A start..2600K and Intel Burrage board

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Originally Posted by Jupiler

Dave,

I took your advise and ordered a 2600K.
Thanks for having me spending even more money than I first planned to (2500k). :ROTF: :rofl:

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LOOOOOL

the exact same happened with me :)

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Originally Posted by Movieman

Hello my friend.
Yes, you are right.
The 980's are the king of the single socket.
Where I see these being a good choice is for people thinking of building a lower cost cruncher.
In the US you can buy a 2600K for app $330.00 while a 980x costs close to a $1000.00
Then the cost of the boards is almost the same but you only need 2 sticks of DDR3 memory vs the 3 on the X58 chipsets.
Maybe it's usefullness is for those that want a top producing system but don't want or can't afford the top Hex's..
So far I like it except that flashing the bios on this Intel board is causing me to pull out what remaining hair I have.
There are 4 ways to update bios and I've tried all of them many times in the past 2 days and the only thing I've accomplished is to waste time that could have been crunching.:D

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Dave, I agree, that costwise (cents/point) the 2600K is an absolute winner.
It cumulates a lower acquisition cost plus lower energy cost. No question about that.

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Originally Posted by SaFrOuT

LOOOOOL

the exact same happened with me :)

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Ditto... except I also just bought a 1090T in December. Looks like my wife is getting an early upgrade :rolleyes: :ROTF:

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Originally Posted by SiGfever

He can sell ice cubes to Eskimos. :D

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He'd sell you your own underwear while you're waring it. :ROTF:

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Originally Posted by Movieman

And to Belgian's..:rofl:

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Don't be surprised if, during this week, you get a phone call coming from my house, and it won't be me on the phone. :ROTF:
You better go hiding in your basement and camp there for the next coming months. :D

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Originally Posted by Jupiler

He'd sell you your own underwear while you're waring it. :ROTF:

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Well hell why not?
I'd always learned that in sales the key was "Find a market and fill it":rofl:

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Don't be surprised if, during this week, you get a phone call coming from my house, and it won't be me on the phone. :ROTF:
You better go hiding in your basement and camp there for the next coming months. :D

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That darling of a beautiful lady thats your wife?
Nah, she's a sweetheart and would never be upset with me..:sofa:

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Originally Posted by Jupiler

He'd sell you your own underwear while you're waring it. :ROTF:

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:rofl:
And I didn't know Dave was a sales or marketing guy!.. :lol:

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Originally Posted by zalbard

:rofl:
And I didn't know Dave was a sales or marketing guy!.. :lol:

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25 years in sales + 10 in Marketing..:D

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Originally Posted by Movieman

Well hell why not?
I'd always learned that in sales the key was "Find a market and fill it":rofl:



That darling of a beautiful lady thats your wife?
Nah, she's a sweetheart and would never be upset with me..:sofa:

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I wonder what you'd like to fill in some underwear, besides the "thing" that's hidden behind it. :ROTF:
Better hang a warning sign in front of it saying "ONLY OPEN IN CASE OF REAL EMERGENCY" :rofl:

You'd be surprised.
She sometimes even surprises me after 22 years.:D

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Originally Posted by Jupiler

I wonder what you'd like to fill in some underwear, besides the "thing" that's hidden behind it. :ROTF:
Better hang a warning sign in front of it saying "ONLY OPEN IN CASE OF REAL EMERGENCY" :rofl:

You'd be surprised.
She sometimes even surprises me after 22 years.:D

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You forget, I've spoken to her and she's a gem..:D

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Originally Posted by Movieman

You forget, I've spoken to her and she's a gem..:D

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OK then.
But don't come crying afterwards, I warned you. ;)

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Originally Posted by Jupiler

OK then.
But don't come crying afterwards, I warned you. ;)

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I'm safe..She came across as a very practical lady and I'm 2500 miles away.
She wouldn't spend the money on the trip just to come and beat me senseless!:rofl:

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Originally Posted by Movieman

