Building a Sossaman rig?

[Lu523]

Any chance you can post some pics? It would help alot to see.

[tiro_uspsss]

Any chance you can post some pics? It would help alot to see.

+1

[Sparky]

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..

Unfortunately more brittle and sensitive than my old opteron. I had that thing delidded, and then the heatsink cranked down really tight, and it was just fine. But these sossamans seem to be touchy about mounting pressure, as tiro noticed earlier - just a tad too much pressure and no POST.

[tiro_uspsss]

Unfortunately more brittle and sensitive than my old opteron. I had that thing delidded, and then the heatsink cranked down really tight, and it was just fine. But these sossamans seem to be touchy about mounting pressure, as tiro noticed earlier - just a tad too much pressure and no POST.

true. however keep in mind it didnt actually 'brick' the chip

[D_A]

It shouldn't be hard to replicate the pressure of the genuine heatsink, but accurate measurements will be needed.

[tiro_uspsss]

It shouldn't be hard to replicate the pressure of the genuine heatsink, but accurate measurements will be needed.

ay captain, why u up so early on a sunday morning?

[D_A]

For some reason I've been waking anywhere between 5 and 6am every freaking day this last week. I have NO idea why and I am NOT happy about it.
In the mean while I've been trying to find design specs for the various heat sink solutions for s604 and s771 and having sod all success. I'm starting to think the easiest method might be to get whichever one doesn't touch the CPU on the Intel boards and devise some kind of shim to make up the difference ... unless it's only a few thou, then it would be too fragile. If there's about a 3mm gap it shouldn't be too hard to make spacers to suit, but without the exact dimensions it ain't gonna work. I'm not sure ho much a piece of copper one inch square by about 1/8 inch thick with close to mirror finish on both faces would cost to make.

[[XC] Luckygriff]

hey guys just thought I would show what I used on my first sossaman build since the hs I bought for 479 socket were much to small

Here is the idea I had since the socket 604 heatsinks I had looked like that almost fit.

After some hack sawing and a few words the edges where gone and just need to mount them with some screws and stuff.

Thats them mounted I just set one 120mm fan on top a Yate loon slow speed thing and they always stay below 40 under load. I see lots of these HS on ebay and it seemed to work well.

[Origin_Unknown]

interesting - i have about 20 of those at work

[tiro_uspsss]

Luckygriff - those are NICE!

temps?

[tiro_uspsss]

For some reason I've been waking anywhere between 5 and 6am every freaking day this last week. I have NO idea why and I am NOT happy about it.

u too?!? I woke up around ~0330.. only been dozing since .. wouldnt be so bad, thing is I'm 'best man' @ my best friends wedding today

[[XC] Luckygriff]

Looking right now room is maybe 20 to 25 C the hottest core is 40 C they don't creep any higher from what ive seen but when I get the room temp around 15 there only at 30 C with very little air flow. I think I could put more tension on the heatsinks but 40 C is not hot to me my Q6600 in the same area with a corsair A70 is around 65 C

Also this setup is pretty fun and a bit diffrent might have to get my other board I have up and running. Anyone seen any of the 15 watt 1.6 ghz cpus for sale.

[Lu523]

Seems I got lucky on a pair of abbheatsinks. All I need to get now is a backplate and a psu. Working on the psu. The backplate I am about to order. I am going to keep working on finding more of the abbheatsinks as I know there are people here that could put them to use.

[D_A]

They may not be the prettiest things, but they're easy to fit and guaranteed to work well. It's just a pity they're not made of bright copper coz that'd be right purdy!

[D_A]

Well would you look at this! The Sossa-faerie has blessed me! (or shat in my Christmas stocking, one of the two)

Here's what turned up in the post this fine Monday morning
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After some shoe-horning, drilling and blood loss the impossible happened!
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Hint: that ain't a eATx case

Here tiz in it's now home next to Sausageman, my all-purpose proxy server (the one on top has been moved, it's a P4 2.4 that's now holding my PPro 200 down to the desk, neither are running)
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[Movieman]

Looks good, now get a tiny fan on that puny aluminum HS on the SB, that DOES get very hot

[D_A]

Found a little fan that fits, but found that the case fan blows right across it already. It's only slightly warm as it is.

[Movieman]

Found a little fan that fits, but found that the case fan blows right across it already. It's only slightly warm as it is.

Stick the tiny fan on it then pull the case fan,that isn't needed and save some elec..
Just a single low speed cheapo 80mm exhaust fan is all you need, if that..
Sammy is one "Cool Dude"and as long as the NB and SB are cooled your golden.
Also find a low speed 120mm fan to replace those 2-80's on the cpu HS.
Set it soit points "up" like a pyrmirid and it will effectively cool both cpu's and the air that leaks out at the 7 O'clock position will cool the NB..
Save even MORE electrcity!

Did I tell you that I once put 2-80MM Vantec Tornadoes on a Sammy for an experiment and drove the loaded temps down to room temperature?

[D_A]

Then I'll rig something up with one of the 80s as this little fan (25mm) vibrates and SCREAMS! Move a ton of air for it's size, but it's just way too loud.

[Movieman]

Then I'll rig something up with one of the 80s as this little fan (25mm) vibrates and SCREAMS! Move a ton of air for it's size, but it's just way too loud.

Get one 120mm.. Right size for the job and does the overlap that pushes air right over the NB..
Trust Davey on this one..

[D_A]

Trust Mick on this one, in MY case (and probably ONLY my case) that won't work. With my modified cases there's no room for a 120mm fan. The HDD and drive cage are in the way. I have to come up with something a little different to what will work for everybody else.

I've got the little fans running so they're not a problem ... as far as I can hear. If wifey complains I'll have to come up with something else.

[Movieman]

Trust Mick on this one, in MY case (and probably ONLY my case) that won't work. With my modified cases there's no room for a 120mm fan. The HDD and drive cage are in the way. I have to come up with something a little different to what will work for everybody else.

I've got the little fans running so they're not a problem ... as far as I can hear. If wifey complains I'll have to come up with something else.

Just looked at your pics and I see what you mean..
OK, Davey will shut up and peddle his advice elsewhere!

[D_A]

There's a reason half my family call me "Hard-Way Russell" ... and the other half don't talk to me.

[Sparky]

It isn't impossible to stick sammy in a non eATX case.... I did it a few months ago




Oh, before Dave gets on me about a single 120mm fan for the CPUs, those two 80s together pull the same or less than a 120mm does. They are very low power (and low airflow) fans.

If I had a higher efficiency PSU that would help a bit, the 400W Smartpower is only something like 75%.

[Movieman]

It isn't impossible to stick sammy in a non eATX case.... I did it a few months ago

Oh, before Dave gets on me about a single 120mm fan for the CPUs, those two 80s together pull the same or less than a 120mm does. They are very low power (and low airflow) fans.

If I had a higher efficiency PSU that would help a bit, the 400W Smartpower is only something like 75%.

Sparky,you just gave me an idea.
I have a OLD SM SC-750A case, orginally designed for a dual socket P3
http://www.bluesmoke.net/review3.html
Very old fulltower that I think I've posted builds in before.
Not that great for current systems BUT it will take a EATX board.
Might toss one in there for sheets and giggles..