Hey guys, sorry for not being active anymore firstly I could not even log in anymore then I took a break the Capatcha thing kind of blocked me, this was like 4 months back maybe more, I really lost count, then I found my old password that I written down so many years back and that worked, so yea back again right.
As for my old Dual 12 core Opteron well it died sadly it all happened during maintenance here I will tell you in detail what really happened and yea the new ZEN3 platform I am working with now was a true worthy upgrade as it's my first in 11.4 years time, which makes me wonder what we will see 11.4 years from now right!
The Dual 12 core Opteron Died during the cleaning process as dust particles landed in the sockets this fried the CPUs and sadly it's 11.4 year life ended, I held 11.4 seconds of silence and this was very painful for me and I was very disappointed with my inaccurate working methods it showed that I kind of lost my feels for such perfection, it was hard to accept and it still is.
So here the previous setup:
Valkyrie SMP 2014 2x 12 Core AMD OpteronMP 6180 SE D1 Mangy Cours, 24 Cores @ 2.5Ghz
2x Noctua NH-U9D0 A3
48GB NUMA Quad Channel DDR3-1600 ECC Reg HP Server Ram @ 1333Mhz
Supermicro H8DG6-F AMD Maranello Blade Server Chipset 2x AMD SR5690 Northbridges,1x AMD SP5100 Southbridge
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 Limited Edition 2.0 PCI-E 2048 Bit HBM2
Auzentech X-Fi Bravura PCi-E 7.1
Corsair Force 3 240GB SSD
Micron Crucial MX500 2TB SSD
Plextor PX-B950SA BR-RW Drive, Singlelayer & Duallayer BR-RW + Lite Scribe
2x Intel 1000 MBit Ethernet RJ45 Lan Jacks
SeaSonic PlatinumX 1000 Watt EPS 12V + 24V PSU
Lian Li TYR PC-X2000B Server Design Case 1 of 200 Made Worldwide
Lian Li W-X2000-B Window Kit 1 of 200 Made Worldwide
Hewlett Packard ZR24w 24" 16:10 Aspect Ratio HS-IPS Panel
AMD VSR @ 2560x1600x32 @ 60Hz
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64 UK + Service Pack 01
AMD Adrenalin 21.5.2 Beta for Win7x64
Here the Supermicro H8DG6-F mainboard it's self format is 12 x 13.48" it's massive it is the E-ATX format:
Here the build after cleaning also showing the cleaned 12 core AMD OpteronMP 6180 SE D1 Mangy Cours Server CPU's
And the entire build just after I assembled the entire system again:
As memorial of that reliable system that I used for all those years, I have placed the mainboard with the CPU's & Ram in my coffee table just for the good memory.
If I was more secure when cleaning it I would of still been using it now and I would not of regretted that either.
So sadly I had to get new-gen gear and this is what I bought after the helpful advies from my friend
Mahigan mainly for helping me out sorting out the correct parts and the other main thanks go to my dad for helping me fund the build.
New Parts List: 12 Core AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 12 cores / 24 threads @ 3.7Ghz base Speed & 4.8 Ghz max trubo speed
Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4
Noctua NF-12 PWM , an extra 120mil fan for the CPU cooler
Gigabyte Aorus B550 Elite AX V2 for Socket AM4
4x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB RT 32GB PC-28800 aka DDR4-3600
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X AE-5 Plus Dedicated sound card for 32 bit digital Audio with 384khz sound quality
That is all I could afford I salvaged older parts from the Dual Opteron build but I did make something nice out of it, not a 2CPU build but just a 1CPU build for now.
