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  • Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
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  • @rvborgh
    @rvborgh 5 років тому +756

    i run one of these setups as my home PC. To really get performance out of them you have to know what you are doing. You also have to run ES chips with Turion Power Control and ideally the OCNG bios. OCNG allows you to overclock locked stocked processors if you are using those, but if you have ES chips then it allows running your memory at its spec'd timings (XMP if that profile exists) instead of the stocker DDR3-1333. This makes a large difference in performance.
    You also have to know how to assign application threads to NUMA nodes using Windows Server WSRM (to reduce memory latency since grabbing memory from off socket is expensive and goes over an 8 bit HT link).
    As far as gaming goes... i run a single K10.5 core on each Istanbul die at 3.8 GHz (some of the cores run at 3.9 GHz fine, but i usually just run them at 3.8)... then use Windows server WSRM to assign the games threads to the high speed core. The other cores run at 800 MHz (ie idle state).
    For high bandwidth apps you need to stripe the memory across all the nodes...
    ACPI related items in the BIOS also need to be setup right.
    Also... the processors Linus used are Bulldozer based Opterons only equivalent to about 70% of a K10 in terms of IPC... or about a K10.5 running just over 1.6 GHz. Of course performance is going to be terrible. He should have gone with K10.5 based Magny Cours... or Opteron 63xx ES samples.
    The other thing... he used really SLOW server memory, and only filled a single slot for each IMC :( For proper performance you need to fill 16 slots, 2 memory sticks for each IMC, and you want to run standard DDR3 DIMMs. At minimum you want to run DDR3-1600 preferably with XMP available. Ideally run even faster DDR3-1866 memory just like any normal desktop machine.
    Basically this rig was not set up correctly... so the performance you see here is not really representative. Perhaps he can revisit this rig with the proper settings and revisit this review.

    • @DanielPinel
      @DanielPinel 5 років тому +109

      Now THAT, is know-how on those systems.

    • @rvborgh
      @rvborgh 5 років тому +63

      @@DanielPinel yes, he basically ran it crippled :( The K10 IMCs like both memory channels filled so that things can be run in unganged mode, and so that there can be additional parallelism during memory accesses.
      Also, for latency purposes running OCNG BIOS is best as you can run the K10.5 IMCs at DDR3-1600 which is what the IMCs are capable of, but which for the Hydra platform AMD artificially restricted to only run at DDR3-1333 for servers. You can't get it to run at these speeds using the stocker SuperMicro BIOS. OCNG will also allow running at the XMP timing profiles that are on the sticks.
      For best latency for games, run node interleaving (in BIOS) off, and keep all threads ideally on a single die, or if absolutely necessary let them spread over two dies on a single socket. Ram latency will be in the 72ns range. If you let threads spread off socket, you can see latencies go up to around 120-130 ns so you don't want that to happen.
      The only thing that i have not yet been able to successfully do is OC the K10.5 northbridges. They run at stockish 1.8 GHz (AMD did this to save power on servers) which is fine for 3.0 GHz on the processors, but ideally you'd want to run 2.4 GHz or even 2.6 GHz if possible. i can set the CPU/NB faster, but i cannot set a higher voltage prior to boot unfortunately.

    • @joker911pt
      @joker911pt 5 років тому +20

      rvborgh, you should make a reply video.

    • @MrMovieMan941
      @MrMovieMan941 5 років тому +20

      @@rvborgh holy shit man that was some bad ass knowledge! Can you help me build pc lol
      Not that I dont know how, but to get best performance possible :)

    • @aaronsmith7818
      @aaronsmith7818 5 років тому +8

      yoooo, i have a dell t7600. how to make it not suck lol i just had to google everything you mentioned

  • @bgarv7
    @bgarv7 6 років тому +2431

    1 gamer 7 CPUs

    • @mo6770
      @mo6770 6 років тому +12

      Brandon GarvenTM XD

    • @chris11d7
      @chris11d7 6 років тому +24

      Good one, good one, well played

    • @bon2yan88
      @bon2yan88 6 років тому +5

      gooooooood gooooooood

    • @railfanatic1416
      @railfanatic1416 6 років тому +9

      *clap*
      *clap*
      *clap*
      *clap*
      clap

    • @beedslolkuntus2070
      @beedslolkuntus2070 5 років тому +1

      Need 8U computer server for it

  • @MatmarSpace
    @MatmarSpace 4 роки тому +888

    2019:
    AMD: HOLD MY BEER - #64 corezzzzzz in one cpu!

    • @deadlord0640
      @deadlord0640 4 роки тому +40

      Then 256 core PC

    • @sdmayday
      @sdmayday 4 роки тому +22

      I still wonder what caused the bottle neck. Was it because of pcie? And what's even more important: When will we see an Epyc 256C/512T budget-built?

    • @WillFuI
      @WillFuI 4 роки тому +3

      Now a normal consumer can get 64 cores in one cpu

    • @whitebeartigtig
      @whitebeartigtig 4 роки тому +2

      @@sdmayday nah wasn't it 4 threads per core? if so that'd be 256 cores 1024 threads

    • @Nedemai
      @Nedemai 4 роки тому +2

      @@sdmayday The bottleneck was very likely because the CPU(s) are missing modern instructions "AVX2" and have "relatively low cache per core", according to Linus.

