I'll wear what i normally wear, a pink shirt. I love my pink shirts. So I'll be at the Seattle tour dressed up a bit, not really, just a pink shirt and slacks I guess. I wish July 12 would come up sooner, so I can finish off my new computer, I just got my psu, ram, hdd, and dvd burner in today, go me!
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TheDoucheMan
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Man, if i would've won that free 246,... i would've tried to auction it off in the lobby of that hotel, haha.
pxc said:I didn't win anything at Burbank. A guy 2 seats over from me won a 246 and a guy in front of me won a ferrari t-shirt.
I did get the Venice 3200+, an Asus motherboard and WinXP x64 for $250 though.
yeah that $250 is already a steal comapred to its retail price. I guess everyone that attended and bought something there "won" in a sense
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Where is the Tour in Sunnyvale? I can't find an address on anything that they sent out?
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BigMikeRich said:
I believe its 1amd place, sunnyvale ca
http://cs.silverpop.com/amd/tech_tour/2005/LocDetails.htm
amd headquarter's...woohoo
BigMikeRich
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Doh!!! I was looking for a hotel or something and it's the HQ. Very cool!
I'll be there! How many from the horde are going? I'll probably be the only Black guy there (in case I'm not I'm in khakis and white checkered shirt)
If you see me give me a shout!
Mike
I'll be there! How many from the horde are going? I'll probably be the only Black guy there (in case I'm not I'm in khakis and white checkered shirt)
If you see me give me a shout!
Mike
BigMikeRich said:
Yup, 1 AMD Place, just off of Lawrenece Expressway; very easy to find. I haven't been there in a while, but I've spent quite a bit of time in their fab installing our wafer inspection equipment.
I'm on my way down there now, running a little late, but no big deal... chances are I'll still be there by 3-3:30. I was going to dress up, but since I'm driving ~170 miles I'm going for comfortable. Drivng the M3 (DIRTY!), wearing blue jeans (light), Tommy Bahama t-shirt (grey) and white running shoes... so if you see a 6'6" guy wearing the above with brown hair and glasses, feel free to come up and say hi.
Oh, my name is Jason, makes it easier. Regards,
fastgeek
(Who's 7800GTX arrived yesterday and is dying to get the new system up and running!)
Well I made it there and stayed for the whole show. Learned a few things, got my desktop bundle, but wasn't one of the lucky people that won free stuff; of which there was quite a bit. Not sure how much swag was given away at the end of the other shows, but they gave away four Opterons, a pile of mainboards, a bunch of shirts (mainly Ferrari), bunch of MS stuff and so forth. Food wasn't all that great, but for free who cares?
Now a note for those of you that just want to get the bundle. AMD is wise to you. Whoever's name is on the credit card MUST BE THERE to pick up the bundle, along with another form of ID. If that's not the case, then don't count on getting the goods.
BTW, someone wanted to know what was up with the "Tire Race" with the used racing slicks. It's to demonstrate a point. Here's a tip, by ALL MEANS TRY TO DO THIS, just don't try to win on the first round. Make a good show of it, but let the other person win. Trust me on this one.
And finally I didn't see Mike there, although I did look. For the record, he most certainly wasn't the only black guy there.
Regards,
fastgeek
Now a note for those of you that just want to get the bundle. AMD is wise to you. Whoever's name is on the credit card MUST BE THERE to pick up the bundle, along with another form of ID. If that's not the case, then don't count on getting the goods.
BTW, someone wanted to know what was up with the "Tire Race" with the used racing slicks. It's to demonstrate a point. Here's a tip, by ALL MEANS TRY TO DO THIS, just don't try to win on the first round. Make a good show of it, but let the other person win. Trust me on this one.
And finally I didn't see Mike there, although I did look. For the record, he most certainly wasn't the only black guy there.
