145k PPD bigadv.

[McRat]

I just turned CrayZ3 back on after a little tune-up, and it's folding a 6900 WU in 12:10 average TPF. This supposedly is 145k ppd according to HFM. The tune up was an improvement in RAM settings, and turning off NUMA. NUMA is a technology where one CPU on a multi-CPU system can use the RAM from other CPU banks. It slows down FAH because it FAH is not a "NUMA-aware" program.

CrayZ3:

Evga SR-2 motherboard
Li Lian PC V2120 case
Silverstone 1000w powersupply
2x X5650 6-core 3.96ghz Xeon CPU's at 22x multiplier and 180 baseclock, with 1.30 volts.
6x 1GB Kingston ValueRam DDR3-1333 running at DDR1066 with 1.65 volts.
2x Hitachi 1TB HDD's in RAID 0
2x Noctua 120mm CPU coolers. Keeps these CPU's down to 70°C
ATI 5770 graphics

 

[McRat]

PS - My nickname for it is Miss Piggy. I had to bring it work yesterday to test a 3D engineering scanner, and DAMN!! Even though it's an aluminum case, this monster weighs 70 lbs and has no handles. Hauling it up and down stairs ain't a lot of fun ...

 

[Mike]

Nice, keep us posted.:thumb:

 

[McRat]

If it remains stable (it was completely stable at this speed for New Year's Thrash), we should see results by the morning. This thing folds bigadv in under 24 hrs.

If anyone is contempting such insanity, be aware that both Intel and AMD are releasing the next gen server technology this year. This machine will be "old school" by the end of the year, and cheaper systems will crush it. Cost on this is about $3500. It is pointless unless you have a need for a mass video editing, 3D modeling, or other special applications that can fully use a dual CPU computer or more than 64GB of RAM.

I only rarely need this kind of power for work, hence why it's at home. Residential electricity is cheaper than work rates, and this eats 530w.

 

[RKTMech]

PS - My nickname for it is Miss Piggy. I had to bring it work yesterday to test a 3D engineering scanner, and DAMN!! Even though it's an aluminum case, this monster weighs 70 lbs and has no handles. Hauling it up and down stairs ain't a lot of fun ...

So its a form of geek pilates hauling miss piggy around :hug:

 

[paint94979]

So its a form of geek pilates hauling miss piggy around :hug:

LOL....

Pat you are too damn funny

 

[McRat]

Just think, there will be this much computing power in a $500 notebook in 10 years if history teaches us anything.

 

[Poltergeist]

Just think, there will be this much computing power in a $500 notebook in 10 years if history teaches us anything.

And it will probably have a 3D holographic display.

 

[Big Block 88]

Wow, I see where Casper's money has been goin

 

[McRat]

I NEEDED it!

I heard the next version of EFILive will actually be able to change your pistons out, beef up the crank, and open up the injector holes. But you'll need a computer like Miss Piggy to run it...

 

[McRat]

I'm a little worried though.

The points difference at this performance level is insane. I don't think this is good for the project.

Miss Piggy uses 530 watts yet makes the same PPD as either:

140 PS3's
30 normal SMP machines
10 GPU cards
100 OS/X notebooks.

And very small changes in performance at the 100K+ level make big changes in PPD.

Miss Piggy only makes a small fraction of the gigaflops of any of those other choices.

With the new generation of chips coming out, it will make matters worse.

I can easily see people turning off their machines as being "futile" when a single machine can make so many points. But nobody knows which program is going to do the most good for mankind. It could even be one of the Classic WU's that finds a cure.

 

[DAVe3283]

Just think, there will be this much computing power in a $500 notebook in 10 years if history teaches us anything.

That's more my style. Desktop replacement notebook FTW! I already built my server for the next 4 years or so, but my XPS laptop is pretty old now, it's about time for something better. If only you could cram the machine you built into a laptop case, I'd be in heaven. That's a sweet rig!

 

[C.C.Reed]

So with the new technology I don't need to waste my money ($17000) on this because it will be obsolete?

80K PPD just on the GPUs plus the dual 6 core X5680 overclocked at 4.3GHz in -bigadv ought to kick out some serious PPD.

It's ri-damn-diculous. . . in a good way.

This configuration has a built in liquid cooled XBOX360 but you will soon be able to get a PS3 so you can have the extra 1000 ppd to push you over the top.

:spit:

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[Mike]

I'm a little worried though.

The points difference at this performance level is insane. I don't think this is good for the project.

Miss Piggy uses 530 watts yet makes the same PPD as either:

140 PS3's
30 normal SMP machines
10 GPU cards
100 OS/X notebooks.

And very small changes in performance at the 100K+ level make big changes in PPD.

Miss Piggy only makes a small fraction of the gigaflops of any of those other choices.

With the new generation of chips coming out, it will make matters worse.

I can easily see people turning off their machines as being "futile" when a single machine can make so many points. But nobody knows which program is going to do the most good for mankind. It could even be one of the Classic WU's that finds a cure.

As a " team effort " we contribute what we can and when we can. I like keeping up with the points as a benchmark to changes I make but in no way do I worry over personal rank or production. Hell, I'm having fun giving what I can.

 

[seth999]

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[Poltergeist]

3 hard drives??

:nopic:

 

[seth999]

http://www.unitedgadget.com/2010/09/28/eon17-extreme-notebook-with-extreme-ddr3-ram-extreme-hard-drives/

they even offer a 1TB HD so you would have 24GB DDR3 and 3TB HD space in a notebook

 

[Poltergeist]

I wonder what the thing weighs? Definitely takes a portable computer to the extreme.

 

[seth999]

lol yeah I waswondering that myself

 

[McRat]

First "portable" computer I used was a Kaypro? It weighed 35lb and had a 9"? screen. It was about the size of a small microwave.

The joke was calling them Lugables.