I've put together a quick list of all the E5 Xeon ES chip for those who are looking to maybe go down this route for a possible folding rig. It still early days and i'm still finding info out so bear with me.
If anyone spots any problems or has more info either post here or PM me.
E5 Xeon list
Ok lots of research has indicated that B* stepping chips are problematic to say the least. Support in most mobo BIOS's has already been dropped for B1/B2 due to the flakiness of the cpu's
B0 cpu's are better and I have run a pair for months with few problems, however the upgrade to Ivy-E means that support for these is being pulled as well. IF you are buying now and want to upgrade later a C* stepping chip is a much better bet.
Oh and downgrading the BIOS appears not to work, at least not on the Z9PE-D8
If anyone spots any problems or has more info either post here or PM me.
E5 Xeon list
Ok lots of research has indicated that B* stepping chips are problematic to say the least. Support in most mobo BIOS's has already been dropped for B1/B2 due to the flakiness of the cpu's
B0 cpu's are better and I have run a pair for months with few problems, however the upgrade to Ivy-E means that support for these is being pulled as well. IF you are buying now and want to upgrade later a C* stepping chip is a much better bet.
Oh and downgrading the BIOS appears not to work, at least not on the Z9PE-D8
Last edited: