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TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

thebluebumblebee said:
My setup:
Ryzen 1700 (original owner threw away the wraith cooler!)
MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM
single stick HyperX 8 GB DDR4-2133 running at 2400
SSD
MSI GTX 460
Scythe Fuma Rev B HSF w/one fan (my new favorite) According to the on board LED, the CPU is at 54°C under full load (no info in the OS)
Seasonic G-450
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Because my son was having problems with his system, I moved the Fuma to his system and replaced it with a Kabuto 3. Stunned to find that it's running the same temps as the Fuma. I just have this thing for downdraft coolers, and this one does not disappoint.
 
Arjai said:
I just picked up 'ze boxes. But, unfortunately, I have to buzz by work. It's only for an hour, or so, to help do the Oil and Supplies order, with my new boss. He is young and wants a hand. He has done it for the last store he was at but, is still unfamiliar with our store and it's layout, essentially a mirror of the last place in the bay but, everything else is different and more compact.

Point being, I will not get back to play with new box, and find a place for it on my computer shelf, until later this afternoon. But, I should have it going sometime after dinner time! Can't wait to see it's output, after it spools up!

Then, it will be time to get inside Linux and lock those cores at max turbo. That should cement my place in the TOP 20
on the daily numbers!

:lovetpu:
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I'm looking to hear all about it when it's up and ready :D
 
Boinc is installed on the T3500. It didn't take long for the fans to spool up! I am thinking I may need some quieter fans and maybe few more of them.

I paused Boinc, just now, to load the Nvidea driver, for Linux. For some reason, it is taking quite a while to do that. Oh well, It will be crunching again soon! Not sure I even need the driver, Display came on immediately via DVI. But, what the hell.

I ran all the Bios level tests, for about an hour. Everything was tip top. Switched around the boot settings, don't need any network boots! LOL.

Soon as the driver loads, I am hitting the sack! Too tiring, this job oh'mine. Took two hours to do the order today, had to stop every time a customer was billed out! But, it is done!

6c12t, Locked and Loaded...

:lovetpu:

Well, The T3500 made it through the night, crunching away! I put my hand by the PSU exhaust, currently the only exhaust, and it is nice and cool. So, seems the 2 front panel fans are doing their job.

They are not particularly loud but, I can hear them. I will probably replace them, at some point.

I am currently running...14c/28t. 3 i3's @ 3+GHz, i5 @ 2Ghz and the 5670 @ 3Ghz.

My next project will to find out what I zapped in the Optiplex, upgrade it to an i7, I bought for it, and pick up a Ballistic Sport 4GB stick.

I need that for the T3500 so I am running triple channel. I bought it with 2 sticks, to save money. It was a $100 more for 4 sticks and I can get triple channel for less than that!!
:lovetpu:

Edit, got the same Low Profile Ballistic Sport 4GB, on Amazon, $26.99. :rockout: Triple Channel, Here I come!! :laugh:
 
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Have you done any power draw tests or the Boinc CPU test at all to see how it compares? I'm doing some testing with the 5960X at the moment with overclocking and power draw and such :) I'll put up some results soon :)

Very nice result for the ram :)
 
Oh my!
 
I brought my Dell Opti in for repair, zapped something and have no time to fool with it. I will pick it up Saturday, with my 3770 in it! Or, if the Motherboard is fried, I might try and make a deal with them for another T3500, they have, w/ a 3690 in it. That CPU is overclockable to around 4Ghz, with only minor fan mods, like what I am planning for my current T3500 w/ the x5670. Basically, adding an additional fan for the stock HS (doesn't have a dedicated fan), to fortify the 2 Intake monster fans that come with the case.

Anyway, gotta run and catch a bus to work. Just had a minute to update about the OptiFlex.
8 more threads, on the way!!
:lovetpu:
 
If it happened to get the same PPD/thread as my 1700, (it won't) it would get 128*(25,000/16)= 200,000 PPD (that's with OET on Linux)
My system uses 130 watts. He said that OC'd, those EPYC CPU's use 500 watts each. 128/16=8 8*130=1040 watts! Don't know if his power numbers include the 8 channels of RAM...
 
Sadly I'm going to have to stop crunching for a while until finances take a turn for the better, I'm letting it continue until it runs out of tasks, then it is on hiatus for a while.
Between power bills leaving me in the red, and the Government dicking me around with my pension, I just can't afford to keep going, as much as I would love to. :shadedshu:
 
I hope you have a speedy recovery @Caring1 :)
 
I took apart the EPYC cruncher and have sold the motherboard and CPU. Just not impressed with the numbers and I do not have the time to mess around with it.
I hopefully will be replacing it with another cruncher at some point, just not sure what yet. I am thinking of a Threadripper 2...
 
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I hope the new one makes up for the lack of performance this one seems to have given you... With the Ryzen setups that others have here and I have heard about, I've heard nothing but massively positive things said about them...

I look forward to seeing the Threadripper 2 from you :)
 
Well, the OptiPlex MB does not work with 4 core CPU's. So, looks like it will be back to the i5 that came stock with it. Dude at the shop said it booted right up for him. Not sure why it didn't for me but, I was a bit drunk when I was flipping the CPU's around...good side, no cost!

