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System Name | Supersmartladan |
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Processor | Core i5 4670K |
Motherboard | Asus Maximus VI HERO |
Cooling | Scythe Kotetsu |
Memory | Crucial 2*8GB 1600Mhz CL9 1.35V |
Video Card(s) | XFX RX480 RS 4GB |
Storage | 256GB Samsung 830 SSD and 3*4TB Seagate ST4000DM000 in RAID1+Backup |
Display(s) | AOC AG271QX 27" 1440p 144Hz TN AdaptiveSync + Dell Ultrasharp U2415 1920*1200 60Hz IPS |
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 |
Power Supply | EVGA G2 650W |
Mouse | Zowie EC-1A |
Keyboard | Ozone Strike Battle Red |
Software | Winbloat 7 |
I have learned a few things since my last thread.
1. Swearing is frowned upon here.
2. People like going off topic.
3. Reading is hard.
I hope to remedy the problems these things caused with this thread.
I would also like to publicly apologize to Frick, the guy I was unnecessarily rude to when he went off topic in the last thread: I'm sorry.
OFF TOPIC POSTS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. I will ask a mod to remove comments that are off topic.
Now, for the actual topic:
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Nvidia is rumored to be paying Red Hat to develop a new API to compete with AMD's Mantle API on Linux.
This new API is allegedly based on IOMMU technology.
"Redemption" is very much an inofficial name.
If anybody knows any more details on the topic please share. Is this rumor false or does it seem reasonable/belivable?
Now, this potentially creates a problem for me since I was planning on purchasing a 4670K to overclock, but as seen on the list below, there are no K CPUs with IOMMU support.
Here's a list of CPUs that support the technology and a few of the motherboards that do.
Asus' Z87 (and Z77) motherboards apparently have problems with IOMMU too, because they're using a different PCI controller than standard. This controller will allegedly cause problems for both Mantle and Redemption, while the K CPUs only cause problems for Redemption. (because the AMD GCN architecture has its own IOMMU pipeline and thus needs no CPU support)
This very same controller is also causing losses in performance according to the same source.
Is this true? Should Z87 Asus motherboards be avoided?
1. Swearing is frowned upon here.
2. People like going off topic.
3. Reading is hard.
I hope to remedy the problems these things caused with this thread.
I would also like to publicly apologize to Frick, the guy I was unnecessarily rude to when he went off topic in the last thread: I'm sorry.
OFF TOPIC POSTS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. I will ask a mod to remove comments that are off topic.
Now, for the actual topic:
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Nvidia is rumored to be paying Red Hat to develop a new API to compete with AMD's Mantle API on Linux.
This new API is allegedly based on IOMMU technology.
"Redemption" is very much an inofficial name.
If anybody knows any more details on the topic please share. Is this rumor false or does it seem reasonable/belivable?
Now, this potentially creates a problem for me since I was planning on purchasing a 4670K to overclock, but as seen on the list below, there are no K CPUs with IOMMU support.
Here's a list of CPUs that support the technology and a few of the motherboards that do.
Asus' Z87 (and Z77) motherboards apparently have problems with IOMMU too, because they're using a different PCI controller than standard. This controller will allegedly cause problems for both Mantle and Redemption, while the K CPUs only cause problems for Redemption. (because the AMD GCN architecture has its own IOMMU pipeline and thus needs no CPU support)
This very same controller is also causing losses in performance according to the same source.
Is this true? Should Z87 Asus motherboards be avoided?