two 9800 GX2's a crankin'

David · Post by **David** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:09 pm

I hit my first 10,000 point day! The set up took a bit of effort, however the results are demonstrable.

OSULLY · Post by **OSULLY** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:50 pm

Then you must be hell-yes

rickoic · Post by **rickoic** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:44 am

Way to go David.

I had 2 of them crankin' before my fire, and they do put out the points. Getting 4 GPU's crankin should get you near 20,000 ppd when they settle down.

Fold on
Rick

David · Post by **David** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:38 pm

rickoic wrote:Way to go David.

I had 2 of them crankin' before my fire, and they do put out the points. Getting 4 GPU's crankin should get you near 20,000 ppd when they settle down.

Fold on
Rick

I had to throw on the brakes..... The heat was hitting 96 degrees C in an open case. I am open to some cooling suggestions.

David · Post by **David** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:38 pm

OSULLY wrote: Then you must be hell-yes

My first nym, yes.

rickoic · Post by **rickoic** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:06 am

David wrote:I had to through on the brakes..... The heat was hitting 96 degrees C in an open case. I am open to some cooling suggestions.

Go to the http://www.evga.com website and become a member by registering your cards. Then you can goto http://www.evga.com/precision and download a program that allows you to peg your card(s) fan speed at 100% which should drop temps by 10-15 C. It will also alow you to increase/decrease GPU MHz as well as increse/decrease memory speed.

Fold on
Rick

Also as an afterthought, I placed a spacer inbetween my cards to hold them about a half inch apart. Used a couple of plastic ram cases until I can find something better.

David · Post by **David** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:02 am

Rickoic,

I had the fans pinned at 100% and the cards are a couple of slot widths apart. The issue might be the proteins they were working on, poor air flow in the cabinet (questionable) or the 680a processor on the motherboard which does run hot.

For now I am throttling back.... until I have it all figured out.

rickoic · Post by **rickoic** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:59 pm

David wrote:Rickoic,

I had the fans pinned at 100% and the cards are a couple of slot widths apart. The issue might be the proteins they were working on, poor air flow in the cabinet (questionable) or the 680a processor on the motherboard which does run hot.

For now I am throttling back.... until I have it all figured out.

Might try getting a usb fan that you can aim on the mb and graphics cards that will circulate the air better.

Fold on,
Rick

David · Post by **David** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:07 am

rickoic wrote:Might try getting a usb fan that you can aim on the mb and graphics cards that will circulate the air better.

Fold on,
Rick

I am going to pickup some dryer hose at the local Home Depot and run it with a fan between the cards. In addition, I will be pulling a couple of hard disks to further reduce the heat.

David · Post by **David** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:19 pm

David wrote:I am going to pickup some dryer hose at the local Home Depot and run it with a fan between the cards. In addition, I will be pulling a couple of hard disks to further reduce the heat.

I have managed to keep the heat down, but can only do so with one board running....

Amazing the numbers I have been getting with only box running.

rickoic · Post by **rickoic** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:43 pm

What's the room temp?

Is the mb inside a case, or in the open air?

Fold on
Rick

David · Post by **David** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:28 am

rickoic wrote:What's the room temp?

Is the mb inside a case, or in the open air?

Fold on
Rick

It is in an open case, but in a cabinet... Froo froo stuff for the missus. However, I have a 12cm fan connected to a dryer hose that draws fresh air. The one gx2 runs at about 79c, which is acceptable. The temps jump into the 90's with both card going, and lock ups occur. Hopefully, I will be able to place the box in to basement and route the necessary cables up into the office. It would make for a quieter environment and permit even more aggressive cooling techniques.

Alas, my work box is down. No 4870's crunching.... not they did all that much.

For now, I am pleasantly surprised with just the one card.

rickoic · Post by **rickoic** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:46 am

You might try and reversing the fan so that it blows fresh air instead of draws it. That way the fresh air would go directly where you wanted it instead of drawing from all around the end of the hose.

Rick

David · Post by **David** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:40 am

I meant draws fresh air and blows it directly between the cards

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:12 pm

Man you are coming up FAST!!!!!! Think I'll step off to one side and let this jet fly by!!!!!!!

David · Post by **David** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:27 pm

It will slow just a bit for a few days...... the box crash a bit too often for the missus.

