New Intel "skulltrail" platform - dual quads

[duke2]

Looks like they'll retail for about $1000. Obviously no V-Ray benchmarks, but the 3dsmax scanline benchmarks are here:

http://techgage.com/article/intel_sk...form_preview/9

Looks like a good way to go - and cheaper than dual quad xeons.

[dapeter]

It's tentatively priced (on the last page of the article) at $499 for the motherboard, plus probably a little more than $1000 per processor. So you're starting out at more than $2500.

[EricCamper]

Damn...I must have them...LOL

[duke2]

It's tentatively priced (on the last page of the article) at $499 for the motherboard, plus probably a little more than $1000 per processor. So you're starting out at more than $2500.

Oh, must have missed that - thought the motherboard was 1000 ish. And it's not $1000 per processor. Nothing says you can't stick 2 Q6600's in there.

[dapeter]

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=3216&p=2

Here's some more info. It's probably going to be $1500+ per processor when released(the QX9770, which is the same exact processor but with a LGA-775 pinout, is currently $1600), plus $500 for the motherboard, plus you have to use FB-DIMM RAM... and ohh yeah it's Socket LGA-771 so it's not upgradeable to Nehalem (Socket LGA-1366) and you can't use any Core2 chips in it as they're Socket LGA-775 (such as the Q6600).

[duke2]

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=3216&p=2

Here's some more info. It's probably going to be $1500+ per processor when released(the QX9770, which is the same exact processor but with a LGA-775 pinout, is currently $1600), plus $500 for the motherboard, plus you have to use FB-DIMM RAM... and ohh yeah it's Socket LGA-771 so it's not upgradeable to Nehalem (Socket LGA-1366) and you can't use any Core2 chips in it as they're Socket LGA-775 (such as the Q6600).

Well that sucks - not quite the budget system I thought it would be. I remember when you could stick 2 P3's in a reasonably priced motherboard with normal, non-ECC ram... good times.

[pickinboy]

Looks like they'll retail for about $1000. Obviously no V-Ray benchmarks, but the 3dsmax scanline benchmarks are here:

http://techgage.com/article/intel_sk...form_preview/9

Looks like a good way to go - and cheaper than dual quad xeons.

Guys - pls.

can anyone suggest the best architecture machine for VRay / Rhino?


Thanks....