I believe you. Sometimes hardware-related issues are unresolvable. Too bad nothing worked out. I guess you need to find what's causing the incompatibility in your system and replace the component. Hopefully it's not the motherboard.
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GTX 295
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I believe you. Sometimes hardware-related issues are unresolvable. Too bad nothing worked out. I guess you need to find what's causing the incompatibility in your system and replace the component. Hopefully it's not the motherboard.
Im 90% sure its the mobos chipset.
And i wont be replacing it until 6/8 core xeon processors are out w/ dually mobos.
I LOVE SMP
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I have a couple of Xeon boxes. What motherboard is in your workstation, BTW?
Its a Dell Precision 690 board
With a dell XPS 720 1000w PSU
When I built it the thought was:
How can i get 8 cores and SAS the cheapest?
Ah so you did end up replacing the PSU. I've had both cores of my 9800GX2 folding with my 690, I ordered a GTX295 a month ago but haven't received it yet, damn things are out of stock everywhere. I've currently have both gpus folding on my 5400 chipset board. I'll certainly try out the GTX295 with my 690 when I finally get it.
Does the 720 PSU have 8 pin PCIe power connectors?
Does the 720 PSU have 8 pin PCIe power connectors?
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Ah so you did end up replacing the PSU. I've had both cores of my 9800GX2 folding with my 690, I ordered a GTX295 a month ago but haven't received it yet, damn things are out of stock everywhere. I've currently have both gpus folding on my 5400 chipset board. I'll certainly try out the GTX295 with my 690 when I finally get it.
Does the 720 PSU have 8 pin PCIe power connectors?
The one i have has 3 6pin so i used a 2x6pin-->8pin adaptor
IDK how your order is, but I have mine in the FS forum. Got car broke into and need the cash. But considering you probably have same board I do, it prolly wont fold for you either.
The one i have has 3 6pin so i used a 2x6pin-->8pin adaptor
IDK how your order is, but I have mine in the FS forum. Got car broke into and need the cash. But considering you probably have same board I do, it prolly wont fold for you either.
Well, it'll be going in my P6T6 Revo, but I'll try it in my 690. My 690 has the nForce 100 riser card for SLI though, so it may make a difference. BBFB is still trying to find a GTX295 for me, they have 4 listed on their site and they "shipped" me one, but it ended up being a GTX 285, so I had to send it back and am waiting to see what they can come up with next. In the meantime, I picked up 2 GTX 260 Maxcores to use.
Sorry to hear about that car, that sucks. With this economy, break-ins are going to be on the rise.
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Well, it'll be going in my P6T6 Revo, but I'll try it in my 690. My 690 has the nForce 100 riser card for SLI though, so it may make a difference. BBFB is still trying to find a GTX295 for me, they have 4 listed on their site and they "shipped" me one, but it ended up being a GTX 285, so I had to send it back and am waiting to see what they can come up with next. In the meantime, I picked up 2 GTX 260 Maxcores to use.
Sorry to hear about that car, that sucks. With this economy, break-ins are going to be on the rise.
Yea ballsy little bastards did it in the parking lot while i was inside a restaurant eating dinner.
There are three 6-pin PCI-E power connectors on your PSU and two of those are used with an adapter to power the motherboard? How was the GTX295 powered?The one i have has 3 6pin so i used a 2x6pin-->8pin adaptor.
There are three 6-pin PCI-E power connectors on your PSU and two of those are used with an adapter to power the motherboard? How was the GTX295 powered?
No, he's doing 2 - 6 pin PCIe to 1 8 pin PCIe. Motherboard has 2 - 24 pin connectors for power, no 8 or 4 pin 12V power.
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There are three 6-pin PCI-E power connectors on your PSU and two of those are used with an adapter to power the motherboard? How was the GTX295 powered?
None of those power the mobo. my card has an 8pin and a 6pin
so:
6pin--->8pin adaptor--->GTX 295
6pin--->8pin adaptor-^^^
6pin--->GTX 295
God if you put an 8pin PCIe into a CPU power slot it would fry the shit out of your mobo.
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Motherboard has 2 - 24 pin connectors for power
Mine has a 24pin and a 20pin
Yes, but I was under the impression you were using a PCI-E 6-pin--->CPU 8-pin adapter. TBH, I'm still a bit unsure how you had everything powered up since I don't have Dell systems.None of those power the mobo. my card has an 8pin and a 6pin
so:
6pin--->8pin adaptor--->GTX 295
6pin--->8pin adaptor-^^^
6pin--->GTX 295
God if you put an 8pin PCIe into a CPU power slot it would fry the shit out of your mobo.
I never seen that. I usually purchase boards separately and they tend to have the more common 24+8+4 combination of power connectors.Mine has a 24pin and a 20pin
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Yes, but I was under the impression you were using a PCI-E6-pin--->CPU 8-pin adapter. TBH, I'm still unsure how you had everything powered up since I don't have Dell systems.
I never seen that. I usually purchase boards separately and they tend to have the more common 24+8+4 combination of power connectors.
Its a Dell
Its weird
Its a Dell
Its weird
Yeah, you're right, it is a 24 and 20. Then 4 more 2 pin connectors for each of the memory risers and another 8 pin for the nForce 100 riser card. Too many freakin connectors...
Agreed, and it makes swapping/replacing PSUs a real %$^#%.Yeah, you're right, it is a 24 and 20. Then 4 more 2 pin connectors for each of the memory risers and another 8 pin for the nForce 100 riser card. Too many freakin connectors...