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Nameless LGA 775 build


Avacado
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Needs moar Samsung WonderRAM. :wheee:  Man, I miss those sticks.  Those Mushkins should be pretty solid too though.  Timings are meh, but RAM is RAM really.  DDR3 systems can still keep up on daily and gaming tasks with DDR4 systems, so really doesn't matter that terribly much.  Of course if you're shooting for benching, you'll eventually want some tighter timing sticks, but yeah those are going to go very nicely on that setup!

 

Awesome update!

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8 hours ago, Avacado said:

Indeed. Going to run 2x4GB sticks. These just came.

 

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Not worried about heat. I have the NB/SB and VRM 1 under water. I was actually looking at clearances to delid. Should be fun. 

 

ah mushkin copperhead my old friend. how i miss thy DDR3 voodoo

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CPU: AMD R7 7800X3D
GPU: AMD RX Sapphire 7800XT Pure
MOTHERBOARD: MSI B650M Project Zero
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB 32-38-38 @ 6200mhz
SSD/NVME: Sabrent Rocket NVMe 500GB (Windows)
SSD/NVME 2: WD Black SN850X 4TB (Games)
SSD/NVME 3: Cruicial MX 500 2TB (Programs)
SSD/NVME 4: Crucial MX 300 1TB (Documents/Downloads)
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CPU: Xeon 5345 @ 2.3GHZ
CPU 2: Xeon 5345 @ 2.3GHZ
MOTHERBOARD: Intel S5000PSL E-ATX
RAM: 32GB Hynix ECC DDR2 667Mhz
CPU COOLER: 2x Dynatron 2U Heatsinks
SSD/NVME: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB
HDD: Seagate Firecuda Compute 2TB
OPERATING SYSTEM: Winodws Server 2019 Standard
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Beautiful build man. LGA 775 is where I also got my start. E8500/9800 GT was first full system I ever built. Had done RAM and graphics cards prior, but never a full system.

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB DDR4-3600 (@ 3733 CL14)
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
SSD/NVME: x2 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB
SSD/NVME 2: Crucial MX500 1TB
PSU: Corsair RM1000x
MONITOR: LG 42" C4 OLED
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CPU: E8400, i5-650, i7-870, i7-960, i5-2400, i7-4790k, i9-10900k, i3-13100, i9-13900ks
GPU: many
RAM: Corsair 32GB DDR3-2400 | Oloy Blade 16GB DDR4-3600 | Crucial 16GB DDR5-5600
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P7P55 WS SC | ASUS Z97 Deluxe | EVGA Z490 Dark | EVGA Z790 Dark Kingpin
SSD/NVME: Samsung 870 Evo 1TB | Inland 1TB Gen 4
PSU: BeQuiet Straight Power 12 1500W
CASE: Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 - bench mode
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10 LTSC
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CPU: M1 Pro
RAM: 32GB
SSD/NVME: 1TB
OPERATING SYSTEM: MacOS Sonoma
CASE: Space Grey
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It has been nice building at a relaxing pace. Build is halfway completed. I debated for awhile about putting the RAM under water, but decided against it. I should have plenty of airflow from the openings on the testbench and flow from the RAD fans. I did give the Copperheads some love and restored them to pristine condition. 

 

Before:

 

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Halfway picture of build. Still have to connect the other 240 RAD and the GPU blocks. Trying to make it in a way so that the CPU and GPU's are modular and can be hot swapped.

 

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2 hours ago, Storm-Chaser said:

Really sick build bro. You seem to have a good eye for catchy parts as well. 

 

That is something I've been wanting to do with my Athlon XP 3000+ chip (Barton core). As that was the first one that really inspired me to start overclocking.

You should totally do it. Building older systems you couldn't afford when they were new feels great. It's also fun touching back on early overclocking. TBH, I had all but forgotten how to OC FSB etc... The pictures are long gone but if you want a laugh you can look at some of my older threads on OCN.

 

E4300

 

I love parts, I have a mini PPCS in the dungeon. If you can't find what you need to build, repair or restore any computer part in my basement, you shouldn't be working on a PC. Building setups and loops is my favorite part about computing. 

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Thought the photo was lost on OCN, but it somehow reappeared. This was the Antec 900 Q6600 TT build that got me into OCing. I think the card is a 8800 GTX. 

 

Sexy cable management, I know. 

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So the x5470 was a no go. I tried so hard to install the microcode. BSOD's immediately when I managed to get into windows and multiple MOBO error beeps. It just did not want to let me do anything with it. Settled on the QX6850.

 

I have never seen - temps on water before!!!

 

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On 18/01/2022 at 18:24, Avacado said:

I have never seen - temps on water before!!!

 

So, is that HWiNFO64 and or the MB being wonky?  I ask because I was disappointed in the readings I was getting from the "ambient" temp sensor I installed for my current pet project.  I ended up using a digital meat thermometer from the kitchen to track ambient while making my bench runs (and opening and closing the window in my "laboratory" to maintain as constant a temp as I could).

