Build an M dot MAchine ^ ^
w/ custom Sean Boyles paint job
$2,400.00 (without shipping and tax)
I got the specs for the new workstation I built HERE
I changed a few things like gfx card and Hard Drive....and I pin modded the CPU's to run faster...
Here the exact thangs I bought to build mine in case you want to as well...
Coolermaster case: Its big, strong and has space for everything I need
Seagate 1tb Hard Drive: I was going to go with dual Raptors in RAID 0 for a boot disk but that increases my chances of losing meh system drive by %50 so I went with one big drive
Lite-on DVD burner: Nothing much to say about it...fast and cheap
MSI 8800gt Gfx card: Once I worked out the kinks this standard gaming card is great for 3d app work as well
Tyan Mainboard: I wish it had firewire (1394) on board as well but I've had no problems with it at all
8 gigs of A-DATA ram... Cheap and stable
Two Intel E5410 Quadcore Xeon Processors: Add a piece of electrical tape and they perform like CPU's costing $500 more
Seasonic 650w PSU: Quiet and enough power for everything I will need
Here is the Cinebench benchmark score for this system
Its on par with a dual 3.2ghz Mac Pro which costs a bit more ^ ^ as this system cost $2,400.00 and a dual 3.2ghz Macpro with similar specs costs $5,200.00
M dot MAchine: $2,400 for 21,045 CB Points
Top of the line MacPro: $5,200 for 21,534 CB points
So the CPU is right up there with a machine costing $2,800.00 more! A pretty good bargain if you ask me! Next time I geek out on this blog I'll be building a six node render farm inside of an Ikea cabinet just like the famous Helmer Linux Cluster built by that cooL Swedish guy!
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