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Forum: Hardware November 21, 2017, 03:55
Replies: 24
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Posted By flotus1
None of the builds you quoted is a really good...

None of the builds you quoted is a really good use of your money when you are on a tight budget.
I would suggest you start your own thread (since it seems to be a completely different price range)...
Forum: Hardware November 8, 2017, 03:19
Replies: 24
Views: 4,068
Posted By flotus1
So did I, obviously. The price to performance...

So did I, obviously. The price to performance ratio usually gets worse with higher total performance.
The best price/performance ratio for CFD (considering new hardware) can be found somewhere...
Forum: Hardware November 6, 2017, 16:57
Replies: 24
Views: 4,068
Posted By flotus1
There is always a more cost-effective (aka...

There is always a more cost-effective (aka cheaper) solution.
But I don't think those mainstream processors you mentioned are a good option for CFD in general.
Forum: Hardware October 16, 2017, 15:10
Replies: 24
Views: 4,068
Posted By flotus1
Seems like your retailer is trying to sell you...

Seems like your retailer is trying to sell you his old stuff he can't get rid of.
Do not buy v4 Xeons anymore. The performance increase for CFD between this generation and Skylake-SP is the largest...
Forum: Hardware October 13, 2017, 05:28
Replies: 24
Views: 4,068
Posted By flotus1
It is a trade-off indeed. But if a significant...

It is a trade-off indeed. But if a significant portion of your workload is single-threaded, I would rather not choose AMD Threadripper. Intels Sylake-X -despite being a disappointment in many areas-...
Forum: Hardware October 12, 2017, 15:20
Replies: 24
Views: 4,068
Posted By flotus1
That's not really the point here. With a budget...

That's not really the point here. With a budget of 7000$+ single-cpu setups are simply not worth considering.
Forum: Hardware October 12, 2017, 05:04
Replies: 24
Views: 4,068
Posted By flotus1
One thing I forgot to mention: A quality 550W...

One thing I forgot to mention: A quality 550W power supply is sufficient for the configurations I posted.
But if you ever plan on using GPU acceleration at some point in the future, better pick one...
Forum: Hardware October 11, 2017, 12:01
Replies: 24
Views: 4,068
Posted By flotus1
Since no one else wants to weigh in, here is what...

Since no one else wants to weigh in, here is what I would buy

AMD Epyc:
E-ATX Case (~100$)
Power supply, e.g. Bequiet Dark Power Pro P11 550W (~130$)
Dual-socket board, e.g. Supermicro H11DSi...
Forum: Hardware October 9, 2017, 08:57
Replies: 24
Views: 4,068
Posted By flotus1
Is there any particular reason why you want Intel...

Is there any particular reason why you want Intel Xeon processors in your next workstation?
If license costs are not an issue, you might as well consider AMD Epyc processors.
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