(I changed the subject to match the direction this thread has taken, and to take it a step further.)
It sounds like i7 will be superior to Core2 for heavy playouts, but for light playouts the jury is still out? Don wrote: > I think I have a chance to check that out as I'm putting together a dual > motherboard i7 with 8 true cores.... Is this self-build? How much budget do you need to make a fast 8-core machine at the moment? What about 12 or 16-core? And, does anyone know of companies selling workstations with 16 cores? The high-end gaming machines don't go that far. I can find server machines but I'd be paying a premium for reliability and rack-mount and hard-drive slots. And I expect a workstation to be whisper-quiet, whereas machines destined for a data centre can drown out a vacumn cleaner. Darren -- Darren Cook, Software Researcher/Developer http://dcook.org/gobet/ (Shodan Go Bet - who will win?) http://dcook.org/work/ (About me and my work) http://dcook.org/blogs.html (My blogs and articles) _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
