<div dir="ltr">Hi Shimon - <div><br></div><div>I would like to point out that (as Nadav did already) that perhaps (if this is early enough in the development cycle), a GPU might be a good choice. Even your *current* off-the-shelf graphics card might be "faster" that your 4-core CPU for certain types of computations. For only a few hundred shekels, you can get a MUCH faster GPU, and for a few thousand shekels, you can get a whole rack's worth of x86 compute power in a 1U case.</div>
<div>Perhaps you will save money now if you have someone who is familiar with "number crunching" hardware take a look.</div><div><br></div><div>-MIke</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Shimon Panfil <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:info@industrialphys.com">info@industrialphys.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi folks,<br>
I'm looking for affordable workstation for heavy number crunching, not x86-64 multicore. It seems that multicore systems have problems with cooling (physically it is pretty clear). My current amd-64 4-core machine works fine only if less than 2 cores have 100% load. Rougly 2*100 work 20 min before temperature becomes high, 4*100 can last couple of minuts only. Last year I have already burned processor and do not want repeat the experience.<br>
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I'll be glad to know my options other than open the box and add fans or set air conditioner in my working place to very low temperature.<br><font color="#888888">
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