[SOLVED] Is anyone Using the Xeon X3470 in the Foxconn motherboard H55MXV?

[theimmortals0007]

I need to know before buying that the Xeon X3470 supports H55MXV and can it be overclocked? I had seen a benchmark in which these were used successfully with 10gb RAM (Officialy 8gb is the limit for this mobo. How did he do that?).

 

[Guest]

The Foxconn H55MXV doesn't support any Xeon processors:

http://foxconnchannel.com/ProductDetail.aspx?T=motherboard&U=en-us0000488

Click the "Tech Support" tab, scroll to bottom, click "CPU Support List".

 

[gingerrankin]

It is difficult to assure wath you ask. Evidently it is not in the list of cpu supported. But this cpu is practically the same as I7-870 that is on the list.

Some mobos of lga1156 do not include the xeon in the list of supported although they do support it. I personally could put an X3460 in a mobo that officially did not support the xeon.

In the following pages it seems that the answer is yes. But nobody will give you 100% security.

http://www.game-debate.com/motherboard/index.php?mot_id=111&cpuList=Foxconn%20H55MXV

http://www.pc-specs.com/cpu/Intel/Xeon/Xeon_Processor_X3470/2309/Compatible_Motherboards

If you decide to try it, you should make sure you have the last bios of the mobo.

Regarding the OC, I think it is difficult to do with the H55 chipset.

I doubt very much that I can use 10GB because the mobo only has two sticks and it has explicit the limitation of 8 GB.

 

[william p]

Yep. Several running here.
http://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Foxconn-H55MXV-Series/2858
You can answer the OC question yourself. if you can raise the FSB in your BIOS then you can overclock. If you can raise the Voltage also then you can overclock higher.

 

[theimmortals0007]

The Foxconn H55MXV doesn't support any Xeon processors:

http://foxconnchannel.com/ProductDetail.aspx?T=motherboard&U=en-us0000488

Click the "Tech Support" tab, scroll to bottom, click "CPU Support List".

Yeah I know that. I wouldn't have asked if that was the case but many are running it without problems on other manufacturers motherboards so that's why...

 

[theimmortals0007]

It is difficult to assure wath you ask. Evidently it is not in the list of cpu supported. But this cpu is practically the same as I7-870 that is on the list.

Some mobos of lga1156 do not include the xeon in the list of supported although they do support it. I personally could put an X3460 in a mobo that officially did not support the xeon.

In the following pages it seems that the answer is yes. But nobody will give you 100% security.

http://www.game-debate.com/motherboard/index.php?mot_id=111&cpuList=Foxconn%20H55MXV

http://www.pc-specs.com/cpu/Intel/Xeon/Xeon_Processor_X3470/2309/Compatible_Motherboards

If you decide to try it, you should make sure you have the last bios of the mobo.

Regarding the OC, I think it is difficult to do with the H55 chipset.

I doubt very much that I can use 10GB because the mobo only has two sticks and it has explicit the limitation of 8 GB.

Yeah I am a bit hesitant about it but I'll surely update you all if I try it anyway.

 

[theimmortals0007]

Yep. Several running here.
http://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Foxconn-H55MXV-Series/2858
You can answer the OC question yourself. if you can raise the FSB in your BIOS then you can overclock. If you can raise the Voltage also then you can overclock higher.

Currently I am running an i3-530 so I can't know for sure that this mobo has overclocking potential coz IN MY KNOWNLEDGE, this i3 has a locked multiplier. Also, I didn't see voltage increase options either. And, when I use the manufacturer's software for overclocking...even increasing 1 Mhz hangs my system.

 

[theimmortals0007]

It is difficult to assure wath you ask. Evidently it is not in the list of cpu supported. But this cpu is practically the same as I7-870 that is on the list.

Some mobos of lga1156 do not include the xeon in the list of supported although they do support it. I personally could put an X3460 in a mobo that officially did not support the xeon.

In the following pages it seems that the answer is yes. But nobody will give you 100% security.

http://www.game-debate.com/motherboard/index.php?mot_id=111&cpuList=Foxconn%20H55MXV

http://www.pc-specs.com/cpu/Intel/Xeon/Xeon_Processor_X3470/2309/Compatible_Motherboards

If you decide to try it, you should make sure you have the last bios of the mobo.

Regarding the OC, I think it is difficult to do with the H55 chipset.

I doubt very much that I can use 10GB because the mobo only has two sticks and it has explicit the limitation of 8 GB.

Here is the benchmark showing 10 GB - http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/2803747

 

[gingerrankin]

This mobo only officially supports 4GB per dimm. It is possible that someone has managed to execute more. In this I can not help you, I do not have enough knowledge.

In the following thread they talk about something similar in another mobo, in case it helps. Of course I do not know if it works or it will break your mobo.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/320197-30-freezing-bios

 

[william p]

I'm not aware of any unlocked CPUs in the LGA1156 Xeons family. So overclocking won't be any better than what you have. i7 875K is unlocked.
The memory controller is on the CPU and that one list support for 32 GB so if the MB supports it it may work. The latest BIOS always helps with this.

 

[theimmortals0007]

I'm not aware of any unlocked CPUs in the LGA1156 Xeons family. So overclocking won't be any better than what you have. i7 875K is unlocked.
The memory controller is on the CPU and that one list support for 32 GB so if the MB supports it it may work. The latest BIOS always helps with this.

well many have apparently overclocked their xeons ranging from 3.4-4.0 ghz. Not by mutiplier method but by tinkering with the base clock.

 

[theimmortals0007]

I'd like to update everyone as I stumbled upon my question today that I am successfully running a Xeon X3470 with 10GB of DDR3 Ram on my H55MXV.

First of all, I put the 8gb stick with the i3-530 and it froze on the motherboard bootlogo everytime. So I almost gave up on using 8gigantousbytes of RAM with this Mobo but then I thought to give it a shot with the Xeon and guess what, it worked!

I guess it has to do something with the memory controller as in these generations, the memory controller was on the CPU itself and not on the Mobo. So the Xeon was able to support the 8GB stick but the i3 was not as, maybe, Xeons were made to handle large amounts of RAM because of it being a server grade chip. Any memory controller experts could shed more light on that if they know more.

Anyways, my secondary PC is now able to compete with today's mainstream entry level gaming PCs

 

[Wouwou]

I'd like to update everyone as I stumbled upon my question today that I am successfully running a Xeon X3470 with 10GB of DDR3 Ram on my H55MXV.

First of all, I put the 8gb stick with the i3-530 and it froze on the motherboard bootlogo everytime. So I almost gave up on using 8gigantousbytes of RAM with this Mobo but then I thought to give it a shot with the Xeon and guess what, it worked!

I guess it has to do something with the memory controller as in these generations, the memory controller was on the CPU itself and not on the Mobo. So the Xeon was able to support the 8GB stick but the i3 was not as, maybe, Xeons were made to handle large amounts of RAM because of it being a server grade chip. Any memory controller experts could shed more light on that if they know more.

Anyways, my secondary PC is now able to compete with today's mainstream entry level gaming PCs

Hey I know I am necroposting but I can't find anymore information about this board but have you tried 16Gb Or 2x8Gb ram? With this board and CPU? Sorry again for necroposting

 

[uWebb429]

necroposting

The person you want to talk to has not been on this forum for three and a half years.
I don't like your chances that he will show up to answer your question.

 

[USAFRet]

Hey I know I am necroposting but I can't find anymore information about this board but have you tried 16Gb Or 2x8Gb ram? With this board and CPU? Sorry again for necroposting

Please don't dredge up ancient posts.