your dream setup - Moved...

[George Hallam]

a little question what would your dream setup be?????

[david eaton]

As someone else observed: - "My other computer is a beowulf cluster"

[123456]

I want an ISA sound card to complete my Windows 3.1 and 2000 dual boot.

[123456]

Actually I just bought an AWE 64 ISA card.

[rond36]

As someone else observed: - "My other computer is a beowulf cluster"David check this out!

TyanPSC T-650QX
http://www.tyanpsc.com/Portals/0/ads/1632977640071176250.jpg

Hardware Features
Nodes

One (1) Head / Compute Node and four (4) Compute Nodes
Each node is dual socket and quad core processor ready

Processors

Supports up to ten(10) Intel® Xeon™ 5300 quad core processors with EM64T technology
Supports up to Forty(40) compute cores


Memory

Up to 12GB FBD with DDR II 533/667 per node
Up to 60GB FBD with DDR II 533/667 per system

Interconnect Fabric

Dual Gigabit Ethernet networks default configuration
One Gigabit Ethernet network and one 4xInfiniBand network

Internal Storage

Seven (7) SATA II HDDs for internal storage. Up to three (3) SATA II HDDs on the Head Node, and one (1) SATA II HDD per Compute Node

General Features

Integrated DVD device
Integrated KVM and GbE switch for all nodes
Supports InifiniBand controller 4x HCA (Opt.)
Integrated InfiniBand switch (opt.) for all nodes
Front I/O:

- Head Node: VGA port, USB ports
- Compute Node: VGA port, Keyboard and Mouse

Rear I/O:

- Two (2) RJ-45 GbE ports (white coupler)
- One (1) RJ-45 FE port (blue coupler)

Power

Three (3) 600W Single PSU (3 power cords) with one (1) of them dedicated to the Head Node


Whisper Quiet

<52 dB, whisper quiet


Software Features

Operating System

Windows® Compute Cluster Server 2003
Linux Ready


Cluster Behavior

Single system rapid boot sequence
Makes standard cluster into stand alone supercomputer


Floating Point Performance

256 GFLOPs peak performance with Intel® Xeon™ 5300 1.6GHz processors


Application
Support ‧Certified ISV applications
- See growing list on TyanPSC website www.tyanpsc.com

Physical Specifications

Dimensions

527mm x 356mm x 700mm (20.75" x 14.01" x 27.56"), H x W x D

Weight

150 Lbs


Starting price for a barebones $20,000

123456:
Last weekend I tore apart an old PC (AMD AM486 DX2 66MHz) that was made in 1995 it has a Creative Sound Blaster 16 ISA card with a 2X CD-ROM (SCSI) that plugs into it. The only thing that I wanted was the 200W AT PSU :)

My dream setup would be to buy (2) Core 2 Extreme QX6800 CPUs, one for the PC in my sig and the other for my PC with the P5WDG2-WS Pro motherboard.

[Ajmukon]

David check this out!

TyanPSC T-650QX
http://www.tyanpsc.com/Portals/0/ads/1632977640071176250.jpg

Hardware Features
Nodes
One (1) Head / Compute Node and four (4) Compute Nodes
Each node is dual socket and quad core processor ready
Processors
Supports up to ten(10) Intel® Xeon™ 5300 quad core processors with EM64T technology
Supports up to Forty(40) compute coresMemory
Up to 12GB FBD with DDR II 533/667 per node
Up to 60GB FBD with DDR II 533/667 per systemInterconnect Fabric
Dual Gigabit Ethernet networks default configuration
One Gigabit Ethernet network and one 4xInfiniBand networkInternal Storage
Seven (7) SATA II HDDs for internal storage. Up to three (3) SATA II HDDs on the Head Node, and one (1) SATA II HDD per Compute NodeGeneral Features
Integrated DVD device
Integrated KVM and GbE switch for all nodes
Supports InifiniBand controller 4x HCA (Opt.)
Integrated InfiniBand switch (opt.) for all nodes
Front I/O:- Head Node: VGA port, USB ports
- Compute Node: VGA port, Keyboard and Mouse
Rear I/O:- Two (2) RJ-45 GbE ports (white coupler)
- One (1) RJ-45 FE port (blue coupler)Power
Three (3) 600W Single PSU (3 power cords) with one (1) of them dedicated to the Head Node
Whisper Quiet
<52 dB, whisper quiet
Software Features

Operating System
Windows® Compute Cluster Server 2003
Linux Ready
Cluster Behavior
Single system rapid boot sequence
Makes standard cluster into stand alone supercomputer
Floating Point Performance
256 GFLOPs peak performance with Intel® Xeon™ 5300 1.6GHz processors
Application
Support ‧Certified ISV applications- See growing list on TyanPSC website www.tyanpsc.com (http://www.tyanpsc.com)Physical Specifications

Dimensions
527mm x 356mm x 700mm (20.75" x 14.01" x 27.56"), H x W x DWeight
150 Lbs
Starting price for a barebones $20,000

123456:
Last weekend I tore apart an old PC (AMD AM486 DX2 66MHz) that was made in 1995 it has a Creative Sound Blaster 16 ISA card with a 2X CD-ROM (SCSI) that plugs into it. The only thing that I wanted was the 200W AT PSU :)
POST A LINK!!!
I WANTS IT! I REALLY WANTS IT!

Back to the original post:

My Dream Machine:
(above-but i am not going to get it any time soon, in fact prob never)

Reality:

Dual Intel Penryn Quad Core 3.0+Ghz
MB: Sli or Crossfire: 8+ Gb RAM
Serial ATA- 4 drives each of 500 Gig
Dual CD-RW and DVD-RW
Floppy and 13-1 Mem Card reader
GPU: DX10 compatible version of nVidia(8800) or ATI(not sure what)
OS: VISTA Home premium
800+ W PSU
Dual HI-def monitors-(as large as possible)

Hookup to a PS3 & Xbox 360
TV in

Case: large tower/ full tower:
with LCD temp display and at least 4 fans- preferibly more


EDIT: now i see the link

[david eaton]

Thanks for that link Rond36 Looks as if I shall have to save up a bit more! Or get another paper round!

[123456]

Rond36 I got my sound card and installed it fine. The system kicks butt. Nothing like blasting MP3's off of MS-DOS 6.22...and even better is playing them off of Windows 3.11 while playing Ski Free...:D

[Jiggy]

A Linux box that i`ve manage to install just one driver for anything on to, thats all.

[jlreich]

LOL! I know the feeling Jiggy. :D

[123456]

Behold its glory!

http://i4.tinypic.com/6hck874.jpg

[George Hallam]

how do you still get programs to run on 3.11 lol does it play movies

[123456]

There's a video for windows thing but I haven't tried that out. It plays .AVI's only, so I doubt movies work well.

I usually put small programs on a floppy, (download them with the other pc). If not, I use a Sony Memory stick, (512mb), to transfer larger files and this is why I have 2000 as well on that PC.