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Sounds about right.
If you had got a hold of some L5640s you could have ridiculously low power consumption to processing power ratio, they have a tdp of 60W (with 6 cores and 12 threads):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeon#3600.2F5600-series_.22Gulftown.22
Maybe less than 400W under full load with 2 of them in an sr2 with some mild ocing.
If you had got a hold of some L5640s you could have ridiculously low power consumption to processing power ratio, they have a tdp of 60W (with 6 cores and 12 threads):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeon#3600.2F5600-series_.22Gulftown.22
Maybe less than 400W under full load with 2 of them in an sr2 with some mild ocing.
LOL
Caution: Please ensure the standoffs of you PC Case is aligned with Motherboard Mounting holes to prevent electrical shorting
jak, re L5640's yeah but I couldnt wait till I could toboggon on Satans front lawn to get one.
Caution: Please ensure the standoffs of you PC Case is aligned with Motherboard Mounting holes to prevent electrical shorting
jak, re L5640's yeah but I couldnt wait till I could toboggon on Satans front lawn to get one.
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looks like a warring that the standoff's are used to ground the mobo
edit: answered above
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Was there a heat sink under that note?
or is the retail board missing one that was in the review samples?
or is the retail board missing one that was in the review samples?
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Cor that old model is fugly glad they are not part of the build 
Update:
So you guys are getting a preview of the highlights of the build really, I'm not going to go into every tiny step like a project page. So on with the show:
Board comes with pre-installed backplates to take Xeon CPU coolers. These have to go for the waterblocks or high end air coolers.
To do that you have to remove the CPU bracket
Then you can replace the backplates with standard ones, freeing up the holes to mount the block backplates:
Reflective much?
Current state:
So you guys are getting a preview of the highlights of the build really, I'm not going to go into every tiny step like a project page. So on with the show:
Board comes with pre-installed backplates to take Xeon CPU coolers. These have to go for the waterblocks or high end air coolers.
To do that you have to remove the CPU bracket
Then you can replace the backplates with standard ones, freeing up the holes to mount the block backplates:
Reflective much?
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Beautiful. Much envy.
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That Mr Biffa s'ah is a thing of beauty. Any ETA for when it'll be up and running yet?
They are nice, some might not like the mix of plexi/nickel and acetal/nickel but I do
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
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Thanks guys. Heh I got so carried away with fitting the first block I forgot to remove the sticky label on the bottom
Ha ha, having said that few days ago i flicked the switch on a machine and it wouldnt start up and i was about to throw a strop when i remembered i had rma'd the gpu's
If i had that setup i would form an orderly queue and charge £1 a piece just to touch the boxes oooooo
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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
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
**edit** Mr Biffa kindly get a move on, interest is building and the fan club awaits new pics and stuff
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
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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?