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Hey Prolimatech Megahalems / Super Mega / Gensis owners - gimme a hand

Guess I should not have given up on Prolimatech so soon. Here is the reply I received this morning: That is customer service folks.
- JPS
- Post #3
- Feb 4, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Hey Prolimatech Megahalems / Super Mega / Gensis owners - gimme a hand

I am trying to find a source for one of the "(Intel) Custom LGA775 Backplate Spacer" that comes with the Megahalems, Super Mega, and/or Genesis CPU coolers (see the accessories tab for a picture). I have contacted Prolimatech, but have yet to get a response. I have also looked at all the main...
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- Feb 3, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Tyan vs. Supermicro (Is the stability there yet?)

I have been a huge fan of Supermicro boards for ages, but I am now in the need of a new LGA 1155 board and there is just not the right one for me in the Supermicro lineup. Tyan, on the other hand, has exactly what I am looking for with their S5512GM4NR motherboard. My question though is how...
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- Oct 16, 2011
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Motherboards
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LONGSHOT - Anyone know of a reader for this type of SSD?

microSATA was my first thought, and it does *look* like microSATA, but based on the writeup that follows it is not: http://blog.fosketts.net/2010/10/22/apples-unconventional-macbook-air-ssd/
- JPS
- Post #3
- Apr 25, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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LONGSHOT - Anyone know of a reader for this type of SSD?

I have a Macbook Air in the shop that has been crushed by a truck. Client wants the data recovered from the SSD. Only problem is, the SSD is one of the Toshiba X-Gale SSDs with a SATA 2.6 interface (full spces: http://www.toshiba.com/taec/news/press_releases/2010/memy_10_604.jsp). From the...
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- Apr 25, 2011
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Help me find a GOOD sound card that is compatible w/ Windows Server 2008

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good sound card, I listen almost exclusively to music - this is not for games, that is also compatible with Server 2008 or Server 2008 R2? I have an older Xonar DS, which I love in my Win7 boxes, but the minute I put it in my Server 2008 box and try...
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- Apr 8, 2011
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Starting to think this i7-970 is the problem...

One of the first things I did - motherboard is using 0502 BIOS
- JPS
- Post #23
- Apr 4, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Starting to think this i7-970 is the problem...

Yeah it is a pain and no I don't have any spare 1366 cores lying around. Most of my business for custom machines is for office systems that are usually built around lower end 1156 or 1155 cores. This was a specific custom build of which all parts were special ordered - nothing I would keep...
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- Post #21
- Apr 4, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Starting to think this i7-970 is the problem...

Just hung up with Intel - they are RMAing the CPU and strongly suggested I used only PC3 10666 sticks, not PC3-12800 downclocked to 10666. I will order some Mushkin Silverline replacements right now....
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- Post #19
- Apr 4, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Starting to think this i7-970 is the problem...

I have tried every RAM combo I can - even a single 1GB - same results! That is encouraging - are you running your RAM under manual or SPD settings? Can you verify your other settings?
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- Post #18
- Apr 4, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Starting to think this i7-970 is the problem...

Guys - I have done the BIOS update to 502. Also, the board is not repaired/refurbished. When I did the RMA with Asus they cross shipped so I received a new board while the original one was still in my possession. I have been pouring over the different forums from G.Skill, Corsair, and Mushkin...
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- Post #15
- Apr 4, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Starting to think this i7-970 is the problem...

This motherboard is a warranty replacement from Asus. The first motherboard displayed similar instabilities. BadThad Agreed, but I unfortunately do not have any spare LGA 1366 CPUs lying idle....
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- Post #6
- Apr 3, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Starting to think this i7-970 is the problem...

I have tried that, I have tried Auto, and I have manually set everything as well. Still errors out at the same spot everytime.
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- Post #3
- Apr 3, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Starting to think this i7-970 is the problem...

