PC showoff competition!! - Page 4

Thoran · 03-21-2005, 04:20 PM

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Originally posted by RoSs_bg2_rox:
Nice Thoran. I have an XP2400 aswell, which I am currently typing on, and a couple of P2s. I'm trying to get my hands on a PIII for a Linux server project, just waiting on an email back.

That's quite a lot of disk space you've got there... What drives have you got in your RAID 5 machine?

I have an old P2-450 I've been playing with linux on, but it's too old to do much with (other than tinker)... although Linux runs quite nicely on it.

The Boxxtech system has 4x250gb Western Digital 7200 rpm Caviar SATA drives in a Supermicro hot swap chassis connected to a RaidCORE PCI-X controller. The OS array in that system is a pair of Seagate Cheetah 72GB 15krpm U320 SCSI drives running in a RAID0 configuration on an Adaptec 3920A PCI-X controller. I got the two different controllers primarily to evaluate if SCSI was worth the extra cost. The SCSI array is very fast, but isn't worth the money outside of a server environment IMO (the 140Gig SCSI array with 2 70GB drives cost a lot more than the terrabyte SATA array with 4 250GB ones).

RoSs_bg2_rox · 03-21-2005, 04:24 PM

Yeah, I was considering buying those two Cheetah's, but after buying a Raptor and having 2x 200gb Seagate Barracuda's (and 2 250gb Maxtors if need be) I just couldn't justify the cost, and I would need to buy a SCSI controller, which would take up one of 3 PCI slots. With another being taken up by the wifi card, it didn't leave much room for anything else I might need in there.

Thoran · 03-22-2005, 08:49 AM

Yup, SATA just makes more sense for desktop and workstation systems. Now with the 10krpm sata drives there's even less reason to look at SCSI. Sure the Raid0 15000 rpm scsi array is faster than the Raid5 7200 rpm sata array, but only by maybe 20% on average (access times aren't that much faster, so the read advantage isn't as significant when reading small blocks of data)... and at an 8x cost/gb difference.

Link · 03-22-2005, 10:19 AM

You guys just wait until I've won the lottery [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Intrepid · 03-23-2005, 07:07 AM

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Originally posted by Thoran:
Boxxtech Dual Opteron 250
4Gig DDR400
1TB SATA RAID5
140 GB U320 15,000rpm SCSI
GeforceFX 6800 Ultra
Dual 22" NEC FP2141SB's
Dual Gigabit Ethernet

WOW!

Thoran · 03-23-2005, 04:30 PM

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Originally posted by Intrepid:

quote:
Originally posted by Thoran:
Boxxtech Dual Opteron 250
4Gig DDR400
1TB SATA RAID5
140 GB U320 15,000rpm SCSI
GeforceFX 6800 Ultra
Dual 22" NEC FP2141SB's
Dual Gigabit Ethernet

WOW! [/QUOTE]It's what a major geek does when he gets $10k of someone elses money to spend on a computer. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I love my job!

[ 03-23-2005, 04:40 PM: Message edited by: Thoran ]

Thoran · 03-23-2005, 04:44 PM

And just to multiply my geek factor by another 5x... here's one of my kids in front of my new HT system (we're watching the Incredibles):

Zink Whistlefly · 03-23-2005, 05:03 PM

Here's mine:

Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester running at 300*9
DFI Lanparty NForce 4 Ultra
2*512MB OCZ PC3200 Voltage Extreme running at 250 MHz, 2,2,2,6 1T (5/6 divider) 3.3 volts
Connect 3D Radeon X850XT (520 core, 540 memory) running at 570 core, 594 memory
CoolerMaster Stacker case
Enhance 460W PSU with dual +12v rails
74GB Western Digital Raptor SATA drive (OS + games) + 120GB Deskstar for media
NEC 3500A DVD writer
Altec Lansing 2.1 speakers
Logitech MX510 mouse

The Winchester 3000+ runs at 1.8GHz stock, and I'm running this at 2.7GHz 24/7, which is a true 50% overclock. This thing is 100% stable (which I've confirmed through various tests, Prime95 most notably) and runs pretty cool and quiet so I'm pretty chuffed with it. It scores 30,000 3D Marks in Futuremarks 3DMark 2001, 14,000 in 3D Mark 2003 and 6,500 in 3D Mark 2005.

Here's a screenshot

God bless overclocking!

Hivetyrant · 03-23-2005, 05:13 PM

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Originally posted by Zink Whistlefly:
God bless overclocking!

Amen to that

Damn, you too have a very nice system [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

RoSs_bg2_rox · 03-23-2005, 05:20 PM

What cooling are you using Zink Whistlefly?

03-21-2005, 04:24 PM	#32
RoSs_bg2_rox Zartan Join Date: May 20, 2003 Location: Near Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 36 Posts: 5,225	Yeah, I was considering buying those two Cheetah's, but after buying a Raptor and having 2x 200gb Seagate Barracuda's (and 2 250gb Maxtors if need be) I just couldn't justify the cost, and I would need to buy a SCSI controller, which would take up one of 3 PCI slots. With another being taken up by the wifi card, it didn't leave much room for anything else I might need in there. __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/dragonwater2.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

03-22-2005, 10:19 AM	#34
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 5,888	You guys just wait until I've won the lottery [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ Rowing is not a sport, it's a way of life Goal: Beijing 2008

03-23-2005, 05:20 PM	#40
RoSs_bg2_rox Zartan Join Date: May 20, 2003 Location: Near Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 36 Posts: 5,225	What cooling are you using Zink Whistlefly? __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/dragonwater2.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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03-22-2005, 08:49 AM	#33
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,109	Yup, SATA just makes more sense for desktop and workstation systems. Now with the 10krpm sata drives there's even less reason to look at SCSI. Sure the Raid0 15000 rpm scsi array is faster than the Raid5 7200 rpm sata array, but only by maybe 20% on average (access times aren't that much faster, so the read advantage isn't as significant when reading small blocks of data)... and at an 8x cost/gb difference.

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Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,109	And just to multiply my geek factor by another 5x... here's one of my kids in front of my new HT system (we're watching the Incredibles):

03-23-2005, 05:03 PM	#38
Zink Whistlefly Avatar Join Date: March 20, 2005 Location: North Yorkshire, England Age: 45 Posts: 520	Here's mine: Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester running at 3009 DFI Lanparty NForce 4 Ultra 2512MB OCZ PC3200 Voltage Extreme running at 250 MHz, 2,2,2,6 1T (5/6 divider) 3.3 volts Connect 3D Radeon X850XT (520 core, 540 memory) running at 570 core, 594 memory CoolerMaster Stacker case Enhance 460W PSU with dual +12v rails 74GB Western Digital Raptor SATA drive (OS + games) + 120GB Deskstar for media NEC 3500A DVD writer Altec Lansing 2.1 speakers Logitech MX510 mouse The Winchester 3000+ runs at 1.8GHz stock, and I'm running this at 2.7GHz 24/7, which is a true 50% overclock. This thing is 100% stable (which I've confirmed through various tests, Prime95 most notably) and runs pretty cool and quiet so I'm pretty chuffed with it. It scores 30,000 3D Marks in Futuremarks 3DMark 2001, 14,000 in 3D Mark 2003 and 6,500 in 3D Mark 2005. Here's a screenshot God bless overclocking!

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