[tech] New clubroom machine and graphics card

Anil Sharma maset at ucc.asn.au
Wed Jul 28 23:05:44 WST 2010


Can someone please explain why this machine needs six cores?

Cheers,
Anil

On 28 July 2010 22:33, Bob Adamson <bob at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
> Hi Again,
>
> Chris Squire [CJS] and myself have come up with the following box, seeing as
> nobody seems against the idea:
>
> Motherboard:
> http://www.netplus.com.au/product/MB2/MBGIGA890GPA-UD3/Mainboards/Gigabyte-GA-890GPA-UD3H-AM3-DDR3-16XPCI-E-ATX-RAID-890GX-USB3-ATX
>
> Processor:
> http://www.netplus.com.au/product/CP1/CPAMM2-7-1055T/CPU/AMD-Phenom-II-X6-1055T-2.8Ghz-Six-HexaCore-AM3-9Mb-125W-CPU-TurboCore-HDT55TFBGRBOX
>
> Memory: two of
> http://www.netplus.com.au/product/MY3/MYD313-2048K/Memory/2Gb-DDR3-1333-Kingston-Memory-2048Mb-Single-KVR1333D3N9/2G
>
> Graphics:
> http://www.netplus.com.au/product/VD5/VDGIGTX460-E1/Graphics-Card/Gigabyte-GTX460-1Gb-DDR5-256bit-PCI-E-GeForce-GF-Nvidia-GV-N460OC-1GI
>
> DVD:
> http://www.netplus.com.au/product/OP9/OPLI20A1S-RET/Optical-Disk-Drives/LiteOn-IHAS324-Black-24X-DVDRW-SATA-DVD-Writer-Kit-Lite-On-Retail-Black-Nero-8-SATA-Cable
>
> PSU and Case:
> http://www.netplus.com.au/product/CA10/CACOCEN53-35-BLK/Case/CoolerMaster-Centurion-5-II-500W-Power-Supply-ATX-e-Sata-Front-IO-Case-All-New-Model!
>
> Total cost (no postage costs!): $1024
> Then add an extra GTX460 for characid: $1323
>
> *no need for a HDD, we have a spare TB sitting in the MR
>
> Bob Adamson
> UCC Treasurer
>
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