Well, build log, profession advancement... The works I guess!! :) Complete and Total Overkill part 3!!

[lexluthermiester]

Awesome!! That's all I have to say.

And I thought I was hoarding saving all my stuff from the 440BX days to now. If you want ancient hardware to tinker with let me know. I feel guilty letting this sit in my closet collecting dust.
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That is a board from what was a very solid Dell system. No OC features, but rock solid. Upto 768MB of RAM too.

 

[phill]

@phill Are you going to OC that Xeon a bit?

No real need The PC will be mainly for ripping and converting, so we've given it a test today as I've managed to get it over to him..

His old PC for a blu ray conversion took 2.5 hours. Same film, 6 minutes 20 seconds

I'd say that's a bit of an improvement wouldn't you?

 

[lexluthermiester]

His old PC for a blu ray conversion took 2.5 hours. Same film, 6 minutes 20 seconds

I'd say that's a bit of an improvement wouldn't you?

Oh yeah! Hell yeah!

 

[phill]

He needed it plus with what he's going through and what he helps me out with, it's the least I can do for him Plus the hardware was laying about doing nothing so... Job done!!

Said to him, we'll see if we can grab some newer Ryzen stuff and get them all working the same I think he was a little excited with that!

 

[Mr Bill]

Right, some update photo's for the few bits of kit around the house.....

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Now as the crazy is out in the open (and still I may add a load more crazy to come if I'm honest...) with everything I have here, I intend on making the most of, especially the servers So, as it's been a bus weekend I'm hoping to get a few things sussed out in my head of what I'd like to use and do for the Domain Controller setup. I think I have another PSU spare floating around at the moment, so I should be fine for a little while..

Aside from the X99 rig I use everyday, I'd like to eventually swap that out, definitely will be AMD but I do look forward to finishing off my Intel collection as well. I'm still trying to track down the EVGA X99 Classified motherboard which hasn't gone so well so far... (if anyone knows of a complete retail packaged and near mint condition board with accessories please please please do let me know ) I'm looking to try and get either the Classified or the X99 OCF board in the X9 case on my desk, had it for a while now and not even close to putting it in!! I'd like some new tubing at least for my build and possibly a new pump and res combination. It would also be great to grab a few other loops whilst I'm at it for various other builds but with no money, I have more important things to worry about first and foremost... (Sometimes I hate being a grown up!!)

So, here's a few pics to look through (I remembered thumbnails this time!!) whenever you fancy If anyone has any suggestions with regards to hardware for my DC, please let me know here Best get to bed now considering tomorrow will be a crappy day as I have to take my eldest daughter back to her Mum and we both don't particularly enjoy the drive or the doing it... Still, until next time

I love your setup. My dad was into CB and Ham radios back in the 50's and 60's, as a child of around 8-10 years old, I was fascinated by his little shop, he threw nothing away, especially back then when these radios run on tubes, and most used some of the same tubes. I picked up his torch with computers, and have been building them since the middle 80's. My problem is, I've run out of space now, so I looking at maybe buying either a 20' or 40' shipping container and moving my PC shop into one of those, I have a lot of property, but a very small home.

 

[lexluthermiester]

My problem is, I've run out of space now, so I looking at maybe buying either a 20' or 40' shipping container and moving my PC shop into one of those, I have a lot of property, but a very small home.

An older mobile home might work better. They can be had for cheap and would be much easier to get power to.

 

[phill]

I love your setup. My dad was into CB and Ham radios back in the 50's and 60's, as a child of around 8-10 years old, I was fascinated by his little shop, he threw nothing away, especially back then when these radios run on tubes, and most used some of the same tubes. I picked up his torch with computers, and have been building them since the middle 80's. My problem is, I've run out of space now, so I looking at maybe buying either a 20' or 40' shipping container and moving my PC shop into one of those, I have a lot of property, but a very small home.

Thank you @Mr Bill Sometimes people can see either end of the spectrum, some appreciate it, some disapprove. It's the internet so there's always going to be someone that's bigger and better or that hates whatever you do, but I always say that if people don't like what they see in the thread, they can always go else where

I've a few more things to upload and lots to try and do, so whenever I can I will make sure this thread stays up to date

I enjoy my time at TPU and enjoy sharing my hobby and passion with like minded people, so have a check in here every once in a while, I'll try and make sure everything is as up to date as possible

 

[Mr Bill]

An older mobile home might work better. They can be had for cheap and would be much easier to get power to.

I thought about that, but we have a lot of storms/hurricanes on the coast here in Texas, I was thinking a shipping container might be pretty much storm proof. As for as power, I'm in the A/C and Heating business, and installed my own 200 amp service on the property, so getting air and heat and electrical into the container would be a breeze for me.

