A start..2600K and Intel Burrage board

[Okda]

Dave,

I took your advise and ordered a 2600K.
Thanks for having me spending even more money than I first planned to (2500k).

LOOOOOL

the exact same happened with me

[EtaCarinae]

Hello my friend.
Yes, you are right.
The 980's are the king of the single socket.
Where I see these being a good choice is for people thinking of building a lower cost cruncher.
In the US you can buy a 2600K for app $330.00 while a 980x costs close to a $1000.00
Then the cost of the boards is almost the same but you only need 2 sticks of DDR3 memory vs the 3 on the X58 chipsets.
Maybe it's usefullness is for those that want a top producing system but don't want or can't afford the top Hex's..
So far I like it except that flashing the bios on this Intel board is causing me to pull out what remaining hair I have.
There are 4 ways to update bios and I've tried all of them many times in the past 2 days and the only thing I've accomplished is to waste time that could have been crunching.

Dave, I agree, that costwise (cents/point) the 2600K is an absolute winner.
It cumulates a lower acquisition cost plus lower energy cost. No question about that.

[Petra]

LOOOOOL

the exact same happened with me

Ditto... except I also just bought a 1090T in December. Looks like my wife is getting an early upgrade

[Jupiler]

He can sell ice cubes to Eskimos.

He'd sell you your own underwear while you're waring it.

And to Belgian's..

Don't be surprised if, during this week, you get a phone call coming from my house, and it won't be me on the phone.
You better go hiding in your basement and camp there for the next coming months.

[Movieman]

He'd sell you your own underwear while you're waring it.

Well hell why not?
I'd always learned that in sales the key was "Find a market and fill it"

Don't be surprised if, during this week, you get a phone call coming from my house, and it won't be me on the phone.
You better go hiding in your basement and camp there for the next coming months.

That darling of a beautiful lady thats your wife?
Nah, she's a sweetheart and would never be upset with me..

[zalbard]

He'd sell you your own underwear while you're waring it.

And I didn't know Dave was a sales or marketing guy!..

[Movieman]

And I didn't know Dave was a sales or marketing guy!..

25 years in sales + 10 in Marketing..

[Jupiler]

Well hell why not?
I'd always learned that in sales the key was "Find a market and fill it"



That darling of a beautiful lady thats your wife?
Nah, she's a sweetheart and would never be upset with me..

I wonder what you'd like to fill in some underwear, besides the "thing" that's hidden behind it.
Better hang a warning sign in front of it saying "ONLY OPEN IN CASE OF REAL EMERGENCY"

You'd be surprised.
She sometimes even surprises me after 22 years.

[Movieman]

I wonder what you'd like to fill in some underwear, besides the "thing" that's hidden behind it.
Better hang a warning sign in front of it saying "ONLY OPEN IN CASE OF REAL EMERGENCY"

You'd be surprised.
She sometimes even surprises me after 22 years.

You forget, I've spoken to her and she's a gem..

[Jupiler]

You forget, I've spoken to her and she's a gem..

OK then.
But don't come crying afterwards, I warned you.

[Movieman]

OK then.
But don't come crying afterwards, I warned you.

I'm safe..She came across as a very practical lady and I'm 2500 miles away.
She wouldn't spend the money on the trip just to come and beat me senseless!

[Jupiler]

I'm safe..She came across as a very practical lady and I'm 2500 miles away.
She wouldn't spend the money on the trip just to come and beat me senseless!

Maybe she won't spend it, but I gladly pay her ticket.

[Movieman]

Maybe she won't spend it, but I gladly pay her ticket.

OK, now that I didn't count on!
Hell, if she shows up I'll feed her well and she'll forget why she made the trip!

[EtaCarinae]

OK, now that I didn't count on!
Hell, if she shows up I'll feed her well and she'll forget why she made the trip!

Sorry Dave. You were extremely convincing but I did not buy it. I am setting up a new rig and guess what... it is an 1366 socket Rampage III board with an 980X. I think this has to do with psychology. Once you have touched 6th level in the direction of the crunchers Nirvana, it is very difficult to go down two levels.

[Jupiler]

OK, now that I didn't count on!
Hell, if she shows up I'll feed her well and she'll forget why she made the trip!

Sorry mate, but she's on a diet, starting tomorrow.

[Movieman]

Sorry Dave. You were extremely convincing but I did not buy it. I am setting up a new rig and guess what... it is an 1366 socket Rampage III board with an 980X. I think this has to do with psychology. Once you have touched 6th level in the direction of the crunchers Nirvana, it is very difficult to go down two levels.

I undertsand completely and in your position I'd do the same.

Sorry mate, but she's on a diet, starting tomorrow.

Never seen a woman turn down a 3-5lb New England Lobster with a piece of prime rib sitting beside it..

[OldChap]

Is that how you think of yourself now? .......Prime rib!!

[Movieman]

Is that how you think of yourself now? .......Prime rib!!

Very good!
Had to read it twice to get the meaning!
And no, at this point in life I'm closer to the old tough gristle..

[zalbard]

Is that how you think of yourself now? .......Prime rib!!

That's brilliant!
Sorry, Dave.

[trn]

Once you have touched 6th level in the direction of the crunchers Nirvana, it is very difficult to go down two levels.

In that case why not step up to the 12th circle? SR-2

And I also agree, quads are to passé these days. We want more cores

[bearcatrp]

Hey Dave, sounds like SB is doing you well. Ready to part with those Hexes yet?

[EtaCarinae]

In that case why not step up to the 12th circle? SR-2

And I also agree, quads are to passé these days. We want more cores

Yessss. More cores, more cores, more cores.......

P.S. Two single socket Hex units (based on OCed 980Xs ) are more performant than one SR2 unit. I compared that in detail with Dave some time ago (see Dave's thread on SR2 rig) and there is no discussion about it. Dave loves dualies, I am more pragmatic, and only absolute performance counts.

[CaptMorgan]

Crunch Crunch Crunch....that is all Crunch for a Cure

[trn]

Yessss. More cores, more cores, more cores.......

P.S. Two single socket Hex units (based on OCed 980Xs ) are more performant than one SR2 unit. I compared that in detail with Dave some time ago (see Dave's thread on SR2 rig) and there is no discussion about it. Dave loves dualies, I am more pragmatic, and only absolute performance counts.

SRHunt3r does average 15,200 with an SR-2 rig and thats not to shabby if a dualie does avg less then it's not going to be by very much. I wont pay the dual QPI Xeon "tax" for a dedicated cruncher myself.

Crunch Crunch Crunch....that is all Crunch for a Cure

Crunch Crunch Crunch? That's my line

[Biker]

Well you know what they say about taxes

(well apart from the life's certainties bit, anyway)