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Through the power of computers working together worldwide (distributed processing) we can contribute to curing diseases, studying global warming, mapping the universe, and many other types of scientific research. We might even discover alien life!
My primary objective is to construct a computer specifically designed for and wholly dedicated to multiple scientific projects through the use of The University of California, Berkeley BOINC software.
I created this campaign to provide folks an opportunity to contribute to these incredible scientific projects without having to donate computing power. If a monetary contribution is not possible or you would like to participate more actively, I encourage you to check out the following link: University of California, Berkeley - BOINC.
The campaign was featured on the Empty Rant podcast by Miguel Diaz. If you have a few minutes and would like to check out my discussion with Miguel just click here!
-Technical Details-
In computing, floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) is a measure of computer performance and usually represented in GFLOPS or giga-FLOPS. Below I have provided a list of my personal computers (and their vital details) running the BOINC software as well as details on the computer this campaign will support.
The first thing you might notice is the overwhelming power of the video card (GPU) as compared to the main processor (CPU). With this concept in mind, a custom built computer containing multiple video cards (GPUs) is better positioned for raw calculation tasks - such as those required for the projects running on BOINC software.
To obtain the same processing power of 1 custom built computer ($4,000) you would need to purchase 6 new high end iMacs ($13,000) or 16 new mid-range Dells ($17,500).
Proposed Computer:
Custom Build - $4,000
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5960X [email redacted]z
Number of Processors: 16 (8 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (4095MB) x4
Memory: 32768 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 64 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPUs: 576 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 640 GFLOPS
My Computers Currently Processing:
iMac 27" Late 2013 Model
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4771 [email redacted]Hz
Number of Processors: 8 (4 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (4096MB)
System Memory: 16384 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 30.96 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPU: 98.71 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 129.67 GFLOPS
iMac 27" Late 2013 Model
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670 [email redacted]Hz
Number of processors: 4 (2 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M (2048MB)
System Memory: 8192 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 19.28 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPU: 89.25 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 108.53 GFLOPS
HP Envy DV7-7250us
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM [email redacted]Hz
Number of Processors: 8 (4 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (1624MB)
System Memory: 8192 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 22.94 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPU: 20.75 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 43.69 GFLOPS
iMac 21.5" Mid 2011 Model
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400S [email redacted]Hz
Number of processors: 4 (2 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: AMD ATI Radeon HD 6750M (512MB)
System Memory: 4096 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 12.72 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPU: 24 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 36.72 GFLOPS
Dell Optiplex 9020
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 [email redacted]Hz
Number of processors: 4 (2 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: AMD ATI Radeon HD 8490 (1024MB)
System Memory: 8192 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 18.44 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPU: 17.5 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 35.94 GFLOPS
Sony VAIO PCG-61A12L
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M [email redacted]Hz
Number of processors: 4 (2 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
System Memory: 8192 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 10.08 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 10.08 GFLOPS
iMac 20" Mid 2007 Model
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU [email redacted]Hz
Number of processors: 2
Graphics: AMD ATI Radeon HD 6750M (512MB)
System Memory: 4096 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 4.58 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 4.58 GFLOPS
Parts Received:
Computer Case
Thermaltake X9
My primary objective is to construct a computer specifically designed for and wholly dedicated to multiple scientific projects through the use of The University of California, Berkeley BOINC software.
I created this campaign to provide folks an opportunity to contribute to these incredible scientific projects without having to donate computing power. If a monetary contribution is not possible or you would like to participate more actively, I encourage you to check out the following link: University of California, Berkeley - BOINC.
The campaign was featured on the Empty Rant podcast by Miguel Diaz. If you have a few minutes and would like to check out my discussion with Miguel just click here!
-Technical Details-
In computing, floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) is a measure of computer performance and usually represented in GFLOPS or giga-FLOPS. Below I have provided a list of my personal computers (and their vital details) running the BOINC software as well as details on the computer this campaign will support.
The first thing you might notice is the overwhelming power of the video card (GPU) as compared to the main processor (CPU). With this concept in mind, a custom built computer containing multiple video cards (GPUs) is better positioned for raw calculation tasks - such as those required for the projects running on BOINC software.
To obtain the same processing power of 1 custom built computer ($4,000) you would need to purchase 6 new high end iMacs ($13,000) or 16 new mid-range Dells ($17,500).
Proposed Computer:
Custom Build - $4,000
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5960X [email redacted]z
Number of Processors: 16 (8 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (4095MB) x4
Memory: 32768 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 64 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPUs: 576 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 640 GFLOPS
My Computers Currently Processing:
iMac 27" Late 2013 Model
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4771 [email redacted]Hz
Number of Processors: 8 (4 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (4096MB)
System Memory: 16384 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 30.96 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPU: 98.71 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 129.67 GFLOPS
iMac 27" Late 2013 Model
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670 [email redacted]Hz
Number of processors: 4 (2 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M (2048MB)
System Memory: 8192 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 19.28 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPU: 89.25 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 108.53 GFLOPS
HP Envy DV7-7250us
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM [email redacted]Hz
Number of Processors: 8 (4 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (1624MB)
System Memory: 8192 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 22.94 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPU: 20.75 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 43.69 GFLOPS
iMac 21.5" Mid 2011 Model
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400S [email redacted]Hz
Number of processors: 4 (2 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: AMD ATI Radeon HD 6750M (512MB)
System Memory: 4096 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 12.72 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPU: 24 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 36.72 GFLOPS
Dell Optiplex 9020
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 [email redacted]Hz
Number of processors: 4 (2 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: AMD ATI Radeon HD 8490 (1024MB)
System Memory: 8192 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 18.44 GFLOPS
Computing Power of GPU: 17.5 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 35.94 GFLOPS
Sony VAIO PCG-61A12L
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M [email redacted]Hz
Number of processors: 4 (2 Virtual/Hyperthreading)
Graphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
System Memory: 8192 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 10.08 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 10.08 GFLOPS
iMac 20" Mid 2007 Model
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU [email redacted]Hz
Number of processors: 2
Graphics: AMD ATI Radeon HD 6750M (512MB)
System Memory: 4096 MB
Computing Power of CPU: 4.58 GFLOPS
Total Computing Power: 4.58 GFLOPS
Parts Received:
Computer Case
Thermaltake X9
Organizer
Ryan J. Reynolds
Organizer
Addison, TX
