First DualxDual Core Opteron 270 system built

by **hoxlund** on Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:38 pm

just finished my first dual core, dual opteron 270 build

motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131059

Processors: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103552

video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814127098

memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145509 - 4gb total, so 4x1gb sticks

case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811119103

pics in the next post

by **hoxlund** on Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:41 pm

here are the pics

by **hoxlund** on Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:45 pm

other 2 sticks of ram are behind the heatsinks

by **dodecahedron** on Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:59 pm

nice!

1/ are those Zalman CNPS-9500 (or whatever it's called, don't remember exact model number) ?
2/ are those 4 Thermaltake 120mm fans? intake, right?
3/ apart from those and the 120mm exhaust fan in the back of the case, are there any more fans in the system ? how many in the PSU?
4/ how noisy is that thing with all the fans running? noisy? do you have a fan-controller somewhere there ?
5/ what do you mean by "other 2 sticks of ram are behind the heatsinks" ?
6/ WHAT OPTICAL DRIVES ARE IN THAT SYSTEM?

by **aviationwiz** on Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:50 pm

Freaking sweet man!

by **hoxlund** on Tue Jun 27, 2006 7:13 pm

the optical drive is a simple lg lightscribe, picked it up from work

here are the heatsinks: http://www.zalman.co.kr/usa/product/vie ... 5&code=005

yes 4 120 thermaltake fans

120mm intake fan up front

psu has another 120mm, its a 650watt psu

it is pretty noisy and it has a 8 channel pci fan controller

the pictures show 2 of the 4 sticks of ram, theres 4 sticks of 1gb ecc registered ram

by **ruderacer** on Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:57 am

Nice...Real nice!

by **dodecahedron** on Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:28 am

are the Zalman CNPS9500 better than the 7700 ?

what LG drive? can you give the model ?

6 intake 120mm fans and just two exhaust fans (including the PSU) ?
not very good!

by **hoxlund** on Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:44 am

well its not that hot, only thing that is oced is the vid card, by a tad

this should be the one i told the buyer of the system to get:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827136091

LG - GSA-H10N

also theres only 5 intake fans from the outside of the case

by **dodecahedron** on Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:30 am

hoxlund wrote:LG - GSA-H10N

also theres only 5 intake fans from the outside of the case

good choice for the drive.

you said "another 120mm intake fan on front and top" that's why i said 6.
5/6 intake fans and only 1+PSU exhaust fans = too much pressure buildup inside ...

by **hoxlund** on Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:34 am

the top is exhaust, its usually never a good idea to have that as intake

hot air rises

so back 120 exhaust, psu 120 exhaust, top 120mm exhaust

by **Ian** on Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:10 am

Moving to general hardware discussion...

by **Spazmogen** on Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:01 am

Very nice.

On hot summer days, just swing the side pannel open and turn off the air conditioning in the house...

by **hoxlund** on Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:20 pm

my personal computer has a lot more airflow though, and is much quieter

but that ability came with a huge price premium

by **dodecahedron** on Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:17 pm

hox, how much did that rig cost ?

by **hoxlund** on Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:15 pm

just a quick adding up in my head

$5,500+

no monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers

just case and whats in the case

by **bill** on Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:00 pm

hoxlund wrote:just a quick adding up in my head

$5,500+

Ouch, glad you found a Saudi Prince. Hope you got a down payment or credit card :wink:

Very nice looking build, Hox!

What did you use for the power supply?

by **hoxlund** on Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:45 am

here is the power supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817194004

First DualxDual Core Opteron 270 system built

First DualxDual Core Opteron 270 system built

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