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10-05-2008, 10:07 AM
Martijn

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaeKuh

heh...

i think i have the sweetest sammy on XS. :rofl:

Wait until I submerge mine in sunflower oil :hehe:
10-05-2008, 01:46 PM
Bootup05

Hai guys, ain't spoke in this thread for quite some time.

Just read through all 17 pages :eek:

Bit confused about the heatsinks & Backplates, Dave ordered them, they're with Jcool now? :confused: Not too concerned about that right now just wondering:).

Anyway. Some of you might be interested.

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Another company Selling the 1.67GHz LV Xeons, for $60.

264 in stock. Worldwide shipping. Accepts Paypal & Google Checkout and most cards.

USPS Priority $29 - Europe - $32.50 for 2 chips

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Update on my situation.

All my rigs will be up tomorrow!

Got my final HDD for the P4. so I'll have 5 systems up. They've been down for a while since I've been doing my room up. Will be updating my thread soon :)

Got $60 right now to put towards my Xeon, if theres no word about the heatsinks im looking at http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=849289

Either the above or the ram from http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(29845)...67MHz-PC2.aspx / Ebay.

:up:
10-05-2008, 03:04 PM
jcool

Naw, they're en route to Jaco, stuck in Belgian customs :/
10-05-2008, 04:40 PM
just a noob

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martijn

Wait until I submerge mine in sunflower oil :hehe:

i wouldn't do oil, thats just a mess to clean off, maybe isopropenal then? :shrug:
10-05-2008, 04:45 PM
karl_eller

I'll just stick mine under L2N and show all you :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:es up :p:

'course, I also have to BUY one first :p: Stupid lack of job and lack of money :mad:
10-05-2008, 04:56 PM
D_A

Quote:

Originally Posted by karl_eller

... lack of job and lack of money :mad:

I hear ya mate. :shakes:
10-05-2008, 07:25 PM
Movieman

You know that auction that I got out of at $160.00 2 days ago?
That scumbag sends me a second chance offer tonight.
Dumb bastage he is.
48 hours after the end he's saying the winner hasn't paid him yet?:rofl:
The rule of thumb on ebay is you have 7 days to pay.
Add in that this winner "supposedly" bought her first purchase from him and it went well and he's doing a second chance after 48 hours?
Either he's as dumb as a fencepost of he thinks I am.
I sent it all to eBay security and asked thay they dump both of them..:up:

His message to me:
"She didn't pay me, I need money, so if you want, you can buy it. thanks"
He's Vietnamese so I sent him this:
"Tam Biet Irene"
Tam biet is good night!:rofl:
10-05-2008, 07:59 PM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by gongo

it sounded too good to be true...
i don't wanna say i'm glad that i was right about that guy, but i am sorta glad it wasn't real because i was gonna be very heartbroken to see those chips go for a low price, especially since i found the auction the next morning after buying my SL8WTs the night before.
looking at the intel docs it doesn't look like we're missing out on much from the D0 stepping anyway, but still...

anyway, i've tried to pull bsel0 to vss using two different pins, but still no-go. i even updated to the latest bios. my guess is that since the spec sheet had never listed 200mhz fsb for sossamans, the bios doesn't even read it and assumes 166. if that's the case, then the ram divider probably wouldn't switch back to 1:1 either, right?
i wonder if we can find the spec sheet on the pll and soft mod this somehow. it's not listed in the version of clockgen i have, but it'd be nice if we could add it.

yea, I was at $110.00 before "she" cut in and he sends me a second chance offer at my max of $160.75..He can kiss my ass.
I tried the pin mod with a pair of 1667's last year and got nothing.
I do have every piece of paper that I could find on these.
PM me your email addy and I'll send what I have.
10-06-2008, 02:04 PM
rcofell

Yeah, I was going to suggest checking into setfsb, it's nice that the source is available, but not in English... You could try sending off an email to the author providing the information he requests on the site.

