i4memory.com - different look at memory - Blogs - eva2000

Dual Intel Xeon E5-2650 Octa-Core = 16 cpu cores!

eva2000 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:17:00 GMT

These days pretty busy with work. For work related reasons, I am building a new multi-core monster in the form of dual Intel Xeon E5-2650 Sandy Bridge based LGA2011 cpus. Each Intel Xeon E5-2650 has 8 physical cpu cores with Hyperthreading = 16 total cpu threads per cpu. So dual Intel Xeon E5-2650 will have a total 16 physical cpu cores and 32 cpu threads :cool:

Mostly, this server will be used in Linux/CentOS based testing. But with 8-16 memory dimm slot motherboard support and up to 750GB max DDR3 supported, it's hard not to at least give the server a spin in Windows environment when it's finally built :D

The cpus will be cooled by 2x Corsair H80 water cooling kits (fingers crossed there is no pump/grinding noise issues!). Still waiting on rest of the parts to come.

Cpubenchmark.net's link to Intel Xeon E5-2650 score.

The beautiful twins arrived yesterday - Intel Xeon E5-2650 which are C2 stepping based = SR0KQ

Thanks to Dave (Movieman) for getting me a great deal on the cpus :)

Gigabyte X79-UD5 - Sandy Bridge-E LGA2011 arrives

eva2000 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:52:42 GMT

Here's some preview photos of Gigabyte X79-UD5 motherboard. Full preview photos here

Intel Core i7 2600K L038A660 + Gigabyte P67A-UD7

eva2000 — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:39:31 GMT

Been a while since I had new gear to play with and had the time away from work to give the new gear some attention :)

Intel Core i7 2600K L038A660
Gigabyte P67A-UD7

First pairing will be with 256GB Crucial RealSSD C300 on Marvel SATA 6G port 6 and 2x2GB A-Data 2000X DDR3-2000Mhz 9-9-9-24 memory modules, pretty old kits from Elpida BBSE days.

Right now compiling new nlite'd WinXP SP3 cd for the occasion :)

Update:

Installed Corsair H50-1 H20 cooler and flashed firmware on my C300 SSD from v0001 to v0002 to v0006 firmware :)

Bios screenshots added
http://i4memory.com/f90/gigabyte-p67...default-28249/

Misc new gear. HP Procurve 1810G 8 port Gigabit Switch etc

eva2000 — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:17:59 GMT

Some more gear arrived as need more storage space and need to replace my very noisy Netgear G516T gigabit switch with a fanless HP Procurve 1810G gigabit switch with jumbo frame support.

HP Procurve 1810G 8 port Gigabit Switch
2TB Samsung F4EG 5400RPM SATAII
2x 8GB Corsair Voyager USB Flash drive

LSI MegaRAID Battery Backup Unit LSIiBBU07 & LSI Fastpath Key

eva2000 — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:10:19 GMT

New hardware arrived LSI MegaRAID LSIiBBU07 Battery Backup Unit (BBU) for 8880EM2, 9260-xx and 9280-xx and LSI MegaRAID Fastpath key for my LSI MegaRaid 9260-8i unit.

The LSI LSIiBBU07 BBU is meant to provide at least 72hrs of battery backup in case of power outage. But user reports have the BBU providing as much as 130 hrs. Apparently, the BBU has a learning cycle for 24-48hrs after first use which happens after the initial automated discharge and recharge cycle within the first 4hrs of powering on the BBU unit. It does this learning cycle once every month but can be disabled within web bios at the expense of reducing battery useful lifetime though. So during this learning cycle, the BBU will report to be disabled so you won't be able to properly select Write through cache with BBU until the the learning cycle is complete.

LSI MegaRAID FastPath software provides a high performance I/O accelerator, designed to substantially boost transactional application throughput of multiple SSDs connected to a 6Gb/s SATA+SAS MegaRAID controller. MegaRAID FastPath supports full optimization of SSD Virtual Disk groups to deliver up to 2X improvement in read and write I/Os per second (IOPS) compared to the previous generation product.

Benefits:
Provides high-performance I/O acceleration for SSDs connected to a 6Gb/s MegaRAID SATA+SAS controller.

Designed to substantially boost transactional application throughput, delivering up to 150,000 IOPs

Supports full optimization of SSD virtual disk groups to deliver up to a 2X improvement in read and write IOPs compared to MegaRAID controllers not utilizing MegaRAID FastPath software.

Performance levels reached with this solution are equivalent to those of much costlier Flash-based adapter card solutions.

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_000.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_001.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_002.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_003.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_004.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_005.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_006.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_007.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_008.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_009.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_010.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_011.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_012.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_013.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_014.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/bbu_fastpath/lsi9260_bbu_fastpath_015.jpg"][/URLF]

720GB SSD - 12x 60GB Gskill Phoenix Pro - Sandforce controller SSD

eva2000 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:02:09 GMT

Just arrived - 720GB SSD - 12x 60GB Gskill Phoenix Pro - Sandforce controller based SSD. My first experience with solid state disks with Sandforce based controllers. Plan to have alot of fun with these in various raid configurations for benchmarking, reviewing etc :)

Did some quick single tests for each individual 60GB Gskill Phoenix Pro SSD on my main work rig (Xeon W3540 + DFI UT X58-T3EH8) via the Manhatten dual 2.5" in 3.5" drive bay.

Each Gskill Phoenix Pro SSD includes a 2.5" to 3.5" adaptor bay to convert 2.5" SSD to 3.5" along with 4 screws.

Tested all 12x 60GB Gskill Phoenix Pro SSD individually and pretty much same results for each one with some variance in benchmarks like Pcmark Vantage HDD suite 64bit which can vary between runs.

Gskill like many other SSD manufacturers rated their drives based on ATTO benchmark results at 285/275 MB/s read and write. While other benchmark apps will vary quite a bit due to the method the app uses to test the drive.

ATTO

Crystalmark Disk Info and Disk Benchmark

Default random settings - result in slower reported performance during testing with data that isn't compressable which doesn't fair too well for sandforce controller and Durawrites which precompresses data to save writes to NAND.

Change to all 0x00 (0) fills which result in more compressable dataset - so performance reports closer to rated speeds.

