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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject: New Shrubbers

Ok, I finally broke down and ordered 2 new comps.

MB DFI LP UT 790FX-M2R AM2 RT - Retail (Qty=2, Price=$519.9 Cool

VGA COOL THERMALRIGHT|HR-03 PLUS R - Retail (Qty=2, Price=$119.9 Cool

VGA EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR 8800GT 512M - Retail (Qty=2, Price=$539.9 Cool

CPU AMD|A64 X2 5000+ 2.6G AM2 2M R - Retail (Qty=2, Price=$259.9 Cool

MEM 1Gx2|G.SK F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ R - Retail (Qty=2, Price=$93.9 Cool

CPU COOLER THERMALRIGHT|SI-128 SE R - Retail (Qty=2, Price=$119.9 Cool

DISCOUNT FOR PREFERRED ACCOUNT (Qty=1, Price=$-2.99)

Total: 1674.79

I wanted Core Quads but it was $400.00 more each, so that would have been enough for a third one.

Soooo.... I shall now have 7 reliable shrubbers ( as one has left ) and 3 or 4 remotes ( completely unreliable ).

Game on!!! #ni-1

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mohrorless · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject:

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Killerrabbit · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject:

Congrats but that is making me well weak, with just one shrubber.

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I could have broke down today and gotten a new quad system for $600 today but i didn't. Instead i upgraded my RAM to 3 GB and got a couple of other goodies for $200. Wife would have killed me.
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Kevint · Baron Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 137

Nice new shrubbers you got there !!!

BTW Sir Pappa - you can get G0 Stepping Q6600's for about $220.00 Ea.

New Shrubbers - someone say new Shrubbers -

I have just recently purchased 8 new Q6600 G0's ($205.00, special discount )

I spent the weekend - downgrading - my 8 QX6700 to the Q6600's

You can never not have too little power as was demonstrated in TSP.

Now, with just a little less power I think I can compete with you guys better. Smile

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Na, really what I am doing is the mobo's that the QX6700's are on would not support overclocking greater than about 3.0 - the Q6600's with G0 stepping can clock the same on these boards as the QX6700's.

Allowing me to now go out and spend more money (something I must do! ) on some nice ASUS Maximus boards that will allow me to clock the QX6700's to 3.6.

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so, 8 new shrubbers - model - QX6700 clocked at 3.6 soon to be online.
Must not forget the Thermaltake water blocks - the QX's like to run hot, but 98c without a water block is a tad bit warm. Using the waterblock they run stable at 70c
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Grizzly · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject:

Ohhh !!

Are they as good as the Barcelonias(*) ??

We shall see , We shall see Very Happy

Go Sir Kev , Go (I don't mean away Rolling Eyes

) Ckrank em up and CRUNCH Sir

Regds Grizz

PS : TSP - you lost on the no one produser 'till Xmas - results still coming in with the work run out . Very Happy

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KWSN - Sir Brian C....... · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject:

Nice new shrubbers there Sir Smurfster...

added a couple of Q6600's yesterday as I read the realease dats for the Q9xx series (Q2 2008) and decided I couldn't wait........

they're running on a pretty basic gigabyte mobo, but are running well cool @35'C @100% with arctic frezer's and a re whipser quiet in Antec Sonata 3 cases...

so that's me maxed out as far as boxes go.

All intels...

4 x Q6600 cpu's
2 x 5120 cpu's
2 x 5320 cpu's
1 x T2400 cpu (laptop)
1 x 6300 cpu

Plus a PS/3 running Yellow dog linux. (running yoyo@home)

Ni!
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:23 pm Post subject:

Well regarding the Q6600. I wanted them but I would have built them on a ASUS Maximus Extreme board with ddr3 and I could not build it for less than $1200 and change. So all in all I decided to build 2 (1 for me and 1 for my buddy, but both shrub for me ) for $1600. I have one up now and it seems to be running just shy of 4 times faster than my other box ( which is still running ) but I am running with a Nvidia 7300 card that I use to work on comps. Damn UPS, I payed for 3 day shipping but it will take 10 days, they won't be here till wednesday.

Not to mention this DFI board seems to be incredibly customizable and is almost future proof. I currently have mine OCed to 3.1 gig rock solid stable and only 47c at full load (2 instances of prime 95 Large fft's ) and 25c Idle, But it will never idle as I shrub. This Thermalright heat sink is unbelievable. If I shut off prime or Boinc and take the machine to idle the temps drop 10c on each core in less than 1 second, No lie.
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