Contest rigs

Aquinus · Dec 1, 2012

Hello everyone,

Yesterday while I was at work I got a text from my wife; "you're computers are here." So I will be doing some unboxing pictures and what not. Here is a teaser until I wake up a bit more and start unpacking these puppies.

Thanks again to Team TPU, Norton, and ThE_MaD_ShOt (plus some others, please let me know if you contributed to the charity rig and I will throw you name here.) :lovetpu:

P.S. They arrived at the same time despite coming from two different places being shipped out on two different days. Great timing.

Update: Here are the rest of the pictures. I'll be powering up the machine from Norton once I have a moment to clean up and make room for it somewhere. I suspect since I have little room in my office that it will run in my living room (where the pictures were taken,) hooked up to the Plasma since I don't have an extra display. On to the pictures!

Rig #1 -- In particular, I really like this case. Thank you, Norton. :toast:

Also Norton, was this just an extra case fan? It was floating in the case not hooked up to anything.

Rig #2 - Charity Rig

Jetster · Dec 1, 2012

Aquinus · Dec 1, 2012

Updated with pictures. :cool:

Peter1986C · Dec 1, 2012

In the background there is a clue about you being a father.

Norton · Dec 1, 2012

Great timing on getting them both at once! :toast:

Aquinus said:
Also Norton, was this just an extra case fan? It was floating in the case not hooked up to anything.

I had that fan zip tied neatly into the case to draw air in from the side panel to cool the NB and VRM's (used a mobo header for power). Here's a pic so you can see where I used it:

*Disconnected it so it wouldn't get damaged during shipping.

Bow · Dec 1, 2012

[Ion] · Dec 1, 2012

That's awesome! Have you decided on a recipient for the charity rig?

Aquinus · Dec 1, 2012

[Ion] said:
That's awesome! Have you decided on a recipient for the charity rig?

I have but I just tried to start up the charity rig and it isn't posting. Motherboard 7-segment display is saying "FF". Running just one stick hasn't done anything. I'm about to reseat the processor.

Edit: So I take the cooler off and the CPU isn't completely in the socket. I've cleaned it off, put it back in and I'm about to re-mount the cooler.

Edit 2: Put the cooler back on, booted it up and presto, we're in business.

Norton · Dec 1, 2012

Aquinus said:
I have but I just tried to start up the charity rig and it isn't posting. Motherboard 7-segment display is saying "FF". Running just one stick hasn't done anything. I'm about to reseat the processor.

Edit: So I take the cooler off and the CPU isn't completely in the socket. I've cleaned it off, put it back in and I'm about to re-mount the cooler.

USPS must have bounced that box around a bit too much :shadedshu

You should be able to check this on the Black rig by making sure the cooler is still tight, the cpu would have to rip out through the pcb to come out of the socket with the mounting system that Xig uses.

[Ion] · Dec 1, 2012

Aquinus said:
I have but I just tried to start up the charity rig and it isn't posting. Motherboard 7-segment display is saying "FF". Running just one stick hasn't done anything. I'm about to reseat the processor.

Edit: So I take the cooler off and the CPU isn't completely in the socket. I've cleaned it off, put it back in and I'm about to re-mount the cooler.

Edit 2: Put the cooler back on, booted it up and presto, we're in business.

Glad that fixing it was so easy :toast:

I assume that you're going to crunch on the other rig?

Aquinus · Dec 1, 2012

[Ion] said:
Glad that fixing it was so easy

I assume that you're going to crunch on the other rig?

Absolutely. I'm going to install (already have in fact,) installed Ubuntu with XBMC. BOINC is installed, I just have to set it up.

[Ion] · Dec 1, 2012

Aquinus said:
Absolutely. I'm going to install (already have in fact,) installed Ubuntu with XBMC. BOINC is installed, I just have to set it up.

Sweet! Ubuntu works very well for dedicated crunchers. My C2D running Ubuntu x64 is doing ~50-75% higher PPD than the one running Windows x64 (they're both nearly identically-clocked C2Ds with 6MB L2). I'm really very impressed with it :toast:

Aquinus · Dec 1, 2012

[Ion] said:
Sweet! Ubuntu works very well for dedicated crunchers. My C2D running Ubuntu x64 is doing ~50-75% higher PPD than the one running Windows x64 (they're both nearly identically-clocked C2Ds with 6MB L2). I'm really very impressed with it

Yeah, I figured that it could double as a HTPC. Using the right CPU scheduler should make BOINC almost invisible on *nix. Also I tend to run BOINC as a service on *nix so it's very transparent. :cool:

That is what I'm doing on my 940 right now and that is at work.

Also, I do know who the charity rig is going to. A co-worker's tower broke a month ago, he is a student and doesn't have the money to invest in a new rig and is using a single core AMD laptop from 6 years ago as well as a dell with a skt775 Pentium 4. It's perfect for him because he already has a 6750 to slap in it (I already broke the news to him, he is very excited.)

cdawall · Dec 1, 2012

I like that Cougar case. Can't wait to see how these go.

Aquinus · Dec 1, 2012

cdawall said:
I like that Cougar case. Can't wait to see how these go.

It's the thing I like the most about all of it. It's a very nice chassis. It's as solid as it looks as good, it's not just looks. I should ask Norton for case recommendations from now on.

Norton · Dec 1, 2012

Aquinus said:
It's the thing I like the most about all of it. It's a very nice chassis. It's as solid as it looks as good, it's not just looks. I should ask Norton for case recommendations from now on.