Pcmark Vantage 64bit HDD suite

I'll be moving these Gskill Phoenix Pro SSDs off my main work rig to my bench rigs once they're rebuilt and setup for further testing in various raid configurations :D

Adventures will continue on the forums http://i4memory.com/f9/12x-60gb-gski...sd-house-25221

Bench Desk Tables - first 3D CAD attempt

eva2000 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:14:34 GMT

SYF_Karma posted his bench table designs at http://i4memory.com/f15/benching-table-24606/. This inspired me to play with Google SketchUp 7.1 - learning curve for 3d stuff still figuring it out. But here's my first attempt :)

Add some 3 inch castor wheels hehe

This 3D CAD stuff seems fun :D

Added motherboard tray, extra hdd rack and something extra :)

Added 4x 120mm fan radiator, 2x MCP655 pumps and extended height of mobile bench desk :)

This 3D CAD stuff is addictive LOL. Added a slide out keyboard tray with back end of tray able to store loose items like screws, cables, usb drives etc tec. Also added the side screw clamps which hold radiator in place - this allows for various dimension radiators to still be secured. Moved twin MCP655 pumps to line up with top panel cut out to feed water cooling tubes through as well.

Kayl Cascade cooling - 2x 1.7HP

eva2000 — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:03:37 GMT

Thanks to Peter - bob(nz), I'm now the proud owner of my first Kayl Cascade cooler - 2x 1.7HP unit. This cascade cooling unit was built by fellow Team Australia team mate, Kayl for another team mate youngpro (James) and was then sold to another team mate bob(nz) and now it lands in my hands :D

While I am busy with work right now, found some time to at least start up the cascade cooler to check if it survived the trip from South Australia to Brisbane :)

Took a few photos and 11.5 minute edited video of the Kayl Cascade unit starting up - quite noisy :D. At around ~49 seconds into video I tested out the cold bug bypass switch, so you see a momentary increase in temps to -91.5C mark then I turned it off to end up with coldest temps of -111.6C on evap and -49.3C on first stage.

Power-mate wattage meter measured a peak at startup of 2695 watts, and average operating power consumption measured from the wall was between 1775 - 1795 watts at ~247-249 volts mains power. Checked my electricity box and while I have 1 phase mains (10A) - all my fuses show rated at 16A, so nothing tripped the safety switch.

The compressors definitely put out considerable heat starting off at +55C rising eventually to around +88C to +93C. Definitely will need a fan to cool those compressors.

11.5 minute video (~250MB in size)

click image to download

This will be fun as I've never tried colder than -45C temps with my old Kayl 1/4HP single stage phase change cooler also built by Kayl :)

Added Youtube video

Upgrading to Dell U2410s

eva2000 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:35:56 GMT

Two weeks ago Dell Australia had an end of financial year sale which effectively knocked ~32% off the RRP of their monitors - so I picked up 3x Dell U2410s :D

The monitors arrived around 2 weeks ago, but I've been very busy with work + relatives coming to visit these past 2 weeks, so only found the time today to open up one of the monitors and set it up to replace the position on my desk which had my BenQ FP2091 20" 1600x1200 monitor.

Guess the good thing about relatives visiting in that it forced me to get off my butt and clean up my room. First time in years you could actually see the desk or floor :heh: Had to get a 2nd desk to put up against my main desk to extend desk space from 120cm to 180cm.

Here's some photos below. Too busy with work right now to setup the other 2x Dell U2410 but hopefully get around to them :)

Cleaned up desk with old setup, 20" BenQ 1600x1200 + 22" BenQ 1680x1050 installed on Skunkworks.com.au purchased Marco gas assisted dual monitor C-clamp arm (purchased 6+ yrs ago).

Beautiful sight - 3x Dell U2410 1920x1200 monitors :)

Unboxing and testing of the first Dell U2410 before installing.

Dell U2410 menus

Vesa 100mm mount & Input connectors

Marco LCD arm mounting mechanism - simple installation, hold monitor in one hand and screw in screws with other hand.

Temporary setup for now as very busy with work etc. Eventually removing 22" BenQ 1680x1050 from right side and putting the 20" BenQ 1600x1200 to the right as it's shorter in width and will fit better. Then I have 2x independent Redleaf 13-30" desk C-Clamp mount arms for the remaining 2x Dell U2410 :)

New 24/7 work rig - DFI UT X58-T3EH8 + Lian Li PC-7FNWX USB3.0

eva2000 — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:07:26 GMT

While I bench and test the latest gear, I always kept to my very old 24/7 main work rig but it's time to upgrade the 24/7 main work with more up to date gear and finally after many years a new pc case - Lian Li PC-7FNWX with USB3.0 ports and side window.

Old 24/7 main work rig ~6yrs old now:

Pentium 550 3.4Ghz Prescott
DFI 875P-T motherboard
Gecube 9800Pro Extreme PCI
1GB Kingston KHX3200 Winbond BH-5
Pioneer DVD-RW IDE
80GB WD IDE
8x 320GB Seagate 7200.8 ( 2x 4 disk raid 5 arrays)
Raidcore PCI-X Raid 5 controller (saved me 4 times from disk failures over last 6yrs never lost any data! :thumb: )
650W Silverstone PSU
cpu has been cooled for past 6 yrs with Cathar G4 Storm water block, with Thermochill HE120.3 rad and MCP650 pump
No case open desk

Old system photos before i swapped to 650W Silverstone psu. The other drives are in another drive rack also pulled from an old Lian Li PC-60 case.

New 24/7 main work rig build last night - yet to install OS etc

Xeon W3540 3845B010
DFI Prolimatech Megahalem + 120x38mm Scythe UltraKaze 2000rpm 88cfm fan
DFI UT X58-T3EH8
1GB HIS HD5570
6GB OCZ Platinum DDR3-1333 OCZ3P1333LVA6GK Animals (2000mhz binned micron specials)
Pioneer DVD-RW IDE
640GB Samsung SATAII (HD642JJ)
2x 1GB Samsung F3 SATAII 103SJ
2x 1GB Samsung F1 SATAII 103UJ
2x 32GB OCZ Core V1 SSD (scratch disk installed in Manhattan dual drive L-Type hot swappable mobile racks)
Shintaro USB3.0 PCI-E 2 port card
Shintaro Blazer USB3.0 2.5" & 3.5" SATA hdd docker
Corsair HX850 modular - only had to use 3 cables (2x 4pin molexes + 1x SATA power cable) as the drives are in Lian Li EX-H34B hot swap back plane
Lian Li PC-7FNWX USB3.0 case

Some quick photos, didn't do many as busy with private client work - hence need my new 24/7 work rig setup ASAP.

Will later bump from 6GB to 12GB DDR3 as well as add Highpoint RR3520 PCI-E raid controller and another add in a 4x 2TB raid 5 array swapping out 2x1GB Samsung F1 103UJ. The Lian Li PC-7FNWX has 2x USB 3.0 ports on top which i passed through the PCI slots at back to the Shintaro 3.0 PCI-E card.

One minor problem is the Lian Li EX-H34B hot swap backside 120x25mm fan back plane uses included right angle SATA connector to straight connector on other end, but straight connector uses the latch type tab connectors which don't fit DFI UT X58-T3EH8 motherboard. So for now removed the fan to accommodate straight end to straight end normal non-latch tab SATA connectors.