I will have to look around for a MB for the 3770, and maybe re-think turning in one of the boxes I have to the local PC's for people.

So, if nothing else, I will have 4 more threads crunching on Sunday/ Sat night.
:lovetpu:
P.S. I am thinking I am gonna skip trying for the T3500, 3690, at the shop. Perhaps, I will, instead, buy another T3500 w/ the x5670 from Stallion. I need to figure out how to lock the cores and get the 3rd RAM stick in and the Fan for the CPU on. Then, if it works well, get another. Sunday. Can't wait!
 
Arjai said:
Well, the OptiPlex MB does not work with 4 core CPU's. So, looks like it will be back to the i5 that came stock with it.
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Say what? The i5 is a 4 core CPU.
 
Arjai said:
Well, the OptiPlex MB does not work with 4 core CPU's. So, looks like it will be back to the i5 that came stock with it.
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Dell OptiPlex?
It should have the correct microcode for 4 core Xeon processors.
Are you using the right series for that board, what CPU did you try?
 
i5 in it is unknown, at the moment. If I remember correctly, it ran 4 WU's in BOINC. Which leads me to believe it is a 2C2T CPU. or, 4c 0 threads. Either way, dude looked it up and could not find anything that said the board supported i7's. Nor did it post with the 3770, in it.

I have an HP Compaq Elite 8300, sitting open at my feet, that does support the 3770. So, I need to see whether the PSU is good, or not. I ran it a while back then it died. I am guessing it's the PSU, but will check it out, on Sunday. I also found an adapter, since the board is not a 20 or 24 pin board. I saved it on Amazon, in case I need to switch out the PSU. I cannot find any stock ones on the HP site, Plus, I can get a Gold 550 EVGA for $45, if need be, that will be FAR more efficient than the stock 430W.

:lovetpu:
P.S. Also, they had some i7 Opti's, at the shop. Might see if they will do a trade for my i5 Opti and the i3 2120, I took out of the HP, for one of the i7 Opti's! Then I will have a plug and play i7 system up Sat night. Then another, the 3770, when I figure out what it needs and get the parts.
 
@Arjai The Intel i3 is a 2 core 2 hyper thread cpu. The i5 CPU is 4 core no hyper thread cpu and the i7 is a 4 core 4 hyper thread cpu.
 
I'm ok everyone- mom's still not doing well and work/weather has been kicking my butt this Summer but that seems to be improving (knock wood).

Expect to see me around more regular... got a lot of catching up to do! :oops:
 
I hope she will be recovering well! I also hope you are dealing with this well. Best of everything to you, my friend!! @Norton / My Captian!!

:toast:
:lovetpu:
 
The only thing that makes sense to me is that the Dell does not support CPU's above a certain wattage. Is it @cdawall that works with a lot of the OEM systems?
 
thebluebumblebee said:
The only thing that makes sense to me is that the Dell does not support CPU's above a certain wattage. Is it @cdawall that works with a lot of the OEM systems?
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I have worked with quite a few and Dell has a habit of locking boards down to not allow higher end chips installed, at least they did back in the day. They have a pretty good web page that lists cpu support based on asset tag. If it is not on there it will not work due to microcode blocking and what not.
 
Well, got the OptiCon, as I call it, running WCG and downloading updates, as I write this. The Tech forgot to plug in my CPU fan, so, had to do a bit of digging to plug it back in. In the process, I inadvertently had a SATA cable move and touch the chassis fan. So, had to open it up, again. Got that all sorted, and then did a BIOS system test, had to get Teamviewer up and going, Trusted and Easy Access and all, then do the update dance, sorting through all the stuff I don't want and then downloading. All of it is, just now, done.

So, it is an i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz. It has finished 10 Tasks since I got it running. Now to change the Preferences from "home" to "work". "Work" is my Linux profile, "Home" is all projects.

4 more cores. Total cores, 18. 14 Threads. 32 WU's running.

Once the upgrade process on the HP 8300 is complete, putting my 3770 in it, that will be 4C4T's for an even 40 WU's. The 8300 will be taking a few minutes to complete. Still haven't taken the time to check it out. I am going to put the i3 2120 back in it and power it up. Not sure why I decommissioned it. It was the "Mothership" computer at work, and will retain that name in my farm, once I get it sorted (methinks it has a bum PSU. If so, I will need an adapter since the HP motherboard does not use a 20, or 24 pin power connection). I will mess with it tonight, or tomorrow morning, haven't decided, yet.

I also don't know if I have any TIM left. Gotta search around and see if I do. If not, gotta order it up, meaning I wont be starting to troubleshoot it for a few more days.

:lovetpu:

Edit: Monday Morning:

No TIM. :(

Will have to order some tonight, after work. I have gotta get ready to go! So, Wednesday or Thursday I will fire it up and see what's what. 6 days a week, makes it hard to get things done!!

:lovetpu:
 
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Hey hey hey :toast:

Hope everyone is doing well this summer! Florida has been Florida... oh what fun! :ohwell: I'm going to try to hang around a little bit more as long as I have some time.

I had to retire one rig from crunching over the past few months, just couldn't manage 3 machines :( Everything else is pretty much untouched though, same pc's rocking in the same way.
 
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