Optimal Hardware for bare GIMPS client - Page 3

adpowers · 2003-02-11, 07:22

No offense, but I don't see where so many people got the idea the Barton would have SSE2. It was only a slight redesign (probably optimizing die layout and adding more cache).

[Edit] Forgot the 2 on SSE. Oops.

QuintLeo · 2003-02-13, 16:08

The extra cache should help Barton a *little* on Prime95 work - but AMD never announced that Barton would support SSE2 - there was some *speculation* that it *might* do so from certain hardware sites (some reputable), but nothing official.

Hammer is another story - AMD *has* announced several times that Hammer will support SSE2 - and IIRC more SSE2 registers than the P-IV/Xeon themselves....

dragongoddess · 2003-03-03, 21:24

Quintleo
The Biostar M7VKq while a good board has only SDRAM memory. If you wish to use a biostar board you can go with the M7VIG which has ddr memory but the M7VIK has SATA/U2/FW

* VIA kt400

CPU SUPPORT

* All AMD Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron SocketA up to 2700+ @ 200/266/333 Front-Side bus.

EXPANSION SLOTS

* 3 DDR SDRAM slots (3Gb max), supports PC1600/2100/2700/3200, (5) PCI slots, (1) CNR slot, and (1) 8x AGP slot.

and the M&VIT
* VIA kt400

CPU SUPPORT

* All AMD Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron SocketA up to 2700+ @ 200/266/333 Front-Side bus.

EXPANSION SLOTS

* 3 DDR SDRAM slots (3Gb max), supports PC1600/2100/2700/3200, (5) PCI slots, (1) CNR slot, and (1) 8x AGP slot.

QuintLeo · 2003-03-04, 15:05

M7VKQ also has LAN and video on board.

There have been a *lot* of changes since this subject was last actively discussed - like the price of DDR dropping radically, the Thuroughbred Athlons commind down to the 1700+ (cheap!) level and overclocking like crazy, and Intel prices dropping as well - especially some Xeon P4's dropping UNDER the $100 mark (though Xeon motherboards are still expen$ive, that's slowly changing too).

*AND* the 23.1 / 23.2 P4 client enhancements that have tilted the balance at least 10% towards the P4-class machines.

Availability on the M7VKQ is drying up too. 8-(

I'd have to go back and recrunch all the numbers to make a current estimate - and yes, 3 months *DOES* make that much of a difference at times in this market.

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2003-02-11, 07:22	#23
adpowers Sep 2002 120₈ Posts	No offense, but I don't see where so many people got the idea the Barton would have SSE2. It was only a slight redesign (probably optimizing die layout and adding more cache). [Edit] Forgot the 2 on SSE. Oops.

2003-02-13, 16:08	#24
QuintLeo Oct 2002 Lost in the hills of Iowa 2⁶·7 Posts	The extra cache should help Barton a little on Prime95 work - but AMD never announced that Barton would support SSE2 - there was some speculation that it might do so from certain hardware sites (some reputable), but nothing official. Hammer is another story - AMD has announced several times that Hammer will support SSE2 - and IIRC more SSE2 registers than the P-IV/Xeon themselves....

2003-03-03, 21:24	#25
dragongoddess Oct 2002 3² Posts	Quintleo The Biostar M7VKq while a good board has only SDRAM memory. If you wish to use a biostar board you can go with the M7VIG which has ddr memory but the M7VIK has SATA/U2/FW * VIA kt400 CPU SUPPORT * All AMD Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron SocketA up to 2700+ @ 200/266/333 Front-Side bus. EXPANSION SLOTS * 3 DDR SDRAM slots (3Gb max), supports PC1600/2100/2700/3200, (5) PCI slots, (1) CNR slot, and (1) 8x AGP slot. and the M&VIT * VIA kt400 CPU SUPPORT * All AMD Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron SocketA up to 2700+ @ 200/266/333 Front-Side bus. EXPANSION SLOTS * 3 DDR SDRAM slots (3Gb max), supports PC1600/2100/2700/3200, (5) PCI slots, (1) CNR slot, and (1) 8x AGP slot.

2003-03-04, 15:05	#26
QuintLeo Oct 2002 Lost in the hills of Iowa 2⁶·7 Posts	M7VKQ also has LAN and video on board. There have been a lot of changes since this subject was last actively discussed - like the price of DDR dropping radically, the Thuroughbred Athlons commind down to the 1700+ (cheap!) level and overclocking like crazy, and Intel prices dropping as well - especially some Xeon P4's dropping UNDER the $100 mark (though Xeon motherboards are still expen$ive, that's slowly changing too). AND the 23.1 / 23.2 P4 client enhancements that have tilted the balance at least 10% towards the P4-class machines. Availability on the M7VKQ is drying up too. 8-( I'd have to go back and recrunch all the numbers to make a current estimate - and yes, 3 months DOES make that much of a difference at times in this market.