F@H Top Crunchers...

[Assimilator1]

lol, burnt legs?:Q

Oh and an Ath64 1800??

 

[Uppsala9496]

(sorry, it's a 2800+ A64 (1.8ghz) - old as dirt and just keeps chugging along)

I'm tempted to spend the $729 +tax for the following (my wife will kill me):

Dell PowerEdge SC1430 Tower Server
Dual Quad Core Xeon 5310 1.6Ghz 4MB Cache
1GB mem
80GB HD,
No CD drive (want +$99 for CD drive),
1yr warranty,
No OS

Ubuntu is free.....I have a spare CD drive sitting around along with a spare keyboard and mouse.

I'm sure the SMP client would make nice use of 2 quad core processors.

 

[JeffCos]

Originally posted by: Uppsala9496
(sorry, it's a 2800+ A64 (1.8ghz) - old as dirt and just keeps chugging along)

I'm tempted to spend the $729 +tax for the following (my wife will kill me):

Dell PowerEdge SC1430 Tower Server
Dual Quad Core Xeon 5310 1.6Ghz 4MB Cache
1GB mem
80GB HD,
No CD drive (want +$99 for CD drive),
1yr warranty,
No OS

Ubuntu is free.....I have a spare CD drive sitting around along with a spare keyboard and mouse.

I'm sure the SMP client would make nice use of 2 quad core processors.

CHRIST ON A PONY!! where do i get me one of those? (and don't say Dell) Although is 1GB enough for Dual Quads?

 

[Uppsala9496]

Expires Wed 10/24

Be sure to select the Quad core for both primary and secondary CPU's.

 

[JeffCos]

that's total awesomness that took a bath in awesomness water and wrapped itself in an awesomness towel. Damn you penguin, you make me not want my PS3 anymore. Brb gotta go buy more lottery tickets for tonight

 

[Uppsala9496]

If my wife wasn't due in January, I'd buy it and not tell her until it arrived.
It's soooooooo tempting though. Although she did say "If you really want it, please get it."

Nothing like a guilt trip.

 

[JeffCos]

Even though I was just talking in another thread about how I need a new vid card but don't want to drop $200 on an x1900 when i'm not building a new system for myself until next autumn, i'm SERIOUSLY considering this buy. I'll spend way less on this than on the PS3 (if you include games) and I'll have some serious PPD increase. UGH DECISIONS!!

edit: how much ram does that thing need though? I have a feeling it's going to be like 4gigs

 

[GLeeM]

Originally posted by: JeffCos
Even though I was just talking in another thread about how I need a new vid card but don't want to drop $200 on an x1900 when i'm not building a new system for myself until next autumn, i'm SERIOUSLY considering this buy. I'll spend way less on this than on the PS3 (if you include games) and I'll have some serious PPD increase. UGH DECISIONS!!

edit: how much ram does that thing need though? I have a feeling it's going to be like 4gigs

If it is just for F@H, I think 1 GB should be good for two SMP clients.

 

[JeffCos]

hmmm interesting

 

[MadMurph]

Originally posted by: Uppsala9496
If my wife wasn't due in January, I'd buy it and not tell her until it arrived.
It's soooooooo tempting though. Although she did say "If you really want it, please get it."

Nothing like a guilt trip.

Tell her we all said it was "OK."

 

[bryanW1995]

LOL

seriously, though, why spend $710 when you could build a better Q6600 rig for more like $500? here's the breakdown:

$266 Q6600
$70 AR for ip 35 e
$25 for a cheap-o pci-e gpu
$55 AR for 2gb of 4-4-4-12 ddr2 800 at newegg
$40 for antec earthwatts 430 w at newegg
$45 for decent case.

that gets you what the dell has, plus you can probably get a decent oc to 2.7-3.0 on stock cooling as a bonus!

 

[JeffCos]

Originally posted by: bryanW1995
LOL

seriously, though, why spend $710 when you could build a better Q6600 rig for more like $500? here's the breakdown:

$266 Q6600
$70 AR for ip 35 e
$25 for a cheap-o pci-e gpu
$55 AR for 2gb of 4-4-4-12 ddr2 800 at newegg
$40 for antec earthwatts 430 w at newegg
$45 for decent case.

that gets you what the dell has, plus you can probably get a decent oc to 2.7-3.0 on stock cooling as a bonus!

You're light one quad core

 

[Uppsala9496]

Newegg Memory
A-DATA 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 FB-DIMM ECC Fully Buffered DDR2 667 (PC2 5300)
$59.99 + 4.99 shipping

 

[Khyron320]

Originally posted by: JeffCos
You're light one quad core

E5310 80TDP x2
Q6600 105TDP

Overclocking the Q6600 may provide enough to keep up with 8 cores
Just looks at the climateprediction top computers gives me this idea
There are several intel Q6600's in with the top PCs which all seem to be xeon E53XX series
They are no doubt overclocked
http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac...xpavg_credit&offset=20

Found an single E5310 in the top computers
http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac...tail.php?hostid=683832