  • @nguyenminh7780
    @nguyenminh7780 4 роки тому +78

    And then less than 2 years after this build, AMD was like “ hey, that’s an interesting idea, let’s design a 64 core EPYC cpu which is not only useful but more powerful on a single socket “

  • @MacPerfid
    @MacPerfid 6 років тому +382

    These cheap builds with old server parts are the best. People should really stop complaining about the so-called decrease in LTT content quality. It's as good as ever.

    • @TheNiteNinja19
      @TheNiteNinja19 6 років тому +19

      And if you can get a decent socket chip, even in the AMD Opteron platform, they're not bad for gaming either. I have the 6386SE I managed to snag for $100 off Ebay from someone who was clearly yanking parts and not price matching them (Since you can still barely find the 6386SE for less than $300), and for gaming it essentially performs like a beefed up FX-8370 since its the same architecture. I recently got a 980ti off Ebay, hybrid for $290, and I have a decent gaming setup to help fill the void that my old gaming computer I had to sell off, left behind.

    • @cpthuggyface2011
      @cpthuggyface2011 6 років тому +1

      Damn, you got a good deal.

    • @lfox02
      @lfox02 6 років тому +5

      : O The word "good" doesn't even make that situation justice.

    • @raptorjesus3894
      @raptorjesus3894 6 років тому

      Yeah but there are smaller channels that do budget builds better.

    • @czarPROstock
      @czarPROstock 6 років тому +2

      I like to see the big CPU's on things nobody will use it for, like a 8000 Horse Power car :D

  • @jasonz8635
    @jasonz8635 6 років тому +176

    7:45 Linus stealing the Motherboard in background... Well played.

  • @Keirnoth
    @Keirnoth 4 роки тому +326

    I'm from the future, a "budget 8-core gaming PC" is NOW A REALITY thanks to AMD!

    • @shavedbird694
      @shavedbird694 4 роки тому +10

      Keirnoth wait until “budget 64 core gaming PC” becomes a thing

    • @Eagle151551
      @Eagle151551 4 роки тому +13

      @@oofig 2700x can be had for 150$, and 1800x even cheaper when avaliable.

    • @TheoHiggins
      @TheoHiggins 4 роки тому +16

      I'm from even further in the future where 8 threads are literally the entry-level offerings.

    • @theoligarchist1503
      @theoligarchist1503 3 роки тому

      @@shavedbird694 cuda cores ?

    • @beybladeguru101
      @beybladeguru101 3 роки тому +20

      I'm from the further future, where we can't buy CPUs or graphics cards.

  • @lifewithabluetickcoonhound7116
    @lifewithabluetickcoonhound7116 4 роки тому +200

    I would like to see this set up preform as an EXI host for Vmware.

    • @LynxCarpathica
      @LynxCarpathica 3 роки тому +2

      Same. Would be very interesting

    • @piemadd
      @piemadd 3 роки тому +1

      I have a similar system running my proxmox vms. Its alright but the cores aren't that fast.

    • @socksincrocks4421
      @socksincrocks4421 3 роки тому

      I'm in the market for a high core system for esxi to setup vms at home for OSX, Win 10 for surfing, photoshop, nas, pfsense and audio mixing.

    • @seabass6106
      @seabass6106 3 роки тому

      exactly what I was thinking!

    • @purnadevichaudhary1354
      @purnadevichaudhary1354 3 роки тому

      @@socksincrocks4421
      pOollll

  • @YK-xw4nj
    @YK-xw4nj 6 років тому +370

    What could go wro- *intro pops up*
    Loved that lol

    • @hydrohydrahead3355
      @hydrohydrahead3355 6 років тому +1

      Ok

    • @dv7551
      @dv7551 6 років тому

      I am vacavoid Every youtuber/vines does that for comedic effect

    • @nexusyang4832
      @nexusyang4832 6 років тому +1

      I couldn't stop laughing!!

    • @PandaTheGFX
      @PandaTheGFX 6 років тому +1

      IKR LOL HOW THEY COME UP WITH STUFF LIKE THAT LMAO NOBODY HAS EVER DONE THAT ROFL 😂😂😂

    • @jezwc
      @jezwc 6 років тому +1

      Don’t forget the massive explosion before the intro hahaha brilliant

  • @tylercorder9047
    @tylercorder9047 6 років тому +162

    At my college, the it dudes just throw all that "old" tech into a shed that anyone can grab shit from,I got me a free i7 and a gtx 1070

    • @Lowkas
      @Lowkas 6 років тому +20

      The war Monger no fucking way. grab me a 1050 4gb. I'll pay the shipping ofc

    • @Anankin12
      @Anankin12 3 роки тому +29

      So lucky, now a 1070 goes for crazy money

    • @spetsnatzlegion3366
      @spetsnatzlegion3366 3 роки тому +11

      Damn I want in on that college

    • @bragiodinsen4604
      @bragiodinsen4604 3 роки тому +7

      @@gastaannoying1780 did you just assume his nigga status?

