A Memorial to Kreij - Gone 10 years but never forgotten- check out the latest build(s)

Norton · Nov 23, 2014

Norton said:
UPDATE- see below for chance to win this rig

This is what we have so far for ....

Kreij Memorial rig #5 (USA)
- Specs:
Case- BitFenix Pandora Micro-ATX Slim-Tower- donated by @sneekypeet
Motherboard- TBA
CPU- Pentium G3258 donated by TPU forum member contributions
Ram- 2x2GB Mushkin (DDR3-1600) donated by @OneMoar
Cooler- Alpenfoehn Sella (92mm) donated by @sneekypeet
GPU- MSI GTX 750 OC 1GB donated by @OneMoar
PSU- Corsair CX-430 donated by @sneekypeet
HDD- TBA donated by @Norton
OS- Windows 7 Ultimate donated by @stinger608
KB/Mouse- Logitech MK710 Wireless Desktop donated by @stinger608

Our goal is to donate this rig to a US forum member and for them to give it to someone in need. Anyone interested in a chance to win the rig simply needs to post in this thread and tell us who you would give it to and why*. Current plan is to select a winner over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and to get the rig to the winner in time for Christmas.
* the who and why in your post is optional but encouraged
Thanks again to all of you for making this forum AWESOME!!!

Posting the rig specs again so those interested can have a look.

*Note- I've made the who and why part optional in case someone is interested in winning the rig but would rather not post that info openly. A post stating that you want a chance to win and that you intend to give it to someone you know that needs a PC is required as a minimum.

Winner to be selected by next weekend or sooner so there's still time to get in on this giveaway!!!

Solaris17 · Nov 23, 2014

These are such a good idea i love TPU.

I look around in threads and I see people running Athlon XPs that are really eager to learn but dont have much in the way of a PC and this is a perfect outlet to help them. I was honestly in the same boat and @Urlyin help[ed me YEARS ago by donating a system and i held onto that system slowly making it better for years until I was where I am today. If he hadent sent me that first system disassembled I may have never put one together.

I would have never put the utility DVD together. or got a job in computers. I would still be working retail I wouldn't own a house or have a fiance or be in this state. I would have never found out i had an aptitude for it. or even a desire to learn about it had i never been presented the opportunity. In alot of ways like 8 years ago that Athlon system he gave me changed my life I just didnt know it yet.

To be part of a forum and to be around people that make things like what I experienced possible is a good feeling and another reason iv logged in every day since I joined.

Bow · Nov 23, 2014

I am passing on all the give a ways this time around.

TRWOV · Nov 23, 2014

Will the awesome ever stop pouring from this thread?

Dicfylac · Nov 23, 2014

TRWOV said:
Will the awesome ever stop pouring from this thread?

Simply does not need, this is a thread of a greater cause that´s even greater than ourselves and all we need is keep our faith alive.

Norton · Nov 25, 2014

Specs on the hard drive added to the list....

Kreij Memorial rig #5 (USA)
- Specs:
Case- BitFenix Pandora Micro-ATX Slim-Tower- donated by @sneekypeet
Motherboard- ASRocK H81M-HDS donated by @TRWOV
CPU- Pentium G3258 donated by TPU forum member contributions
Ram- 2x2GB Mushkin (DDR3-1600) donated by @OneMoar
Cooler- Alpenfoehn Sella (92mm) donated by @sneekypeet
GPU- MSI GTX 750 OC 1GB donated by @OneMoar
PSU- Corsair CX-430 donated by @sneekypeet
HDD- WD 1.0TB Blue 2.5" HDD donated by @Norton
OS- Windows 7 Ultimate donated by @stinger608
KB/Mouse- Logitech MK710 Wireless Desktop donated by @stinger608

Final spec on the motherboard to be announced soon

TRWOV · Nov 25, 2014

Are you still looking for a board? How does an AsrocK H81M-HDS sound? It seems to have support for overclocking: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948

xvi · Nov 25, 2014

So, when are the prize rigs going to be rigs geared towards crunching? Where's the dual Xeon boards with onboard graphics? I want to win one of those.

