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    Fx-9590/9570 to use turbo core 3.0

    Centauri has a point. AMD has nothing else to offer against Haswell at the moment. If it costs them nothing to offer these new SKU's, why is that a bad thing? No one is forcing you to buy one if you don't like the specs. As an AMD fan, I'd think about getting one if I had the money to spend...
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    Why aren't there any high end AMD CPUs?

    So true!
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    Why aren't there any high end AMD CPUs?

    Well said, octoberasian. Totally agree. AMD is a smaller company, they're doing what they can. I too think there's more growth in low power/mobile stuff than there is in high end desktops. How many phones, laptops, and tablets are sold a year compared the # of high end enthusiast desktop...
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    64 gb of ram, if and how

    I work as a software development manager for a large CAE software company on a engineering post processing product. We validate our software rendering against the professional cards, and work with NVidia and AMD to address issues that come up in testing. We spend no time validating our...
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    New build for CUDA. Any suggestions?

    Your other option is to program in OpenCL. OpenCL runtimes can use the CPU, the GPU, or both. NVidia has an OpenGL SDK/runtime for their cards, and AMD/Ati has OpenCL runtimes & SDKs for their cards. I believe I once read that NVidia's CUDA SDK may allow you to better tune your code for...
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    Quadro 5000 SLI certificate unlock?

    Wow - that's pretty lame. Nothing below a Quadro 5000 is even SLI certified? This is pretty disappointing. So much for me trying SLI with our CAE apps on my work rig.
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    What CPU intensive task do you use?

    When working from home, compiling huge amounts of C++ code, running CAE software (HyperView, HyperMesh)
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    So what went wrong with BD?

    NSide - I'm a software developer for a leading manufacturer of Computer Automated Engineering software. Think Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Aerospace, etc. Not every problem can be written to run on multiple threads. It's not like we can just go...
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    AMD FirePro V7900 and V5900 Professional Graphics Cards

    I'd like to echo with pgaster said I'm a senior level developer for Altair Engineering. We write a lot of software for CAE, and I work specifically on the post processing visualization part. Our code uses OpenGL, as does just about every professional engineering package out there...
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    Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition

    QuiteSufficient - running a Phenom II X6 at home and love it, and we do have a few older Dual Opterons around the building. Unfortunately, Intel Parallel Studio don't work correctly on non-Intel chips, so I'm kind of stuck with options for the work PC. Darn Intel and their lock-in tactics!
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    Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition

    Well, there IS a limit to my budget. The SR-2 motherboard, and a compatible case, adds a LOT of cost. The SR-2 motherboard alone is > $500, which is $300.00 more than a decent Asus P6X58D-E. I also don't see what the SR-2 gives me over something like the Asus Z8PE-12, except lots of...
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    Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition

    The comment about the 2X price premium for 25% more performance piqued my interest. I'm a professional software developer. We have a HUGE code base written in C++. Compiling our code tree can take a few minutes if the changes are small, or more than an hour on my existing system if the...
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    Please post here if your motheboard died with a Phenom II X6

    I have a 1090T with an ASRock 870iCafe If I don't overclock should I still be worried?
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    7950 GX2 or 9500 GT?

    Well, if you look at some reviews of the 7950 GX2, like this one: http://hothardware.com/Articles/NVIDIA-GeForce-8800-GTX-and-8800-GTS-Unified-Powerhouses/?page=1 The 7950GX2 is roughly equivalent to a 1st generation 8800GTS 640, but it's not a DX10 part, only DX9. A 8800GTS 640 has 96...
  15. J

    Galaxy Gives it Away!

    I'm in. Thanks!
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