Any multi unlocked CPUs for my partially broken MSI X58 Pro-E?

duerrwlu · Feb 23, 2018

I just scored an MSI X58 Pro-E with an i7 920 and a decent cooler. That price obviously comes with a catch: namely two broken memory channels (only the furthest away from the CPU socket remaining) and no bclk-ocing headroom (just resets to 133 MHz at POST) as a side effect. Therefore I wondered if there is any good (preferably six core) cpu to overclock via the baseclock since the single channel is already enough of a constrain. Or could a new/custom BIOS or a repair facility fix that?

Thanks in advance.

Dunlop0078 · Feb 23, 2018

Well it could be the CPU memory controller that's damaged and causing one of the channels not to work, I would say that is more likely than the mobo itself being damaged.

The i7 980x and 990x are the only 1st gen 6 cores other than xeons.

duerrwlu · Feb 23, 2018

Dunlop0078 :

Awesome man, you are right with your suspicion. The memory channels are all working with a spare Xeon X5650, which means the i7 920 is faulty. It is not that expensive to begin with might as well just keep it. [strike]The problem with the bclk ocing however persists and annoys the hell outa me. Could this have something to do with BIOS? I remember ocing this X5650 on the same board model to 4.2 GHz (=210 MHz x20) and then retiring it in exchange for a higher multi X5675. These six core i7s are nearing the Ryzen 5 1600 in price and are way older, more power hungry by far and also without proper warranty. That is not gonna happen. So I need to find a multi unlocked Xeon or fix the problem somehow. Any ideas?[/strike]

Edit: A BIOS update fixed the bclk lock. No problem is persisting. I am happy to have made a good deal and this thread is now closed.

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