Oops!...I did it again..

edgedemon · 15 Jul 2011 at 10:57

dekez said:
Whenever I see these multicpu boards, I get all excited, google for prices, find out they're not that expensive, get even more excited, then google the price of the cpus...then the reality hits me that I can't afford 4 of them

This +1
depressing really...

ToxicTBag · 15 Jul 2011 at 11:08

"motherboard tour" i like that classy

So 4 cpu's, i don't know diddly squat on amd cpu's but if its an 8 core does that mean 16 processing threads or 8 etc :confused:

Either way best of luck with your trial runs Mr Biffa sah

joeyjojo · 15 Jul 2011 at 11:28

That's pretty much how they filmed most of the original Star Wars movies

Biffa · 15 Jul 2011 at 12:00

joeyjojo said:
That's pretty much how they filmed most of the original Star Wars movies

Heheh yup I think I might have had a steadier hand

verbal · 15 Jul 2011 at 12:12

Bah, the video is blocked in Slovakia which is where I'm living now. Did I guess the model correctly?

Biffa · 15 Jul 2011 at 14:16

ToxicTBag said:
"motherboard tour" i like that classy
So 4 cpu's, i don't know diddly squat on amd cpu's but if its an 8 core does that mean 16 processing threads or 8 etc
Either way best of luck with your trial runs Mr Biffa sah

4 x 12core cpu's no HyperThreading so one thread per core, so thats 12 x 4 = 48 cores = 48 threads.

Same as BaBa has but without the overclocking, max speed is 2.3Ghz

But you can get the board and get one 12 core, or two 8 cores of whatever speed you like to get started and then upgrade later when the 16 cores come out and the 12 cores start to drop.

New retail the cheapest 8 core is around £200 incl
Only supermicro and Tyan make the quad socket mobos and the one I got was the cheapest at around £600 and also takes the cheaper non ECC ram.

But of course you can grab bargains on Ebay. Baba got his ES chips for a snap, and I got a pretty substantial cut from new on these.

I looked at importing from the US for the mobo but it worked out to be only a saving of a few quid and the unknown of VAT and duty charges that might be levied so I went safe and stuck with a UK supplier. They don't hold stock but its drop shipped from manufacturer.

Its a bit of a minefield with cases and waterblocks but they are out there. I just took my time and ordered stuff when it fitted my price range. I'm going to have to sell weebeastie to cover a large chunk of the costs which effectively leaves me out of the Seti@home race once and for all (if ever I was going to go back). But someone else might make use of it.

verbal said:
Bah, the video is blocked in Slovakia which is where I'm living now. Did I guess the model correctly?

Actually the MBD-H8QGI+-F-O

Yes but thats the designation on the we site. Cheapest I could find.

BaBa said:
Hmmm ,i just want to know what case its going in

Yay, case and psu just arrived!

And rememberd I had to get some mighty Yate Loon D14SH-12's (the 2300rpm ones)

ToxicTBag · 15 Jul 2011 at 16:32

Thanks very much for the explanation Mr Biffa sah, compared to what i have spent in the last 12 months thats allmost "reasonably" priced. :eek:

I sincerely doubt that members market would appreciate or realise what weebeastie is worth, are we to see it appear on a popular auction site in the near future?

Congratulations not only on the setup but keeping so tight lipped about it !!

dekez · 16 Jul 2011 at 11:59

I didn't realise the cheapest 8 core was only £200, every time I google opterons they always seem to come up with £600-£1000, £200 is actually getting within my price range, especially if you don't need to install all the cpus at once. hmmm.... I was planning to get another sandybridge / bulldozer rig in August maybe something like this could be an option afterall

ToxicTBag · 16 Jul 2011 at 12:55

Hmmm it does look tempting does it not Mr dekez sah, small matter of what kind of monstrous case would be needed for the housing of :eek:

dekez · 16 Jul 2011 at 14:49

Yeah the SWTX form does seem to be a pain, there is a nice post here about large cases : http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f76/f...cases-hptx-meb-swtx-size-motherboards-244764/

Curious to see what case arrived for Biffa yesterday

ToxicTBag · 16 Jul 2011 at 18:00

Been trying to work my google foo all afternoon, then realised the answer was in front of me sortof. Width and height wise it would (with around 1" overlap at the top) fit into my mm duality given that its allready an sr2 mobo tray, but there would be a whole lot of modding for the io backplate. Not sure i fancy actually cutting into this case but on the plus side the sr2 and 1 xeon could fund the whole shibbang, anyone anygood with a dremmel

Might wait until Mr Biffa sah has a moment and pester him for a few measurements

Biffa · 17 Jul 2011 at 11:57

Heh yeah I spent some time looking around, including that site, which pretty much says that unless you buy a SuperMicro case, you can fit one in a Stacker 810. Great, thanks for that. Try finding one of those! Plus BaBa already said it was a royal PITA when it tried it.

I know BaBa was looking at the Xigmatek - Elysium, and thats what you want really one that has space for a PSU up top with some clear space without anything in the way.

The distance from the IO area to the top of the mobo is around 12cm.

I'm 100% I'll have to modify the case I bought, but hopefully no more than I had to modify the P80 for the SR-2. But I haven't even tried the mobo in the case yet :eek:

Still performance testing the cpus until I can find the time to get stuck in (maybe tonight)

ToxicTBag · 17 Jul 2011 at 12:22

Thanks very much for that Mr Biffa sah much appreciated. Yup that 12cm from the i.o. would be a complete nightmare, it would fit physically but can see having to forget the psu and fan on that side using the other would mean 1 rig only mmmmm i dunno. But in the meantime i am flogging off some bits n toys and have made inroads on the sr2 and xeon sale

Biffa · 17 Jul 2011 at 13:37

Hmm What does that area look like inside? If you move the fan to the outside of the case looks like you should have plenty of room.

ToxicTBag · 17 Jul 2011 at 13:49

Actually now i look at it i won't need to hack into it the side panels come off should be just a matter of using the psu slot on the other side of the case ... i think .... sorry to hijack your thread sah

Biffa · 17 Jul 2011 at 16:34

Heh I don't mind, build thread will go in the Cases subforum. This is just a show and tell expose type thing

The more the merrier imho.

Looking at your original pic you could get a SR-2 on one side (upside down) and something monstrous on this side :eek:

Do you have a decent photo intsead of that postage stamp one?

ToxicTBag · 17 Jul 2011 at 23:57

Slightly bigger photo's for you sah. I dragged my feet for so long on this sr2 thingummybobs but that was the original plan using the 2 sr2 mobo trays that did not come cheap, and then circumstances turned so there it be.
Yup looking at it empty it certainly will fit on the near window side and the 2nd inverted tray could hold something too.
I can picture the mobo in there with a little extension of the mobo tray for support, just cannot quite envisage what to do with the io plate as i will be using 1 gpu hmmmm .... i will go consult the tea leaves

Biffa · 18 Jul 2011 at 00:07

Whats the issue with the io plate mate? Its just an io plate like any other nothing special, you won't have to do anything except as you say put something to support the top of the board.

ToxicTBag · 18 Jul 2011 at 00:18

I was thinking its not your average motherboard so the slots would probably not align with the gpu but i guess there's ony one way to find out

Biffa · 18 Jul 2011 at 04:37

Should be ok mate. Been working on mine tonight, stripped case out mobo fits ok but may need something for the top three holes.