Got a new processing workstation for myself as a Xmas present. It's not even breaking sweat registering 200+ subs... AMD Threadripper 1950X CPU (16 cores, 32 threads) with 64GB DDR4 RAM and a NVMe SSD drive.
I ran some last night. On Linux I was beating the latest Threadripper benchmarks (which all appear to be on Windows.) I was planning to do a little optimisation (RAM disk, etc.) before I go public with results
Other optimisations to consider that will tweak it more:
* Build your own custom kernel, compile the OS and packages with optimised settings. In the past this could give up to 10% or more improvements on generic linux distro installs. These days I doubt it would be close to that, but it still should be a couple of percent.
* Overclock, CPU of course, but tweaking the memory timings/settings I've heard can give great results.
* RAID set up on disks.
...but that requires a bit of work, so it's probably easier to enjoy what you've got.
Other optimisations to consider that will tweak it more:
Will probably play with the memory settings to make sure I'm taking advantage of the 3600MHz RAM but probably won't go much further. I'd rather spend my time processing!
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Originally Posted by peter_4059
How hot does it get? You might need to upgade your air conditioning
The old computer was capable of raising the room temp by a couple of degrees. Should be able to do "better" now. Fortunately, the A/C is overspecced
Sounds like it makes short work of all that read noise then Rick
Yes Dunk, if you can integrate fast enough the noise gets left behind
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Originally Posted by Camelopardalis
Incidentally, what form factor did you choose Rick?
I wouldn’t mind one, but having used an all-in-one for years, not sure I could go back to a big ugly box
I’ll be amazed if they come out with a mobo in micro ITX format...could easily hide that behind the kettle.
Full tower. I have a large desk with lots of room underneath and I'll be adding a bunch more drives. Fortunately, the glass door is facing the far side of the desk so I don't get a continuous disco light show. Even the RAM has coloured LEDs