Project LAZARUS - Skulltrail D5400XS + QX9775

RAM Time - Decision Made

So it would seem that server hardware retains its value exceptionally well - not that this board costs anything close to as new prices if you're lucky enough to find one these days but RAM? That's a different story. Here was me thinking:

"its old as hell - I'll pick up a full set of RAM for $20"

Not so much. Now please no-one go and p*ss on my chips by telling me they have better sticks kicking round in a drawer somewhere that I could have had for postage. Actually scratch that - if you have them let me know.

Back in the real world these are the best I've found. Theyre Hynix OEM Crucial branded 4GB 800MHz DDR2 FB DIMM sticks capable of 555-11 timings as standard. Its far from amazing by modern day standards but its the best I could find for this board and they were far from cheap. They're not actually that bad in comparison with the Unicorn RAM Kingston made back in the day.

With some heavy overvolting and watercooling I might even get them performing about the same - but at a useful capacity.



Another step closer to unleashing the full potential of this system.
 
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Work life has taken over -apologies for the silence.

Unfortunately the deal fell through with the North and Southbridge blocks I managed to track down. Until I get them, this project is dead in the water.

I'm putting any further expenditure on hold until I manage to source the elusive parts. I'll update as soon as something changes.

Anyone able to point me in the right direction sourcing these parts, I would greatly appreciate the help.
 
@Polarblair I don't know the rules of linking outside sites like eBay but there's a fella on US eBay selling the D5400XS, two QX9775's and waterblocks for both chips, northbridge and southbridge albeit at 525USD(400gbp?). Bit pricey but you could probably haggle the blocks as it looks to have been up for a while, or buy the whole thing outright and sell off the board/chips. Bit of a bump but I remember seeing this thread when it was first posted before Photobucket died and the concept/renders looked great.
 
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