[tech] New clubroom machine and graphics card

[Bob Adamson]

I don't know how you can say this, seeing as you never use the clubroom 
machines.

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010, Anil Sharma wrote:

> I'm pretty sure quad-cores are still unnecessary for UCC's desktop machines.
>
> On 28 July 2010 23:33, Chris Squire <spartanhelmet at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
>> In the same way as quad cores were unnecessary for a couple of years (or
>> even dualcores, in odd cases like Crysis) for games, a hexacore is just
>> beyond the realm of necessity but isn't wasteful. Just like the duos before
>> them, quads are soon to be relegated to "that one in my grandparents' PC".
>>
>> Just as Intel's offerings do, these AMDs can boost clockspeed in cases of
>> utilisation being constrained to a subset of available cores, meaning you
>> don't lose some of the performance potential like the duo-versus-quad days
>> where money translated into a choice of clockspeed or hardware threads.
>>
>> We have options in buying new equipment now which are new and exciting. They
>> *are* options, so perhaps it might end up being a quad.. but the pricing is
>> a may-as-well and future-proof sort of affair.
>>
>> [CJS]
>>
>> On Wed, 28 Jul 2010, Anil Sharma wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> |"Bureaucracy is a challenge to the be conquered with a righteous
>>>>  |
>>>> |attitude, an intolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary"
>>>> |
>>>> | ---Peter's Laws
>>>>  |
>>>>
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