[Ion] · Nov 25, 2014

xvi said:
So, when are the prize rigs going to be rigs geared towards crunching? Where's the dual Xeon boards with onboard graphics? I want to win one of those.

Yeah, I think you do

Norton · Nov 25, 2014

TRWOV said:
Are you still looking for a board? How does an AsrocK H81M-HDS sound? It seems to have support for overclocking: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948

Sounds like a good board

BarbaricSoul · Nov 25, 2014

xvi said:
So, when are the prize rigs going to be rigs geared towards crunching? Where's the dual Xeon boards with onboard graphics? I want to win one of those.

Huh, I donated this for the challenge that ends today-

Is that not good enough to be considered a rig "geared towards crunching"? 50,500 PPD average for the 12th through the 24th, not bad compared to IONs dual Xeon rig he posted numbers from, which has a 57,600 PPD average for the 12th-24th.

Not to mention the i5 2400/H67 combo I have for the next give-away rig.

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Nov 25, 2014

BarbaricSoul said:
Huh, I donated this for the challenge that ends today-

Is that not good enough to be considered a rig "geared towards crunching"? 50,500 PPD average for the 12th through the 24th, not bad compared to IONs dual Xeon rig he posted numbers from, which has a 57,600 PPD average for the 12th-24th.

Not to mention the i5 2400/H67 combo I have for the next give-away rig.

It's perfect buddy. Thanks so much for your generosity.

BarbaricSoul · Nov 25, 2014

ThE_MaD_ShOt said:
It's perfect buddy. Thanks so much for your generosity.

I got it from the generosity of TPU's crunching team. Just returning it to the team since I don't have room for it anymore. :lovetpu:

Random Murderer · Nov 25, 2014

[Ion] said:
Yeah, I think you do

Oh, holy cow! Going to have to get my server up and running at my new place... Dual LGA1366 Xeons(which Xeons, I'm not sure. Going to have to run CPU-Z on it when the fresh install is done) with 8GB ECC RAM and five 250GB SAS HDDs in RAID5. Was trying to justify in my mind how I'm going to be running it 24/7 for a TS and fileshare server, well, crunching seems to be calling me now.

EDIT: Tell me, crunching folks: which (Windows) OS do you recommend for crunching on a server? It has SBS 2008, but was considering Win 7 Ultimate 64.

Norton · Nov 25, 2014

Random Murderer said:
Oh, holy cow! Going to have to get my server up and running at my new place... Dual LGA1366 Xeons(which Xeons, I'm not sure. Going to have to run CPU-Z on it when the fresh install is done) with 8GB ECC RAM and five 250GB SAS HDDs in RAID5. Was trying to justify in my mind how I'm going to be running it 24/7 for a TS and fileshare server, well, crunching seems to be calling me now.

EDIT: Tell me, crunching folks: which (Windows) OS do you recommend for crunching on a server? It has SBS 2008, but was considering Win 7 Ultimate 64.

Linux (Mint or Ubuntu) do well for crunching on a server. I would defer to [Ion] or @twilyth if you need to run a MS OS on it.

TRWOV · Nov 25, 2014

Count me in with an AsrocK H81M-HDS board

Tallencor · Nov 25, 2014

TRWOV said:
Will the awesome ever stop pouring from this thread?

Of that I have my doubts.

BarbaricSoul said:
Huh, I donated this for the challenge that ends today-

Is that not good enough to be considered a rig "geared towards crunching"? 50,500 PPD average for the 12th through the 24th, not bad compared to IONs dual Xeon rig he posted numbers from, which has a 57,600 PPD average for the 12th-24th.

Not to mention the i5 2400/H67 combo I have for the next give-away rig.

See. Not even 5 posts later. :toast:

Random Murderer said:
Oh, holy cow! Going to have to get my server up and running at my new place... Dual LGA1366 Xeons(which Xeons, I'm not sure. Going to have to run CPU-Z on it when the fresh install is done) with 8GB ECC RAM and five 250GB SAS HDDs in RAID5. Was trying to justify in my mind how I'm going to be running it 24/7 for a TS and fileshare server, well, crunching seems to be calling me now.

