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11-20-2010, 12:08 PM
retro77

That's good news AMiJIm!
11-23-2010, 12:00 AM
retro77

I "BEASTLY" up and running [aka second Arima]

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/1749/beastly.jpg
11-23-2010, 04:27 AM
Rise

very nice! I just realized the PSU I had laying around is actually a multi rail :(

does this PSU look like it will do the trick? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817207007

single rail, 650W, $89 ($69 after MIR) 80+ bronze

and how about this memory? http://cgi.ebay.com/Kingston-4x1GB-P...item3a609ff458 I figure I'll get that x2

and 4 of these HS's http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103075
11-23-2010, 04:45 AM
Sparky

Rise, give it a go anyway! I'm running mine on a multi-rail PSU. An Antec Truepower New 750W, to be exact. Works fine!
11-23-2010, 05:23 AM
Rise

I should mention its only 480W... kinda worried it won't be able to push enough power :shrug:
11-23-2010, 05:50 AM
shoota

Rise check svc.com for asetek micro coolers. They have them on sale for 4.99. The only thing is that I'm not sure if the two closest ones would fit together but for ten bucks it might be worth a try
11-23-2010, 06:28 AM
Rise

wow, yeah I'm ordering those fo sho. so going with the ebay memory i found, $70 single rail 650W PSU and those HS's you linked me too :D
11-23-2010, 06:45 AM
shoota

even if the closest sockets don't fit with the fans on them i bet you could take the fan off the second one in line and figure out a way to pull air through or something. i'm sure with your genius intellect you'll figure something out :)
11-23-2010, 06:47 AM
MrMojoZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by retro77

I "BEASTLY" up and running [aka second Arima]

Grats!
11-23-2010, 07:10 AM
shoota

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrMojoZ

Grats!

what?! no sarcasm? :ROTF:
11-23-2010, 08:00 AM
retro77

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371034

I'm using this PSU right now. Just started crunching this morning.

edit: Rise, I'm using those CPU coolers are both of my Beasts. I like them. One or two get a little stuck on boot up. But for constantly running, they work awesome.

This is the RAM I bought:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I'm using 4GB per server now.

Also I'm using laptop hard drives:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148371

I'll let you guys know how it is long term, but the power usage is reduced and I'm thinking the heat too.

I'm going to run this setup for a week, then if it's good, I'm swapping Beast's power supply for the second Antec 430 I bought and the laptop hard drive. That way, both are running the same hardware. Should be reduced power usage and heat. The Antec stayed cool all night. The Rosewill is hotter than heck!

Happy crunching, team!

Oh and thanks shoota for arranging the buy. You did good! :cheers:
11-23-2010, 08:54 AM
MrMojoZ

I've had very poor luck with Rosewill products. I love some newegg, but I'll pass on the Rosewill.
11-23-2010, 08:55 AM
MrMojoZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoota

what?! no sarcasm? :ROTF:

Quad Opterons are sirious bussiness.
11-23-2010, 10:21 AM
Origin_Unknown

Quote:

Originally Posted by retro77

I "BEASTLY" up and running [aka second Arima]

only 2 cpu?? :slapass::slap::stick:

:rofl::rofl:
11-23-2010, 10:35 AM
AmiJIm

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Hello.This is my board.Note the four DVi sapphire Radeon 4850 X2 vga and the cooler master mod.One fan is blowing air and the other one is sucking air.Nice and quiet set up.Power supply is a Dell Precision T7400 1000W Power Supply ,5 rails .
Please sent me an image of a newer bios ......
The Cobalt Qube in the back is my NAS four IDE system fully updated.
thank you.
11-23-2010, 10:47 AM
Rise

Quote:

Originally Posted by retro77

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371034

I'm using this PSU right now. Just started crunching this morning.

edit: Rise, I'm using those CPU coolers are both of my Beasts. I like them. One or two get a little stuck on boot up. But for constantly running, they work awesome.

This is the RAM I bought:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I'm using 4GB per server now.

Also I'm using laptop hard drives:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148371

I'll let you guys know how it is long term, but the power usage is reduced and I'm thinking the heat too.

I'm going to run this setup for a week, then if it's good, I'm swapping Beast's power supply for the second Antec 430 I bought and the laptop hard drive. That way, both are running the same hardware. Should be reduced power usage and heat. The Antec stayed cool all night. The Rosewill is hotter than heck!

