[ale] OT computer vanity - wanting (needing) more cores

[Jim Kinney]

I have a preference for these:

AMD Opteron 6282 SE Processor OS6282YETGGGU 4-Way 16-Core Socket G34 2.6GHz
6.4GT/s 16MB 32nm 140W Tray

parked in these:

Tyan B8238Y190X2-045V4H-LE 1U 2-Node Server 2-Way Opteron 6200 Socket G34
16-Core DDR3 2.5-in SATA2 Hot-Swap 450W Black BTO
Support up to 192GB of registered DDR3-1333/1066/800MHz memory

And with that One low-profile PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot, I plug in these:

AMD PCIe VGA ATI FirePro V7800P 100-505691 2GB GDDR5

and someone else pays for it :-D


On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I was sitting at my very capable desktop observing the monitor.  On it, I
> had the task manager running.  It has nice little individual graphs showing
> the usage of each of its 3 CPU cores.  Although I'm pushing the GPU's hard
> for crytpcurrency calculations, I rarely ever push the CPU hard at all.
>  I'm not gaming, yet.  I'm  not doing weather simulations, cad, or video
> conversions, yet.  The computer CPU usually idles at less than 10%.  The
> exception would be when I'm doing a backup or something.  Otherwise, it's
> basically web browsing and email most of the time.
>
> But, I was looking at the graphs, being hypnotized, and thinking ... Wow,
> that graph would look much cooler if it had 4 CPU cores or even 6.  I
> should have banished the thought right then and there, perhaps.  But, it
> eventually got the better of me, and I went out and bought a 6 core chip,
> which I haven't installed yet.  It WILL be very cool to see 6 little CPU
> charts on that screen.
>
> But, perhaps, it was just vanity on my part, with no real NEED for a new
> CPU.
>
> Actually, there is more to the story.  As I mentioned in another thread
> not long ago, I got hold of the last MSI AMD 890FX motherboard that Fry's
> had.  It's being discontinued in favor of newer parts but is still a great
> board.  It has an AM3 CPU socket.  The newer boards have different sockets,
> and the CPU's that are compatible with my board are being phased out.
>
> So, the problem was, if I didn't buy the upgrade CPU soon, I would never
> be able to get it on the retail market.  So, I decided to go ahead and
> upgrade while I could.  I got the AMD Phenom II x6 chip for my upgrade.
>
> So, whether it was vanity or not, I will soon have the older chip, still a
> fine part, available for sale, once I deinstall it.  It's an AMD Athlon II
> x3 460 triple core chip which runs at 3.4 GHz.  I'll sell it for $ 60 along
> with the heat sink / fan.  This chip is currently in use in my system, and
> is running fine.  It is literally less than a month old, as I just recently
> bought the Athlon, since Fry's didn't have the Phenom's when I was building
> the system.  To late to return it there though.  I paid $ 85 for it.
>
> This would make a fine CPU for a home theater PC or general purpose
> computer.
>
> If anyone has an interest in the Athlon chip, please let me know.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
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>
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