Building a Sossaman rig?

[D_A]

that weird metal thingy on the back? too springy, no resistance thus not able to regulate mount pressure

They're intended to protect the back of the board and regulate pressure when it's mounted in a case where the heatsinks screw straight to the back plane or if you use something like the Lian-Li back plate.

[tiro_uspsss]

Nicely done and very nice effect..
What diameter are those fans? 60mm?

40mm I'm quite certain

[Origin_Unknown]

nice video Tiro - very informative

[tiro_uspsss]

nice video Tiro - very informative

thanks for the kind words

[tiro_uspsss]

keep in mind guys, you are most likely NOT to get better temps than the stock HSs, unfortunately

[Origin_Unknown]

i was thinking about it earlier - i wonder how the temps would be using something like the thermalright HR05-IFX? The mounting mechanism used by tiro wouldn't be hard to modify to suit.

[tiro_uspsss]

i was thinking about it earlier - i wonder how the temps would be using something like the thermalright HR05-IFX? The mounting mechanism used by tiro wouldn't be hard to modify to suit.

I personally wonder if the TR-HR05-IFX would be better than the falcon mini's... the HR's are Cu+Alu & 1HP.. the Mini's are 100% Cu & 3HPs.. the only thing in the HR's favour is the fin surface area..

either way, I think the Mini's are beat by the stock/oem HSs due to outright mass

[Origin_Unknown]

I should be receiving a sossaman setup soon so ill give it a try. The TR heatsinks arn't that much money either but i'm sure i have one around here somewhere

[tiro_uspsss]

I should be receiving a sossaman setup soon so ill give it a try. The TR heatsinks arn't that much money either but i'm sure i have one around here somewhere

go for it - experimenting is fun!

[Lu523]

I need some advice on what ram I need to get. I have another Intel board coming. been looking on the Egg and Ebay. Just not sure what to get. Thanks for any help.

[tiro_uspsss]

I need some advice on what ram I need to get. I have another Intel board coming. been looking on the Egg and Ebay. Just not sure what to get. Thanks for any help.

apparently, strictly: DDR2-400 ECC+REG.... I'll try find some..

[tiro_uspsss]

D_a: 180587924840

[tiro_uspsss]

I need some advice on what ram I need to get. I have another Intel board coming. been looking on the Egg and Ebay. Just not sure what to get. Thanks for any help.

try: 310265079419 or 170556026878

I *think they are good prices.. double check with another USA fellow - MM will know

[kjeldoran]

try: 310265079419 or 170556026878

I *think they are good prices.. double check with another USA fellow - MM will know

Those prices are not that good because the shipping is about $5 bringing the price up to $15 per dimm.

RAM just needs to be ECC REG DDR2-400 CL3 memory. Prices will vary, but I think watching and auction can get a better deal.

220699328690 - 2x512MB dimms starting 9.99 with free shipping.
150524621608 - 4x1GB dimms at 12.50 with 2.99 shipping. unsure what it will be.

I grabbed 8 x 512MB about 2 weeks ago for $19 shipped on ebay. I sent Movieman 4 of those since it was a great deal.

Might just take some time to find the right auction.

[Lu523]

Thanks guys. I will keep an eye out. I might have found a pair of the stock heatsinks. Would be alot easier and quicker.

[tiro_uspsss]

Geeks currently has two of the Tyan boards up for $60 shipped each.

It's a little more than the $10 for the Intel board, but it's a standard ATX board and the heatsinks are super easy to find. On top of that, it also has a few more PCI slots for peripherals. To me, it's worth the extra $$$ for these reasons. Plus, everyone else will have board envy because (to my knowledge) no one else on XS is running a Tyan Sossaman board yet.

Seems like a better bet than fiddling around with custom heatsink solutions that may or may not work.

EDIT: The on board video is a little better on this than the Intel or Supermicro boards. Not a very big deal but at least it should be able to run a desktop at 1280x1024 no problem. I find that the on board video of the Intel struggles with anything more than 1024x768.

ooo.. nice.. esp the PCIEx8 x2

man.. if only this platform had x64 CPUs readily available

[D_A]

I'm thinking of putting together a mod guide to turn standard s604 and s771 heatsinks into something that you can use on a Sossaman ... but it's gonna need some detailed measurements of all three kinds of 'sinks. If I can get it worked out it will open up a whole load of source units for the Intel boards.

[Lu523]

IS it the step in the Abbheatsink that make is different from the others?

[Movieman]

IS it the step in the Abbheatsink that make is different from the others?

Yes, because remember this sink is made to fit perfectly because very easy to crush the core as there is no IHS.. Naked chips pal..

[Kryja]

...Plus, everyone else will have board envy...

/board envy

;P

[Origin_Unknown]

Geeks currently has two of the Tyan boards up for $60 shipped each.

It's a little more than the $10 for the Intel board, but it's a standard ATX board and the heatsinks are super easy to find. On top of that, it also has a few more PCI slots for peripherals. To me, it's worth the extra $$$ for these reasons. Plus, everyone else will have board envy because (to my knowledge) no one else on XS is running a Tyan Sossaman board yet.

Seems like a better bet than fiddling around with custom heatsink solutions that may or may not work.

EDIT: The on board video is a little better on this than the Intel or Supermicro boards. Not a very big deal but at least it should be able to run a desktop at 1280x1024 no problem. I find that the on board video of the Intel struggles with anything more than 1024x768.

that is a quite random 8pin power connector placement

[Lu523]

I found to places that show the ABBHEATSINK in stock. Just my luck they are closed. I emailed them to see how many they have. I may have to buy all that they have.

[D_A]

IS it the step in the Abbheatsink that make is different from the others?

Yes, because remember this sink is made to fit perfectly because very easy to crush the core as there is no IHS.. Naked chips pal..

Yep, what MM said. It shouldn't be hard to match it, IF the exact dimensions of the sinks are known.

[Lu523]

I have a bid on a gig of ram. I called a place about the abbheatsinks. The guy said the web should them in stock. He took my number and said he would check and call me back. If I don't hear back from them I may get Dave to give them a call.

[[XC] Luckygriff]

For heatsinks for a sossaman its very easy to use stock socket 604 sinks on the intel board. All I did was cut off at the point were the heatsink becomes thinner on the base and take off the mounting screws so theirs nothing to hit the board then just use some machine screws springs and nuts and your good. load is at 40 or so in a rather warm room. Thinking I might do up some more heatsinks if anyone is intrested in a bolt on solution for cooling.