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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
I am considering building a machine that can be devoted to crunching workunit. Nothing fancy and nothing glamorous, but I want it to be optimized for crunching as many workunits as possible and as quickly as possible. After crunching workunits and seeing that round the clock updates from these projects, I am stocked that I may actually be contributing.
I am considering a dual quad core setup. I am not sure which brand CPU is better? Specifically, I want the best bang for the buck so I prefer a chip that is optimally suited for crunching workunits. I don't care about gaming. The mother board and idea amount of ram would be next. As for everything else, I will use stock video card and HDD. Any ideas? If you can setup a sample setup in Newegg, like what I would need to buy, please provide a link. Granted, I am just kicking around some ideas. I am still in college and on a limited budget. But I do want to help. |
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mikaok
Senior Cruncher Finland Joined: Aug 8, 2006 Post Count: 489 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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How's your budget? In crunching, some quad core system would be best bung for a buck. For an example, four 3GHz threads againts two threads running 4GHz, you'll get more done with quad. Intel Q9550 or AMD Phenom II 940BE maybe?
----------------------------------------There are also GPU projects like Gpugrid (NVidia cards) and Milkyway (?) (ATI cards). So consider gpu projects as well before making your decision. cheers Mika
to infinity and beyond
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Is GPUGrid down? I keep going to their website and it does not come up and I already have two GPUGrid Workunits that are done and ready to report.
My budget is limited. But it appears that the Core i7: 920, 940, and 965 (Nehalem) by Intel are the best performers. But they cost more and chew up more energy. Indeed, I want a quad core system, but I am thinking of a dual quad core. |
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Dataman
Ace Cruncher Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Post Count: 4865 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Is GPUGrid down? Yes, it has been down almost 48 hours.   |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Maybe not back up until Tuesday
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Thanks Snow Crash.
Nice of them not to notify anyone. |
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Movieman
Veteran Cruncher Joined: Sep 9, 2006 Post Count: 1042 Status: Offline |
best bang for the buck cruncher IMO is a i7-920 on a good X58 chipset board.
----------------------------------------The key is to make sure you get a minimum of 3x1 gig of DDR3-1333 memory and preferably DDR3-1600 Then also required is a ThermalRight Xtreme Ultra 120 heatsink. What we call a TRUE.. That coupled with a good 50-80cfm fan should OC to at least 3600 and many do 4000mhz. At 3700mhz it will do over 27,000PPD in WCG running the HFCC project.  |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
What would be a good board?
Check out my public wishlist from newegg. I threw up a bunch of chip and motherboard ideas. http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=10151071 |
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Movieman
Veteran Cruncher Joined: Sep 9, 2006 Post Count: 1042 Status: Offline |
What would be a good board? Check out my public wishlist from newegg. I threw up a bunch of chip and motherboard ideas. http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=10151071 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375 There you go, good board and $184.99 after rebate. Only "downside" if you want to call it that is only 4 dimm slots but realistically you won't use the 4th one. 3x1 gig is plenty for a dedicated cruncher and if you want it for an all round machine 3x2 gig will do all you need. Heck, I run 16 threads on a dual gainestown( dual socket Nehalem) on 6x1 gig and more than enough. Good Luck. |
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Former Member
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Yes, I want to know a good dual socket board. What is the model number of the board you reference? Is it a Core i7 chip?
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