Congratulations. Let us know how it runs.
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If I remember correctly, Intel GPU tasks were supposedly pretty scarce.
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Got to do what you got to do Joe. Thanks to the Democrats, everything but my paycheck is going up. Am holding off on any new builds until I can build a Arm system. That’s provided WCG releases WU’s that crunch the nativity. Still can’t find any arm chips though. I have a Mac mini with the M1 chip but won’t even try crunching with it until WU’s are native. Seems everything is moving to arm. More power efficient. For now, my hex AMD system is my only cruncher. Did see prices drop on AMD 16 core for under $600. Temping but passing.

They could certainly provide quite a bit of heat, but unfortunately the wiring in my house is not really conducive to adding that kind of load. I would have to put each one on a separate circuit and kind of distribute them around the house, which would work nice for heat distribution. However, as soon as the vacuum would start or my wife would use the hair dryer, a fuse would blow. I have installed the circuit breakers which screw into the fuse bases, but that is only a measure to make easier to reset the circuit. The real solution would be to get part of the house re-wired with more modern wiring and with a circuit which would handle all of the systems. They are really not too noisy once they settle into their regular running, but the fans are always turning. The only time they really make noise is on start up, when they sound like an airplane taking off for couple of minutes. Hence they reside in an out building. The real issue now is the cost of running them. Once it warms in the spring I will restart them. Just like you I am always looking for a deal on more efficient systems at a reasonable price. More bang for the buck so to speak.
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The endless rain in Seattle is upon us for the past month or two. At least no snow!

On a separate note, I’m trying to put together another system. Newegg is dreadful on small items with their free shipping. I have a SSD drive I have been trying to get since Nov 1. The first one was last in shipping, the replacement appears to be lost as well. Larger items come quickly, but the cheap items are a pain and I am considering alternative vendors for this gear.