David · Post by **David** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:20 pm

The jets will be cooled for a little while. The bloody box has become a furnace... and a reboot issue every few hours.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:23 pm

Wow..a couple of days there with over 12k a day.

Fun running on the salt flats while it lasted.

David · Post by **David** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:37 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Wow..a couple of days there with over 12k a day.
Fun running on the salt flats while it lasted.

I will hopefully run the box from the basement, open, with large fans....

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:22 pm

Doesn't Brembo have a nook in your basement??????

David · Post by **David** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:39 pm

MadDoctor wrote:Doesn't Brembo have a nook in your basement??????

Not so much a nook, but a jar on the spice rack.

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:51 pm

His mother would be proud!!!!!

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:54 pm

How do you like the view of my butt David??????

David · Post by **David** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:02 am

MadDoctor wrote:How do you like the view of my butt David??????

<checks rear view mirror> Looks better than your front!

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:27 pm

rickoic · Post by **rickoic** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:12 pm

Must have a bigger smile

Rick

David · Post by **David** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:42 pm

An upgraded power supply and 3 of 4 cores are running stable (90c to 101c.... yeesh!)

I am hoping to hit a million

david

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:30 pm

The crack of the sound barrier is announcing your pace...

David · Post by **David** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:19 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:The crack of the sound barrier is announcing your pace...

Thanks Brian.

All with two machines, and not even at full bore. GPU folding is a no brainer.

MissTynker2 · Post by **MissTynker2** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:20 pm

David wrote:Thanks Brian.

All with two machines, and not even at full bore. GPU folding is a no brainer.

Wow! Please be gentle when you run over me...I bruise easy!

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:26 am

... and David, she has been run over so many times she has hinges on her heels. A mattress on her back. A coin meter on her belt. Those are not bruises. Those are physical anomalies that are being treated with a combination of medications at the NCID.

Wait... that would be my wife or sister. Darn! Now I have to do the phone sex thing to figure out who-is-who!

David · Post by **David** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:11 am

MadDoctor wrote:... and David, she has been run over so many times she has hinges on her heels. A mattress on her back. A coin meter on her belt. Those are not bruises. Those are physical anomalies that are being treated with a combination of medications at the NCID.

Wait... that would be my wife or sister. Darn! Now I have to do the phone sex thing to figure out who-is-who!

Play carefully, oh maleficent physician. For Tynk shall dust ye with the nefarious powders of impotence (salt peter)

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:16 am

David wrote:Play carefully, oh maleficent physician. For Tynk shall dust ye with the nefarious powders of impotence (salt peter)

LOL. Combined with his stringbean...wow, what a sad end result.

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:36 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:LOL. Combined with his stringbean...wow, what a sad end result.

You speak from experience? And to David's point, age has already done that. What I have (and 2" is sad) does not work without the aid of a toothpick down the middle. Said toothpick tends to detract from the joys of the sexual experience (short as it may be).

cajundon · Post by **cajundon** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:38 pm

MadDoctor wrote:You speak from experience? And to David's point, age has already done that. What I have (and 2" is sad) does not work without the aid of a toothpick down the middle. Said toothpick tends to detract from the joys of the sexual experience (short as it may be).

You need to stick a magic marker down the middle to give you girth, for a woman's satisfaction.

Then the magic will happen.

David · Post by **David** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:02 am

MadDoctor wrote:You speak from experience? And to David's point, age has already done that. What I have (and 2" is sad) does not work without the aid of a toothpick down the middle. Said toothpick tends to detract from the joys of the sexual experience (short as it may be).

Do not wag a tongue of false modesty in my direction, you barnyard lothario! All too many mammals have been lulled by the sight of your Derringer. Unbeknownst to them, the incredibly condensed corpus canvernosa. With the mere tickle of the glans, the MadDoctor transforms the toothpick to an oriface punishing caber.

Keep your distance lads..... Whaling songs have been warbled to this man's prowess.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:32 pm

David wrote:All too many mammals have been lulled by the sight of your Derringer. Unbeknownst to them, the incredibly condensed corpus canvernosa.

He broke his baculum ramming the last "ram".

David · Post by **David** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:10 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:

He broke his baculum ramming the last "ram".

Like a frozen candy bar.....

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:33 pm

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:56 am