What computer for SU?
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I have to wonder whether some of the resistance to 64 bit is really motivated by a preciousness towards the original code and a desire to avoid the complexities and consequences of rewriting outdated algorithms.
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@hieru said:
Numerobis,
The Xeon model I've gone with is only 2.8GHz and my current chip is an 3.2GHz i7. Not much of a difference, but enough to concern me.
If your Xeon 2,8GHz is something like the E5-2680V2 you have 3,6GHz single core turbo, so no, there is almost no difference to your 3,2GHz i7 if it is a 3930K with 3,8GHz single core turbo, since the E5 V2 is Ivy Bridge based and a few percent faster at the same clockspeed. If we're talking about a old i7-9xx 3,2Ghz (960/965) then your xeon should be clearly faster.
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Yep, I'm going with the E5-2680V2....they seem to be rare as hen's teeth & my builder has had to order them from the States.
My current chip is an i7 960, which runs at 3.46 GHz with Turbo (probably slower the way it's been performing recently), so the Xeons will certainly be faster.
Thanks for the help & reassurance. Time to breath out a long sigh of relief and crack open the first beer of the weekend.
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@hieru said:
Yep, I'm going with the E5-2680V2....they seem to be rare as hen's teeth & my builder has had to order them from the States.
if it's not too late and you can scrape together another $250 or so, get the top end 8core instead.. that's the one-- especially for a modeling/render combo chip.
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that aside, some people are already modding the new mac pro with the 10-core e5v2.. pretty sweet
http://9to5mac.com/2014/03/04/upgrading-a-late-2013-mac-pros-to-10-core-intel-xeon-cpu-video/
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The 2680 comes In 8 or 10 core flavours and I've gone for the 10 core version.
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@hieru said:
The 2680 comes In 8 or 10 core flavours and I've gone for the 10 core version.
the 2667-- 8core 3.3ghz with turbo to 4.0.
it's the best of the e5v2 xeons (imo)(fwiw- these are all outside of my spending limits.. I'm getting a 1650 (6core).. it's a lot easier for me to tell somebody else what to buy since it's not my money I'm spending
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Unfortunately the chips are already on their way from the US, so it's really too late to change my mind. Thanks for the advice though.
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Wait till you hear what Hieru is paying in Vat taxes... Sheesh. He's getting robbed coming and going.
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@krisidious said:
Wait till you hear what Hieru is paying in Vat taxes... Sheesh. He's getting robbed coming and going.
Luckily I managed to get a much better deal with someone local (plus custom water cooling). Now I'm only paying cost for parts, plus labour; which means that I'm spending what I thought I should before I received the ludicrous quotes you're talking about Kristoff.
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That's good news Hieru... Money should be going where it belongs... SPEEED!
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....and beer
Seriously though, if I had 10k to drop on a PC I'd have gone for a proper bespoke job with someone like E22.
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