Quote Originally Posted by poke349 View Post
Thanks! It's gonna be a very valuable development rig since it'll be the first NUMA machine I ever get. It'll definitely be put to good use.


Woah... that's a big PSU requirement.

I just took a closer look at my 1000W Corsair. It has:
  • 1 x 8-pin connector - which can split into 2 x 4-pins
  • 1 x modular 8-pin connector - which can also split into 2 x 4-pins
  • 2 x 3/4-pin PCIe
  • enough modular PCIes to run 4-way SLI...


So I think it should work without using a PCIe. I can split one of the 8-pin connectors. Run one into the 4-pin on the board and hook up the 4 to 8-pin adapter to the other...

The PSU I have in my Harpertown rig has 2 x 8-pin + a 4-pin "ram power connector". (advertised as being able to handle fully-loaded quad-sockets with fully loaded ram configurations )
So in the worst case, I can swap PSUs with that rig.

This 1000W Corsair was originally for my Harpertown rig - and it seems to run it with no issues.
But 16 high-capacity FB-DIMM ram modules pull 4.5A on the +5Vsb rail. That 1000W Corsair is only rated for 3.5A on that rail. So I ended up getting an even stronger PSU for that rig.
But I suppose they overbuild these PSUs anyway... I'll see when it arrives.
yea that should work i had it running for 13 months with a old small PC&C 500w running full load for that long without a problem.... so i think 1kw will be ok...

when you get it, can you keep the white box, and the foam insert for when you send it back.

you should have the board, 4 optis, 8gb ram, hdd with server03 installed, booklet, cd-rom, and 4 hsf. the hsf might be a bit loud i cut the blue wire to have them run 100% to keep my temps at a nice 15c

the only thing i ask, is that when ur done testing for the day, just to let boinc run the eon project.

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