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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from da na in Experiences with non-techies   
    Explaining to someone that a PS/2 keyboard will not directly plug into a Playstation 2.  
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from vanished in [Build Log] Aurelia - 900D   
    After a few days of leak testing it seems like she is good to go.  
     

     

     

     

     
     
     
    It looks so sexy with the lights.  However, it was not meant to be.  Once I set out to get a stable overclock I was doomed.  First started out with a base OC of 4.0GHz at 1.200V and AVX Offset at 2.  It ran through Prime95 26.6 and Aida64 for 30 minutes each reaching temps of 68 73 76 76 72 57 58 60 61 58 for each core.  Looking at the temps for of the four cores I should have just stopped but I kept going.  I did the same tests until I got to 4.2GHz at 1.246875V.  It didn't fail Prime95 26.6 for 18 hours but it did fail Aida64 5 hours in.  However there was another problem, the temps for the cores were 77 83 87 88 82 63 65 67 68 65.  I know it could be normal for high core count CPUs to have a 5-10 degree difference between cores but 20 wasn't right.  Thinking that I might have a bad spread between the heatsink and CPU I set out to drain the loop and re-seat it.
     
    This is where it all goes horribly south.  When the block was separated it didn't look bad.  Forgot to take a pic but the spread was covering the whole CPU with no resemblance of air pockets or thick layers.  Realizing that wasn't the issue, I reapplied the thermal paste and went to remounting.  Once I was at the part to secure the heatsink with thumb screws I couldn't get a decent grip.  So with my infinite wisdom I grabbed some pliers and went on to tightening.  Following the cross pattern of tightening the screws I got to the last one...  On the last turn I slipped...hard.  Tip went straight across the back of the motherboard and ripped off a resistor.  The damage is shown below, it seems so menial but in my mind I knew I just killed a $500 motherboard.  But I wanted to be sure, so I continued to put everything back together and re-filled the loop.
     

     
    Turned the PC on and... ... ...boot loop.  Even with clearing CMOS I was not able to post.  The PCIEX16_4_LED1 was constantly blinking and the Q-Code would reset at bd.
     
    Defeated, I drained the loop once again and went on to re-installing my Rampage V Extreme and EK Supremacy Evo block.  Luckily all I had to do was create one more bend from the CPU to the top radiator.  Re-tested all my previous clocks but with a CPU Voltage of 1.253125V to compensate for the Aida64 failing.  Re-did both tests and they didn't fail 18 hours in.  Even better the temps were much reasonable at 60 66 68 69 64 57 58 60 60 56.  Max difference only being 10 degrees between cores and 20 degrees cooler than the mono block.  Also I realized that I got very lucky that I upgraded the BIOS to something that could handle the 6950X.  If not I would have had to drain, install 5930K, update BIOS, re-install 6950X, and re-fill loop.
     
    Now the system is up and running with out the pretty lighting.  It seems so much darker than before but at least it is running.  Here are some shots of it currently.
     

     

     

     
    That's the end of it.  Thanks for anyone that followed.
     
    Just have question, is it possible to send the motherboard back to Asus and have it repaired?
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    HappyChubbs reacted to Srijanraj in Computer won’t boot until jumper is in bios reset position   
    Thank you very much bro you helped me clear my misunderstanding everyone here i’m very thankful for your response. I’ve repaired my Pc with all your help. I thought that the first two pin were the normal and the bottom two reset. since i had jumper in the bottom two pins without removing them i’ve had no issues booting up or bios reset screen. Long story short i was putting the jumpers the wrong way. the battery seems to be fine as it is holding all the bios data even after shut down. Thank you all for helping me. 
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from Srijanraj in Computer won’t boot until jumper is in bios reset position   
    You can ignore the IDE/AHCI question.  Leaving it as IDE is fine.
     
    If you keep getting that "CMOS setting is wrong screen" with the jumper in the bottom two pins then it is most likely that the battery is dying and needs to be replaced.  The pins are labeled 1-3 starting from the bottom, so the first two would be normal.
     
    Since the machine is 7 years old it would make sense the battery going.
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from Srijanraj in Computer won’t boot until jumper is in bios reset position   
    It is possible that the CMOS battery has died and needs to be replaced.
     
    Are you leaving the jumper in the reset pins and powering on the PC?  If so, you only need to move the jumper to reset when the machine is off.  Then move the jumper back to normal settings and power on the machine.  Leaving the jumper in reset and powering on the machine can damage your system.
     
    Can you post a pic with the jumper removed.  Just want to see what number the pins are.
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from TheCamba in [Build Log] Aurelia - 900D   
    Well I kind of skipped ahead and forgot to update this page.  Basically went to the final steps.  I decided to skip custom cabling the power sleeves until I get more practice in.  Will use a spare power supply I have for testing.  I forgot to document earlier testing but I managed to use about a third of the 25ft of sleeving I had.  Would not have enough for everything in this build.
     
