unhappy_mage
[H]ard|DCer of the Month - October 2005
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nickcarr said:I got my parts today and hit a few minor build-issues, which I'll post later. There are some "gotchas" to the SuperMicro motherboard, so you'll want to read my notes *before* you buy this motherboard.
Here's a photo for you guys, just so you can see my setup. This is a real photo and what you see is real - Windows XP 64 Retail. I've just hooked up the debugger so I can find out what's going on.
Ironically, Windows Vista installed just fine -- but I can't use it due to a lack of ethernet driver support.
nickcarr said:Sir Frag,
This case saved my butt. That 2-in-1, 24-pin ATX splitter was great. I was able to use my 2nd PSU for the lame mobo issue. (See my post in the AMD Mobo section.)
My only complaint is that the case is so friggin big, it's hard to move around and work in!
-Nick
Sir-Fragalot said:Working in mine is great. Except for the rare occasions when I have to move it. I hear you though, it's a big bastard.
Volkum said:Hehe at least my Lian Li has castors (not that it really moves much).
spitzanator said:Thanks for the RAM advice. Whoo, RMAs.
What about the PSU? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817181108
Is this not EPS12V?
Do you also have an MSI K8N Master? It doesn't say on NewEgg that the Antec TruePower550 has that -5V rail.
I'm really sick of having parts that don't work.
Thanks!
-Matt
draksia said:That PSU looks good almost too good. The price seems a little low for what you are getting. I would give it a try though. I doubt you will have problems with it. Dual opteron boards tend to be much more picky about power then most others.
Also that MSI K8N Master tends not to be a very popular board because of MSI's stupid persistence to use propriotiry heatsinks. Also the heatsinks include don't work well at all and you void your processor warranty using them. If you don't need SLI then the Asus K8N-DL is a better option and it is cheaper.
draksia said:That PSU looks good almost too good. The price seems a little low for what you are getting. I would give it a try though. I doubt you will have problems with it. Dual opteron boards tend to be much more picky about power then most others.
Also that MSI K8N Master tends not to be a very popular board because of MSI's stupid persistence to use propriotiry heatsinks. Also the heatsinks include don't work well at all and you void your processor warranty using them. If you don't need SLI then the Asus K8N-DL is a better option and it is cheaper.
movax said:Hmm, rather than start a new thread, I'll piggyback on this one a bit, as its related.
This thread here has Opteron 240s at an awesome price, so I was thinking a perfect time to build a dual-proc rig. I saw this K8WE, seems to be a sweet motherboard, but afaik they don't OC at all. I heard the Asus K8N-DL bandied about as well, wondering about its OC capabilites, and dual-core support (looking to make it dual dual-cores in the future, like thread starter). However, I suppose this all depends on the value of Opteron 240s. 1.4Ghz is pretty low, and I have no idea how much of an OC I could get out of them. (2Ghz is wishing too much?) Clarification greatly appreciated. ^_^
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movax said:Eh, sorry to revive somewhat stale thread, but anyone owning a Supermicro H8DCE or familiar with it know if it supports NUMA? Seems like the fact it has memory banks would make it so, but the manufacturer page doesn't mention it.
Sir-Fragalot said:You can overclock on the K8WE. I've had my 254's up to 3GHz and some change. The issue is I prefer Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, and I've had issues with the overclocking utilities and that OS. So I don't typically run it that way.
movax said:Hmm, well I found a 60 page thread on that board at 2cpu.com (it's like watching a child grow...people being wary because Supermicro didn't acknowledge its existence at the start to full support ), and seems like its a pretty good board. I'll have to do some more research and compare it with the K8WE though I think the H8DCE is a bit cheaper.
Detailed desc. of the OCing on both boards would be sweet though, since some posts about using Clockgen or whatnot seem a bit wishy-washy.
movax said:Holy thread revival batman...the K8WE and Supermicro boards all support either 800mhz or 1ghz Optys AFAIK.
movax said:Yeah, if you drop a 800mhz HT Opty on there, it'll run at 800.