Top side power/reset buttons, 2x USB 3.0 ports, HD Audio and E-SATA connection. Also the 2x Lian Li PC-7FNWX USB 3.0 top ports pass through cables to the Shintaro 2x USB3.0 PCI-E card. Removed Lian Li EX-H34B back plane fan part for straight end to end SATA non-latch tab usage for now. Once find the right non-latch right angle SATA cables, will re-add fan for EX-H34B.

Was going to go with Mini-ITX system but need the disk drive space so rather than full tower, went with the Lian Li PC-7FNWX which is apparently distributed by the good folks and former i4memory.com sponsor, mittoni.com.au !

Bought the Lian Li PC-7FNWX, EX-H34B hot swap, Shintaro USB3.0 gear and Samsung F3 SATAII drives and HX850 psu from itsdirect.com.au - very fast delivery ordered Thursday and delivered Friday next day - definitely will be getting more of my business in future with such fast delivery times :D

Yesterday put in an order for 2x Dell U2410 24" LCD 1920x1200 monitors to replace my 6+ yr old 20" BenQ FP2091 1600x1200 and 22" BenQ 1680x1050 monitor setup as well :D

Forum thread for comments here http://i4memory.com/f80/new-24-7-wor...sb3-0-a-24444/

12GB Super Talent Speed series 2200 CAS8 WS220UX4G8 Elpida 50nm Hyper ICs

eva2000 — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:19:01 GMT

Picked up 3 sets of 2x2GB Super Talent Speed series DDR3-2200 8-8-8-24 dual channel kits (WS220UX4G8) - these are Elpida 50nm Hyper ICs only ones capable of 8-8-8-24 timings at such DDR3-2200Mhz speeds.

While they're for P55 dual channel, I decided to mix these up for X58 triple channel too - not expecting 3x2GB modules to hit thos speeds at 1.65v but with a bit more volts should be okay for benching at least :)

Memtest86+ v4.10

Done preliminary memtest86+ v4.10 comparisons only with one full test #1-8 pass + 10 loops of test #5 looping. As stated here, memtest86+ v4.10 doesn't mean same windows stability, for that you need to test in windows.

3x 4GB (2x2GB) Super Talent 2200 8-8-8-24 Dual channel kits labeled each module

Kit #1 = module #1 + #2
Kit #2 = module #3 + #4
Kit #3 = module #5 + #6

Kit #1

DDR3-1600Mhz 6-6-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.375v CPU VTT and 1.66v
DDR3-1758Mhz 6-6-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.3875v CPU VTT and 1.66v
DDR3-1788Mhz 6-6-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.4375v CPU VTT and 1.70v
DDR3-1800Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.45v CPU VTT and 1.66v
DDR3-1820Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.45v CPU VTT and 1.66v
DDR3-1828Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.68v
DDR3-1850Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.72v (1.70v had 2 errors)
DDR3-1870Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.72v
DDR3-1880Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.74v
DDR3-2040Mhz 7-7-7-20 tRFC 110 tFAW 31 B2B 4 with 1.45v CPU VTT and 1.64v
DDR3-2076Mhz 8-8-8-24 tRFC 110 tFAW 31 B2B 4 with 1.45v CPU VTT and 1.66v

* Didn't try any higher for 7-7-7-20/8-8-8-24
* DDR3-1800 6-6-6-20 couldn't pass even with 1.475V CPU VTT

Kit #2

DDR3-1600Mhz 6-6-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.375v CPU VTT and 1.66v
DDR3-1800Mhz 6-6-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.70v
DDR3-1800Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.45v CPU VTT and 1.66v
DDR3-1850Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.70v
DDR3-1880Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.72v
DDR3-1900Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.74v
DDR3-2040Mhz 7-7-7-20 tRFC 110 tFAW 31 B2B 4 with 1.45v CPU VTT and 1.64v
DDR3-2086Mhz 8-8-8-24 tRFC 110 tFAW 31 B2B 4 with 1.45v CPU VTT and 1.66v
DDR3-2110Mhz 8-8-8-24 tRFC 110 tFAW 31 B2B 4 with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.66v

Kit #3

DDR3-1600Mhz 6-6-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.375v CPU VTT and 1.66v
DDR3-1788Mhz 6-6-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.4375v CPU VTT and 1.70v
DDR3-1800Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.45v CPU VTT and 1.66v
DDR3-1850Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.72v
DDR3-1870Mhz 6-7-6-20 tRFC 88 tFAW AUTO with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.74v
DDR3-2040Mhz 7-7-7-20 tRFC 110 tFAW 31 B2B 4 with 1.45v CPU VTT and 1.64v
DDR3-2076Mhz 8-8-8-24 tRFC 110 tFAW 31 B2B 4 with 1.45v CPU VTT and 1.66v
DDR3-2100Mhz 8-8-8-24 tRFC 110 tFAW 31 B2B 4 with 1.475v CPU VTT and 1.66v

How to compare results, basically came down to max 6-6-6-20, 6-7-6-20. and 8-8-8-24 timing memory frequencies at same voltages and subtimings to differentiate between the 3 kits.

Only Kit #2 managed DDR3-1800Mhz 6-6-6-20 at 1.7v, while Kit #1 & #3 fell just short at DDR3-1788Mhz 6-6-6-20 at 1.7v.
Max 6-7-6-20 timings frequency also saw Kit #2 lead at DDR3-1900Mhz 6-7-6-20 at 1.74v, then Kit #1 at DDR3-1880mhz 6-7-6-20 at 1.74v then last Kit #3 at DDR3-1870Mhz 6-7-6-20 at 1.74v
Kit #2 was also stronger on max 8-8-8-24 timings with DDR3-2086Mhz 8-8-8-24 at 1.66v capped at CPU VTT 1.45v (as you see bump CPU VTT volts theres more headroom at DDR3-2110Mhz).
Kit #1 + #3 tied at capped 1.45v CPU VTT at DDR3-2076Mhz 8-8-8-24 but push CPU VTT to 1.475v and Kit #2 beat out #3 kit DDR3-2110Mhz vs DDR3-2100Mhz 8-8-8-24 at 1.66v.

Final part of memtest is to find a module out of Kit #1 and #3, which best matches Kit #2 performance for 3x2GB custom binned kit :D

How's it compare to Kingston 2000C8 kit at http://i4memory.com/f83/khx2000c8d3t...i7-980x-23731/ ? I'd say at each timings Kingston 2000C8 kit has around 20-25mhz (DDR3 equivalent of 40-50mhz i.e. DDR3-1850Mhz vs DDR3-1800Mhz) extra headroom over the Super Talent 2200C8 so far.

