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- Jan 9, 2006
Tanker is my new 4P folder, made from:
4 x 6272 Opteron Interlagos cpu's @ 2.1GHz. Each cpu has 16 cores, for a total of 64 cores.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113036
SuperMicro H8QGI-F-O mobo. Size is SWTX (16.48 x 13.0 inches).
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-H8QGIF#
4 x Noctua NH-U12DO A3 heatsinks/fans.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608023
16 x 2 GB (total of 32 GB's) of G.Skill RAM, unregistered DDR3 1600MHz.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m1132X509988Xd048639699437159a7db5aee090e54a5
Corsair AX 1200 psu, rated Gold.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139014&Tpk=AX 1200
CubiTek HPTX Tank case. It's made for the SR-2 sized mobo, and JUST fits the SWTX size, after removing the two roof fans from the case (they're unneeded, since the Noctua's blow upward already). This is an all aluminum case.
The hardest thing about this build was making a horizontal bar to attach near the top of the case, to support the mobo with offsets on it's top row of support holes. Both ends of the bar had to bend 90 degrees, so it could attach to the two vertical plates that make up the back of the computer case, and the drive cages at the front of the case. (It forms an elongated U:
Edit: A pic will be better to show the new support bar that was added:
The bar with the U shaped end on it, just above the corner of the motherboard, is one end of the new support bar. I'm marking where the standoff holes need to be drilled on the bar, in this pic.
Three holes needed to be marked, drilled, and tapped (M3 size) in the mobo tray (backplate of the case), because the SuperMicro mobo has some different locations for it's offsets. It's soft aluminum, so that was easy.
The biggest impressions I got from this:
* Take the 1/8" flat bar stock aluminum to someone with a vise or anvil. Trying to do it with your feet or pliers, is harder than it seems it would be. I ended up (really) using the tow receiver on my pick up truck, a pair of vise grips, and a hammer.
* Even with just one fan on the radiating fins, the Noctua's are good coolers, and VERY quiet. I resisted choosing them for this build because of their cost, but they proved their worth. Their attachment hardware also is as good as it gets, imo.
* The Gold rated PSU, working in it's best (50%) area, is amazing. While folding with 64 threads, it's using just 565 Watts! [Edit: 590-625 Watts for bigadv work units, however.] Yes, the psu is expensive ($250-$290), but it will be a big money saver because it's so efficient. It's warranted for 7 years, and it's just (very quietly) loafing while the rig folds. I'll be surprised if it doesn't last twice that long.
*It's QUITE satisfying watching the log as the steps are announced complete, in (relatively) quick succession!
Tanker will replace an obsolete dual quad Intel server, which was folding with a far less efficient psu, and folding far fewer work units, and a single cpu folder, as well. There's no doubt that this replacement will recoup it's costs in lower electric bills, and fold a lot more productively than the two rigs it replaces.
Suppliers were:
Newegg (Noctua's & RAM), Superbiiz (mobo and cpu's), Sundial Micro (case), and Fry's Electronics (psu). Home Depot (metric die and tap set, automatic center punch, aluminum stock bar,etc.)
All the above gave me great service, and I recommend them.
4 x 6272 Opteron Interlagos cpu's @ 2.1GHz. Each cpu has 16 cores, for a total of 64 cores.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113036
SuperMicro H8QGI-F-O mobo. Size is SWTX (16.48 x 13.0 inches).
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-H8QGIF#
4 x Noctua NH-U12DO A3 heatsinks/fans.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608023
16 x 2 GB (total of 32 GB's) of G.Skill RAM, unregistered DDR3 1600MHz.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m1132X509988Xd048639699437159a7db5aee090e54a5
Corsair AX 1200 psu, rated Gold.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139014&Tpk=AX 1200
CubiTek HPTX Tank case. It's made for the SR-2 sized mobo, and JUST fits the SWTX size, after removing the two roof fans from the case (they're unneeded, since the Noctua's blow upward already). This is an all aluminum case.
The hardest thing about this build was making a horizontal bar to attach near the top of the case, to support the mobo with offsets on it's top row of support holes. Both ends of the bar had to bend 90 degrees, so it could attach to the two vertical plates that make up the back of the computer case, and the drive cages at the front of the case. (It forms an elongated U:
Code:
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||<= Two screws to attach it at each end => ||
||_____________________ ____________________||
|| Support bar ||
||<= Back of case Drive cage support =>||
||_____________________ ____________________||
Edit: A pic will be better to show the new support bar that was added:
The bar with the U shaped end on it, just above the corner of the motherboard, is one end of the new support bar. I'm marking where the standoff holes need to be drilled on the bar, in this pic.
Three holes needed to be marked, drilled, and tapped (M3 size) in the mobo tray (backplate of the case), because the SuperMicro mobo has some different locations for it's offsets. It's soft aluminum, so that was easy.
The biggest impressions I got from this:
* Take the 1/8" flat bar stock aluminum to someone with a vise or anvil. Trying to do it with your feet or pliers, is harder than it seems it would be. I ended up (really) using the tow receiver on my pick up truck, a pair of vise grips, and a hammer.
* Even with just one fan on the radiating fins, the Noctua's are good coolers, and VERY quiet. I resisted choosing them for this build because of their cost, but they proved their worth. Their attachment hardware also is as good as it gets, imo.
* The Gold rated PSU, working in it's best (50%) area, is amazing. While folding with 64 threads, it's using just 565 Watts! [Edit: 590-625 Watts for bigadv work units, however.] Yes, the psu is expensive ($250-$290), but it will be a big money saver because it's so efficient. It's warranted for 7 years, and it's just (very quietly) loafing while the rig folds. I'll be surprised if it doesn't last twice that long.
*It's QUITE satisfying watching the log as the steps are announced complete, in (relatively) quick succession!
Tanker will replace an obsolete dual quad Intel server, which was folding with a far less efficient psu, and folding far fewer work units, and a single cpu folder, as well. There's no doubt that this replacement will recoup it's costs in lower electric bills, and fold a lot more productively than the two rigs it replaces.
Suppliers were:
Newegg (Noctua's & RAM), Superbiiz (mobo and cpu's), Sundial Micro (case), and Fry's Electronics (psu). Home Depot (metric die and tap set, automatic center punch, aluminum stock bar,etc.)
All the above gave me great service, and I recommend them.
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