Building a Pc for Crunching.

RigRebel · Mar 19, 2015

Personally,

I love my Seasonic X650 gold. It's rated at 60amps and actually pulls over 70amps in testing. It has a single rail, fully modular, lifetime warranty (I believe) and you can get them now for about $120.00
I got mine for @$225.00 3 years ago so that's a good deal lol.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...escription=seasonic+X650+gold&N=-1&isNodeId=1

Also, you should be looking at this site > http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/page/power
It's my number one site for PSU info.

Also Their article "The Anatomy of Switching Power Supplies" is AWESOME!!
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/anatomy-of-switching-power-supplies/327

Good luck

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Mar 19, 2015

Knoxx, you can use reg memory. Just look for 3x 2gb triple channel sets.

krusha03 · Mar 19, 2015

ThE_MaD_ShOt said:
Is that a eatx board?

Knoxx29 said:
I thinks so.

It's actually SSI EEB, but most of the standoffs will work in a E-ATX compatible case (i think 3-4 are gonna miss align which isnt a big deal)

Norton said:
If the board will take regular ram (non ECC) I would go with that since it can be used on your other rigs if you need it for some reason,

This is absolutely true. But the ECC ram is only like 7 euros a stick

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Mar 24, 2015

Scored my board.......Supermicro LGA 1366 Xeon Motherboard - MBD-X8STi-B paid £ 30.00 ( the buy it now vendor wanted £ 39.00) 30 quid and free delivery :twitch:

The Cpu is enroute Intel Xeon E 5620 paid £13.00 including delivery.

I am selling a Giga GA 880g UD3H and Athlon ii x4 630 as a combo and i think they will cover the £ 43.00. The board unlocks the L3 cache turning it in to a Phenom spec chip. It will be a good buy for someone, it has certainly served me well.

So.....I should be Xeoning (new word) by the weekend.. Wahey :peace:

if anyone (UK) wants a link to vendors please PM

krusha03 · Mar 24, 2015

nice going man

FireFox · Mar 24, 2015

Hi everybody.
I am build my last Cruncher Machine but unfortunately I have a big problem.
Both socket are working and both cpu are working (I have tested it)
But here it comes the problem, if I install just one cpu the pc work perfectly but after I install the second cpu and i turn on the pc the fans keep running at full load and it doesn't boot.

Does anyone has any idea how could I solve this problem?

Cheers.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Mar 25, 2015

@TRWOV mentions something page 1. Sorry on my phone.
He refers to Windows server o/s.

Heaven7 · Mar 25, 2015

Did you populate / seat the RAM correctly? I mean like specified in the manual. I've had boards that needed RAM to be inserted closest as well as farthest from the CPU's. Just my 2 cents. As both CPU's and sockets are working as you said, the problem probably lies somewhere else. Are your BIOS settings correct? I've never experienced this problem but it may be just a simple setting that needs adjusting.

Caring1 · Mar 25, 2015

Are you using the E3-1240 V2 CPU'S on that board?
Maximum configuration for those chips is one CPU.
http://ark.intel.com/products/65730/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1240-v2-8M-Cache-3_40-GHz

peche · Mar 25, 2015

Caring1 said:
Are you using the E3-1240 V2 CPU'S on that board?
Maximum configuration for those chips is one CPU.
http://ark.intel.com/products/65730/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1240-v2-8M-Cache-3_40-GHz

he is using : Intel CPU Xeon L5640
http://ark.intel.com/products/47926/Intel-Xeon-Processor-L5640-12M-Cache-2_26-GHz-5_86-GTs-Intel-QPI
So the problem its somthing on the motherboard im pretty sure, maybe some bios configuration, or a damm jumper...

