Spring Build
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#11 Re: Spring Build
Going to have plenty of case fans and a decent hydro cooler.
What's the price difference between buying components in the UK vs. US? I bet a i7-4770K crunching config could be put together for less than $600 US. Not sure of shipping and other fees though.
What's the price difference between buying components in the UK vs. US? I bet a i7-4770K crunching config could be put together for less than $600 US. Not sure of shipping and other fees though.
#12 Re: Spring Build
Depends on if you are in the UK or the states. Cheaper in the states, but shipping to UK needs to pass customs. If they ship as gift then . Since you spec'ed all in $ I'm guessing USA, not worth trying to ship from UK.
Also I believe the jury is still out on the new Haswell CPU's as I believe they have heat issues run at 100 % and the K's are only worth the extra if you intend to over clock.
Also depends what you intend to crunch. For maximum credits then GPU and a cheap as chips quad pentium driving 3 or 4 high end GPU's is the way to go. CPU crunching doesn't come close to the $ / credits of a GPU. For science you need i7's, for points GPU's rule.
Also I believe the jury is still out on the new Haswell CPU's as I believe they have heat issues run at 100 % and the K's are only worth the extra if you intend to over clock.
Also depends what you intend to crunch. For maximum credits then GPU and a cheap as chips quad pentium driving 3 or 4 high end GPU's is the way to go. CPU crunching doesn't come close to the $ / credits of a GPU. For science you need i7's, for points GPU's rule.
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#13 Re: Spring Build
I think the answer to this question is buy some second hand parts or half dead computers, strip them apart and build up a nice cruncher or two. This would be the lowest cost and most enjoyable way to make a dedicated cruncher.
I've had more fun building and wiring up my U2's than I did installing any GPU in an i7.
I've had more fun building and wiring up my U2's than I did installing any GPU in an i7.
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#14 Re: Spring Build
Janos, that sounds like a plan.. have to talk to some of my muckers on T,interweb see what's lying about :) BTW, anyone built a farm?
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#15 Re: Spring Build
Tried it once, but when you water the motherboards they just sort of fizzle and go pop!...stewartcollinge wrote:J...:) BTW, anyone built a farm?
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#16 Re: Spring Build
Sounds like you didn't use a compatible sprinkler system.PinkPenguin wrote:Tried it once, but when you water the motherboards they just sort of fizzle and go pop!...stewartcollinge wrote:J...:) BTW, anyone built a farm?
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#17 Re: Spring Build
A small holding, yes. I currently have 11 devices crunching :)stewartcollinge wrote: BTW, anyone built a farm?
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#18 Re: Spring Build
About to have 14 devices, ( 6 are Androids ). Not so much a farm as an expensive obsessionJanos wrote:A small holding, yes. I currently have 11 devices crunching :)stewartcollinge wrote: BTW, anyone built a farm?
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#19 Re: Spring Build
If we're going with the Janos quantifying methodJanos wrote:A small holding, yes. I currently have 11 devices crunching :)stewartcollinge wrote: BTW, anyone built a farm?
Then I reckon I have a vegetable patches worth.
I've got 6 1/2 devices crunching. 5 are Odroids/Android, my computer and my dad's runs some units when not in use.
#20 Re: Spring Build
My 14th . Intel core 2 quad Q6600 cpu running a HD7770 on linux just came on line, finally....
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