@DDR3-2058Mhz 7-7-7-21 at 1.66v

@DDR3-2214Mhz 8-8-8-24 1T at 1.70v

@DDR3-2384Mhz 8-8-8-24 1T at 1.70v

Max screen shot

@DDR3-2392Mhz 8-8-8-24 1T at 1.70v

Max CPUZ Validation

System:

Intel Core i7 980X 3951A763 B1 Step 2 ES
EK Supreme LT H20 + TFC480 + MCP655
Asus P6T6 WS Revolution 0609 beta bios
Sapphire HD5870 10.4 Official
3x 2GB Super Talent Speed 2200C8 (made up of 2x2GB dual channel kits WS220UX4G8)
750GB Samsung SATAII (OS)
120GB OCZ Vertex SSD (DATA)
Pioneer DVR216 Burner
Corsair HX1000
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit RTM (fully updated)

Another lot of memory for my planned comparison review so keep an eye in Intel DDR3 forums http://i4memory.com/f83/ :D

Also check out Super Talent 2000C8 and 2200C8 thread.

Sapphire HD5970 OC Edition in the house!

eva2000 — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:51:15 GMT

Bought a 2nd hand Sapphire HD5970 OC Edition video card off gmeup on OCAU forums for AUD$30 less than the average Nvidia GTX 480 asking price!

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/5970_oc_edition/resize/sapphire_hd5970oc_edition_01.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/5970_oc_edition/resize/sapphire_hd5970oc_edition_02.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/5970_oc_edition/resize/sapphire_hd5970oc_edition_03.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/5970_oc_edition/resize/sapphire_hd5970oc_edition_04.jpg"][/URLF]

Plan to put this HD5970 OC into action with 2x HD5870 for quad-GPU crossfireX - dealing with 3x physical video cards easier than 4x!

Came across a few teething/driver issues. I used HD5870 with 10.4x beta drivers, but seems 10.4x beta doesn't recognise HD5970's 2nd GPU for some reason, hardware device manager showed the following when I tried HD5870 + HD5970 OC

Then tried single HD5970 OC and same issue on 10.4x beta catalyst drivers. So removed the 10.4x beta drivers and installed 10.4 official catalyst drivers and it picked up the HD5970 OC properly

Then next issue was with newer drivers and ATI enabling ULPS which seems to conflict with adjusting settings and voltages in Afterburner 1.6.0 beta 5 - see http://i4memory.com/f18/sapphire-597...oltages-23844/

Some registry magic to disable ULPS should fix it apparently. Will do this tomorrow :)

Still not bad for Sapphire HD5970 OC so far at 1.049v stock volts 800/1200

System:

Intel Core i7 980X 3951A763 B1 Step 2 ES
EK Supreme LT H20 + TFC480 + MCP655
Asus P6T6 WS Revolution 0609 beta bios
Sapphire HD5970 OC Edition 10.4 Official
6GB Kingston 2000C8 (KHX2000C8D3T1K3/6GX)
256GB Crucial C300 SSD (OS)
120GB OCZ Vertex SSD (DATA)
Pioneer DVR216 Burner
Corsair HX1000
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit RTM (fully updated)

Acer Aspire AS3810T -354G25n Timeline notebook

eva2000 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:15:18 GMT

Bought a new notebook which arrived today. Second ever notebook, first one was around 15yrs ago - Ascentia 810N 486SX/33 with 12MB memory 340MB hdd and 9.5" LCD screen.

Now Acer Aspire AS3810T -354G25n Timeline series notebook with following specs at bottom of page. More updates will be posted at http://i4memory.com/f15/acer-aspire-...otebook-22307/

Fully charged, i spent 45mins setting things up and battery life read 9hrs 15mins remaining! Specs says the 3810T uses a 6 cell 5600mah 62.16W battery, but apparently one I have is a bit higher rated at [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/notebooks/acer/3810t_timeline/jpg/acer3810_battery_5800mah_63wh_tn.jpg"]5800mah 63W 10.8v[/URLF]

Dec 19, 2009 manufacture date

DFI Hybrid P45-Ion-T2A2 LGA775 + Nvidia MCP7A Ion

eva2000 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:38:02 GMT

When DFI announced their hybrid 2 systems on 1 motherboard design, I was ecstatic because I've always wanted such a system. Smaller footprint for 2 systems just what my lack of horizontal room space needed! So I'm happy that this DFI Hybrid P45 Ion-T2A2 motherboard arrived. Thanks DFI!

Looks like before I start testing, for MCP7A Ion system part, I'll need to grab a set of DDR2 SO-Dimm memory modules and a power adaptor converter for Australian plugs for the power cord.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DFI Hybrid P45 Ion-T2A2

[URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_03.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_04.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_05.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_06.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_08.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_10.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_13.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_62.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_19.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_21.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_30.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_36.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_40.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_42.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_50.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_54.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_55.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_56.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_57.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_58.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_59.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_60.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_65.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_67.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_72.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_74.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_78.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_90.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_96.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/hybrid_p45ion_t2a2/html/photos/dfi_hybrid_p45ion_t2a2_98.jpg"][/URLF]

Latest gear to be tested. DFI DK P55-T3eH9, i5 750, P55 DDR3 kits, Intel X25-M SSD, LSI MegaRaid 9260-8i

eva2000 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:35:28 GMT

These are pre-Xmas toys which will be tested very soon. Preview photos up for now :)

i5 750 L925B626 s1156 cpu
4GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000C8 P55 Dual channel DDR3 memory
4GB G.Skill F3-17600C7D-PIS P55 Dual channel DDR3 memory
4GB G.Skill F3-12800C7D-4GBRH P55 Dual channel DDR3 memory
80GB Intel X25-M G2 34nm SSD
LSI MegaRaid SAS 9260-8i 6GB 8port SAS/SATA Raid 6
DFI LP DK P55-T3eH9 P55 motherboard
Corsair H50-1 CWC50-1 water cooling for 775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3

i5 750 L925B626 s1156 cpu

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cpus/corei5/750_l925b626/html/photos/i5_750_l925b626_01.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cpus/corei5/750_l925b626/html/photos/i5_750_l925b626_03.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cpus/corei5/750_l925b626/html/photos/i5_750_l925b626_04.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cpus/corei5/750_l925b626/html/photos/i5_750_l925b626_07.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cpus/corei5/750_l925b626/html/photos/i5_750_l925b626_12.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cpus/corei5/750_l925b626/html/photos/i5_750_l925b626_16.jpg"][/URLF]

4GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000C8 P55 Dual channel DDR3 memory

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/p55/4gb_gt_2000c8/html/photos/4gb_corsair_dominatorgt_2000c8_01.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/p55/4gb_gt_2000c8/html/photos/4gb_corsair_dominatorgt_2000c8_04.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/p55/4gb_gt_2000c8/html/photos/4gb_corsair_dominatorgt_2000c8_07.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/p55/4gb_gt_2000c8/html/photos/4gb_corsair_dominatorgt_2000c8_14.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/p55/4gb_gt_2000c8/html/photos/4gb_corsair_dominatorgt_2000c8_19.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/p55/4gb_gt_2000c8/html/photos/4gb_corsair_dominatorgt_2000c8_22.jpg"][/URLF]