Good 'ol PIC 8-bit microcontrollers, they're used to teach the embedded systems course :)

I've been looking into seeing what's possible to do in linux, since there's kernel support for I2C (of which SMBUS is a subset) and tools available for use. I guess the one thing I'm still clueless about is finding the right bus address for the pll, but I think there's at least a tool for querying the bus. I glanced through an Intel motherboard datasheet last night and I was surprised that they listed the pll model/series and address, but that's been the only one I've seen with that information. I checked a Supermicro one, but it only listed the pll model/series...
10-07-2008, 02:28 AM
jcool

If any one of you geniuses figure out how to OC this thing, you'll let us know, will ya? ;)
10-07-2008, 02:40 AM
D_A

An overclocked sausageman ... scary. :eek:
10-07-2008, 06:14 AM
tiro_uspsss

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcool

If any one of you geniuses figure out how to OC this thing, you'll let us know, will ya? ;)

what about clockgen or similar? :shrug:
10-07-2008, 07:52 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by gongo

that's the idea, we just need to look up the datasheets for the pll controllers so we know which bits to abuse via the smbus. i'm out of town on business until thursday night so i'm not able to look at the board, but the ics9db108bft listed for the x6dlp appears to be a pci express bus controller. it seems to be getting its core clock for the fsb from somewhere else. it also looks like the max input clock it takes is 200mhz, so IF we manage to get an overclock out of this, we're capped at 800mhz - which i'd be more than happy with, tbh.

I remember asking cpuz(Franck) here on the forum when I had my DX3600 Irwindale(same 7520 chipset) if a clockgen could be made to work on this and he said no because SuperMicro actually used two of them, one to back up the other in case one failed.
Hopefully different here.
Will get those docs out to you today.
10-07-2008, 01:23 PM
test.it

Works on the Intel board the fan speed control?
10-07-2008, 09:34 PM
Bobsama

What about... uhm... compromising one of the hw clockgens? Then write for the second clockgen. That should solve the problem.
10-09-2008, 01:39 AM
tiro_uspsss

ok.. just tried to boot-up for first time ;)

no POST. no nothing.

diagnostic LEDs show the following:

1st LED: green
2nd LED: nothing
3rd LED: amber
4th LED: nothing

LED codes/info are in mobo manual on pg131.. I cant seem to 'decipher' what the code means :( - any help would be greatly appreciated!

@ MM: what slot would u advise for a single DIMM? cheers!
10-09-2008, 01:47 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiro_uspsss

ok.. just tried to boot-up for first time ;)

no POST. no nothing.

diagnostic LEDs show the following:

1st LED: green
2nd LED: nothing
3rd LED: amber
4th LED: nothing

LED codes/info are in mobo manual on pg131.. I cant seem to 'decipher' what the code means :( - any help would be greatly appreciated!

@ MM: what slot would u advise for a single DIMM? cheers!

2nd slot from the top of the board as you'd see it if the board was in a case.
Mine worked with just one dimm in that slot..
Time to run, need coffee
10-09-2008, 01:59 AM
tiro_uspsss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

2nd slot from the top of the board as you'd see it if the board was in a case.
Mine worked with just one dimm in that slot..
Time to run, need coffee

:(

slots 1-3 produce the same result... also, just as some more 'info' - *all* the LEDs go thru a rather fancy 'show off' before finally 'settling down' to the previous mentioned order/code

slots 4-8 give a diff result: LEDs 1-3 show amber, LED#4 shows green, as well as the onboard speaker giving me 3 medium length 'beeps' :shrug:

my darn RAM stick better not be 'DOA' :mad:
10-09-2008, 04:17 AM
tiro_uspsss

how does one diagnos dead RAM? :(

I have noooo idea where the nearest person is to me that would have a mobo compatible with ECC+REG DDR2 :(
10-09-2008, 04:20 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiro_uspsss

how does one diagnos dead RAM? :(

I have noooo idea where the nearest person is to me that would have a mobo compatible with ECC+REG DDR2 :(

any business near you with servers where you could put on your best Sunday go to church duds and ask politely if the IT guy could check or a PC shop nearby?
10-09-2008, 04:24 AM
tiro_uspsss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

any business near you with servers where you could put on your best Sunday go to church duds and ask politely if the IT guy could check or a PC shop nearby?

