View Full Version : Asrock 880G Extreme3 + 955 Build pics (pic heavy)
Well, I know this has been a while coming, but finally I've got all the pics in decent sizes for web and online.
Order date 28/9.
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 125W C3 (Socket AM3) Processor - Retail
ASRock 880G Extreme3 (Socket AM3) DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/AMD+AM3+%28800+Chipset%29/ASRock+880G+Extreme3+%28Socket+AM3%29+DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=41129)
Mushkin 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 9-9-9-24 Blackline - 996659B (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR3+Dual+Channel+%E2%80%93+1600MHz+%2F+PC3-12800/Mushkin+4GB+%282x2GB%29+DDR3+PC3-12800+9-9-9-24+Blackline+-+996659B+?productId=41791)
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Fans%2C+Heatsinks%2C+Coolers/CPU+Coolers/Coolermaster+Hyper+212+Plus+CPU+Cooler+?productId= 39577)
Using Aria WishList - Link (https://www.aria.co.uk/WishList/0Ag7DwvdedafRJF8O6Ie_w,,)
Using an existing Coolermaster power supply (http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=40), a 80Gb sata WD hard drive and a Chieftec Dragon case with all fans installed.
So, a basic picture log of the install with short comments.
1. The Citylink protection mechanism, otherwise known as a nice big box with all my order in.
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/aria-box.jpg
2. Really nice to see, lots of air pockets to keep things nice and secure in the box.
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/aria-box-packaging.jpg
3. All unpacked, laid out on the kitchen table ,cleared plenty of space so I can take my time with the install and get some reasonable pics for the log
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/aria-order-contents.jpg
4. I have to say, one of the best set of accessories I've seen included with a motherboard, knowing that this board has many SATA ports, nice to see 3 cables included.
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/aria-motherboard-contents.jpg
5-13, some pictures of the motherboard
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/motherboard001.jpg
the rest of the motherboard pics, to save this being an epic image post I've just linked to.
Nice colouring on the heatsink (http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/motherboard002.jpg)
Around the CPU socket (http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/motherboard003.jpg)
All the USB ports you could ever need (http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/motherboard004.jpg)
PSU connector with warning sticker :) (http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/motherboard005.jpg)
Around the CPU socket, a nice distance left for the aux power (http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/motherboard006.jpg)
Backplate connectors, clear cmos a nice idea (http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/motherboard007.jpg)
The standard heatsink retainer backplate (http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/motherboard008.jpg)
AM3 Socket (http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/motherboard009.jpg) interestingly but not visible in the pic, a little Foxconn logo top left of the socket.
14. Cpu installed, nice and simple drop in :)
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/cpu-installed.jpg
15&16. You really need a warning with this cooler, it's so darn tall !!
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/heatsink-nofan.jpg
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/heatsink-height-reference.jpg
17&18. Having had a 212 before, I remembered that the fan was quite "thick", so RAM installed next, second pic taken to show how close to each other the slots on this board are, much more of a heatsink on the ram may cause problems.
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/mushkin-memory.jpg
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/memory-gap.jpg
19. Easy slot in, missed taking close ups of the fan as many have done that before, mind the clips orientation when fitting the 212 as it can appear a little odd.
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/installed-motherboard.jpg
20. Power supply time, a iGreen Power 500W by Coolermaster - used to run a Xeon pair link (http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=40)
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/power-supply.jpg
21. A few cable ties, and we have a nice clear airflow route in the case. At the lower part of the pic the hard disk 'racks' each have a 80mm fan in them.
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/cable-tidy.jpg
22&23. A couple of pics for reference, the cooler that came with the 955 has to be one of the meatiest coolers I've seem come with a CPU :lol:
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/reference-heatsink.jpg
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/reference-heatsink-bottom.jpg
24&25. A nice pic here, showing my choice of bay to put the HD in to keep a nice airflow in the case, chosing the lower bay. Yes sharp eye, that is a floppy drive in the case, the motherboard doesn't have a connector !! :lol:
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/hard-disk.jpg
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/hard-disk-top.jpg
26. Really showing how I've hidden the power cables, not a modular PSU doesn't mean it can't be tidy. No airflow above the DVD drive anyway, so cables "stored" there, out of the way :)
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/power-supply-dvd.jpg
27. Finally all done, installed Windows7 and running stable Folding@Home pretty much straight away :)
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/build-complete.jpg
and finally, because I missed this pic earlier on, what the case looked like empty :D
http://www.doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/chieftec-dragon.jpg
stable now since installation with a very easy overclock.
