for desktop the other is for server. With that said, I fixed the turbo issue. It does require a physical mod to the board, the second one Peter posted on that link (second image). The first disables the second QPI link, the second enables Turbo on Westmere arch. chips. However, I did not know that until EVGA confirmed it for me.

Here is the real link by the way http://kingpincooling.com/forum/showthread.php?t=599

Thanks for your help! Looks like you were bang on the first time, but I had no idea until EVGA actually told me "oh yes, by the way that is also to enable Turbo, not just disable QPI link"