*sigh* I guess I could try that.. its just that most (if not, all) PC shops around here are absolutely friggin' hopeless.. ur average XS cruncher is waaay more 'kitted out' than a wozzie pc shop :shakes: :down:
10-09-2008, 04:26 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiro_uspsss

*sigh* I guess I could try that.. its just that most (if not, all) PC shops around here are absolutely friggin' hopeless.. ur average XS cruncher is waaay more 'kitted out' than a wozzie pc shop :shakes: :down:

You never know unless you ask..
Maybe bring a $5.00 with you and have in your hand as you ask.:D
10-09-2008, 04:30 AM
tiro_uspsss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

You never know unless you ask..
Maybe bring a $5.00 with you and have in your hand as you ask.:D

i'll give the one down the road from me a try tomorrow (if I remember :rolleyes: ) ... hope they can help :(
10-09-2008, 04:33 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiro_uspsss

i'll give the one down the road from me a try tomorrow (if I remember :rolleyes: ) ... hope they can help :(

good luck..:up:
I have to ask, can you give me ALL the details on that stgick of ram inc the numbers on it so I can check and make sure it's compatable.
10-09-2008, 04:35 AM
tiro_uspsss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

good luck..:up:
I have to ask, can you give me ALL the details on that stgick of ram inc the numbers on it so I can check and make sure it's compatable.

sure! np! - uno momento.. I will edit this post with the details! :up:

ok, heres the details.... hey, hang on a min.. are u suspecting that this slow-witted, triple-back-plate-buying ozzie bought the wrong stuff?!!? :p: :rofl:

details:

Kingston KVR400D2S8R3/512I
(512MB SS DIMM, PC2-3200, CL3, REG & ECC)

the 'I' at the end of the model code apparently denotes that it is 'Intel Verified/Certified' - according to the Kingston website.. There is (iirc) some stuff, almost exactly the same code number, but without the 'I' at the end blahblahblah (u get the pic ;) )

anything else I need to add? :)
10-09-2008, 05:38 AM
tiro_uspsss

Quote:

Originally Posted by gongo

hmm, it's dual rank... at least for my x6dlp, almost all of the approved mem <=2gb is single rank.
i'm using 2x2gb single rank elpida on my system.

the ICs on this ram is elpida too.. the DIMM is single-sided (ICs only on one side)

:up:
10-09-2008, 05:44 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiro_uspsss

sure! np! - uno momento.. I will edit this post with the details! :up:

ok, heres the details.... hey, hang on a min.. are u suspecting that this slow-witted, triple-back-plate-buying ozzie bought the wrong stuff?!!? :p: :rofl:

details:

Kingston KVR400D2S8R3/512I
(512MB SS DIMM, PC2-3200, CL3, REG & ECC)

the 'I' at the end of the model code apparently denotes that it is 'Intel Verified/Certified' - according to the Kingston website.. There is (iirc) some stuff, almost exactly the same code number, but without the 'I' at the end blahblahblah (u get the pic ;) )

anything else I need to add? :)

That memory should work fine..
10-09-2008, 05:50 AM
tiro_uspsss

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

That memory should work fine..

:up:
10-09-2008, 01:52 PM
Jaco

I have partnumber KVR400D2D8R3/1G .
No 'I' mentioned ...
Also Elpida chips here , AGBG-6E-E
10-09-2008, 02:51 PM
jcool

Quote:

Originally Posted by [XC] Jaco

I have partnumber KVR400D2D8R3/1G .
No 'I' mentioned ...
Also Elpida chips here , AGBG-6E-E

Same here..

Though I only got 1 stick, as my distributor was out of stock :shakes:
Cost only 16€ though :up:
10-09-2008, 02:59 PM
Jaco

16€ ??
I've paid 29€ ... :shakes: (also bought 1 stick for now)
10-09-2008, 03:33 PM
jcool

Yeah well.. w/o taxes ;)
But still :D
10-10-2008, 06:46 AM
tiro_uspsss

Quote:

Originally Posted by gongo

the x6dlp is using the ics932s208 for clock generation. looks like we can toggle bit 5 in byte 6 to bump the fsb from a pokey 166mhz to a suicidal 333mhz... or we can hardwire the fs_a and fs_b pins to get the clocks we want. bleh.