Actually, after using the NZXT Source 210's I was a little disappointed with this one as far as building in it. However:

- It does look nice
- It's a little shorter than the 210
- I got it real cheap as a NewEgg special w/free shipping

cdawall · Dec 1, 2012

How noisy are the fans in it?

Norton · Dec 1, 2012

cdawall said:
How noisy are the fans in it?

I'm guessing not too bad, it was OK for me.

The case only came with an orange Cougar fan in the back- there's 2x120mm 1200 rpm CM or Rosewill fans on top and a 140mm Xigmatek in the front

cdawall · Dec 1, 2012

Norton said:
I'm guessing not too bad, it was OK for me.

The case only came with an orange Cougar fan in the back- there's 2x1200 rpm CM or Rosewill fans on top and a 140mm Xigmatek in the front

2x120mm rad fit in the top?

Norton · Dec 2, 2012

cdawall said:
2x120mm rad fit in the top?

I don't think it's possible... I barely got the board in the case with the cooler installed and needed to take out the rear fan to get the cpu power connector plugged in.

This pic shows how tight it is up there:

cdawall · Dec 2, 2012

Norton said:
I don't think it's possible... I barely got the board in the case with the cooler installed and needed to take out the rear fan to get the cpu power connector plugged in.

This pic shows how tight it is up there:

http://img.techpowerup.org/121201/N2 4.jpg

Wont clear my memory thanks.

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Dec 2, 2012

Aquinus said:
I have but I just tried to start up the charity rig and it isn't posting. Motherboard 7-segment display is saying "FF". Running just one stick hasn't done anything. I'm about to reseat the processor.

Edit: So I take the cooler off and the CPU isn't completely in the socket. I've cleaned it off, put it back in and I'm about to re-mount the cooler.

Edit 2: Put the cooler back on, booted it up and presto, we're in business.

Hmm thing must have taken a hell of a bounce. The extra cables where tucked up in the front really neatly when I got done with him. I though that cooler was pretty snug and not heavy at all. Well atleast all is good with it. Glad you got them man. :toast:

Keep us posted on them and the dealings with the charity rig.

System Name	Apollo
Processor	Intel Core i9 9880H
Motherboard	Some proprietary Apple thing.
Memory	64GB DDR4-2667
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2
Storage	1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External
Display(s)	Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays
Case	MacBook Pro (16", 2019)
Audio Device(s)	AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers
Power Supply	96w Power Adapter
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Logitech G915, GL Clicky
Software	MacOS 12.1

System Name	Juliette // HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Apollo
Processor	Intel Core i9 9880H
Motherboard	Some proprietary Apple thing.
Memory	64GB DDR4-2667
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2
Storage	1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External
Display(s)	Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays
Case	MacBook Pro (16", 2019)
Audio Device(s)	AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers
Power Supply	96w Power Adapter
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Logitech G915, GL Clicky
Software	MacOS 12.1

System Name	desktop \| Odroid N2+ \|
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 \| Amlogic S922X \|
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M DS3H \|Odroid N2+ \|
Cooling	Inter-Tech Argus SU-200, 3x Arctic P12 case fans \| stock heatsink + fan \|
Memory	Gskill Aegis DDR4 32GB \| 4 GB DDR4 \|
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 6600 (8GB) \| Arm Mali G52 \|
Storage	SK Hynix SSD 240GB, Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB, Toshiba DT01ACA100 1T \| Samsung 850 Evo 500GB \|
Display(s)	AOC G2260VWQ6 \| LG 24MT57D \|
Case	Asus Prime 201 \| Stock case (black version) \|
Audio Device(s)	integrated
Power Supply	BeQuiet! Pure Power 11 400W \| 12v barrel jack \|
Mouse	Logitech G500 \|Steelseries Rival 300
Keyboard	Qpad MK-50 (Cherry MX brown)\| Blaze Keyboard
Software	Windows 10, Various Linux distros \| Gentoo Linux

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	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 10 Home 64-Bit

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	All the cores
Processor	2990WX
Motherboard	Asrock X399M
Cooling	CPU-XSPC RayStorm Neo, 2x240mm+360mm, D5PWM+140mL, GPU-2x360mm, 2xbyski, D4+D5+100mL
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill 3600
Video Card(s)	(2) EVGA SC BLACK 1080Ti's
Storage	2x Samsung SM951 512GB, Samsung PM961 512GB
Display(s)	Dell UP2414Q 3840X2160@60hz
Case	Caselabs Mercury S5+pedestal
Audio Device(s)	Fischer HA-02->Fischer FA-002W High edition/FA-003/Jubilate/FA-011 depending on my mood
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1200w
Mouse	Thermaltake Theron, Steam controller
Keyboard	Keychron K8
Software	W10P

System Name	Selene / Yoda
Processor	Fx 8350 @ 4.4 / Phenom II x6 1090t @ 3.6
Motherboard	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 r4.0 / Gigabyte 890XA-UD3
Cooling	H100i / Xig Dark Knight
Memory	4x 8gb G.Skill Snipers / 4x 4gb G.Skill Ares
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9 290x / XfX DD & VisionTek HD6850's C'fired
Storage	256gb ssd, 2x 2tb Wd Blacks & 1x 1tb Wd black / 1x 1tb
Display(s)	Dell Ultra Sharp 2408 WFp / Hp w2207
Case	Raidmax Vampire / Chieftec Alum. Dragon Blue
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Hd Audio / Onboard Hd Audio
Power Supply	Corsair TX 850 watt / Corsair TX 750 watt
Mouse	Logitech G500s
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe
Software	Win 10 pro / Win Vista Home prem. 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	What are benchmarks anyway?

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