Re: Yet another RD workstation build... Socket F Fun!
I think I figured out why my westmere system did so poorly. Per the ASUS TweakII tool, the GPU isn't ramping all the way up during the benchmark (only getting to about half speed)... which leads me to think the issue is that I'm only feeding it with a single 6 pin, and instead of throwing an error like EVGA cards, it's limiting itself due to the perceived lack of available power. Once my 6 to 8 adapter comes in (or a cheat and jumper it directly), I'll retest.
So, for whatever, reason, on the test rig, SLI didn't do diddly squat despite being enabled. Although I'll leave that an open issue until the rig is actually built with an activated copy of windows and all my ducks in a row (not just jerry rigged mess like I have now).
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Ordered more parts today. Mainly, the parts needed to make card reader cables (you'll see later when I actually build it), and the HDDs. Through two Ebay lots, I was able to get 8 147GB 15K SAS drives for about $52 after shipping and tax.
I think I figured out why my westmere system did so poorly. Per the ASUS TweakII tool, the GPU isn't ramping all the way up during the benchmark (only getting to about half speed)... which leads me to think the issue is that I'm only feeding it with a single 6 pin, and instead of throwing an error like EVGA cards, it's limiting itself due to the perceived lack of available power. Once my 6 to 8 adapter comes in (or a cheat and jumper it directly), I'll retest.
So, for whatever, reason, on the test rig, SLI didn't do diddly squat despite being enabled. Although I'll leave that an open issue until the rig is actually built with an activated copy of windows and all my ducks in a row (not just jerry rigged mess like I have now).
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Ordered more parts today. Mainly, the parts needed to make card reader cables (you'll see later when I actually build it), and the HDDs. Through two Ebay lots, I was able to get 8 147GB 15K SAS drives for about $52 after shipping and tax.
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