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so who went to the atlanta show?
annoying and boring, but at least i got a USB hub and some shirts out of it.
too much PR. headache inducing.
 
I was at the Atlanta show. Stayed long enough to walk around the vendor booths, watch the first on-stage round of BS and collect my bundle. The guy who jumped over the tire during the race cracked me up. Did they ever get around to calling out the winners of the giveaway stuff?

Oh, and I was extremely happy to find that the 3200+ is a 5/19 Venice core.
 
I was the asshole @ the ATL one. The fucking bar didn't open until 4 so I couldn't drink before hand :mad:

My comments:
"Oh wow, a Girl"
and when he was asking about how much people bought their high def TVS for, I was the one with the retarded ass 8 comment and "sure why not"

and :D @ "Sloppy Geeks" haha


But W00t, I got my desktop bundle, now all i need is some ram and a video card!


I actually liked all the talking. I learned a lot of stuff I didn't know because I haven't been keeping up. Fucking rad. Can't wait till fall, i think he said.
 
I was amazed that there were actually some cute chicks in the audience.

G-daddy said:
I was the asshole @ the ATL one. The fucking bar didn't open until 4 so I couldn't drink before hand :mad:

My comments:
"Oh wow, a Girl"
and when he was asking about how much people bought their high def TVS for, I was the one with the retarded ass 8 comment and "sure why not"

and :D @ "Sloppy Geeks" haha


But W00t, I got my desktop bundle, now all i need is some ram and a video card!
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Choder said:
I was amazed that there were actually some cute chicks in the audience.
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Word. The first one I saw when I got there (i got there pretty early) was pretty damn cute, and the one that won something was pretty cute. but then the rest were all wives of 50 year old ITC deltacom dudes.
 
G-daddy said:
Word. The first one I saw when I got there (i got there pretty early) was pretty damn cute, and the one that won something was pretty cute. but then the rest were all wives of 50 year old ITC deltacom dudes.
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wheres the pics! :D
 
Are cameras allowed? I want to be the creepy guy snapping pics. And I don't mean point and shoots, I mean noisy SLRs.
 
Users hunt for missing 64-bit kit from AMD and Microsoft

This was from the Register today:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/17/amd_ms_bundle/

AMD and Microsoft want nothing more than to tell you about the wonders of 64-bit Windows computing. The problem is that they've run out of cheap, promotional hardware used to lure customers to their shared North American Tech Tour events, leaving many users questioning whether they'll attend the 64-bit marketing love fests.

Over the past month, AMD and Microsoft have offered prospective Tech Tour attendees massive discounts on PC and server bundles that include the 64-bit Athlon and Opteron chips in combination with 64-bit versions of XP and Windows Server 2003. These bundles have proved so popular that two of the world's largest technology companies simply can't deliver enough gear for the Tech Tour crowd. Word of the hardware shortage has people looking to hear about AMD and Microsoft's offerings concerned, since the marketing extravaganza is only four cities into a 13 city tour.

"AMD and Microsoft are bringing you 64-bit computing at substantial savings!" the companies said in Tech Tour promotional material. "This offer is only available through the registration site, and you must attend the AMD/Microsoft Tech Tour 2005 to purchase."

The two vendors had been offering a PC running on an Athlon64 3200+ and Windows XP x64 Edition for just $250. In addition, customers could pick up a server system with two Opteron 246 chips and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition for just $500. Those prices are way below market prices and were meant to tempt resellers, system builders and other partners to get on the 64-bit bandwagon. Microsoft only recently rolled out its 64-bit desktop and server operating systems for AMD's chip and hoped a little brainwashing from 3pm to 10pm would push things along.

Potential Tech Tour attendees, however, quickly found out that the offer was too good to be true.

"Due to the popularity of the offer, we have sold out and do not have any bundles at this time, nor do we know whether there will be any available in the near future," the companies said today in a notice.

So far, events have been held in Chicago, Toronto, Tampa and Atlanta. There are still plenty of events yet to take place throughout the US and Canada, but a few less people might turn up with the prospect of cheap kit gone.

"I don't know if it's worth a drive to Houston now," said Arturo Castellanos, an IT consultant in Austin. "Asking for six hours of our time was already a stretch. The only thing that would get me down there now - besides free servers - is a quality remake of Ballmer's developers, developers, developers skit."

AMD likely has the most to lose should possible attendees drop out of the event because of missing hardware. It's doing all it can, especially in the server market, to exploit a lead over Intel with both 64-bit technology and dual-core processors. Microsoft has been very vocal about its support for AMD, mentioning the chip maker ahead of Intel in some 64-bit Windows promotional material.

