Processor and socket questions

[adam9c1]

I have a 2009 4,1 dual CPU cMP
and
2010 5,1 single CPU cMP

I want to upgrade the processors on the 4,1 but before I spend big $ on high end processors I want to practice deluding on cheaper models.

Does the 4,1 single CPU model also use deluded processors? I'm getting conflicting info where single tray is lidded and dual tray is delidded.

Will a X5670 (or other processors marked dual hex) run in a single processor tray?

If all 4,1 use delidded processors, I'd like to possibly pickup up a 4,1 single cpu tray - to practice.

 

[fendersrule]

fyi, you won't be spending "big $" anymore to upgrade these CPUs. Processors, even the max supported, are around $100 a pop.

 

[flowrider]

Answers in order of the questions asked:

1. No, the 4,1 cMP SP model uses regular lidded CPUs.

2. Yes, Any CPU that runs in a DP environment will run in a single processor cMP, but NOT visa versa.

3. But as explained above, they don't. But, it isn't the tray you need to practice on, it's the CPU itself.

Lou

 

[adam9c1]

With another tray, I would have a practice test bed for deluding, without a machine being down.

So is the cMP 4,1 dual socket the only delidded model?

 

[kohlson]

So is the cMP 4,1 dual socket the only delidded model?

According to the excellent information here, only 4,1 dual-socket systems require delidding the CPUs. That said, there is information on that thread where there is a case for using lidded CPUs and precise washer stacks.

 

[flowrider]

With another tray, I would have a practice test bed for deluding, without a machine being down.

So is the cMP 4,1 dual socket the only delidded model?

1. You will know right off, whether your delidding procedure worked or not, it's a physical thing. A tray, or test bed, is really not needed.

2. Yes

From all I have read in the last few months, delidding is the preferred method over the washer method for the DP cMP 4,1. If there is a failure with delidding you've only screwed up the CPU, if the washer method, you can screw up the sockets in the tray. I have no experience here, since I have a 5,1 DP. But I believe the "vise method" is probably the best way to delid.

Lou

 

[Naimfan]

With another tray, I would have a practice test bed for deluding, without a machine being down.

So is the cMP 4,1 dual socket the only delidded model?

Yes.