Ready to build a 4mil+/day GPU monster cruncher?

[John P. Myers]

If so, Newegg finally got some more MSI Big Bang Marshal mobos in stock http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...FUuQ7Qoduh8Adw Cheaper than what i paid for mine.

Note: The best CPU this board can handle is the i7-2700K. No Ivy Bridge on this board.

Put 8 of these in it and rule the world!

[Mike029]

Now that is what I'm talkin'bout!! JPM is back!!!
Don't make me have to build something to smash the new Silver Hammer. Hmm, perhaps a new "vs" thread may be in order?

Building a 4 mi. cruncher is going to be easier and cheaper than ever. I believe three 7970 will get you over 4 mil on Dirt.

$380. for the MB
$320 for the I7 3770k
$1185 (395x3 after $25. $25 off w/ promo code HIS797831, ends 8/31 for gpus or other gpus within $25. of each other.) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161412

$170.00 for the PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817159123
$60. 00 for 2 stick of memory 16gb total. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220647

Need a case? Easy, ask DrPop about Thor. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147053
$104 after Promo code RWCP2008, ends 8/29

I'm sure you have a hard drive lying around so I won't add that.



Total for 4 mil. cruncher
$2219.00

I think that covers it.

I'm sure there are come cost saving measure you could make to lower this a bit but hey, I'm having fun spending your money.

[John P. Myers]

My MSI Big Bang Marshal is sitting inside my HAF X case with 16GB RAM and a 1350W PSU. No CPU and no GPUs and is in a storage unit in Little Rock because i haven't had a job since November so i won't be building anything ;(

But! For those better off than i am, this mobo is still the king for PCIe x16 slots (Zombie67 has one also). And yes, i suppose with 8 of those 7970s i linked in the first post, you'd prolly get closer to 8-10mil/day on Dirt. I remember when i first started crunching, i don't think i had that many credits after the first year!

So, for those ready to hit the 1 billion credit milestone by the end of the year, this is where you get started

[Mike029]

Duh!! I got sooo excited thinking about the Silver Hammer reborn.

[John P. Myers]

Duh!! I got sooo excited thinking about the Silver Hammer reborn.

No no I had the Maxwell Spanker Maxwell had the Silver Hammer *sigh* ahhhh those were the days...

[zombie67]

Until now, I always just skipped over the water cooled GPUs. Don't know anything about water cooling, and it's all more expensive. But I do use the H70 for CPU cooling, now that I think about it. Is there something similar for GPU cooling, where you don't have to cobble together custom tubing and whatnot for GPUs? Also, if someone were to have 8 of those in a machine, do you have to have 8 separate cooling systems? Or do you put the tubing in serial? Or...?

[John P. Myers]

Until now, I always just skipped over the water cooled GPUs. Don't know anything about water cooling, and it's all more expensive. But I do use the H70 for CPU cooling, now that I think about it. Is there something similar for GPU cooling, where you don't have to cobble together custom tubing and whatnot for GPUs? Also, if someone were to have 8 of those in a machine, do you have to have 8 separate cooling systems? Or do you put the tubing in serial? Or...?

Serial connectors using these GPU links: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/13...l=g30c101s1354 Though i wouldn't link all 8 in serial. The last one would be getting some pretty hot water for the intake :/

In the Maxwell Spanker, i didn't link the 2 590's. Instead, the liquid from the CPU went to 1 of the 590's, then to a radiator. The second 590 had it's own loop. This kept temps as low as possible.

For all-in-one GPU coolers, there's this: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...FQmpnQod4DwAtw

Or something like this: http://www.macconnection.com/IPA/Sho...FUyb7Qod8i4AVg

Though i dunno where you'd stick all those fans+rads for multiple cards, but they do exist.

Edit: there's also these adapters to use some Antec and Corsair CPU all-in-ones on your GPU: http://www.overclock.net/t/1237219/t...#post_16860936

[zombie67]

Thanks. Do you, or one of our teammates have a machine with liquid cooled GPUs, that could post some pictures? Also, where does one buy all the misc tubing, connectors, radiators, etc? I looked around newegg, but didn't really find anything. I assume there is some sort of spec standard, that everyone uses?

[John P. Myers]

Thanks. Do you, or one of our teammates have a machine with liquid cooled GPUs, that could post some pictures? Also, where does one buy all the misc tubing, connectors, radiators, etc? I looked around newegg, but didn't really find anything. I assume there is some sort of spec standard, that everyone uses?

Yeah sadly Newegg is kinda poor on liquid cooling. www.performance-pcs.com is my personal choice, though www.frozencpu.com is decent as well. Literally hundreds and hundreds of liquid cooling parts. Anything you could possibly ever need, they'll have it.

Some pictures here: http://www.setiusa.us/showthread.php...ll=1#post13865 though squinting may be required since my camera was shit :/

[Duke of Buckingham]

There are so many Z.