Offical Show Your Rig Off - Page 80

**dj_stick** · Mar 1, 2008, 06:00 PM

haha they would put out a heap of heat, considering just how much processing power there is between them.

my system isn't quite that powerful, but it's not too shabby:

Mac Pro 3,1
2 x E5462 Quadcore Xeon @ 2.8Ghz
4 x 1Gb 800Mhz Micron FB-DIMM
1 x nVidia Geforce 8800GT 512Mb VRAM
2 x 320Gb 7200rpm HDD
1 x 250Gb 7200rpm HDD
1 x 160Gb 7200rpm HDD
1 x Pioneer 112D DVD-DL Burner

Naturally I'm also running Windows on it, in addition to OS X

***Zardon*** · Mar 1, 2008, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by [hobo]eclipse

those are rather AWSOME! any chance we could get a peak at 32 gig of RAM installed?

well its not very exciting, just 8 modules - basically the same as this one from the review but the 1gb modules are now 4gb modules.

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Originally Posted by Customgamer1

Zardon, I would also like a pic of the inside and some with the lights on?

Well as I said I can't, the motherboard that is in Skulltrail right now is an unreleased product im helping Intel to test. There are pictures of the skulltrail system in the review on DH if you want a look around the released board however.

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And where are these units? In a private building, your house? If they are in your house holy hell lol is all I got to say

They are in my study yes. You don't want to see my electric bill, I don't even want to see it, last one was quite severe.

Customgamer1 · Mar 1, 2008, 07:24 PM

damn lol.

Well thanks for hosting such a cool website!

On a side note you should invest in Solar power to try and cut down that bill

A lot of start up cost, but with these systems I bet you would see pay back very quick!

***Zardon*** · Mar 1, 2008, 07:30 PM

I dont host DH on either of those machines, not sure if you mean that

We have a rack in texas which powers the network. One of those systems handles all my graphics work for the site as well as a bunch of other things. I am sure djstick will find out just how capable those dual xeons are, especially as he is into music in a big way.

Anyway ive hijacked the thread long enough, ill let you all get on with it.

Cheers !

IEMC · Mar 1, 2008, 10:16 PM

I'm living in jealous envy now :P

humonous · Mar 2, 2008, 06:22 PM

absolutely insane, I thought my computer was pretty good, but well, it pretty much sucks.

Mousey · Mar 3, 2008, 12:06 PM

So Z are those FB-DIMMS? (Or is it still not something you can tell us, are you still under NDA?)
And what about the heat they put out? :/

***Zardon*** · Mar 3, 2008, 01:17 PM

FB dimms yes. They do generate a lot of heat as they take 0.5w of power per module. ive a 120mm fan over them, keeps them under control.

Mousey · Mar 3, 2008, 05:37 PM

Damn, pretty slick Z.
And i'd really hate to be opening your electricity bill at the end of the month :P
AND WHAT THE HELL IS WITH YOU AND SCARY AVATARS DAMNIT????

**dj_stick** · Mar 3, 2008, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

FB dimms yes. They do generate a lot of heat as they take 0.5w of power per module. ive a 120mm fan over them, keeps them under control.

even at stock settings (like mine) they can get pretty hot to the touch, hence the massive heatsinks apple has installed on the chip apple use

IEMC · Mar 7, 2008, 03:50 PM

Desk area with lights on, standard setup, except for the window I added to my case. I wish I had before shots.

With the lights off. Blue cold cathodes.

The spy from TF2 etching I did.

Mousey · Mar 7, 2008, 04:54 PM

^ Haha awesome, i prefer scouts and snipers ;p

[hobo]eclipse · Mar 7, 2008, 05:57 PM

that is a cool etch, nice job!

Son_of_Thunder · Mar 10, 2008, 07:13 PM

Thumbnailed for any poor sap still on 56K. My case is old, gaudy, and tough as hell.

Extra monitor (Samsung 216BW 21.6") is in my room (door pictured) along with my extra wireless keyboard and mouse. My main monitor is my 42" Panasonic plasma.

That turtle on top of my machine is magic.

**ChaosMinionX** · Mar 11, 2008, 09:18 PM

UPDATE:

Sorry if pics arent good