we've had a rough couple of weeks
wife had cancer surgery...
I'm gonna sleep late this weekend.
then Monday I'll play with a donated Sempron.

I'll have to wait until the 4th quarter to actually build anything new.
finances are shot.
but I'm taking notes of all your ideas...lol

Hey, sorry about your wife I sure hope everything went well. At least you won't have to worry about me catching you anytime soon. Just found out my machines in California including the Q6600 can only run while my store is open. The people I lease from Turning the breakers off at 6 PM and told us to shut everything down till fall...

Sorry to hear about the cancer that Your wife has phud and the shutting down until fall hiamps.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

The people I lease from Turning the breakers off at 6 PM and told us to shut everything down till fall...

As in, closing the store until Fall too? Or just breakers going off at 6:00 PM every day from now until fall?

So when do they turn them back on in the morning? You might be able to convince the accountant to let you purchase a UPS that'll support your Californina systems for 12 hours at a time... :-)

we've had a rough couple of weeks
wife had cancer surgery...
i'm gonna sleep late this weekend.

Well at least she's got the benefit of it being operable cancer. Some cases they can't even try that. And in cases where they operate, I've heard the survival rates these days are really improved.

Our thoughts are with her.

The people I lease from Turning the breakers off at 6 PM and told us to shut everything down till fall...

As in, closing the store until Fall too? Or just breakers going off at 6:00 PM every day from now until fall?

So when do they turn them back on in the morning? You might be able to convince the accountant to let you purchase a UPS that'll support your Californina systems for 12 hours at a time... :-)

Now that would be a UPS...They go into production at 6 AM but we don't get there till 9:30. They will run about 7 - 8 hours a day. But I get one heck of a deal for rent electric included, so while it bums me out I can't complain...Just got to work on them to get them Seti Fever...

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Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons...
And no good credit hound!

Now that would be a UPS...They go into production at 6 AM but we don't get there till 9:30. They will run about 7 - 8 hours a day. But I get one heck of a deal for rent electric included, so while it bums me out I can't complain...Just got to work on them to get them Seti Fever...

I've got 7 hours on UPS now, it isn't that hard to do -- that's with five servers.

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I've got 7 hours on UPS now, it isn't that hard to do -- that's with five servers.

That was my most recent upgrade / purchase. I've always had a "whole house" UPS system, but I recently upgraded it to give me a higher power output and a longer uptime. The UPS lives in the garage and has a rack of batteries next to it that will support full load for 3 hours. I run the UPS at half load so should be about 6 hours of backup. It got a good workout yesterday during a thunderstorm and happily maintained all the SETI machines and some things in the house (lights, TV etc) for 4 hours. I could if I feel the need add more batteries for a longer uptime; however, I think my next purchase could be an Intel Quad or 2 after my holidays.

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To start with;
SuperServer 8015C-TB 1U Xeon MP-73xx SAS(blk) MB6227 Motherboard
Quad Xeon X7350 Quad Core
16 GB ECC FBDIMM DDR2 667MHz (4 DIMMs)

I've got 7 hours on UPS now, it isn't that hard to do -- that's with five servers.

That was my most recent upgrade / purchase. I've always had a "whole house" UPS system, but I recently upgraded it to give me a higher power output and a longer uptime. The UPS lives in the garage and has a rack of batteries next to it that will support full load for 3 hours. I run the UPS at half load so should be about 6 hours of backup. It got a good workout yesterday during a thunderstorm and happily maintained all the SETI machines and some things in the house (lights, TV etc) for 4 hours. I could if I feel the need add more batteries for a longer uptime; however, I think my next purchase could be an Intel Quad or 2 after my holidays.

Just out of curiosity how much does something like that cost and where would you get it? I am seriously thinking of buying a very light case and taking it home with me. My flat screen TV is supposed to be a monitor also so should just need a mouse and keyboard for home...

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Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons...
And no good credit hound!

we've had a rough couple of weeks
wife had cancer surgery...
i'm gonna sleep late this weekend.
then Monday i'll play with a donated Sempron.

i'll have to wait til the 4th quarter to actually build anything new.
finances are shot.
but i'm taking notes of all your ideas...lol

The kitties' thoughts are with you and your loved one....hope all goes well as can be under the circumstances..........

When things like that hit home, it's easier to see that this little crunching game we play is a distant second to real life......

Best wishes, my friend.......

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

When things like that hit home, it's easier to see that this little crunching game we play is a distant second to real life......

Best wishes, my friend.......

really me too,GBY......
My future will hopefully be smiled on by..Aquarius...Poseidon..Neptune..and all water nymphs.I'll find out this weekend...

Well, I've kind of worked through a rough parts list. Any comments from the more experienced system builders out here?

Q6600
Kingwin Revolution RVT-12025
ASUS P5B LGA775 P965 Express ATX MB
XION II XON-101 Mid-tower ATX case (includes 450W PS)
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

Other inconsequentials (as far as crunching goes)
XP Pro 64 bit
Western Digital Caviar SE 320 Gig SATA drive
ASUS 20X LightScribe DVD Burner (DRW-2014L1T)
ASUS EAH3450/HTP/256M Video card

Total net cost just under $600 US.

