Quad core for $266 in July (hopefully). Lets see some CHEAP crunching builds?

[NicColt]

Originally posted by: Assimilator1

3.6GHz is a good o/c

it's the easiest o/c to be done. everyone at xtreme is getting 4G but with max vcore. I just don't think it's wise to run 24/7 at max vcore. I just wanted the fsb and mem to be 1:1 at 400

 

[seungboy]

I know it's kind of out of topic but...

what is better

single quad core like q6600 or a dual dual core like in the Mac Pros?

I know the Mac Pro uses xeons and the q6600 is not but for programs like F@H, does it make any difference? which one is better for which cases?

thanks,
Seung

 

[NicColt]

Originally posted by: seungboy
I know it's kind of out of topic but...

what is better

single quad core like q6600 or a dual dual core like in the Mac Pros?

I know the Mac Pro uses xeons and the q6600 is not but for programs like F@H, does it make any difference? which one is better for which cases?

thanks,
Seung

My personal opinion has been this, if you are crunching, databasing or encoding that type of stuff the Q is better if you system is for primarily for games ect.. then the E is better. Unless of course if you get a Q6850

but for crunching I think that you'll get about %10-%15 more out of a Q6600 compared with an E6850.

I'm still looking for numbers from a Q6600 running 4 SoB clients at stock speed.

 

[Assimilator1]

He didn't say dual vs quad he said twin duals vs quad

seungboy
Afraid I don't know ,aren't the Xeons the same as the Qs? or do they have more cache?

 

[TallBill]

Yipee skippy. I'll finally be ordering parts for 2 Q6600 systems in a few weeks.

 

[bryanW1995]

Curse you DC people! I just spent the last 30 minutes tracking down "seventeen or bust".

 

[Smoke]

Originally posted by: bryanW1995
Curse you DC people! I just spent the last 30 minutes tracking down "seventeen or bust".

joking?

The Welcome Message pinned at the top of the DC Forum has a link to the "seventeen or bust" primary website.

This is one of our TeAms that has a slightly different "name": Anandtech

Over the years we have tried to get all of our teams to settle on "TeAm AnandTech" but have you ever tried to "herd cats"?

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: bryanW1995
Curse you DC people! I just spent the last 30 minutes tracking down "seventeen or bust".

So did you join yet?

 

[Assimilator1]

Originally posted by: Smoke

Originally posted by: bryanW1995
Curse you DC people! I just spent the last 30 minutes tracking down "seventeen or bust".

joking?

The Welcome Message pinned at the top of the DC Forum has a link to the "seventeen or bust" primary website.

This is one of our TeAms that has a slightly different "name": Anandtech

Over the years we have tried to get all of our teams to settle on "TeAm AnandTech" but have you ever tried to "herd cats"?

Herd cats! LMAO

Tallbill
Nice!:Q ,if each rig had an X19xx GPU you could fold on the cards too

 

[bryanW1995]

no, but I would like to take you snipe hunting one day...

I do seti for the TeAm already. I read up a little on SOB last night. I'm trying to figure out what the benefit is once we get all the numbers eliminated. Is it just something like chess that is a cool mathematical exercise, or are we going to be able to build space elevators and warp drives soon?

 

[VirtualLarry]

It's a cool mathematic conjecture, nothing more. But it would be neat to tell your offspring, "hey, I helped solve the Serpinski Conjecture".

 

[NicColt]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
It's a cool mathematic conjecture, nothing more. But it would be neat to tell your offspring, "hey, I helped solve the Serpinski Conjecture".

If I'm not mistaken when I was reading on it, your real name will be added to the list of those who found the problem.

There's only a few spots left and I want in, your name will be immortalized in the Mathematical secret chamber of secrets hall of records for eternity.

 

[NicColt]

TallBill if you have your Q's up what is the cEMs/sec per client/core

Is it possible for you to put up a pic of the 4 clients running ?

 

[TallBill]

Yes, I have one Q6600 at 3.19 ghz and the other at 3.00 ghz (gonna turn up the 2nd eventually). Right now I'm getting about 3M per core, so with the 2 machines its about 24M/sec.

Mmmm, I've hidden the proccess completely in Vista, and I don't completely remember how I did it, so dunno if I can post screens or not.

 

[Assimilator1]

What voltages are those on?

I got a Q6600 about 3weeks ago
Limited by cooler atm but still got 3GHz @1.3v(loaded v).

 

[TallBill]

1.375

 

[Assimilator1]

I meant to ask what CPU temps you get too

 

[danzigrules]

quad

1.22 volts core

58c temp 100% load
40c temp 0% load

cpns9500 hsf

I need a new heatsink ;p

 

[VirtualLarry]

I've decided to not jump on the quad bandwagon just yet, I'm going to wait for stupidly-overclockable penryns. (4.0Ghz on air!)

I've filled the gap with a pair of E2140s, 3.2+Ghz each. Should be as good or better than a quad-core at 3.2Ghz.

 

[GenHoth]

But how much did they cost you! Quads FTW!

 

[NicColt]

(with double checking)

I'm getting around 4.4M per core on a E6850 @ 3.6Ghz for 8.8M

So a Q66 @ 3.2 with 3M x 4 is 12M

Interesting.

I'm going to wait for stupidly-overclockable penryns. (4.0Ghz on air!)

Yea what we need now is a Quad penryn @ 4.0Ghz and I'll bet those will get 20M

 

[Assimilator1]

Originally posted by: danzigrules
quad

1.22 volts core

58c temp 100% load
40c temp 0% load
cpns9500 hsf

I need a new heatsink ;p

You got 3.1GHz @1.22v?:Q nice!

Genhoth
FTW?

VirtualLarry
Nice overclocks on those too ,re Q6600 vs your 2 E2140s ,I think the quads bigger cache could give it a small advantage.Though it would be close anyway ,not including power useage though, a quad would have a big advantage there.

 

[GenHoth]

Originally posted by: Assimilator1

Genhoth
FTW?

For the Win!

FTMFW!

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: NicColt
(with double checking)

I'm getting around 4.4M per core on a E6850 @ 3.6Ghz for 8.8M

So a Q66 @ 3.2 with 3M x 4 is 12M

Interesting.

I'm getting 4M x 2 on my E2140 @ 3.28Ghz. So 8M total, hopefully x2 when I get that second machine built, so 16M altogether. Compare to the Q6600 @ 3.2 only putting out 12M, and I think I'm ahead. Although the quad has more cache, it also has to share memory and FSB bandwidth, which I think SB prefers.

If we extrapolate from the 3.2Ghz quad-core, a 4Ghz quad would give 15M. Hopefully a little more due to Penryn's extra cache. x2 would give 30M. Only I have to wait until next year to buy.

 

[GenHoth]

I just don't have the parts or space to build a bunch of duos!