Goin Underground For A Bit

DrNip · #1 08-29-2009

Sorry to all my fellow benchers as it looks like I am goin underground for a bit and doing some gaming. When I come back I have some stuff to show. I am currently upgrading my laboratory. Mounted my monitors all the wall and all! Also I am stackin my chips(hardware LOL) too. Still lookin for that withdrawal device but I am afraid I will have to pay full price. Also gettin me a dimas tech station next week. I went ahead and purchased another PSU so I can just have two complete builds as I am tired of rockin my HP for a back up. PSU was all I was short of another system. Also I have a 955 BE AMD build in the chamber too and in the end this will be my everyday driver. Anyways here are a couple of sneak peaks of what is to come.

Bones · #2 08-29-2009

At least you'll be set when you do!
Nice digs man.

Buckeye · #3 08-29-2009

Nice stuff, love the Dewar there, fits very well in your area

All is good and taking a break is a worth while thing to do, gather yourself back up and get back in the mood to bench.

Gaming is fun also and puts all that hardware to good use

Speaking of Dimas bench tables, I threw my rig back on the DT as the TJ07 was just getting to full of stuff and hard to work on.

What a bunch of junk on the table HAHA

Thats the Classified and 965XE at 4.5ghz 24/7 main rig

DrNip · #4 08-29-2009

Nice. Got enough HDD's?

Yeah I have been admiring the Dimas for a year or more now and it is time to get one. I say I am going to use my soon to have AMD rig for my everyday cruiser but if i get that Xeon then I will fire back up my DFI and put the 920 in it for my everyday cruiser. Problem with that is the Xeon I want will set me back a grand so that might be awhile. I just can't wait until my next house as I will have a room just dedicated to my addiction. Until then it is the closet. It working great so far.

Buckeye · #5 08-29-2009

Enough HDD's ????

Only about 4.7TB's not counting the SSD raid

Actually I am going to resetup a WHS and put all that stuff in that. Its far to many HDD's for a main rig.

punx223 · #6 08-29-2009

dude if you need some time, take some time, and when you come back, just hit the ground running... right now im trying to get into bench mode, I just gotta get some DICE

DrNip · #7 08-29-2009

Ya think Buckeye? Hell ya its too many! LOL

Neuromancer · #8 08-29-2009

Wow I thought running 3 with no raid on my benching rig was too much (2.5TB storage)

It is nice to take a voluntary break once in a while

(It sucks when it is involuntary :( )

Hopefully sometime around the 10th (school starts back up yeah!) I will have some more free time, and will have an i7 rig as well, so I can get my little mitts on that community pot and abuse me some hardware

That should help make up any boints you may lose during your hiatus

DrNip · #9 08-29-2009

It's not a matter of needing some time or needing a break as I won't be doing either. I'm just going to shift my focus to more gaming than benching for a bit. I do this every year as all the good 1st person shooters start to trickle out from Aug - Nov. Pretty much in between titles when I beat them is when I will bench. Also as stated I have at least $2 grand of stuff to get until I can get to goin on my benching because pretty much my 920 is tapped out so I need a new CPU. Between that and a withdrawal system for my dewar I will be out $1600!!! :( I also want to pick back up some 4890's as well as a 955 BE AMD and mobo. God I hate computers sometimes as they are the true gateway drug!!!

Kal-EL · #10 08-30-2009

Which 4890's are you going with?