Compatibility of Intel Bad Axe 2 ( D975XBX2 ) with Xeon 3050

[Sorin]

Hi everyone
I am new here and also in the osx86 world but I want to build one. Over their forum (http://forum.insanelymac.com) there is at least one user using Intel Bad Axe 2 with Xeon 3050 but people from Intel told me this:

"The Intel® motherboard D975XBX2 does not support the Intel® Xeon® 3050, however, the Intel® Server Workstation board S975XBX2 does support that processor. For a list of support processors for the Intel® S975XBX2 Workstation board, please see the following URL:

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboar ... 023536.htm "

Would you guys please give me an advise, what type of MB should I buy (since I already bought an Xeon 3050).
Thanks,

Sorin

[Apoptosis]

Sorin,

Welcome to the forums and I've asked Intel to provide me with a list of the differences between the two. When I was looking at their site I found this.

http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reselle ... /index.htm

If you look really close you'll notice the description under features talks about the S975XBX2 and not the D975XBX2 that it's supposed to talk about.

[Sorin]

Should I believe it's just a typo? Neah.
Please keep me posted with their answer.
Thanks!

[Sorin]

"I CAN CONFIRM your request !
i've checked twice and suere what i have Intel D975XBX2KR mobo with my Xeon 3050 - so take it and don't worry =)

Intel site with Intel workers are
QUOTE
just retards
=))))))))

This post has been edited by boo50: Today, 06:15 AM


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Mac OS X Tiger on my booMac:
Intel Bad Axe 2 _____________________________________ XBX2 calculator
3.0 Ghz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 3050 (fsb=375Mhz)
Kingston KVR800 1GB kit (4-4-4-9 @ 752 Mhz, 1:1)
XFX GeForce 7300 GT (dual displays)

[boo50]

yeah, this is mine post and i can confirm what it works =) !

but now i've broke my system
need advive - everyone welcome with comments !!!

can't boot D975XBX2 and can't repair bios.

[Apoptosis]

Differences between the BX2 desktop SKU and the workstation SKU are:

1. BX2 is black, w/s is green
2. no overclocking on w/s
3. dolby 7.1 audio on BX2, 5-ch basic audio on w/s
4. no cool heatsinks on w/s
5. TPM and AMT on the w/s SKU; not on BX2

[Sorin]

Some commentaries from newegg.com:

Great chip
Reviewed By: splat on 1/25/2007 Reviewed By: splat on 1/25/2007 Rating + 5Rating + 5Rating + 5Rating + 5Rating + 5
Tech Level Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week


Pros: running stable at 3.4ghz @ 1.375v. My air cooling is limiting me from using higher voltage. I was able to boot at 465mhz fsb (3.7ghz), but then my RAM limited me.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: more expensive than the e6400, but well worth it for the lower voltage. Running on a Biostar TForce965PT, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, and Geil ddr2-800 ram. With better cooling and ram, I could go much higher.
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Ignore "great chip"
Reviewed By: ThatGuy on 1/25/2007 Reviewed By: ThatGuy on 1/25/2007 Rating + 5Rating + 5Rating + 5Rating + 5Rating + 5
Tech Level Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day


Pros: This CPU is IDENTICAL to the E6400, as the 3040 Xeon is IDENTICAL to the E6300. There are not voltage differences.

Cons: Slightly more expensive than desktop version, but worth it for official "support" in Workstation/Server systems.

Other Thoughts: See: Processor Data Sheet for Xeon PGA755 chips: ftp://download.intel.com/design/Xeon/da ... 491501.pdf Data Sheet for Desktop PGA755 chips: ftp://download.intel.com/design/process ... 327803.pdf