Building a Sossaman rig?

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03-13-2009, 11:30 AM
jcool

Yeah the HR-01 X are a biatch to install.. but the 3U's are quite ok, especially since you can mount them outside the case with the X7DCA-L.
03-13-2009, 12:17 PM
Movieman

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Originally Posted by gongo

So sorry to hear that.

I've got Sammy2 most of the way assembled, but I'm having memory problems after all... :shakes:

The thing is, it's not consistent about which dimm it likes? It always seems to enable dimm 1b, then sometimes it brings 1a online, but disables it on next boot. This is very frustrating, especially since I've shuffled around all the dimms through the first few slots to try it out.

Anyway, time for sleep, maybe tomorrow it'll work? :shrug:

use 2nd and 4th slot from the top when board is in a case
DDR2-400 ECC REG is a must here.
03-13-2009, 04:50 PM
Lu523

I have a bid in on a SE7520BB2 mobo. Now to start finding the other parts.
03-13-2009, 05:30 PM
CaptMorgan

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Originally Posted by Lu523

I have a bid in on a SE7520BB2 mobo. Now to start finding the other parts.

http://www.centrix-intl.com/details.asp?productid=4675

It's not a bad deal:) that's where I got my 3;)
03-13-2009, 05:35 PM
Movieman

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Originally Posted by CaptMorgan

http://www.centrix-intl.com/details.asp?productid=4675

It's not a bad deal:) that's where I got my 3;)

That's the place and do NOT buy these if you have or are going to get the Intel board..
These are for the SM and Tyan boards and are totally different:
http://www.censuspc.com/product-pr-5920.html
03-13-2009, 06:08 PM
Bail_w

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Originally Posted by Movieman

That's the place and do NOT buy these if you have or are going to get the Intel board..
These are for the SM and Tyan boards and are totally different:
http://www.censuspc.com/product-pr-5920.html

if i am going to buy the intel board, where should i purchase the heatsinks?
03-13-2009, 06:52 PM
Anarki

Trust me people, I will crunch 24/7 with a Sossaman rig if you can find me a pair of CPU's!

That is the only thing stopping me from getting a Sossaman rig. I can get the board @ $19 + shipping to the UK, I can get memory/GFX/PSU, etc.

Its those damn CPU's, I swear they are like gold dust!
03-13-2009, 10:13 PM
Movieman

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Originally Posted by gongo

This board is EXTREMELY picky about which dimms it likes... it only takes 1 matched pair of 2x 2gb, the other matched pairs that have higher or lower batch numbers do not work :(

Being able to only use 4gb out of 16gb is really frustrating, especially since I know these are good chips that were working in Sammy1. Looking at the validated memory list, it seems that a good portion of the 2gb chips tested were dual rank, but you would think that single rank dimms would be more compatible, not less :confused:

I'll probably swap some 1gb chips out of Sammy1 to try, but it'll take time since Sammy1 is in Utah now. blah.

Anyone using single rank 2gb dimms with the Intel board?

yes, VERY picky with memory.. Wes got some DDR2-533 ECC reg to work but I grabbed some and it wouldn't.
Thats why I always tell people to stick with that Kingston DDR2-400 ECC REG fromm the egg for $36.00 for 2 gig..
Not many people are using as much mem as you are.
03-14-2009, 12:11 AM
CaptMorgan

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Originally Posted by Movieman

yes, VERY picky with memory.. Wes got some DDR2-533 ECC reg to work but I grabbed some and it wouldn't.
Thats why I always tell people to stick with that Kingston DDR2-400 ECC REG fromm the egg for $36.00 for 2 gig..
Not many people are using as much mem as you are.

So in the end what is best for Crunching-the cpu or the amount of memory? I know everything all together helps in the grand scheme of things, but what helps you get the most work units per day?
03-14-2009, 01:09 AM
D_A

So long as you have ENOUGH RAM, it's the CPU that's the bottle-neck. An excess of RAM doesn't make any real difference to crunching times.
03-14-2009, 10:17 AM
Lu523

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Originally Posted by Anarki

Trust me people, I will crunch 24/7 with a Sossaman rig if you can find me a pair of CPU's!

That is the only thing stopping me from getting a Sossaman rig. I can get the board @ $19 + shipping to the UK, I can get memory/GFX/PSU, etc.

Its those damn CPU's, I swear they are like gold dust!

That is my plan for a sammy rig also.
03-14-2009, 10:35 AM
s0lid

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Originally Posted by Lu523

That is my plan for a sammy rig also.

Well there is place which sells 1.66ghz sammys with price of 45$
http://www.itxchange.com/itxchange/p...UrlSrc=Website

They have hundreds of them :D
03-14-2009, 11:06 AM
Lu523

Was hopeing for the 2 Ghz sammys. But it looks like these will be a good start. Now to start buying parts.
03-14-2009, 11:11 AM
Bobsama

Anyone find more stuff on eBay. I may just jump on these... considering the price of a system is equal to a single i7 chip, muchless the RAM and board!
03-14-2009, 04:26 PM
Lu523

http://oemxs.us/shopping/index.php?p...arget=products

Would that be the right heatsink for the Intel board? I am getting ready to start ordeing parts.
03-14-2009, 05:11 PM
CaptMorgan

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Would that be the right heatsink for the Intel board? I am getting ready to start ordeing parts.

Those are the 1's
03-14-2009, 05:14 PM
Movieman

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Originally Posted by Lu523

http://oemxs.us/shopping/index.php?p...arget=products

Would that be the right heatsink for the Intel board? I am getting ready to start ordeing parts.

Yes, BUT that place is VERY high on what they charge for shipping.. First time I bought there they charged me $25.00 to ship two of them.
I'm going there next week to get 6 for CaptMorgan, if you want some let me know and I'll grab and ship to you..
MUCH cheaper this way..;)
03-14-2009, 06:32 PM
alucasa

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Originally Posted by s0lid

Well there is place which sells 1.66ghz sammys with price of 45$
http://www.itxchange.com/itxchange/p...UrlSrc=Website

They have hundreds of them :D

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317 Available to ship from Canada

That's a rare sight. It's usually "from USA".
03-14-2009, 07:05 PM
Movieman

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Originally Posted by alucasa

That's a rare sight. It's usually "from USA".

Here's your chance!:rofl:
03-14-2009, 10:16 PM
Bail_w

This is the backplate for the intel board right?

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=21884
03-15-2009, 06:07 AM
alucasa

Yes.
03-15-2009, 06:26 AM
emuexport

Well after 40 pages I'm still none the wiser on wether Sammys can be overclocked lol

But I do know I want one!:rofl::ROTF::clap::up:
03-15-2009, 06:30 AM
Martijn

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Originally Posted by emuexport

Well after 40 pages I'm still none the wiser on wether Sammys can be overclocked lol

But I do know I want one!:rofl::ROTF::clap::up:

Theoretically, yes. No one has been able to prove it though :p:
03-15-2009, 06:42 AM
s0lid

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Originally Posted by Martijn

Theoretically, yes. No one has been able to prove it though :p:

Just send me one damn cpus + mobo package and i'll show you working mod which increases the FSB!
03-15-2009, 09:38 AM
Lu523

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Originally Posted by Movieman

Yes, BUT that place is VERY high on what they charge for shipping.. First time I bought there they charged me $25.00 to ship two of them.
I'm going there next week to get 6 for CaptMorgan, if you want some let me know and I'll grab and ship to you..
MUCH cheaper this way..;)

Yes do that please. Just let me know what I owe you.

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