:confused2: @ that fsb, we'd need a multi of x6~x7 to keep it sane! :nuts:
10-10-2008, 06:52 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by gongo

the x6dlp is using the ics932s208 for clock generation. looks like we can toggle bit 5 in byte 6 to bump the fsb from a pokey 166mhz to a suicidal 333mhz... or we can hardwire the fs_a and fs_b pins to get the clocks we want. bleh.

Keep this in mind:
The max FSB ever seen on a yonah chip was 245 and that was on one of those AOpen975 boards. I think they got to 2950mhz.
Now 12x233 would be nice..2796. BUT I think that with this board short of volt mods 12x200 is the most we can hope for.
10-10-2008, 11:41 AM
rcofell

Well, I would imagine raising the fsb would also raise the ram clocks, but I guess that wouldn't be a bad thing :)
Do you happen to know where the FS_A and FS_B pins lead to, somewhere on the chipset I assume?

How sure are you that it's a clockgen just for the pci-e?
I just bring this up because on the s771 board I just received it has at least three clock chips, although two are real clock generators, while the other is a buffer for the I/O slots.
10-10-2008, 01:44 PM
rcofell

Okay, the only reason I bring up it being a buffer is it needs a clock source, which I presume comes from the main pll (which has its SRC output at the desired 100MHz). As a buffer all it's doing is taking the input clock and outputting it at either the same freq or freq/2, just buffered of course so that it has the drive strength/fanout capabilities and what not.

But yeah, I guess I didn't think about it going straight to the BSEL pins, I'm relatively new to this Intel stuff :)
To make sure they're directly connected you could just check with a multimeter in continuity mode.
Though haven't the BSEL mods been tried in the past without success? Just curious what could potentially keep it from taking effect.
10-11-2008, 01:31 AM
pcaddict

very nice gongo
10-12-2008, 07:43 AM
just a noob

could anybody tell me what the best graphics card i could put into one of these would be, ive only got the pci-x slot, and the pcie 8 or whatever it is
10-12-2008, 07:51 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by just a noob

could anybody tell me what the best graphics card i could put into one of these would be, ive only got the pci-x slot, and the pcie 8 or whatever it is

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161079
or:
Take an xacto knife, heat blade and cut out the back of the pci-e x8 slot and slam a regular vid card in there.
Will work fine with an X8 signal
10-12-2008, 08:10 AM
Martijn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

Take an xacto knife, heat blade and cut out the back of the pci-e x8 slot and slam a regular vid card in there.
Will work fine with an X8 signal

That is exactly what I was planning as well. Many motherboards with an extra PCIe 16x slot are made that way as well, with the only difference there being the physical x16 slot available. The only thing I am worried about is the amount of current the x8 slot can deliver. I wouldn't want to throw a mid-end GPU in there (IE 4650/9500GT) since it uses nearly all the power a x16 slot supply. That would be way over the specs of a x8 slot. I'd only use low-end cards and high-end cards with an extra power connector.
10-12-2008, 08:15 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martijn

That is exactly what I was planning as well. Many motherboards with an extra PCIe 16x slot are made that way as well, with the only difference there being the physical x16 slot available. The only thing I am worried about is the amount of current the x8 slot can deliver. I wouldn't want to throw a mid-end GPU in there (IE 4650/9500GT) since it uses nearly all the power a x16 slot supply. That would be way over the specs of a x8 slot. I'd only use low-end cards and high-end cards with an extra power connector.

maybe..But consider this;
On the supermicro X6xxx series they have 2X16 slots and the second carries a x4 signal but works fine with a vid card so I'm assuming that this x8 slot will also.
The funny thing is that in the bios there is the choice for pci-e or onboard vid.
That was a pleasant surprise that I didn't expect to see.
10-12-2008, 08:17 AM
Martijn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

maybe..But consider this;
On the supermicro X6xxx series they have 2X16 slots and the second carries a x4 signal but works fine with a vid card so I'm assuming that this x8 slot will also.
The funny thing is that in the bios there is the choice for pci-e or onboard vid.
That was a pleasant surprise that I didn't expect to see.

