I updated the stats in the original post. Team E30 is kicking butt and chugging along nicely.
Also, I built a new PC that will be used for folding (and probably some gaming since the selected hardware should be able to shred anything that is thrown at it). The plan is ultimately to run 3 GPUs, ideally ones that are at least as powerful as the GTX 980Ti. Nvidia is launching their Pascal architecture this year, which is supposed to blow the doors off of the current generation of products since the chips will use 3D FinFET blah blah blah and I think 16nm features (vs 28nm now) so I will probably wait and hope that its release drops the price of the 980Ti a bit so I can get 2 more.
Anyway, here's the system spec for our resident PC nerds. This is the first PC that I have built in almost 10 years and it is as fun as I remember (particularly since I am now employed and actually have a little more money than I did back then).
Case: DEEPCOOL TESSERACT WH Mid Tower Computer Case (plus a few extra 120mm fans for additional air flow)
PSU: XFX ProSeries P1-1250-BEFX 1250W
Mobo: MSI X99S SLI Krait Edition LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 Motherboard
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Processor, 85W TDP
CPU Cooling: DEEPCOOL Gamer Storm Lucifer V2 CPU Cooler 6 Heatpipes 140mm Silent PWM Fan for LGA 2011-v3
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133
GPU: ZOTAC ZT-90503-10P GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! 6GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
HDD: Kingston 240GB SSD. It's a freebie I got with an eBay laptop purchase.
OS: Windows 8.1
The PSU may seem overkill, but remember that I plan to run 3 high end GPUs at 100% load for continuous, indefinite periods. So the idea is to over-spec the PSU so that it is has plenty of headroom for running high loads 24/7/365. The choice of CPU was based on wanting 40 PCIe lanes. The E5-2620v3 is the cheapest current-gen processor with hyperthreading AND 40 PCIe lanes. This means that I can run 3 GPUs with 2 of them getting all 16 lanes and one getting 8. Most consumer CPUs have 20-28 lanes, and you have to buy an i7 Extreme CPU (which are stupid expensive) to get 40 lanes.
Also a shout-out to Click. Thanks for participating and adding your contribution!
Also, I built a new PC that will be used for folding (and probably some gaming since the selected hardware should be able to shred anything that is thrown at it). The plan is ultimately to run 3 GPUs, ideally ones that are at least as powerful as the GTX 980Ti. Nvidia is launching their Pascal architecture this year, which is supposed to blow the doors off of the current generation of products since the chips will use 3D FinFET blah blah blah and I think 16nm features (vs 28nm now) so I will probably wait and hope that its release drops the price of the 980Ti a bit so I can get 2 more.
Anyway, here's the system spec for our resident PC nerds. This is the first PC that I have built in almost 10 years and it is as fun as I remember (particularly since I am now employed and actually have a little more money than I did back then).
Case: DEEPCOOL TESSERACT WH Mid Tower Computer Case (plus a few extra 120mm fans for additional air flow)
PSU: XFX ProSeries P1-1250-BEFX 1250W
Mobo: MSI X99S SLI Krait Edition LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 Motherboard
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Processor, 85W TDP
CPU Cooling: DEEPCOOL Gamer Storm Lucifer V2 CPU Cooler 6 Heatpipes 140mm Silent PWM Fan for LGA 2011-v3
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133
GPU: ZOTAC ZT-90503-10P GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! 6GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
HDD: Kingston 240GB SSD. It's a freebie I got with an eBay laptop purchase.
OS: Windows 8.1
The PSU may seem overkill, but remember that I plan to run 3 high end GPUs at 100% load for continuous, indefinite periods. So the idea is to over-spec the PSU so that it is has plenty of headroom for running high loads 24/7/365. The choice of CPU was based on wanting 40 PCIe lanes. The E5-2620v3 is the cheapest current-gen processor with hyperthreading AND 40 PCIe lanes. This means that I can run 3 GPUs with 2 of them getting all 16 lanes and one getting 8. Most consumer CPUs have 20-28 lanes, and you have to buy an i7 Extreme CPU (which are stupid expensive) to get 40 lanes.
Also a shout-out to Click. Thanks for participating and adding your contribution!
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