chris k Posted March 17, 2013 Report Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Let's see if I can get my object density a littl higher!Xeon 3.33Ghz W3580 from EBay: $299 incl shipping. Now Enroute to pickup a Torx wrench set ($12) and some thermal paste ($5)... Pictures forthcoming. It's a beaut day outside today in Sydney. For the locals: got a nice Torx set at Bunnings in Artarmon. Next stop Octagon Computers in Chatswood for the arctic silver. Edited March 17, 2013 by chris k
chris k Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Thermal Paste Silver purchased. Guy behind counter - can't understand a word he was saying (and probably vice-versa). Nice enough fellow though. Lots of smiles and nod-ding. "CPU paste?" "thermal gel?" "Put on Intel chip - make cool?" -insert random pointing at SSD disks and USB adapters under glass- "yeah, that stuff"Torontonians: Think "College and Spadina" - next to Dragon City. Good place to shop for electronics. i.e. "You Pay Cash! No Box - OEM!" No manual, etc...Great success. ! Edited March 17, 2013 by chris k
Simmo W Posted March 17, 2013 Report Posted March 17, 2013 Ah Chatswood, love it, we've stayed there a few times when up your way, damn fine restaurants too.Kewl, this is like a live blog, a live BRICKING. No pressure maaatte!!
chris k Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Bus to Chatswood.... Cheap Pharmacies, and INTER WEBS! Arriving at the local parts dealer.... - CK. Edited March 17, 2013 by chris k
chris k Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Back home... New CPU - W3580 out of the sleeve and ready for brain transplant Popping the old one out: New CPU In, adding the thermal paste: Putting it all back together, and back in the case: ... Moment of truth! Edited March 17, 2013 by chris k
chris k Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Excellente! First boot & no issues! And of course, the real test: 23 FPS vs 17 FPS. Win! Edited March 17, 2013 by chris k
Simmo W Posted March 17, 2013 Report Posted March 17, 2013 That was more exciting than a Shuttle launch! Great work commander, keep exploring the limits of the universe! can u overclock?
chris k Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Is the chip? Yes. Is OSX EFI capable of doing it? No. Not to worry - My most demanding object and texture hungry scenery so far .... is now totally usable - at stupidly insane levels of detail. The 6.4 GT/sec vs 4.8 GT/sec "Front Side Bus" (QPI now) is making a huge difference as well - 33% faster RAM/PCIe/CPU access generally.... at least, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it I also reran the "battery of standard X-Pane benchmarks" and I'm ahead anywhere between 13% to 22%. Pretty cheap upgrade at $299 FWIW. The 3.46 Hexacore was way out of my price-range (>$1000) for not much return-on-investment. - CK Edited March 17, 2013 by chris k
Simmo W Posted March 17, 2013 Report Posted March 17, 2013 great news. Yes the chip is a bonus, I did actually mean your wet-wear
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