Re CPU choice - Does anyone have any thoughts on AMDs new Naples chips for this kind of system? (see: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/03/amd-naples-server-processor-more-cores-bandwidth-memory-than-intel/)
They look on the face of it to be a decent option, and presumably they will be cheaper - any reason not to consider them? (apart from the fact that neither pricing nor the chips themselves are available yet!)
Cheers
Oli
> On Mar 8, 2017, at 2:27 PM, Alex Noble <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi Joshua,
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> The CPU choice was to keep costs in line. The redundant 2000W power supplies are more than enough to power any dual-CPU in Intel's Xeon lineup. We used ThinkMate for this build. They offer CPU configurations with up to 145W each. If you want to optimize a workstation for only GPU use, then consider Intel's frequency optimized Xeon lineup - they have smaller caches for the price, but the speed increase may allow the CPU to keep the GPUs well fed. Heat has been no issue.
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> The workstation is setup headless for multi-users where our scheduler is word of mouth.
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> Best,
> -Alex
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