i would think around 150 watts, im thinking about scrapping my dual xeon setup to do something like this so i want to check power.
It will be a fair amount, check out the THG article. I have an OCZ PowerStream 520 watt PSU, powering this lot with no problems - so far. : Asus P5WDG2-WS mothereboard Pentium D 805 @ 4200 Mhz, 1.6375 Vcore 2 x 1Gb DDR RAM Radeon X1900 XTX @ 689Mhz VPU, 797Mhz Memory 1 x Western Digital 250Gb SATA HD 1 x CD-RW 1 x DVD-RW 1 x FDD USB Card Reader USB TV Tuner 6 x 120mm Fans
questions for Webchimp Webchimp, I'm new to water cooling (have never done it before), but feel that the 805 d offers me an exciting opportunity to learn. I would like to begin by emulating your setup to ensure the kind of results you're getting. I haven't been able to track down the Austin Mini, and my ignorance keeps me from translating your explanation of your implementation of all this stuff you mention you bought. As much information as you have time to give me I would greatly appreciate. I have another question: being that the ASUS board you use is a $300+ board, do you feel very confident that there are any other boards more affordable that could yield nearly, if not identical, results? I apologize, but another question: I am confused about the video card I should purchase. I don't need a gaming card, but is this a must, due to the fact that the more robust cards are more stable when overclocked? If I had a choice, I wouldn't have the video affected at all (don't need the performance gain). Thanks again for any time you can give these inquiries. AMD XP 2500+ Barton, no OC ASUS A7N8X-Deluxe 2.0 Antec NeoHE 550w Zalman 6000cu Radeon PowerColor 9700 Pro 128mb 2x512 Corsair XMS PC2700 2xWD Raptor 36gb, RAID 0, etc.
The -WS model is just the workstation variant of the -E Premium. You should hit the same results if you use a P5WD2-E Premium, or P5WD2 line mobo.
Hey Jo, Welcome! (I wish every new member was as polite as you ): Try the Abit AW8, or MSI/Gigabyte 955x boards. The 975x boards are very expensive and basically just an extension of the 955x's. The PCIe speeds are usually kept independent of the CPU overclocking, so you can lock them to 100MHz and have them unaffected of your CPU bus speed. If you don't want a videocard for gaming, something like a vanilla x1600 or 6600 should suffice. It would pain me to suggest lower: 7300/X1300.
Hi joshdietz, Similar results might be achieved with different motherboards, I chose the WS board as the THG article suggested it might be good candidate due to its 8 phase voltage regulator: Those who may be concerned about the voltage regulators on their motherboards should purchase a board with an 8-phase regulator. We recommend the Asus workstation motherboard P5WD2-WS Premium I strongly suggest reading the article before taking the plunge, for example it does suggest that MSI boards, in their current guise are not suitable. To some extent, given that I was saving several hundred pounds on the processor, when compared to those whose performance I hoped to match, namely Athlon FX-60s and Pentium Extreme Editions, the extra £25 - £50 for a top of the range motherboard didn't seem unreasonable. If you don't need a gaming card, then you can save a lot of money here. If you just need a card for 2D applications, perhaps something like the ATI X300SE would fit the bill. With regards to water cooling, if you are using a primarily 2D graphics card, with passive cooling, you needn't bother with a water block for that. I have not needed to overclock the north bridge to achieve my results either, so you can probably leave that passively cooled. I've used watercooling for everything, basically because I already had it. If you were to leave the graphics card and the north bridge passively cooled I would first fit a large, quiet 120mm fan to the side of the case, so that it blows over the graphics card and north bridge area of the motherboard. The Akasa fans are very good. All these are good water blocks: Danger Den TDX Danger Den RBX Swftech Storm from Swiftech Radiator, something like the Black Ice Extreme should fit the bill. Used with a couple of Akasa fans it should be virtually silent. Some 1/2 inch ID tubing. Make sure you get all the components with 1/2 inch fittings. Eheim 1250 pump. You will need to change the fittings for 1/2 ID tubing, a good supplier should be able to help you with that. A reservoir. If you can find a suitable comtainer and fitting, you can make one of these yourself, ususally for a lot less. A pump relay. This will switch on the pump when you turn on the PC. If you're handy with a soldering iron and know what you're doing, you can make your own mains relay, probably for about $3.00. Alternatively, you can simply plug the pump into the mains and remember to switch it on and off when necessary - risky. You will need a few other odds and ends like hose clamps etc. Incidentally, I'm not suggesting you buy from that store I linked to, I'm not familiar with the US stores and it's just one I happen to come accross and you may find one with lower prices.