    • @gastaannoying1780
      @gastaannoying1780 3 роки тому +9

      @@bragiodinsen4604 Well, there are 3 options:
      1- He has a permanent N-word pass
      2- He got offered a 1 time N-word pass
      3- He doesn't have one and da police is coming

  • @khalidhebshi5318
    @khalidhebshi5318 5 років тому +74

    4:05 if you freeze on a frame it says *S* *U* *C* *C*

    • @ahobby
      @ahobby 4 роки тому +3

      Damn, didn't even notice a shift

    • @tobias_4096
      @tobias_4096 4 роки тому

      go to 4:04, 0.25 speed pause and doubleclick space untill you see it

    • @boxybuilds7892
      @boxybuilds7892 4 роки тому

      @@tobias_4096 or use skip to one frame ahead key

  • @christ2290
    @christ2290 6 років тому +16

    You should've done some benching for virtualization; that's where those boards really shine. Running a dozen VMs on one would really make it shine.

  • @kahrei7101
    @kahrei7101 6 років тому +36

    1:04 "What could go wr *explodes* xD

  • @danj5015
    @danj5015 6 років тому +322

    “What could go wrong” BOOOOOM... perfect, just what you expect from LTT😂😂

    • @PureRushXevus
      @PureRushXevus 6 років тому

      Caught me off guard, gotta admit :P

    • @mctvr
      @mctvr 6 років тому

      jean spanders iii

    • @TheBladeGamingHD
      @TheBladeGamingHD 6 років тому

      Next time on LTT a bomb goes off from the cpu

  • @Outland9000
    @Outland9000 5 років тому +43

    If that MoBo is still for sale I will give you $5 and a snickers bar for it, but only if you throw in the CPU's.

    • @mav8855
      @mav8855 4 роки тому

      Outland dealdo

  • @prithvirajkanne
    @prithvirajkanne 5 років тому +6

    That was my dream machine idea since 2015 and you proved that it won't work great. Thank you my friend.

  • @-Lewis-
    @-Lewis- 6 років тому +30

    4:01 Austin Evans Style!

  • @KingASE88
    @KingASE88 6 років тому +103

    You should have installed Windows Workstation instead of server edition, it supports up to 4 CPUs and works with more traditional applications and might even work better for gaming.

    • @BruceCarbonLakeriver
      @BruceCarbonLakeriver 6 років тому +2

      I'D take a Linux and use that as encoding- /renderfarm but never for gaming ...

  • @causarumcognitio
    @causarumcognitio 5 років тому +5

    Hey Linus, as soon as I saw that motherboard I knew what it was. I did the same thing in late 2016 or early 2017 to build a 4-user VR computer with GPU passthrough. The clock speed (and piledriver architecture) was the main killer for gaming. There is a way to allow it to be overclocked, though. From my experience on water you could expect 3.8ghz stable in 4x16 core config, or 4.5 or so in 4x8 core config (used a Kraken water cooling loop with 120mm radiator). Basically it’s two 2nd gen FX chips per socket, probably poorly binned though. Also, modules work better for strong single thread programs like games with one integer core per module disabled (CMT off). My plan was to build a phase change system with up to 3 phases for overclocking. Ended up spilling antifreeze on the mobo and warped it when I cleaned it up. Caused it to short out one small chip on the mobo and blowing off one capacitor when it shorted. Haven’t repaired it yet. It was an absolutely insane computer and value proposition though. The chips I used were 160-200 each so it’s probably worth $600 more to just get a 32 core threadripper and do passthrough gaming that way, plus you’d get 2 to 4 times the PCI-E bandwidth and DDR-4 compared to the Supermicro board.

  • @berniculus
    @berniculus 5 років тому +51

    When he said 16 channels of Memory, I almost touched myself.

    • @forefatherofmankind3305
      @forefatherofmankind3305 3 роки тому

      Don't be over-dramatic.

    • @axe863
      @axe863 3 роки тому +1

      I didnt even have to touch myself....

    • @RelentlessOhiox
      @RelentlessOhiox 2 роки тому

      A quad socket board and you were surprised it has 16 channels? Wow.

    • @berniculus
      @berniculus 2 роки тому

      @@RelentlessOhiox I didnt say surpriserd I just said I touched myself (3 years ago)

  • @mattdyer9544
    @mattdyer9544 6 років тому +531

    Sign the board, and sell it off.

    • @uniworkhorse
      @uniworkhorse 6 років тому +9

      Matt Dyer that's all it's useful for tbh

    • @ekinteko
      @ekinteko 6 років тому +6

      Palm is sweaty, Linus, palm is sweaty...

    • @2awesome292
      @2awesome292 6 років тому +3

      Auction it for charity like every1 else does..

    • @samwansitdabet6630
      @samwansitdabet6630 6 років тому +3

      Turning a $40 board to a $5000 board with only a marker
      LinusProfitTips

  • @FestinedProductions
    @FestinedProductions 6 років тому +75

    At 4:05 for about 1 frame SUCCESS turns into S U C C

    • @fredoguan6702
      @fredoguan6702 6 років тому

      The i7 7700k's gaming value is 0.04770
      0.04770*10^5=4770
      i7 4770
      i7 4770k

    • @aphoticlight
      @aphoticlight 6 років тому

      holy shit i didn't see that the first time
      now that i look at it again at 0.25 speed i see it, lol

    • @putridvomit
      @putridvomit 6 років тому

      please help me
      You can use the , and . keys on your keyboard when the video is paused and it will go back or forward 1 frame.

    • @aphoticlight
      @aphoticlight 6 років тому

      i am aware of that, just going frame by frame would take a while, and i have an ok reaction time

  • @Dylan-xc8yz
    @Dylan-xc8yz 5 років тому +2

    The click and information icon animation combined with the actual link showing up was very cool.

