Done my research, now I need a review. 20 GPU cracking cluster.
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(02-04-2016, 08:05 AM)intertan Wrote: Why not wait till Nvidia pascal comes out? Suppose to be 10x faster.
Does one also need an expensive motherboard and cpu?
I'm no expert but couldn't a basic motherboard that supports 4 gpu and a basic i5 work?

This is the first I'm hearing about the Pascal.  That thing sounds insane!

As far as the motherboard and processor goes, we needed a processor with enough PCIE lanes to support four GTX 980 TIs.  The motherboard also had to be able to support the four cards running at 8x each since I hear that the GTX 980 TI can't run at anything lower.  The motherboard also needed the PCIE slots to be spaced out enough to fit four double-wide cards.

Thanks for giving everything a look!  Please keep it coming.  I want to make sure we've considered everything before we drop all this money on it.


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RE: Done my research, now I need a review. 20 GPU cracking cluster. - by concedonulli - 02-04-2016, 08:37 AM