On Sat, 12 Oct 2019 at 09:43, Sam Varshavchik <mr...@courier-mta.com> wrote:
> George N. White III writes: > > > <URL:https://www.titancomputers.com/Titan-W299-Intel-Core-i9-SkyLake- > > Series-3D-CAD-p/w299.htm> > https://www.titancomputers.com/Titan-W299-Intel- > > Core-i9-SkyLake-Series-3D-CAD-p/w299.htm > > > > offers Fedora on Core i9 workstations. They only sell the high end > i9's in > > a case with power > > and cooling for multiple graphics cards. For your needs that is > overkill, > > but most systems > > with high-CPU's are used with multiple graphics cards. > > Looks like they do have some AMD systems, which appear to give more bang > for > the buck than Intel; but it's still overkill for me, with their liquid- > cooled setup. > I think AMD provides/requires their own liquid cooled system. AMD has: https://www.amd.com/en/where-to-buy/workstations-cpu If you plan to run a high-end i9 cooling will be an issue. At my former work there are lots of Dell Xeon workstations. My group snagged one with dual 12-core CPU's for remote sensing applications, but when I turned it on my 1500kV UPS was overloaded. On investigation I discovered it had been configured to run tasks in a distributed numerical model at startup. After configuring for a softer start the UPS was OK, but in normal operation it would pull over 800 watts. I think those CPU's were 250 TDP and core i9's are 165, so you might get down to 300 watts with one i9 at full throttle. If you are in Alaska or on top of a mountain and don't have high-end GPU's you might get away without room A/C and liquid cooling, but vendors have to plan for a range of environments. Have you considered renting cloud capacity for your compiles? I see many people using cloud systems who work with large existing C++ codes, fixing bugs or adding features, but developing a big system from scratch might be a stretch. Many people use laptops as their main system, which allows them to move around and has built-in UPS (in Europe many people work on trains, using mosh to get a bash shell in the cloud). https://www.linode.com/products/standard-linodes/ Google has a free introductory offer of $300 worth of cloud services. -- George N. White III
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