STM...er...the "Cooler Master Megablow"??? I thought you chose the GPU over the Hooker the other day! :D =))
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STM...er...the "Cooler Master Megablow"??? I thought you chose the GPU over the Hooker the other day! :D =))
Yes. Hookers and blow. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPop
Yes... I did, choose the GPU's but I had money left over so I got $10 worth of blow and a hooker... eh.. or was that a $10 hooker and a blow...Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxwellYes. Hookers and blow. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPop
I can't seem to remember. ;)
In hopes of getting this thread out of the gutter...
I received my 5870's yesterday! Now I'm just waiting for the HDD, Burner and OS... Then the creation of The Annihilatrix begins!!!
BBBBWWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHAhahahahahahahha!!! >:)
@Maxwell - The dual 5970's that you have are installed on what motherboard, make and model if I may ask?
I got this one.
Ah Huh... I was right, they won't run out of cross-fire mode because one slot is x16 and the other is x8.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxwell
Which means they will on mine because I have (2) slots running at x16. :P
Newegg and UPS are amazing. :) I placed my order with Newegg for the HDD, Burner and OS.
Ordered - 01/13/2011 04:25
Delivered - 01/14/2011 18:32
From placing my order to arriving on my doorstep, 38 hours and 7 minutes.
Now I would love to say that I will be assembling The Annihilatrix during this 3 day weekend; unfortunately, my director threw a wrench into this plan. I will have my head buried in numbers for the next 3 days putting together a preliminary report on cost avoidance for frictionless chillers at 30 sites. I have to have this on his desk Tuesday morning by 6 a.m. :((
Me thinks the Team needs to have some private one on one time with your boss. He needs to learn proper priority management......Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
Dude...and the ONE time the mail came through for you, too! :D Ah, well, just think how much FASTER you'll work, looking at all those shiny new computer part boxes. :p
On the plus side, we're rooting for you - that is going to be a screamer!**==
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Originally Posted by Fire$torm
Taking a break...Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPop
The good news is my TurboCor Project is coming along nicely; it's going a bit quicker now since I finished coming up with the calculations correlating to cooling-degree-days... blah blah blah.... stuff I'm sure you don't care about. :)
I'm chopping at the bit though, I'm dieing to try out one of those 5870 cards. I pulled the 4850's out of my GX280's and put my 9800GTX in the GX280 that still works but that 9800 is painfully so. It won't run MW, DNETC takes over 1 hour per WU... so I put it on primegrid.
I've been thinking about putting a 5870 in it to just see what it does. $-)
Anticipation....Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
No, Anticipation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire$torm
Talk about a blast from the past. hehehe :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire$torm
Also a blast from the past... I was first exposed to this in 1980 at University Nevada Las Vegas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxwell
I forgot my umbrella. :(
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Originally Posted by STMahlberg
Update...
Nothing quite like getting almost half way done with a project just to realize you screwed it up... ~X( Now I have to go back and fix it, Damn!
Then also realizing that I don't have any black-powder for my Colt Navy Revolver to kill myself with... Double Damn!!
But on the positive side, I did put one 5870 in an old machine and it is purring away like a kitten. Got it on MW and am excited to see what that will turn out by days end. :) 1 min 8 sec per WU.
On my first time I made the mistake while in line for tickets of admitting that I had never seen the movie. Suddenly I had thirty odd people (pun intended) yelling "Virgin" repeatedly....... I have seen that movie like twenty times since.....Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
hmmm, I didn't realize they had flint lock revolvers while you where serving during the American Revolution? Man, you are old.....Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
If this helps explain anything, my parents first exposed me at home when I was about 8. I've seen it easily 40 times since that fateful day... b-(Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
It's cap fired, 1800's. I'm not that old... GeezQuote:
Originally Posted by Fire$torm
This was given to me as a gift for sponsoring a friend's wife to the U.S. from Japan.
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OH Yeah!!! That is one sweet puppy. Very Cool :cool: indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
Not that I am unappreciative of this gift but I was hoping for Japanese twins. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Fire$torm
I would prefer a set of identical triplets. About 5'-7", 115lbs, 38C-24-32.Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
Wow, you're not hard to please are you... lol :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire$torm
Changing topics however, seems like that 5870 is cranking out some good credits. I don't have that GX280 running any CPU projects either, it seems to slow it down when I do.
But on another note, perhaps these GX280's aren't as worthless as I said and they can be redeemed. I found a place in town that looks like I can literally buy a pallet of them. Now I'm thinking I might pursue a train of thought with these things and look into building just GPU crunchers.
Nice to see the updates.....I noticed that SMT and Dr. Pop are moving up on me in totals. Looks like I will have to finish the "Submerged Troll" and turn it on full time. I don't think it will turn out the numbers that the other new build's listed will, but it should make it harder for you guys to pass me.
Keith
Have you done a cost analysis on that train of thought. My uncle has a GX280 and IIRC they only have one PCIe slot and a power hungry P4.Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
Try this on for size:
Motherboard: MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX $69.99
CPU: AMD Sempron 140 Sargas 2.7GHz AM3 Socket $36.99
Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3-1333 (9-9-9-24) $39.99
PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W $79.99
Case: GIGABYTE gz-ph2a3 Black SGCC ATX Mid Tower $24.99
Total price before shipping: $252
Note #1: All items except MB include free shipping.
