Ratdude's Main Rig V4.1

[Topcat]

Re: Ratdude's Main Rig V4.1

I have a pair of them.....even the precision 470 wont run them. I think there;s 2 board in the world that will run those.....and one of them is some really strange form factor huge ass quad socket supermicro.

[ratdude747]

Re: Ratdude's Main Rig V4.1

Crazier Idea: Anybody know if Tulsa Xeons will run on these?

Since (from what I can tell) the SM X6DA_ series is for DDR2 Netburst applications, and the X7DA_ was for the core based ones (they correspond to intel's workstation chipset releases)... and from what I can tell the tumwater chipset was intel's last netburst dual-xeon chipset.

If that be the case, screw paxville, I'll make the jump to tulsa (TC, didn't you once mention having a set of those kicking around?)

[c_hegge]

Re: Ratdude's Main Rig V4.1

^
I've used an angle grinder to cut out the IO shield area on a slim Dell Vostro case which I might just build into a HTPC (when I feel like forking out for an SSD and HDD for it).

[Topcat]

Re: Ratdude's Main Rig V4.1

Uh oh... I've dremeled cases before but an angle grinder, on a case?

(although they are fun to use )

ye, this one was heavy gauge steel, and I have to whack a pretty good chunk off it.

[ratdude747]

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DDR2 ECC is cheap....like the FB memory my X7DWA-N uses. they're pretty much giving it away, as not much on the consumer market hardware supports it. 20-dollar gamble on the paxvilles, yea.....try and let me know!! If it works, that'd be an idea for mine if I could find another 7525 board that also runs them.

I need to update my thread as well. did some totally awesome case modding....I havent had to take an angle grinder to a case in many years!!

Uh oh... I've dremeled cases before but an angle grinder, on a case?

(although they are fun to use )

[Topcat]

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DDR2 ECC is cheap....like the FB memory my X7DWA-N uses. they're pretty much giving it away, as not much on the consumer market hardware supports it. 20-dollar gamble on the paxvilles, yea.....try and let me know!! If it works, that'd be an idea for mine if I could find another 7525 board that also runs them.

I need to update my thread as well. did some totally awesome case modding....I havent had to take an angle grinder to a case in many years!!

[ratdude747]

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I could also try paxville CPUs for cheap:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...sl8ma&_sacat=0

$10 a CPU? I may see if i can works some best offers or something, as I don't want to spend a lot but it would be an awesome test (and nobody has to gut a rig over it). But first I'll wait for the system to come in; for all I know it already has such CPUs installed (unlikely)

[ratdude747]

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I may not be dead:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/8GB-8x-1GB-P...item43cfee7aef

would do it.

But why do that when I can:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...C+ddr2&_sop=15


The board maxes at 16GB, 8x 2gb modules. Not bad. Buying the RAM, that's too cheap! (and I thought DDR1 ECC was cheap, last i checked the price is about the same right now)

[ratdude747]

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Epic fail:

I beefed and forgot to note that this uses DDR2 RAM (400Mhz) , not DDR1. The listing was wrong once again (or the model number is wrong and it does use DDR1).

edit- looked, yup, the board is indeed a DDR2 board. This seller couldn't get any of the specs right?

I think I have some ECC DDR2 like it uses sitting but if not (or if what I have isn't much), I f'd up slightly (I hope it's cheap like ECC DDR1 is).

Doh!

[ratdude747]

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the RAM doesn't go with mine, it came from my own stash. the cpu's came with it, 3.06GHz. They can stay with it as far as I'm concerned, they're not worth anything really. We'll get everything where it needs to go I imagine....lol Go teamwork! HAHA

edit

these are the exact cases I have if yuou wanted to compare the differences...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291146381469

new case + new system core = V4.1

/edit

Not v4.1, as this is a whole new system not superior to v3.5. Hence v_._, since it doesn't fit the convention...

V2.5 will maybe be v 2.6, but this is a separate build entirely (both systems will be usable). I may move a HDD but that's at most all that will change.

[Topcat]

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Mine did too, but I realized after reseating the RAM that I had put dual rank memory in slots 2 & 3, with single rank in slots 1 & 2
It needs to be the other way around...
I swapped them like that and then it's been fine.
Obviously it worked fine the other way around too for a while... So just posting incase it's something like that for you aswell...
Indeed when I first got this thing from the dumpster the memory was improperly installed than aswell...
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...0095239AAAJFgK

Mine are installed correctly, there's 8gb (4x 2gb 2-rank DIMM's) in slots 1~4, 5 and 6 are empty. Most the time on a cold powerup, it will beep memory codes at me. If I crack the clamshell open and wiggle them around, it starts normally. I've cleaned the DIMM's and the memory contacts till I'm blue in the face. Memory is good. That drove me nuts to the point I'm replacing the machine.....which is a shame, it performed very well for what it was.

[Per Hansson]

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The Paxville's are in a Precision470 that has gone wonky....the motherboard is quirky, keeps beeping memory codes at me, then straightens out..... CPU's are fine, I just don't have another board for them....I've been looking. Yours is a 7525 chipset, which does support the Paxville if the board is wired for it (hence 'unofficial' support), like the prec_470....some will, some wont. I have an ATI x1600 512mb in the X5DAL that we're contemplating now....it'd be up for grabs if needed. I bought that new, still have the original box for it. Genuine ATI, not a knockoff.

