I am glad that you found these guides useful for setting up your Z840. What are your plans for your Z840? I should really do an updated CPU guide for the Z840 - there are some bargain CPUs out there right now. A E5-2696 V4 or E5-2697A V4 would both be the best in my books for the system (workhouse vs gaming respectively).
The z8 has been overkill for almost everything until I started playing with really large A.I. models. I'm never going to be able to afford 90 gigs of vram. But you can load a 90gig model into ram and run in processor mode reasonably well. Watch out for the processor 1 coolers from china, got 2 bad fake ones and ended up using a used genuine one that worked. thanks for the video
It's nice when you get to really use the full extent of the hardware you paid for. Using A.I. models to really push the CPUs and RAM should give the Z8 a solid run. I find my CPUs are on idle for most of my activities and it's quite rare that I get to really find the limits. But I'd rather be over powered than under powered. Interesting to hear about the cooler issues. Did they have fitment issues? I imagine the genuine ones will cost a bit more often but it is difficult to know from listing descriptions alone. I generally aim for listings that have had some number of positive feedback responses to avoid the dud trades.
@@racerrrz fan issues, Nobody sells the processor 1 cooling fan with the correct connector. the z8 will not boot without the correct fan if a processor is installed. in socket 1
For gaming I would agree with you. It really just depends on what you are doing with them. The Xeon CPUs I have my eyes set on is the Gold 6240's (18C, 36T, 3.9GHz Boost)- relatively cheap, but you would need two of them. They are 1 year older than the Ryzen 7 5800X, and they can't compete on single core but they are amazing for multicore. If the Gold 6258R's (28C, 56T, 4GHz boost) were more affordable I would go for them, the Gold 6250's (8C, 16T, 4.5GHz Boost) are decent also. If your end use is gaming it's always going to be better to go for a modern gaming oriented CPU if you can get one for not too much cash. My issue with that path is the net system cost - once you factor in all the parts for a system it exceeds the cost of the Z8 G4 - usually (the Z8 G4 prices vary wildly). I am quite happy with my 1700W platinum PSU, 9 PCIe slots - ample room for expansion and I can load in more RAM as my needs change - I'll never need 24 RAM modules but hey, it's there if needed. But then I mainly do work on the system - gaming is a secondary time-pass. Quick comparison - 5800X vs dual Gold 6240's: www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/3869vs3613.2/AMD-Ryzen-7-5800X-vs-%5BDual-CPU%5D-Intel-Xeon-Gold-6240
Thanks again for your HP workstation content.
Your content has been invaluable helping me set up my Z840 🙏
I am glad that you found these guides useful for setting up your Z840. What are your plans for your Z840? I should really do an updated CPU guide for the Z840 - there are some bargain CPUs out there right now. A E5-2696 V4 or E5-2697A V4 would both be the best in my books for the system (workhouse vs gaming respectively).
Great work >> plz upload more of thiiis stuff >>i like xeon platforms
Thank you for your feedback. I'll work to get some videos out - Xeons are my specialty. A Z8 G4 RAM Guide is next on the list!
The z8 has been overkill for almost everything until I started playing with really large A.I. models. I'm never going to be able to afford 90 gigs of vram. But you can load a 90gig model into ram and run in processor mode reasonably well. Watch out for the processor 1 coolers from china, got 2 bad fake ones and ended up using a used genuine one that worked. thanks for the video
It's nice when you get to really use the full extent of the hardware you paid for. Using A.I. models to really push the CPUs and RAM should give the Z8 a solid run. I find my CPUs are on idle for most of my activities and it's quite rare that I get to really find the limits. But I'd rather be over powered than under powered. Interesting to hear about the cooler issues. Did they have fitment issues? I imagine the genuine ones will cost a bit more often but it is difficult to know from listing descriptions alone. I generally aim for listings that have had some number of positive feedback responses to avoid the dud trades.
@@racerrrz fan issues, Nobody sells the processor 1 cooling fan with the correct connector. the z8 will not boot without the correct fan if a processor is installed. in socket 1
i think i am done with these xeon work stations. they are not good value seeing a Ryzen 7 5800x on this list 🤔🤨time to move on
For gaming I would agree with you. It really just depends on what you are doing with them.
The Xeon CPUs I have my eyes set on is the Gold 6240's (18C, 36T, 3.9GHz Boost)- relatively cheap, but you would need two of them. They are 1 year older than the Ryzen 7 5800X, and they can't compete on single core but they are amazing for multicore. If the Gold 6258R's (28C, 56T, 4GHz boost) were more affordable I would go for them, the Gold 6250's (8C, 16T, 4.5GHz Boost) are decent also. If your end use is gaming it's always going to be better to go for a modern gaming oriented CPU if you can get one for not too much cash. My issue with that path is the net system cost - once you factor in all the parts for a system it exceeds the cost of the Z8 G4 - usually (the Z8 G4 prices vary wildly). I am quite happy with my 1700W platinum PSU, 9 PCIe slots - ample room for expansion and I can load in more RAM as my needs change - I'll never need 24 RAM modules but hey, it's there if needed. But then I mainly do work on the system - gaming is a secondary time-pass.
Quick comparison - 5800X vs dual Gold 6240's: www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/3869vs3613.2/AMD-Ryzen-7-5800X-vs-%5BDual-CPU%5D-Intel-Xeon-Gold-6240
What do you mean 1700w platinum psu, the z8 g4 on 230v the 1400w psu becomes 1700w
@@juliusvalentinas That's correct, the highest spec PSU is rated for 1400W on 120V mains, and the same PSU can output a max of 1700W on 240V mains.