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Could this be the new Mac Pro?
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Why do we need three risers? Six DIMMs per processor means six slots per riser.
And since they're not FB-DIMMs, we can keep the riser cards the same size because we can push the RAM slots themselves closer together since the DIMMs don't need leviathan heat sinks.
I'd much rather have a LONGER case than a taller one...
And since they're not FB-DIMMs, we can keep the riser cards the same size because we can push the RAM slots themselves closer together since the DIMMs don't need leviathan heat sinks.
I'd much rather have a LONGER case than a taller one...
I was just kinda bored so I was messing around. Just a basic concept though. The case is still pretty much the same size because the second optical drive is absent. There's 3 risers because if you cram 6 onto each one will really kill the air flow especially with those heat spreaders on them. Or there can be 3 processors then if that would work.
But like you said not using them you probably could use 6 though on each riser. Since they don't need those heat sinks. But would really crampen them up.
But like you said not using them you probably could use 6 though on each riser. Since they don't need those heat sinks. But would really crampen them up.
Minimum, at least.
The day I can stuff in 12 drives without the need for specialty mounting hardware, I'll be a really happy camper.
Or ZFS, man would my life be easier with ZFS.
Setup two storage pools both 2TB in size. OS and data on one, backup to the other with Time Machine.
Or am I misunderstanding how ZFS works?
Setup two storage pools both 2TB in size. OS and data on one, backup to the other with Time Machine.
Or am I misunderstanding how ZFS works?
6 slots per CPU is the limit in the DP boards for Gainestown/Xeon 5500 Series.Needs more ram slots. Cuz if there is more the happier i will be
You can go with larger DIMM's, but I certainly don't want to see the cost.
(Too scared to look, but the 4GB DIMM's are already available. Check out Crucial. DDR3 ECC Unbuffered).
6 slots per CPU is the limit in the DP boards for Gainestown/Xeon 5500 Series.
You can go with larger DIMM's, but I certainly don't want to see the cost.
(Too scared to look, but the 4GB DIMM's are already available. Check out Crucial. DDR3 ECC Unbuffered).
Then put more processors that will solve all the problems then they would get confused and the computer would be un-gawdly slow...
They've already done it, but it's not slow. It's called Beckton.
Never to be seen in the next MP. Costs way too much. Current Dunningtons are over $2700 per CPU (price hint), and you need 4.
A 6-slot DDR3 riser would need 1,440 pins on the connector. I don't think the whole multi-slot riser thing is really going to be done with DDR3.
Well, then, how will they fit everything into the case?
Unless they make it... *gasp* LONGER! So the darn thing doesn't look like a tiny square!
Well, then, how will they fit everything into the case?
Unless they make it... *gasp* LONGER! So the darn thing doesn't look like a tiny square!
It's not 1440 pins for a 3 channel riser.
Hint: 1366 pins to the Xeon 5500/Core i7 parts, and not all of them are used (NC).
NC = Not Connected, and are reserved for future designs.
The memory controller has connections for 3 channels, and the DIMM's share the connections for it's channel. The on die mem controller has a selector to handle the additional DIMM/channel.
So half (720 pins).
Quite doable, at 360 pins wide.
The only thing you really need to get out of this is that Nehalem will telekinetically knock the socks off of every other processor.
The current MacPro design is fine, just a little bit dated. The basic appearance is 6 years old, longer than the 4 year lifespan of the G3/G4 case shape! I'd guess (like TS does so frequently) they will redesign it to more closely match the iMac/MB/MBP/24" display appearance.
4 drive bays is very good, 8 is massive overkill for 90% of MP buyers. FW800 was made specifically for those that need lots of extra storage and eSATA PCIe cards are common. I'd personally much prefer dual optical drives over more internal HD bays.
4 drive bays is very good, 8 is massive overkill for 90% of MP buyers. FW800 was made specifically for those that need lots of extra storage and eSATA PCIe cards are common. I'd personally much prefer dual optical drives over more internal HD bays.
Yes. I'm not sure what I will do if Apple fails us...
Though there is a clock tower at my university...
Yes. I'm not sure what I will do if Apple fails us...
Though there is a clock tower at my university...
lol.
Although I find it unlikely they will let us down on the ideas discussed in your thread, with the lack of attention paid to the mac lines in recent times it worries me that they might.
How, exactly, would I gain access to the upper row of disks?
Don't get me wrong; it would be great to have 8 slots, but I could make due with two and an external storage case.
It sucks that every external storage case is insanely expensive though
A 2U or 3U case with 15 - 24 front loaded slots would be awesome for AoE purposes.
Throw in a few gigabit ports on the back and you have enterprise storage at a fraction of the cost of a FC SAN.
Pretty bad clock speed, though, eh?Though there is a clock tower at my university...
Well, we get a result four times an hour, so that's better than some. I've heard talk of upgrades to six times an hour, but the reeducation associated with such an upgrade isn't really worth the money, in my opinion.
*cough* nocomment *cough*
(Too scared to look, but the 4GB DIMM's are already available. Check out Crucial. DDR3 ECC Unbuffered).
Yes, indeed. Those suckers cost a pretty penny. (They are Registered, not Unbuffered, by the way.)
How, exactly, would I gain access to the upper row of disks?
You remove ones on the bottom...duh.
How, exactly, would I gain access to the upper row of disks?
You remove ones on the bottom...duh.
...or just make them all spring-loaded.