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Dual Vapochill LS Cooled Opty Rig *Pics!!!* (56k warning)
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awesome!
benchies! Hows it run? how much did all that cost ya?
hows game performance with dual opties?
benchies! Hows it run? how much did all that cost ya?
hows game performance with dual opties?
Performance on it is amazing, at the moment its running 24x7 at 220 * 12 = 2640mhz.
The motherboard has no PCI/AGP lock so I can't get any higher right now, I'm thinking of getting one of those Iwill dual opteron, dual pci-e boards for SLI power, allthough I heard they aren't goot for overclocking either
For a comparison of performance, I currently hold the fifth (not sixth like my sig says) pcmark04 record in the world
Gaming-wise its amazing too, im CS Source I get 140 fps in the video stresstest when at 1280*1024 16AA 6AF.3dmark05 I get 5585 3dmarks.
The motherboard has no PCI/AGP lock so I can't get any higher right now, I'm thinking of getting one of those Iwill dual opteron, dual pci-e boards for SLI power, allthough I heard they aren't goot for overclocking either
For a comparison of performance, I currently hold the fifth (not sixth like my sig says) pcmark04 record in the world
Gaming-wise its amazing too, im CS Source I get 140 fps in the video stresstest when at 1280*1024 16AA 6AF.3dmark05 I get 5585 3dmarks.
I know how much of a bitch not having a PCI/AGP lock is--my current system doesn't.
Anyway, don't Opterons have unlocked multis?? Can't you raise clocks that way? 12x220 doesn't seem that great (no offense) considering the cooling . 14x215 would give you dual 3GHz Optys!
Anyway, don't Opterons have unlocked multis?? Can't you raise clocks that way? 12x220 doesn't seem that great (no offense) considering the cooling
. 14x215 would give you dual 3GHz Optys! ciscokid454
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Wow, I'm definitely going to be watching this thread to see how you put everything together and get the mounting done.
What case will you be using?
What case will you be using?
I'm gunna try and get it all in a case today, but last night I got huge condensation and freezing on CPU-2, I had ice blocks the size of my fingers around the socket when I took the evapourator head off. I let everything thaw overnight and I'm going to start putting it in a case today.
Be warned, if you are gunna get a vapochill/prommy, make sure you have good insulation, condensation can be a real pain in the ass.
I just hope I didn't fry the motherboard...
oh, and the case will be Antec SOHO Fileserver
Be warned, if you are gunna get a vapochill/prommy, make sure you have good insulation, condensation can be a real pain in the ass.
I just hope I didn't fry the motherboard...
oh, and the case will be Antec SOHO Fileserver
There's a way to turn off thermal throttling for 6800U cards. You have to mod the vga bios
So, next step is quad vapochilled opterons?
For insulation, you could just cover everything with regular epoxy. It's cheap, durable and and extremely poor conductor, worse than most plastics.
So, next step is quad vapochilled opterons?
For insulation, you could just cover everything with regular epoxy. It's cheap, durable and and extremely poor conductor, worse than most plastics.
The only Opterons with unlocked multipliers were called FX-51 and FX-53. Though, they were based on the 1xx series, so they can't be used in SMP... they have the extra HT links disabled. There should be some way to unlock those HT links, but nobody knows how to do it.Ether said:I know how much of a bitch not having a PCI/AGP lock is--my current system doesn't.
Anyway, don't Opterons have unlocked multis?? Can't you raise clocks that way? 12x220 doesn't seem that great (no offense) considering the cooling
Ok heres the deal: I thawed my motherboard out overnight and today I spent 3 hours cutting the case and fitting everything in, then the big moment; pressing the power switch. I pressed it and power was given to the motherboard for approx 1 sec ( I could tell as the fans were moving and the CCFLs lit up) then it died. I guess I fried the motherboard, I'm so pissed off at the moment, gunna have to fork some more cash out to get this thing running
I'd rather have condensation on a $700 mobo (getting Iwill DK8N) and be able to RMA it (if you know what I mean ) than have no condensation with epoxy all over the place that will basically mould everything to it and make sure theres no way in hell I'm gunna get everything off short of a chainsaw
No, seriously, what are my options other than epoxy? I don't really care if it costs quite a bit if it will stop condensation and is removeable
) than have no condensation with epoxy all over the place that will basically mould everything to it and make sure theres no way in hell I'm gunna get everything off short of a chainsaw No, seriously, what are my options other than epoxy? I don't really care if it costs quite a bit if it will stop condensation and is removeable
Oh. Epoxy doesn't exactly stop condensation, it just makes the things on the mobo invulnerable to it. There are some dielectric greases you might wanna try, but they aren't supposed to prevent this kind of damage, only insulate components and prevent short circuits.
I don't know why you would want to remove it, since there's no way in hell it would get damaged after you apply a 1/2" thick layer of epoxy
I don't know why you would want to remove it, since there's no way in hell it would get damaged after you apply a 1/2" thick layer of epoxy
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combination of dielectric grease and epoxy should help prevent condensation.
I thought i read somewhere that acetone can remove certain types of epoxy, but i'm probably way off on that.
I thought i read somewhere that acetone can remove certain types of epoxy, but i'm probably way off on that.
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actually, better than epoxy, (believe it's the same material?) rtv sealant, there's an article on the web...
googling now:
http://www.octools.com/index.cgi?caller=articles/socket_condensation/intro.html
there are several articles there.
Danger Den and cooltechnica sell the clear rtv sealant.
I'm sure there are other vendors if you search enough.
The stuff is fantastic.
googling now:
http://www.octools.com/index.cgi?caller=articles/socket_condensation/intro.html
there are several articles there.
Danger Den and cooltechnica sell the clear rtv sealant.
I'm sure there are other vendors if you search enough.
The stuff is fantastic.
Well, since I got huge condensation and fried the motherboard, aswell as bending 20 pins on one of my Opterons, I ordered a new motherboard (DK8N). I didn't really like the master-2 far as it didnt have an agp/pci lock. I'll rebuild the whole system this weekend when I go home (hopefully the CPU's pins didnt affect anything inside and it still works), and no on the floor on that rug, but in a real case
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ciscokid454 said:
watch the RTV sealants, they give off nasty chemicals when they cure and can damage sensitive components
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Damn - nice clocks...
I'm considering getting an FX-55 to go with my XEII. It only idles at just under -35C though - -55 is crazy!
Dumb question - but how do you adjust the settings (heater level, fan speeds etc). I adjust the sliders, click 'accept changes' and nothing happens. Saving the config and opening it doesn't do anything either
I'm having a blonde moment here...
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pics
Froze up 20 sec after I took this, resulted in data corruption on drive and I had to boot into recovery console and CHDSK. I keep getting corruption errors when I go above 225 HT, I think its due to SATA not locking with PCI lock. Will get actual pics of the setup when I find camera drivers and bench pics when I can get SATA locked, would be nice to bench pcmark04 and S-PI.