EVGA SR-X 'Preview'

[s4pphire]

Sorry if this has already been posted, but in case it hasn't:

http://vr-zone.com/articles/a-visit-...w/14198-2.html

[HelixPC]

i really want one

[Movieman]

Nah, not something I'd want...
<--- Look at avatar....

[Hondacity]

I wish santa grants my wish for the cpus lol

[Movieman]

I wish santa grants my wish for the cpus lol

Did you wear your kneepads when you asked him?

[s4pphire]

Maybe Santa accepts kidneys as currency..

[Movieman]

Maybe Santa accepts kidneys as currency..

Not mine..I offerred.. Told me they were too old and beat up!

Also I see you joined Xs this month.

[mdzcpa]

Sweet board.

[s4pphire]

Not mine..I offerred.. Told me they were too old and beat up!

Also I see you joined Xs this month.

Thanks!


Will be interesting to see what kind of numbers dual high-end Xeons will pull this time around once they're released. Although, the pricing will probably be higher than usual too..

[Movieman]

Sweet board.

Yes, looks to be a beast Mike..Shame I only do single socket boards..

Thanks!


Will be interesting to see what kind of numbers dual high-end Xeons will pull this time around once they're released. Although, the pricing will probably be higher than usual too..

Top ones are supposed to be $1885.00 each so yea, not a cheap thing to do

[PatRaceTin]

wow that real monster

[Movieman]

wow that real monster

I prefer to think of it as "Corzilla"
16 cores/32 threads of SB architecture goodness..
Think 4-2600K's on one board in 2 sockets..
Yea, scary ain't it?

[sin0822]

yea its pretty freaking cool, i saw all those small DIP switches, how my mouth watered.

[Leeghoofd]

Are there extreme CPUs planned now for this board ? Otherwise it's not suitable for benchers...

[pazza316]

The Xeon ES 8 Core CPU's are all locked multi do not support CPU straps and only do about 105 BLK = USELESS for overclocking!!! LOL!!!

[MrBean]

The Xeon ES 8 Core CPU's are all locked multi do not support CPU straps and only do about 105 BLK = USELESS for overclocking!!! LOL!!!

With a system based on 2 of these, who needs overclocking

[Copie]

With a system based on 2 of these, who needs overclocking

Needs to OC, must OC!!!!

With EVGA pulling out of Australia, its going to be difficult to source SR-X's here in upside down land.

[Leeghoofd]

With a system based on 2 of these, who needs overclocking

No need to cash out then for this eVGA board... as it's designed for Oc'ing... If eVGA want's this beauty to sell, they better close a deal with Intel to unlock at least one CPU...

[pazza316]

No need to cash out then for this eVGA board... as it's designed for Oc'ing... If eVGA want's this beauty to sell, they better close a deal with Intel to unlock at least one CPU...

agreed!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrBean]

With EVGA pulling out of Australia, its going to be difficult to source SR-X's here in upside down land.

Sad indeed, we will need to import. Fortunately, nowadays, I prefer the stability/reliability of SuperMicro's boards over any of the mostly buggy Tier1 Manufacturer's boards. Yes, I cannot really overclock, unless using software, but that's ok. The other benefits make up for it.

With that said though, we all have different applications we need our systems for, for my process-simulator, stability and reliability/up-time is a must.

Enjoy, I would still like to see what the new SR-X is capable of

[Movieman]

The Xeon ES 8 Core CPU's are all locked multi do not support CPU straps and only do about 105 BLK = USELESS for overclocking!!! LOL!!!

Are you sure or this because logic tells me that if this is true then EVGA wouldn't invest the money into this board in the first place.
My gut feeling is that they must support cpu straps and that the biggest issue we will face is cooling these 8 core volcanoes.

[pazza316]

I have the latest ES mate. The CPU straps are not enabled as if you set a strap it wont boot due to clocking the PCI express etc at the same time. This is on the ASUS R4E. Other testers have confirmed this. They must be enabled on the CPU otherwise the strap is just like clocking BLK i.e it effects all other buses within the system. The multipliers are locked but they do support Turbo like any other SB. I understand what you guys are saying but I have not heard of anyone clocking these via CPU strap or getting BLK's much higher than 105 - 107.

Cooling them is easy on chilled water !!!

[Leeghoofd]

Are you sure or this because logic tells me that if this is true then EVGA wouldn't invest the money into this board in the first place.

That is the hard truth Dave... sad but true...

[s4pphire]

I can't imagine EVGA developing the SR-X without confirming CPU releases beforehand, perhaps future Xeon releases will be different? Otherwise, like someone already mentioned, buying a reliable workstation/server board is a much better choice in the majority of cases.

Time will tell, I guess..

[lutjens]

The latest rumor that I was reading is that Intel will be multiplier unlocking at least some E5 Xeons...seems a reasonably likely rumor, as there will be no other way to overclock using this board if the straps are locked.

The one thing I can't figure out with this board is the fact that one socket has 8 DIMM slots and the second has only 4...seems really strange to me.