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I PM'd the seller earlier to ask if they were vendor locked and he didn't think they are. I just sent payment over for the 7742's so they should no longer be available. My apologies for getting to it first to anybody here that may have been trying to buy them.I'd ask if these are locked to a specific vendor such as Dell. I've been reading about many more locked 2nd gen epycs coming to the resell market lately.
If you didn't already have a Hardforum account you probably wouldn't have been able to buy them anyways. There's a rule that you have to have at least 100 posts to participate in FS/T there, but even if the seller ignored that I think you cannot send a PM there until you have a certain number of posts.Beat me to it . I wanted both 7742's. At least the power is still at Anandtech !
I appreciate the offer. I was thinking this motherboard but am open to suggestions - https://www.newegg.com/asrock-rack-...s-processors/p/N82E16813140060?quicklink=true@Icecold , if you need any recommendations on motherboards or memory, let me know, I have 3 of those.
Yes, I created an account just to buy these, and then was screwed. That motherboard is the 2P version of what most of my 7742's are in. Use dual Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 heatsinks to cool them. I have that config on my dual 7601'sIf you didn't already have a Hardforum account you probably wouldn't have been able to buy them anyways. There's a rule that you have to have at least 100 posts to participate in FS/T there, but even if the seller ignored that I think you cannot send a PM there until you have a certain number of posts.
I appreciate the offer. I was thinking this motherboard but am open to suggestions - https://www.newegg.com/asrock-rack-...s-processors/p/N82E16813140060?quicklink=true
Nice! I'll be curious to see how it does at Folding, I would imagine it should be a good step up from a 2080ti or 3070.Well, I missed out on this, but I just won a 3080TI for MSRP (EVGA) on the newegg shuffle !!
Simple (I had one) It will not even post at all. Is this your first EPYC ? If so, be aware, when it posts, especially the first time, it takes like 5 minutes, so be patient. But if its vendor locked, NO post at all, just a black screen. Use the on-board VGA until you get it booted, and bios setup right. Then you can add a video card. This assures you that there are no problems involving the video card.If these CPU's happen to be vendor locked, does anybody know what the symptom will be trying to boot it in an ASRock board? Will the system just not POST at all, or should it give some kind of warning?
Nice! I'll be curious to see how it does at Folding, I would imagine it should be a good step up from a 2080ti or 3070.
OK, first EPYC. Word of caution. Be VERY careful to insert the CPU into the tray, and then make sure you torque it to spec, first lightly, then to spec, IN ORDER. Any errors will ruin the socket, and while you MAY get the RMA approved, it will set you back weeks. I did 7 threadrippers before my first EPYC, so I had practice(I did ruin ONE motherboard), and I have the AMD torque tool. Its the same socket (almost) and the same torque. Its not near as easy as Xeons (untill you get the hang of it).It's my first EPYC, but I have some Xeons in server/workstation motherboards that take awhile for the IPMI to initialize and for it to POST. It's always a bit concerning on first boot up after building the machine waiting the few minutes for it to boot up the first time
F@H PPD on 2080TI is like 5 million, and on a 3070 its like 4 million. with over 10,000 cuda cores on the 3080TI, I am expecting over 8 million ppd, but we will see.
Well, once you get the knack, its a piece of cake. But if you miss some of the finer points, its easy to screw it up.. Like I say, getting it in the carrier correctly is the key. Once you see all the things to look for, its easy.I found that tool in the same state I'm in(don't want to be waiting around for a tool to install the processor once I have everything else), and apparently had some ebay bonus money stuck in my account so I got it for $6 after the ebay bucks or whatever it was. It seems like installing these processors is going to be an adventure.
So, what heat sinks, memory and power supply did you get ? I am really curious on this build.I appreciate all the information. It seems like getting the motherboard from Newegg is going to be the main delay. Based on the shipping method, etc. it should be here by the weekend, but it's still sitting on waiting for UPS to pick up, and I've had issues with Newegg taking a really long time to ship stuff recently.