Yes I know, but because it's a physical x16 slot it can deliver the current of a x16 slot, yet it only has the usable lanes of a x4 slot. That is what I am worried about. Data is not an issue here, it's the amount of current that can go through a x8 slot rather then a x16 slot :)
10-12-2008, 11:13 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by gongo

my 8600gt is working perfectly fine with the 8x bus. it doesn't have a power connector, it draws all it's power from the pcie slot. i too was worried about this initially, but even after a couple hours of gears of war and lost planet, it's still fine. being that i don't game too much (this weekend was an exception since i was basically stress testing it) the 8600 is fine for me. maybe next year i'll put a 9-series in there. i'm not worried about the data end of things since many boards running in sli actually set both gpus to 8x anyway.

A Sammy with a 8600GT.. Don't tell Naekuh or he'll have damp shorts and you game with this?
Very nice, this will make this an even more interesting setup.
Oh,forgot.I couldn't find all the docs on this. I must have had them on a drive I pulled from the network..
10-12-2008, 11:16 AM
Martijn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

A Sammy with a 8600GT.. Don't tell Naekuh or he'll have damp shorts and you game with this?
Very nice, this will make this an even more interesting setup.
Oh,forgot.I couldn't find all the docs on this. I must have had them on a drive I pulled from the network..

Wait until I throw my GTX280 in there :rofl:
10-12-2008, 11:25 AM
Jaco

I am going to use the onboard video.
This is the only board I have with integrated video, so I'll try that.
Sossaman is not really a gaming platform is it?
10-12-2008, 11:27 AM
Martijn

Quote:

Originally Posted by [XC] Jaco

I am going to use the onboard video.
This is the only board I have with integrated video, so I'll try that.
Sossaman is not really a gaming platform is it?

I am sure I'd get the Sammy WR with a GTX280? :rofl:
10-12-2008, 01:11 PM
just a noob

would i see any bottlenecks if i threw a gtx 280/9800gx2 in there? p.s. posting from a psp is a real pita
10-12-2008, 01:22 PM
Martijn

Quote:

Originally Posted by just a noob

would i see any bottlenecks if i threw a gtx 280/9800gx2 in there? p.s. posting from a psp is a real pita

I'll let you know when I get the board :ROTF:

The x8 slot might limit the bandwith of the 280 though. I'm not really sure how much bandwith modern GPUs consume.
10-12-2008, 01:44 PM
D_A

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martijn

I'm not really sure how much bandwith modern GPUs consume.

Ummm ... a tad. :rolleyes:

Good luck finding a working 280 though. :shakes: <- disappointment
10-12-2008, 01:47 PM
Martijn

Quote:

Originally Posted by D_A

Ummm ... a tad. :rolleyes:

Good luck finding a working 280 though. :shakes: <- disappointment

* Looks through the window in his case...

OH WAIT, IT'S A 280 :shocked::shocked:

Problem solved :D
10-12-2008, 01:47 PM
jcool

A GTX 280 in a PCIe Gen1 x8? Go forget it. You won't get 50% of the card's normal performance. Even my 8800 GTS needed the full Gen1 x16.
10-12-2008, 01:50 PM
Martijn

I just saw a PCIe-x8 GEN1 slot can deliver 20Gb/sec. I am pretty sure that's going to be limiting the poor GTX.