It's been almost 10 years since I last built my own system, so I'm kinda just grabbing for inexpensive things to get started. I don't have anything I can really even migrate forward. It's all PCI/IDE and really old things, so just a clean wiped slate with something basic for now. (My PC100 RAM and 8 Meg video card ain't going anywhere. :-))

Well, I've kind of worked through a rough parts list. Any comments from the more experienced system builders out here?

Q6600
Kingwin Revolution RVT-12025
ASUS P5B LGA775 P965 Express ATX MB
XION II XON-101 Mid-tower ATX case (includes 450W PS)
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

Other inconsequentials (as far as crunching goes)
XP Pro 64 bit
Western Digital Caviar SE 320 Gig SATA drive
ASUS 20X LightScribe DVD Burner (DRW-2014L1T)
ASUS EAH3450/HTP/256M Video card

Total net cost just under $600 US.

It's been almost 10 years since I last built my own system, so I'm kinda just grabbing for inexpensive things to get started. I don't have anything I can really even migrate forward. It's all PCI/IDE and really old things, so just a clean wiped slate with something basic for now. (My PC100 RAM and 8 Meg video card ain't going anywhere. :-))

@Mumps
The one thing I would change there is the mother board (if you plan on overclocking now or in the future). I had many happy months with the Asus P5B but the FSB "hole" between 350 - 400 MHz eventually got me down, and the Northbridge got very hot and became a limitation. I'm now running with the P5K instead and finding it much more to my liking.

F.

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I've got 7 hours on UPS now, it isn't that hard to do -- that's with five servers.

That was my most recent upgrade / purchase. I've always had a "whole house" UPS system, but I recently upgraded it to give me a higher power output and a longer uptime. The UPS lives in the garage and has a rack of batteries next to it that will support full load for 3 hours. I run the UPS at half load so should be about 6 hours of backup. It got a good workout yesterday during a thunderstorm and happily maintained all the SETI machines and some things in the house (lights, TV etc) for 4 hours. I could if I feel the need add more batteries for a longer uptime; however, I think my next purchase could be an Intel Quad or 2 after my holidays.

Just out of curiosity how much does something like that cost and where would you get it?

I got lucky with the UPS. It is a £1,000 machine but I picked it up brand new off EBAY for £380. The batteries are a bit pricey though. They are £110 each and there are 8 of them. They last about 5 years or so. So all told it's a £2,000 ($4,000) job at proper prices.

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Well, I've kind of worked through a rough parts list. Any comments from the more experienced system builders out here?

Q6600
Kingwin Revolution RVT-12025
ASUS P5B LGA775 P965 Express ATX MB
XION II XON-101 Mid-tower ATX case (includes 450W PS)
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

Other inconsequentials (as far as crunching goes)
XP Pro 64 bit
Western Digital Caviar SE 320 Gig SATA drive
ASUS 20X LightScribe DVD Burner (DRW-2014L1T)
ASUS EAH3450/HTP/256M Video card

Total net cost just under $600 US.

It's been almost 10 years since I last built my own system, so I'm kinda just grabbing for inexpensive things to get started. I don't have anything I can really even migrate forward. It's all PCI/IDE and really old things, so just a clean wiped slate with something basic for now. (My PC100 RAM and 8 Meg video card ain't going anywhere. :-))

I'd opt for a high end Asus mobo..........my P5K Deluxes are the cat's meow......

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Well, I've kind of worked through a rough parts list. Any comments from the more experienced system builders out here?

Q6600
Kingwin Revolution RVT-12025
ASUS P5B LGA775 P965 Express ATX MB
XION II XON-101 Mid-tower ATX case (includes 450W PS)
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

Other inconsequentials (as far as crunching goes)
XP Pro 64 bit
Western Digital Caviar SE 320 Gig SATA drive
ASUS 20X LightScribe DVD Burner (DRW-2014L1T)
ASUS EAH3450/HTP/256M Video card

Total net cost just under $600 US.

It's been almost 10 years since I last built my own system, so I'm kinda just grabbing for inexpensive things to get started. I don't have anything I can really even migrate forward. It's all PCI/IDE and really old things, so just a clean wiped slate with something basic for now. (My PC100 RAM and 8 Meg video card ain't going anywhere. :-))

I'd opt for a high end Asus mobo..........my P5K Deluxes are the cat's meow......

I've got a P5K Deluxe that I bought(not delivered yet), It'll cost Me $154.99 total, But It's getting paired with some PC2-8500 ram and a Q9300 cpu.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Well, I've kind of worked through a rough parts list. Any comments from the more experienced system builders out here?

Q6600
Kingwin Revolution RVT-12025
ASUS P5B LGA775 P965 Express ATX MB
XION II XON-101 Mid-tower ATX case (includes 450W PS)
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

Other inconsequentials (as far as crunching goes)
XP Pro 64 bit
Western Digital Caviar SE 320 Gig SATA drive
ASUS 20X LightScribe DVD Burner (DRW-2014L1T)
ASUS EAH3450/HTP/256M Video card

Total net cost just under $600 US.