I'm safe..She came across as a very practical lady and I'm 2500 miles away.
She wouldn't spend the money on the trip just to come and beat me senseless!:rofl:

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Maybe she won't spend it, but I gladly pay her ticket. :rofl::ROTF:

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Originally Posted by Jupiler

Maybe she won't spend it, but I gladly pay her ticket. :rofl::ROTF:

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OK, now that I didn't count on!
Hell, if she shows up I'll feed her well and she'll forget why she made the trip!:rofl:

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Originally Posted by Movieman

OK, now that I didn't count on!
Hell, if she shows up I'll feed her well and she'll forget why she made the trip!:rofl:

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Sorry Dave. You were extremely convincing but I did not buy it. I am setting up a new rig and guess what... it is an 1366 socket Rampage III board with an 980X. I think this has to do with psychology. Once you have touched 6th level in the direction of the crunchers Nirvana, it is very difficult to go down two levels. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Movieman

OK, now that I didn't count on!
Hell, if she shows up I'll feed her well and she'll forget why she made the trip!:rofl:

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Sorry mate, but she's on a diet, starting tomorrow. :D

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Originally Posted by EtaCarinae

Sorry Dave. You were extremely convincing but I did not buy it. I am setting up a new rig and guess what... it is an 1366 socket Rampage III board with an 980X. I think this has to do with psychology. Once you have touched 6th level in the direction of the crunchers Nirvana, it is very difficult to go down two levels. :rofl:

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I undertsand completely and in your position I'd do the same.:up:

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Originally Posted by Jupiler

Sorry mate, but she's on a diet, starting tomorrow. :D

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Never seen a woman turn down a 3-5lb New England Lobster with a piece of prime rib sitting beside it..:rofl:

Is that how you think of yourself now? .......Prime rib!! :rofl: :sofa:

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Originally Posted by OldChap

Is that how you think of yourself now? .......Prime rib!! :rofl: :sofa:

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Very good! :bows:
Had to read it twice to get the meaning!
And no, at this point in life I'm closer to the old tough gristle..:rofl:

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Originally Posted by OldChap

Is that how you think of yourself now? .......Prime rib!! :rofl: :sofa:

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:rofl:
That's brilliant! :ROTF:
Sorry, Dave. :p:

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Originally Posted by EtaCarinae

Once you have touched 6th level in the direction of the crunchers Nirvana, it is very difficult to go down two levels. :rofl:

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In that case why not step up to the 12th circle? SR-2 :D

And I also agree, quads are to passé these days. We want more cores :D

Hey Dave, sounds like SB is doing you well. Ready to part with those Hexes yet?

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Originally Posted by trn

In that case why not step up to the 12th circle? SR-2 :D

And I also agree, quads are to passé these days. We want more cores :D

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Yessss. More cores, more cores, more cores.......:up::up::up:

P.S. Two single socket Hex units (based on OCed 980Xs ) are more performant than one SR2 unit. I compared that in detail with Dave some time ago (see Dave's thread on SR2 rig) and there is no discussion about it. Dave loves dualies, I am more pragmatic, and only absolute performance counts.

Crunch Crunch Crunch....that is all Crunch for a Cure

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Originally Posted by EtaCarinae

Yessss. More cores, more cores, more cores.......:up::up::up:

P.S. Two single socket Hex units (based on OCed 980Xs ) are more performant than one SR2 unit. I compared that in detail with Dave some time ago (see Dave's thread on SR2 rig) and there is no discussion about it. Dave loves dualies, I am more pragmatic, and only absolute performance counts.

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SRHunt3r does average 15,200 with an SR-2 rig and thats not to shabby :) if a dualie does avg less then it's not going to be by very much. I wont pay the dual QPI Xeon "tax" for a dedicated cruncher myself.

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Originally Posted by CaptMorgan

Crunch Crunch Crunch....that is all Crunch for a Cure

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Crunch Crunch Crunch? That's my line :D

Well you know what they say about taxes :D

(well apart from the life's certainties bit, anyway)