Building a Sossaman rig?

[D_A]

You've already cut the end out of the PCI-x slot?

[NKrader]

You've already cut the end out of the PCI-x slot?

na. i think i will just buy a 90degree riser card

[NKrader]

awe had ram slot #1 die last night on one of em..

good thing i have an extra board sitting around

back up and runnin

[Origin_Unknown]

so I'm guessing you just had a 24>2*24pin and an 8>2*8pin setup on the PSU to power both??

[endlesszeal]

NKrader mind sharing how much and where you found the heatsinks? i feel a bit dumb to spend as much on heatsinks equal to a mobo+2 cpus+ and RAM.

[D_A]

You can get the motherboard, two CPUs and RAM for less than $27 + postage? The board costs $10 + postage on it's own, so you're saying you can get 2 CPUs and RAM for under $17 posted.

[endlesszeal]

i over exaggerated, but i should've stated excluding shipping. The motherboard is $10, the CPUs linked are also $10 a piece now and I figured another $10 or so for the RAM. So including shipping I cant see it be more than $55-60 shipped?

From the intel site, the heatsinks alone would cost around $37 shipped to California. So i guess 33% of the total build =P.

regardless, this is a pretty cool setup for $100 US, if indeed the $13 heatsinks are the lowest around.

maybe cuz i got some TX3 for $13 apiece that I feel those are a bit pricey, and without a fan to boot. however, as u have mentioned, it seems like a steal when you take into account how specialized they are.

[NKrader]

nope i have already been told by everyone that thats as cheap as they get. i got em cheap becuase i purchased em back when they were sold by another company. and the other one i purchased as a package from another user

so I'm guessing you just had a 24>2*24pin and an 8>2*8pin setup on the PSU to power both??

Yep

[D_A]

as u have mentioned, it seems like a steal when you take into account how specialized they are.

I think the RAM will cost you a little more than $10 (DDR2 400MHZ, ECC, REG and NO substitutions. These boards are fussy about RAM) but for a specialised item you'd usually expect them to add $100 to the base price. Not in this case, thankfully.

[NKrader]

I think the RAM will cost you a little more than $10 (DDR2 400MHZ, ECC, REG and NO substitutions. These boards are fussy about RAM) but for a specialised item you'd usually expect them to add $100 to the base price. Not in this case, thankfully.

yep i have 2 sticks of that stuff sitting here that dont work for some reason.. the board is very very picky

[Sparky]

If you need some I do believe I have a couple 1GB sticks that work in it lying around here someplace.

[NKrader]

If you need some I do believe I have a couple 1GB sticks that work in it lying around here someplace.

i want em! i think i need more than 2.5gb

[Sparky]

endlesszeal gets first dibs if he wants them for a Sossaman since he has none

[NKrader]

endlesszeal gets first dibs if he wants them for a Sossaman since he has none

im just joking lol i rarely go over 600mb used even when botting on diablo 2

[Sparky]

Do you have a sound card in it somehow?

[NKrader]

Do you have a sound card in it somehow?

why?

you dont need to have a sound card to run a bot for a game

it runs headless. then bout once a day i get on and see what its found

[D_A]

I'm using Sossaman rigs for my kid's machines. Since they only play web based flash games and such the onboard video and a $2 USB sound adaptor work just fine.

[endlesszeal]

I think the RAM will cost you a little more than $10 (DDR2 400MHZ, ECC, REG and NO substitutions. These boards are fussy about RAM) but for a specialised item you'd usually expect them to add $100 to the base price. Not in this case, thankfully.

a quick search on ebay shows there is a few for $10-15 shipped for 2x1GB modules.

endlesszeal gets first dibs if he wants them for a Sossaman since he has none

man sparky, tempting me too much..

[endlesszeal]

I think the RAM will cost you a little more than $10 (DDR2 400MHZ, ECC, REG and NO substitutions. These boards are fussy about RAM) but for a specialised item you'd usually expect them to add $100 to the base price. Not in this case, thankfully.

a quick search on ebay shows there is a few for $10-15 shipped for 2x1GB modules.

endlesszeal gets first dibs if he wants them for a Sossaman since he has none

man sparky, tempting me too much..

[NKrader]

bad luck... first the ram slot.

now had a HD die last night.. meh. i had it less than 2 weeks. time to give some neg feedback on the fleabay

[Sparky]

If you bought the drive used and it worked for 2 weeks I'd say the seller isn't responsible. It wasn't DOA so I don't see it being his fault.

I could send you an 80GB drive for cost of shipping if you want. Just don't hold me responsible for its lifespan as it's a free item

[NKrader]

If you bought the drive used and it worked for 2 weeks I'd say the seller isn't responsible. It wasn't DOA so I don't see it being his fault.

I could send you an 80GB drive for cost of shipping if you want. Just don't hold me responsible for its lifespan as it's a free item

haha i need a sata drive with molex power.. gawww.. im just weird like that

thanks tho

[Sparky]

Well, I'll throw in a molex > sata power adapter then

[NKrader]

Well, I'll throw in a molex > sata power adapter then

eww gross.. i like my crunchers to look good i dont like all the cables and such running about.

anyways. seller is sending me a new one on tuesday

[Sparky]

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