Measured floating point speed 1381.48 million ops/sec
Measured integer speed 3257.35 million ops/sec

my Q6600 @ stock on climate prediction

Measured floating point speed 2323.2 million ops/sec
Measured integer speed 5085.67 million ops/sec

It looks to me like a little OC may just push it to compete with 8 core E5310

 

[JeffCos]

Originally posted by: Khyron320

Originally posted by: JeffCos
You're light one quad core

E5310 80TDP x2
Q6600 105TDP

Overclocking the Q6600 may provide enough to keep up with 8 cores
Just looks at the climateprediction top computers gives me this idea
There are several intel Q6600's in with the top PCs which all seem to be xeon E53XX series
They are no doubt overclocked
http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac...xpavg_credit&offset=20

Found an single E5310 in the top computers
http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac...tail.php?hostid=683832

Measured floating point speed 1381.48 million ops/sec
Measured integer speed 3257.35 million ops/sec

my Q6600 @ stock on climate prediction

Measured floating point speed 2323.2 million ops/sec
Measured integer speed 5085.67 million ops/sec

It looks to me like a little OC may just push it to compete with 8 core E5310

Ahhh Very interesting. I'm so out of the loop on procs and mobos, i really have to catch up on what is best to OC.

 

[TurtleBlue]

Originally posted by: Uppsala9496
(sorry, it's a 2800+ A64 (1.8ghz) - old as dirt and just keeps chugging along)

I'm tempted to spend the $729 +tax for the following (my wife will kill me):

Dell PowerEdge SC1430 Tower Server
Dual Quad Core Xeon 5310 1.6Ghz 4MB Cache
1GB mem
80GB HD,
No CD drive (want +$99 for CD drive),
1yr warranty,
No OS

Ubuntu is free.....I have a spare CD drive sitting around along with a spare keyboard and mouse.

I'm sure the SMP client would make nice use of 2 quad core processors.

CHRIST ON A PONY!! where do i get me one of those? (and don't say Dell) Although is 1GB enough for Dual Quads?

Blimy...Been thinking about setting up a Quad box with the $266 quad chip & ran thru several price configurations with most of them a little below & up to $1,000 coin for the past couple of months...hmm...this might be a better option....

Do I need to use a Server-based O/S for this type of a set-up? Never fooled around with a server box before.

What else would I need to get this "Bad-Ass" F@H cruncher a premiere spot in my small folding farm?

 

[Assimilator1]

Originally posted by: JeffCos
that's total awesomness that took a bath in awesomness water and wrapped itself in an awesomness towel. Damn you penguin, you make me not want my PS3 anymore. Brb gotta go buy more lottery tickets for tonight

lol

Dual quads!:shocked:

Madmurph
lol

.......you guys make me want to swap out my C2D for a quad even more!

 

[GLeeM]

Originally posted by: Khyron320

Originally posted by: JeffCos
You're light one quad core

E5310 80TDP x2
Q6600 105TDP

Overclocking the Q6600 may provide enough to keep up with 8 cores
Just looks at the climateprediction top computers gives me this idea
There are several intel Q6600's in with the top PCs which all seem to be xeon E53XX series
They are no doubt overclocked
http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac...xpavg_credit&offset=20

Found an single E5310 in the top computers
http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac...tail.php?hostid=683832

Measured floating point speed 1381.48 million ops/sec
Measured integer speed 3257.35 million ops/sec

my Q6600 @ stock on climate prediction

Measured floating point speed 2323.2 million ops/sec
Measured integer speed 5085.67 million ops/sec

It looks to me like a little OC may just push it to compete with 8 core E5310

Many of the F@H SMP client WUs do best with lots of L2 cache.

I suspect that for high PPD with the SMP client the dual quads with 4 MB L2 cache each (with two clients) will do better than one quad with a high OC (with one client).

 

[JeffCos]

Ok, who loves me?

 

[MadMurph]

Originally posted by: JeffCos
Ok, who loves me?

OK, here's some love back atcha.

 

[JeffCos]

I need a job so I can buy fun stuff like that.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Originally posted by: MadMurph

Originally posted by: JeffCos
Ok, who loves me?

OK, here's some love back atcha.

That thing looks like a safe on rollers.

 

[MadMurph]

Originally posted by: Uppsala9496

Originally posted by: MadMurph

Originally posted by: JeffCos
Ok, who loves me?

OK, here's some love back atcha.

That thing looks like a safe on rollers.

Yeah, and you can use it as an emergency jack stand for your ride, while you take your custom wheel/tire to be fixed:

TNN 500AF comes with 4 casters which can support up to 4 tons

(Endnoise.com)

Nuff said.

 

[SandEagle]

Originally posted by: Uppsala9496
Expires Wed 10/24

Be sure to select the Quad core for both primary and secondary CPU's.

check this link before jumping on that 1430.
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...AR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

It's a great little server (more like a beefed up workstation to me). I totally forgot about F@H. I run it on the PS3 and will definitely have to run it on my rig

 

[Uppsala9496]

Please let us know how many points a day you can get on that thing.
I'm assuming you can run 2 instances of the SMP client (one for each processor).

The only reason I would be getting it is to run folding. I'm "discussing" it with the wife (something about saving money for when the baby is born....).