x5690

A long time ago, I had delidded an i7-3770K and to replace the Thermal paste between the CPU Die & the IHS. After reviewing many stories here and other forums, I thought it was time to upgrade the two 2.26Ghz E5520's on my 2009 Mac Pro 4,1 to 3.46Ghz X5690. The EFI firmware has been upgraded to...

Hey everyone! I would like to upgrade the CPU in my Mac Pro 4,1 - xeon w3520 to x5690. I now read that a delidding might be necessary. Mainly about be dual CPU models, but also about the single CPU models, such as mine. Now I wanted to ask if it really is necessary or recommended (in this...

Hi all, I have recently been watching a few videos on Youtube where people upgrade 4,1 or 5,1 MacPro. I want to give it a go myself even though I am absolutely rubbish in IT. I am a Video Editor/ Motion Designer using Adobe softwares and in need of more power from my machine but can't spend £7k...

Hi, I bought 2 X5690 on ebay, the seller ensured me they were 100% working. (seller is feedback is 100% with about 800 sales) I delidded them with the vice method (not testing them before I did (silly me)) I found the delidding whent very easy, the removel of the solder was a bit nerve...

So far I can't seem to find anyone who has pulled this off. According to this thread, https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-pro-cpu-compatibility-list.1954766/ , it looks possible. I have been reading up though and I can't seem to find anyone who patched the firmware for the Xserve just the...

It is not a part to be overloaded in Logic, but I saw the CPU state, when I saw the overload coming up 2 X 3.46 6Core = 12core , 24Thread But My Logic CPU Work only 7.... is it Wrong? also i Put 8GB Ram x4 ( 1,2,5,6 Slot) but 5 Slot is Dead and i tried put 2,3,6,7 Slot , 7 Slot Is Dead what...

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/12698992 I would guess 23000~32000 but result is 20578 .. (when i tested , open messanger app, chrome app, Mac Fans Control ) Do My MP5,1 Have problem? ( GPU AMD Radeon R9 280X 3072 MB )

I just upgraded my 2012 Mac Pro to dual x5690's from the stock E5645's. I've been watching YouTube videos documenting the results and everything I've seen shows results around 25,000 (give or take) on the multi-core score. Here's my 'before' Geekbench score...

So I very, and I mean very poorly de-lidded (first time) my X5690 CPUs (see images, link below) https://photos.app.goo.gl/ngVQKvjwX9tPd5rm8 I accidentally scraped off or damaged most of the capacitors on one of the CPUs, and both I accidentally scrapped the PCB. Would either of these cause...

Yesterday, I received two Intel Xeon X5690.

Hello all I have a dual CPU 2009 MP flashed to 5.1 with these 2 main changes -CPUs changed to 2 x Xeon W5690-6 core at 3.4Ghz - total 12 core -GPU changed to GTX 980 TI - 6 gb RAM Did the refurbish myself and all went well for some time until total system crash and collapse, when I gave up...

Firstly, the system: MacPro 4,1 updated to 5,1 firmware Dual x5690 processors (delidded), originally dual 2.26 56gb of RAM (7x8gb, 1 stick was faulty and never bothered to replace) GTX980 flashed with Mac firmware Generic USB 3.0 card 4 spindle drives, SSD in second optical slot I did the...

Hi there. I have a refurbished Mac Pro 5,1 (mid-2010). I just recently grabbed a pair of Xeon X5690 SLBVX 3.46GHz chips and had a friend install them. Since the install, my fans have been running full-tilt - resetting the SMC and PRAM has no effect, and I took off the heatsinks to make sure...

Hey guys, I made a video about delidding a Xeon X5690 using only a vice! The results where perfect! After cleaning up and successfully testing the first one I went on to the second. Both turned out great and my Mac Pro 4,1 is quite and blazingly fast. The reason why I chose this method is...

Hey guys, Recently I overhauled my Mac Pro 4,1. I flashed it to 5,1 and upgraded the CPU to 2 x Xeon X5690's, which I successfully delidded myself *proud*. I also upgraded the RAM to 32GB 1333MHz and OSX is running from a Samsung EVO 850 @ 500GB. When I wanted to encrypt the drive, using...

Hey everyone, I have a 2009 Mac Pro with dual de-lidded x5690's. I installed them using a single line of arctic silver 5. Everything runs fine, however, my temps during normal usage (i.e. browsing the web) stay around 55c on CPU A and about 45c on CPU B. Anyone else have this setup running at...

I have recently upgraded my CPU from a QC 2.8 to 6 core X5690 I understand I can add slightly more faster RAM in there Currently I have 16gb ram which is fine (4x4gb) Would the MP function fine if I added 3x8gb or 3x16GB modules instead of using all 4 modules. Would there be any power saving...