Happy crunching, team!

Oh and thanks shoota for arranging the buy. You did good! :cheers:

hmmm I didn't think 430W would be enough... if it is, I already have a 480W PSU but its not single rail. Maybe i'll give the one I have a try first :shrug:

I'll just grab the ram and HS's for now then :up:
11-23-2010, 11:17 AM
shoota

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmiJIm

Mr Shoota will lead the way.
His board has a newer bios and we should all flash to that newer version.the easiest way to grab an image is flashrom using the abobe guide.
Mr shoota,could you make a valid image file of your board so as to flash to the newer bios?
I bet we could solve the "entering the bios" issue.
fingers crossed.
http://www.hermann-uwe.de/blog/flash...using-flashrom
Install it:

$ apt-get install flashrom

Detect whether flashrom knows about your chipset/mainboard/BIOS chip:

$ flashrom

Read the BIOS image into a file:

$ flashrom -r backup.bin

where does the file go exactly? i found a file called backup.bin in my home folder but how do i know if this is the right one?

edit: ok i know it's the right one. now what?
11-23-2010, 02:33 PM
retro77

Quote:

Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown

only 2 cpu?? :slapass::slap::stick:

:rofl::rofl:

There is three. I was short a retention bracket. It'll be installed today! ;)
11-23-2010, 02:37 PM
Origin_Unknown

Quote:

Originally Posted by retro77

There is three. I was short a retention bracket. It'll be installed today! ;)

ooooh i see the 3rd one now :up:

interesting that it works in a 3cpu config - i always presumed that it would be 1/2/4 cpu's
11-23-2010, 02:54 PM
PoppaGeek

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmiJIm

Hello.This is my board.Note the four DVi sapphire Radeon 4850 X2 vga and the cooler master mod.One fan is blowing air and the other one is sucking air.Nice and quiet set up.Power supply is a Dell Precision T7400 1000W Power Supply ,5 rails .
Please sent me an image of a newer bios ......
The Cobalt Qube in the back is my NAS four IDE system fully updated.
thank you.

I've been staring at this pic for 20 minutes and I am still WTF??? Yet no one else says a thing so I'll bite, WTF ya got there? 6 heatsink/fans and one heatsink. :confused:
11-23-2010, 03:02 PM
Origin_Unknown

i think the other two heatsinks are on the 4850 x2 which is on its side using a pci-e ribbon extender ..... and the other is on some voltage regs (or something??) [edit] on the chipset [/edit]

i think :rofl:
11-23-2010, 03:11 PM
D_A

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoppaGeek

I've been staring at this pic for 20 minutes and I am still WTF??? Yet no one else says a thing so I'll bite, WTF ya got there? 6 heatsink/fans and one heatsink. :confused:

Well ... it looks kinda ghetto and xtreme ... so not exactly out of place around here :ROTF:
11-23-2010, 03:18 PM
retro77

Quote:

Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown

ooooh i see the 3rd one now :up:

interesting that it works in a 3cpu config - i always presumed that it would be 1/2/4 cpu's

Shoota and I didn't know if it would work either. So I tested it out. What do you know, it works. We now know that it works with 1, 2, 3 or 4 CPUs. :yepp:
11-23-2010, 03:19 PM
shoota

Quote:

Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown

i think the other two heatsinks are on the 4850 x2 which is on its side using a pci-e ribbon extender ..... and the other is on some voltage regs (or something??) [edit] on the chipset [/edit]

i think :rofl:

ding ding ding, that's exactly what i think it is too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by D_A

Well ... it looks kinda ghetto and xtreme ... so not exactly out of place around here :ROTF:

wouldn't expect anything less. this pic makes me want to post my quad socket setup. hold on brb
11-23-2010, 03:34 PM
shoota

ok here's my modest little farm. i found this entertainment center the day after I got my board in the mail. It fits perfectly, both for the board and in the limited space in my room. my buddy and i had a great time drilling the holes for the standoffs and the "case" fans. the best part.. there's room to grow :)

see the network switch up there at the very top? thanks Sparky!

http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/2...chingfarm1.jpg

and here's the close up.

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/3...chingfarm2.jpg

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