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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
No, I haven't gotten that far down into the nitty gritty bits either. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20147 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
To jump in, I agree also. In the past when I've looked to support multiple GPUs for running some intensive compute jobs, I've found the best price-performance was always to run a standard motherboard with a mid-range CPU and at most two GPU cards. All other options of using super-duper top-of-the-range specials for the CPU, GPU or motherboard, or of going to multiple CPU sockets or of using external GPU card enclosures: They all unacceptably jumped up the cost or compromised performance, or both! The only time you might want the extra expense or reduced overall performance is if you have some task that does not fit well on the size of your individual separate systems. Boinc by design fits well on present consumer-grade PCs/GPUs. Hence keep with that sweet-spot for Boinc. There was a "Skulltrail" consumer level two CPU sockets system that did burst upon the scene a few years ago that was aimed at hard-core gamers (hence the Marketing name?). Looking at that, it looked to be far too expensive all for little gain. Here's hoping the next big jump will be with the newer more general GPGPUs becoming more open for parallel number crunching... Happy fast crunchin'. Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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