    Currently the system is running with no leaks.
     
    Here is the progress up to this point.
     
    Getting motherboard in case.
     

     
    Attaching fans and radiator.  Radiators were cleaned with vinegar and distilled water.  The leads were sleeved which came out really nice.  For the PWM fans I could not fit all four cables in a single sleeve so I doubled up.  The three pin fans were single albeit very tight.
     


     
    Testing the water pump and housing to make sure there were no leaks.
     

     
    Some bends for the line coming from the CPU to the Radiator.  Also from the Reservoir to the CPU.  For some reason in the back of my mind I thought this was going to be simple but getting the correct length and having it bend at the right spot proved me very wrong.  Almost raged hard when the rubber tubing broke in the pipe while trying to take it out.  You can see the rubber tubing on the bottom piece.  Doing the CPU loop alone took me close to 7 hours.
     

     
    The mounting plate for the Reservoir + Pump.  Drilled two more holes near the top so I could add another bracket.  Extra bracket is shown is later pictures.
     

     
    Here is the completed loop.  Surprisingly the GPU loop wasn't to bad.  I did have a small leak with the 90 degree fitting coming out of the bottom card.,
     



     
     
    Test run with the colored fluid.
     

     
    The system now.
     

     
     
    Looks like this is nearing the end of the build.  I will get some better shots of the PC once Windows is done installing and I finish doing the leak test.
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    HappyChubbs reacted to kanesmadness in Threadripper Build   
    Now that EK has announced dates for their Threadripper block I placed the order today with some other parts I was going to need, I've not ordered directly from them before so it will be interesting to see when it all turns up. Lucky for me though the rest of my order arrived today. Sadly I'm at work so I couldn't get things kicked off.
     
     




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    HappyChubbs reacted to MoonlightSylv in Show off your latest purchases   
    Woo!

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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from soldier_ph in Show off your latest purchases   
    Minus all the games from Steam Sale.
     
    Majority (Probably missed a few things) of the things I need to continue my PC Build.  Minus the two boxes and video card.
     

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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from mrchow19910319 in Show off your latest purchases   
    Minus all the games from Steam Sale.
     
    Majority (Probably missed a few things) of the things I need to continue my PC Build.  Minus the two boxes and video card.
     

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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from xc0mbatx in Darksteel - Rebuild Log (Dual 2011 Xeons)   
    Final Stretch
    I hope
     
    Wasted a lot of zip ties trying to get everything in place.  Just a jungle of wires in there.

     
    Other side.  Looks so much cleaner on this side.

     
    System powered on.  Everything is go!  The extra slot on the bottom is for the next parity drive when unRaid releases 6.2.  Also had to move the red SATA cables to the SCU ports on the bottom.  The Marvell controller was giving me issues even with the updated firmware.

     
    Glorious cores!!!

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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from LargestGnome in Show off your latest purchases   
    ASRock Rack EP2C602-4L/D16.
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from Heesleemer in Darksteel - Rebuild Log (Dual 2011 Xeons)   
    Final Stretch
    I hope
     
    Wasted a lot of zip ties trying to get everything in place.  Just a jungle of wires in there.

     
    Other side.  Looks so much cleaner on this side.

     
    System powered on.  Everything is go!  The extra slot on the bottom is for the next parity drive when unRaid releases 6.2.  Also had to move the red SATA cables to the SCU ports on the bottom.  The Marvell controller was giving me issues even with the updated firmware.

     
    Glorious cores!!!

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    HappyChubbs reacted to QuadNine in Your Top 5 Best Candies   
    1. Reese's
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    3. Reese's
    4. Reese's
    aaannndddd 
    5. M&M's
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from vanished in Show off your latest purchases   
    ASRock Rack EP2C602-4L/D16.
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from SufficientSwimmer in Show off your latest purchases   
    ASRock Rack EP2C602-4L/D16.
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from flibberdipper in Show off your latest purchases   
    ASRock Rack EP2C602-4L/D16.
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from LazySpeck in Darksteel - Rebuild Log (Dual 2011 Xeons)   
    Hello Everyone,
     
    This will be a log where I combine two systems into one.  Currently I have a Silverstone DS380 (Top) running unRaid for a media server/NAS and a Corsair 540 (Bottom) running Windows 7 for a minecraft server.  The plan is to disassemble both systems and combine everything into the 540.  The main motivator was that I was able to get two e5-2670s for very cheap and I wanted to build a dual processor system.  New system will most likely be running unRAID.
     