I can still look what performance I can get out of it? :shrug:
10-12-2008, 02:25 PM
just a noob

i think an 8800gt/9600gt will do fine for my 17 inch moniter lol
10-13-2008, 05:30 AM
tiro_uspsss

Quote:

Originally Posted by gongo

2.0 GHz SL8WTs going for 60USD each. he's got 20 so there should be enough for everyone!
with shipping it comes out to 131USD for a pair. only CONUS though... :(

kicking myself right now, i paid 225 + ship for my pair... kind makes me wish i'd waited a couple weeks... but that's the way it goes, right? the week after you buy something, you find it cheaper somewhere else.

oo very nice :D
10-13-2008, 12:55 PM
Martijn

Any updates on the customs yet, Jaco?
10-13-2008, 09:16 PM
Jaco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martijn

Any updates on the customs yet, Jaco?

no news :(
Shipment's still at customs (since the 27th of september!!)
I hope to receive it today or tomorrow.
10-13-2008, 11:50 PM
karl_eller

Quote:

Originally Posted by gongo

2.0 GHz SL8WTs going for 60USD each. he's got 20 so there should be enough for everyone!
with shipping it comes out to 131USD for a pair. only CONUS though... :(

kicking myself right now, i paid 225 + ship for my pair... kind makes me wish i'd waited a couple weeks... but that's the way it goes, right? the week after you buy something, you find it cheaper somewhere else.

Why must these things happen when I have no money to buy them? :(

Eller
10-14-2008, 04:49 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by gongo

these are going at 55USD each now...

fighting the impulse to build another... :)

Just sent him this message:
Hello:
Looking for a price on 10 cpu's shipped to 03052, New Hampshire
Thanks,
Dave
10-14-2008, 04:52 AM
Jaco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

Just sent him this message:
Hello:
Looking for a price on 10 cpu's shipped to 03052, New Hampshire
Thanks,
Dave

LOL , I knew you would jump on this :D

Like flies on a fresh ...
10-14-2008, 04:53 AM
Bobsama

I'm getting closer to making an offer--possibly for a state-side build. Once I get a job (with luck, within a week), I can afford to spend the money. Sossaman looks niceeeee. :p:
10-14-2008, 04:56 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by [XC] Jaco

LOL , I knew you would jump on this :D

Like flies on a fresh ...

Almost asked for a price on all 20..
Wonder if he'd take $25.00 a cpu on the whole lot? :hrhr:
That would make for $90.00 for MB,2 cpu's and heatsinks..:rofl:
10-14-2008, 04:58 AM
Bobsama

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

Almost asked for a price on all 20..
Wonder if he'd take $25.00 a cpu on the whole lot? :hrhr:
That would make for $90.00 for MB,2 cpu's and heatsinks..:rofl:

I don't think so--I think he'd bottom off at $45/chip. And $90 or even $130 sounds nice. Offer at $25--bargain the price down lol.

Question: would a 20-pin PSU with a molex to P4 work with these? I could use my old PSU, though it's only 300W.
10-14-2008, 05:04 AM
Jaco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobsama

I don't think so--I think he'd bottom off at $45/chip. And $90 or even $130 sounds nice. Offer at $25--bargain the price down lol.

Question: would a 20-pin PSU with a molex to P4 work with these? I could use my old PSU, though it's only 300W.

You can use adapter cables , like these
10-14-2008, 05:09 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobsama

I don't think so--I think he'd bottom off at $45/chip. And $90 or even $130 sounds nice. Offer at $25--bargain the price down lol.

Question: would a 20-pin PSU with a molex to P4 work with these? I could use my old PSU, though it's only 300W.

At the risk of sounding co*cky let me explain a little about business and people.
Money talks and BS walks. Remember that and you'll do well in life.
Always look at the other guy and try to think like him.
Factors:
1)Not a cpu that people are knocking doors down for.
2) Horsh*it economy
3) a fast $500.00 in the hand vs weeks of hoping that they sell
4) He's already dropped the price $5.00 which tells me that he's thinking he'll get stuck with them.
Add it all up and you understand how I think..;)
10-14-2008, 05:17 AM
Bobsama

Well, make the offer! The worst he can say is "no". $25 sounds nice! And as I said--once I get a job, I'm willing to buy a new Sausageman rig! :p:
10-14-2008, 05:20 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobsama

Well, make the offer! The worst he can say is "no". $25 sounds nice! And as I said--once I get a job, I'm willing to buy a new Sausageman rig! :p:

