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Discussion in 'Off-Topic' started by 07Ltd#767, Jan 26, 2011.

  1. 07Ltd#767

    07Ltd#767 The Neighborhood Drunk

  2. 2thAche

    2thAche Member

    I think I'm going to throw down on a 6870 soon, although I never like ATi drivers. $200, and add another later.
     
  3. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    the rest of my parts came in. time to shut down and start fresh. joy!
     
  4. tolnep

    tolnep Member

    btw, some folks spend that much on a super CPU but here's your display setup...

    9X Media X-Top - 9X Media's X-Top enhances and enables high definition applications and real-time online transactions as well as monitoring of mission critical information. This desktop multi-screen – single-user - video wall is comprised of fifteen 24" 9X Media SlimLine LCDs and 9X Media's HD-6400 video wall controller utilized in an extreme desktop setting.

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  5. superdoughboy4

    superdoughboy4 Active Member

    Your more than average day trader. ^^^^^^^^^^
     
  6. 07Ltd#767

    07Ltd#767 The Neighborhood Drunk

    just downloaded 3dmark06 and pcmark

    heading to the gym now, i'll run them when I get back on both normal and OC gpu settings

    honestly don't really even know how to overclock the cpu, not that i'd really need to

    edit - i'll get 3dmark vantage, too...wth
     
  7. superdoughboy4

    superdoughboy4 Active Member

    Wow... I forgot what proggys you can use to OC the CPU.
    eVGA has their Precision utility to OC the GPU.
     
  8. 2thAche

    2thAche Member

    You want to use BIOS to OC the CPU. There are a few different ones for GPU.

    You don't really *need* to, until you see the difference it can make. We have the same GPU, run 3dmark06 and compare to mine http://3dmark.com/3dm06/13835634. Only a couple games use more than 2 cores, so with most games it comes down to MHz.

    In 3d modelling, or encoding, that X6 will kick ass, stock or not.

    Well, thanks to this damn thread I ended up pulling the trigger on this:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261097

    I used the pay later option, since I'm a red-blooded American. Arrrgh! That card is going to smoke though, and now I can use a bare HDMI cable without adapter.
     
    Last edited: Feb 2, 2011
  9. 2thAche

    2thAche Member

  10. superdoughboy4

    superdoughboy4 Active Member

    Isn't there any CPU OCing software?
    I was pretty sure there was.
     
  11. Sparta

    Sparta Active Member

    surprised I haven't gotten any pm's about these parts, you know, since I work at Fry's an all.
     
  12. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    fuck.

    got everything built. switched the power supply on...NOTHING. the power supply fan didn't even kick on. nothing.
     
  13. longfury

    longfury Active Member

    Check the board mounting and make sure you are not grounding it anywhere.
     
  14. 07Ltd#767

    07Ltd#767 The Neighborhood Drunk

    remember the "O" stands for off (or open, how I perceive it) :keke:

    I have a 950W PS here if you wanna grab it. I haven't tested it since it came outta my old rig (something failed hardware wise, not sure what it was)
     
  15. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    :rofl:

    yeah, I took everything back apart and still nothing.

    Drew, I think about that...given that two of your hdd boards popped, I'm thinking it might be from that. ;) But I'll let you know.

    I may see if Microcenter will sell me another P67 mobo and test that as well as selling me a PS. If this mobo is DOA, then I'll return it to microcenter :rofl:
     
  16. 07Ltd#767

    07Ltd#767 The Neighborhood Drunk

    the popped on the new PS, not the old one, but i think i may have had something shorting the logic board
     
  17. 07Ltd#767

    07Ltd#767 The Neighborhood Drunk

    Stupid trial 3DMark, I'll download a cracked version tomorrow, as I can't see specific details

    3DMark06 - 652 / 1406 / 1203 (core, shader, mem) - 15913
    3DMark06 - 705 / 1520 / 1203 - 16160
     
  18. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    ooooh, that's a different story. I'll definitely get that from you tomorrow afternoon/evening.
     
  19. jta021

    jta021 New Member

    nice, why'd you choose a 6 core?
     
  20. integroid

    integroid Supporting Member

    I feel a ban coming up
     
  21. jta021

    jta021 New Member

    ban on who?
     
