Of course not, but what is that supposed to prove? Are there _any_ hackintoshs even with the xeons v2 that are in apple's nmp line up running perfectly now? I think not. Has to do with the hackintosh, not with the cpu.
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Xeon E7 v2 in nmp?
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Of course not, but what is that supposed to prove? Are there _any_ hackintoshs even with the xeons v2 that are in apple's nmp line up running perfectly now? I think not. Has to do with the hackintosh, not with the cpu.
I agree. Basically, I think that it's really quite easy to solder a cpu, and it would even make sense in such a tightly organized package, but apple did not. And then seeing not officially supported CPUs working just fine made me thinking. Now it's true that the e7 might just be incompatible because of pin layout as the kev suggested. We might need to wait until they're out or ask intel folks directly for that then. In addition to 15 cores, they have 12 cores with lower tdp, which means turbo for perhaps as long as needed, which is a non negligible plus. The prices of the e7 will also be prohibitive enough so that apple would not care blocking them.
The price really kills it. The Xeon E7-2870v1 (I don't see v2 prices yet?) is $4200. From Apple that would be easily over $5K for the upgrade, probably $6K. And for that you'll get 15 cores, but it will be clocked a little lower than the twelve cores (except the 2890v2) and not turbo as high for the single/lowly threaded parts of your work. I really doubt there is anyone that would see much benefit from going to the E7 in a single socket system, even if possible. I suppose the 2890v2 could be a theoretical upgrade from the 2697v2, but Intel didn't have a 2890v1. It stopped at 2870v1. So be prepaired for the 2890v2 to be >$5K retail, which might be $7K if it came from Apple. So, I don't think Apple ever intends to use the E7s. Performance per dollar is just terrible compared to 1600/2600 in single socket systems.
If you desperately need those extra 3 cores, you should really just be buying a different computer, one with 2 or 4 sockets....
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I doubt Apple goes out of their way to block it, much like its so easy to build a hackintosh today, but I don't think they are going to go out of their way to enable it either. Which means you're left hoping everything is perfectly compatible and I doubt that's the case, but I'm just guessing.
Um. My point was that OS X needs to support them as well as the hardware (EFI, socket, etc) in order for Apple to consider them. And vice versa: they need to see a use for supporting the E7s in OS X before they'd consider changing the socket in the Mac Pro.
It's highly unlikely that OS X supports any of the E7s. There's never been a recent Mac Pro with more than 2 processors. I'll venture a speculation that there never will be, either. Therefore: don't expect CPU support in the OS.
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Alas, no dice, unless there is a new cpu daughter board?
Alas, no dice, unless there is a new cpu daughter board?
New motherboard too
Most of the rumours about the E5-xxxx v3 say that it will use the C610 chipset, so the Tube would need a new motherboard as well.
(The motherboard is the round thing at the bottom.)
Most of the rumours about the E5-xxxx v3 say that it will use the C610 chipset, so the Tube would need a new motherboard as well.
(The motherboard is the round thing at the bottom.)