30 Sep
2009
30 Sep
'09
11:53 a.m.
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:04:14 -0700
Fernando Lopez-Lezcano <nando(a)ccrma.Stanford.EDU> wrote:
I agree that gold platting cpu sockets is a good start
(but don't forget
the memory sockets unless you get your algorithm to fit completely in
the cpu cache). On the other hand you _have_ to use water cooling or
some other sort of fanless cooling for the cpu. Otherwise the gold
platting will not do much good IMNSHO. Cpu cooling fans, no matter how
good, are known to actually shake the bits in the top cpu cores too
much. A lot of vibration. And shaken bits don't convolve very well (in
extreme cases they can spill from one fft bin to the next!). Fact.
Good gravy, I should never read this list undercaffeinated.
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