i7 WCG rig suggestions?

Laurijan · Oct 26, 2009, 06:06 PM

Hi all!

I am so excited to have this dream of a cheap dedicated crunching rig now with a i7 processor cause it has Hyper-Threading and can calculate 8 projects at the same time...

Here is what I thought of:

-Core i7 860, 2.80Ghz, LGA1156, 8MB, Boxed
(1156 Socket has only Dual-Channel but so what WCG doesnt rely on ram)
250,40€
- A-Data 2x1GB, DDR3 1066MHz
(again WCG doesnt need much ram)
42€
-P55M-UD2, LGA1156, P55, CrossFireX, µATX
(Dont need SLI for WCG and this mobo has Ultra-Durable 3 feature!)
99€

Now for the used parts i get from a PC-Recycling Center i work for:

-PCI-E GFX
(Just one that is powerful enough for displaying Win7 x64 smooth)
10€
-HDD 160GB SataII
10€
-Case Chieftec super sized blue case NEW!
15€
-PSU saw one there today all sleeved and with 470W
20€
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
user the line -> 446,4€

So what do you guys think?

[Ion] · Oct 26, 2009, 06:25 PM

You'll want a quality power supply for an i7 rig, something like the Corsair CX400w is cheap (although a little more than what you had selected), and a very high quality PSU. I ran an OCed Q6600 and 9600GSO SLI on it (with an 8600GTS for PhysX) with no issues, so I am confident it would power an OCed i7.

Mindweaver · Oct 26, 2009, 06:27 PM

Instead of the 860 take a look at the Intel Xeon X3440 Lynnfield 2.53GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Server Processor it's cheaper and has HT as well!

It overclocks to 4GHz on air!

Laurijan · Oct 26, 2009, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindweaver

Instead of the 860 take a look at the Intel Xeon X3440 Lynnfield 2.53GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Server Processor it's cheaper and has HT as well!

It overclocks to 4GHz on air!

That a very nice tip for which i give you a big thx!

theonedub · Oct 26, 2009, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindweaver

Instead of the 860 take a look at the Intel Xeon X3440 Lynnfield 2.53GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Server Processor it's cheaper and has HT as well!

One of those is selling on my local CL- actually its the 3450@ 2.66, which is i5 750 w/ HTT.. I wanted to go i7 P55 but looking towards the future I would like the option of 6 core if they become cheap enough, so X58 for me (for now lol).

Mindweaver · Oct 26, 2009, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theonedub

One of those is selling on my local CL- actually its the 3450@ 2.66, which is i5 750 w/ HTT.. I wanted to go i7 P55 but looking towards the future I would like the option of 6 core if they become cheap enough, so X58 for me (for now lol).

Yea but everybody is saying that and going with the 920.. way i see it is sata3 and usb3 will be out when 6 core's come out.. so, you'll have to get a new board anyway.. you know?

Laurijan · Oct 26, 2009, 06:45 PM

The Xeon 3440 will bring the price down to 392€ - think about it an Hyper-Theading rig!

Mindweaver · Oct 26, 2009, 06:55 PM

Nice go for it!

[Ion] · Oct 27, 2009, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laurijan

The Xeon 3440 will bring the price down to 392€ - think about it an Hyper-Theading rig!

Sounds good, but as I said, a quality power supply is a must if you want stable crunching for extended periods. Also, you probably will want to pick up a heatsink so you can OC to at least 3.4ghz.

Paulieg · Oct 27, 2009, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [Ion]

Sounds good, but as I said, a quality power supply is a must if you want stable crunching for extended periods. Also, you probably will want to pick up a heatsink so you can OC to at least 3.4ghz.

Can't stress this enough. A good PSU is the MOST important component in any system.

LittleLizard · Oct 27, 2009, 12:55 AM

get a corsair or ocz or antec 400w. you will be fine with that AND remember to install the DES you your electric bill wont go high (altough p55 uses barely 4w)

[Ion] · Oct 27, 2009, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulieg

Can't stress this enough. A good PSU is the MOST important component in any system.

