(Background: I've been thinking about the $5000 hardware limit for the Shodan Go Bet (http://dcook.org/gobet/) and what it now buys.)
It seems a 12-core 3Ghz Intel machine could be put together for about $4000. 2 x 3Ghz 6-core xeons [0] for $3200 [1], $230 for motherboard [2], $220 for 12Gb memory [3]. Then say $350 for hard disk, case, etc. +$250 for 3.3Ghz [4], -$1200 for 2.6Ghz [5], i.e. $2800. Or going AMD, I found a 4-CPU motherboard [6] for $750, which could be fitted with 4 x 6-core 2.2Ghz opterons [7] for $480 x 4. Wow, $3350 for a 24-core 2.2Ghz machine? (Perhaps those opterons are only for single CPU configurations?) Darren [0]: Need to go for xeons if you want dual-CPU; the i7 CPUs are only for single-CPU machines. [1]: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=5962 [2]: http://www.directron.com/z8nad6c.html [3]: http://www.directron.com/998770.html [4]: http://www.directron.com/bx80614x5680.html [5]: http://www.directron.com/bx80614x5650.html [6]: http://www.directron.com/mbdh8qm32o.html [7]: http://www.directron.com/opteronhexa.html -- Darren Cook, Software Researcher/Developer http://dcook.org/gobet/ (Shodan Go Bet - who will win?) http://dcook.org/work/ (About me and my work) http://dcook.org/blogs.html (My blogs and articles) _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
