xRBLx
I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!
+27|6828|England - Kent
First of all i would like to thank each and every one of you that talked me into buying and building my on rig. I thought it was gonna be hard complex and at times it was but nowhere near as bad! So far it run like a dream maxing out every thing and laughing at me.
So here my new rig!

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz + Zalman CPU cooler ( runs at 30-34c )
EVGA nForce 680i SLi PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC
OCZ 2GB 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
OCZ GameXStream 850w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
And that's the main part of it getting more RAM next month tho.
Time for some pwnige!


Getting started:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/RBLX44/gettingstarted.jpg

Cabling:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/RBLX44/tweaking.jpg

Done
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/RBLX44/DSC00212.jpg

Last edited by xRBLx (2007-07-17 04:16:39)

RDMC
Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!
+736|7038|Area 51
Maybe you could give some more high res pictures? Its looks sweet though, wish I had the money for it.
xRBLx
I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!
+27|6828|England - Kent

RDMC(2) wrote:

Maybe you could give some more high res pictures? Its looks sweet though, wish I had the money for it.
I wanted too but i busted up my cam, so i used my mobile.
JaMrulezass
Member
+47|6937|Hong Kong
Nice Rig! I'm getting alot of similar stuff to you.

As with adding more RAM, you do know that 680i chipsets are EXTREMELY fussy with RAM, just google it. Most people are only able to run 4 sticks at 667 and not at 800 and definately not at 1066. Beware.
xRBLx
I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!
+27|6828|England - Kent

JaMrulezass wrote:

Nice Rig! I'm getting alot of similar stuff to you.

As with adding more RAM, you do know that 680i chipsets are EXTREMELY fussy with RAM, just google it. Most people are only able to run 4 sticks at 667 and not at 800 and definately not at 1066. Beware.
Ive checked the RAM in the Bios and its running at 1066 so i think i will just stick to this type.
Also the RAM has an SLI feature thats disabled in the bios whats does it do and is it worth running?
elite.mafia
Banned
+122|6926|USA
That must've cost you a pretty penny or 2
JaMrulezass
Member
+47|6937|Hong Kong

xRBLx wrote:

JaMrulezass wrote:

Nice Rig! I'm getting alot of similar stuff to you.

As with adding more RAM, you do know that 680i chipsets are EXTREMELY fussy with RAM, just google it. Most people are only able to run 4 sticks at 667 and not at 800 and definately not at 1066. Beware.
Ive checked the RAM in the Bios and its running at 1066 so i think i will just stick to this type.
Also the RAM has an SLI feature thats disabled in the bios whats does it do and is it worth running?
Running 2 sticks is okay, even at 1066 and beyond but 4 sticks pose problems, especially with Corsair.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/24345 … ddr2-help:

Ok, here's the scoup:

I purchased a total of 4GB of Super Talent DDR2-800 memory.  The company's model number for that RAM is T800UX2GC4 PC6400 with capable 4-4-3-8 timings.

Here is the problem.  When I have two sticks installed for 2GB total, the system works just fine.  I have had it powered up running Windows Vista 32bit for 2 weeks without a problem.  Now this is true for both pairs of RAM, alone they have no problems and it even boots up if I pair them both in the channel B slots.  The problem comes when I try to put all 4 sticks in at once.  Now doing this with auto timings in the BIOS the PC posts, then immidiately after the post beep, it resets and then posts again, and then resets.  It continues to do this untill I shut it down.

I have tried both pairs of memory alone and in different slots and oddly enough, I can get the system up and running stable every time.  It's when I try to put in all 4 sticks that I cannot get anything running.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

http://forums.slizone.com/lofiversion/i … 3992.html:

I am writing this to see if others have had similar issues with their eVGA 680i MB. I have had nothing but constant crashes, freezes and other issues. Called Tech support, and eVGA was great for that. Problem is, my issue is still unresolved. My set up includes: eVGA 680i MB, QX6700 @ stock 2.66, 4GB (1GBx4 sticks) Corsair Dominator PC8500, (2x) BFG 8800GTX in SLI (of course), (1x) WD 80GB HDD & (2x) 36GB Raptors in RAID 0, and an XFi Fatal1ty ExtremeGamer Pro. I have installed all this into a Mountain Mods U2 UFO Duality case, and am using liquid cooling.

------------------------------------------------------------------

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho … p=2297904:

Hi everyone,
I´m having big problems with my rig. I have asus striker extreme and two kits of 2 gig ocz sli-ready 8500. Using last bios. First I tried to use the four modules and everything to auto, the computer was completely unstable. I forgot completely about using four gigs and I started using only 2 modules. With everything to auto the pc is able to pass memtest. But with the auto settings the memory only works to 800.

