Ok, now that I've run the numbers, it seems like 12GB would be more than enough.
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Michael Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