Note #2: For $23 more you up the CPU to an AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz Dual Core.
And I'm fairly use that Regor can easily out crunch two P4 CPUs while feeding two GPUs.
I love a challenge... I'm coming for ya! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Keith
Not yet. I can buy the GX280's for $100 retail. They come with a 305w PSU that would have to be replaced so going your route would be a better idea especially since the GX280 has 1 CPU that doesn't have a lot of processing power. What did come to mind was that this is $100 retail... and I know of one source they are getting them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire$torm
What I need to find out is that I think I have an 'in' and may be able to pick these up before they are released for sale to the public. In other words I might be able to pick these up for just a few dollars each.
So your not planning on using the GX280s but your going to sell them? That is what I would do. Put them on eBay as a "Buy Now" auction for like $80~$85 a pop "AS-IS" plus shipping. You could sell a hundred in a week or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
No... Actually what I have found out so far is when (not just the GX280's but everything else) that we buy from Dell once they are BER'ed (Beyond Economical Repair and removed from inventory) we sell these back to Dell for $2 to $3 a piece.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire$torm
I was going to try, using some of my connections, good looks and charm, to intercept some of these machines and see if I might be able to give them a refit and turn them into GPU crunchers only.
This weekend I hope to have The Annihilatrix up and running.
While not being able to get to sleep yesterday, I pulled my other Dell GX-280 out and threw in a spare 600w PSU along with my Nvidia card that was gathering dust and got that up and running for a while.
I installed Linux on it (Fedora 14) and started having '90's flash-backs of a time that I belonged to a small group of "believers" that use to run OS/2 WARP 3.0 thinking that it was the true messiah and that Microsoft was going to burst into flames.
After I managed to stop shaking and drooling, I reinstalled Windows XP... Sorry guys, I'm one with Landru.
So you have been absorbed by Landru? Not to worry, Spock and Kirk will save you!Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
Here is an update on my progress. First, ignore the pink walls; I just rent the place.
I am going to have to take back some of the good stuff I said about the HAF X case; I ran into some rather disappointing issues. One that was just an annoyance was trying to take the 200mm fan out that came with it... Note to Cooler Master: try putting the fans in with something other than a frikkin impact wrench will ya!
A bigger issue was installing the casters on the case. I wasn't going to use them but because of the way the PSU mounts I wanted to make sure there was enough space under the case to get air into the intake.
The screws that are suppose to mount the casters are the wrong size or rather it appears that the holes were drilled and tapped prior to applying the finish on the case. Using pressure to try to get through the hole only produces metal fragments. I'll be re-tapping these later.
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The next disappointment in the case was after installing the (2) new 200mm fans on the top of the case and snapping the cover back into place... you can't.
You are unable to mount dual 200mm fans on top AND use the USB 3.0 ports on the front of the case. The 3.0 ports are not hard wired but rather use a double-ended male USB 3.0 cable shown in the photo. The cable plugs into a port under the cover, when in place there isn't enough room between the fan housing and the cable connector which prevents the cover from snapping back into place.
I might be able to find a different cable with smaller plugs but come to think of it, I'm not even sure where the other end of these are suppose to plug into. :-??
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My holes for the wheels were just fine. Maybe you just got unlucky. And since I didn't have any reason to remove fans, they work just great for me. Try not to out-think the case... it appears you can't.;)
So time to make an addition to the Maxwell Spanker!
Looking at a GPU.
Does this primegrid GPU app work with Fermi or no?
The 3rd hole in the top rear of the case where'd you'd run hoses is where the USB 3.0 wires go. You're expected to connect them to the USB 3.0 plugs on the rear panel of your mobo. You don't need them and it looks silly as hell. I removed mine as well. No reason to plug something into the front of your comp and have wires hanging everywhere anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
Yay for new additions! After a quick perusal of the PG boards, it seems that quite a few people have Fermi cards working there. So I'd say yes...Quote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
Okay, that's lame.Quote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
I guess so... I'll be buying a tap & die set today; Harbor Freight has a 40 piece set for $12.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxwell
I had to put another fan in because one is not as good as two and of course, they had to match as well... and anything worth doing is worth over doing. :)
What i did with my HAF X was, i installed the 2 top fans, both for exhaust. underneath them, i mounted the radiator which cools the CPU. the 2 fans pull air through the rad, so i didn't have to use the crummy 120mm fans that were meant for it. The rad i have is a 2x120mm. You CAN put a 3x120mm rad in there, but just have to leave the top drive bay empty, which is no big deal. One of my future upgrades will have me doing just that.
That's nice. :) I was looking at radiators and GPU coolers for awhile, maybe down the road. I have the Corsair H70 CPU cooler for mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
Even with the little quirks that I ran into this is one of the best cases I have ever had; in fact, I am suppose to be getting a $30 gift card from Newegg from one of my purchases and I plan on applying that towards another HAF X case for my next build.
New Update... Sunday 0300 hours and blurry eyed.
The hole in the back panel doesn't quite line up with this motherboard so I had to loosen all of the screws in order to get the old cooler mounting bracket out and the new one installed. The rest of the installation of the Corsair H70 was very straight forward.
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At this point, I am extremely pleased with my new build; now I just have to move it into the command center and install Windows 7.
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Currently, I have only 1 of the 5870's installed; my other one is still running in another rig which I will remove and change over to this machine once I make sure everything is operating properly.
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