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| System Name | octo1 |
|---|---|
| Processor | dual Xeon 2687W ES |
| Motherboard | Supermicro |
| Cooling | dual Noctua NH-D14 |
| Memory | generic ECC reg |
| Video Card(s) | 2 HD7950 |
| Storage | generic |
| Case | Rosewill Thor |
This is pure speculation at the moment but I've been searching fleabay for v3 Xeon chips and the prices seem to be coming down nicely. It looks like 14 core chips are already getting close to the $700-800 mark so maybe in another 3-6 months I'll consider buying components for another system.
My question is, if I decide to do that, should I go for a m/b that has 1 or 3 PCI 3 x16 slots? I have no need for these unless we get another gpu project. But if that happens, I would probably get something like an R295x2 which IIRC has around 12k shaders.
From the last project, I remember that 2 7970's with around 2k shaders each was able to keep the 32 thread machine pretty busy. So I'm thinking that one 295x2 should be able to provide work for 56 threads pretty easily. But I don't know. Opinions?
My question is, if I decide to do that, should I go for a m/b that has 1 or 3 PCI 3 x16 slots? I have no need for these unless we get another gpu project. But if that happens, I would probably get something like an R295x2 which IIRC has around 12k shaders.
From the last project, I remember that 2 7970's with around 2k shaders each was able to keep the 32 thread machine pretty busy. So I'm thinking that one 295x2 should be able to provide work for 56 threads pretty easily. But I don't know. Opinions?
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