  • @crimsun7186
    @crimsun7186 6 років тому +53

    Answering the age old question that everyobdy already knew the answer to:
    Multiprocessor != Multicore

  • @Ares-5933
    @Ares-5933 6 років тому +102

    2098:
    *new budget build 512 cores for $10*
    But can it run crysis 5?

    • @phineas7423
      @phineas7423 6 років тому +3

      Ares5933 XD

    • @MrDoboz
      @MrDoboz 6 років тому +11

      2098. that 10 bucks is going to get you a toothpick.
      ...made out of carbon nanotubes
      ......hopefully
      .........if we're not dead yet

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 6 років тому +3

      And can it beat consumer Quantum CPUs?

    • @hoangtran4736
      @hoangtran4736 6 років тому +6

      So you're telling me that in 80 damn years only 2 new installments of crysis will come out.

    • @Ares-5933
      @Ares-5933 6 років тому

      Hoàng Trần Minh they take their time

  • @ChristianStout
    @ChristianStout 6 років тому +97

    What went right with Wildlands? Does it just love lots of low-speed cores?

    • @andreamotta668
      @andreamotta668 6 років тому +8

      i have the same question

    • @sbeve7445
      @sbeve7445 6 років тому +7

      Because that game is GPU bottlenecked even at 1080p ultra with 1080ti

    • @krystian3797
      @krystian3797 6 років тому +2

      Christian Stout that game is like 95% gpu usage. You could get similar performance with a modern day pentium. If not better.

  • @joenodden
    @joenodden 6 років тому +670

    So it has 64 cores and 64 gigs of ram... but it sucks... makes sense.

    • @RobinCernyMitSuffix
      @RobinCernyMitSuffix 5 років тому +89

      well, it's a server, Pack 16 VM's in it, and each has quad vcpus and 4 gb of ram. Thats a lot for lot of small things ;)
      (sidenote: That board and cpu's where designed for usecases of that)

    • @SirFrag32
      @SirFrag32 5 років тому +76

      It all depends on the application. As a gaming rig, yes, it sucks. As a VM host, it's fabulous.

    • @TheVergil7
      @TheVergil7 5 років тому +3

      @@RobinCernyMitSuffix so would those Opteron run like let's say minecraft severs or idk what else fine? Like, servers that you'd normally want to rent kind of performance on game servers?

    • @Choice777
      @Choice777 5 років тому +3

      @@RobinCernyMitSuffix i wonder if it's actually that good compared to these single cpus like 7700k etc and 1950x. this thing should have scored 900 x 4 so about 36000, come on at least a stupid 30000 score in passmark yet it scored 16000, that's ryzen 1800x territory without the power source, case, OS and ram compatibility issues.

    • @Choice777
      @Choice777 5 років тому +2

      @@SirFrag32 i wonder if it's actually that good compared to these single cpus like 7700k etc and 1950x. this thing should have scored 900 x 4 so about 36000, come on at least a stupid 30000 score in passmark yet it scored 16000, that's ryzen 1800x territory without the power source, case, OS and ram compatibility issues.

  • @KuruGDI
    @KuruGDI 5 років тому +3

    5:38 that snappy and honest part of the review really made my day xD

  • @haqu-7392
    @haqu-7392 6 років тому +774

    Got i7 3930k €45, probably seller was drunk 😂

    • @Lowkas
      @Lowkas 6 років тому +36

      Zapic - damn that's amazing

    • @Adem92Foster
      @Adem92Foster 5 років тому +221

      Pff, I got a Ryzen 7 1800X for 70$, mine wasn't drunk but probably drugged

    • @luukbergsma7899
      @luukbergsma7899 5 років тому +42

      Got a 1070 for 225 dollars lol

    • @dot6760
      @dot6760 5 років тому +28

      Nope he wasn't I got a i7 2600 gtx1050ti 450w psu 80+ gold certified ship ton of rgb free he was high I saw his drugs :D

    • @isnortpennies8819
      @isnortpennies8819 5 років тому +15

      i got a gaming pc with a hybrid gtx 1080 a intel i7 8700 a 1tb hard drive a 240gb ssd a 80+gold power supply and a acer x34p for $750

  • @cyjan3k823
    @cyjan3k823 6 років тому +1052

    So how much for this functional Motherboard?

    • @thepowah9091
      @thepowah9091 6 років тому +331

      It's not. He actually dropped it.

    • @fvaletudo06
      @fvaletudo06 6 років тому +21

      900

    • @abubakrakram6208
      @abubakrakram6208 6 років тому +69

      For real though, I want to buy it. Finding a massive motherboard is the hardest part of this build. It's so hard to find, it almost makes it impractical.

    • @isaactoh7652
      @isaactoh7652 6 років тому +14

      i'd actually try and buy that thing if i could get a PSU for it...

    • @DLTX1007
      @DLTX1007 6 років тому +20

      there are PCIe to EPS adaptors if you're similarly ambitious...

  • @ArmyRangerSJ
    @ArmyRangerSJ 6 років тому +22

    5:56 Ghost Recon. Most optimized game ever.....

  • @ashwins9867
    @ashwins9867 5 років тому +9

    6:26 that single threaded score lol

  • @TomasSab3D
    @TomasSab3D 6 років тому +16

    Add some hand coded, paralleled matrix inversion script. Time a 1Mx1M matrix inversion time. That's a "pure parallel process", the kind they use in research and "crunching numbers". Wonder how that'd perform.