  22. 2thAche

    2thAche Member

    Matt:

    If you're not getting anything, no POST or anything at all, most likely it's your PSU. See if you can borrow a hefty one and try it. These days it's very unlikely to get a DOA part.

    I've got a couple rigs that refuse to power on with certain power supplies, and those same power supplies are in other machines running them fine. Sub-$100 450-550W PSUs have problems booting high-end or server quality machines.

    Let me know if you have more trouble.
     
  23. 07Ltd#767

    07Ltd#767 The Neighborhood Drunk

    so i won't have to deal wiht upgrading for a couple years (hopefully)
     
  24. jta021

    jta021 New Member

    ah ok, that's just about the only reason anyone would need one. lol

    good luck with the power problem your having!
     
  25. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    it lives!

    new power supply and re-hitting all power connectors got it up and running.
     
  26. superdoughboy4

    superdoughboy4 Active Member

    Yeah. It sounded like a PSU problem in the first place.
    Turn on PSU w/o any fan movement/start up? DEAD PSU.
     
  27. nicad

    nicad Yes I am a troll

    inrush current is a bitch. voltage droop was probably the cause
     
  28. 2thAche

    2thAche Member

    Nice. You'll have a pile of pr0n on that HDD in no time
     
  29. superdoughboy4

    superdoughboy4 Active Member

    >Implying that it wasn't the first thing backed up.

    Lolll
     
  30. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    :rofl:

    I stream only...have no need for it to be stored. ;)
     
  31. nsvwrx

    nsvwrx Active Member

    tube8.com
     
  32. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Who we banning? I'm in!
     
  33. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    I like to ban people. Who wants to be banned?
     
  34. 07Ltd#767

    07Ltd#767 The Neighborhood Drunk

    :wavey:
     
  35. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    Fair enough.

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  36. 07Ltd#767

    07Ltd#767 The Neighborhood Drunk

    You have been banned for the following reason:
    In your face

    Date the ban will be lifted: 02-05-2011, 11:00 AM

    I was paroled early for good behavior
     
  37. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    does a reach around count as good behavior? :p
     
  38. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    :rofl: @drew
     
  39. longfury

    longfury Active Member

    Is it sad that Microcenter can beat my employee pricing where I work by 10%?
     
  40. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    yes actually...

    also, my rig is humming along quite nicely. Although I've noticed twice where windows just hangs up. the screens go blank and nothing doing. :|
     
  41. superdoughboy4

    superdoughboy4 Active Member

  42. superdoughboy4

    superdoughboy4 Active Member

    HDD error????
     
  43. longfury

    longfury Active Member

    I though so as well.

    AMD Athlon II x2 250
    Foxconn MB
    2GB DDR3
    Small Form Factor case

    $206 with tax

    AMD Athlon II x4 640
    MSI MB with intergrated HDMI
    4GB DDR3 RAM
    Small form factor case

    $196 with tax

    The 10% less was when I matched the ram at 2GB. :|
     
  44. nygiant

    nygiant Member

    i just completed a build with this 6 core phenom processor. i was able to oc it to 3.9ghz.
     
  45. superdoughboy4

    superdoughboy4 Active Member

    On the stock heat sink?
     
  46. nygiant

    nygiant Member

  47. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

  48. superdoughboy4

    superdoughboy4 Active Member

    A lot of the tower heatsinks look the same.
    I think Linus at NCIX did a review/unboxing of it.
    I'll still go with a Noctua though.
     
  49. longfury

    longfury Active Member

    I installed a Frio fan tonight. I also replaced my old case fans with new ones.

    I then preceded to just go for it an overclock my Core i5-760(2.8Ghz w/ Turbo up to 3.2Ghz) to 3.6Ghz(no turbo enabled). The CPU while running Prime95 at 3.6 is at a cooler temp than it was at stock speeds and stock fan under full load. :rofl: It is about 15* C lower now than it was stock.

    I will continue to run Prime95 tomorrow and see if it is truly stable. If it is, I will be tickled.

    How far did you push your Sandy Bridge, Matt?

    I also overclocked my GTX460 yesterday/this morning. It seems to be stable as well. I will of course do more tests tomorrow. I had to work today. :p
     
  50. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    I haven't overclocked it. I don't really have much of a need to do that :rofl:
     

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