EDIT: Tell me, crunching folks: which (Windows) OS do you recommend for crunching on a server? It has SBS 2008, but was considering Win 7 Ultimate 64.

I failed with my first attempt at win 7 ultimate 64 the other night. Ethernet drivers I believe was the cause. Tried booting from a Linux usb and it just hung forever without booting the preview let alone the actual mint install. My second atempt at win 7 64 went without a hitch but good lord all the updates, Ugh. After it was done I bare boned the os by removing aero, games, tablet support, Defender, most media features. Tweaked a bunch of services(shut them off or manual) Defraged the install after cleaning the discs. Been running for 12 hrs now so we shall see how well the return is. I plan to run for at least a week full throttle. If I can get Linux to install after that (prob a dvd this time around) I will run for another week to compare. My this is getting fun.

[Ion] · Nov 25, 2014

Random Murderer said:
Oh, holy cow! Going to have to get my server up and running at my new place... Dual LGA1366 Xeons(which Xeons, I'm not sure. Going to have to run CPU-Z on it when the fresh install is done) with 8GB ECC RAM and five 250GB SAS HDDs in RAID5. Was trying to justify in my mind how I'm going to be running it 24/7 for a TS and fileshare server, well, crunching seems to be calling me now.

EDIT: Tell me, crunching folks: which (Windows) OS do you recommend for crunching on a server? It has SBS 2008, but was considering Win 7 Ultimate 64.

And this is a comparatively older one--a pair of Nehalem-EP X5672s. Sub-$250 too

But not as tidy or power-efficient as BarbaricSoul's Sandy-E setup.

xvi · Nov 25, 2014

BarbaricSoul said:
Huh, I donated this for the challenge that ends today-

Is that not good enough to be considered a rig "geared towards crunching"? 50,500 PPD average for the 12th through the 24th, not bad compared to IONs dual Xeon rig he posted numbers from, which has a 57,600 PPD average for the 12th-24th.

Not to mention the i5 2400/H67 combo I have for the next give-away rig.

I didn't mean to imply the current rigs weren't fantastic. Admittedly, I haven't been paying close attention to them as I've opted out.

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Nov 25, 2014

Random Murderer said:
Oh, holy cow! Going to have to get my server up and running at my new place... Dual LGA1366 Xeons(which Xeons, I'm not sure. Going to have to run CPU-Z on it when the fresh install is done) with 8GB ECC RAM and five 250GB SAS HDDs in RAID5. Was trying to justify in my mind how I'm going to be running it 24/7 for a TS and fileshare server, well, crunching seems to be calling me now.

EDIT: Tell me, crunching folks: which (Windows) OS do you recommend for crunching on a server? It has SBS 2008, but was considering Win 7 Ultimate 64.

I am running ubuntu on my dual Lga 1366 setup and it does a good job.

stinger608 · Nov 25, 2014

BarbaricSoul said:
I got it from the generosity of TPU's crunching team. Just returning it to the team since I don't have room for it anymore.

Well you might as well get it packed and ready to ship to me............I feel it in the force........... :roll:

xvi · Nov 25, 2014

stinger608 said:
Well you might as well get it packed and ready to ship to me............I feel it in the force...........

As if millions of workunits suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. :rolleyes:

Bow · Nov 25, 2014

Norton · Nov 26, 2014

The final specs for this PC....

Kreij Memorial rig #5 (USA)
- Specs:
Case- BitFenix Pandora Micro-ATX Slim-Tower- donated by @sneekypeet
Motherboard- ASRocK H81M-HDS donated by @TRWOV
CPU- Pentium G3258 donated by TPU forum member contributions
Ram- 2x2GB Mushkin (DDR3-1600) donated by @OneMoar
Cooler- Alpenfoehn Sella (92mm) donated by @sneekypeet
GPU- MSI GTX 750 OC 1GB donated by @OneMoar
PSU- Corsair CX-430 donated by @sneekypeet
HDD- WD 1.0TB Blue 2.5" HDD donated by @Norton
OS- Windows 7 Ultimate donated by @stinger608
KB/Mouse- Logitech MK710 Wireless Desktop donated by @stinger608

The drawing will be held Thursday evening at/around 9pm (Eastern)... I will close the entries about an hour before the drawing so you have until then to opt in and get a chance to win this PC for someone you know that really needs one.

