Of course you have a use! CRUNCH! :D
I'll have to check my parts stash I may be able to build one stupid cheap hah.
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Of course you have a use! CRUNCH! :D
I'll have to check my parts stash I may be able to build one stupid cheap hah.
Well my i7 doesn't crunch more than about 12/7 or 14/7 because of power use. I guess a DP CD Xeon system would only be like ~60w, so maybe it could go full bore. Time to see what funds I can allocate :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparky
OMG...Quote:
Originally Posted by gongo
Why did you have to post those CPUs? I may pick up some more for another sammy...crap I don't have anymore ethernet ports!
network bridge. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kjeldoran
Grabbing 10 of those 2GHz Sammys in the am:p:Quote:
Originally Posted by gongo
I'm scared if we ever find those Merom DP chips.Quote:
Originally Posted by Movieman
I'll probably sell my soul for them..:rofl:
http://www.intemporality.com/images/...amster-omg.jpg
Cheap Sammys!?
Just when i don't have any extra cash DANG IT!
You post, and then quote yourself? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Movieman
Are these setups still really good in terms of PPD/$ and PPD/W? Would a single OCed i7 not be better than several of these rigs?
Yes the i7 is much more powerful.Quote:
Originally Posted by [Ion]
BUT a Sossaman pulls next to nothing for power, has decent production, rock stable, and just is a cool little thing :D
What is the power usage? ~100w? Or a decent bit less?
I guess it could probably be cooled almost passively :)
Around 80-100W. Depends on the stuff you have connected to it and the power supply efficiency.
Well that's cool. I'd just have 1 HDD, no optical, no cards of any sort, and like an Antec 380w. Or maybe even a PicoPSU. That would be cool :D
Be aware it has an 8 pin CPU power, and you can't just stick a 4 pin on the one side like most boards, because one CPU is on one half, and one on the other half. So you'd need either a psu with an 8 pin connector, or a 4pin to 8 pin adapter.
Or.... what I did isn't really kosher, but I stuffed the 4 pin in the center of the 8 pin. Each CPU is such low power they can run off half the 4 pin no problem.
I've made molex-8pins before, that would always work, right?
I guess if it's a pair of ~25w laptop CPUs, surely it would work on a 4pin stuffed in the middle if I've had an i7 ~ 3.4 running on a single 4pin :shrug:
Yeah molex-8pin works too. But I find it easier to cheat and stuff the plug in there :rofl:
:D
Well that's cool, it's nice to know that power requirements won't be a problem with it :up:
Relating to the PSU...
I know I saw someone having one PSU hooked up to 2 sammies without any issues. Do you think 3 would be possible? I mean the load would not be that much as it is 240-300w total.
I just like sossaman rigs.
what heatsinks are people using?? are the holes the 603/604 socket?
[edit] ive found the mounting thing in this thread [/edit]
I was the one with 2 on one PSU. Not sure if I'd try 3 - not sure if the 5VSB rail could deal with 3 systems worth.Quote:
Originally Posted by kjeldoran
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Originally Posted by Sparky
apologies for the pic revival butthats quite impressive!!
how long did it run off one psu and in that cardboard box?
Several months. I forget exactly how long. I ended up selling one of them (along with most of my other crunchers at the time) as money got real tight for me for a while. Never had an issue with them running that way, and the indirect airflow from the two front fans kept the CPUs around 42C loaded. And, it was very quiet :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown
I was thinking, I could build another Sossaman (to keep my current one company again :D) for about $100. But then, oh noes, OEMXS no longer shows the ABBHEATSINKS on their site. I had it bookmarked but it is dead :(
Dave might have bought them out.
Walks into room, grabs plastic tray of 4 ABBHEATSINKSQuote:
Originally Posted by Sparky
Now what was that you were saying?:rofl:
While you're there :wasntme: