Awesome nanofrog this what the more indepth total overall answer I was looking for! by the way people are welcome to ask or wonder what it is for or even say if it's alot for them it's fine it's mainly aslong as it's friendly, non offensive and respectful. I don't have a problem with opinions this is what a forum is for and everyone normally is very respectful so we have no worries. One more main thing!
It was more of a general point, not specifically aimed at you, though part of a previous post of yours was quoted.
what brands and type would you recommend with doing the SP 6 core i7 990x upgrade? for the non ecc type? i was thinking crucial maybe 4x4 gb set to get to 16? also it would support 24gb correct? and if so where do i fine 2x8gb sticks and match paired while being non ecc? oh and also which flavor unreg or reg? I prefer Vanilla myself lol
Any well recognized brand of basic memory (don't go for the stuff aimed at gaming/overclocking, as it tends to have problems since the MP's firmware can't recognize all the different timing information/profiles).
The link to GSkill 4GB sticks would be fine, as would Kingston, Samsung, Hynix, ... (think "Value RAM" type of lines). Crucial should work as well, but there's been reports of compatability issues in the past (not sure as to the specifics, as the system and types can all make a difference).
As per capacity, the biggest issue is the DIMM slots (only 4x). Most of the non-ECC comes in 4GB as the largest sticks (Samsung makes chips capable of producing 8GB sticks <they even sell sticks themselves with Samsung on it> but it's going to be expensive and hard to find).
Another trick, is using 8GB UDIMM's, but those are also Samsung only last I checked, and will be expensive (32GB+ is supported if you can get the DIMM density).
So realistically, you'd be limited to 16GB total using standard DDR3 non-ECC (fortunately, not a problem according to your post).
oh and as far as hard drives I'm good no bottle necking ( not that you asked just stating incase it makes any difference)
I have 2x 240gb owc mercury pro hard drives in raid 0 for about 500gb ssd and i get around 350 read speed on it so good there.
It was an example of a common mistake users make when buying systems and upgrades.
As per your drive configuration, I'm not sure what you're doing. But stripe sets for primary data aren't the best way to go IMO, due to the time it takes to fix a problem when a failure occurs (presuming earning a living with the system). Not so much for a hobbyist/enthusiast, as they've the time to spare, but tend to be really light on funds.
what about this one Intel Xeon W3680 Westmere-EP 3.33GHz 6 core or 3690 3.46ghz 6 core?? will that allow me ecc and 8gb sticks and work for upgrading the cpu and just popping it in without and backplane etc? let me know I'm ready to go for it!
anyone?
Yes. Either of those chips are just drop-in replacements for a 2010 SP system, and as they're Xeons, work with ECC (Unbuffered and Registered; just don't try to mix them).
by the way what about overclocking it on the mac pro? is it possible and if so whats a steady overclock speed around 4ghz? and what would you suggest for cooling of course this is on the 2010 mac pro.
Overclock = No.