  • @emperorpig4837
    @emperorpig4837 6 років тому +46

    64 gigabytes of ram cores? 🤔

    • @christopherredman2776
      @christopherredman2776 6 років тому +5

      64 cores and 64 GB of ram

    • @DarkSlayer-xk3fb
      @DarkSlayer-xk3fb 6 років тому +2

      It was 64 gigs of ram
      and 64 CPU cores.

    • @NathanK97
      @NathanK97 6 років тому +3

      no wonder it tanked if it is only 1gb per core

    • @nathanhamman418
      @nathanhamman418 6 років тому

      Nathan King it's low clock speed, and low ipc didn't help either

  • @mathias3026
    @mathias3026 4 роки тому +1

    How did you get it to post again? Did you flash it or update bios? I have the EXACT same problem as linus had. anyone know how to fix it?

  • @adeptussilicium2821
    @adeptussilicium2821 4 роки тому +2

    Hey! That "Sample Project" was used for Adobe Media Encoder on 6:50 ?
    I want to try benchmarking my hardware with it too)

  • @joshuak4553
    @joshuak4553 6 років тому +221

    Linus sounds like me on helium

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 6 років тому +5

      Someone could hire you to play Linus in a...fan video!

    • @jasonvoss1984
      @jasonvoss1984 5 років тому

      Next experiment: Linus tries helium :)

  • @dude12312312
    @dude12312312 6 років тому +12

    in 4:05 success goes to S U C C for a split second LOL

  • @SuperCookieGaming_
    @SuperCookieGaming_ 4 роки тому +1

    i had this idea years ago but I could never do it because i was a kid. its nice to see it actually being tested.

  • @xmickx
    @xmickx 5 років тому +7

    you're making tech and geek stuff so interesting and entertaining. thanks for your videos man.. dont stop

  • @tobi1321
    @tobi1321 6 років тому +304

    Good or bad for rendering videos? - adobe after effects

    • @9291sam
      @9291sam 6 років тому

      tobi Herrmann 🌵

    • @greenvm
      @greenvm 6 років тому +9

      Bad

    • @-eMpTy-
      @-eMpTy- 6 років тому +103

      Adobe somehow fucked up the multicore support.. 64 cores won't be utilized, so no.

    • @1019wc1019
      @1019wc1019 6 років тому +24

      yea alot of hardware power is wasted because nobody wants to try to code it into pre existing software.

    • @Commodore4eva
      @Commodore4eva 6 років тому +14

      I would actually look to using avid media composer pro which is turning into the industry standard, it actually has really good CPU utilization. if you have a good GPU set up go with DaVinci Resolve. Also, you should never be rendering videos inside of Adobe After Effects, you should be using the standalone media encoder that's included in your purchase.

  • @CatFace8885
    @CatFace8885 6 років тому +201

    *Builds a gaming workstation*
    *Gets 18 fps in Tomb Raider*

    • @lolly166541
      @lolly166541 6 років тому +33

      These are Server Chips and never meant for gaming but 'gaming' will get clicks :(

    • @MrDoboz
      @MrDoboz 6 років тому +4

      ltt fanbois will click anyways

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 6 років тому +8

      Should have tried 4k resolution, to diminish the CPU bottleneck.

    • @corombb
      @corombb 6 років тому +2

      Or maybe it's just an interesting idea? The dual CPU board didn't work too badly. Personally I'm hoping they do it again with 4x Intel CPUs if it's possible cause older AMD CPUs suck ass compared to older Intel CPUs.

    • @werkis2
      @werkis2 6 років тому +4

      What about 200-300 tabs in chrome or minecraft ?

  • @Siodi456
    @Siodi456 5 років тому +1

    "It's story time" Linus's face kills me 🤣

  • @romannasuti25
    @romannasuti25 6 років тому +1

    This is also pretty good for any task that can run fairly independently and doesn't demand tons of FP performance (serving up craploads of simple webpages as a caching server, for example). Also a decent virtualization box (gotta buy more memory tho) if you need to host a huge number of VMs with fully allocated cores and just plan to SSH into the VMs.

  • @mats852
    @mats852 6 років тому +3

    Come one Linus, next Scrapyard wars should be building a server !!!!!!!!!

  • @anthonyorm
    @anthonyorm 6 років тому +6

    Having an 4 opterons is like duct taping 4 1990 Honda civic engines together and using it in a Ferrari

    • @ToriRocksAmos
      @ToriRocksAmos 6 років тому +2

      I like that analogy.

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 6 років тому +1

      Those are the engines that power Linus's Lambo, right?

    • @anthonyorm
      @anthonyorm 6 років тому

      Yeah, but his is newer

  • @weareallbeingwatched4602
    @weareallbeingwatched4602 6 років тому +26

    For a video or 3d render farm, no doubt good gear.

  • @lebis94
    @lebis94 6 років тому +1

    0:05 - that is probably the most badass pc building technique I've ever seen :D

  • @joemikaelson5249
    @joemikaelson5249 6 років тому +14

    AMD Opteron i love that name it screams power kinda like Threadripper

    • @PureRushXevus
      @PureRushXevus 6 років тому +3

      Joe Mikaelson Sounds better in my opinion. "Threadripper" sounds like the children's superhero variant of CPU's :p

  • @virtual_edition
    @virtual_edition 6 років тому +18

    Ah, quad socket G34. Brings back memories of the good old days of bigadv on folding@home.