I have a custom built PC back in the shop and the client is complaining of instability - lockups, BSODs, etc. The system is built around an Asus P6X58D-E, Intel i7-970 CPU, 24 GB of G.Skill F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL, MSI 460 GTX, 750W PSU, and 6 HDDs. Anyways, when it first came in, I ran...
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- Apr 3, 2011
- Replies: 47
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Help me find a clean, solid, well designed motherboard

There is always tomorrow - literrally. I am not concernd about SATA/USB 3 as there are so few devices that meet those specs and the ones that do cannot even come close to saturating the existing bandwidth we have on the 2.0 specs. As for CPUs, yeah I could wait and wait and wait, but I tend to...
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- Post #13
- Oct 19, 2010
- Forum: Motherboards
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Help me find a clean, solid, well designed motherboard

I am 90% certain I am going with an Asus Sabertooth 55i motherboard and an Intel X3440 CPU. Will be neutering the onboard NIC and Audio and using expansion cards instead.
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- Post #10
- Oct 19, 2010
- Forum: Motherboards
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Help me find a clean, solid, well designed motherboard

I have spent a fair bit of time looking deeper into this. The Supermicro board I originally linked to is my favorite, but I cannot overclock (much), the RAM is pricier as it has to be x8, and the Xeon CPUs are spendier - rat farts. Moving back to the (pro)sumer side of the equaition, I have...
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- Post #5
- Oct 17, 2010
- Forum: Motherboards
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Help me find a clean, solid, well designed motherboard

Yeah, I just started looking at EVGA motherboards. I have zero experience building with them, but their cust serv, at least based on online reviews, seems solid. The one you linked to is good, though I don't like the position of the PCI-E x1 slot and I wish there was another PCI-E slot...
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- Post #4
- Oct 17, 2010
- Forum: Motherboards
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Help me find a clean, solid, well designed motherboard

I sat down last night to start to design a new workstation for myself as I have been upgrading several client PCs and I am starting to realize my E8400 is a little underpowered for my current needs. I am settled on CPU and am going with a quad-core S1156 or S1136 CPU - need need for hexa-core...
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- Oct 17, 2010
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Motherboards
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Storage Specs for a Photoshop & Premiere Workstation - Whaddya think?

People play games? Whoa! :p
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- Post #51
- Sep 23, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Storage Specs for a Photoshop & Premiere Workstation - Whaddya think?

Already got that noted and thanks for the feedback and suggestions all along. I owe you one. Maybe I should get a copy of CS5 and play so that I understand it better should I get any more contracts for graphics/video workstations. The workstations I build for scientific simulations are such...
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- Post #49
- Sep 23, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Storage Specs for a Photoshop & Premiere Workstation - Whaddya think?

The client just wants speed and is willing to pay for it - bottom line. Plus I think he would like to be able to brag to everyone on his floor about how "bad-ass" his system is. Visual correct representation is important to him, despite what the final product will be used for, he simply wants...
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- Post #45
- Sep 23, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Storage Specs for a Photoshop & Premiere Workstation - Whaddya think?

In terms of RAM, I am talking about this 12GB kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104127 in lieu of this 24GB kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104170
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- Post #41
- Sep 23, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Storage Specs for a Photoshop & Premiere Workstation - Whaddya think?

Davidh373 Not quite - client is a professor who is heavy in A/V work to document his research and travels. Not doing production work for hire so what average Joe sees is moot. Biggest question is why 2 x 470 GTX? As for everything else, what you spec'ed out is essentially where we started...
- JPS
- Post #37
- Sep 23, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Storage Specs for a Photoshop & Premiere Workstation - Whaddya think?

That is all he wants for now - his office/workspace is somewhat limited as well. Using Dell Ultrasharps.
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- Post #34
- Sep 23, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Storage Specs for a Photoshop & Premiere Workstation - Whaddya think?

The G.Skill is slightly cheaper no doubt, but the Kingston, at least in 3 x 4GB sets is on the approved memory list for this particular motherboard. The only ripJaw G.Skill that I could find approved were their 2x1GB sets. I am not saying it would not work, but for a client build, I hate...
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- Post #32
- Sep 23, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Storage Specs for a Photoshop & Premiere Workstation - Whaddya think?

Thanks for the feedback - I really appreciate it. My understanding, and it is just that as I do not do many graphic workstation builds (80% of my builds are SMB servers and simulation rigs for scientific researchers), is that Photoshop and Premiere can never have too much memory. What I was...
- JPS
- Post #29
- Sep 23, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Storage Specs for a Photoshop & Premiere Workstation - Whaddya think?