Yep, I had an "800w" PowerUp! power supply my friend gave me after I told him to tell me if he found any good deals on power supplies (he got it for $35, and thought it was a good deal). Naively thinking that if it was 800w it must be good, I decided to use it. Bad choice

It took out my P5Q Pro, 2GB of DDR2, a 200GB HDD, and my DVD-RW drive. Fortunately, the GFX card and CPU were spared. Lesson learned, it's better to pay $65 for a quality 450W PSU (Corsair, SeaSonic, Antec, etc) than pay $35 for a generic 800w model

Laurijan · Oct 27, 2009, 03:44 AM

Ok I always wanted to have a Corsair PSU so it is Corsair then... But the Xeon 3440 - will it work on that Gigabyte P55M-UD2? I found nothing about that it would support it...

[Ion] · Oct 27, 2009, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laurijan

Ok I always wanted to have a Corsair PSU so it is Corsair then... But the Xeon 3440 - will it work on that Gigabyte P55M-UD2? I found nothing about that it would support it...

It should, all Core 2 boards to the best of my knowledge worked with Core 2 Xeons.

Mindweaver · Oct 27, 2009, 06:52 AM

It should, but you can always do what this guy did below and email Gigabyte and find out.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/....php?p=4024844

HammerON · Oct 27, 2009, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulieg

Can't stress this enough. A good PSU is the MOST important component in any system.

Second that~

Oct 26, 2009, 06:06 PM	#1
Laurijan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 1,935 (0.83/day) Thanks: 270 Thanked 352 Times in 282 Posts System Specs	i7 WCG rig suggestions? Hi all! I am so excited to have this dream of a cheap dedicated crunching rig now with a i7 processor cause it has Hyper-Threading and can calculate 8 projects at the same time... Here is what I thought of: -Core i7 860, 2.80Ghz, LGA1156, 8MB, Boxed (1156 Socket has only Dual-Channel but so what WCG doesnt rely on ram) 250,40€ - A-Data 2x1GB, DDR3 1066MHz (again WCG doesnt need much ram) 42€ -P55M-UD2, LGA1156, P55, CrossFireX, µATX (Dont need SLI for WCG and this mobo has Ultra-Durable 3 feature!) 99€ Now for the used parts i get from a PC-Recycling Center i work for: -PCI-E GFX (Just one that is powerful enough for displaying Win7 x64 smooth) 10€ -HDD 160GB SataII 10€ -Case Chieftec super sized blue case NEW! 15€ -PSU saw one there today all sleeved and with 470W 20€ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- user the line -> 446,4€ So what do you guys think? __________________ If you want to quit smoking tobacco this is a must see: ☆☆☆The Electronic-Cigarette Club☆☆☆ @ GN.net Laurijan´s Heat My worldwide sales thread Last edited by Laurijan; Oct 26, 2009 at 06:18 PM.

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Laurijan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 1,935 (0.83/day) Thanks: 270 Thanked 352 Times in 282 Posts System Specs	The Xeon 3440 will bring the price down to 392€ - think about it an Hyper-Theading rig! __________________ If you want to quit smoking tobacco this is a must see: ☆☆☆The Electronic-Cigarette Club☆☆☆ @ GN.net Laurijan´s Heat My worldwide sales thread

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Oct 27, 2009, 03:44 AM	#13
Laurijan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 1,935 (0.83/day) Thanks: 270 Thanked 352 Times in 282 Posts System Specs	Ok I always wanted to have a Corsair PSU so it is Corsair then... But the Xeon 3440 - will it work on that Gigabyte P55M-UD2? I found nothing about that it would support it... __________________ If you want to quit smoking tobacco this is a must see: ☆☆☆The Electronic-Cigarette Club☆☆☆ @ GN.net Laurijan´s Heat My worldwide sales thread

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