4x 6core xeon board...

[Airbozo]

This will be the next new build for one of our customers;

Mobo: http://www.supermicro.com/products/m...7300/X7QCE.cfm

Memory: 64gb (maybe 128gb once they finish testing)

Drives: 3x 1tb

In this chassis; http://www.supermicro.com/products/s...YS-8015C-T.cfm

Should be fun!

[Luke122]

That's crazy! Imagine the heat generated by that system in that small chassis.. gonna need some serious cooling on that rack.

[crenn]

Water cooling?

[SXRguyinMA]

this should be interesting to see

[Airbozo]

According to intel and supermicro the heat generated in that 1U chassis with 4 procs is no greater than the same chassis with 2 older xeons. We will see though. The cost of each 6-core xeon proc is $3k!

My main issue with the 1u chassis is the noise of the fans. They are completely unbearable. Each small fan is really 2 fans in one...

[SXRguyinMA]

$3k each! thats redonkulous!

[Airbozo]

$3k each! thats redonkulous!

Hehe I think so too. Let's see, 4 procs x $3000 + 24 4gb Dimms x $230 = $17520 + drives + mobo and chassis. (8gb dims are $1400 each)

The base cost is going to be around $25,000! That does not include my time nor any OS (Redhat), or HBA's...

Thing is, The SuperMicro's are so easy to build it will only take 2 hours once all the parts are staged. Then 2 days for burn in...

Hope they go for it. I want to take some photos and if possible some benchmarks.

[SXRguyinMA]

absolutely insane! benchmarks would be neat

[p0Pe]

/me wonders if this will be his next surfing system. what would be better for browsing MULTIPLE fans in firefox than 192 gb ram -.-

[Airbozo]

Heheh, Wish that were so, but I would spend that cash on a couple 4870x2's and a board that could be overclocked...

...and I would still have money to go on a nice trip.