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

[[XC] serlv]

Speaking of quads, I'm FINALLY getting my old motherboard back from warranty after 4 bloody months (with a free "upgrade" from a 680i to a 780i), so I'll hopefully be getting another rig up and running within the next 2 weeks. Probably stick my B3 on the 780i and a G0 in my main rig.

Eller

Excellent!

Eff Me! 4 Months! Yikes.

[karl_eller]

Congrats my picture wanting Aussie friend!

If I can't afford dual-socket rigs, I may as well bug people who can for photos

Eff Me! 4 Months! Yikes.

Yup, worst warranty service EVER. Definitely adding them to the list of people to NEVER buy from again. It's the one down side to being over here in Aust: All warranty returns are done through the retailer you buy them from, where as if I was in the US I could have sent it straight to eVGA and had a new one back within 2-4 weeks.

Eller

[Movieman]

If I can't afford dual-socket rigs, I may as well bug people who can for photos
Eller

Fair enough, but can I tell you this $3674.00 parts machine was in reality $1150.00 out of pocket.
That is the only way I'd have done this.
Luck and some great people that helped out.

[Oldguy932]

Now the phenom system is crunching along at 2.75ghz. Turns out my opty comes in today and not on wednesday because it only had to ship from Pennsylvania so I'll only have the system up for around 6-8 hours before I start tweaking again.

[Plan.B]

Rather than starting a new thread to make this minor announcement, I will tack it on to this one. I am (or will be) crunching under this new user name with the q6600 cruncher I bought from DavidL6 recently, after I put it back together...

[[XC] junglemaster]

Hello Mr. Aussie.. Is it winter down there now?

Yeah not my favourite time of the year, let me tell you!

[[XC] serlv]

Rather than starting a new thread to make this minor announcement, I will tack it on to this one. I am (or will be) crunching under this new user name with the q6600 cruncher I bought from DavidL6 recently, after I put it back together...

Welcome to the team!

What is "the basement" like?

[D_A]

Speaking of quads, I'm FINALLY getting my old motherboard back from warranty after 4 bloody months (with a free "upgrade" from a 680i to a 780i), so I'll hopefully be getting another rig up and running within the next 2 weeks. Probably stick my B3 on the 780i and a G0 in my main rig.

Eller

So which retailer is this that I may avoid doing business with them?

[loonym]

serlv, 450 fsb is pretty much guaranteed with the york and if I felt comfortable giving it the extra voltage needed for 24/7 I know I could run the 470fsb needed for 4gb too. I'm more than satisfied at 3825 (8.5*450) with 1.34v and I know that little extra is there if I ever want it. Really doesn't seem to matter what board I put 'em in, P35, 780i, or X48, They all have about equal success as far as I can tell although I really do love running one in my sli setup, big fun

[Plan.B]

"Welcome to the team!

What is "the basement" like?"

The basement has a summer ambient of about 60F summer and 50F winter. It contains an e6850, with some good games installed, surround sound, a q6600 that is being rebuilt, lots of spare computer parts and cooling supplies, and the occasional cat. It's pretty cool.

[Movieman]

XtremeSystems 5,516,643
Climbing guys! Lets head to 6 mil..

[[XC] serlv]

"Welcome to the team!

What is "the basement" like?"

The basement has a summer ambient of about 60F summer and 50F winter. It contains an e6850, with some good games installed, surround sound, a q6600 that is being rebuilt, lots of spare computer parts and cooling supplies, and the occasional cat. It's pretty cool.

"The basement has a summer ambient of about 60F summer and 50F winter."

I be, officially, jealous. Those temps sound sweet.
I wouldn't mind having to put a sweatshirt on...

[road-runner]

XtremeSystems 5,516,643
Climbing guys! Lets head to 6 mil..

Dave isnt it about time to send out those email again?

[MotF Bane]

Wish I wasn't going to college next year. There'd be money lying around just begging for a couple quads.

[Plan.B]

I be, officially, jealous. Those temps sound sweet.
I wouldn't mind having to put a sweatshirt on...

Those temps might be a bit ambitious. I don't have a thermometer here today, but I've measured it before, it's 62ish F summer and 50ish F winter. Still, a nice place for computers. It's a deep basement in an old house in southern Illinois.

[loonym]

Cellars rule as long as you can manage the dust. Sounds like a great place to hang out.

[twilyth]

Wish I wasn't going to college next year. There'd be money lying around just begging for a couple quads.

Yeah, but you'll have access to the college's computers and network. They probably have fiber optic lines and a macro lab with lots of fast machines. You can't torture and abuse the machines like they were your own, but it could still be fun.

[twilyth]

Those temps might be a bit ambitious. I don't have a thermometer here today, but I've measured it before, it's 62ish F summer and 50ish F winter. Still, a nice place for computers. It's a deep basement in an old house in southern Illinois.

Like a root cellar or tornado shelter?

Yeah, that would be very nice. As long as you never have to worry about floods anyway. Mine is only 3/4 underground and is built into a hillside so on occasion I get a little water. But since one side is at ground level, I never have to worry about getting more an inch or 2 of water since beyond that it would just drain out the door.

[MotF Bane]

Yeah, but you'll have access to the college's computers and network. They probably have fiber optic lines and a macro lab with lots of fast machines. You can't torture and abuse the machines like they were your own, but it could still be fun.

Two OC3, and yeah, lots and lots of nice computers. All I saw for displays were Samsung 22's. They lock the cases though.

[RAMMIE]

............ It's a deep basement in an old house in southern Illinois.

I live in Caseyville .Very nice summer we're having so far.

[Movieman]

I live in Caseyville .Very nice summer we're having so far.

Here we had a week of 100F, then 3 weeks of 80's and TStorms almost every night.. Can't get the grass dry to cut it..
looks like An African Savanna in the back yard now..

[fart_plume]

Well I cranked up the duallies can't get much out of them the 300watt psu just won't let them go up much, and got my quad at 3.0ghz with a stock intel cooler, I'll see how that runs for a bit before I try to go higher.

[RAMMIE]

Here we had a week of 100F, then 3 weeks of 80's and TStorms almost every night.. Can't get the grass dry to cut it..
looks like An African Savanna in the back yard now..

Get some sheep from Rip or the Ohio guys.Problem solved.

[[XC] riptide]

Ohio's closer.

[Movieman]

Ohio's closer.

Sheep won't come here, they know better.. Think Shiskabab..
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH....SIZZZZZZZLE.,.