Will the two vendors get their acts together and find some cheap PCs and servers for their customers? Here's hoping. ®
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I feel bad for every one else but it does make me happier that I went ahead and got one.

Judge from the amount of people at the Tampa Event(no empty seats) I think under estimated the amount of interest and people wanting such a good deal.
 
So what boards out there will support the Dual Opterons but does NOT have the ECC requirement?

Doesn't have to even be SLI since this is a server app....just can't justify buying new memory to use my new board and proc's.
 
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I lost my usb hub they handed out :( dont know if i dropped it near my house or near where i was parked(front of the hotel, right side
 
damn man, that shit of yours cracked me up.. :)

oh, i guess i should also mention the headphones they gave out fucking BLOW AND SUCK.
they seriously had to of payed a dime for each pair (go figure, being a giveout item)
at least compared to ipod earbuds (which are also low on the headphone totem pole, but not bad like the giveouts)

G-daddy said:
I was the asshole @ the ATL one. The fucking bar didn't open until 4 so I couldn't drink before hand :mad:

My comments:
"Oh wow, a Girl"
and when he was asking about how much people bought their high def TVS for, I was the one with the retarded ass 8 comment and "sure why not"

and :D @ "Sloppy Geeks" haha


But W00t, I got my desktop bundle, now all i need is some ram and a video card!


I actually liked all the talking. I learned a lot of stuff I didn't know because I haven't been keeping up. Fucking rad. Can't wait till fall, i think he said.
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i had 2 kits from 1 person, and 1 from another and all crapped out,, 1 said he will refund if they are still sold out, the other never was sent money, man,,,,,, ineed some kits..both
 
FatBastard said:
So what boards out there will support the Dual Opterons but does NOT have the ECC requirement?

Doesn't have to even be SLI since this is a server app....just can't justify buying new memory to use my new board and proc's.
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None. The ECC requirement is part of the Opteron memory controller. Abit was working on a way around it, but cancelled their server/workstation boards and it will likely never see daylight.

There are a few supported SLi choices, the Tyan K8WE seems to be the best IMO. The IWill doesn't look bad either. However, they do require Registered ECC memory.
 
Sir-Fragalot said:
None. The ECC requirement is part of the Opteron memory controller. Abit was working on a way around it, but cancelled their server/workstation boards and it will likely never see daylight.

There are a few supported SLi choices, the Tyan K8WE seems to be the best IMO. The IWill doesn't look bad either. However, they do require Registered ECC memory.
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Just a few notes here techinically the opterons do not require ECC memory but they do require registered(buffered) memory. I have never seen registered memory that didn't have ECC though.

The was some rumors floating to the abit sold the workstation/server line to another company and wn-s is working and almost finished by the other company. www.techreport.com had some info on it.
 
draksia said:
Just a few notes here techinically the opterons do not require ECC memory but they do require registered(buffered) memory. I have never seen registered memory that didn't have ECC though.

The was some rumors floating to the abit sold the workstation/server line to another company and wn-s is working and almost finished by the other company. www.techreport.com had some info on it.
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Well, I hadn't seen ECC DDR memory that wasn't registered. Although I do know it is technically possible.
 
Well I think I have decided on the on the major components to complete out the Server bundle. Please let me know if you see a critical issue with these parts:

Memory: CORSAIR 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) ECC Registered System Memory Model CM72SD512RLP-3200 - Retail, decent latency and nice price
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/produ...ATT=Memory System Memory&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r

Heatsink Fans: ARCTIC COOLING Silencer64UltraTC 87 x 87 x 33 mm Cooling Fan - Retail, I have the XP version of these on 3 of my systems and they work beautifully
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productdetails.asp?submit=property&item=35-186-126

Power Supply: SEASONIC S12-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail, Love the efficiency of these products
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productdetails.asp?submit=property&item=17-151-024




 
draksia said:
Just a few notes here techinically the opterons do not require ECC memory but they do require registered(buffered) memory. I have never seen registered memory that didn't have ECC though.

The was some rumors floating to the abit sold the workstation/server line to another company and wn-s is working and almost finished by the other company. www.techreport.com had some info on it.
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http://techreport.com/etc/2005q2/computex/index.x?pg=7

found it :)
 
the@ntipop said:
Well wtf? They already billed my credit card, there's going to be a lot of hell to pay if they can't deliver the product I ALREADY FUCKING PAID FOR!!! For them to use my money free of charge for 3 weeks is completely unacceptable.
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Slow down skippy. At worst they will refund you, but I am sure that they will provide appropriate hardware to everyone that has ordered gear so far.
 
