KWSN Orbiting Fortress

Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:59 pm Post subject: I need some advice

I know we are all Loonie but do any of you think that I would be in need of medication if I were to do something like this?

* GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZME-RH Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945GZ Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

* Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model HH80551PE0672MN - OEM
Combo price $126.99

Broadway Com Corp P4OKIA600-Blue ATX 600W Power Supply - Retail $31.00

mushkin 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) System Memory Model 991496 - Retail $58.50

This is a Dual Core 805 Smithfield, Most people say you can OC it to at least 3.2 some say 4 gig.

I have spare cases

I put linux on it and put it on the lan and Just Shrub Shrub.
Would that be nutz? A dual core shrubber for under $350.00????? Shocked

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KWSN - Sir Brian C....... · Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject:

Hi Sir Papa.....

I have two 805 powered machines....running with an 945 chipset....

http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=777157
http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=828682

a couple of things to note......

they use a lot of power when running @ 100% cpu, you can expect to O/C with the stock cooling upto about 3ghz... any more you need better cooling... 3.6 ghz + is do-able if you have water cooling.

the price is a good one, but if you o/c be prepared for high power bills.... I feel that extreme O/C is false economy, if you factor the power bills in as well as the h/w cost......

bith of mine are no O/C'd at all at the moment, after my last bill....

Ni!
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject:

When I saw the chip was $99.00 I just had to see if it was do-able.

one of your machines put in 27 small packets in a day and the other one put in 40 small packets. That is not that fast is it. At best 500 credits a day. I just recently had a AMD 64 single core that was doing 450 avg.

And I guess that for me to bitch about the bill would be Kinda dumb as I have a 6 person hot tub sucking down juice.
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Fart in your gen direxion · Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:49 pm Post subject:

Add the cost of a heatsink since that's an OEM CPU, good ones ain't cheap Confused

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KWSN - Sir Brian C....... · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:26 am Post subject:

Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:53 am Post subject:

Yeah I thought about heat sinks. My main comp has a zalman and I love it.

I have been thinking about Conroe's for quite a while but the price isn't coming down at all. I just read an article about AMD's plans and this makes me believe that they won't be coming down any time soon. Also If I go Conroe then Everyting will cost more because there is no way that I would make a machine like that a dedicated shrubber.

your 6300 did 58 small ones on the 29th. THAT"S what I'm talkin' bout
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