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[Para_Franck]

Let's say I wanted to build an opteron based, probably dual CPU setup (at least 12 cores total), from which generation of Opteron should I look in?

 

[krusha03]

Let's say I wanted to build an opteron based, probably dual CPU setup (at least 12 cores total), from which generation of Opteron should I look in?

Any reason why you want an opteron specifically. I see the Westemere intel xeons E/L/X56xxx being rather popular and cheap on the 2nd hand market. Example

6 core 12 thread
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SLBV3-INTEL...782?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d2f74b646 95W
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SLBV6-INTEL...717?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e8b353075 95W
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-...151?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf07be8e7 60W

4 core 8 thread
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-...802?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25a27b78d2 80W

And a dual 1366 board
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Dell-Po...322?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5b0486fcba

 

[Norton]

Let's say I wanted to build an opteron based, probably dual CPU setup (at least 12 cores total), from which generation of Opteron should I look in?

Socket G34 61xx or 63xx are your best bet (62xx chips are Bulldozer and not as effective)

Any reason why you want an opteron specifically. I see the Westemere intel xeons E/L/X56xxx being rather popular and cheap on the 2nd hand market. Example

6 core 12 thread
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SLBV3-INTEL...782?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d2f74b646 95W
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SLBV6-INTEL...717?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e8b353075 95W
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-...151?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf07be8e7 60W

4 core 8 thread
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-...802?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25a27b78d2 80W

And a dual 1366 board
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Dell-Poweredge-R410-Dual-Xeon-LGA1366-Motherboard-System-Board-3GTGH-N051F-/390917979322?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5b0486fcba

Dual 1366 are at pretty good prices now but keep an eye out for 4P systems that are being retired by folders in favor of GTX 970/980's

*Note- please move these discussions over to the Team thread:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/tpus-wcg-boinc-team.85784/
This thread along with the Milestones and Pie threads are getting off topic

Thanks!

 

[Heaven7]

*Note- please move these discussions over to the Team thread:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/tpus-wcg-boinc-team.85784/
This thread along with the Milestones and Pie threads are getting off topic
Thanks!

Thanks for the heads-up, Captain. Guess I'm to blame too for going off topic in those threads... If so, I didn't mean to. I'll follow the rules from now on, thanks for the link.

 

[Para_Franck]

Any reason why you want an opteron specifically. I see the Westemere intel xeons E/L/X56xxx being rather popular and cheap on the 2nd hand market. Example

I went away from AMD products with my last build. I guess it`'s a nostalgia thing.

 

[Norton]

Thanks for the heads-up, Captain. Guess I'm to blame too for going off topic in those threads... If so, I didn't mean to. I'll follow the rules from now on, thanks for the link.

No worries/no blame- just trying to get all of this great discussion over to the best thread for it

@Para_Franck

There's not just nostalga, performance also. Here's my 4P running 4x Opteron 6168 12 core chips
http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=host&proj=bwcg&hostid=3193884

Runs at stock using around 500w at the wall through a gold rated psu

 

[manofthem]

There's not just nostalga, performance also. Here's my 4P running 4x Opteron 6168 12 core chips
http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=host&proj=bwcg&hostid=3193884

That is beautiful! Any chance of some power usage on that bad boy?

Runs at stock using around 500w at the wall through a gold rated psu

Thanks for adding that in. That's pretty impressive!

 

[Heaven7]

Nice! Power usage is probably to be neglected/accepted for that kind of crunching force...

 

[krusha03]

That is beautiful! Any chance of some power usage on that bad boy?

+1

Nice! Power usage is probably to be neglected/accepted for that kind of crunching force...

Actually i am really interested in points/watt and points/$ figures The thing is G34 CPUs / Boards are rare and expensive here

 

[Norton]

OK Team I have an offer and a request....

Offer- If anyone is in need of some nice fans I have some left over from the ones donated by @sneekypeet Send me a PM if you need a couple. They will be free ofc

Request- Looking to borrow a working s1366 chip for a week or two to test an EVGA X58 mATX board. The original cpu was fried in it but the board may still work. If the board works it will be donated to a Team member or included in a future giveaway rig.

*note- The chip just needs to work, nothing fancy, testing the board might kill the chip- will address directly with the donator if that happens.

 

[BarbaricSoul]

OK Team I have an offer and a request....

Offer- If anyone is in need of some nice fans I have some left over from the ones donated by @sneekypeet Send me a PM if you need a couple. They will be free ofc

Request- Looking to borrow a working s1366 chip for a week or two to test an EVGA X58 mATX board. The original cpu was fried in it but the board may still work. If the board works it will be donated to a Team member or included in a future giveaway rig.

*note- The chip just needs to work, nothing fancy, testing the board might kill the chip- will address directly with the donator if that happens.

I have a 960 you can borrow/have, as far as I know it works. Haven't actually tried it, someone bought the board from me that it was suppose go in.

 

[t_ski]

OK Team I have an offer and a request....

Offer- If anyone is in need of some nice fans I have some left over from the ones donated by @sneekypeet Send me a PM if you need a couple. They will be free ofc

Request- Looking to borrow a working s1366 chip for a week or two to test an EVGA X58 mATX board. The original cpu was fried in it but the board may still work. If the board works it will be donated to a Team member or included in a future giveaway rig.

*note- The chip just needs to work, nothing fancy, testing the board might kill the chip- will address directly with the donator if that happens.

I have an E5506 (maybe it's an E5504) that use can have.

 

[Norton]

UPDATE!

Thanks to @BarbaricSoul for sending me a chip

and

We seem to have hit the bottom of the fan assortment from @sneekypeet. Will be sending out packages to folks in a few days

If I come across any more goodies I will post another announcement in this thread

 

[sneekypeet]

We seem to have hit the bottom of the fan assortment

Wow that was fast, you were not kidding around when you said they would all find good use! Glad to hear it!

 

[stinger608]

Thanks to @BarbaricSoul for sending me a chip

Did that EVGA x58 micro post? Or have you tried it yet?

 

[Norton]

Did that EVGA x58 micro post? Or have you tried it yet?

Have to get the chip and some time to test it once I have it- hopefully this can be done next week at some point

 

[peche]

@Norton captain .. let me say that i really had a good time with the last challenge, also i would like to ask about if there is another coming soon?

Regards,

 

[stinger608]

Have to get the chip and some time to test it once I have it- hopefully this can be done next week at some point

Ah, I miss read the statement thinking you already had the chip in hand. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Norton]

@Norton captain .. let me say that i really had a good time with the last challenge, also i would like to ask about if there is another coming soon?

Regards,

We will do one again in May around Mother's Day... keep a watch for an announcement in the Team thread OR in my sig and for the planning thread to start up sometime in April.

 

[peche]

We will do one again in May around Mother's Day... keep a watch for an announcement in the Team thread OR in my sig and for the planning thread to start up sometime in April.

excellent... im here waiting ...
lets say f*ck you cancer again !!

 

[peche]

does any have have spected this?

Regards

 

[T-Bob]

does any have have spected this?

View attachment 63677

Regards

It looks like you have an unstable overclock

 

[peche]

It looks like you have an unstable overclock

no overclock on this rig... also no overclockon my machines at moment!

 

[ThE_MaD_ShOt]

does any have have spected this?

View attachment 63677

Regards

If it keeps happening then you have stability issues somewhere. One every great now and then is ok, if it is happening often you need to start checking hardware. WCG the true hardware stability checker.

 

[T-Bob]

Yeah, What @ThE_MaD_ShOt said.

Ok no OC. Can you give us the specs on this system? Also what's your cpu temps?