DST4ME, have funPost Date: 2009-06-28 |
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Zurginator
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Topic: DST4ME, have fun Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 12:06am |
So you were talking about your folding rig, and I found you a mobo you might like:
Dual-socket 1366, 12 DDR3 slots, and 7 PCIe x 16 slots. |
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Axel Daemon
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 2:42pm |
Wait say what.... Dual socket i7?
And what's the name of it exactly? My memory is a bit bad right now, so I already forgot that one other existing motherboard that had a dual socket LGA 775... Skull.. SKULLTRAIL! So what this is a new Skulltrail version? |
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DST4ME
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 2:45pm |
ya is that the Skulltrail? that won't OC very well tho.
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Zurginator
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 3:07pm |
Nah, it's a server board. Sucks for speed, but great at massive calculations, which is what Folding is about. Requires 2x 8 pin CPU power connectors, too.
But DST, considering you were looking at LCing your 295s, you could put 7 in this thing. O_O Only 'con' is that you have to use the 1366 Xeons, but those still perform pretty close to the regular, b/c on this board you use the Nehelem based ones.
Actually, skulltrail is dual socket 771. :/ Edited by Zurginator - 28 Jun 2009 at 3:34pm |
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DST4ME
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 4:00pm |
CPU is not that great for folding anymore, the wus get harder to fold and your folding time will drop, and CPUs can't always be upgraded continuously, where as the GPU fold pretty fast and can be upgraded easily over a long period of time.
besides, I want a rig that I can play with the OC with server based platform does not support regular GPUs as far as I know, I would have to get Quadro GPUs. |
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Zurginator
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 5:28pm |
Hm... I hadn't heard of that. Good thing I didn't get me one then. xD
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DST4ME
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 7:39pm |
I"m not a 100% sure now, that is what I was told.
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Zurginator
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 7:57pm |
*googles*
I'll report back. Either way, 7 LC'd quatros could do some serious damage in folding (probably rival the 295), just you'd only get like .5 fps in Crysis lol. Edit: Nothing yet, however, have fun catching up to this guy: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/foldinghome_user_crams_23_geforce_gtx_295_videocards_a_single_server Edited by Zurginator - 28 Jun 2009 at 8:03pm |
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DST4ME
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 8:21pm |
ya but do you know how much Quadro's top of the line costs? and arm and a leg
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Zurginator
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 9:08pm |
Isn't it like $4k a card?
Edited by Zurginator - 28 Jun 2009 at 9:13pm |
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DST4ME
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 9:21pm |
around that I think
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satsunada
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 10:48pm |
$3k a pop.. though buy quick while you can still save $150 on newegg :P
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DST4ME
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Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2009 at 10:49pm |
lol ya I'll be sure to jump right on that
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