Building a Sossaman rig?

[w0en]

Here is an link for those who are lazy and don't want to order all the parts separately and then figure what to do for a case (not that you need a case).

http://cgi.ebay.com/Supermicro-2x-Du...item45f2ed699d

Bought two of these in the last two weeks 1 week apart. Run good on Ubuntu 10.04. Running about 150 watts on the Kill-A-Watt. Run very cool. They have a single blower so are a little noisy, whiney and no CD drive but will boot with a netbootin USB stick if you take out the network boot references in the BIOS. One came with a 90 degree board and a rom board which I removed, one came without. Seller will accept a slightly lower offer. Units are very clean and in good condition and include a power cord. Says he has about 30 units.

[hedge]

How loud is that blower fan?

[w0en]

How loud is that blower fan?

You can definately hear it even when the room is cool although I have very old PC's that are about the same loudness, just not as high pitched. You would recognize it if you have been in a server room. It may be the PS fan on the 260W PS that is getting louder with a higher ambient temp, I haven't checked that out. When the room gets hot -100F+ (I have 15 old P4 Dells in there, that I run when Movieman demands ) it speeds up even louder. There are a lot of extra fan connectors on the board, it could no doubt be modded with some of the really small regular fans I have seen discussed on here without a whole lot of trouble, but it is a 1U size so there is not a lot of vertical room. Normal running the metal case is cool to the touch. I just made an offer on a third unit and then will move on to some newer Intel/AMD builds as I get rid of some of the very old crunchers that are eating me out of house and home improving the utility company's bottom line!

[Mr_Slinky]

I was able to find some chips they are the SL98Q XEON LV 1.66/2M/667 for $25 a chip the seller has 60 available.
**I also asked if they were matched pairs or individual pulls and combined shipping as well as a discount for Large purchases, you know just in case.**
Would anyone like any (If needed I would make the purchase after I had received payment from you via PayPal non-cc as this should save on shipping)?

Also to Dave or others with the experience would the Intel SE7520BB2 still work for these.

oh almost forgot to add the link to the listing.

Let me know what you think,
John

[D_A]

Yep, the SE7520BB2 is the board a lot of us have.

[Bail_w]

You probably don't want the 1.6ghz cpus.

[CaptMorgan]

Sammy is The Awesome end of story-now get 1 Nowwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[D_A]

Sammy is The Awesome end of story-now get 1 Nowwwwwwwwwwwwwww

So ... you think they don't completely suck then?

[tiro_uspsss]

got a case for sammy today.. only $5
get PSU & some fans next week..
its coming together!

[NKrader]

oh where oh where did the sossi cpus go.. oh where oh where could they be..

[shoota]

i think right here: http://cgi.ebay.com/2-x-Intel-Xeon-D...item2a078ab4c7

and here: http://cgi.ebay.com/1-67GHZ-INTEL-XE...item19bc3f2ce3

i think those are sossamans..

[Bail_w]

i think right here: http://cgi.ebay.com/2-x-Intel-Xeon-D...item2a078ab4c7

and here: http://cgi.ebay.com/1-67GHZ-INTEL-XE...item19bc3f2ce3

i think those are sossamans..

overpriced, don't buy them.

[NKrader]

overpriced, don't buy them.

exactly i can find em 80$+ each.. that is not acceptable lol.. the whole point of me building a sossi is that i could do it "cheaply"

[w0en]

So-o-o tell me about the pin mod for these referenced early in the thread, what would the expected increase in ppd be? Would it be worth the effort? I have the 2.0 chips.

[D_A]

So-o-o tell me about the pin mod for these referenced early in the thread, what would the expected increase in ppd be? Would it be worth the effort? I have the 2.0 chips.

Nil

Zip

Nada

Bupkiss

...

NOTHING.

It doesn't work, so no it's not worth the effort. Just set it running and let it go.

[w0en]

Nil

Zip

Nada

Bupkiss

...

NOTHING.

It doesn't work, so no it's not worth the effort. Just set it running and let it go.

OK Thanks, this thread is so long I have trouble finding anything twice! I saw the pin pics but didn't ever come up with whether it made any improvement or not.

[Movieman]

OK Thanks, this thread is so long I have trouble finding anything twice! I saw the pin pics but didn't ever come up with whether it made any improvement or not.

Nope, I tried it, nothing, even asked Peter Tan(Shamino) for a hard wire mod and that didn't work.
Intel has this board locked up tighter than a virgin's thighs!

[NKrader]

Intel has this board locked up tighter than a virgin's thighs!

i know this trick you have to have a nice dinner with it with a bottle of wine. it will open right up

[Movieman]

i know this trick you have to have a nice dinner with it with a bottle of wine. it will open right up

If you start talking about your B Cup again I'm banning you from the WCG section!

[retro77]

Meh to virgins, they just lay there. Now a Sossaman, different story!

[tiro_uspsss]

ok I'm setting up sammy... why isnt my dvd recognised - I need to boot from it
I had turned it on on tuesday last week & it came up with no error msgs.. now it comes up saying my CPUs are too hot - & thats *after placing a 120mm fan on top of the HS's

[tiro_uspsss]

nvm.. sammy is up & running.. i'll take pics when I get up, I'm going to bed now!

[tiro_uspsss]

Another Sossaman joins the ranks!

I installed from a USB HDD - my dvd drive still isnt being recognised tho

[D_A]

Odd ... I had no trouble. Not something silly like the master/slave jumper not matching the position on the cable is it? (yes I've been caught before, no I wasn't happy about it)

[tiro_uspsss]

Odd ... I had no trouble. Not something silly like the master/slave jumper not matching the position on the cable is it? (yes I've been caught before, no I wasn't happy about it)

i'll check.. tho its not like me - but i've been caught before too

specs for my sammy so far:

intel sammy mobo
2x 2ghz cpus
2x1GB ram
ATi 4350 (passive heatsink)
X-Fi XtremeMusic - yes it works
PC P&C 750W (over-kill, I know )
2x RaptorX @ RAID0 (SI3124)
$5 case
4x 120mm fans (all @ 7V )
windows 7 ultimate (x86)