Patience is needed.. Sound "too" willing and you nix the deal.
I sent that message worded that way intentionally.
This is like chess a little, make your moves carefully and don't rush..
10-14-2008, 05:24 AM
jcool

You'll seal the deal Dave, I'm pretty confident ;)
~30$ a piece should be doable I guess.
10-14-2008, 05:36 AM
Knight203

Wow really need to get a job so I can build one of these things, at the price's this stuff's going for...jeezz.
10-14-2008, 05:36 AM
Bobsama

Dave for Admin 2008! When it comes to choosing an evil overlord, I'd choose Dave! :p: Anyways--I guess we'll all see how the seller responds. It's likely he picked up these chips cheap/free as it is, so $25-30 should be in range when you phrase it like that. Hell--snap the "How about all 20?" part later and he may further discount these babies! BTW--is the MB dual-channel? Will this kit work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134272
10-14-2008, 05:38 AM
jcool

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobsama

BTW--is the MB dual-channel? Will this kit work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134272

Yes and yes. :)
10-14-2008, 07:04 AM
Martijn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

Patience is needed.. Sound "too" willing and you nix the deal.
I sent that message worded that way intentionally.
This is like chess a little, make your moves carefully and don't rush..

But... but... That is less than what I paid! :(

I shouldn't have been so eager I guess :rofl:
10-14-2008, 01:11 PM
just a noob

anybody care to tell me what kind of adapter i need for the eight pin, i'm gunna be throwing an 8800gt in there, so there goes a six pin connector, so i take it i can use a pair of molex to eight pins, could anybody post a link for me? please
10-14-2008, 03:41 PM
karl_eller

Hey Dave, any chance that if you snap up all of the 2000's you could keep a pair on hold for me when I get a job? ;) US$25-40 a pop sounds pretty good to me :p:

Eller
10-15-2008, 11:49 AM
Bobsama

Quote:

Originally Posted by karl_eller

Hey Dave, any chance that if you snap up all of the 2000's you could keep a pair on hold for me when I get a job? ;) US$25-40 a pop sounds pretty good to me :p:

Eller

Ditto--all I need is a job, then I can snap up two of these as well.
10-18-2008, 09:59 AM
jcool

Mobo and stuff finally on its way to my doorstep :D
Hurry up figuring out that FSB 200 mod gongo, will ya :D
10-18-2008, 01:11 PM
D_A

At this rate XS is going to soak up the world sausageman supply!
10-18-2008, 01:51 PM
Bobsama

I was thinking that, actually. I wonder how much of these Sossamans are snatched up by us. To my knowledge, we're the only team that runs them en masse. I think there's been a dozen or more sales in the past few months to our community--and for an item like Sossamans, I think that's the majority of the demand.
10-21-2008, 02:01 PM
jcool

Still waiting on the package from Jaco to arrive...
10-21-2008, 02:19 PM
Martijn

The parts should arrive tommorrow depending on when he sent it.
10-21-2008, 02:38 PM
jcool

Last week already! Damn logistics.
10-21-2008, 02:45 PM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by gongo

dave,

any word on buying that ebay lot of sammys?

They don't want to deal.
They had them up for $50, then when I offerred they bumpted the auction to $55 then told me $50 each for 10 of them, then I waited and didn't reply and they are now back at $49.99 plus $10 shipping with 14 left..
That's an excellent price to be honest, $111.00 a pair shipped in the US..
10-21-2008, 02:55 PM
D_A

So is the name gonna be changing to Team XSausageman soon or what?
10-22-2008, 01:48 AM
Bootup05

Hey guys,

Just got my heatsinks & Backplate. Thanks Jaco :up:

Also found a pretty good deal on RAM.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1GB-2X512-DDR2...d=p3286.c0.m14

£27.90 for 2GB + £3.90 postage - £31.80 / $52.14 / €40.39

:D

2 x 1GB DDR2 PC2-3200 ECC REG
10-22-2008, 02:46 AM
DanTheBanjoman

Seems the ebay 2.0's have been relisted after I forgot to buy. They're cheaper as well now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=120321934584

