Those of you that build rigs just for crunching I have a question for you....
How long do you expect such a rig to last.... That is to say how long do you crunch until you retire the rig and sell off the parts?
I have been thinking of building a chart outlining the cost and points per $ over 3 years Does this sound about right?
My Biggest Fear Is When I die, My Wife Sells All My Stuff For What I Told Her I Paid For It.79 SB threads and 32 IB Threads across 4 rigs 111 threads Crunching!!
3-5 for me. Closer to 5. AMD is known for chipsets/sockets supporting CPUs for a few generations. My main MB is 5 years old, upgraded 3 times. The server boards and Opterons I'll get at least 5. I suspect I might not be in the majority though. Seldom am....
My hosts work till they're FUBAR, either through natural causes or meHave several X58 hosts still going strong
my Intel q9550 is still going strong like what, 6 years on?
Intel C2Q Q9550 2.83ghz :: Intel DQ45CB :: 4 x 2gb OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 Reaper HPC :: ASUS EAH5850 :: Thermaltake TR2 RX 750w :: Western Digital Caviar Black 4 x 750gb in RAID 10
Intel e3-1235 3.3ghz :: Intel s1200kp :: 4gb kingston hyperX 1600mhz :: WD 500gb Cavier Green
Intel i7-3770k 4.4ghz :: msi z77ma-g45 :: 8 gb patriot Signature 1600mhz :: 160gb WD Cavier :: 5830 + 5870 CF :: Antec Earthwatts 650w
"...all men die, and no brave man lets death frighten him from his desire..."
I run mine until the economics say a new rig is cheaper than the electricity... that used to be every 30-32 months, but recently it's been longer. Mine are all over 3 years old now and I don't see a reason to upgrade yet...
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