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this was a photograph,where someone had removed the heat spreader from some G.Skill RAM incorrectly.
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Oh dear, removing heat spreader from RAM, goes wrong!
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012New Desktop Computer Part II:- RAM, Motherboard and CPU manual states 24GB, but lets use 48GB!
Monday, November 26th, 2012Okay, you’ve already met my new processor earlier in Part 1: New Project, so new Desktop Computer! So meet my new Processor! (https://andysworld.org.uk/2012/11/12/new-project-so-new-desktop-computer-so-meet-my-new-processor/). In Andysworld, things always go wrong, and never plan as you would anticpate, the EVGA X58 SLI (132-BL-E758-A1) motherboard I’m using despite the CPU compatibility guide confirming the Intel Core i7 Intel 990x Extreme Edition processor would work in the motherboard, after many Forum Posts, and Technical Support requests logged with EVGA support, it was eventually confirmed, by the EVGA Forums, the Revision 1.0 motherboard would not support the processor, also eventually confirmed by EVGA Technical support, so the motherboard was Advanced RMA-ed to EVGA in Germany.
This may not be the latest and greatest motherboard, but it does have some features I need to exploit, Dual and Tri SLI (verified), and a memory trick! (read on!)
I’ve got a new motherboard, and working processor, so I’ve been experimenting with graphics cards (GPUs), in single and dual (SLI) configurations, and also experimenting with DDR3 RAM configurations. When the motherboard was manufacurered and released 8GB single DDR3 DIMMs did not exist. I could have opted for a 24GB DDR3 kit, as the motherboard and processor were intended, but I wanted to MAX out the motherboard, for my Project, (oh yes – one rule about Andy’s Project, we don’t talk about Andy’s Project!). So now that memory is the cheapest it’s been in years, we remember ordering memory, circa 1998, and 4GB cost approx 25,000 GBP! An 8GB DDR3 DIMM can be purchased today for approx 20 GBP.
The following confirms 48GB of DDR3 memory working in an EVGA X58 SLI (132-BL-E758-A1) Motherboard. Please note, it’s taken me many weeks of research to obtain the correct motherboard and memory combination to get this working, this is unsupported by EVGA and Intel, as both vendors state the maximum memory supported by motherboard and processors is 24GB. Usual disclaimers apply, please try at your own risk.
and you are probably thinking what on earth is Andy going to do with 48GB in a Desktop PC!
Come Back and I’ll show you….in New Desktop Computer Part III: What is Andy going to do with 48GB of RAM in his Desktop PC?
in this next collection of photos, I’ve captured some GPUs I’ve been testing in single and dual GPUs (SLI), the single GPU – ATI Radeon 4870X2 is two GPUs in Crossfire on a single card, quite old by todays standards, but still packs a punch! Note the seperate PSU just for the card!
I’ve levelled up today @ExpertsExchange, now my Member Rank is a Savant
Sunday, November 25th, 2012A belated birthday present, and today I became the 33rd Savant at Experts Exchange.
You become a Savant, when you hit 10,000,000 points. No T-Shirt, you only get a T-Shirt for Zones, so I’m a little way off from that prestigious Savant in VMware! Stay tuned!
So my Badge has changed from
to this:-
Some other Experts Exchange statistics, last year my end of year overall point score was 4,688,803, this year I’ve passed that already, and currently at 5,148,594
Not bad, since I started answering questions just under two years ago, in December 2010.
Greetings to @demazter (Glen) at #35, and @alanhardisty (Alan) at #37. Two exceptional UK based Experts!
Monster Mash by Evan, Aged 3
Saturday, November 24th, 2012
It was my b’day yesterday, and this is what my Nephew, Evan – Aged 3 sent me, in my b’day card.
Limited Edition prints are available!
New Project, so new Desktop Computer! So meet my new Processor!
Monday, November 12th, 2012I’ve got a new project to complete, more on that over the next coming months (secret squirrel stuff! cannot say any more at present) , so it’s time to build a new desktop computer, it’s been a while the last desktop computer I purchased was in 2007, and that was an Dell XPS 720 H2C, which had an Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor QX6850.
It’s rather strange building a physical computer, because I deal alot with the virtual.
The processor on the new Desktop computer has an Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition (Gulftown) processor. It has 6 Cores and 12 Threads.
Chimney Stack Upgrade Complete Day 3
Friday, October 19th, 2012Arrived home, today to find not only had the chimney stack had been complete, but also the pots were on capped off, and completed.
Chimney Stack Upgrade Day 2
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012At the End of day 2, there was no electricity today, because Northern PowerGrid was conducting scheduled maintenance, so it caused a few issues with the electric cement mixer!
Chimney Stack Upgrade End of Day 1
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012End of Day 1, to my surprise the old chimney stack has gone, and been reduced to rubble in a trailer, only one good square chimney pot remains, so we will have to purchase six replacements.
and the builders have started to brick up the new stack up to the scalfolding.
the builders mentioned the first courses of bricks they could just remove by hand, as well as the pots, they did not know what was holding the stack together!
Chimney Stack Upgrade Day 1
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey Chim chim cher-ee!
Monday, October 15th, 2012A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can be Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey Chim chim cher-oo!
By the time you have read this, our builder will have started to disassemble our chimney stack! After many months of negotiations with my neighbour, and reviewing quotations for the rebuild of the chimney stack, work starts today!
The chimney stack has reached the end of it’s life, and is very weathered, and the pots have started to crumble/crack on the stack, so it’s being pulled down, and rebuilt from the ridge line, in the same style and brick as existing stack, eventually in the future funds permitting we will have one of the flues lined, and a wood burning stove installed.
The last pictures of the old stack, with scafolding
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