I pump the volts to 2.2 and set the memory speed to 1066, to which this memory is rated. Timmings to auto. With this configuration, the pc won´t even boot!!!

No matter what configuration I use I can`t boot to 1066 in the memory. I´ve tried with sli-memory enable and unable, but no luck. I´ve tried with only one module and the same. I doubt the four sticks are broken. So either I´m forgetting to set something in the bios or the mb is broken.

Many more examples here = http://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=en&a … &meta=

For your second question, SLI Ram is (i think) just some weird shit NVIDIA pushed out on Corsair, OCZ and some other manfactuers that thier RAM qualifies for SLI and will enhance performance when used with a system with SLI and it is supposed to not conflict with SLI, however that is just bullshit, so if you have SLI ready memory and you run SLI, give it a try and turn it on.

Hope it helps, just my 2 cents.
kylef
Gone
+1,352|6966|N. Ireland

JaMrulezass wrote:

Here is the problem.  When I have two sticks installed for 2GB total, the system works just fine.  I have had it powered up running Windows Vista 32bit for 2 weeks without a problem.  Now this is true for both pairs of RAM, alone they have no problems and it even boots up if I pair them both in the channel B slots.  The problem comes when I try to put all 4 sticks in at once.  Now doing this with auto timings in the BIOS the PC posts, then immidiately after the post beep, it resets and then posts again, and then resets.  It continues to do this untill I shut it down.
Umm.. 4GB on a 32-bit system either doesn't work at all or it only reads 2GB or 3GB. 4GB is only fully compatible with 64-bit.
r'Eeee
That's how I roll, BITCH!
+311|6921

Damn that's nice, I dunno whether to get one like this or get a PS3 instead. If I only can decide
JaMrulezass
Member
+47|6937|Hong Kong

leetkyle wrote:

JaMrulezass wrote:

Here is the problem.  When I have two sticks installed for 2GB total, the system works just fine.  I have had it powered up running Windows Vista 32bit for 2 weeks without a problem.  Now this is true for both pairs of RAM, alone they have no problems and it even boots up if I pair them both in the channel B slots.  The problem comes when I try to put all 4 sticks in at once.  Now doing this with auto timings in the BIOS the PC posts, then immidiately after the post beep, it resets and then posts again, and then resets.  It continues to do this untill I shut it down.
Umm.. 4GB on a 32-bit system either doesn't work at all or it only reads 2GB or 3GB. 4GB is only fully compatible with 64-bit.
But I dont think its what that guy meant, what people are having actual problems with is boot problems,stbility problems with 4 sticks of RAM on the 680i chipsets, but everyone knows 32-bit OS dosent read all 4 gigs, around 3-3.5.
xRBLx
I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!
+27|6828|England - Kent

JaMrulezass wrote:

xRBLx wrote:

JaMrulezass wrote:

Nice Rig! I'm getting alot of similar stuff to you.

As with adding more RAM, you do know that 680i chipsets are EXTREMELY fussy with RAM, just google it. Most people are only able to run 4 sticks at 667 and not at 800 and definately not at 1066. Beware.
Ive checked the RAM in the Bios and its running at 1066 so i think i will just stick to this type.
Also the RAM has an SLI feature thats disabled in the bios whats does it do and is it worth running?
Running 2 sticks is okay, even at 1066 and beyond but 4 sticks pose problems, especially with Corsair.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/24345 … ddr2-help:

Ok, here's the scoup:

I purchased a total of 4GB of Super Talent DDR2-800 memory.  The company's model number for that RAM is T800UX2GC4 PC6400 with capable 4-4-3-8 timings.

Here is the problem.  When I have two sticks installed for 2GB total, the system works just fine.  I have had it powered up running Windows Vista 32bit for 2 weeks without a problem.  Now this is true for both pairs of RAM, alone they have no problems and it even boots up if I pair them both in the channel B slots.  The problem comes when I try to put all 4 sticks in at once.  Now doing this with auto timings in the BIOS the PC posts, then immidiately after the post beep, it resets and then posts again, and then resets.  It continues to do this untill I shut it down.

