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Subject: Re: Is Crafty not in the WCCC2004?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 09:38:22 05/24/04

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On May 24, 2004 at 12:09:56, Joshua Shriver wrote:

>Greetings,
>
>   I really hope you can participate. This may be offtopic. But *are* there quad
>and 8 CPU opteron machines?

Yes.  I used a quad opteron 2.2ghz in the last CCT event.  And I ran on an 8-way
but could not get dedicated access for the event so I went with the quad...


>
>If anyone has information on who manufactors 4 or 8 CPU SMP motherboards let me
>know, would love to see the specs and pricetag for such a beast. :)


4-way opterons are in the $15,000 (US) price range.  Don't know about the
8-ways...




>
>Sincerely,
>Joshua Shriver
>
>>
>>With a quad or 8-way opteron it can beat _anybody_.  Note "can beat" not "will
>>beat".  I don't try to make predictions.  But CCT6 showed that it is very
>>dangerous.  You can look at the 4-way opteron log files.  They are on my ftp
>>machine...
>>
>>They will also refute vincent's "you copied shredder's book for CCT6" by the
>>way...



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