AJLynn Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Intel's new CPUs and motherboards have hit the market, and I've updated the 6-core High End and High End CUDA workstation recommendations here: They get a bit of a performance bump for the same money as an i7-980, while using less power and incorporating a few new technologies in the chipset. Nothing earth shattering here - don't go replacing your previous generation 6-core i7 box or anything - but if you're planning on buying a workstation at that price point, the new stuff is better than the old. Please post any "what sort of computer should I buy" type questions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocratic3d Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 (edited) buying a 2GB graphic card is not better than to buy two 1GB and bridge them? Also any update on Ivy bridge? Important post for me as I am going to buy a new pc and a graphic card. Edited November 29, 2011 by aristocratic3d mixing with ivy bridge and sandy bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Bridging video cards doesn't combine their memory - if you want to do something involving complex textures, run games, run CUDA, you want the option with more memory on one card. Also, SLI and Crossfire are not as efficient in 3D apps as they are in games, so I usually only recommend multiple video cards for people wanting serious multi-monitor setups or CUDA. Ivy Bridge is, IIRC, due for next year. It's going to be a revision of Sandy Bridge with a tinier fab process (22nm? I think?) that will allow for higher clock speeds. I read that they're supposed to use the same MBs though a BIOS upgrade may be needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocratic3d Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 So is there any alternative of GTX580 3GB? may be other card from different brand? it would be great if you give us a link to the latest and best graphic cards from different company with ranking regardless their prices. so one can easily see what he needs? BTW, I was suggested to seat tight and wait for the next IVY processors. If the difference is not that noticeable I would rather buy the pc two month ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Norfolk Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 PROCESSORIntel® Core™ i7-2600 processor (8MB Cache, 3.4GHz)editOPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English MEMORY16GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMseditHARD DRIVE1TB Performance RAID 0 (2 x 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 RPM HDDs)editMONITORDELL UltraSharp™ U2412M 24" Monitor with Adj Stand, Widescreen, VGA/ DVI/ DPeditGRAPHICS CARDSingle AMD Radeon™ HD 6870editOPTICAL DRIVEBlu-ray Combo Drive (8X BD-R, DVD+/-RW) with DVD+R double layer write capability price:C$1,732.00 The above spec is from Dell, is this a good deal. My friend says he can get me another 10% discount. I've already customised it from 12-16 g ram and 6870 radeon from 6450. Just want to know if i'm getting a good deal of it. Will use it mostly for 3dmax,ps. thanks, DTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinger Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) So is there any alternative of GTX580 3GB? may be other card from different brand? it would be great if you give us a link to the latest and best graphic cards from different company with ranking regardless their prices. so one can easily see what he needs? BTW, I was suggested to seat tight and wait for the next IVY processors. If the difference is not that noticeable I would rather buy the pc two month ahead. The only manufacturers of 3gb GTX580s are: eVGA Asus MSI Zotac Palit Gigabyte Edited December 5, 2011 by Slinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocratic3d Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 ino3D is also manufacturing it. The only manufacturers of 3gb GTX580s are: eVGA Asus MSI Zotac Palit Gigabyte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinger Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Never heard of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superkames Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I7 3930K is a powerfull CPU : At stock speed , turbo core @ 3.8ghz (all cores) ~ 11pts with cinebench R11.5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocratic3d Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Is this the msi mother board behind? I7 3930K is a powerfull CPU : At stock speed , turbo core @ 3.8ghz (all cores) ~ 11pts with cinebench R11.5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superkames Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Is this the msi mother board behind? Yes , that is the MSI X79A-GD45 [8D] . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Andrew, I am looking to add to my render nodes as well. Your link to the "Basic Render Node" looks like a cost of about $1560 (although I did not see a cooling unit included....anything else missing?). How would 3 of these ($4700) compare to something like a single Boxx RenderPro 12 ($4300) in terms of speed? If I can definitely get more out of my own build, I would break down and build my own. Although I am tired of building machines and no tech support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 The CPU in that spec is a retail box - it will come with a cooler that will work fine, given a reasonable case like the one included. If you want to OC or just prefer a cooler system you'd want to add a larger cooler that supports LGA2011 CPUs. Now, comparing three of those nodes to a RenderPro - I'm assuming the pricing is for the basic spec, with the 2.4GHz CPUs? The RenderPro would have 12x2.4GHz = 28.8GHz, while the three nodes would have 18x3.2GHz = 57.6GHz. That's double the power, and the three nodes' i7's are a newer generation that use less power and are a bit faster, per GHz. BUT you have to have three boxes instead of one, and that's more space and less convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 It is dual Xeon e5645 @ 2.4ghz (6core) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Okay, so the numbers I had were the correct numbers. The three box option is a bit more than twice as powerful but it's less convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Well I think I am going to have to buy some better looking boxes then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I have been searching hi and low for the i7 3930k CPU without any luck. It's out of stock everywhere. Why is this cpu so hard to find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 I don't know why the shortage, but I can see why it would be popular. Best at that price point. If you want to do something now, you don't lose much by going to the i7-980: this CPU: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058FO22O/?tag=andylynnnet-20 on this MB: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00407ZUUY/?tag=andylynnnet-20 with this RAM: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004F9FKNY/?tag=andylynnnet-20 for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superkames Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Just wait for the stores stock the I7 3930K again , i7-980 is not a good idea now . Or you can look at the Ebay . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Don't buy CPUs on Ebay. You'll overpay, or get something without a warranty and not know where it's been. The 3930 is less than 10% faster than the 980, so if one needs a box built now the 980 is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superkames Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) Don't buy CPUs on Ebay. You'll overpay, or get something without a warranty and not know where it's been. The 3930 is less than 10% faster than the 980, so if one needs a box built now the 980 is fine. Less than 10% , are you sure about that . @stock speed , the I7 3930K with a Asus or MSI mainboard is more than 19% faster than the I7 990X (I7 990X > I7 980 ) with heavy multithreaded apps . For example : Cinebench R11.5 . 11.14/9.3 ~ 1.19 . I think you didn't test them both before?? Edited February 15, 2012 by Superkames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shmuck3d Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 hello all, i truly cant afford the i7's. Been using amd since my 1st pc. currently im using x6 1055T. OC to 3.4Ghz. Up till now she never let me down. Perform greatly in work and as well in leisure. But now im planning to upgrade to 8150FX+asus v formula.Still kinda blur with its performance with 3d rendering loads. Any comments will be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance. regards, muck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superkames Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) hello all, i truly cant afford the i7's. Been using amd since my 1st pc. currently im using x6 1055T. OC to 3.4Ghz. Up till now she never let me down. Perform greatly in work and as well in leisure. But now im planning to upgrade to 8150FX+asus v formula.Still kinda blur with its performance with 3d rendering loads. Any comments will be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance. regards, muck You can look at this article at behardware.com : I like it because they tested their CPUs with realworld Apps AMD FX-8150 and FX-6100, Bulldozer arrives on AM3+ 3d Studio Max 2011 - Mental Ray 3d Studio Max 2011 - V-Ray 2.0 I think you should upgrade to an I7 2600K Sandy Bridge system if you cant afford the i7 3930K's . I7 2600K overclocking headroom is really good and the price similar to an AMD bulldozer FX 8150 system. One more thing , the I7 2600K is must more stronger than any AMD's Cpus in single thread. Edited February 15, 2012 by Superkames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelmcdonald1 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Hi Andrew, I'm new to CGA, glad to find you guys. I'm about to buy my first workstation and shopping around. Found this company http://www.titanuscomputers.com/. Seem to have great prices and quality parts, just not a completely up to date GPU selection. ie gtx 3G580. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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