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[Biffa]

Beautiful. Much envy.

The new blocks look great!

They are nice, some might not like the mix of plexi/nickel and acetal/nickel but I do

That Mr Biffa s'ah is a thing of beauty. Any ETA for when it'll be up and running yet?

ETA should hopefully be tonight some time if I don't pass out from exhaustion.

Looking amazing so far nice one Mr Biffa....want want want

Thanks guys. Heh I got so carried away with fitting the first block I forgot to remove the sticky label on the bottom

 

[Biffa]

Looks like a perfect fit: nearly there now, Biffa! Any particular overclocking targets in mind for those Xeons? I'm sorry if I asked this before - I forget :C - but I would really like to know

Hopefully around 4.0-4.2Ghz depending on how my RAM holds up. I'm recycling the following parts from the current server:

RAM, gfx card, pump, res, fittings, PSU (what I'm worried about most) and HDD, although I may image the current HDD just in case I have to roll back.

Am sorry the most i could possibly go to for a signed autograph is 63pence, would chuck in another £1 just to touch the xeon boxes

I'm sorry sir, you may rub the brasso in but thats your lot I am afraid

 

[Biffa]

I think 4.2 is a safe bet with those chips, and under water. It is probably more difficult to stabilise on a two-way board, but not terribly so. Maybe do 4.0 and leave turbo boost for an extra jolt on cores that need it?

Can't see that chipset drawing too much juice, coming form a server end of the market and only a single GPU to start with. A good branded unit should pull you through, as most reputable PSU OEMs tend to underrate their products, and hence there is more real power in them than on the label, albeit at lower efficiency ratings.

How demanding is your water pump for power?

Heh, well using turbo it would be on all the time

Not worried about the pump, more worried that the PSU is at least 650W, I always buy decent PSU's. But this board needs two 8pin connectors so I may have to invest in a new PSU and put the old one on MM.

Can't remember what I have in the machine currently

 

[Biffa]

Is that one of those beastly Thermaltake Jobbies?

 

[Biffa]

Tis a thermaltake tp 875 xt Mr Biffa

**Edit** How could they put something so beautifull into something so ugly

http://www.overclock.net/hardware-news/745990-lr-evga-sr-2-motherboard-case.html

Heh, thought you were talking about the PSU!

Yeah not much choice for mobos this big, the PC-P80 is a bit of an ugly beast to look at I reckon, but needs must.

Sent mail to trust btw

 

[Biffa]

Cheeky response sent

 

[Biffa]

Sorry for the lack of updates guys. I found I had some slight changes in plan:

1. Found a stash of cash in the Paypal account, nice of em to release some funds that they had been holding back over an ebay resolution issue.

2. Discovered the PSU currently in Gemini won't cut the mustard for the SR-2 investigated various routes, but then the retailer who sent me the wrong blocks offered for me to buy something else instead so Coolermaster 1KW on its way to do the job (apologies to Tbag and Mike who I almost bought PSUs from)

3. With the remaining PP cash decided to get all new fittings as Gemini is using 8/10mm fittings and tubing and I have since moved to 10/16mm for fittings and tubing in my last builds, I thought I could bear sticking with the 8/10mm but I can't face it. So ordered:
a) 8 x straight fittings
b) 2 x 45° Fittings
c) 2 x 3/8" to 1/4" reducers (for the radiator)
d) 2m of XSPC black tubing
e) Some 6pin PCIE and 8 pin ATX braided extenders

That should do the trick as I have some spare tubing and fittings from old builds.

Friday should be build day if everything arrives on time

 

[Biffa]

good skills biffa

looking forward to seeing your ppd total with the new addition.

Cheers rj,

I can't help it, I was trying REAL hard not to care about how this one looks, gonna try and leave it more ghetto-esque like it is now

But I can't

I even promised myself I wouldn't mod the case. But I may get dremelitis at some stage of the cable routing part. *sigh*

Anyway, everything is set to arrive tommorow from various places.

I *will* resist the temptation to stick any gpus in there, I got a feeling they will only slow the CPU's down. That may change with newer clients but for now, its CPU powah all the way.

 

[Biffa]

You bought all that, just to leave folding 24/7 in your attic?

Your first visit here in 6 years and thats all you can ask?

 

[Biffa]

Missing parts finally arrived. This is what all the angst was about

Ohh blingy..

Started a bit in my lunch break.

Fans all on.

 

[Biffa]

Specifications:

• Model: D14SL-12
• Air Flow: 46.9 CFM
• Fan Speed: 1000 RPM
• Noise Level: 25 dBA
• Power: 1.7 watt
• Current: .5 Amp
• Fan Size: 140x140x25 MM

But yes, always if I can fit the bloody thing in somewhere

 

[Biffa]

All that waiting for the fittings to start the build. Now that is painfull.

Fixed

 

[Biffa]

Thing is because I'm transferring one machine to new hardware I can't just faff around.

 

[Biffa]

Was measuring up the mobo tray for some extra standoff holes and maybe a few cable routing holes last night.

The missing mobo standoff holes are marked in yellow. Now with this much mobo hanging off them I want as many as I can get!

 

[Biffa]

What happened to your output TTB? You were storming for a few days there

 

[Biffa]

~Got i7? Go bigadv!

 

[Biffa]

Some of us have jobs

 

[Biffa]

Tick -advmethods if you have a 460 or higher but watch the overclocks and any WU crashes up the voltage or drop the core speed.

 

[Biffa]

OK, well I managed to fit the brackets to the radiator today.. *woo*

 

[Biffa]

You only need a 1Kw PSU as well unless you plan on running gfx cards in it as well, I don't plan to can't afford the leccy and this is a server not a toy.