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  1. January 3rd, 2005, 07:21 PM #1
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    Major Upgrade

     
    Alright guys my dad just let me go on a computer shopping spree his past weekend for christmas.

    Here are my specs:
    2x 2.8GHz Xeons (64-bit)
    4x 512 mb DDR2
    2x Seagate 37GB 15,000 RPM HDs
    500 Watt server PSU
    Supermicro SLI mobo
    1x Geforce 6600GT (hopefully two here soon)

    The parts should all come in this week so be prepared for a major FAD point boost from me...

    Shabow
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  2. January 3rd, 2005, 07:22 PM #2
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    Nice how much did that set you back?
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    Looks like a server... What would be the point of this powerful of a machine? Are you gonna be doing rendering or CAD or something?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shabow
    Alright guys my dad just let me go on a computer shopping spree his past weekend for christmas.

    Here are my specs:
    2x 2.8GHz Xeons (64-bit)
    4x 512 mb DDR2
    2x Seagate 37GB 15,000 RPM HDs
    500 Watt server PSU
    Supermicro SLI mobo
    1x Geforce 6600GT (hopefully two here soon)

    The parts should all come in this week so be prepared for a major FAD point boost from me...

    Shabow

    your dad's not looking to adopt is he?? must be nice
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  6. January 3rd, 2005, 07:31 PM #6
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    thats cool. although isnt your vid card a little bit of a bottle neck? dont get me wrong i plan to buy one of those this summer but im thinkin maybe you should have gotten 6800's
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  7. January 3rd, 2005, 07:36 PM #7
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    He probably wanted to save some money somewhere. Oh, maybe he saved money by using the cardboard box the parts came in.
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  8. January 3rd, 2005, 07:39 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Real Bingo
    He probably wanted to save some money somewhere. Oh, maybe he saved money by using the cardboard box the parts came in.

    shove it John

    Anyway, my dad just wanted to reward me for good grades and what not. I also needed an upgrade and he decided upon upgrading the server we had. Some of the parts on that list including the case were from the original server.
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  9. January 3rd, 2005, 07:40 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by italiamodena575
    thats cool. although isnt your vid card a little bit of a bottle neck? dont get me wrong i plan to buy one of those this summer but im thinkin maybe you should have gotten 6800's
    This might sound stupid, but I didn't want to spend too much on the video because that all changes so fast it is pointless to get two Ultras.
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  10. January 3rd, 2005, 07:41 PM #10
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    Oh, so you're reusing the case. Cardboard would make a nice case, though.
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  11. January 3rd, 2005, 07:43 PM #11
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    I have seen that done before and it would give a nice white trash MOD to the case style.
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  12. January 3rd, 2005, 07:49 PM #12
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    The reason I posted this was because I wanted to see if this would boost the FAD team's score a lot if I kept my machine running?
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  13. January 3rd, 2005, 07:53 PM #13
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    Of course it will.

    Look out 7th place, here we come!
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  14. January 3rd, 2005, 09:40 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shabow
    ...this would boost the FAD team's score a lot if I kept my machine running...
    We want every boost we can get - those guys are going green with envy, so you're gonna have the last laugh ! When is this monster coming on line, do you think ?

    (And don't forget to ask your Dad if you can send the cardboard box from the original server to The Real Bingo now.)
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  15. January 4th, 2005, 02:21 AM #15
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    shoulda gotten opterons... Intel sucks
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  16. January 4th, 2005, 02:58 AM #16
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    Dude there is nothing slow about 2 2.8Ghz Xeons.

    Although I agree opterons are better
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  17. January 4th, 2005, 05:34 AM #17
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    i know theres nothing slow... im happy that u agree
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  18. January 4th, 2005, 05:04 PM #18
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    This should go online on friday...

    I wanted an SLi system and the opteron mobo lineup does not have SLi yet. So I went with a dual 64-bit xeon.
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    Sounds like a sweet new toy. I hope You enjoy it as much as the team will the extra points.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shabow
    This should go online on friday...

    I wanted an SLi system and the opteron mobo lineup does not have SLi yet. So I went with a dual 64-bit xeon.
    tell us the CPU rating
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