Thanks again (again) to all of you that helped make these giveaways so awesome!!! :lovetpu:

TRWOV · Nov 26, 2014

xvi said:
As if millions of workunits suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly cancelled.

FTFY

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

System Name	RogueOne
Processor	Xeon W9-3495x
Motherboard	ASUS w790E Sage SE
Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
Memory	128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid 5090
Storage	1x 2TB WD SN850X \| 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70
Display(s)	49" Philips Evnia OLED (49M2C8900)
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on Schitt Gunnr
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	Razer Viper mini signature edition (mercury white)
Keyboard	Wooting 80 HE White, Gateron Jades
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

System Name	SLOW-MO-SHUN III
Processor	AMD RYZEN 9 7950X 4.5ghz 16 Core
Motherboard	MSI MPG X670E Carbon wifi
Cooling	Quench 360 Liquid Cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR 5-5200
Video Card(s)	NVidia GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB GDDR6X
Storage	1TB Kingston NV2 M.2 SSD 2TB 2.5 SanDisk SSD Plus
Display(s)	Asus 28" VP28UQG 4K 3840x2160
Case	Athena M1, 6 Chassis Fans
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA Super Nova 1000W
Mouse	Razer Deathadder
Keyboard	Razer Ornata
Software	Windows 11 Home 64-Bit

System Name	Dell-y Driver
Processor	Core i5-10400
Motherboard	Asrock H410M-HVS
Cooling	Intel 95w stock cooler
Memory	2x8 A-DATA 2999Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	UHD 630
Storage	1TB WD Green M.2 - 4TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	Asus PA248 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Dell Vostro 270S case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Dell 220w
Software	Windows 10 64bit

System Name	Workstation
Processor	Ryzen 9 5950x
Motherboard	Msi B550-A pro
Cooling	D5 Pump + 250ml res + 2 x 360mm rad + Ek cpu bloc + 6 x 120mm Artic P fans
Memory	64 GB DDR4 3200Mhz
Video Card(s)	Amd Radeon pro W7700
Storage	WD SN 850X 2 TB m2 + Seagate Exos 4 tb + WD 2tb Gold
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 32GP850-B
Case	Lian Li 011 DX
Audio Device(s)	Hifiman Arya + Fiio Q15
Power Supply	Seasonic 1050W Snow Edition
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 X Hyperspeed
Keyboard	Gskill Ripjaws KM 780 MX
Software	W 11 pro 64
Benchmark Scores	It works.

System Name	Rainbow
Processor	Intel Core i7 8700k
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC
Cooling	Corsair H115i, 2x Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM
Memory	G. Skill TridentZ RGB 4x8GB (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZR)
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity
Storage	2x Samsung 950 Pro 256GB \| 2xHGST Deskstar 4TB 7.2K
Display(s)	Samsung C27HG70
Case	Xigmatek Aquila
Power Supply	Seasonic 760W SS-760XP
Mouse	Razer Deathadder 2013
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K95
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	4 trillion points in GmailMark, over 144 FPS 2K Facebook Scrolling (Extreme Quality preset)

System Name	Niedersachsen / Ribe / Minsk
Processor	i3 3240 / i7-3520M / 4x Opteron 6376 @ 2.86GHz
Motherboard	BIOSTAR H61M / HP Q77 / Supermicro H8QG7
Cooling	Stock / Stock / 4x 1U G34
Memory	1x8GB / 2x4GB / 4x4GB
Video Card(s)	GTX260 / Intel HD 4000 / nVidia GT310
Storage	80GB Intel SSD / 256GB Intel SSD / 2x 60GB SSD (RAID1)
Display(s)	Dell 3007 + HP 2245w / 12.1" 1366x768 / None
Case	Antec NSK3480 / HP / Supermicro 1U
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax 500W / HP 130W / Supermicro Gold 1400W
Keyboard	IBM Model M
Software	Windows 7 (Niedersachsen/Ribe) / Linux Mint 17.2 (Minsk)