The system is at my feet today as I'm working in the office :)
50.4degrees on cores, 1.32V, 18.0 multiplier giving me a 3.6Ghz speed with it just being a multiplier change a very easy overlock.
It will do 4Ghz, given 1.45V to the cpu, a drop in multiplier and raise HT clocks. To me, this is a decent comprimise of heat, power and need. The real reason for the system purchase was to eventually build up a GPU cruncher for Folding@Home, that is going to need a new PSU to give me enough power.
It will need 6 PCIE power connectors if the plan goes ahead to put in 3x460s. One machine will then mean I can turn all my others off, which I can't see happening :lol:
Pretty happy so far, just waiting for that mega 1000+ posters deal on a Coolermaster PSU Aria now stock with 6 PCIE connectors :)
If you want any system readings etc, then feel free to post and if findable using software then I can do as rig now has remote access sorted as well :)
DT.
Lots of pics awesomeness :D
really like the look of that motherboard :)
my tagan psu has 3x6pin and 3x6+2 pins :D
really like the look of that motherboard :)
my tagan psu has 3x6pin and 3x6+2 pins :D
Yea it looks awesome <3
watercooled
03-11-10, 14:12
ASROCK deserve some credit there lastest boards are up there with the best.
I have the P55 Deluxe and its an awsome board its full of features and gets my I5 upto 4.6GHZ
Look good Mate,
How much did it all cost you?
Lorem-Ipsum
06-11-10, 16:56
Nice build mate.
But why windows 7 and not Linux?:D
I3R0K3N7FEET
06-11-10, 17:33
looks great :)
Look good Mate,
How much did it all cost you?
you know, I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you :D
The Phenom was a 1000deal and most of the other stuff was deal4day so
£240 ish
Nice build mate.
But why windows 7 and not Linux?:D
GPU crunching and an excuse, need to test some UAG appliances with direct access, so <cough> needed a new system :chuckle:
Office is about 50/50 now, there used to be 30%windows, but since getting some MS backing that's all changing.
DT.
i love that motherboard! i really want it, but i dont wanna pay more than ~£70 for it :(! fancy selling me urs for £70 :p?!!
I3R0K3N7FEET
15-11-10, 23:52
its worth every penny compared to what its up against.
:lol:
not a hope I'm selling this setup - in fact the 1000+ users deal on the 460 will see this get updated tomorrow if all couriers turn up at normal times. We have some home improvement stuff turning up as well, nicely planned to all be booked to be delivered on the same day, fingers crossed :)
DT.
I3R0K3N7FEET
16-11-10, 00:22
WOW so thats a bargain 955 C3 and a BARGAIN gtx460 with what i can say is the best price/performance board of any platform on the market?
btw you should be able to get those temps down more if you had more ventilation
AmdOverclocker
17-11-10, 20:31
hmm need a better case with a blac enterior like a CM 690 or phantom :D
WOW so thats a bargain 955 C3 and a BARGAIN gtx460 with what i can say is the best price/performance board of any platform on the market?
btw you should be able to get those temps down more if you had more ventilation
none of the case fans are connected, temps are in an acceptable range and the noise levels were very nice :)
A 460 went in today, two case fans now connected and the PSU fan spins up a notch, but stable as anything and now pushing out a steady 12k ppd on folding :thumb:
DT.
Themanhunt
12-12-10, 23:53
Was thinking about this board, but have now decided on asrock 890fx deluxe3
The board is great value for money, but our systems guys and myself included hate it when it comes down to overclocking. The MSI, ASUS & GB alternatives are better clockers.
watercooled
13-12-10, 08:18
all comes down to how good at overclocking you are :)
I3R0K3N7FEET
13-12-10, 17:07
a lot of the latest asrock boards do seem to need/give more volts than whats really needed.
current status of the machine, OCZ Fatal1ty PSU installed, case fans and speed regulator installed as I prefer that to the allowing the board deciding on fan speeds.
Both 460's running at 750core, a nice increase, fans at half voltage and core temps on the cards not exceeding 70degrees.
CPU running well, also the same, 55 at full load (WOW). Entire machine all on it's own is outputting enough to keep Folding Team315 in top100 for Christmas, I could do with some help though ;) It's managing just a tad short of 25K ppd on folding.
DT.
watercooled
23-12-10, 11:24
pics ?
I was sure I had some, but just on my phone. Just rang the sync and it appears not. I might drop in with the "big" camera later on to take some shots of how the machine looks now. Unfortunately, a thrid 460 seems out of the question, the space between the slots just isn't enough :(
DT.
Looks very nice, Just saw that board, May consider it for my next build. I have around a £80-100 price range, Not sure though.
