Quad socket board communitarian bulk buy

[retro77]

I agree....never had my own quad socket board. I used to drool over the Tyan quad 486 boards back in the day.......pr0n!

[shoota]

alright i'm ready to buy the board. who's gonna test them all?

[retro77]

alright i'm ready to buy the board. who's gonna test them all?

They would need all of the components....or at least one set or CPUS, RAM and PS....

[metalop1g]

To Duh : I agree being the memory guy.

I might also look into heatsinks and backplates but I have no experience with amd heatsinks so there is probably somebody here that knows much more about it.

What we need to know about heatsinks is : max budget per HS, and FANLESS vs FAN-ASSISTED

They would need all of the components....or at least one set or CPUS, RAM and PS....

I could be that guy, since the final exams end very soon.
Only probby is : I live in Canada.

[retro77]

ftp://ftp.tyan.com/img_mobo/S4992_2D.jpg


^^ Check this out ^^

[v0dka]

This looks interesting, I might join in when I can get some place to run this. When is the deadline for joining the buy?

[shoota]

They would need all of the components....or at least one set or CPUS, RAM and PS....

i think are a few who have all the components (or close to all)

ftp://ftp.tyan.com/img_mobo/S4992_2D.jpg


^^ Check this out ^^

what about it?

This looks interesting, I might join in when I can get some place to run this. When is the deadline for joining the buy?

as soon as we can get enough people ready to buy from what i understand

[metalop1g]

ftp://ftp.tyan.com/img_mobo/S4992_2D.jpg


^^ Check this out ^^

That is damn sexy but unfortunately it's not our exact mobo

Our quadrababy has a bit less connectivity at a way better pricetag

This looks interesting, I might join in when I can get some place to run this. When is the deadline for joining the buy?

The deadline seems to be 50 ppl, so we're not set on a date

[pawmadsen]

ftp://ftp.tyan.com/img_mobo/S4992_2D.jpg


^^ Check this out ^^

it has nothing to do with this arima board we are trying to buy. except its a quad socket.. there are many of those

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

the motherboard in this server is the same as we are buying, there you can gather alot of info of it, i am still waiting on a price on the powersupply from these guys, but he said that shipping is 80$ each, but i will try my hardest to get them to sponsor the shipping for us.. but i am not sure it will happen.

[metalop1g]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

the motherboard in this server is the same, there you can gather alot of info of it, i am still waiting on a price on the powersupply from these guys, but he said that shipping is 80$ each, but i will try my hardest to get them to sponsor the shipping for us.. but i am not sure it will happen.

No it's not. Look at the memory slot configuration, as well as the back connectivity (vga, etc).. Different layout but similar function

EDT : Oh man my bad, I thought you were comparing the link in your quote and the ebay link you posted. sorry

[pawmadsen]

No it's not. Look at the memory slot configuration, as well as the back connectivity (vga, etc).. Different layout but similar function

i meant that this is the board we are buying for 75$. ..

edited the previus post to make myself understandable.. my english is crap

[shoota]

i meant that this is the board we are buying for 75$. ..

edited the previus post to make myself understandable.. my english is crap

naw your english is pretty good actually. aren't the boards $70 though?

[metalop1g]

Don't worry mate, my engrish is kinda bad sometimes!!

I got an idea.. people will LOVE this








They sell HIPRO psu's




Lol sorry my first image hosting was full of :banana::banana::banana::banana:

[shoota]

i'm not sure that link is working right

[systemviper]

Hi All, i recently joined the wcg team for the supercomputer contest, but i am staying.
If that system is reasonable ,


i might be interested in getting one to rock and roll with...

So i will read thru this whole thread, is there any updates as to total cost for MB, ram and chips

are there 4 cores per proc ?

[metalop1g]

Hi All, i recently joined the wcg team for the supercomputer contest, but i am staying.
If that system is reasonable ,


i might be interested in getting one to rock and roll with...

So i will read thru this whole thread, is there any updates as to total cost for MB, ram and chips

are there 4 cores per proc ?

Motherboards : I predict a max of 90$ shipped in the US.
CPU's : They are 4 cores @ 1.9 ghz, they are 27.5$ each
Memory : 18$/GB, you need 4gb to be reasonably equipped. We might have better deals

[pawmadsen]

Motherboards : I predict a max of 90$ shipped in the US.
CPU's : They are 4 cores @ 1.8 ghz, they are 27.5$ each
Memory : 18$/GB, you need 4gb to be reasonably equipped. We might have better deals

its a 8347, thats 1.9ghz

[metalop1g]

I got more pictures and SPECS

Arima AMD Opteron Quad Core Socket F 3000 series

240 pin DIMM DDR2 Memory Slot with 1.8 V.

With Socket F 1207 Each CPU Has 4 Corresponding Memory Slots (see above)

1 x PCI Slot 60 pins (11+49)

Second slot has 82 pins (11+71)

8 x SATA Connections

2 x SATA Media Connections

40GCMG020-D400-100

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Arima-AMD-Opteron...item53e14a2b8f









(These links might prove to be useful)
http://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/...d.php?t=360175
ftp://ftp.tyan.com/
http://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/...8&d=1239313194
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1477419
http://forums.2cpu.com/
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1035075021

By the way, the mem problem is solved : all 8000 series cpu's (BARCELONA) support ONLY up to DDR2 pc5300 (667mhz). Newer SHANGHAI cpu's might not work with the board (I can't tell) but these support up to DDR2 pc6400 (800 mgz)


Some guy named "404 - File not found", ya that's his name, has his rig up and running. He lives in quebec like me so i might have him to help us. Here is his system specs :
4x 8346HE, AM2 heatsinks, 8gb ddr2 ecc reg, Arima mobo, 88gs, 700W OCZ

4x 8346HE Opteron $20ea (ebay)
Arima quad-s0cket $85
8x 1gb ecc reg ddr2 sticks ($15ea ebay)
4x AM2 Alpine HS $10ea
PSU OCZ 700W + adapters $60
Hard drive/ GPU I had laying around
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That's a total of $385!

EDT(16:55) : It DOES work with only ONE cpu.

[retro77]

FYI: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1035075021

[schifter]

Wow, I don't read the forums for a month, and look what happens. I'm all about this deal. Do I need to work out boards, cpus, and whatever else separately with different people, or is someone coordinating all that?

BTW, add me to the list, please.

[shoota]

and fanless on top of that

[shoota]

Wow, I don't read the forums for a month, and look what happens. I'm all about this deal. Do I need to work out boards, cpus, and whatever else separately with different people, or is someone coordinating all that?

BTW, add me to the list, please.

just stay on top of this thread. we've got guys on different parts, sort of either way we just need enough people to make the bulk board buy happen. so just by saying that you want one is more than enough help right now!! thanks!

[retro77]

Translation for the German forum: link

[metalop1g]

Translation for the German forum: link

LOL @ first sentence : I've got here a cool finger into the motherboard,

[shoota]

lol, won't be too cool if there's power going to it! that finger will turn into a hot dog.