    • @1337watchtower
      @1337watchtower 6 років тому +3

      Turion Power Control to set psmax to 1 for the best performance.
      Almost useless knowledge nowadays

  • @mnewby2000
    @mnewby2000 3 роки тому

    what version of windows was you using as windows 10 can only address only two of the CPU's so two of the processer was setting idle if run under window's 10

  • @gnarleighsavage6553
    @gnarleighsavage6553 6 років тому

    i want in a double wide case one side masive work station gaming system other side fully functional server and massive home nas... is it possible to wire them together functionally ?

  • @phav938
    @phav938 6 років тому +11

    video starts
    shows 980 being sawed
    vietnam flashbacks

  • @DmC944
    @DmC944 6 років тому +233

    Hey LTT, hate to be 'that' guy, but your gaming results are probably wrong.
    Specifically, due to the single IO controller/hub 'hanging' off a single socket 3 out of the 4 sockets will have extreme bottle necking with a PCI device you noticed. Setting the games affinity mask to the socket 'closer' to the IO hub should give you drasticaly different results, and should also reduce variance.

    • @TheNiteNinja19
      @TheNiteNinja19 6 років тому +5

      DmC944 The 6276 is just terrible for gaming regardless. I had to turn my old server into a gaming rig because I had to sell it off, and it originally had a 6276. My benchmarking scores with a 290X weren't nearly as God awful as these scores, and GTA5 was playable at 2560X1080, but I did get a killer deal on a 6386SE, and it is a vast improvement in IPC and overall efficiency and was able to step GTA5 up to 3440X1440 at a smooth 40-60fps when I also dropped in a 980ti. The 6386SE and the 980ti trades blows in most benchmarking utilities so I think I'm at a happy medium.

    • @Diamondragan
      @Diamondragan 6 років тому +14

      I don't know if this is true, but if it is, I would definitely want to see an official response.

    • @phineas7423
      @phineas7423 6 років тому +15

      First, great on constructive criticism, second, Linus can you first see if the claim is true and show us if it is? at the very least you have a free video idea that would please at least 60 people. (the current thumbs up on this comment is +60)

    • @phineas7423
      @phineas7423 6 років тому

      maybe he could prove this with a more higher end cpu

    • @DarkNia64
      @DarkNia64 6 років тому

      I support this video idea as well.

  • @x-techgaming
    @x-techgaming 5 років тому +3

    Tip for the video editor - those background image lights during the benchmark results = annoying.

  • @pixels303at-odysee9
    @pixels303at-odysee9 6 років тому +1

    man, I must have strange humor, as I am still laughing from watching this video. This cracks me up man.

  • @calaphos
    @calaphos 6 років тому +17

    Dual sandy bridge-e or ivy bridge e xeons with 16 or even 20 cores at the high end are just as fast, if not faster, can be had all together for less and can be actually used for gaming. The also use half the power. No a useful build.

    • @thepro08
      @thepro08 5 років тому

      can you please tell exactly what cpus do you mean I want to buy a new system

    • @stephen1r2
      @stephen1r2 5 років тому +3

      new... ( no) but I went 2x e5-2670 v1 2.6GHz, turbo to 3.3; if you have DDR4 then go for v3. In 2016 I couldn't find a used MB that wasn't janky so a new ASRock ep2-c602 was $323 on newegg. kind of broke the budget. Then got a 6 month old Strix r9-390 for $212. The ram was an 8x 8GB set of ddr3 ecc-Rdimm for $110. If you can get a bare HP, Dell, or supermicro workstation with the cpus already you will save $$

    • @joshuascholar3220
      @joshuascholar3220 5 років тому

      I built one. My $600 duel e5 2690 Dell. with 32 gb and an rx 470. Not the best GPU performance but the CPU performance is fine. 16 cores, 8 channel memory.

  • @UnauthorizedExpression
    @UnauthorizedExpression 6 років тому +81

    I wish you knew how to test Blender. SIMULATIONS

  • @tylerlooney8058
    @tylerlooney8058 6 років тому

    so from what i see from this video, is it not possible to game with just the on board gpu instead of using a dedicated graphics card. i mean i have played games on a pc before like gta iv without a dedicated graphics card and just used the on board gpu and it played just fine if not the same as with a dedicated graphics card. and i noticed without the dedicated gpu it performed better and very close with the previous version i7 and though no close to the newer i7 you shown, could it still techically game with just on board gpu?

  • @ewenchan1239
    @ewenchan1239 5 років тому

    That was actually fun and interesting.
    I actually still have some older Opteron boxes/servers lying around my house.
    Maybe I can donate them somewhere and someone else might be able to still learn using the now-decade-old hardware.

  • @Raynorhunter
    @Raynorhunter 6 років тому +62

    Make a budget server for someone who wants to host games!

    • @MKeehlify
      @MKeehlify 6 років тому +3

      If you want the same specs as this machine on Linode you would probably run it for 4-6 months before you reach the total cost of the hardware ($650). Linode is easy to use, but there are some of us who can't afford it and others that don't have good latency to reliable data centres. It makes sense to host it yourself if you have low electricity cost in your country.

