2nd hand Tesla C2050 on Ryzen workstation

edgravity · March 8, 2019, 07:58

Good day

Im going to buy a second hand Tesla C2050 or M2070 really cheap 50+USD, is it still good for ANSYS 19? Specifically Fluent

I am building my new budget workstation for 700usd
Specs:
Ryzen 7 1700 or Ryzen 5 2600
MSI X370 SLI
16gb (8×2) DDR4 3200mhz ram (any compatible that is also available)
80+ PSU that supports SLI
Nvme ssd 250gb

I want amd for future upgradability not 2nd hand xeons
But Intel build recommendations are welcome

To the ryzen and old Tesla GPGPU owners out there please share youre experience

The tesla is still a good buy though? Especially for double precision compute performance.

AlexanderZ · March 10, 2019, 21:55

my opinion:

you dont need GPU for computation at your home workstation, invest in processor as much as you can.
In that case GPU is needed for visualization only.

best regards

edgravity · March 11, 2019, 01:11

But ANSYS Fluent has GPGPU acceleration feature

flotus1 · March 11, 2019, 13:55

Yes it does. And there are some caveats you should be aware of: GPU acceleration in Ansys Fluent
In my opinion, a Tesla C2050 is most likely a waste of money, real estate and energy.

March 8, 2019, 07:58	2nd hand Tesla C2050 on Ryzen workstation	#1
edgravity New Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 7	Good day Im going to buy a second hand Tesla C2050 or M2070 really cheap 50+USD, is it still good for ANSYS 19? Specifically Fluent I am building my new budget workstation for 700usd Specs: Ryzen 7 1700 or Ryzen 5 2600 MSI X370 SLI 16gb (8×2) DDR4 3200mhz ram (any compatible that is also available) 80+ PSU that supports SLI Nvme ssd 250gb I want amd for future upgradability not 2nd hand xeons But Intel build recommendations are welcome To the ryzen and old Tesla GPGPU owners out there please share youre experience The tesla is still a good buy though? Especially for double precision compute performance.

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March 10, 2019, 21:55		#2
AlexanderZ Senior Member Alexander Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,363 Rep Power: 34	my opinion: you dont need GPU for computation at your home workstation, invest in processor as much as you can. In that case GPU is needed for visualization only. best regards

March 11, 2019, 01:11		#3
edgravity New Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 7	But ANSYS Fluent has GPGPU acceleration feature

March 11, 2019, 13:55		#4
flotus1 Super Moderator Alex Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 46	Yes it does. And there are some caveats you should be aware of: GPU acceleration in Ansys Fluent In my opinion, a Tesla C2050 is most likely a waste of money, real estate and energy.