intel w3690 in stock link

[philipma1957]

http://www.provantage.com/intel-bx80613w3690~7ITEP3EC.htm


yeah it is not cheap but the seller is real. price is $1090.67 USD

this should be a drop in part. 3.46ghz 6 core faster then the stock 3.33ghz 6 core.


this should drop into a quad 2.8 2010 machine. if you buy this for 1090.67 and buy a refurb quad 2.8 for 2120


http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC560LL/A?mco=MTkyMTM1OTY



you have a 3.46ghz 6 core for 3210.67 and a spare quad 2.8 cpu worth about 200 to 250 on ebay.


If you feel lucky a w3690 is for sale on ebay for 999


http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Xeon-W369...14?pt=CPUs&hash=item20b70e96d2#ht_3743wt_1072


but for the extra 90 dollars provantage is a real seller

 

[Hellhammer]

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Intel-Xeon-...ite-/320658643790?pt=CPUs&hash=item4aa8be9b4e

I would say W3680 is a lot better deal for 749$.

 

[fairbanx]

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Intel-Xeon-...ite-/320658643790?pt=CPUs&hash=item4aa8be9b4e

I would say W3680 is a lot better deal for 749$.

Sure, but zero feedback?

 

[Hellhammer]

Sure, but zero feedback?

He is selling some other things too, like mobo for Dell T3500. Of course there is the possibility that it is a scam but if I was a scammer, I would choose a bit more popular items instead.

 

[brentsg]

Do we know that the 3.46 will work as a drop in?

 

[Hellhammer]

Do we know that the 3.46 will work as a drop in?

It's just W3680 with one extra CPU frequency multiplier that gives the extra 133MHz. Both use B1 stepping so there should not be any compatibility issues.

 

[derbothaus]

Yes. But 3690 so much better for overclocking. /s

 

[Hellhammer]

Yes. But 3690 so much better for overclocking. /s

Do you have a source for that? Besides, overclocking a Nehalem CPU is not possible in OS X

 

[derbothaus]

I thought the universal sarcasm symbol was /s. Must be wrong. No source. Was poking fun at the overclockers who have been saying this is sooo much better to overclock. Same chip. 1 multi higher. I thought corpse paint made people funny.

 

[Hellhammer]

I thought the universal sarcasm symbol was /s. Must be wrong. No source. Was poking fun at the overclockers who have been saying this is sooo much better to overclock. Same chip. 1 multi higher. I thought corpse paint made people funny.

Roll eyes 🙂rolleyes🙂 is a pretty popular symbol of sarcasm around here. I wasn't aware that /s is used as well (/sarcasm is always clearer 😉). Sometimes people really think these new chips are way better for OCing so it's hard to say beforehand. A stepping update which is something that most people won't know about can have a huge impact on OCing (e.g. i7-920 vs i7-930) though.

 

[derbothaus]

Yeah pretty hard to overclock the Mac anyway. Unless of course you have any insight into that?

 

[Hellhammer]

Yeah pretty hard to overclock the Mac anyway. Unless of course you have any insight into that?

There is OCing utility for pre-2009 Mac Pro (the ones that used FSB) but I am not aware of a utility that supports Nehalem architecture. I couldn't even find a utility for Windows that supports Nehalems so I guess that requires BIOS access. cindori said awhile ago that he will take a look at the OCing once he has time.

GPUs can be OCed normally under Windows though.

 

[derbothaus]

Yes. Graphics no problem. I want EFI or some emulated BIOS access. More time futsing with my computers🙂 But that may wipe the "Mac" from my Mac.

 

[rmitchell248]

how simple is this install vs that of a PC? Is there a how to anywhere around?