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[m.oreilly]

i am starting to get excited. my mobo just came today, the memory on friday, and the cpus...i dunno. they are all but awol (quad xeons, 5405s). this will be my first ever intel build. there are certain oddities to this vs the amd dual socket boards i have used: the cpu heat sinks are mounted to the case. that's right, the bolts go through the mobo, and attach to mounting holes in the mobo tray/pan. i don't have the exact pattern in my lian li, but have the adapter plate they provide. unfortunately, tyan deems that the cpus mounting on the board be offset, so i need to use either their adapter on top of the lian li one, or break out the drill, and start hacking at the case...this will be as fun as a barrel of monkeys after an all nighter, but hey, i'm down wit dat more info and some pics as things get under way

[TheBearLT]

scaramonga, on Dec 19 2007, 10:50 PM, said:

Good stuff MO Cant wait for the piccies

Yeah.. and some Assembling Photos would be ok Too !

[Tweak]

The reason for the mouting system is due to the massive weight of the usually all copper and VERY heavy coolers that you will be getting with your Xeons. Guessing you are going to wc them? You'll possibly need to drill out eight holes to accomodate, depending on which LL you have.

[TheBearLT]

Tweak, on Dec 20 2007, 12:39 AM, said:

The reason for the mouting system is due to the massive weight of the usually all copper and VERY heavy coolers that you will be getting with your Xeons. Guessing you are going to wc them? You'll possibly need to drill out eight holes to accomodate, depending on which LL you have.

Yep.. pain in the Ass (_)_)

[Nvyseal]

Pics Please, and here's the first monkey for the barrel

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[m.oreilly]

hehe.no more water cooling! hehehe, strictly on air from here on out. yep, them xeon hsfs are heavey, and they put the sockets right at the edge of the mobo, with a big area unsupported by standoffs. yep, a pain in the (_)(_) hehe.

[Christopholofigus]

Hell ya, go M.o. go! I'm getting the itch to build another compy as well...unfortunately it is an itch that i won't be able to scratch for a while (unless i want to be divorced). >.<

[talker]

Hey, sounds good MO. I can't wait for the pics. And don't forget to post a few of you getting frustrated. I can see MB and CPU pics anywhere but frustration pics are a thing to behold. Good luck MO and forgive my current GREEN color over your new system...talker.

[m.oreilly]

Christopholofigus, on Dec 19 2007, 03:02 PM, said:

...(unless i want to be divorced). >.<

what patty doesn't know wont hurt her (or me, for that matter... ).

talker, on Dec 19 2007, 03:47 PM, said:

Hey, sounds good MO. I can't wait for the pics. And don't forget to post a few of you getting frustrated. I can see MB and CPU pics anywhere but frustration pics are a thing to behold. Good luck MO and forgive my current GREEN color over your new system...talker.

yep, i can see many an ugly mug shot coming this way. and it ain't over 'til the fat guy (me) empties his wallet...

[eniparadoxgma]

scaramonga, on Dec 19 2007, 08:21 PM, said:

Good idea! ....then you can spend what you want, when you want and get pissed while doing so........in silence

What he said.

[Christopholofigus]

Ha.


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[m.oreilly]

well, you can't live with them, and you can't live with them...

[TheBearLT]

m.oreilly, on Dec 20 2007, 10:07 AM, said:

well, you can't live with them, and you can't live with them...

You mean Without ?

Like.. You can't live with them, and you can't live without 'em

Or I don't gettin' something ?

Cheers

Edited by TheBearLT, 20 December 2007 - 08:54 AM.