Mine did too, but I realized after reseating the RAM that I had put dual rank memory in slots 2 & 3, with single rank in slots 1 & 2
It needs to be the other way around...
I swapped them like that and then it's been fine.
Obviously it worked fine the other way around too for a while... So just posting incase it's something like that for you aswell...
Indeed when I first got this thing from the dumpster the memory was improperly installed than aswell...
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...0095239AAAJFgK

[ratdude747]

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the RAM doesn't go with mine, it came from my own stash. the cpu's came with it, 3.06GHz. They can stay with it as far as I'm concerned, they're not worth anything really. We'll get everything where it needs to go I imagine....lol Go teamwork! HAHA

edit

these are the exact cases I have if yuou wanted to compare the differences...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291146381469

new case + new system core = V4.1

/edit

Nah, I meant 3Gb from my stash. Since 2GB PC3200 ECC sticks have gotten pretty cheap in the 4 count ($20 for 8gb IIRC?), 512mb PC2100 ECC sticks are pretty much letter openers for me.

(if only conventional DDR1 was this cheap, grumble grumble)

[Topcat]

Re: Ratdude's Main Rig V_._

the RAM doesn't go with mine, it came from my own stash. the cpu's came with it, 3.06GHz. They can stay with it as far as I'm concerned, they're not worth anything really. We'll get everything where it needs to go I imagine....lol Go teamwork! HAHA

edit

these are the exact cases I have if yuou wanted to compare the differences...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291146381469

new case + new system core = V4.1

/edit

[ratdude747]

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I talked with brethin, all he wants is something with PCI-X.

Here's what I propose (I'd PM it but I no longer have the power multi-recipient PM's):

-Topcat, all I want is the board, nothing else, to include the coolers and mount brackets, which my X5DAE needs (two cracked, which I had to destroy in order to POST test the board). I'd be willing to buy/trade the bare board (or the full board, which I'd pull said parts from.
-brethin, I'd (if you'd pay shipping or at least half of it or something) send you the X5DAE and you'd combine it with his coolers and brackets (and if necessary I'd toss in 3GB of RAM, 6x 512mb ECC).

This way, I get the board I need, Brethin gets the PCI-X he needs, and topcat... gets some tradebait/$ which he maybe needs?

[RJARRRPCGP]

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has gone wonky....the motherboard is quirky, keeps beeping memory codes at me, then straightens out.....

Sounds like a Radeon 9600 SE I had before returning it shortly after in 2004 on my Asus A7V8X-X. The motherboard BIOS (Award) gave a video card bleep code after it was sitting then turned it on the next day!

"BLEEEEP----BLEEP-BLEEP-BLEEP" was what I got the next day!

It would then straighten out, it seemed that it had to be warmed up, despite the Radeon 9600 SE video card just being bought!

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And my Soyo SY-K7VTA-B freaks out about the video card when powered up on a chilly morning. (I think that was in 2002)

Hit the power button for the motherboard to play a recording, like a telco, "THE VGA CARD MIGHT NOT BE INSTALLED PROPERLY".

But after retrying, it boots like nothing happened!

[ratdude747]

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I already have two old ass quadro's, IIRC they're geforce 6800 based (test cards).

No worry, I can always upgrade later. It's not like I'm trying to match the twin 8600's in V3.5 (yeah, good luck).

[Topcat]

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X5DAL is AGP, no good. I already have 2 AGP GPUs that beat that into the ground (an XFX Nvidia 7600GT 512Mb and a HIS ATI HD4860 1Gb) so AGP won't help me here. What I'm lacking is PCIe GPUs (for the 16x Slot).

I've got a pair of GTX460's 1gb.....but it'd take a bit more to talk me out of those... That precison mentioned above has one of the illustrious polymodded 7600GT's....any other PCI-e's I've got are just low-end test bench grade crap....couple old ass quaddro's iirc...

[ratdude747]

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There is one other dumb possibility... Brethin at one point was interested in the X5DAE, if that was just as good for his purposes, he could pretty much have it for the cost of shipping (since honestly, will it ever get used? doubtfully.) PM sent

[ratdude747]

Re: Ratdude's Main Rig V_._

The Paxville's are in a Precision470 that has gone wonky....the motherboard is quirky, keeps beeping memory codes at me, then straightens out..... CPU's are fine, I just don't have another board for them....I've been looking. Yours is a 7525 chipset, which does support the Paxville if the board is wired for it (hence 'unofficial' support), like the prec_470....some will, some wont. I have an ATI x1600 512mb in the X5DAL that we're contemplating now....it'd be up for grabs if needed. I bought that new, still have the original box for it. Genuine ATI, not a knockoff.

X5DAL is AGP, no good. I already have 2 AGP GPUs that beat that into the ground (an XFX Nvidia 7600GT 512Mb and a HIS ATI HD4860 1Gb) so AGP won't help me here. What I'm lacking is PCIe GPUs (for the 16x Slot).