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Asus P6T7 motherboard

Discussion in 'bit-tech Folding Team' started by Christopher N. Lew, 1 May 2009.

  1. Christopher N. Lew

    Christopher N. Lew Folding in memory of my father

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  2. JackOfAll

    JackOfAll What's a Dremel?

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    Not close enough! ;)
     
  3. spunkymonkey

    spunkymonkey phoenicis wannabe

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    its bloody lovely but imagine trying to find and power up 7 single slot gpus that are decent folders :jawdrop:
    cheers spunky
     
  4. 1Razor

    1Razor Living life one day at a time....

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    Or even 4* GTX 295's, 2 PSU's or one very big one (1500W?) not sure if there would be enough 6+8 supply lines. Still wouldn't mind being able to afford one though! :D
     
  5. JackOfAll

    JackOfAll What's a Dremel?

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    I did a little research on that myself and I couldn't find a 1500W (or above) with 4x 6pin and 4x 8pin. I'd be interested if anyone knows of one.
     
  6. Christopher N. Lew

    Christopher N. Lew Folding in memory of my father

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    I tried to find one, but decided it would have to be a 2 PSU machine.
     
  7. saspro

    saspro IT monkey

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    According to a guy on the nvidia forums

    Thermaltake ToughPower 1500W: 4 x 6-pin + 4 x 8-pin P, 12V rails total 120 Amp’s
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1250W: 6 x 6-pin + 3 x 8-pin, You have to combine two 6-pin to one 8-pin, 12V rail total power 128 Amp’s;
    Enermax Revolution 1250 EGT: 8 x 6+2-pin PCI-E, 6 rails a’ 30 Amp.
     
  8. Christopher N. Lew

    Christopher N. Lew Folding in memory of my father

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    I'm using one of these to drive a K9A2 system with 4*9800GX2 cards, and it is barely warm to the touch (which may just be the warm ambient air), and quieter than my Corsair 1000w. If I were to go into "crazy configuration land (population: you)" and try to run 7*GTX295 cards, I would be thinking about two of the Enemax PSUs, but maybe the 1250 + 1050.

    Of course, efficiency and quietness pale into insignificance next to the 9800GX2s, but its comforting that at least one component is not being pushed to its limits.
     
  9. JackOfAll

    JackOfAll What's a Dremel?

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    Now I'm confused! ;)

    Christopher, you tried to find a PSU with 4x6pin and 4x8pin but decided it would have to be 2 PSU's. Then saspro flags up the Enermax Revolution 1250 with 8x 6+2. And you're already using this? Yep, I'm confused. Chuckle.

    Anyway, thanks saspro. I'll do a little more research to see how the rails are arranged on those.
     
  10. Turbotab

    Turbotab I don't touch type, I tard type

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    7 GTX 295, holy poo. How many GTX 295s in SLI can the board support, still 'only' 2?

    Does anybody remember the University of Antwerp's quad 9800GX2 set-up, those guys must be salivating at the thought of 7 GTX 295s.
     
  11. JackOfAll

    JackOfAll What's a Dremel?

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    Only 2 in SLI, but SLI isn't enabled for folding. But anyway, you can still only fit 4x GTX295 on this board, it being a double slot card. (Or pay a fortune for bus extenders, I suppose.)
     
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  12. Christopher N. Lew

    Christopher N. Lew Folding in memory of my father

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    Sorry, JackOfAll, if I didn't make myself clear. Yes, the enermax has 4*6+8 pins, and as I say, runs 4*9800GX2 fine. I don't know from experience if it would power 4*GTX295.

    But the machine I had in mind when deciding on 2 PSU, was the hypothetical 7*GTX295
     
  13. Turbotab

    Turbotab I don't touch type, I tard type

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    Ah, true, silly me got carried away. Maybe if Nvidia ever releases a single PCB GTX 295, uber folders might be able to slot in 7 of them:sigh:
     
  14. JackOfAll

    JackOfAll What's a Dremel?

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    Well, a single PCB version of the GTX295 is meant to be on the way, but still a double slot width card as far as I'm aware.
     
  15. Christopher N. Lew

    Christopher N. Lew Folding in memory of my father

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    Flexible riser 'cards' for PCIe are quite affordable. Can I mention the supplier? just google for "flexible riser card PCIe"
     
  16. JackOfAll

    JackOfAll What's a Dremel?

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    Might just get away with it for folding. But it'd not sit well with my own rule of trying to run PSU's at 60-80% max of their rated capacity. ;)
     
  17. saspro

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    Christopher N. Lew Folding in memory of my father

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    Single slot, water cooled GTX285 cards exist (BFG, possibly others), but my pocket isn't deep enough for four, let alone seven. But they make me drool ...
     
  19. Turbotab

    Turbotab I don't touch type, I tard type

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    IIRC there is a single slot water-cooled GTX 285, a Zotac I think, so there is hope..
     
  20. Christopher N. Lew

    Christopher N. Lew Folding in memory of my father

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    Yeah, I liked it. I do have a USB stick with the 8 virgin GPU folders in place, and 8 icons with suitable properties, which I use for initial setups. So far I've not had to upgrade a client ...
     

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