 

[Mr Bill]

Thank you @Mr Bill I enjoy my time at TPU and enjoy sharing my hobby and passion with like minded people.

This right here is what makes joining any forum really enjoyable. I like this one because folks post threads on everything from the Apple IIe, to the very latest hardware out today, it's like reading a book on the history of PC's where the book never ends.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I thought about that, but we have a lot of storms/hurricanes on the coast here in Texas, I was thinking a shipping container might be pretty much storm proof. As for as power, I'm in the A/C and Heating business, and installed my own 200 amp service on the property, so getting air and heat and electrical into the container would be a breeze for me.

Fair enough. It was only a thought.

 

[cine.chris]

I wouldn't bother w/ Net-App. Not my favorite gear... don't expect to find much under the hood.
No Supermicro?
I'd build some ZFS pools if you want to store data.
Looks like you're doing some interesting work, with an active group.
I'm not familiar with WCG, so I need to look around.

 

[biffzinker]

I'm not familiar with WCG, so I need to look around.

There's a sub section here on the forums for WCG.

World Community Grid (WCG)

Forum dedicated to the distributed computing application WCG and our forum's team.

www.techpowerup.com

 

[WhitetailAni]

Kinda curious - do you have any Kepler cards?
I can't make out individual model numbers.

 

[phill]

Not yet no... I need to update the thread to be honest, but I think 6 and 7 series of cards I don't have. I know I've got some 780's coming to me but I need to go pick them up at some point...

 

[Lorec]

I need to update the thread to be honest

about time! some people are waiting for an update here!

 

[flatty]

Nice mixture of colectable, enthusiast and daily use )

 

[phill]

about time! some people are waiting for an update here!

Damn! I never thought people actually looked at this thread!! I'll see what I can do

 

[phill]

Well guys and gals, I've been trying to put this post together now for a while and thought since it's my 10,000th post, I thought I'd try and make it point full and a decent one (since I've no chance of that, I'm screwed ) So we'll just make it up as I go along

I've a few thoughts that I was wondering on a few people's opinions and I have also been looking at sorting out my home server box that is my Synology or Xpenology as the case might be I'm a little bit tired so this might not be my best post of the day but... I'll do my best

So I have a couple of X370 boards that I use for crunching/folding/mining on (as they run WCG/FAH/Rosetta on etc.) and I'm just wondering about switching out a CPU or so for them... I've two Hreo 6 boards with 1700X's in them, they are crunching away pretty well, no issues whatsoever.. The thing was, I was considering a swap out with one of two CPUs... a 3900X or a 3950X since the Hero 6 board can't take the later 5 series CPUs.... The thing is, I already have a 3900X, I'm aiming to either put in a cruncher or do something with maybe a beefed up server.
So what might anyone do? Buy another 3900X and use that as a cruncher and use something else for a server or buy a pair of 3950X's for the two X370 boards??..... Penny for your thoughts guys....

I do have a Ryzen 2700 that I can swap out for the server, then I'd just need to buy another board and a few bits to get it all up and running.... Thoughts?? Depending on the OS etc. used for the server, I will consider running WCG or something on there to assist with my current support for the teams of TPU

I'll try and add up some new photos' as well to make it a little more pretty Apologies guys and gals, very tired it seems not going to make much more sense than normal; so I'll post here and do another update as soon as possible

Also regarding the change in job role I've had a few jobs show up, one I'm waiting for an email/phone call to go in for an interview... Hopefully soon WCG/FAH/Rosetta updates I'll do in the morning when I'm a little more awake lol
Thanks for reading guys, hopefully some more sleep and such in the morning, I might be able to string a sentence or two together a little better

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I dont suppose you have any 4GB DDR2 SO-DIMMS in your Aladdin's cave do you?

 

[A Computer Guy]

Well guys and gals, I've been trying to put this post together now for a while and thought since it's my 10,000th post, I thought I'd try and make it point full and a decent one (since I've no chance of that, I'm screwed ) So we'll just make it up as I go along

I've a few thoughts that I was wondering on a few people's opinions and I have also been looking at sorting out my home server box that is my Synology or Xpenology as the case might be I'm a little bit tired so this might not be my best post of the day but... I'll do my best

So I have a couple of X370 boards that I use for crunching/folding/mining on (as they run WCG/FAH/Rosetta on etc.) and I'm just wondering about switching out a CPU or so for them... I've two Hreo 6 boards with 1700X's in them, they are crunching away pretty well, no issues whatsoever.. The thing was, I was considering a swap out with one of two CPUs... a 3900X or a 3950X since the Hero 6 board can't take the later 5 series CPUs.... The thing is, I already have a 3900X, I'm aiming to either put in a cruncher or do something with maybe a beefed up server.
So what might anyone do? Buy another 3900X and use that as a cruncher and use something else for a server or buy a pair of 3950X's for the two X370 boards??..... Penny for your thoughts guys....

