X8QBE-F and e7-4830 ES

[nickphx]

Hi,

I've read a few posts on this forum about supermicro boards and adding ES microcode to the BIOS to support the ES chips.. I am having trouble finding a rev1.0 bios for the supermicro X8QBE-F board that would support the ES chips.. Anyone?

I have 8 of these E7-4830 chips and would love to be able to use them. I am able to get the machine to POST with a retail e7-4807. As soon as I switch that chip out with an E7-4830ES it won't POST. I have tried the latest firmware from supermicro, I have tried adding every microcode I could find for the E7 line of processors to the BIOS all to no avail. I am hoping I can find someone with the rev1.0 bios that should support ES processors so I can extract the microcode.. Thanks.

 

[DualAmdMp]

WOW....Nice find

Try asking Supermicro to email you V1.0 BIOS. Or maybe ask BIOSMAN to send you the BIOS chip with V1.0 on it. Hope they have V1.0 for you.

Take some good photos of the motherboard for us

The best photo I could find is:
http://www.coolenjoy.net/bbs/data2/multi2/1300756141940/202020202020202020202020_IMG_1173.jpg

*Up to 10 core per socket
*Up to 1TB DDR3

Does SLI work on it?

Can it play Crysis? lol

 

[nickphx]

Supermicro wouldn't provide the v1 bios.. I ended up finding 4 X7560 ES chips from a different ebay guy.. They booted right up in the board so now the board is racked up in one of my cabinets, screaming along with esxi5.

 

[dasdas]

I think i might have an older bios.. msg me if you still need it

Over all I really like SM boards, now they have a 8 socket xeon 1567 system.. talk about 80core supercomputer under your table ....agreed it will cost you an arm and a leg

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon7000/7500/X8OBN-F.cfm

 

[Patriot]

I think i might have an older bios.. msg me if you still need it

Over all I really like SM boards, now they have a 8 socket xeon 1567 system.. talk about 80core supercomputer under your table ....agreed it will cost you an arm and a leg

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon7000/7500/X8OBN-F.cfm

Not to brag but 1567 doesn't scale very well...
I kick over 8 socket octo 1567 with my 4p G34...
however 10cores will finally beat me...

 

[dasdas]

I would be really happy if 4p g34 actually beats it 4p octo 1567. But I have my doubts..

care to show me some benchmarks.. etc ?

 

[Patriot]

I would be really happy if 4p g34 actually beats it 4p octo 1567. But I have my doubts..

care to show me some benchmarks.. etc ?

Lol... no...I said 8p vs 4p... and yes I have benchmarks to prove it.


Deeeebs @ OCN runs a DL980 8cpu 1567 box
http://www.overclock.net/t/873664/any-ideas-on-how-to-configure-this-monster

We talked quite a bit and I helped him in tweaking it to make it faster...currently he is barely faster on 6903wus and I am faster on 6904s

I am PatriotEagle07 on those charts
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aspl6-RkaxtFdHdTdUdmUjhWalpXWVZ2S2xvejBDcHc#gid=0

So yes I blow the socks off a 4p 1567 box...there is no competition... I tie and beat 8p 1567 octos...and 8p 10core 1567 rigs pull out ahead.

4p 2011 octos @ 2.7 are abotu 15% faster currently.

That said I getting a better cooling solution and trading out for better binned chips... I will be bringing harbringer back at higher clocks.


4p on 4p (stock even)
I have played with a 4p of E7-4870s and they were squarely beaten by a 4p of 6172s (not the fastest amd has) but 450k ppd vs about 350k ppd on the intel box.
I was extremely surprised... 20% quicker is not a small thing...


Besides the high cost... That is why no one on the Folding team owns them... We have looked at them, and its not worth it.
However 4p 2011 is getting some consideration, but that will depend at how cheaply the chips can be found on ebay and the likes...