As I still want to do aDual EPYC build some, its just more my inter5est tbh, I always built 2CPU systems since Jan 28, 2000, the Dual G34 was the last one I bought new in 2010 - 2014, it took me 4 years to gather the needed coin and save up for the part I wanted for that build, so at least not all if it died and I can happily resue the following parts for the new upgraded build:
Salvaged parts List: Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 PCI-E 8GB 2048Bit HBM2
Corsair Force3 240GB SSD as main boot disk
Micron Crucial MX500 2TB SSD as game disk
Plextor PX-950SA BluRay RW Drive for Single & Dual Layer BR disk
Lian Li TYR PC-X2000B + Lian Li W-X2000B Window kit both 1 of 200 made worldwide
SeaSonic Platinum X 1000 EPS 12V + 24V PSU
And then I knew exactly what to do with that to make it function and still something beautiful, despite it being a 1CPU build.
So yea this ain't a retro build this time round, something a lot newer and too different, I am still trying to get used to it and progress is slow.
the hardware is very nice but it's just Win10 can be a chore at times my home and pride will always be Win 7 Pro for new-gen hardware and Win2k Pro & WinXP Pro for the older stuff.
This is the first new computer I bought in a 11.4 year time lapse, I never really liked windows 10, so I held it out as long as I could until my own personal failure during the cleaning process of the Dual G34 system's CPU's, which still upsets me,two a three weeks ago I was still enjoying it with Windows 7 Pro x64 UK + SP1 and I do still miss it every now and then.
Thus here the name & Specs of this new system:
Valkyrie 2022 12 Core AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4
Noctua NF-12 PWM , an extra 120mil fan for the CPU cooler
Gigabyte Aorus B550 Elite AX V2 for Socket AM4
4x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB RT 32GB PC-28800 aka DDR4-3600
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X AE-5 Plus Dedicated sound card for 32 bit digital Audio with 384khz sound quality
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 PCI-E 8GB 2048Bit HBM2
Corsair Force3 240GB SSD as main boot disk
Micron Crucial MX500 2TB SSD as game disk
Plextor PX-950SA BluRay RW Drive for Single & Dual Layer BR disk
Lian Li TYR PC-X2000B + Lian Li W-X2000B Window kit both 1 of 200 made worldwide
SeaSonic Platinum X 1000 EPS 12V + 24V PSU
HP ZR24w HS-IPS panel aspect ratio = 16:10 native reso = 1920x1200x32 @ 60Hz
I use VSR at 2560x1600x32 @ 60Hz instead [image]data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7[/image]
Windows 10 Professional x64 UK
AMD Adrenalin 22.7.1 WHQL for Win10 Pro
Left this was during first bootup, 2nd pic is after Ia dded a LED RGB strip that came with the AE-5 Plus sound card.
Here the Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2 mainboard
Just a typical black PCB, having the AX V2, it has two shlieds covering the NVMe M.2 slots.
It does look neater, not sure if having them shielded add function, I have no idea.
Here the heart of the system the 12 Core AMD Ryzen 9 5900X ZEN3 CPU
second pic shows the Gold Capacitors used for the onboard Realtek ALC1200 sound card, probably the ebst onboard soudn card I ever heard for quite some time.
It reminds me of the ALC 883 that came with my Suprermicro H8DAE-2, which I still have for an other rebuild project, there are always things to do here.
Here the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 PCI-E 8GB HBM2 with the Creative Labs Sound Blaster X AE-5 Plus PCI-E
They both have a transformers style paint job on their backplates, as if they were made for each other [image]data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7[/image]
Here the system when I completed building it [image]data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7[/image]
This system is so fast it was as if I was like reborn my Nitro+ Vega 64 still does everything I want it to so Ikept it games i play are mostly classic games and it has really no issues with those the only new gen games I use it for are these:
ARK Survival Evolved with Play as a Dino mod and 13 other ones
Minecraft 1.19.2 Java edition with Life 128x texture resource pack
Subnautica Below Zero
Fallout 4 + 54 Mods yes it runs fine, I just literally modded the hell out of it always fun Nexus mods = life xD
Dragon Age Inquisition + all DLC;s
The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt + all DLC's
Ascentroid, well as a main tester this game is most of all importance and we are doing very well!