I'm still using an ASUS P6T v2 Deluxe MB with an i7-920, 16 GB RAM, ASUS CUII GTX 780 ti with the exact same Corsair 850 watt PSU that you have there, I believe, as my main rig! Two years ago, the whole system was dumped on my front lawn by someone, in very filthy condition with dirt and leaves in it and all wires hanging out of the missing side panel. It didn't run at first until I cleaned it and made a few minor fixes to it. It also came with a DVD and even an old 19" monitor. It originally only had two 8 gig sticks of memory but I later upgrade it to 16GB. It runs just about everything I throw at it. Oh...it also came with one of those old Zalman coolers which I took apart and relubricated the bearings! I believe the person who left it on my lawn may have been carrying it to keep himself but then realized just how damn heavy it was to carry and gave up. I"m definitely glad he decided to dump it on my lawn and not one of my neighbors' instead! 😁😁👍👍 PS: I did buy a Xeon x5670 for it, but I am still too "chicken" to do the necessary BIOS update before installing it as I don't want to accidentally "brick" the motherboard. The P6 motherboard does have a very easy to use BIOS updater and quite reliable from what other owners have told me but the system seems adequate enough for my needs right at the moment. I will get to it...eventually.. 🤔😁
@@retrotech2020 Yup! It actually got me through a rough period at the time. That and the Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 8GB that looked brand new that I got for $45..by MISTAKE! I actually ordered an old HD 6970, I believe and you can imagine my surprise when I opened the package and found that instead! They were going for upwards of $500 at that time! At first I thought it was some kind of scam but when I tested it, it ran perfectly fine and was legit! I never had that type of "double luck" or really ANY good luck before that! I was actually having a very bad time of it, what with Covid being around and all. I wish that I can say that that luck stuck with me, but no...it reversed once again the following year and now it seems EVERYBODY is having it rough besides me. I guess you just have to make the most of it, ride it out, and hope the good days come back. Hope you are doing well yourself. Looking forwards to more videos from you in the future and I am subscribed! Be well!! 👍👍
Get a bios programmer and flash your p6t deluxe with p6t ws pro bios, I got my x5650 bad bin at 4.4ghz with high tdp turbo option after flashing the p6t ws bios, my average x5650 chip can run 4.6ghz no problem on that board
@@Gabo99 I was thinking about getting a BIOS flasher too or at least a spare BIOS chip from eBay before attempting to flash it.....just in case. This week, I changed the CPU cooler with a new one since the fan on the old Zalmon cooler was making noise and wobbling. I already took it apart once and relubed the bearings about a year ago, but it's just too old now. I also took apart the 780 ti, cleaned it up and put on some new MX-4 thermal compound as it was starting to get a little "toasty." So far so good. I am on it now to write this note. Thanks for the reply! I appreciate it. Be well out there!👍👍
My first pc build featuring an x58 board died which was very sad. However, I picked up a whole pc for $30. I use it as a backup and works great with a cheap 1070 in there
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That's a steal, good work!
It was. Thank you.
That memory stick has to be the same batch and version, x58 boards are really picky
You have one of the best x58 motherboards.
I also recently have buyed one.
I've actually upgraded to a 6 core Xeon now. It's great.
@@retrotech2020 Fantastic!
Dang. Great deal for 20 quid.
Very good. Very lucky.
@@retrotech2020 what's a quod
I'm still using an ASUS P6T v2 Deluxe MB with an i7-920, 16 GB RAM, ASUS CUII GTX 780 ti with the exact same Corsair 850 watt PSU that you have there, I believe, as my main rig! Two years ago, the whole system was dumped on my front lawn by someone, in very filthy condition with dirt and leaves in it and all wires hanging out of the missing side panel. It didn't run at first until I cleaned it and made a few minor fixes to it. It also came with a DVD and even an old 19" monitor. It originally only had two 8 gig sticks of memory but I later upgrade it to 16GB. It runs just about everything I throw at it. Oh...it also came with one of those old Zalman coolers which I took apart and relubricated the bearings! I believe the person who left it on my lawn may have been carrying it to keep himself but then realized just how damn heavy it was to carry and gave up. I"m definitely glad he decided to dump it on my lawn and not one of my neighbors' instead! 😁😁👍👍
PS: I did buy a Xeon x5670 for it, but I am still too "chicken" to do the necessary BIOS update before installing it as I don't want to accidentally "brick" the motherboard. The P6 motherboard does have a very easy to use BIOS updater and quite reliable from what other owners have told me but the system seems adequate enough for my needs right at the moment. I will get to it...eventually.. 🤔😁
That was very nice of them to leave it there for you. I bet that made a great project for you.
@@retrotech2020 Yup! It actually got me through a rough period at the time. That and the Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 8GB that looked brand new that I got for $45..by MISTAKE! I actually ordered an old HD 6970, I believe and you can imagine my surprise when I opened the package and found that instead! They were going for upwards of $500 at that time! At first I thought it was some kind of scam but when I tested it, it ran perfectly fine and was legit! I never had that type of "double luck" or really ANY good luck before that! I was actually having a very bad time of it, what with Covid being around and all. I wish that I can say that that luck stuck with me, but no...it reversed once again the following year and now it seems EVERYBODY is having it rough besides me. I guess you just have to make the most of it, ride it out, and hope the good days come back. Hope you are doing well yourself. Looking forwards to more videos from you in the future and I am subscribed! Be well!! 👍👍
Get a bios programmer and flash your p6t deluxe with p6t ws pro bios, I got my x5650 bad bin at 4.4ghz with high tdp turbo option after flashing the p6t ws bios, my average x5650 chip can run 4.6ghz no problem on that board
@@Gabo99 I was thinking about getting a BIOS flasher too or at least a spare BIOS chip from eBay before attempting to flash it.....just in case. This week, I changed the CPU cooler with a new one since the fan on the old Zalmon cooler was making noise and wobbling. I already took it apart once and relubed the bearings about a year ago, but it's just too old now. I also took apart the 780 ti, cleaned it up and put on some new MX-4 thermal compound as it was starting to get a little "toasty." So far so good. I am on it now to write this note. Thanks for the reply! I appreciate it. Be well out there!👍👍
My first pc build featuring an x58 board died which was very sad. However, I picked up a whole pc for $30. I use it as a backup and works great with a cheap 1070 in there
They are still capable setups these days.