It's been almost 10 years since I last built my own system, so I'm kinda just grabbing for inexpensive things to get started. I don't have anything I can really even migrate forward. It's all PCI/IDE and really old things, so just a clean wiped slate with something basic for now. (My PC100 RAM and 8 Meg video card ain't going anywhere. :-))

I'd opt for a high end Asus mobo..........my P5K Deluxes are the cat's meow......

I've got a P5K Deluxe that I bought(not delivered yet), It'll cost Me $154.99 total, But It's getting paired with some PC2-8500 ram and a Q9300 cpu.

Really?? You should luv the new mobo......make sure the first thing you do is update to the latest bios......really sweet.......they added a lot of info for the settings to tell you what default values are.....nice!
That should make you one fine rig!!

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Well, I've kind of worked through a rough parts list. Any comments from the more experienced system builders out here?

Q6600
Kingwin Revolution RVT-12025
ASUS P5B LGA775 P965 Express ATX MB
XION II XON-101 Mid-tower ATX case (includes 450W PS)
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

Other inconsequentials (as far as crunching goes)
XP Pro 64 bit
Western Digital Caviar SE 320 Gig SATA drive
ASUS 20X LightScribe DVD Burner (DRW-2014L1T)
ASUS EAH3450/HTP/256M Video card

Total net cost just under $600 US.

It's been almost 10 years since I last built my own system, so I'm kinda just grabbing for inexpensive things to get started. I don't have anything I can really even migrate forward. It's all PCI/IDE and really old things, so just a clean wiped slate with something basic for now. (My PC100 RAM and 8 Meg video card ain't going anywhere. :-))

I'd opt for a high end Asus mobo..........my P5K Deluxes are the cat's meow......

I've got a P5K Deluxe that I bought(not delivered yet), It'll cost Me $154.99 total, But It's getting paired with some PC2-8500 ram and a Q9300 cpu.

Really?? You should luv the new mobo......make sure the first thing you do is update to the latest bios......really sweet.......they added a lot of info for the settings to tell you what default values are.....nice!
That should make you one fine rig!!

Yeah updating the Bios, Can't do It with a fdd, Have to use a cd-r as I don't have a 4GB flash drive as thats not in My current budget(top secret, sorry).

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

I'd opt for a high end Asus mobo..........my P5K Deluxes are the cat's meow......

I've got a P5K Deluxe that I bought(not delivered yet), It'll cost Me $154.99 total, But It's getting paired with some PC2-8500 ram and a Q9300 cpu.

Really?? You should luv the new mobo......make sure the first thing you do is update to the latest bios......really sweet.......they added a lot of info for the settings to tell you what default values are.....nice!
That should make you one fine rig!!

Yeah updating the Bios, Can't do It with a fdd, Have to use a cd-r as I don't have a 4GB flash drive as thats not in My current budget(top secret, sorry).

LOL....as I mentioned in another thread, the P5K bios has become too large to fit on a floppy......you should be able to get a couple of gig worth of USB flash drive pretty cheap these days.......(not knowing your 'top secret' budget)......

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

I'd opt for a high end Asus mobo..........my P5K Deluxes are the cat's meow......

Yeah updating the Bios, Can't do It with a fdd, Have to use a cd-r as I don't have a 4GB flash drive as thats not in My current budget(top secret, sorry).

LOL....as I mentioned in another thread, the P5K bios has become too large to fit on a floppy......you should be able to get a couple of gig worth of USB flash drive pretty cheap these days.......(not knowing your 'top secret' budget)......

Just rambling around on the Egg (for reasons unknown ;-)) and the price is right around $15 for a 4 gig'er. I may have to throw one of those on my purchase too. ;-)

I passed on the P5K Deluxe because I originally though "Heck, I don't need Dual network, or a Wireless system that can act as an Access Point." But reading more detailed specs, the extra cooling for the infrastructure and more flexibility in the over-clocking (which I'll be trying, but won't get too aggressive) are worth the extra $50.

I'd opt for a high end Asus mobo..........my P5K Deluxes are the cat's meow......

Yeah updating the Bios, Can't do It with a fdd, Have to use a cd-r as I don't have a 4GB flash drive as thats not in My current budget(top secret, sorry).

LOL....as I mentioned in another thread, the P5K bios has become too large to fit on a floppy......you should be able to get a couple of gig worth of USB flash drive pretty cheap these days.......(not knowing your 'top secret' budget)......

Just rambling around on the Egg (for reasons unknown ;-)) and the price is right around $15 for a 4 gig'er. I may have to throw one of those on my purchase too. ;-)

I passed on the P5K Deluxe because I originally though "Heck, I don't need Dual network, or a Wireless system that can act as an Access Point." But reading more detailed specs, the extra cooling for the infrastructure and more flexibility in the over-clocking (which I'll be trying, but won't get too aggressive) are worth the extra $50.

Yeah......I have the Wifi disabled in the bios, 'cuz I have no use for it either......
I originally went with this mobo because it had the new chipset, but still supported DDR2 ram, and I wasn't ready to go to DDR3 yet.........

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster