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OOPS - I've seem to fallen into the #1 position on F@H
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:23 pm    Post subject: OOPS - I've seem to fallen into the #1 position on F@H Reply with quote

Well, it took a few months (and some not-so-lightweight shrubbers) to reach the #1 position on the KWSN F@H team...but there you have it.

Anyone wanna catch me????


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice job. Cool
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good job.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congrats! no easy job (or cheap either!) #ni-1
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

#Milti Jumping for joy...
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

#Beer Break out the bubbly and have a party! #Beer

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

She is not amused.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some few days ago, one of my shrubbers decided to blow-out its PSU.
Maybe it was a sympathetic reaction to Sandy?
So, for 5-6 days, I have been under my nominal 100K PPD at F@H.

I just got done replacing the PSU (what a pain!), and got it back doing something besides collecting dust.

And - of course - I couldn't get out of MicroCenter with just a new PSU; I couldn't resist a new "shiny-object": an AMD FX-8350 (8 core, 4.0GHz-stock).
This new CPU went into my more powerful shrubber (the one with the GTX-690).
I moved the FX-8150 (8 core, 3.6GHz-stock) to the shrubber I just reworked.

Now I have an FX-8120 (8 core, 3.1GHz-stock) laying about with nothing to do!


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Build another computer to shrub something else.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 4:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PM the Kings Own when he comes back from Disney Hell and between the two of you, you might be able to peice together another shrubber.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK. A few upgrades later (and now needing to keep MUCH closer tabs on my personal budget)...

Here's the itemized list-o-stuff in my monster shrubber.
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17264811


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congrats! Always nice to sit on the best seat, isn't it? Wink

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sir Top, I see your 8 core CPU employs "piledriver microarchitecture". Fugedabout da GPU's, no wonder that beast kicks ass! (And certainly not in a ghey whey. ) Razz Did you build it yourself?

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 2:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

LanDroid wrote:
Sir Top, I see your 8 core CPU employs "piledriver microarchitecture".
Fugedabout da GPU's, no wonder that beast kicks ass! (And certainly not in a ghey whey. ) Razz
Did you build it yourself?

Build it myself? Sadly, no. I let the folks at AMD and Nvidia do that! Laughing

But as far as assembling the rig...yes!
I figure that I save about 40% off the price as a DIY project.
You can get pre-built systems, but there's a hefty markup.

This was my 3rd self-constructed shrubberizer.
Every component on that build-list I can easily recommend to others.
No buyer's remorse with anything.



EDIT: I wrote a tounge-in-cheek review on Newegg for the EVGA GTX-690 Signature Edition using the wry pseudonym "Sal Monella" on 7/24/2012 5:58:55 PM
Some humorless people flame-posted back, but the Newegg mods removed those quite quickly. Shocked
You can find it approximately here, but you may have to go a page back/fwd.
Note, however, that I am a "verified owner" of the product.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And sometime last night on Christmas Eve, I passed the 30 million point mark. WHEW!

But this has come at recurring cost Sad , my electric bill has gone up about $220/month!
Although I expect my heating costs to be lower this winter Cool since these shrubbers are quite sufficient space-heaters!


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Putting_things_on_top wrote:

Although I expect my heating costs to be lower this winter Cool since these shrubbers are quite sufficient space-heaters!



And cats love the computer room in winter. Get some cats, then your electric bill will be tax deductible. Idea



I think, you might want to check with a CPA first. Rolling Eyes

Congrats on the 30M, too!!!


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gemjunkie wrote:
And cats love the computer room in winter. Get some cats, then your electric bill will be tax deductible. Idea

I love cats, but my landlord wants to charge a $500 damage deposit & $150/mo extra rent...per fur-person! Sad

I have evenly distributed my three shrubbers, one in each bedroom, and one in the living room.
I did this because of 1) fan-noise, and 2) power/circuit-breaker load.
The heating distribution was just a side-effect.

Besides, I have enough trouble keeping up with vacuuming dust from the shrubbers [every 4-6 weeks].
Cat hair would just add more maintenance burden:


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Putting_things_on_top wrote:

Besides, I have enough trouble keeping up with vacuuming dust from the shrubbers [every 4-6 weeks].
Cat hair would just add more maintenance burden:


The hair isn't trouble, it's more the dust from the litter.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

At least you kept falling forwards and not backwards.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Killerrabbit wrote:
At least you kept falling forwards and not backwards.

Ni

Yes, but I do tend to drone on and on and on and on...and sometimes I start frothing at the mouth.
I haven't quite mastered the falling over backwards bit, yet! Embarassed


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