Heaven7 · Mar 25, 2015

Thanks, @peche , those CPU's should definitely work with his MB. Probably some faulty "CPU Configuration" settings in the BIOS. Hope @Knoxx29 can figure it out. Man - look at your credits, there! Are you ready for 100K?

peche · Mar 25, 2015

dont know this goal to get 100K has been pretty hard....also im pretty sure that some CPU configuration may help @Knoxx29 i have found this... http://www.tyan.com/manuals/S7010_Manual_v1.1.pdf

Heaven7 · Mar 25, 2015

peche said:
dont know this goal to get 100K has been pretty hard....also im pretty sure that some CPU configuration may help @Knoxx29 i have found this... http://www.tyan.com/manuals/S7010_Manual_v1.1.pdf

Yes, the S7010 is a real nice board! If @Knoxx29 didn't already check the manual, he should take a look at those BIOS options. Best reset the CMOS (used boards may have incompatible settings), then try the usual troubleshooting (1 CPU, 1 RAM module, onboard VGA only, no expansion cards/peripherals, then try again with 2 CPU's. See if any RAM modules are faulty/unsupported). Check full EPS power is connected. Good luck!

peche · Mar 25, 2015

Heaven7 said:
Yes, the S7010 is a real nice board! If @Knoxx29 didn't already check the manual, he should take a look at those BIOS options. Best reset the CMOS, then try the usual troubleshooting (1 CPU, 1 RAM module, onboard VGA only, no expansion cards/peripherals, then try again with 2 CPU's. See if any RAM modules are faulty/unsupported). Check full EPS power is connected. Good luck!

im afraid that our good friend knoxx is already sleeping ...!

http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_DE.aspx

Heaven7 · Mar 25, 2015

Looks like he is...

It's 4:34am, after all. Probably isn't on vacation, poor guy

Hope he can solve the problem! :toast:

peche · Mar 25, 2015

Heaven7 said:
Looks like he is... It's 4:34am, after all. Probably isn't on vacation, poor guy Hope he can solve the problem!

im pretty sure that tomorow our great friend will come up with a final solution!

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Mar 25, 2015

Badgers are ready and waiting to help.

FireFox · Mar 25, 2015

I don't get the dual socket motherboard to work with both processors but just with one :banghead:

Last night was a nightmare, I went in bet at 3:30 am and didn't solve the problem.

Note: the dual socket motherboard is running but just with one cpu :confused:

krusha03 · Mar 25, 2015

Hey knoxx did you try running the board with 1 cpu in either socket? To make sure that the both sockets are running working. Also what's the bios version, maybe update the bios to the newest available and reset it to default settings with one cpu and add the 2nd one. Both 8 pin eps 12v are plugged right?

krusha03 · Mar 25, 2015

Edit I just read the previous post that you tried both cpus and sockets. Also as @Heaven7 try running each cpu with just 1 stick of ram. Namely 2 sticks that you are sure to be working by having them tested with 1 cpu first

FireFox · Mar 25, 2015

krusha03 said:
Hey knoxx did you try running the board with 1 cpu in either socket? To make sure that the both sockets are running working. Also what's the bios version, maybe update the bios to the newest available and reset it to default settings with one cpu and add the 2nd one. Both 8 pin eps 12v are plugged right?

So here is what I did:
cpu 1 tested on both socket and worked, cpu 2 tested on both socket and worked, the bios version that I have installed is 3.01, I downloaded the bios 3.02 and 3.03 but when I try to installed it says that it's not compatible

I did try 2 sticks Ram that works.

krusha03 · Mar 25, 2015

Knoxx29 said:
So here is what I did:
cpu 1 tested on both socket and worked, cpu 2 tested on both socket and worked, the bios version that I have installed is 3.01, I downloaded the bios 3.02 and 3.03 but when I try to installed it says that it's not compatible View attachment 63648
I did try 2 sticks Ram that works.