4GB G.Skill F3-17600C7D-PIS P55 Dual channel DDR3 memory

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/17600c7pis/html/photos/4gb_gskill_17600c7pi_02.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/17600c7pis/html/photos/4gb_gskill_17600c7pi_03.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/17600c7pis/html/photos/4gb_gskill_17600c7pi_04.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/17600c7pis/html/photos/4gb_gskill_17600c7pi_06.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/17600c7pis/html/photos/4gb_gskill_17600c7pi_08.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/17600c7pis/html/photos/4gb_gskill_17600c7pi_09.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/17600c7pis/html/photos/4gb_gskill_17600c7pi_13.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/17600c7pis/html/photos/4gb_gskill_17600c7pi_20.jpg"][/URLF]

4GB G.Skill F3-12800C7D-4GBRH P55 Dual channel DDR3 memory

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/12800c7ripjaws/html/photos/4gb_gskill_12800c7_ripjaw_05.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/12800c7ripjaws/html/photos/4gb_gskill_12800c7_ripjaw_10.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/12800c7ripjaws/html/photos/4gb_gskill_12800c7_ripjaw_16.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/12800c7ripjaws/html/photos/4gb_gskill_12800c7_ripjaw_18.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/12800c7ripjaws/html/photos/4gb_gskill_12800c7_ripjaw_20.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/p55/12800c7ripjaws/html/photos/4gb_gskill_12800c7_ripjaw_29.jpg"][/URLF]

80GB Intel X25-M G2 34nm SSD

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/intel/80gb_x25m_g2/html/photos/80gb_intel_x25m_ssd_g2_01.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/intel/80gb_x25m_g2/html/photos/80gb_intel_x25m_ssd_g2_03.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/intel/80gb_x25m_g2/html/photos/80gb_intel_x25m_ssd_g2_05.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/intel/80gb_x25m_g2/html/photos/80gb_intel_x25m_ssd_g2_10.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/intel/80gb_x25m_g2/html/photos/80gb_intel_x25m_ssd_g2_18.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/intel/80gb_x25m_g2/html/photos/80gb_intel_x25m_ssd_g2_22.jpg"][/URLF]

LSI MegaRaid SAS 9260-8i 6GB 8port SAS/SATA Raid 6

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_02.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_06.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_11.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_12.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_17.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_21.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_23.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_28.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_29.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_31.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_32.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img.i4memory.info/reviewimages/harddrives/lsi/megaraid_9260_8i/html/photos/lsi_9260_8i_sasraid_33.jpg"][/URLF]

DFI LP DK P55-T3eH9

[URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_01.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_02.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_03.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_13.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_17.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_22.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_27.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_29.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_35.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_37.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_38.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_43.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_58.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_60.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_63.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_65.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_71.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_72.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_78.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img2.i4memory.info/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_p55_t3eh9/html/photos/dfi_dk_p55_84.jpg"][/URLF]

Corsair H50-1 CWC50-1 water cooling for 775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3

[URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cooling/cpu/Corsair/H50_1_CWC501/html/photos/corsair_h50_1_watercool_03.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cooling/cpu/Corsair/H50_1_CWC501/html/photos/corsair_h50_1_watercool_05.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cooling/cpu/Corsair/H50_1_CWC501/html/photos/corsair_h50_1_watercool_16.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cooling/cpu/Corsair/H50_1_CWC501/html/photos/corsair_h50_1_watercool_18.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cooling/cpu/Corsair/H50_1_CWC501/html/photos/corsair_h50_1_watercool_27.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cooling/cpu/Corsair/H50_1_CWC501/html/photos/corsair_h50_1_watercool_28.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cooling/cpu/Corsair/H50_1_CWC501/html/photos/corsair_h50_1_watercool_36.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cooling/cpu/Corsair/H50_1_CWC501/html/photos/corsair_h50_1_watercool_32.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cooling/cpu/Corsair/H50_1_CWC501/html/photos/corsair_h50_1_watercool_41.jpg"][/URLF][URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/cooling/cpu/Corsair/H50_1_CWC501/html/photos/corsair_h50_1_watercool_44.jpg"][/URLF]

Sapphire HD5870 Tri-Crossfire !

eva2000 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:33:46 GMT

Thanks to OCAU/i4memory forum member Frenchlick, I'm now a proud owner of 3x Sapphire HD5870 video graphics cards for tri-crossfire fun!

Sapphire HD5870s were shipped via TNT as is with sapphire boxes themselves! Luckily, physical inspection looks fine and despite a few missing accesories, the price was a bargain at AUD$1,500 for tri-cf fun. Thanks Darren/Frenchlick :)

[URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_01.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_03.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_04.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_05.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_07.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_09.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_10.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_14.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_15.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_16.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_19.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_26.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_27.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_28.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/reviewimages/videocards/sapphire/html/photos/SapphireHD5870_30.jpg"][/URLF]

Took some photos of 2x HD5870 CF setup on Asus P6T6 WS Revolution (supports 3x PCI-E x16 slots for PCI-E #1, #3 and #5 slots). I grabbed my DFI UT X58-T3EH8's longer flexible Crossfire connector bridges as DFI UT X58-T3EH8 has double slot spacing for CF. Wasn't sure if I need both bridges for 2x HD5870 CF as there wasn't any difference in scores really for 1x vs 2x bridges I don't think. Last photo compares the longer crossfire connector bridge with the standard one.

Now to see how 3x HD5870 Tri-Crossfire does - my first time using triple GPUs on any kind (ATI or Nvidia). Tight fit there with the HD5870s slotted into PCI-E x16 #1 + #3 + #5 slots.

Testing begins tonight :D

New Kayl Black FrozenSS 1/4HP Evap Mount for 1156/1366

eva2000 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:07:36 GMT

Today I received my new evap mount kit from Kayl for my very old Kayl Black FrozenSS 1/4HP unit which dates back to May, 2006 -> http://i4memory.com/f22/kayl-black-f...s-inside-2708/

Old evap only for 775/s939 socket

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/phasechange/kayl/arrived/1/html/photos/Kayl_029.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/phasechange/kayl/arrived/1/html/photos/Kayl_035.jpg"][/URLF]

Old evap after i butcher a segment to fit LGA775 socket area

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/phasechange/kayl/lga775_evapmod/photos/kaylevapmod_001.jpg"][/URLF]

New evap for 775, 1156, 1366 and am2/3

[URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/phasechange/kayl/newevap_11561366/html/photos/KaylEvap_03.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/phasechange/kayl/newevap_11561366/html/photos/KaylEvap_05.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/phasechange/kayl/newevap_11561366/html/photos/KaylEvap_06.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/phasechange/kayl/newevap_11561366/html/photos/KaylEvap_07.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/phasechange/kayl/newevap_11561366/html/photos/KaylEvap_12.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/phasechange/kayl/newevap_11561366/html/photos/KaylEvap_14.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://img3.i4memory.info/phasechange/kayl/newevap_11561366/html/photos/KaylEvap_15.jpg"][/URLF]

Now need to figure out how to change the evap mount here ?

