StarBuild

[TBox0194]

Wanted to introduce my new dedicated crunching rig. H5 flow starfield case number 498/1000 made, prime x470 pro, 16GB (soon to be 128GB) of DDR4, 5950x that was unboxed, slapped right in and has been crunching for a week or so now. Im researching GPUs as this is a half BOINC and half Folding machine. 16 CPU to BOINC and 16 to Folding. Right now the 3060 is attached to boinc and a GTX 980 for Folding. Just upgraded PSU from a 750watt corsair that was limiting GPU capacity to a EVGA supernova 1600P+. Most likely will end up with a TITAN V and radeon vii or vega frontier, or may just do two AMD cards. This is a purely dedicated rig. I really wanted to do a core ultra build with some of the new intel battlemage GPU but between scalpers and stability issues, AMD it is, plus had the mobo on hand.

 

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The GPU situation is still crazy. I would strongly consider going AMD except I want to get back to GPUGrid. Also the last time I tried installing AMD drivers on Linux it was a nightmare. I intended to get a 5080 (or 2) for my build, but not at these prices!

 

[TBox0194]

Agree, really thinking the radeon stuff is the way to go, plus will work with the "theme" of the build. I no longer can support NVIDIA and ASUS to that extent. The consumer rake over is insane. Plus the paper launch of the 50 series is emberassing. I have a 7900xtx that in my gaming rig, but dont want to run anything on it for risk of shortening lifespan. I do recognize that the prupose of boinc was founded to use what you have but had some recogntion at work inf orm of a few bonuses to dedicate to a crunching machine. We will see what the future holds