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Gigabyte P55-UD6 and Core i5 750
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I am seriously considering swapping the motherboard of my home server into something like this.
I am very interested in the power savings that can be achieved over the x58 platform in combination with the ability of getting 12GB of "cheap" memory (8GB is a little bit on the small size for some tasks I occasionally do, 12GB is comfortable)
The single 4GB DDR3 dimm newegg list today is 469.99 USD, on the other side, you can get a 6x2GB (12GB total) kit from newegg at 269.99....
The high price of this motherboard is not too hard to justify for the people that find 8GB to be a little bit too small and 12GB to be enough and are willing to pay a bit for the power saving vs. X58, but I am very skeptical for HW configs like this one which has what seems to be "vendor hacks" on the memory bus.
I really want the power savings, but I really need to be comfortable that this card runs stable with 6 DIMMs when I can get a x58 MB for less money so I really hope that you have time to test this type of config thoroughly.
Thanks!
I am very interested in the power savings that can be achieved over the x58 platform in combination with the ability of getting 12GB of "cheap" memory (8GB is a little bit on the small size for some tasks I occasionally do, 12GB is comfortable)
The single 4GB DDR3 dimm newegg list today is 469.99 USD, on the other side, you can get a 6x2GB (12GB total) kit from newegg at 269.99....
The high price of this motherboard is not too hard to justify for the people that find 8GB to be a little bit too small and 12GB to be enough and are willing to pay a bit for the power saving vs. X58, but I am very skeptical for HW configs like this one which has what seems to be "vendor hacks" on the memory bus.
I really want the power savings, but I really need to be comfortable that this card runs stable with 6 DIMMs when I can get a x58 MB for less money so I really hope that you have time to test this type of config thoroughly.
Thanks!
No case, it's a bench station.
A little over 4ghz, it's idling in the mid 30's, and under load is getting around 48-52C depending on ambients. This is going off the top of my head. I'll get exact numbers next time I fire it up for some more tests.
A little over 4ghz, it's idling in the mid 30's, and under load is getting around 48-52C depending on ambients. This is going off the top of my head. I'll get exact numbers next time I fire it up for some more tests.
Not so well I would think so. Because then you have 4 DIMMs sharing just 1 channel of bandwidth. That's like a bunch of fat kids trying to squeeze in through one door at the same time.
IMO if they were really serious about it they would have at least made 3 DIMMs per channel, instead of one having 2 and one having 4. But then again, what do I know?
Actually, it's one DIMM per channel and two DIMMs per channel. Each set of slots is divided into two channels; the channel itself isn't the set of all the slots. And having three and three wouldn't work since that would require a triple-channel memory controller.
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Nice numbers there mate!
Questions regarding the cooler you are using:
1- Are you using fans for the Ultra 120? IF Yes, how many and what brand?
2- Can you post some pictures of the setup? I would love to see the cooler.
Thanks...
Questions regarding the cooler you are using:
1- Are you using fans for the Ultra 120? IF Yes, how many and what brand?
2- Can you post some pictures of the setup? I would love to see the cooler.
Thanks...
No problem, I keep forgetting to do that. Here's some pics.
For the fan, let's just say it sounds like a jet taking off and you don't want to get your fingers (or any other apendages) anywhere near it
In case anyone's wondering, that's the only way the heatsink and fan would fit easily because of the height of the Dominators. It could have gone the other direction (90 degree turn) but the fan clips were pushing on the ram harder than I was comfortable with.
For the fan, let's just say it sounds like a jet taking off and you don't want to get your fingers (or any other apendages) anywhere near it
In case anyone's wondering, that's the only way the heatsink and fan would fit easily because of the height of the Dominators. It could have gone the other direction (90 degree turn) but the fan clips were pushing on the ram harder than I was comfortable with.
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Putting this here to save room on the first page for the fast stuff
System configuration for the following tests:
Core i5 750 @ 3200mhz
Gigabyte P55-UD6
2x1gb Corsair Dominator PC12800 @ 1600mhz, 7-7-7-18
EVGA GTX 260 216sp @ 700/1506/1120
Corsair HD620w
Ultra 120 Original.
WD Raptor 36gb
System configuration for the following tests:
Core i5 750 @ 3200mhz
Gigabyte P55-UD6
2x1gb Corsair Dominator PC12800 @ 1600mhz, 7-7-7-18
EVGA GTX 260 216sp @ 700/1506/1120
Corsair HD620w
Ultra 120 Original.
WD Raptor 36gb
