----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronn Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 11:43 AM Subject: Re: Quick irregulars question
> At 08:31 AM 12/4/01, you wrote: > >Julia, > > > >You might want to try http://www.sharkyextreme.com They have several guides > >on what components to put on a computer depending on a specified budget. I > >believe they have a $1K (value), $2.5K (high end), and $4K (extreme gamer) > >budgets. They revise their PC guides about every other month. This is what I > >use when I want to build a computer. > > > >An irregular > > > So what do they have for the university professor (needs high-end number > crunching abilities on what they usually pay) budget (or lack thereof)? > > > > -- Ronn! :) > I've had luck with buying emachine computers that are high end enough to run Monte Carlo analysis from just general stores (like Best Buy). I got about 75% of the top speed for ~$750, with a 17" monitor. I've been running the same number crunching code for about 17 years now. I started out running on a $200,000 machine that ran at half a megaflop. I'm now running on a $750 computer that runs at about 375 megaflops. So, I spent $2/mflop in 2001, and $400,000 in 1984. That's amazing. Dan M.