Regards,
fastgeek
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Hows does the A64 3200+ perform in regards to the P4 HT? Comparable to: P4 2.8ghz? 3ghz? 3.2ghz?
fastgeek said:Well I made it there and stayed for the whole show. Learned a few things, got my desktop bundle, but wasn't one of the lucky people that won free stuff; of which there was quite a bit. Not sure how much swag was given away at the end of the other shows, but they gave away four Opterons, a pile of mainboards, a bunch of shirts (mainly Ferrari), bunch of MS stuff and so forth. Food wasn't all that great, but for free who cares?
Now a note for those of you that just want to get the bundle. AMD is wise to you. Whoever's name is on the credit card MUST BE THERE to pick up the bundle, along with another form of ID. If that's not the case, then don't count on getting the goods.
BTW, someone wanted to know what was up with the "Tire Race" with the used racing slicks. It's to demonstrate a point. Here's a tip, by ALL MEANS TRY TO DO THIS, just don't try to win on the first round. Make a good show of it, but let the other person win. Trust me on this one.
And finally I didn't see Mike there, although I did look. For the record, he most certainly wasn't the only black guy there.
Regards,
fastgeek
It was the same In Dallas. The food was pretty good though where I was at. The mini cacedeas kicked ass. I ate like 12 of them.
BigMikeRich
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I was there and sat in the back (in the noisy corner by ATI) I think you were in the front 3 rows?
I had to roll out early and pick up the wife in SF, so I missed the free goodies at the end.
Bundle was cool and food was OK.
I had to roll out early and pick up the wife in SF, so I missed the free goodies at the end.
Bundle was cool and food was OK.
CommanderFrank
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Another reminder, this thread is about the [H]otdeal on the Tech Tour bundle, not an AOL chatroom on what you had to eat or what you wore to the event....coming very close to closure unless several U turns are made quickly.
Holiday weekend brings good-news/bad-news for me...the Server Bundle I picked up from the Irvine show included a PCIe/PCI-X S2892 (K8SE), which is far more flexible than the S2882. The bad news(confusion) is concerning the page in the manual about "EPS12V power suppy required"?
Over time I've pieced together a rack chassis, power supply, etc., but the power supplies that I do have appear to be ATX 2.0 or ATX12V compliant. Both have 24pin systemboard power and the 8pin 12v power connectors. One of them has the older 4pin connector as well. I'm afraid to put all of this together now, as the manual demands a EPS12V supply.
Going over the specs from the SSI web site a few days ago, reads as if it doesn't allow for redundant supplies, which is all I have. So what gives?
Has anyone tried a non-EPS12v supply with this bundle? Specifically one with the required 24pin/8pin combo. Any reduntants?
I've got a 4 day weekend here and I'm dying that I cant be sure about these supplies. This is really confusing...please help.
Over time I've pieced together a rack chassis, power supply, etc., but the power supplies that I do have appear to be ATX 2.0 or ATX12V compliant. Both have 24pin systemboard power and the 8pin 12v power connectors. One of them has the older 4pin connector as well. I'm afraid to put all of this together now, as the manual demands a EPS12V supply.
Going over the specs from the SSI web site a few days ago, reads as if it doesn't allow for redundant supplies, which is all I have. So what gives?
Has anyone tried a non-EPS12v supply with this bundle? Specifically one with the required 24pin/8pin combo. Any reduntants?
I've got a 4 day weekend here and I'm dying that I cant be sure about these supplies.
This is really confusing...please help.Do not use a PCI-Express 24 pin PSU on that motherboard. They are somewhat different. Enermax's 4 in 1 series PSU's are actually native EPS 12v and you actually convert them with adapters to run on normal boards.
The one you said you had that has the 8 pin connector should be EPS12v. I'd try that one.
The one you said you had that has the 8 pin connector should be EPS12v. I'd try that one.
take a look @ the PC Power and Cooling.
http://www.frozencpu.com/scan/se=Power Supplies/se=PC Power and Cooling/mp=menu_search.html
http://www.frozencpu.com/scan/se=Power Supplies/se=PC Power and Cooling/mp=menu_search.html
Sir-Fragalot said:
They both have a 24pin and 8 pin combo, but one of them also has the 4pin power as well. Here's some specifics.