Also, got myself a new toy for subzero temps - Extech EA10 for -199C to 1360C.

.

16GB Sandisk MicroSDHC + 16GB Sandisk Extreme III SDHC 30MB/s

eva2000 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:52:48 GMT

Just received my ordered microSDHC and SDHC flash memory cards for my devices - a 16GB Sandisk MicroSDHC and 16GB Sandisk Extreme III SDHC 30MB/s. Relatively cheap at AUD$59.15 and AUD$118.65 respectively :)

Upgraded from 8GB Sandisk microSDHC and 8GB Sandisk Extreme III SDHC 20MB/s models. Both old and new microSDHC aren't the Sandisk Ultra model which is apparently slightly faster not sure how much faster though.

The 16GB Sandisk Extreme III will be used in my Pentax K-7 DSLR camera and much welcomed upgrade - the Pentax K-7 is a 14.6MP DSLR camera and I shoot in DNG Raw format all the time, so files sizes are between 15-20MB per photo. 8GB Sandisk Extreme III 20MB/s SDHC stores around 323 DNG Raws with continuous shooting (Hi) mode for DNG Raw, I can shoot off 11-13 photos before the buffer is full. Now with 16GB Sandisk Extreme III 30MB/s SDHC it can store around 651 DNG Raws and with continuous shooting (Hi) mode for DNG Raw can shoot off 16-17 photos before buffer is full which is 30-54% faster it seems.

Tested speed using my Sandisk Extreme USB CF/SDHC reader which is limited to 20MB/s so can't test full speed of 16GB Sandisk Extreme III SDHC but it's going to be used for my Pentax K-7 DSLR camera :)

Xeon W3570 3847A696, Pentax D-LI90 K-7 battery

eva2000 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:36:54 GMT

Picked up 2 new items both off ebay stores. Xeon W3570 3847A696 unlocked cpu multiplier LGA1366 socket cpu and Pentax K-7 DSLR camera's battery - D-LI90 (bargain at AUD$26 vs local cost at >AUD$150 !)

12GB A-DATA 2000X DDR3 testing

eva2000 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:09:02 GMT

Well after my brief taste of mis-matched 12GB action, I want more :D So I plan to include some 12GB triple channel action in my comparison X58 triple channel kits review I have planned. First contenders are A-Data brand. Haven't used A-Data memory since the old [URLF="http://www.fileshosts.com/memory/adata/pc4000/adata_pc4000.jpg"]A-Data PC4000[/URLF] (Hynix D43) era!

Testing begins tomorrow at http://i4memory.com/f83/12gb-data-20...testing-20350/ :D

Core i7 920 #5 - 3845B260 D0 Step

eva2000 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:45:01 GMT

Lucky me managed to get hold of brand new sealed Core i7 920 3845B260 D0 stepping batch cpu. This 3845 gem batch will definitely beat my other 4x i7 920 (3836A756 C0 gem and 3851A368 D0 gems) even without testing I can tell :D

Time to sell off my older i7 920 cpus I suspect :)

Thanks scum ;)

120GB OCZ Vertex SSD

eva2000 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:10:42 GMT

Opportunity came to buy a brand new shrink wrapped 120GB OCZ Vertex SSD off ebay for a nice price of AUD$425 saving me AUD$130+ :)

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/ocz/vertex/120gb/html/content/bin/images/large/OCZ_VertexSSD_00002.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/ocz/vertex/120gb/html/content/bin/images/large/OCZ_VertexSSD_00004.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/ocz/vertex/120gb/html/content/bin/images/large/OCZ_VertexSSD_00005.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/ocz/vertex/120gb/html/content/bin/images/large/OCZ_VertexSSD_00009.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/ocz/vertex/120gb/html/content/bin/images/large/OCZ_VertexSSD_00011.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/ocz/vertex/120gb/html/content/bin/images/large/OCZ_VertexSSD_00012.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/harddrives/ssd/ocz/vertex/120gb/html/content/bin/images/large/OCZ_VertexSSD_00015.jpg"][/URLF]

Came with v1.1 firmware so needed updating to v1.3 firmware. Benchmarks comparing v1.1 to v1.3 Vertex firmware here

6GB Gskill F3-16000CL9T-6GBTD Trident

eva2000 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:34:12 GMT

New set of triple channel memory arrived from Gskill :)

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/trident/6GB_16000/photos/GskillTrident2000_2.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/trident/6GB_16000/photos/GskillTrident2000_3.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/trident/6GB_16000/photos/GskillTrident2000_4.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/trident/6GB_16000/photos/GskillTrident2000_6.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/trident/6GB_16000/photos/GskillTrident2000_7.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/trident/6GB_16000/photos/GskillTrident2000_8.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/trident/6GB_16000/photos/GskillTrident2000_11.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/GSKILL/ddr3/trident/6GB_16000/photos/GskillTrident2000_12.jpg"][/URLF]

New DSLR Gear!

eva2000 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:40:39 GMT

Thought I'd take advantage of the stronger Aussie to US dollar and grab some more gear from Adorama.com :D

Datacolor Spyder 3 Elite
2x Sigma 530 DG Super flashes for Pentax for off camera flash with my existing Sigma 530 DG Super
2x LumiQuest Pocket Bouncer diffusers for flashes
Giottos MH-1001-652 Ball Tripod head with Pan control

Intel Xeon W3540 3845B010

eva2000 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:05:13 GMT

Just bought this cpu 2nd hand, nice clocker apparently - Xeon W3540 3845B010 :D

On Asus P6T6 WS Revolution with 0007 beta bios. Default AUTO vcore in bios reports = 1.088v. Manually need to set vcore to 1.10625v to get 1.088v vcore reported in bios.

Amaze HD4890 & SNT 1042SS Backplane

eva2000 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:21:05 GMT

Purchased some new hardware which arrived today. My first HD4890 video card, an Amaze 1GB 4890-DT 1024D5 which seems to have a different cooler than the one pictured on their web site.

Picked up a 4x 2.5" SATA/SAS SNT 1042SS 5.25" bay backplane for housing 4x 2.5" SATA/SAS drives along with a pair of 2x 4pin molex to PCI-E 8pin adaptors for my older power suplies which lack PCI-E 8pin connectors.