Looks very nice, Just saw that board, May consider it for my next build. I have around a £80-100 price range, Not sure though.
it's on SuperSpecial, so worth a look if you're ordering lots of things to warrant the superspecial over the free delivery(if you qualify)
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/ASRock+880G+Extreme3+%28Socket+AM3%29+DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=41129
DT.
it's on SuperSpecial, so worth a look if you're ordering lots of things to warrant the superspecial over the free delivery(if you qualify)
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/ASRock+880G+Extreme3+%28Socket+AM3%29+DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=41129
DT.
What have the other boards got which cost like £100 that this board hasn't?
I3R0K3N7FEET
23-12-10, 18:20
50mhz extra on the IGP
which if you're taking advantage of the pci-e lanes, where's the gain?
DT.
I3R0K3N7FEET
23-12-10, 20:08
the asrock 880g extreme 3 is pretty much identical in spec to the 890GX bar slower IGP BUT its the same igp just downclocked afaik
the asrock 880g extreme 3 is pretty much identical in spec to the 890GX bar slower IGP BUT its the same igp just downclocked afaik
So it's just as good as the offerings from Gigabyte/Asus and the like?
I3R0K3N7FEET
23-12-10, 23:59
as previously mentioned, its not the best overclocker but feature wise the closest is £10-20 more expensive
finally, some pics. The box the stuff arrived in amused me, especially after what at the time was a recent thread about receiving the wrong item due to the sticker on the box used :)
http://www.doubletop.org.uk//pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/packing.jpg
In my rush to install, I've lost the pics I took of the unboxing the psu. General thoughts were that it was well organised, but I was apprehensive of the flat cables as the case doesn't have the ability to run the cables "under" the motherboard.
http://www.doubletop.org.uk//pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/fatal1ty.jpg
Just as I had worried about slightly, the stiffness of the flat cables actually made cable routing harder than if they were the standard round cables. It was pretty close in length terms to reach the bottom 460 as well, but other than that the psu had a nice feel of quality and is whisper quiet compared to the Coolermaster it has replaced. Whilst in the machine and due to adding the second 460, I put the fans on the fan controller, which is a very basic high/low setting of voltage.
Pic first .....
http://www.doubletop.org.uk//pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/internals2x460.jpg
So the lower case fan at the front and the case fan in the hard drive bay are intakes, then two exhaust at the rear, + the psu exhaust and gpu exhaust means a slightly negative pressure, so I run the bottom fan at the front faster than the others. Keeps the GPU temps (both cards) at a steady 68, with the GPU fans running at about 60percent, 2500rpm. Of course that's under full load :) CPU still stuck at 55degrees, with the hyper212 fan not registering in AMD overdrive on fan0 at all. Speedfan reports the cpu fan as 680rpm :lol:
Overall, I'm pleased with the machine, it does what I set out to do and that was to fold units for TPR. A third 460 is out of the question, there just isn't the space to put anything large into the second pci-e slot, the Palit 460 is just too large :( I might squeeze in a 9500, or something of that ilk that won't pull much power but may add another 1500 or so ppd to the machine.
The PSU, well it works, but I think you need to match it to a case that has the cable management features that many do today of allowing the cables to go under the board. I would have expected slightly longer PCI-E power leads, nice it has two sets, but surely that means you would give one set longer than the other, one of them needs to be longer in every case/install to reach the lower GPU.
DT.
...and we have an update.
Gave in and brought the 460GTX from the trade post here, put that in my machine at home to mean the case now looks like this :)
Picture 1 (http://doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/2012-04-29 16.03.55.jpg)
Picture 2 (http://doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/2012-04-29 16.04.14.jpg)
Picture 3 (http://doubletop.org.uk/pics/aria/phenom955-buildlog/2012-04-29 16.04.27.jpg)
Having a shot running www.gpugrid.net alongside the CPU being used (the cores not pumping work to the GPU) for Docking@home (http://docking.cis.udel.edu/)
Going to have a rest from Folding for a bit as I'm a little fed up of having to make trips to reboot the machine when the client hangs.
Current temps, GPU0=81 GPU1=72 GPU3=63 all with the fans at 100% - the 460 specs are good for 104, so lots of headroom there for quite a small case.
DT.
GothicKiller
01-05-12, 16:06
I'm guessing that you don't really use the cards in a SLI configuration? Got myself confused then D:
Thought you could only run then in 2Way-SLI, but then I seen the folding at home and that makes sense. :)
Just recently started doing some myself, not nearly on the amount of points that you are but it's a start.
This build looks nice by the way, what case is that? :)
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