Super computer has been completed

[ThomasSoerensen]

what did the parts cost as a rough idea?

I got extra stuff too, new case, 2 extra hdds for nas, new gigaswitch & cables, ned cd/dvd burner - everything in total about 2600 EUR

should last a couple of years before e complete rebuild. incremental upgrades will have to do in the mean time.

somehow I like having a fast pc more then the raw utility value justifies.

[RichardCranium]

I hope to do something like this

That page crashes my Firefox consistently.

[ThomasSoerensen]

That page crashes my Firefox consistently.

oh - on ie6 it is fine.

a guy is oc'ing his i7 920 from 2.6 to 4.5ghz on air cooling - impressive - and there is a step by step gyude to repeat his success - sounds like a project for tonight.

[d000hg]

I wouldn't want to put a swap file on SSD...

W7 doesn't thrash the swap file nearly as much. Also, SSDs are much improved including the ability to rotate where on disk is used. But, having a SSD + traditional disk is perhaps still the best route.

[ThomasSoerensen]

W7 doesn't thrash the swap file nearly as much. Also, SSDs are much improved including the ability to rotate where on disk is used. But, having a SSD + traditional disk is perhaps still the best route.

in 1 year when SSD is more mature I agree with you.

[Platypus]

That page crashes my Firefox consistently.

OK on my FF 3.5.2

[NickFitz]

oh - on ie6 it is fine.

You're running IE6 on Windows 7?

I didn't think that was even possible

[ThomasSoerensen]

You're running IE6 on Windows 7?

I didn't think that was even possible

nonononono
the new pc at home runs win7

the clientco craptop runs ancient os with ie6

I accessed the oc forum page from clientco

[ThomasSoerensen]

Spend any time over on the OcUK forums? I haven't really paid much attention to such things since I built my last Opteron 175 rig, but I'd be interested to hear how you get on.

I upped the core frequency from 133 (133=2660mhz) to 166 and I am now running at 3350mhz which is equal to the i7 965 which costs 999 EUR and not 250 EUR like mine.

I am amazed at how eazy it is.

And it seems stable even after some burn in programs that taxes all cores 100%.

I guess I really just saved 750 EUR.

I can only recommend it.

[voodooflux]

I upped the core frequency from 133 (133=2660mhz) to 166 and I am now running at 3350mhz which is equal to the i7 965 which costs 999 EUR and not 250 EUR like mine.

I am amazed at how eazy it is.

And it seems stable even after some burn in programs that taxes all cores 100%.

I guess I really just saved 750 EUR.

I can only recommend it.

Result

I remember being stunned at how easy it was to overclock my 7800GT video card - essentially just a button click to determine the optimum speed. Seems like the motherboard manufacturers are now savvy to this as well, making it easier to get more out of your system.

I'm thinking it may be time to hand my current desktop rig down to DS1, and build myself a new one...