My bad - it's just the amd64 X2 there too, no sign of opteron dual core.
On 6/22/05, Alan Jones <skyphyr(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> Overclockers.co.uk are saying they should have them in on the 24th
> June (I'm sorting a new PC at the moment and trying to decide whether
> to splurge or not...)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan.
>
> On 6/21/05, Lee Hallett <lee.hallett(at)bbc.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Cheers Brad - what's the availabillity of dual core like at the moment? I
> > thought they weren't readily available for a while?
> >
> > Cheers for the tips on cache (and it's relative importance) and the memory
> > controller issues on dual procs.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Lee|3d animation and design..
> >
> > Pixel pusher & 'telly colouring in' bloke
> >
> > There are only 10 sorts of people in the World - those that understand
> > binary, and those that don't.
> >
> >
> >
> > * BBC Wales | C4 graphics area | Broadcasting House| Llandaff,
> > Cardiff. CF5 2QY.
> > ( +44 (0)29 203 23370
> > e-* lee.hallett(at)bbc.co.uk
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
> > Brad Friedman
> > Sent: 21 June 2005 14:19
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: Re: CPUs and XSI/mental ray...
> >
> > The larger the cache, the better. Especially for rendering. A larger cache
> > means more rendering binary code can live closer to the CPU along with more
> > data. Since rendering is such a repetitive process, cache is very
> > important. It keeps one from taking too many memory access performance
> > hits.
> >
> > I have seen nothing but stunning benchmark results for AMD Dual Core chips.
> >
> > As far as motherboards go, when it comes to AMD opteron dual proc systems,
> > there are two main types:
> >
> > 1) The type in which a single memory controller is shared between the CPUs
> > (in which case one CPU has slower memory access due to using a
> > hypertransport pipe to get access to main memory)
> >
> > 2) The type in which each CPU has its own dedicated memory controller. This
> > is faster.
> >
> > The introduction of dual core opterons will make for a frightening machine
> > for certain, with four cores spread over two CPUs. Though, with the
> > uncertainty of mental ray licensing on dual cores... I don't know how that
> > works out with regards to $$. Anyone know if mental images ever got around
> > to telling us how licensing will be affected by dual core chips?
> >
> > -brad
> >
> > Lee Hallett wrote:
> >
> >
> > Very basic question: given the currently available hardware, what's the best
> > processor for a kick-ass XSI/mental ray workstation? Any noteable
> > considerations (Cache/motherboards etc)
> >
> > *sorry, I know this should go to the hardware list, but the reponse is
> > always minimal!*
> >
> >
> >
> > Lee|3d animation and design..
> >
> > Pixel pusher & 'telly colouring in' bloke
> >
> > There are only 10 sorts of people in the World - those that understand
> > binary, and those that don't.
> >
> >
> >
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> > Cardiff. CF5 2QY.
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> > e-* lee.hallett(at)bbc.co.uk
> >
> >
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