I seem to have messed up calibration of my LCD monitors, so not sure if these photos came out the way I saw them on my monitor heh.

1GB Amaze HD4890

Looks like it's non-reference PCB design which looks exactly like Powercolor PCS+ HD4890 PCB. The Amaze HD4890 even has same Qimonda DDR5 memory ICs and OnSemi NCP5388 0917 dated controller - so no Volterra controller = no softmods :(

SNT 1042SS

Pentax SMC 35mm F/2.8 Macro Limited Edition Lens

eva2000 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:01:45 GMT

My Pentax 35mm f2.0 was lonely so grabbed something to keep it company from Adorama.com :D

Asus P6T6 WS Revolution arrived!

eva2000 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:37:41 GMT

Asus P6T6 WS Revolution arrived. It's first time seeing a [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-017.jpg"]Quick Start guide[/URLF] come in all languages except English LOL

6x PCI-E x16 Slots!

x16 PCI-E Slot #1 = x16 or x8
x16 PCI-E Slot #2 = x8
x16 PCI-E Slot #3 = x16 or x8
x16 PCI-E Slot #4 = x8
x16 PCI-E Slot #5 = x16
x16 PCI-E Slot #6 = x4

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-001.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-005.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-007.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-008.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-011.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-017.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-019.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-021.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-024.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-025.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-027.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-028.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-029.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-031.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-033.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-034.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-044.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-048.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-049.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-050.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-052.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-053.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-055.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-066.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-072.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-077.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-080.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-082.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-125.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/asus/P6T6_WS_Revolution/html/photos/P6T6_WS_Revo-135.jpg"][/URLF]

Pentax K-7 DSLR in the house!

eva2000 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:50:10 GMT

Yay upgraded my DSLR camera body from Pentax K200D to newly released Pentax K-7 body which arrived yesterday :D

Pentax K-7 http://www.pentaximaging.com/slr/K-7/

More Nehalem temptations and impulse buys !

eva2000 — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:20:29 GMT

Can't help myself 2x i7 920 3851A368 D0 and 1x W3520 3845A935 D0 cpus

1st i7 920 D0 results > http://i4memory.com/f80/first-i7-920...results-17703/
2nd i7 920 D0 results > http://i4memory.com/f80/second-i7-92...results-17969/

W3520 just arrived so will see :)

Corsair Dominator GT - DDR3-2000Mhz 7-8-7-20 1.65v Triple Channel!

eva2000 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:11:22 GMT

Today I'm as happy as pig in mud! UPS courier dropped of a nice set of 6GB Corsair TR3X6G2000C7GTF Dominator GT triple channel DDR3 memory rated at DDR3-2000Mhz 7-8-7-20 1.65v. They're literally hot out of the oven so to speak - week 05, 2009 from label which is last week!

These Corsair Dominator GTs, are based on the new Elpida 50nmm DDR3 ICs making CAS7 a reality at DDR3-2000Mhz at only 1.65v!

Corsair sent me a typical sealed white box packaged housing blister packed individual 2GB Dominator GT modules, along with new Corsair Airflow memory cooler and a Corsair Flash Voyager Mini USB flash drive. No idea if the retail packages will contain the Voyager Mini drive.

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_1.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_3.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_4.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_5.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_7.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_10.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_11.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_12.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_17.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_18.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_20.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_21.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_22.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_24.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_26.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_27.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_33.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_34.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_35.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_37.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://nx.i4memory.com/reviewimages/memory/corsair/dominatorgt/tr3x6g2000c7gtf/content/bin/images/large/TR3X6G2000C7GT_40.jpg"][/URLF]

Well be testing the Corsair Dominator GTs with i7 920 and my rock solid DFI UT X58-T3EH8 motherboard so keep an eye out for the results :D

DFI Lanparty JR X58-T3H6 has landed

eva2000 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:10:06 GMT

Just received my DFI/prolimatech Megahalem today along with DFI JR X58-T3H6 will be interesting to see how it compares with it's big brother the DFI UT X58-T3EH8 :)

The Megahalem is definitely feels and looks smaller and shorter than TRUE120 (although overall surface area is greater than TRUE120) - so i can now see why it's a good match for DFI JR X58-T3H6 mATX board :D

As soon as i prep my bench area to accommodate the board, then photos, info and review thread will follow :D

mislabeled as ATX when the board is mATX heh

DFI LP UT X58-T3EH8 - LGA1366 Photos

eva2000 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:01:27 GMT

Finally, the first X58 motherboard to land in my lands happens to be from DFI. The DFI Lanparty UT X58-T3EH8 LGA1366 motherboard for Intel Core i7 processors.

Here's some photos to chew on while I set up my first Intel Core i7/X58 system :)

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_2.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_31.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_21.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_61_tn.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_10.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_36.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_3.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_70.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_71.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_34.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_5.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_53.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_52.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_46.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_22.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_15.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_65.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_45.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_18.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_58.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_50.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_30.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_60.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_48.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html/content/bin/images/large/DFI_UT_X58_T3EH8_59.jpg"][/URLF]

Faber Castell and Generals Kneaded Erasers from Jovian.com.au

eva2000 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:29:26 GMT

Okay I received my kneaded erasers from Jovian.com.au - thanks Celeste :thumb:

Jovian.com.au have a special on shipping costs for overclockers - you can grab a 18 pack of Faber Castell Kneaded erasers via express cost discounted to $7 per 18 pack. You need to select in referal/where you found Jovian drop down box - "overclockers".

Celeste has also mentioned they have a cheaper brand of kneaded erasers which just came into stock called Generals Kneaded erasers. I'm going to give both brands a test to see which is better suited for us in terms of insulation. I'll start with Faber Castells since I have more spare to work with :)

Faber Castell's - each pack measures 11mm x 40mm x 40mm (17.6 cubic cm) costs AUD$1.54/pack
Generals - each pack measures 9mm x 31mm x 44mm (12.276 cubic cm) costs AUD$1.24/pack

As you can see the Faber Castell's cost per cubic cm is cheaper than Generals - 8.75 cents versus 10.10 cents. But wonder which will be better for insulating motherboards ?

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cooling/insulation/erasers/fabercastell_generals/content/bin/images/large/fabercastell_generals_erasers_1.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cooling/insulation/erasers/fabercastell_generals/content/bin/images/large/fabercastell_generals_erasers_2.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cooling/insulation/erasers/fabercastell_generals/content/bin/images/large/fabercastell_generals_erasers_8.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cooling/insulation/erasers/fabercastell_generals/content/bin/images/large/fabercastell_generals_erasers_9.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cooling/insulation/erasers/fabercastell_generals/content/bin/images/large/fabercastell_generals_erasers_10.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cooling/insulation/erasers/fabercastell_generals/content/bin/images/large/fabercastell_generals_erasers_11.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cooling/insulation/erasers/fabercastell_generals/content/bin/images/large/fabercastell_generals_erasers_12.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cooling/insulation/erasers/fabercastell_generals/content/bin/images/large/fabercastell_generals_erasers_13.jpg"][/URLF]

Discussion thread here.

