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Would it be possible to upgrade a Mac Pro 2010 5,1 with a W3530 to a W3670?
I've spent the last two hours trying to find a solid answer to this and come up empty-handed. They share the same socket, same memory speed... I'm just not sure if the system will be able to handle ...
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Use the Ubuntu Server Installer to overwrite an existing Ubuntu system
I want to reinstall Ubuntu to have a 64 bit OS, from my old 32 bit. In the Ubuntu installer, it will not show my existing install to overwrite, just the flash drive that I am using to install it. How ...
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Heatsinks and Xeon E5 CPUs
I've constructed a server that uses 2 Xeon E5-2620 CPUs and per Intel's recommendation I'm in the process of ordering a heatsink and I'm slightly concerned about thermal management. The case I'm using ...
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CPU requiring pairs of RAM DIMMs [closed]
I wanna set-up a machine using 2 Intel Xeon E5-2620 CPUs and 2 16GB RAM DIMMs.
I am now told that for both CPUs to function, I need at least 2 pairs of identical DIMMs (4 DIMMs total).
Is that true? ...
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Best workstation setup for raytracing? [closed]
I'm looking to maximize the performance for heavy parallel computing (realtime raytracing).
What setup would be good for this? (not supercomputer but more like pricy workstation).
I'm using the CPU ...
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Difference between Intel Xeon E3 and Xeon X… family of processors?
I'm completely confused by Intel's naming system. I understand what makes Xeon E3 different from i5. But what, for example, makes the Xeon X3440 different from E3-1230? (Apart from clock speed).
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Xeons with IMC (Integrated Memory Controller) — does ECC support depend on the chipset also?
Intel has released Ivy Bridge Xeon processors with PCIe 3.0, ECC, and VT-d support. However, there aren't yet any PCIe 3.0 + USB 3.0 C21x (Panther Point) boards available, while B75 and Z77 desktop ...
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Dual Core servers - do I have to use both processor slots?
I'm buying a barebones server. The motherboard has slots for two processors; do I have to use them both, or like RAM, can I add another CPU when I need it? I don't want to spend $500 on another CPU if ...
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Windows XP + PAE + 6GB RAM: See more than 3.5GB?
Firstly let me say I've seen a number of similar questions on SuperUser, and I don't think this is a duplicate. (Most address 4GB RAM installed. I have 6GB)
I have Windows XP 32-bit running on a ...
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Mac Pro Memory Model - Bad to fill the bank?
I have a Mac Pro tower with a 2 x 2.66 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon chipset, and 8 RAM slots. I have been told because of the processor's triple channel memory capacity that I should be installing RAM ...
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Which model six-core Xeon processor does the new highest-end Mac Pro have?
Apple announced a new Mac Pro with up to 12 cores, and I'm having trouble finding the exact specifications of the six-core Xeon processor inside it.
I'm in charge of sourcing a few of these computers ...
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Looking for gadget (or anything else) to find true CPU speed in Win 7
I'm looking for a gadget preferably, or any program, to tell me my true CPU speed in Win 7. I have a Xeon 3426. I'm running the Intel Turbo Boost monitor gadget, but it's only going down to 1.87 GHz. ...
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How to get true frequencies of Xeon cores in Ubuntu?
Does anyone know of a good way to find out what the actual frequencies are of the cores in my Xeon? I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. I'd like to see if Turbo Boost is working properly, and it's also just ...
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What is the difference between an Intel i7 and a Xeon quad core processor?
I know the Xeon processors have been around for a long time and are mostly used in servers, but I am curious, why do people not use the Xeons in a high performance desktop?
As far as I know about ...
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Xeon X3220 Dual-Core 2.4 GHz - which march setting for gcc?
Should I use -march=nocona or -march=core2 when compiling binaries for this processor with gcc 4.3?
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 15
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Intel CPU: Core 2 Duo vs. Xeon Dual Core. Which is faster?
Xeon: Dual Core Intel® Xeon® W3503 2.40GHz, 4M L3, 4.8GT/s
Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 (6MB,3.0 GHz, 1333FSB),
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Virtual PC (and doing software development within Virtual PC)
A little bit of video ...
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POWER SUPPLY for LGA 1366 sockets
I have just bought this motherboard: a TYAN S7002 (S7002G2NR-LE).
It's based on two LGA 1366 sockets for Intel XEON 5500 series.
I am having a problem with it though. Apparently, the power supply I ...
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How do I identify my CPU model?
I have a Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.06GHz with 512KB cache size.
I was wondering if the on-chip cache for the machine is L1 or L2. Is there a way of knowing that through a Unix command?
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How does xeon differ from regular processors?
Yes I know that xeons are meant for server use, require different motherboards and you can have more than one of them in a box. But technically how is a xeon processor itself different from a regular ...
