what are you going to buy to crunch?

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what are you going to buy to crunch?

About 5% of a new server for the lab?

Nothing.

A few Super Micro X7SPA-H-D525 boards, 4GB ram, & GT 430 cards.

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I would build a Bulldozer system.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

A hell of a lot of Crunchberries.

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A new GTX590, and a GTX580. Then let the good times roll.

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You could add two GTX 580s, but I am guessing the intent of this thread is what complete system could you buy.

Chuck

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Most likely a new iMac as my current one is getting crash happy.

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If we are theoretically talking about $12,000. I'd build a Sandy bridge system with a i7-2600K CPU

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If you mean for a total computer.. Check what HP has in stock. That would most likely cover 23-24" monitor, I7, and about a GTX 460-560 included.

Even high end I5 would work.

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Janice

I would build out an i7 system. Probably wouldn't stretch far enough for a 580 so I would shoot for a 560ti.

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Traveling through space at ~67,000mph!

$1200 is the start to replacing my rig and building the Mk5. Only need two more piles of $1200 to complete the task. Mk4 (current) turns into a NAS, and a Bulldozer rig becomes Mk5.

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If you mean for a total computer.. Check what HP has in stock. That would most likely cover 23-24" monitor, I7, and about a GTX 460-560 included.

Even high end I5 would work.

I wouldn't buy an HP if they were the last PC on earth, Unless they put in proper sized psus now, Instead of cheap and weak JUNK, Back in 2005-2006 HP put in only enough of a psu to power the PC they built and the psu would be at or very near 100%, If a newer video card came along that needs a better psu, HP will and does to this day try to discourage a user from doing that, Even after the warranty is long gone, During the warranty period they control the PC, Adding anything to It that requires more power than the stock psu can handle will void the warranty and replacing the psu with a non-HP psu will do the same, When I asked if there was an HP psu that had a larger rating for My PC, I was told the only psu that was authorized was the one I wanted and later did take out, As the PC has an empty PCI-E slot and You couldn't put anything worth while in there or It would kill the stock 300w psu.

But then I only inherited the HP, I didn't buy the PC, So It isn't worth squat to Me, But some of the parts are.

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I got basically the same answer from EMachines not long ago when I asked them about a power supply for my rig. I was adding my GTS 450 and wanted their recommendation about what power supply to go with. I already knew I was out of warranty and I didn't mention I had already changed out the CPUs but they were no help at all. Why do the put in a PCI-E slot if they don't want us to add anything?

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Frustrating aren't they? At least You can't be threatened with the loss of warranty coverage, :) If Yer lucky and the case can use a regular ATX ps2 type psu, then measure the existing psu and the distance between the psu and any nearby optical drive and If You have enough room, You might be able to stuff a Corsair HX or a TX psu in there, If You can use an ATX psu, Then You just need to pay attention to the depth of the psu from front to rear, Maybe You'll get lucky like I did. Good Luck.

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Sorry Vic, I should have added after a few choice words about EMachines customer support I went ahead and got an Ultra 550W PSU and it's running fine.

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Sorry Vic, I should have added after a few choice words about EMachines customer support I went ahead and got an Ultra 550W PSU and it's running fine.

Well at least You now have a psu You know works in that case, BTW, What size psu did the 550w replace?

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Hi, have a HP Pavillion 8000, same story about the PSU, 350Watt.
Barely enough to replace a 8500GT card for a GTS250, 50Watt
'headroom' and PSU really gets hot, but still works.

But the 250 makes a lot of fan noise, so a GTX470 and 650Watt PSU,
is the next step.

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My dear little EMachine came stock with a whopping 275W power supply. I'm still wondering how I managed to run my 9500GT with that. I'm sure it explains why I was getting errors on it.

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