Intel Core i7 920 - 3836A756

eva2000 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:27:51 GMT

Nearly time to start playing with Core i7 / X58 and triple channel memory :D

CPUs arrived a few days back so now just waiting on X58 motherboards to arrive from generous manufacturers :)

2x i7 920 - batch = 3836A756

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cpus/corei7/920_3836A756/content/bin/images/large/corei7_920_1.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cpus/corei7/920_3836A756/content/bin/images/large/corei7_920_4.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cpus/corei7/920_3836A756/content/bin/images/large/corei7_920_9.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cpus/corei7/920_3836A756/content/bin/images/large/corei7_920_10.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cpus/corei7/920_3836A756/content/bin/images/large/corei7_920_11.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cpus/corei7/920_3836A756/content/bin/images/large/corei7_920_12.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cpus/corei7/920_3836A756/content/bin/images/large/corei7_920_16.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/cpus/corei7/920_3836A756/content/bin/images/large/corei7_920_17.jpg"][/URLF]

A real EVA !

eva2000 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:20:16 GMT

Where eva in my username originated from Gainax's Neon Genesis Evangelion :)

These arrived yesterday - look it's an Eva ! :D

Evangelion Unit 02 and a few Macross VF-1S / VF-1J Variable Type Fighters and MBR-04-MkIV

DFI LP DK X48-T2RSB Plus photos

eva2000 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:56:35 GMT

Yup more DDR2 action! This time with DFI Lanparty DK X48-T2RSB Plus which has 6 layer, 6 phase digital PWM with 18 mosfets :)

This could be my best DDR2 board yet in terms of FSB - E8600 memtest86+ v2.01 initial wall is at 570FSB with 1.2v CPU VTT, 1.53v NB, 1.51v CPU PLL! Has potential for X48 chipset board :D

Just some photos to wet the taste buds with :)

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_x48t2rbs_plus/photos/content/bin/images/large/DKX48T2RSB_1.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_x48t2rbs_plus/photos/content/bin/images/large/DKX48T2RSB_2.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_x48t2rbs_plus/photos/content/bin/images/large/DKX48T2RSB_8.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_x48t2rbs_plus/photos/content/bin/images/large/DKX48T2RSB_10.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_x48t2rbs_plus/photos/content/bin/images/large/DKX48T2RSB_13.jpg"][/URLF]

[URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_x48t2rbs_plus/photos/content/bin/images/large/DKX48T2RSB_16.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_x48t2rbs_plus/photos/content/bin/images/large/DKX48T2RSB_19.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_x48t2rbs_plus/photos/content/bin/images/large/DKX48T2RSB_23.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_x48t2rbs_plus/photos/content/bin/images/large/DKX48T2RSB_34.jpg"][/URLF] [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/lp_dk_x48t2rbs_plus/photos/content/bin/images/large/DKX48T2RSB_43.jpg"][/URLF]

Updated Windows XP/Vista install cd builds with nLite/vLite

eva2000 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:49:36 GMT

How often do you use nLite or vLite to rebuild an up to date windows install cd ? I've found myself doing this more often as of late (probably as my old cds are out of date now :heh: ).

Anyway, my latest builds will be using vLite 1.2RC or nLite 1.4.8. nLite 1.4.9 was just released so will use that for newer builds.

Some useful threads for folks thinking of doing the same:

Vista

E8600 Q820A599 Playtime

eva2000 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:41:49 GMT

E8600 E0 stepping cpus landed in Australia around 5 weeks ago, but I waited around 3 weeks before I decided to try them out.

Rex at http://pcmaniacs.com.au still has E8600 with Q820A599 batches so thought I'd go a bit crazy :D

All 5x E8600 are Q820A599 SLB9L 07/15/2008

5 babies lined up

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600
Q820A599 07/15/2008
SLB9L MALAY
2V82316

**0376
**0464
**0537
**4506
**5146

6x1GB G.Skill F3-12800CL7D HZ 7-7-7-18 arrived

eva2000 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:49:03 GMT

Some new memory arrived in preparation for Nehalem and tri channel memory configurations :D

3 sets of 2x1GB G.Skill F3-12800CL7D 2GBHZ dual channel kits rated for DDR3-1600 7-7-7-18 at 1.9v. Serial numbers of modules are very close together and numbers on heat spreaders indicate that they're week 29, 2008 packed. Took a peek under one module only and they appear to be Micron D9JNM 8GD22 CTBX labelled memory ICs and not Micron D9GTR/GTS.

FYI, the ICs are rated as follows:

D9GTR 128MBx8 1.5v 533MHz cycle time 1.875ns 86 ball
D9GTS 128MBx8 1.5v 667MHz cycle time 1.500ns 86 ball
D9JNL 128MBx8 1.5v 533MHz cycle time 1.875ns 78 ball
D9JNM 128MBx8 1.5v 667MHz cycle time 1.500ns 78 ball

Seems alot of >DDR3-2000+ Mhz kits are using Micron D9JNM or D9GTS as well so will be interesting to see. So far tested 2 sets in memtest86+ v2.01 and very promising with the 2 sets doing 822mhz 6-6-6-18 and 830mhz 6-6-6-18 respectively at 1.958v. About same as my 2x1GB OCZ PC3-14400 Platinum Micron D9GTR based modules but at 0.05-0.1v less vdimm :)

The testing begins http://i4memory.com/f83/6x1gb-g-skil...7-18-fun-8158/ :)

Update: I originally thought all were Micron D9JNM but it seems only the 2 sets with consecutive serial numbers ending in 5671, 5672, 5673, 5674 are Micron D9JNM. The G.Skill set ending in 5679 and 5680 are in fact [URLF="http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/UT_X58_T3EH8/html2/content/bin/images/large/DFI_X58_T3EH8_32.jpg"]Samsung HCF0 (816)[/URLF]!

E8500 Wolfdale arrives - Q740A493T Batch

eva2000 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:59:14 GMT

Arrived just moments ago from Auspcmarket.com.au :D

Full results will be posted here http://i4memory.com/f54/e8500-retail-q740a493t-asus-blitz-formula-1205-a-5322/ :)

E8500
Q740A493T
Pack Date 12/19/07
2L7****
**0909 & **1808

Welcome to eva2000's Blog

eva2000 — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:43:56 GMT

Just testing the new Blog plugin for vBulletin :D