I do have a Ryzen 2700 that I can swap out for the server, then I'd just need to buy another board and a few bits to get it all up and running.... Thoughts?? Depending on the OS etc. used for the server, I will consider running WCG or something on there to assist with my current support for the teams of TPU

I'll try and add up some new photos' as well to make it a little more pretty Apologies guys and gals, very tired it seems not going to make much more sense than normal; so I'll post here and do another update as soon as possible

Also regarding the change in job role I've had a few jobs show up, one I'm waiting for an email/phone call to go in for an interview... Hopefully soon WCG/FAH/Rosetta updates I'll do in the morning when I'm a little more awake lol
Thanks for reading guys, hopefully some more sleep and such in the morning, I might be able to string a sentence or two together a little better

3950X's just because you might as well tap it out to the max for that generation of motherboard.

 

[Lorec]

Definitely a 3950x in the fray would be nice, even though 1700 is a great low TDP cpu there that sips power.
PPD wise its a no brainer, but power wise...especially when the sun is gone for You every year when season ends

 

[phill]

I dont suppose you have any 4GB DDR2 SO-DIMMS in your Aladdin's cave do you?

I don't think I do, I think the biggest I might have is a couple 2GB sticks if that... I'll see if I can find out for you

3950X's just because you might as well tap it out to the max for that generation of motherboard.

Definitely a 3950x in the fray would be nice, even though 1700 is a great low TDP cpu there that sips power.
PPD wise its a no brainer, but power wise...especially when the sun is gone for You every year when season ends

I can see were you both are coming from, the only problem is paying for two more CPUs and then still 'having' to upgrade the other 4 or 5 motherboards I have when they get tipped for being end of life although I'm very impressed with the AM4 socket and AMD for keeping it around so long, it's been another 775 socket I think!

I'm toying with the idea of grabbing another 3900X and throwing those in the two X370 boards (helps keep my costs down!! ) besides I can then try and get myself a few 5950X's to put in my X470/X570 boards.. I can always make use of the 2700 I have with a server project and then I'm not sure what I'd do with the pair of 1700X's I have and the 2700X I have but I'll come to that bridge when I come to it

I'm hoping to get a few bits of hardware sent over by my mate in the US soon and I have another mate who has some bits in the UK he would like to get rid of, so I'll have a day trip to go and pick that up... There might be a few more setups going on (WCG and hopefully FAH if I have enough spare GPUs!!) and hopefully some good news when it comes to a job too.... Just waiting on an interview date there...

Definitely need to start thinking/planning about a HomeServer upgrade for home... I'm even considering to use one of my Coolermaster Stacker cases, since those two beasts can fit in 16 hard drives, I have a feeling that should give me enough space for expansion and they are well, quite big (I think there's a few pics in the thread of them thinking about it!) so that'll be great to get them up and running again... Or one of them at least
Anyone got any thoughts on what they'd use for a server/storage type OS? I'm wondering about trying something new... the Synology has been great and it's a brilliant setup but I think it's time for something a little different I think It'll be nice to get it working with the phones in the house so it can backup to them as I have now, that's a really big plus for me Any suggestions?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I don't think I do, I think the biggest I might have is a couple 2GB sticks if that... I'll see if I can find out for you

Dont worry about it. I already have 2x2GB sticks. Was hoping you might of hoarded more

8GB kits cost stupid money and you cant really find pre-owned kits or single modules either so you have to pay the silly price that people ask for which is between £80-110.

I mean, f**k that, I could buy a pre-owned/refurbed Dell E6410 or E4310 for £135 and I already have enough ram in my possession to make an 8 or 16 GB set.

 

[phill]

Dont worry about it. I already have 2x2GB sticks. Was hoping you might of hoarded more

8GB kits cost stupid money and you cant really find pre-owned kits or single modules either so you have to pay the silly price that people ask for which is between £80-110.

I mean, f**k that, I could buy a pre-owned/refurbed Dell E6410 or E4310 for £135 and I already have enough ram in my possession to make an 8 or 16 GB set.

I did look at the prices of them and I was stunned!! Some people really know how to take the piss!!

 

[Hugis]

Great thread @phill , your collection is super impressive and to say I'm quite jealous would be an under statement !
More updates !!