2013 ikea renderfarm

[MrBou]

Hello everyone,
We would like to buid two or three of these
http://www.helmer-air.com/ but would like to use AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8150 cpu
and are having a hard job finding a mAtx motherboard with the updated bios.
We are also thinking about using network gpu rendering and would like to install the GeForce GT 640 any suggestions what power supply we should use ?
Thanks
Joel

 

[mikeonbike]

Hello everyone,
We would like to buid two or three of these
http://www.helmer-air.com/ but would like to use AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8150 cpu
and are having a hard job finding a mAtx motherboard with the updated bios.
We are also thinking about using network gpu rendering and would like to install the GeForce GT 640 any suggestions what power supply we should use ?
Thanks
Joel

Joel, if you are having trouble finding mATX boards for the 8150 I suggest using a slightly larger IKEA case as I did.

http://coyoteridgeobservatory.blogspot.com/2012/03/clusterf-24-core-linux-cluster-in.html

I think the GTX 640 requires about 50-75watt so any power supply in the 400 watt range should work for the system.

Michael...

 

[mikeonbike]

Asus
M5A78L-M LX PLUS
M5A78L-M/USB3

Gigabyte
GA-78LMT-S2
GA-78LMT-S2P(rev 5.0)
GA-78LMT-USB3

All current models available at newegg.com. All show support for FX series chip.

I would recommend moving to the Vishera core in the 8320 or 8350 unless you are on a very tight budget.

Michael...