PowerSpec B945

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While in Fairfax, Virginia I went to Micro Center and bought this system. So far impressed but haven't installed the video card yet. The main intent for this system is image processing of CMOS/CCD data acquired from telescope systems at home and remote. Next step is installing the video card, an AMD Radeon RX7600. I have a conference in NY for 4 days, yes astronomy imaging related, and when I get back the new 10TB 3.5" HD should be here so I'll install that now that a quick call to Support opened my eyes to the HD bays on the back of the system.

Looking forward to getting this system up and running. I use a program called Pix Insight to calibrate and process the data. It's not unusual to have 30 or more dark frames to create a master dark, many more bias frames for a master, flat frames that are created with 12-16 frames per filter, up to 8 filters. Raw data files that on average are 6 hours per filter that I expose at 15 minutes per frame to 30 minutes depending on filter used. The processes used vary depending on type of data and object imaged.

Looking forward to seeing how well this system performs for these tasks.

Suggestions welcomed.

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  • PowerSpec_MikeW
    PowerSpec_MikeW PowerSpec Engineer
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    Should be a relatively easy upgrade. With the GPU you will need to break the PSU cable bundle and route the PCIe cables. We zip tied the 12VPWR for Nvidia cards in the chassis, but not the PCIe cables.

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  • sreilly
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    Thanks Mike. Just got back from a 4 day Astronomy Conference in Suffern, NY. Hope to install the video card tomorrow along with a 3.5" HDD and 2.5" SSD. I just posted another post on the drives…..sorry.

    Steve

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  • sreilly
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    Taking this a bit further, I felt confident after having built a number of systems over the past 20 years, and ordered more RAM for this system. It came with 128gb of RAM (2X64) so I ordered another pair, same make/model but the system would not boot after installing the additional. I removed it and back online. So what changed that identical RAM wouldn't work? Or have I forgotten something crucial?

    Both the installed and new RAM are G.Skill Flare X5 F56000J. I'm very confused.

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  • PowerSpec_MikeW
    PowerSpec_MikeW PowerSpec Engineer
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    @sreilly

    Vendors change the components over time. Might not actually be the same. Screenshot the label on both modules and post it here.

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  • sreilly
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    I took the memory out and got the specs but the attached show they are the same brand, model, and model number. I made sure f that prior to ordering the memory. The PC is less than a month old.

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  • sreilly
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    With all 4 memory sticks installed it will not boot.

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    After installing the new memory and powering on the system it would not power on. I removed the two new sticks and powered up without issue. I didn't open the configuration….actually thinking about it I don't recall right off how I would do that as I haven't done so in a long while.

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  • PowerSpec_MikeW
    PowerSpec_MikeW PowerSpec Engineer
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    @sreilly

    Memory in the system is a Hynix M-Die. What you bought is a Samsung B-Die. Massive change here, it's not going to work together.

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  • PowerSpec_MikeW
    PowerSpec_MikeW PowerSpec Engineer
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    To elaborate I'm reading the product codes:

    0A48AXS820M
    0R48AMS410B

    Same density and PMIC, but they changed the IC. Highlighted 1 is Samsung, 2 is Hynix. The last character is die type. For Samsung it's only B-Die, for Hynix it's M and A.

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