- Dec 28, 2022
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Greetings: I was hoping for some advice about building a computer designed primarily for running Generative Adversarial Networks. The goal is to get as much capability for this end within the budget as possible.
This should be a new build, I'm not upgrading any parts.
Budget: Approximately $2000. (I can stretch a bit either way.)
Secondary uses: Photoshop image editing and blender/rendering. (But I have a slower machine that can do much of that.) To be honest, a headless system would have been acceptable! I'm also interested in crypto mining, but that is not the point of the system.
Timeline: Perhaps just after the end of January.
OS: Linux is acceptable; must be able to run Linux. (Windows would be nice.)
Preferred Sources: Something well-known I suppose. I've bought most of my past builds from a local microcenter.
Parts Preferences: I have a slight preference for NVIDIA because it's been known to play a little nicer with blender. However, this is all things being the same with respect to the primary purpose. Otherwise, I am willing to go with used parts!
Overclocking: Maybe. I'm not really interested in reducing the lifetime of components.
SLI/Crossfire: I'll await the recommendation.
Monitor: Optional. I am willing to go with network control.
I guess I am asking for the best value machine with respect to running GANS. Part of the challenge is that I seem to be able to find (older) high-end GPU's for a very reasonable price, but the motherboards are inaccessible or an astronomical amount of money or difficult to use without specialized tools.
Thanks for any advice!
This should be a new build, I'm not upgrading any parts.
Budget: Approximately $2000. (I can stretch a bit either way.)
Secondary uses: Photoshop image editing and blender/rendering. (But I have a slower machine that can do much of that.) To be honest, a headless system would have been acceptable! I'm also interested in crypto mining, but that is not the point of the system.
Timeline: Perhaps just after the end of January.
OS: Linux is acceptable; must be able to run Linux. (Windows would be nice.)
Preferred Sources: Something well-known I suppose. I've bought most of my past builds from a local microcenter.
Parts Preferences: I have a slight preference for NVIDIA because it's been known to play a little nicer with blender. However, this is all things being the same with respect to the primary purpose. Otherwise, I am willing to go with used parts!
Overclocking: Maybe. I'm not really interested in reducing the lifetime of components.
SLI/Crossfire: I'll await the recommendation.
Monitor: Optional. I am willing to go with network control.
I guess I am asking for the best value machine with respect to running GANS. Part of the challenge is that I seem to be able to find (older) high-end GPU's for a very reasonable price, but the motherboards are inaccessible or an astronomical amount of money or difficult to use without specialized tools.
Thanks for any advice!
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