98860 OC3D 24 Core Ultimate Folding Rig

[alpenwasser]

I dont use opticals really. Ive got a spare small SSD I can use but again I am a total n000b when it comes to Linux

Usually LiveCDs are flashed to a USB drive these days and you then boot from
that , the name is primarily a holdover from the optical era. But of course,
a spare SSD should also work.

And agreed with the opinions above, those two AIOs look the business.

 

[RoboChimp]

Good to finally see some scores. It really stomps all over my rig, but it also stomps on the new Mac pro which is a plus.

 

[wassupdoc]

I'm a complete folding noob here guys: Would it not be better to get say a 3770k and use the extra £3k+ to buy a motherboard with 6+ PCIe slots and fill them up with another 4 780Ti's? *confused face*

 

[hmmblah]

I'm a complete folding noob here guys: Would it not be better to get say a 3770k and use the extra £3k+ to buy a motherboard with 6+ PCIe slots and fill them up with another 4 780Ti's? *confused face*

If you wanted only a folding rig, yes (for now anyway). This rig is isn't primarily for folding.

 

[yassarikhan786]

It looks amazing. I'm surprised how low the PPD is on Windows.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Found this to be the best balance so far - leaving V7 to just use the 32 threads and then smashing in GPU's to use up some of the spare CPU cycles (only a few %)

 

[sheroo]

Lookin' good. Shame you couldn't get any higher clocked memory working than the 1600. For SMP folding memory speed can actually make a significant difference in ppd for a 24/7 folding rig especially under Linux.

I actually think you need to be running 2 folding rigs. One with just the GPU's and an underclocked low power cpu, and the monster smp under Linux. That way you'd be generating more like 700k-800k ppd.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Lookin' good. Shame you couldn't get any higher clocked memory working than the 1600. For SMP folding memory speed can actually make a significant difference in ppd for a 24/7 folding rig especially under Linux.

I actually think you need to be running 2 folding rigs. One with just the GPU's and an underclocked low power cpu, and the monster smp under Linux. That way you'd be generating more like 700k-800k ppd.

Yeah not to mention the other dual xeon board and 2x 8 core E5's Ive got....

one step at a time dude - electric needs putting in the loft first

 

[sheroo]

one step at a time dude - electric needs putting in the loft first

Is that before the wind turbine on the roof and the solar panels.:lol:

 

[tinytomlogan]

Before they all get watercooled and then pumped into the rads in the home heating system\!

 

[Conchubair]

thought it was two 780s, not 7970s

 

[yassarikhan786]

thought it was two 780s, not 7970s

A 7970's PPD is very similar to that of a 780.

 

[Wraith]

Holy cow!! That's some PPD right there my teeny tiny system and laptop are just..... well tiny. New system me thinks.

 

[pezy]

You'd probably be better off with a couple K40's in SLI, but still...

You know EK makes a water block kit for that board, wink wink, nudge nudge.

 

[ShaunB-91]

Watched the video of that 24 core, 48 thread behemoth at the weekend. What a monster, I can't remember the scores of what your normal CPU's get in CineBench, but just watching the blocks fill up with images you know it's fast!

 

[tinytomlogan]

Rig is sadly off atm due to the decorating going on at TTL towers (dust is daft) but hoping to get the loft sorted soon and it will be finding a perm home up there

 

[bigdaddy5414]

A 7970's PPD is very similar to that of a 780.

I just recently had a pair of 7970s they did about 110k each. My two 780s do 170-180k each. I wouldnt call that similar.

 

[tinytomlogan]

I just recently had a pair of 7970s they did about 110k each. My two 780s do 170-180k each. I wouldnt call that similar.

Agreed 280X's are around the 110 mark - same GPU anyways. Not tested Nvids yet though

 

[yassarikhan786]

I just recently had a pair of 7970s they did about 110k each. My two 780s do 170-180k each. I wouldnt call that similar.

Yeah you're right. I think I may have mistaken the 290/290x's PPD for the 7970's