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27 minutes ago, ArchStanton said:

 

So, is that HWiNFO64 and or the MB being wonky?  I ask because I was disappointed in the readings I was getting from the "ambient" temp sensor I installed for my current pet project.  I ended up using a digital meat thermometer from the kitchen to track ambient while making my bench runs (and opening and closing the window in my "laboratory" to maintain as constant a temp as I could).

It really is THAT cold in the dungeon. Though I suppose it could be an error. I am guessing the loop temp would have to be that low as well and it's not 🤷‍♂️ I have it setup in the dungeon (Basement) the dungeons ambient temps were in the 20's when I took that screen shot. Both windows are open a tad to help keep temps low and Radon levels at bay. 

 

I have some Acool digital temp display/probes. I can hook them up later and find out the real deal. 

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Starting to creep up the 10x multiplier. 9 and 11 give consistent errors. Vdroop is MASSIVE on this board. I have to set 1.575v for 1.5v idle. It drops even lower when benching. 

 

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Dude, that's like legendary Kentsfield clocks there.  Most Core 2 Quad Kentsfields tapped out at 3.6-3.8 if you had a GOOD one.  Dang.  I remember seeing a few people hit 4 with their Q6600's and Q6700's, but it wasn't very many.  15 years later and you're at 4.1....... just wow!

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Yea, it wasn't stable. I could probably get a CPUz bench run in, but thats all. I think i'll be able to run this at 4GHz 24/7 which I am pleased with. I bought a second QX6850 that I plan on delidding and having some fun with. 

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Update:

 

I have never corrupted an OS before this build. Apparently experimenting with different OC's corrupted win7. So much to the point that I can no longer use the SSD it was on despite using CHKDSK and DISK PART. I have ordered a bunch of 256GB variants and will re-install win7 on it this weekend. I am done OC checking and will leave the system at 4.0GHz 24/7 moving forward. 

 

Once I am up an running I have some older games only on CD/DVD rom that I am looking forward to playing again. 

 

I will also be acquiring a second EVGA 790i through a current ebay listing or Samsrulz. Will be cool to have 2 of these boards. 

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1 hour ago, Avacado said:

I can no longer use the SSD it was on despite using CHKDSK and DISK PART.

Forgive my ignorance.  Just to make sure I understand fully, the disk will be useable again after being "wiped", or it is FUBAR in perpetuity?

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17 minutes ago, ArchStanton said:

Forgive my ignorance.  Just to make sure I understand fully, the disk will be useable again after being "wiped", or it is FUBAR in perpetuity?

FUBARd. I deleted all partions and volumes and formatted/cleaned the disk. When trying to re-install win7, it sees the disk, but puts up an error saying it can't be installed. I don't have the exact error code (At work), but when researched it just says to do what I already did. I hate to throw away an entire MX500 drive too. =/

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Interesting (also, sorry for the loss).  If you are ever able to pinpoint exactly what failed on the SSD, I would be eager to learn of it.

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On 26/01/2022 at 10:05, Avacado said:

Update:

 

I have never corrupted an OS before this build. Apparently experimenting with different OC's corrupted win7. So much to the point that I can no longer use the SSD it was on despite using CHKDSK and DISK PART. I have ordered a bunch of 256GB variants and will re-install win7 on it this weekend. I am done OC checking and will leave the system at 4.0GHz 24/7 moving forward. 

 

Once I am up an running I have some older games only on CD/DVD rom that I am looking forward to playing again. 

 

I will also be acquiring a second EVGA 790i through a current ebay listing or Samsrulz. Will be cool to have 2 of these boards. 

Maybe just stick with a higher rpm(7200)hdd and take the loss in performance over the possible drive loss? Seems a mech drive may be more recoverable?

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5 hours ago, schuck6566 said:

Maybe just stick with a higher rpm(7200)hdd and take the loss in performance over the possible drive loss? Seems a mech drive may be more recoverable?

"It is possibly coincidence only, but over the past couple of months we have lost two WD Raptors, a couple of Samsung 500GB drives, and a WD 250GB drive while benchmarking the 790/780i boards."

 

Thanks for the article, it was a good read. Appears that the issue happens at 400MHz FSB and Memory OC past 1600MHz. So I will re-image when I have time and keep the FSB at 400 and RAM at 1600. I had been pushing past 400 and 1600, so that explains the corruption. Glad to know i'm not going crazy here. 

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1 hour ago, Avacado said:

"It is possibly coincidence only, but over the past couple of months we have lost two WD Raptors, a couple of Samsung 500GB drives, and a WD 250GB drive while benchmarking the 790/780i boards."

 

Thanks for the article, it was a good read. Appears that the issue happens at 400MHz FSB and Memory OC past 1600MHz. So I will re-image when I have time and keep the FSB at 400 and RAM at 1600. I had been pushing past 400 and 1600, so that explains the corruption. Glad to know i'm not going crazy here. 

Dang, missed where they listed the drives they lost....

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7 hours ago, schuck6566 said:

Maybe just stick with a higher rpm(7200)hdd and take the loss in performance over the possible drive loss? Seems a mech drive may be more recoverable?

Was off the article you posted. 

 

See here

 

 

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