I think you need to flash it in dos. It's really simple you just need rufus. Check here how to do it

http://www.howtogeek.com/136987/how-to-create-a-bootable-dos-usb-drive/

Also i see v302 has this
- Microcode Update :
1. Nehalem-EP(D0)
2. Westmere-E(B1)

So it may be that you need 302 or 303 (install 303 as that is the newest) to have the board running in dual cpu mode

Caring1 · Mar 25, 2015

It might be the placement of the ram that is preventing it from booting with both CPU's in place.
Peche posted a link to the manual, it might be of some help.

FireFox · Mar 25, 2015

I know what I will do, because when I try to install the bios and failed it says that the windows version is not compatible I will try to install another windows version.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Mar 25, 2015

I am reading you need Ultimate.

System Name	Surprising Mini Duece
Processor	i3-550 3.2ghz/core (nice little gamer, 98% games = dual core code only)
Motherboard	ASUS P7H55M-LE
Cooling	Cooler Master Vortex
Memory	8GB Patriot Signature Series 1.5v DDR3 1333Mhz w/ spreaders.
Video Card(s)	Old slugger ... EVGA 8800GTS 640Mb SC edition. Soon to be retired.
Storage	Segate Sata II 64mb cache 1TB single platter.. fast but chirpy lol
Display(s)	1x Asus VS247h-p 2ms LOVE IT, 1x Sceptre 22" Naga 2ms, 1x 20inch Samsung Syncmaster
Case	Aerocool QX-2000 .. my latest project
Audio Device(s)	Onboard HD
Power Supply	Seasonic x650 Gold! Primo 105Celisius Jap cap wonder.
Software	Whatever I can pirate ;) lol jk .. Windows 7 legit license
Benchmark Scores	LOL I still get rock steady 57-60FPS in Skyrim on medium settings no AA on this 5 year old video car

System Name	Agent Texas / Selene / Eve
Processor	Ryzen7 5800x / Fx 8350 / Fx 8350
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite Ax V2 / Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 r4.0 / Msi 970a Krait
Cooling	Msi Mag Core liquid / H100i / Cryo-pc Cooler
Memory	2 x32 GB Gskil Ripjaws v series / 4x 8gb G.Skill Snipers / 2x 8gb G.Skill Ripjaws
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Rx 6800xt / Msi RX580 / Gigabyte R9 290x
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Audio Device(s)	Onboard Hd Audio / Onboard Hd Audio / Onboard Hd Audio
Power Supply	Corsair Rm 850 watt / Corsair TX 850 watt / Corsair TX 750 watt
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero / Logitech G500s / Logitech wireless
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe / Corsair k50 / Logitech wireless
Software	Win 11 pro / Win 11 pro / Win 11 pro
Benchmark Scores	What are benchmarks anyway?

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Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 / Stock
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Audio Device(s)	Onboard / Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax REVOLUTION87+ 1000W / Lenovo 40W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk X
Keyboard	Dell Business Multimedia Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
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Memory	6 gb Ballistix Tracer
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Audio Device(s)	seperate amp and 6 big speakers
Power Supply	Corsair
Mouse	cheap
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System Name	Desktop / Laptop
Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 5600x / Intel i5-4200U
Motherboard	ASUS TUF B550-Plus / Lenovo MB
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 / Stock
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 2x16GB DDR 3800 / 8GB DDR3-1600MHz
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 6900XT / Intel HD 4400
Storage	2.5TB SSDs + 4TB HDD / Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB
Display(s)	34" LG Ultrawide / 12.5 " 1080p IPS Touchscreen
Case	Fractal Design R6 / Lenovo X240
Audio Device(s)	Onboard / Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax REVOLUTION87+ 1000W / Lenovo 40W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk X
Keyboard	Dell Business Multimedia Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	Chicken Invaders 5 @125+ FPS

Building a Pc for Crunching.

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ThE_MaD_ShOt

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krusha03

FireFox

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peche

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FireFox

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FireFox

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Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
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Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
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Memory	32 GB DDR4
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Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 2TB.
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Mouse	Lenovo
Keyboard	Eweadn Mechanical
Software	W11 Pro 64 bit

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Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
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Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?