I got my hands on a board recently as well, hence I'm buying two once Paypal tells me I have the funds. Still needing memory as well though, are these boards really as picky with memory? Should I just pay a bit extra and buy something from the compatibility list?
10-22-2008, 03:59 AM
Bootup05

http://www.itxchange.com/itxchange/p..._no=39Y6598-02

1.6GHz chips now down to $56 each , crawling down slowly :p:
10-22-2008, 04:27 AM
DanTheBanjoman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bootup05

http://www.itxchange.com/itxchange/p..._no=39Y6598-02

1.6GHz chips now down to $56 each , crawling down slowly :p:

I saw those before, shipping is around $30, for some reason it's cheaper to ship from the states/canada than from the UK (I'm in .eu). Really weird. Apart from that they seem to only accept credit card payments.
10-22-2008, 05:40 AM
Martijn

My parts arrived today :up:

I'll see if I can get some pics of the system when it's up and running.

EDIT: The DDR2 ECC REG RAM I picked up was in fact DDR2, but it were Micron extra special chips with a physical DDR interface. Off to the retailer now to swap some parts!
10-22-2008, 05:44 AM
s0lid

The XS WCG team Demands to see some PICTURES :D
10-22-2008, 06:58 AM
DanTheBanjoman

Crappy photo, I'm lazy. I'll make decent photos when I receive my CPU's and/or when I can be arsed to build it into a case.

http://img.techpowerup.org/081022/IMG_2780.jpg
10-22-2008, 08:17 AM
Bootup05

What mobo is that?

I think I'll order my PSU tonight, and maybe bid on some ram..

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
10-22-2008, 08:20 AM
WesM63

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bootup05

What mobo is that?

I think I'll order my PSU tonight, and maybe bid on some ram..

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Supermicro X6DLP-EG2
10-22-2008, 08:25 AM
Martijn

The system is up and running, now all I need is a OS to install. I'll get some pictures later tonight.
10-22-2008, 08:37 AM
Bootup05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martijn

The system is up and running, now all I need is a OS to install. I'll get some pictures later tonight.

I thought you had an exam to do :p::D
10-22-2008, 09:10 AM
DanTheBanjoman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martijn

EDIT: The DDR2 ECC REG RAM I picked up was in fact DDR2, but it were Micron extra special chips with a physical DDR interface. Off to the retailer now to swap some parts!

Care to share the name of your retailer? I got rather sick of checking for all the tested modules from the SM site and looking on the Tweakers pricewatch to see which is cheapest at a reliable store.
For now I settled for the 2x512MB ebay things posted here, though eventually I'll need more RAM, I'm planning to run ESX so 1GB won't be sufficient.
10-22-2008, 10:24 AM
Martijn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bootup05

I thought you had an exam to do :p::D

Shhh :p:

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanTheBanjoman

Care to share the name of your retailer? I got rather sick of checking for all the tested modules from the SM site and looking on the Tweakers pricewatch to see which is cheapest at a reliable store.
For now I settled for the 2x512MB ebay things posted here, though eventually I'll need more RAM, I'm planning to run ESX so 1GB won't be sufficient.

YHPM.
10-22-2008, 01:10 PM
Bootup05

Any chance of this kit working?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/128488

In the Baker Bay Mobo.
10-22-2008, 01:13 PM
s0lid

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bootup05

Any chance of this kit working?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/128488

In the Baker Bay Mobo.

Works
10-22-2008, 01:22 PM
Martijn

Quote:

Originally Posted by s0lid

Works

Keep in mind that's DDR2-667.
10-22-2008, 01:44 PM
s0lid

The mem speed, it's always the mem speed :shakes:
10-22-2008, 01:52 PM
Bootup05

Eh :D

I've found a nice cheap kit of PC2-3200 now anyway :p:

Will only be picking up 1GB now, just to get the system up 'n' running.

This memory speed thing is really confusing, Intel's Specsheet specifies 400Mhz only, but some 667 kits work ok, In the UK 667 is cheaper than 400, and Im on a budget, so its hard :p:

But i'm staying well on the safe side this time :up:

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