    • @mibdev
      @mibdev 6 років тому +1

      +soundspark no. Linode is good, but far from the best.
      Although I've had a ton of bad experiences with OVH, I have to say, they have the best dedicated machines.
      If you'd be going for a VPS, I would recommend Scaleway. Yes, there's an upfront fee, but it's super neat for game servers. (especially if you only have the servers up for a few days [events, etc])

    • @NoorquackerInd
      @NoorquackerInd 6 років тому +1

      At that point, used gaming hardware works even better.
      I have the Dell PowerEdge 2950, 8 cores, 12 GB of wonderful ECC RAM.
      _Smoked_ by a freaking 2 core Pentium for $25

    • @iMRM-ez8of
      @iMRM-ez8of 6 років тому +1

      at that point just pay for a host, they'll have good connection, specs and at a low price if you know where to look. the bes one i recommend is host horde, they do alot of games and they're overall great and cheap, cheapest is $5 a month

  • @bslazekan5778
    @bslazekan5778 6 років тому +434

    gaming "workstation"

    • @spinLOL533
      @spinLOL533 6 років тому +15

      A workstation for "gaming"

    • @Strigon07
      @Strigon07 6 років тому +16

      *GameStation

    • @spinLOL533
      @spinLOL533 6 років тому +2

      Darien Station Bingo

    • @ethanmartin2781
      @ethanmartin2781 6 років тому

      gaming and work in the same sentence? smh

    • @bilael
      @bilael 6 років тому +7

      How about "Playstation"
      Kappa

  • @WickedGamerCollector
    @WickedGamerCollector 5 років тому +1

    I love these Wicked projects, thanks for this fun video ! :D

  • @waterearthmud4116
    @waterearthmud4116 6 років тому

    in some old skool games u used to have a server computer that didnt require high gfx. would this cpu work there?

  • @ratshitstrap8622
    @ratshitstrap8622 6 років тому +204

    yo i'll give you $4 for that board.

  • @Lethal.G37
    @Lethal.G37 6 років тому +11

    2:24 under the mini fan....is that "vtec"???!!!

    • @rittikorn2543
      @rittikorn2543 6 років тому +2

      Lmfao

    • @runescapefan0001
      @runescapefan0001 6 років тому +2

      I hear it kicks in when the fan hits 6000rpm

    • @strajkz
      @strajkz 6 років тому

      I hear it kick in at 1rpm in my Honda Civic Type R GT 2016 :)

  • @shabbarbukhari7200
    @shabbarbukhari7200 4 роки тому +1

    1:04 I DIED there 😂😂😂

  • @vhvvictor
    @vhvvictor 5 років тому +1

    I know this channel is usually more focused in gaming but it would be interesting to see some real life server tests performed by this motherboard vs the consumer grade gear.
    For instance web server, file server and database performance.

  • @itzadrenaline6162
    @itzadrenaline6162 6 років тому +4

    How would this do in cpu mining?

    • @TexMex421
      @TexMex421 5 років тому

      you could find at least 4.

  • @Ares-5933
    @Ares-5933 6 років тому +4

    3:17 mid may? I know these videos take some work but jeez thats a while, at least the video was great

  • @ItsWarnerBro
    @ItsWarnerBro 4 роки тому +1

    Best intro with the cut off explosion 😂

  • @brycecunningham9353
    @brycecunningham9353 4 роки тому

    i know this an older video but i was wondering if would work for running servers. i'm wanting to host multiple serves such as mincraft and seven days all at once if possible. Would this work?

  • @ninjacookie2774
    @ninjacookie2774 4 роки тому +9

    even with 1tb of ddr3 google chrome would still lag.

  • @TheRealSh1zz4m
    @TheRealSh1zz4m 6 років тому +3

    why did wildlands run "so well"?

  • @ZeroHourProductions407
    @ZeroHourProductions407 5 років тому

    I wonder if something like tjis would work for taking encoding capture footage via obs at hopefully really high quality?

  • @Fretslapper97
    @Fretslapper97 6 років тому

    How does it handle cpu rendering h.265 in various resolutions? Is it viable for use in render farms or some other similar scenario?

  • @arefin727tech
    @arefin727tech 6 років тому +5

    What could go wrong = linustechtips.

  • @pranayasinha
    @pranayasinha 6 років тому +10

    Is there a reason yall didn't extend this vid 9sec.. :p

    • @froll1999
      @froll1999 6 років тому

      The ten minute thing only applies when you want to run a mid-video ad :)

    • @BanditLeader
      @BanditLeader 6 років тому

      No. You can only monetise 10 min+ vids. You can place as many ads as you want almost anywhere

  • @timstips4989
    @timstips4989 6 років тому

    I have two similar machines and they work great for what they were built for, being a server. For easy database calls, PHP and web requests that thing would do very well with multiple concurrent users. I would choose single thread performance as a priority for everything else though.

  • @patrikgubeljak9416
    @patrikgubeljak9416 5 років тому

    Is this good for building a home NAS though? With smaller power consumption though?

  • @ChristianStout
    @ChristianStout 6 років тому +123

    Last year I was shopping for a used i7-5930K and ended up getting a Xeon e5-1620v3. It has two fewer cores, but the same clocks, and I saved 50%.
    9/10 Would recommend to a friend.