The chassis is a Ci Design SR-524 "Storage Rack" with a Etasis EFRP-4303 supply. Even though this has the 24pin main board connector, and 8pin 12v connectory, it's specifications clearly state ATX12V.
Power supply#2 is a Emacs R2W-6460P, but is only a 2U configuration. The manual from Zippy states that this IS a EPS12V compliant supply, but I'm not sure if it will drive the CI Design chassis.
Nice delema, eh?!
The real B*tch about the whole thing was with the original "Server Bundle", I would have just connected to it via Remote Desktop and use it strictly as a server. Now that I suddenly have PCIe, I'm considering tossing the server config out the window and get a good workstation chassis (ie. Lian Li) and a standard (haha) EPS12V supply, and keep it as a workstation/server combo. Cost is always a factor...
So will a EPS12V compliant system board work with an ATX12V supply? The Tyan manual states NOT to use a "ATX 2.x or ATXGES" power supply, so it doesn't mention ATX12V. What are the differences between ATX12V and EPS12V?
Thanks for the Re:
if i had the cash, i would get a custom made PC & P from the manufacturer, with custom length cables and stuff. it only adds on about 30 bucks or so to the total cost of the PSU. heck, maybe in my next rig, ill get one. i cant wait to get my regular bundle thou. i need that mobo bad.
sgt.baker said:
Sir-Fragalot said:
But doesn't make you want to say "Why?".
You'd think with a statement from Tyan about "you MUST use an EPS12V power supply.." that there are strict diffences, perhaps in pin-outs between the two.
BUT, in the example of the Zippy/Emacs model above it states "Connetor Types: ATX 2.03,ATX12V(P4),EPS12V,WTX,AMD-GES. Wow! Theres EPS12V in between ATX 2.03, ATX12V, WTX(?) and AMD-GES!
This makes me believe that the 24pin main power is common across all of these specifications. It's funny that I look at the 8-pin/12volt connecter, and see it's labeled "EPS". The 24 pin is labeled SSI!
Is that all EPS12V is? That 8-pin power connector? IF SO, then what are the differences between ATX12V and EPS12V? Is ATX12V the EPS12V specification with redundant power thrown in....
Much more searching to do before I start plugging things in
sgt.baker said:But doesn't make you want to say "Why?".
You'd think with a statement from Tyan about "you MUST use an EPS12V power supply.." that there are strict diffences, perhaps in pin-outs between the two.
BUT, in the example of the Zippy/Emacs model above it states "Connetor Types: ATX 2.03,ATX12V(P4),EPS12V,WTX,AMD-GES. Wow! Theres EPS12V in between ATX 2.03, ATX12V, WTX(?) and AMD-GES!
This makes me believe that the 24pin main power is common across all of these specifications. It's funny that I look at the 8-pin/12volt connecter, and see it's labeled "EPS". The 24 pin is labeled SSI!
Is that all EPS12V is? That 8-pin power connector? IF SO, then what are the differences between ATX12V and EPS12V? Is ATX12V the EPS12V specification with redundant power thrown in....
Much more searching to do before I start plugging things in
Honestly I don't know what the differences in specifications is. All I know is the Enermax 4 in 1 solution is a native EPS12v unit adapted to everything else by the looks of it. It may be true that the 8 pin power connector is the real difference. Don't know for sure.
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Many thanks to the original poster!!! Got mine @Tampa and you saved me some cash
3 cheers!
3 cheers!
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I was planning on installing the K8SE into an Antec Sonata case with four IDE HDs and a 3Ware RAID5 card.
Will the 380W power supply work with this MB and be able to handle the power draw?
Will the 380W power supply work with this MB and be able to handle the power draw?
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