First off, a huge THANKS for all of the comments and feedback. Met with the client earlier today and we have decided to make the following changes: CPU - Intel Core i7-970 Gulftown 3.2GHz 12MB MOTHERBOARD - ASUS P6X58D-E X58 RAM - 24GB (6 x 4GB) Kingston Hyper X VIDEO - MSI N470GTX Twin...
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- Post #22
- Sep 23, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Storage Specs for a Photoshop & Premiere Workstation - Whaddya think?

Thanks for the tips. What is listed is not complete, just the highlights,a nd I have optical as well as media card readers and firewall all accounted for. The actual disk subsystem is what I am most interested in at this point.
- JPS
- Post #4
- Sep 22, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Storage Specs for a Photoshop & Premiere Workstation - Whaddya think?

A client has asked that I design a workstation geared towards Photoshop and Premiere work. Here are the guts of the system and I would love comments/feedback, esp on the disk subsystem: CPU: Intel Core i7-950 (with moderate O/C to 3.6 or so - can go hexacore once the prices dip some)...
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- Sep 21, 2010
- Replies: 51
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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OEM Server Software

it is still sealed so that is good to know.
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- Post #3
- Apr 14, 2010
- Forum: Operating Systems
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OEM Server Software

I recently finished a project for a larger client that needed multiple servers built. The scope of the project changed towards the end and I wound up not needing one of the servers so I have an unused OEM edition of Server 2008 SBS + 5 extra CALs that I no longer need. The customer doesn't...
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- Apr 14, 2010
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Need a rec for an office scanner with 100 page capacity

I have a client, a law firm, that is looking to add a high-volume scanner (approx 100-page capacity or document feeder) to their practice. A piece of equipment such as this is beyond the scope of most popular review sites, so I am wondering if any of my fellow IT brethren can recommend such a...
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- Nov 24, 2009
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Xeon E5540s listed as "unknown device" in Device Manager - WTF?

SOLVED: Missed a setting in nLite - dag nabbit!
- JPS
- Post #2
- May 28, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Xeon E5540s listed as "unknown device" in Device Manager - WTF?

I just finished building a workstation with the following specs: Motheboard: Supermicro X8DAi CPUs: 2 x Xeon E5540s RAM: 48GB Crucial ECC/Reg Video: nVidia 9400 GT RAID: Areca ARC-1680ix-12 (powering 4 Fujitsu SAS and 4 WD SATA) OS: XP Pro 64-bit SP2 + updates as of this AM My problem...
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- May 28, 2009
- Replies: 1
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Netbook HDD Question

FWIW - I am truly liking the DIY Neutrino. I have had it running XP Pro, Server 2003, Vista Business and Serve 2008 and it handles all of the fine. I am settling on Server 2003 as it just feels faster than XP Pro (placebo I know) and it is as tweakable as XP Pro thanks to the kick-a$$ effort...
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- Post #21
- May 22, 2009
- Forum: Laptops
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Netbook HDD Question

If you do not mind tearing into the netbook and getting your hands dirty wee bit, I have possible solution for you. OCZ makes a DIY netbook see here. It has what you are looking for as you can spec the HDD/SSD that goes into it, spec the RAM (it will take up to 2GB), has an expresscard 34...
- JPS
- Post #18
- May 15, 2009
- Forum: Laptops
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Best platform for scientific modeling?

O.K. - after reviewing all of the articles pointed out by Idontcare and putting some more thought into this, I am now leaning toward SAS HDDs and will likely go sell my client on those tomorrow. I think ultimately, there will just be too much babysitting involved with the Vertex SSDs and the...
- JPS
- Post #42
- May 5, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Best platform for scientific modeling?

We are going with Enterprise Server. For shits and giggles and the sake of discussion, if we decided to scrap the SSDs and run regular spindles, would you go with SATA VRs or something else? SAS spindles?
- JPS
- Post #40
- May 5, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Best platform for scientific modeling?

The HSFs were chosen as an option for a quieter cooling setup than the stock. Really the only reason. As for the drive subsystem, yes the SSDs are going to be set as pass through on the Areca at a minimum. In regards to vertexs vs X25-Ms, well let's see: Vertex 120GB - $385 # Sequential...
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- Post #37
- May 5, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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