    • @andy56duky
      @andy56duky 6 років тому +1

      Christian Stout can it run call of duty WWII @ 4k 60fps?

    • @mtssvnsn
      @mtssvnsn 6 років тому +3

      By Grabthar's Hammer
      what savings!

    • @theMrFouldsy
      @theMrFouldsy 6 років тому +5

      That's a 4C/8T chip, right? What was the advantage of your setup vs a 4790K on the Z97 platform? The 4790K would have noticeably higher clocks and the motherboard and RAM would be much cheaper, offsetting the cost difference. Did you need pcie lanes? Get a great deal on an X99 board? Already have DDR4?

    • @itachisolosmadara
      @itachisolosmadara 6 років тому +2

      Did you use ecc memory or?

    • @sonnyx1
      @sonnyx1 6 років тому +1

      Christian Stout。 他
      @

  • @NoONe-up6dz
    @NoONe-up6dz 6 років тому +7

    Can it run Crisis ?

  • @KrystianLewandowski
    @KrystianLewandowski 6 років тому

    I understand using the same benchmarking software gives comparable results but could you please test such setup using GCC/LLVM and/or Linux kernel or AOSP build times? Is it worth it as a build machine (so I don't need beefy desktop or maybe I could even just stick to a laptop with high speed ethernet)?

  • @adityakale4561
    @adityakale4561 6 років тому

    1:54 They actually search for "Honkin huge motherboard"!! LOL!

  • @Toophunn
    @Toophunn 5 років тому +4

    I was going to order them at the moment when the truth panetrated my feelings

  • @kristiantodorov5080
    @kristiantodorov5080 5 років тому +4

    1:04 Me when trying to install Windows 1.0 on my 2011 laptop:
    WHAT COULD GO WRONG?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!

    • @lilpisser124
      @lilpisser124 4 роки тому

      Sadly ive tryed that it can only interact with the IDE hardrive format

  • @ApEx1HP
    @ApEx1HP 6 років тому

    What about using the 64 core rig in a plex server? I wonder how many 1080p transcodes it can handle?

  • @frankrivera4491
    @frankrivera4491 5 років тому +1

    Best video yet! Loved the "story time" part and "did we our moneys worth no"

  • @heyfamilyguy
    @heyfamilyguy 6 років тому +18

    Knees wobbly,
    He's sorry,
    The way his eye twitches is awry,
    He won't go farry,
    Dad's atari

  • @Codion
    @Codion 6 років тому +33

    What if you take out the Gpu's while the system is running? I'm curious.

    • @MHScald
      @MHScald 6 років тому +3

      Codion it would crash? Sorry dont kill me

    • @Codion
      @Codion 6 років тому +3

      Well yeah lol, but i wonder what would it do if you slowly take them out like what the artifacts and everything would look like in game.

    • @vnyggi621
      @vnyggi621 6 років тому +24

      Codion "slowly" xD they are either connected or not, there's no in between

    • @Codion
      @Codion 6 років тому +7

      you can leave one side in and one out.

    • @zeitiv
      @zeitiv 6 років тому +1

      ...

  • @nickb6890
    @nickb6890 4 роки тому

    wondering do you think this setup would do well in cpu mining Monero like in minergate would love to hear opinion or see a video on it

  • @narkyt4356
    @narkyt4356 4 роки тому

    what are those coolers!?!?!? Doing something similar with an hp z600 where I'm upgrading the zeons in there and trying to run it with an r9 270x to see what kind of performance I can get and was looking for something similar.

  • @Pexing
    @Pexing 6 років тому +14

    What about ffmpeg?

    • @ErisAlter
      @ErisAlter 6 років тому

      What.

    • @fullfunk
      @fullfunk 6 років тому +1

      for compressing video noob

  • @Machtyn
    @Machtyn 6 років тому +7

    OOH! OOH! OOH! I bet I know one of the problems! (I'm sitting at 2:21) I bet you tried to put Windows 10 Home on it. Yep, that "anything above one physical CPU" limitation will throw that desire out the ... *ahem* Window. You'll have to use one of the more expensive server grade Windows OS's.

    • @unknownsoldier4156
      @unknownsoldier4156 6 років тому +2

      Or use Windows 7..... -Or XP 64 bit edition-

    • @MrDoboz
      @MrDoboz 6 років тому +1

      lol that pun is like Linus said it.
      oh wait, it's an insult, sorry

  • @morgorth3242
    @morgorth3242 4 роки тому +1

    why not take a differend route? like multi socket but get cpus that have the highest posible clock speeds instead of cores

  • @JR-zw2vb
    @JR-zw2vb 4 роки тому

    Thanks for saving my headache! Almost bought a server to upgrade my desktop!!! Wowsie!

  • @16willthompson65
    @16willthompson65 6 років тому +6

    is it me or did Linus go full on GLaDOS voice break at 2:28

  • @inputignhere
    @inputignhere 6 років тому +10

    What could go wr---- *intro*

  • @danijelujcic8644
    @danijelujcic8644 5 років тому +1

    For consumer budget workstations, a single Opteron should suffice and would likely show similar results in up-to-16-threads software anyway. It would be far cheaper and you could even find a decent ATX board for it.

  • @Nedemai
    @Nedemai 4 роки тому

    Back in my day, we did all our gaming on a single CPU, that ran at 8 Mhz, MEGAHERTZ, and we WERE GLAD TO HAVE IT.