Today's Numbers: Get 'Em While They're Hot!

[[XC] junglemaster]

Good day guys!

Very good indeed

[jcool]

[QUOTE=Movieman;3037919]2-E5450's..

/QUOTE]

Damn. I am jealous
Who's gonna be your Santa Dave? These babys cost 700 bucks a piece, and I'm not talking about Dollars here...

[loonym]

Very good day indeed team!!!
XS
5,442,711

[road-runner]

Very good day indeed team!!!
XS
5,442,711

[[XC] junglemaster]

Very good day indeed team!!!
XS
5,442,711

Good that we are pressing towards an average of 5.5M

[WrigleyVillain]

^ Indeed.

[[XC] serlv]

Good day, team!

I'm not happy with where my last build left me. The P5B Dlx just struggles with the Q6600 I dropped in there. I can't seem to get it much past 3150.

So I ordered an open-box MSI P35 Neo 2-FR, for $60 ( along with a Saitek Eclipse and a Xigmatex HDT-S1283 cooler ). I worked 2 days OT during the Memorial Day weekend so this is my hardware reward...

Once I get the quad ensconced in the MSI, I'm going to put my long idle E6600 in the P5B Dlx. So that will be another two cores going. Hopefully I can run both the E and the Q 6600's at or around 3600 MHz. I sold my other E6600, about a week ago, for $150, but I don't know whether that was the "good one" or not ( one was good for 3.6, the other struggled much over 3.3 ).

[loonym]

I've been trying to refrain from buying asus boards but it's tough because they're always first with new stuff. I really like the msi p35. I like the xigmatek hdt tower coolers too although I find the fans a bit weak. Hardware reward huh? Can I steal that? Could be useful for future justification

[jcool]

For once this isn't Asus' fault, quadcores are just realls limited by the P965 chipset. I couldn't get my Q6600 higher than ~FSB 380 on my AB9 QuadGT for stable operation.
I'd get an E8200 or E8400 for the P5B if I was you... these chips run like mad on P965-based mobos, there's virtually no FSB limit (550+ possible)

[fungry]

Keep up the great work team. Sorry for my absence on the forums. But you will always know, I am crunching all the time .
Had to stock my quadcore... will be RMAing my motherboard and PSU.

[loonym]

Sorry to hear that fungry. Any idea on the turn around time?

[SiGfever]

Great work guys.

[[XC] serlv]

I've been trying to refrain from buying asus boards but it's tough because they're always first with new stuff. I really like the msi p35. I like the xigmatek hdt tower coolers too although I find the fans a bit weak. Hardware reward huh? Can I steal that? Could be useful for future justification

...steal away!

Yeah, I don't have to justify to anyone but myself. However I put myself on a "no hardware for a while" limitation. But that is because work has cutway back on the OT. Almost non-existant, now. But for some reasons they cut loose on holiday weekends.

So yeah, my reward, for working my two days off, was those three items.
Still leaves some extra $$ to refill the coffers, plus fixes my hardware jones.

I've never used any other coolers other than TRUE or TT 120's on C2D/C2Q's ( other than earlier on re-using a TT BT or two from my A64 days... ). So, I'm interested in the Xigmatek. I'd heard that, too, about their relatively weak fan; I have a brand new 110CFM Scythe waiting to replace it. I'm not even gonna bother with seeing how the stock one is.

[jcool]

It's not all bad. Just kinda loud when it ramps up.

[[XC] serlv]

It's not all bad. Just kinda loud when it ramps up.

Well, the reviews rave about the cooler. It'd be nice to have a cheaper alternative to the usual suspects. I've bought quite a few of those. So, looking forward to it.

[Modzilla]

blew a phase at work today, lost 6 crunchers, should be up again tomorrow

[[XC] serlv]

blew a phase at work today, lost 6 crunchers, should be up again tomorrow

Ouch, well hopefully you'll be back up quickly.

Since I started crunching I've had to upgrade the wiring in my house a few times. What I really ought to do is get a bigger power box.

[[XC] junglemaster]

Not a bad day again...keep it up everyone

XtremeSystems 5,313,735

[fungry]

Sorry to hear that fungry. Any idea on the turn around time?

I really have no clue when. But I will be sending the two respective items to my contact who will send them for RMA. I should be able to get an instant motherboard replacement however, I may have to pitch in a bit of money for another model (x48) because the x38 is scarce.

As for the PSU, may take awhile before I can get my replacement. It starts making static sounds after being hooked onto my computer for 10 minutes. As the fan speed increases, that is when the sound comes in. When I stop the fan, so does the static sound. My question is, is it worth the effort to send it in for RMA or should I just break the sticker, open the PSU chassis and replace the fan?



Edit// Keep up the work team.

[loonym]

Well, the reviews rave about the cooler. It'd be nice to have a cheaper alternative to the usual suspects. I've bought quite a few of those. So, looking forward to it.

I like the cooler but as you observed the fan's weak. A decent high cfm fan on there and it almost keeps up with the TRUE. I'm trying out a 1284 now too and that seems a good oc'd quad cooler as well.

[jcool]

Whats wrong with your mobo fungry? I'd think these mobos are indestructible, it's the 1st to hold my Q6600@4Ghz and not to die within 2 weeks

[loonym]

As for the PSU, may take awhile before I can get my replacement. It starts making static sounds after being hooked onto my computer for 10 minutes. As the fan speed increases, that is when the sound comes in. When I stop the fan, so does the static sound. My question is, is it worth the effort to send it in for RMA or should I just break the sticker, open the PSU chassis and replace the fan?



Edit// Keep up the work team.

If it was me I'd be very tempted to repair myself.

[jcool]

Definitely replace the fan. It will be a lot quieter afterwards if you choose a good fan. (~1500RPM 120mm will be fine)

[Movieman]

XtremeSystems 4,962,029
Hey, all the teams were off a bit today..

[loonym]

XtremeSystems 4,962,029
Hey, all the teams were off a bit today..

A not bad day I suppose but we were really on a roll. That's the first <5mil day in a month. Crunch on