New Crunching Server - Gigabyte X99P-Sli w/ E-2690-V3 12 core / 24 thread

[systemviper]

@ alpha754293 - Thanks for taking your time and effort to give me that great overview. I kinda understood a lot of it but i
not going to pretend that I got it all.

I remember reading another reply you made a while ago, then i read your sig, lol
I said to myself, who is this guy,....

flow man:
du/dt + u dot del u = - del P / rho + v vector_Laplacian u
{\partial\mathbf{u}\over\partial t}+\mathbf{u}\cdot\nabla\mathbf{u} = -{\nabla P\over\rho} + \nu\nabla^2\mathbf{u}

Now I found out. Thanks again for posting, taking your time and effort makes me happy, time is our most precious thing we have, so top Notch!!@!

This is all very new to me, my main focus with PC's in general is getting a nice overclock plus stability.
I also overclock for points so I know about popping chips, I am planning a massive 478/479 775 and 1366 winter overclocking, but i will talk about that more after this project.

I love the idea of balance, It makes sense to have it all tuned to the least common denominator or your just wasting extra horsepower that doesn't get translated to the output.

I am fine with no hyperthreading, if that is the best option, I like it then.

I do have sevel limiting factors personal and hardware wise that make some decisions for me. I will go into the hardware limitations.


My biggest problem has been getting started, i have a lot going on so i get a little down the road and focus on something else.
hence the false start. I have done this prob 3 or 4 times with Crunching so this time i am determined to do nothing else till
I have this rig up and running and crunching. Then I can worry about my server and the future projects...

I really waNT SOME PIE so i am laser focused to get it up and running with what i have on hand.

I will be putting the board in a casse tomorrow so it will be software time. To me the first month will be learning the lay of the land.
the lingo, the best configurations for crunching, i have seen some bigger and better hardware, but i have a X99 and everything right here so that is my starting point.

My hardware starting limitations...
The initial build is...


- X99 - Gigabyte X99P-Sli
- E5 2690-V3 12 core / 24 thread
- 4x4G =16G Corsair Dominator Platinum ??? I have another set, should i run 8x4G or is 4x4G good enough for now???
- Samsung 960 Pro 512G SSD. ??? I will upgrade my OS solution down the road, I can pop a second one it if it helps to have one for OS and one for programs or something.... ???
- 1000w Seasonic Platinum Prime
- AIO Cooler Master Master Liquid Pro 280
- Case - Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Brushed Black Steel frame / Tempered Glass Window Case
- GPU Either a XFX R9-295X2 8G Hydro or a Gigabyte GTX960 4G G1 Gaming. ??? Does speed matter here ???

- OS Win 10 pro 64, ???? I have a key for this so i will start on win 10 ... but soon i will try to find a server key and upgrade with a m.2 or some other solution. ???

This is the starting build, it will be in the case and running tomorrow night, it is running now but on my bench.


So all that is left is what do I need to install to get it working this week, then we will / I will follow the advice of the pro's or just what you say...
To get it running smoothly and what should be my next upgrades.

To me that sounds like a plan.... it's cool to know that the first thing I will do system wise is Crunching in 2019!!! very cool!

(The QPI on my server (with first gen E5-2690 processors) is capable of 32 GB/s (256 Gbps) vs. SATA 6Gb s vs. PCIe 3.0 x16 15.75 GB/s (128 Gbps) link.

seems like i have a LOT to work towards, but i love projects like this, that i can expand my horizons and knowledge and do what i love most. Mess with hardware..

Thanks again @ alpha754293 May you and your family have Health and Happiness in 2019

All the best to everyone!
-steve
SystemViper