Originally posted by: Rustler
FSH42NA, hopefully you will get a CABYE 0540 I ordered two weeks apart and got the exactly the same stepping on both processors. you have a good shot at getting that stepping.
Originally posted by: Zebo
Why are you guys ordering 148's as opossed to 144/146's? Seems like more money for same thing. http://www.tankguys.biz/opteron-cache-socket-cab2e-0540-fpmw-p-1419.html
Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper
Originally posted by: Zebo
Why are you guys ordering 148's as opossed to 144/146's? Seems like more money for same thing. http://www.tankguys.biz/opteron-cache-socket-cab2e-0540-fpmw-p-1419.html
I would have preferred to order a 146 for $165 but the 146's are now nowhere to be found and they aren't expected to ever come back in stock. Heck, I think even Monarch ran out of stock.
Originally posted by: FSH42NA
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Think I should've gone retail from Monarch. I ordered an OEM retail with Monarch warranty. Really wanted the retail but my paypal account was a few bucks short for the retail. With all this opteron frenzy going on, I had a serious case of the pee-pee dance and went OEM. A day later I ordered another OEM. Got my 1st OEM yesterday and it's a:
CAB2E 0545 FP..... something. Haven't done anything with it yet, but was hoping for a CABYE or CABNE. My 2nd OEM was delivered today (home). Hopefully, when I get home I won't be double disappointed.
Originally posted by: sodcha0s
I paid a bit more, but I knew what I was getting.... er well sort of...LOL I knew it would be an 0540, the CABYE was a pleasant suprise. I installed this chip, it's doing 2.5@ 1.4v. Temps are a bit high for my liking though, 44 idle and was 55 during prime. My venice chips were a lot cooler, I'm thinking I might need to re-apply the AS. Gonna wait till next week though when my new fan and AS5 come in.
Originally posted by: Mucker
Originally posted by: sodcha0s
I paid a bit more, but I knew what I was getting.... er well sort of...LOL I knew it would be an 0540, the CABYE was a pleasant suprise. I installed this chip, it's doing 2.5@ 1.4v. Temps are a bit high for my liking though, 44 idle and was 55 during prime. My venice chips were a lot cooler, I'm thinking I might need to re-apply the AS. Gonna wait till next week though when my new fan and AS5 come in.
Something not right there. It looks to me like case airflow is your problem (or you have a horribly seated HSF). The two CABYE 0540's that I own idle at 37C with a max load of 47C in 72F ambient air (xp-90/AS5). Both at 2800 MHz @ 1.392v. I am using an Antec P180 with 4x120mm. Clean up the wiring inside to un-obstruct the pathway and get some air moving through there. I think you'll be pleasntly suprised...
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