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 8/5/2006 5:42 AM
 
Proposed Specs for A New Cruncher  (United Kingdom)

I have just bought a new house. Naturally, I also need a new computer to go with it (amongst other items). Fortune seems to have smiled on me since I just got $20k back-pay. I am looking to spend about $5-6k of this on a new desktop. What are the best options for a good cruncher for S@H & E@H.

Note that setting up numerous cheap self-built systems is not practical - my wife would not buy into that.

I was leaning to a system built on the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800. Is this a good idea?

FD.

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 8/5/2006 6:24 AM
 

Is that a trick question? [EMO]tonguestickout.gif[/EMO]

Certainly if you have that much to spend thats the way to go, along with a 975X board and 2 gb of Crucial Ballistix ddr2 1000.

Why do you make me think of such things[EMO]wink.gif[/EMO]

I think I'll walk away now and wait for Paul, Xaak, or nutcase to chime in.



I can only please one person a day. Today is not your day... tomorrow isn't looking too good either.
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 8/5/2006 6:36 AM
 
I suppose the real question is AMD or Intel?
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 8/5/2006 6:43 AM
 
No question if you're buying now Intel is the way to go with the new Conroes.


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 8/5/2006 6:44 AM
 
I would go with the E6600.. there is not enough performance increase with the X6800 and you will save a bunch of money.[EMO]wink.gif[/EMO]

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 8/5/2006 6:57 AM
 
If you have that much to spend, and want to put it into one machine, what about a dual woodcrest(Xeon) sytem? That would be a RAC monster.

Heath

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 8/5/2006 10:11 AM
 
Agree with Nutcase, the X6800 series doesn't appear to be much more than a little faster than the E6700, with unlocked multi.

Couple of questions, do you game, and are you going to build it yourself?

Paul
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 8/5/2006 10:36 AM
 
I am an occasional gamer. Unfortunately, I do not have the time (or ability) for self-build, since I have quite a senior position in a MNC. Hence money is not a problem, but time is really a problem!!
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 8/5/2006 1:44 PM
 
Another vote for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600. Best bang for buck, with nice OC possibilities. I'm waiting for Paul to get his hands on one to put it through its paces. :)

"All really intelligent people should be cremated for reasons of public safety" -- The Amazing Screw-On Head

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 8/5/2006 3:28 PM
 

Monarch Computer Systems does a good job of building custom pc's. They have a good rep for checking everything out before it ships

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv



I can only please one person a day. Today is not your day... tomorrow isn't looking too good either.
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 8/6/2006 9:13 AM
 
Thanks for the info. However, I am not in the US. There are similar companies in Europe, which I am now checking out.

FD.
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 8/6/2006 10:23 AM
 
Sorry, FD, quite a bit of us build our own, hence the lack of resouces for OEM machines. However, if I were to buy a prebuilt, it would definitely be based on the new Core Duo 2 seies of processors. While having more horsepower under the hood over the current champ, AMD X2 series, they also run just as cool as them, much cooler & draws much less power than the P4 series they are succeeding...

Pudding wrote
Another vote for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600. Best bang for buck, with nice OC possibilities. I'm waiting for Paul to get his hands on one to put it through its paces. :)

Sorry dude, it was a paper release for the Core Duo 2, with just a handful of cpu's alloted to retailers. I was only able to snatch up a lowly E6300 with a paltry 2MB l2 cache...

It's been up and running for the better part of a week, seen here- http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=2580953 I'm waiting for some new ram to come in, I really can't spare any of the 3 very fast modules I currently have, they are installed in 3 D's crunching their little hearts out. Already, just running 2650 mhz, the little E6300 is outcrunching my D's @4 Ghz by about 25%. There's more left in the chip, the ram is holding it back...

Paul
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 8/6/2006 1:09 PM
 
Thanks for the input Paul. From having a good look around what is available for the money I am willing to spend, a Dual Xeon Workstation looks my best option.

I would love to build my own, but simply put, I do not have the time.

FD.


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