I have tried both pairs of memory alone and in different slots and oddly enough, I can get the system up and running stable every time.  It's when I try to put in all 4 sticks that I cannot get anything running.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

http://forums.slizone.com/lofiversion/i … 3992.html:

I am writing this to see if others have had similar issues with their eVGA 680i MB. I have had nothing but constant crashes, freezes and other issues. Called Tech support, and eVGA was great for that. Problem is, my issue is still unresolved. My set up includes: eVGA 680i MB, QX6700 @ stock 2.66, 4GB (1GBx4 sticks) Corsair Dominator PC8500, (2x) BFG 8800GTX in SLI (of course), (1x) WD 80GB HDD & (2x) 36GB Raptors in RAID 0, and an XFi Fatal1ty ExtremeGamer Pro. I have installed all this into a Mountain Mods U2 UFO Duality case, and am using liquid cooling.

------------------------------------------------------------------

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho … p=2297904:

Hi everyone,
I´m having big problems with my rig. I have asus striker extreme and two kits of 2 gig ocz sli-ready 8500. Using last bios. First I tried to use the four modules and everything to auto, the computer was completely unstable. I forgot completely about using four gigs and I started using only 2 modules. With everything to auto the pc is able to pass memtest. But with the auto settings the memory only works to 800.

I pump the volts to 2.2 and set the memory speed to 1066, to which this memory is rated. Timmings to auto. With this configuration, the pc won´t even boot!!!

No matter what configuration I use I can`t boot to 1066 in the memory. I´ve tried with sli-memory enable and unable, but no luck. I´ve tried with only one module and the same. I doubt the four sticks are broken. So either I´m forgetting to set something in the bios or the mb is broken.

Many more examples here = http://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=en&a … &meta=

For your second question, SLI Ram is (i think) just some weird shit NVIDIA pushed out on Corsair, OCZ and some other manfactuers that thier RAM qualifies for SLI and will enhance performance when used with a system with SLI and it is supposed to not conflict with SLI, however that is just bullshit, so if you have SLI ready memory and you run SLI, give it a try and turn it on.

Hope it helps, just my 2 cents.
Oh dear sounds like a nightmare!
I think i seem to be one pf the lucky one's then cos i flicked other to SLI last night and with the timings on auto and it ran fine but the volts popped up too 2.2 which made me nerves so i turned it off again. That said I any using four gigs liek the others in that review so i guess i will jsut hope for that best when i do. :s
Gawwad
My way or Haddaway!
+212|7157|Espoo, Finland
Almost the same system I'm getting!
I got 4GB of 800mhz G.Skill and the P182 case with 650W PSU!
theknuck
It's pronounced Knuck, like in Knuckle!!
+45|7085|balls
hey xRBLx, what are your gpu temps at?  from your pic it just looks like a tight fit with your GTX and PSU right next to each other.  I just bought an 8800gts and couldn't believe the size of the thing.  i'll be getting a full tower case soon as i don't like too much clutter in my case.  modular cabling is so nice too.
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6695|Escea

I wish I could win the lottery .
Airwolf
Latter Alcoholic
+287|7192|Scotland
that's a mofo fan at the top lol
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7054|SE London

xRBLx wrote:

JaMrulezass wrote:

Nice Rig! I'm getting alot of similar stuff to you.

As with adding more RAM, you do know that 680i chipsets are EXTREMELY fussy with RAM, just google it. Most people are only able to run 4 sticks at 667 and not at 800 and definately not at 1066. Beware.
Ive checked the RAM in the Bios and its running at 1066 so i think i will just stick to this type.
Also the RAM has an SLI feature thats disabled in the bios whats does it do and is it worth running?
The SLI RAM stuff just makes auto setup of your RAM better. If you prefer to do all your tweaking manually it does nothing whatsoever.
xRBLx
I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!
+27|6828|England - Kent

theknuck wrote:

hey xRBLx, what are your gpu temps at?  from your pic it just looks like a tight fit with your GTX and PSU right next to each other.  I just bought an 8800gts and couldn't believe the size of the thing.  i'll be getting a full tower case soon as i don't like too much clutter in my case.  modular cabling is so nice too.
CPU: 31c   System: 31c   GPU1 54c

Yeah they do sit pritty close but it was the only spot where i could mout it with out modding the inside case a lil which is easy enougth to do im just lazy :p
Ryan
Member
+1,230|7316|Alberta, Canada

M.O.A.B wrote:

I wish I could win the lottery .
Don't we all
xRBLx
I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!
+27|6828|England - Kent

Ryan wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:

I wish I could win the lottery .
Don't we all
Me too
Mekstizzle
WALKER
+3,611|7094|London, England
How much was all that?

Looks nice.

Last edited by Mekstizzle (2007-07-19 10:38:52)

xRBLx
I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!
+27|6828|England - Kent

Mekstizzle wrote:

How much was all that?

Looks nice.
i think all n all £1200

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