xxrabid93

I can't seem to get it stable over 4.7 though. Any ideas? I increased the vcore 2 notches for 4.8 and it gets through the XP loading screen, but when it says "welcome" and is loading, it BSODs out...

Whenever that happens to me, it's a voltage/RAM timing that needs to be fixed.

You guys are funny with the questions on "I'm having problems running close to 5Ghz, any ideas".  LOL!  Sounds like you are having a good time, which is what this is all about.  Hey, it could be that barometric pressure is different today..or ambient temps are different.  Even on hard core cooling, like this thread is about, other factors creep in beyond our control.

I have to re-tweek my BIOS setting to go along with my new 837 core I found I could run (Physx excepted).  Work-in-progress

Keep up the good work bros!

well, made it back up to 13th on the list...wooohooo!  
  

f3aredricka

sorto f wrong thread, but I think his point is he just got phase change, a 295, and a xeon for 1875$. That is a baller ass deal.

 
LOL... don't forget the Classified motherboard and the 3 x raptors... probably a nice psu too boot.
 
I know the guy who builds these... he is the same guy that I get some of my Thermoelectric stuff from.  The thing that is confusing is this is not his normal eBay account... so I need to make sure of a few things first before I pay.  There were two of these units... the other one went for $1475!  But I was bidding on my iPhone... not the easiest thing to do for a last minute bid! 
 
This is over $4k in parts alone so quite a deal if it is for real.  I can't get a hold of the original builder on the phone (I talk to him all the time)... last time I talked to him he was going to Australia to set up one of these rigs... I not sure if the deal fell thru and he just needed to dump them or if this new seller (who has only 2 feedbacks) is trying to pull a fast one.  The thing is... even if I pay... I'm still protected by PayPal so I don't see how it could be a scam. 
 
It's funny though... the first thing I bought on eBay was a Cooler Express for $333 and the guy never sent it to me... took me forever to get my money back from PayPal because I didn't understand the claim and escalation process.  We shall shortly see.
 

johnksss

well, made it back up to 13th on the list...wooohooo!  
  

 
 
 
 
 
Gratz!!!  Good job... got to keep on pushin!

Double post

Not sure what is going on with the last two posts?
 
 
What I said but you can't see unless you scroll down is:  "Good job John!  Gratz... keep on pushin!!!

thanks!

i was trying to get patche's xeon chip on ebay but got out bidded in the last 10 seconds...it went for 610.00

voklskier4452

definitely gonna have to call BS on those specs.. 5.22 ghz and 2000mhz ram?  that memory controller would be annihilated in no time at all

also check out the hwbot compare on this chip:
http://hwbot.org/hardware/processor/xeon_w5580?tab=hall%20of%20fame

he would have the bot record for fastest speed by 300mhz!!



none the less all that hardware for that price is a sweet deal

 
He's totaly legit... holds a world record for one of the old quads... knows shimano, king pin and some others... he was in the top ten at one time... I talk to him all the time on the phone about the thermoelectric stuff.  The pic is wrong because it shows only 6 gigs of ram not 12... the only thing I need to verify is the seller... this is not the eBay account he normaly uses... I'm wondering if it is one of his employees is selling the rigs while he is gone?  I will know soon.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Nq83NICI8&feature=fvsr

Here is another:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kAIl4rYyME