Help! Upgrade my Mac Pro 4.1 to a 5.1

[GameFreak348]

Agreed.

Actually the W3690 is better

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+X5690+@+3.47GHz

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+W3690+@+3.47GHz

 

[h9826790]

Actually the W3690 is better

GeekBench shows X5690 is better (multicore)

Mac Pro 5,1 with X5690

Mac Pro 5,1 with W3690

Anyway, they should perform more or less the same (same cache, same clock speed, same generation...), I don't know why your reference conclude there is 5% difference.

However, X5690 can easily handle at least 14% more RAM on a single processor 5,1 now,(may be more in the future) this will definitely make the Mac able to perform better.

 

[Gav Mack]

X5690's fetching higher prices than the W3690 on ebay - wonder why?

 

[Ballan.Singh]

WONK - the single CPU uses lidded CPU ???

Pretty much how I felt reading that also. Washers help but hard turns and 4,1 do not make a cheap fix. I learnt that the first time years ago and it cost me a single processor board, a dual costs much more.

I do the first few turns relatively quickly then it's almost down to gentle 'hours in the day' turns until spectrum is green!

Are you just a crazy fool , the single board uses W series lidded CPU

 

[flowrider]

^^^^Your are wrong. The 4,1 and 5,1 CAN use "W" series CPUs they can also use "X" Intel CPUs as is stated above. No Crazy Fool here, except

Lou

 

[Gav Mack]

Are you just a crazy fool , the single board uses W series lidded CPU

Washers are like insurance, I always use them and Lou has already given the other retort.

 

[Ballan.Singh]

I am knowing that you can use both W series and X series CPU in MacPro single CPU system , but he said he damaged a single CPU board by over screwing. You do not need to use any washers as the original 2.66 CPU had a lid on it and the ones to replace had a lid on it

Or maybe GayMack can't count properly !!!!!!!!!