Hito Bahadur said:
Slow down skippy. At worst they will refund you, but I am sure that they will provide appropriate hardware to everyone that has ordered gear so far.
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funny, ask you bank if they want to give you a 3-week loan for free (i.e. no interest)...
 
Hito Bahadur said:
Well I think I have decided on the on the major components to complete out the Server bundle. Please let me know if you see a critical issue with these parts:

Memory: CORSAIR 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) ECC Registered System Memory Model CM72SD512RLP-3200 - Retail, decent latency and nice price
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/produ...ATT=Memory System Memory&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r

Heatsink Fans: ARCTIC COOLING Silencer64UltraTC 87 x 87 x 33 mm Cooling Fan - Retail, I have the XP version of these on 3 of my systems and they work beautifully
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productdetails.asp?submit=property&item=35-186-126

Power Supply: SEASONIC S12-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail, Love the efficiency of these products
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productdetails.asp?submit=property&item=17-151-024




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Looks like it should be adequate, but how many sticks of RAM are you getting?
 
NecessaryEvil said:
Looks like it should be adequate, but how many sticks of RAM are you getting?
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You need an EPS12v PSU. Not an ATX one.
 
NecessaryEvil said:
Looks like it should be adequate, but how many sticks of RAM are you getting?
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Well, I guess I could technically get 1 from looking at the manual (I have to wait to get the board until the Boston tour which is one of the last if not the last), but I plan on getting 4 sticks to run 1Gb per processor.
 
Sir-Fragalot said:
You need an EPS12v PSU. Not an ATX one.
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I believe EPS main plug is the same at the ATX 24 pin. The difference is the secondary plug on EPS is 8 pins 4 12v and 4 ground.

From the picture it looks like that seasonic has the correct eps plug but you might want to double check that.
 
draksia said:
I believe EPS main plug is the same at the ATX 24 pin. The difference is the secondary plug on EPS is 8 pins 4 12v and 4 ground.

From the picture it looks like that seasonic has the correct eps plug but you might want to double check that.
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My guess is that they don't advertise it as EPS12V because they don't want it to compete with their server line of product.
 
Just FYI:

As far as I can tell...the Server bundle does NOT include any Cal's. It IS Enterprise, but no Cal's. =/
 
FatBastard said:
Just FYI:

As far as I can tell...the Server bundle does NOT include any Cal's. It IS Enterprise, but no Cal's. =/
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all copies of server include 5 client licenses
 
I can see my life flashing before my eyes. I've already sold off about half of my stuff trying to accomodate this upgrade and get the money together for this...

I was gonna order today.

I've sold both of my AGP videocards (6800gt, 6600gt) Most of my RAM, 2 mobos, 2 procs...

The only working system I have right now is this laptop...

FUCK.
 
Ruffy said:
all copies of server include 5 client licenses
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Even thoug there's no paperwork or information siting 5 client licenses??
 
dewhite said:
I can see my life flashing before my eyes. I've already sold off about half of my stuff trying to accomodate this upgrade and get the money together for this...

I was gonna order today.

I've sold both of my AGP videocards (6800gt, 6600gt) Most of my RAM, 2 mobos, 2 procs...

The only working system I have right now is this laptop...

FUCK.
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You got served.....
 
dewhite said:
I can see my life flashing before my eyes. I've already sold off about half of my stuff trying to accomodate this upgrade and get the money together for this...

I was gonna order today.

I've sold both of my AGP videocards (6800gt, 6600gt) Most of my RAM, 2 mobos, 2 procs...

The only working system I have right now is this laptop...

FUCK.
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Am I the only one who saw the bundles and grabbed them immediately knowing how popular they'd be? I bought mine almost a month in advance. I knew this was going to be the case.
 
I want this deal! Hadn't heard of AMD Tech Tour, or these deals untill about an hour ago. Signed up but says there out.
 
n64man120 said:
I want this deal! Hadn't heard of AMD Tech Tour, or these deals untill about an hour ago. Signed up but says there out.
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They are out. You won't be able to get one, unless you buy them off of someone who does receive them.

In order to secure your bundle(s) you had to pre-purchase them.
 
Would've grabbed the desktop bundle immediately had the funds been available at the time. :(
 
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