     
    Old Parts
    Parts that will no longer used are Red.
    Parts that are being moved are Green.
     
    unRAID (DS380)
    CPU/Motherboard: ASRock Intel Avoton C2750
    RAM:  Crucial 16GB Kit ECC
    Power Supply:  SilverStone Technology 500W SFX-L
    HardDrives:  Samsung Evo 840 - 250GB x2
    Corsair Force LS - 60GB
    Western Digital RED - 6TB
    Seagate - 4TB x4
     
    Windows 7 (540)
    CPU: Intel i7-930
    Motherboard:  EVGA FTW3
    RAM: Corsair Vengeance 12GB
    Video Card:  EVGA GTX-680 4GB
    Power Supply:  Season Platinum 860W
    HardDrives:  Samsung EVO 830 - 120GB x2
    Western Digital Blue - 250GB x2
     
    New Parts
    CPU:  Intel Xeon e5-2670 x2
    CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO x2
    Motherboard:  ASRock Rack EP2C602-4L/D16
    RAM:  Hynix 64GB (8x8GB) Registered ECC
     
    Initial Build
    Clearing out the old 540 system.  Got everything out but the Motherboard and CPU.  One last picture before they leave their home.

     
     
    Doing some fan testing to see what will go into the new build.  Will go with the Noctua and Corsair fans.

     
    Oooooooooo shiny.

     
    New motherboard in packaging.

     
    New motherboard in the case...things move fast.

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    HappyChubbs reacted to Octavialicious in Dual Xeon Build! (LGA 1366 + R9 295x2)   
    Hello all! I decided I wanted to do something fun & interesting so I decided to do a dual Xeon Build! I sold my 4790K and Z97X-SOC to afford these parts, but I am very excited to go ahead with this project
     
    Parts ordered: 
    - 2x Xeon X5660s
    - Super Micro XD8Ti 
    - 16 GB Samsung ECC
    - XFX R9 295x2
     
    Current Part List:

    Purpose:
    This build will be used by me for casual CS:GO, LoL, and Minecraft and potentially rendering in the future. As my main usage is gaming, the 4790K would be the smarter choice, but like stated above I want to do something fun! I am going to overclock the X5660s to 4.0+ GHz, which will make the gaming performance something near an i7 980. Speaking my games aren't too intense, I should be good to go!  Locked board
     
    This build will be very ghetto, as I am putting it in an Air 540. It supports EATX, but not sure if the standoffs are in the right place for the board. I will mod it if need be.
     
    Stay tuned!
     

     
     
    Thought I should mention the cooling solution will be a fun experience! The mounting for this board is very picky, so I am using two included heatsinks. I will be slapping on some nice Phanteks fans with zip ties and I will go from there
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from Crushaderdk in Windows 10 store won't open   
    I would check for updates.
    If not try this.  This will reinstall all Windows Apps.  Worked for me when none of the icons showed up in the Start Menu.
    Open powershell with administrative privileges. Paste Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from cooldogz123 in Dumbest Tech Questions/Quotes You've Ever Heard   
    Doc - Why are you cleaning the computer?
    Me - There is a lot of dust.
    Doc - Don't remove the dust, it keeps the computer warm.
    Me - ...
     
    Proceeded to clear 3 years worth of dust, bugs, and random bits in the Case.  Probably one of the nastier cleans I had to do. 
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from vanished in Dumbest Tech Questions/Quotes You've Ever Heard   
    Doc - Why are you cleaning the computer?
    Me - There is a lot of dust.
    Doc - Don't remove the dust, it keeps the computer warm.
    Me - ...
     
    Proceeded to clear 3 years worth of dust, bugs, and random bits in the Case.  Probably one of the nastier cleans I had to do. 
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from flibberdipper in "No-Name" Build Logs - 900D   
    Update #8
     
    Parts are in their new home and I had the tedious task of managing all the wires.
     
    All the water cooling parts are now also installed.  Quality is low for the pictures since they were taken on my phone.
     
    Definitely should have gotten a bigger res.  Might need to replace that 140mm Noctua since it makes a whining noise when higher than 50%.
     
     
     
    Vardar fans are much quieter than the Noctuas on full blast.  Should have gotten two more on the front.
     

     
    Kind of cozy in there.
     

     

     
    Cable management is a lot neater than before.  The only ones left are the SATA and Molex connectors.
     

     
    So close to being done.
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from flibberdipper in "No-Name" Build Logs - 900D   
    Update #7
     
    She has been finally put back together.
     

     

     

     

     

     
    Now time for a quick nap (probably not), then moving the parts to their new home.
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    HappyChubbs got a reaction from flibberdipper in "No-Name" Build Logs - 900D   
    Update #6
     
    All the parts have been painted.
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    The only part that was painted but not shown are the side panels.  Time to start putting everything together.
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