System Name	Barb's Domain
Processor	i9 10850k 5.1GHz all cores
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool Assassin III
Memory	2*16gig Corsair LPX DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080 FE
Storage	500gb Samsung 980 Pro M2 SSD, 500GB WD Blue SATA SSD, 2TB Seagate Hybrid SSHD
Display(s)	Dell - S3222DGM 32" 2k Curved/ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4K (ran at 2k), Sanyo 75" 4k TV
Case	SilverStone Fortress FT04
Audio Device(s)	Bose Companion II speakers, Corsair - HS70 PRO headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x (2021)
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech Orion Spectrum G910
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	https://www.3dmark.com/spy/34962882

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
Storage	1tb M.2, 2tb wd / 500 gb ssd, 2x 2tb Wd Blacks/ 500 gb ssd, 1tb WD Black
Display(s)	Dell Ultra Sharp 2408 WFp / Hp w2207 / Sanyo tv
Case	Corsair 780t White / Raidmax Vampire / NZXT Phantom 240
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?

System Name	TOO MUCH RADIATOR! \| The TV Box a.k.a. The Shoebox
Processor	Core i7 4930K @ 4.5GHz \| Core i5 6600K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard	Asus X79 Rampage IV Extreme \| Asus Z170i Pro Gaming
Cooling	Custom water on CPU and GPU, dual 360mm radiators \| Corsair H80i
Memory	4x 8GB G.Skill TridentX DDR3-1600 \| 2x 4GB G.Skill RipJaws 4 DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire AMD R9 295x2 \| PowerColor AMD HD7970
Storage	Samsung SSD 830 256GB, various others \| 2x 1TB Seagate Barracudas in RAID1
Display(s)	Dell U2713HM 2560x1440 IPS \| Panasonic TC-L32E5 1080p IPS TV
Case	Thermaltake Suppressor F51 (stripped down to hold two radiators) \| Cooler Master Elite 130
Audio Device(s)	RM-DAC -> Xiang Sheng 708b -> Sennheiser HD650 \| HDMI sound device on 7970
Power Supply	LEPA G1600-MA 1600W \| Corsair CX750M 750W
Software	Win 10 64
Benchmark Scores	over 9000 BungholioMarks, "Bitchin' Fast"

System Name	Francis
Processor	7700k @5.0 delid
Motherboard	Rog Maximus IX Code
Cooling	Corsair H100i V2
Memory	32 GB Gskill Trident Z RGB 3200 xmp
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 480 Gaming x 8G
Storage	Samsung960evo250GB os Samsung 860 evo 500GB (Games)Samsung 840 120 (Storage)
Display(s)	Viewsonic XG 2701 Freesync
Case	Corsair Crystal 570x
Audio Device(s)	On board Supreme FX
Power Supply	Evga 850 G3
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Logitech G810
Software	Win 10 Home 64
Benchmark Scores	11+12=19?

System Name	2023 Ryzenfall
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5800X
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming Wifi
Cooling	SilverStone AH240 AIO
Memory	32 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid Gaming
Storage	Dual Samsung 980 Pro M2 NVME 4.0
Display(s)	Overlord 27" 2560 x 1440
Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic modular 850 watt Platinum
Software	Windows 10 Pro

A Memorial to Kreij - Gone 10 years but never forgotten- check out the latest build(s)

Will you be donating and/or opting in to win the Kreij Cancer Curing PC?

Yes I plan to donate and will opt in to crunch/fold on the PC to help cure cancer if I win it.

Yes I plan to donate but will allow others a chance to help cure cancer with the PC.

I will opt in to crunch/fold on the PC to help cure cancer if I win it.

I support this project but will allow others a chance to help cure cancer with the PC.

NEW poll option- This is a great project and I hope TPU members keep it going!!!

I will opt in on current/future giveaways and/or support them knowing crunching/folding is optional

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