With all cores going flat out, overclocking is risky. For Many faces, I think 12 GB should be enough, but some testing would confirm.
David > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:computer-go- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Williams > Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 6:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Computer-go] OT: prices for fast computer-go hardware > > I wonder if all those cores would fill 12GB during the time settings > of the bet. Perhaps spend the extra on more RAM. > > Don't forget to overclock it! > > > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Darren Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > > (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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
