βπ THE BAD IDEAS THREAD
-
Sounds like someone got scammed by their computer salesman.
How do you get that many cores? Dualie Xeon octos would only give you 32. (16 * 2 for hyperthreading.)
Oh, or are you saying the scammer installed some sort of hacked driver to get Windows to mis-report the number of cores?
-
Moving ~150 posts from a nearly 7000 post topic into a new topic. HELLLOOOOO COOTIES.
I did that once. Except it was more like 500 posts from a 700 post topic. Large jeffing projects are not fun.
You have my condolences.
-
Basically all the energy related stuff got moved.
I figured that from the name of the topic you moved them to (once I found your admin post). I got three notifications, so I guess I made three posts that were related to energy, but I don't remember what they were until I get around to reading that topic (again, since I read all of them, except perhaps a few recent ones, the first time).
-
Considering they have two GPUs installed, I'd say they were sold hardware that they didn't need.
As for the processor, one of these with hyperthreading would be enough:
-
You do realise your answer will be completely meaningless to someone who doesn't know what OS stands for, right?
-
Yes, that thought crossed my mind. But if someone bought a >32 thread processor and two GPUs and doesn't know how to computer, I'd say it's better to help the theoretical next person to have this problem that Googles it instead of trying to explain it to this guy.
-
Considering they have two GPUs installed, I'd say they were sold hardware that they didn't need.
Oh yeah. And apparently a PSU that couldn't handle both the GPUs anyway. (Or he unplugged one for no reason because he's a moron. Hard to tell.)
As for the processor, one of these with hyperthreading would be enough:
Not sure that model has hyperthreading-- at least I'm not seeing it listed as a feature. But yeah.
Also Intel's product sheet didn't mention it at all. Since the two pages I can find it on have a Cisco and Dell logo, respectively, I assume it's basically a custom-job for super high-end servers.
EDIT: found the product page; it does have Hyperthreading: http://ark.intel.com/products/81061/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2699-v3-45M-Cache-2_30-GHz
That's some crazy-ass hardware.
You should reply to the thread and say something like, "unless you spend at least $8000 on this computer, you don't really have that many cores."
-
Bad idea: making post 7k without any bad idea
-
-
Agreed. That suit is not flattering at all.
-
Ah, I see the problem: that's the A310-FW, the freshwater model. What she really needs is the A310-[b]S[/b]W; that's the one suitable for saltwater environments.
-
Oh yeah. And apparently a PSU that couldn't handle both the GPUs anyway. (Or he unplugged one for no reason because he's a moron. Hard to tell.)
More likely they meant there's no monitor plugged in.
-
How do you get that many cores?
Intel's making Xeons with up to 18 or so cores these days. Of course, you need to rob a bank to afford one.
-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCYBRZcpiPs
Bad idea: a VR stool.
"It's like, I want to be immersed in my VR world, but standing for more than a couple minutes at a time? What am I, Superman?!"
-
I got three notifications, so I guess I made three posts that were related to energy
No, I got three notifications too and I only posted once. I'm guessing the posts were moved in three chunks.
-
Kill again. Kill again. Kill again. KILL AGAIN.
-
It's the size of half a basketball court and weighs nearly a ton. That's not a toy, it's a light aircraft.
-
-
Largest count I've seen in a customer cpuinfo report was 80 cores, but I think that was over 4 xeons.
-
Nice ass... hmmmmm... I really hope it's a woman, considering what I just did...
-
Probably not, considering literally 97% of all images on the Internet right now are of Bruce Jenner...
-
I really hope it's a woman
Probably not, considering literally 97% of all images on the Internet right now are of Bruce Jenner...
H8r
-
-
-
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
-
A deeply longshot presidential candidate has announced his campaign with a deeply longshot proposal: Let's adopt the metric system.
-
Bad idea: stealing millions of Putin's money, then driving around in a diamond-encrusted Mercedes.
-
Bad idea: stealing millions of Putin's money, then driving around in a diamond-encrusted Mercedes.
...Did this dude not watch Superman 3?
-
Lenny's car was the BEST:
-
stealing millions of Putin's money
4 Million rubles β about $75000 US.
diamond-encrusted Mercedes
Swarovski "diamonds" β high-IOR glass with iridescent metallic coatings. Even in Russia, $75000 (or $300000, which is what the car allegedly cost) won't buy enough real diamonds to cover a car.None of which makes embezzling Russian government funds (paid to his business for work not yet done) and living in flamboyant luxury any less of a bad idea. If anything, it makes it seem worse, because the amount of money is so small for the level of risk.
-
Did you see the related ones?
- Spanked at schooll
- Spanking stories
-
I did. Strangely all by the same author aswell. I bet s/he's a riot at parties.
-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ONXea0mXg
Let's take an amazing video or our amazing new Siri replacement, and encode it in 240p, so you can't see anything.
-
First thought that it was a 'Kinky Edition'
-
Bad Idea: Bringing Buckyballs (the little rare earth magnets) to work. I just dropped one and it flung itself inside my side-panel-less workstation and I have no idea where it landed. On the bright side, my PC hasn't exploded yet and I was able to post this.
-
It's probably on the CPU heatsink
-
Close. I found it on the metal retaining arm that holds the CPU socket closed. I was also lucky enough that the magnet preferred the tip of my pocketknife blade over the retaining arm so it was easy to retrieve.
-
How did you get into my purchase history!?
-
Buckyballs (the little rare earth magnets)
Well I just Googled them, and I want some. But they do exceedingly nasty things to your insides of you swallow more than one of them, and inevitably they got swallowed by kids. (Including a 14 year old...) and they were banned. Now I don't have any children in the house, and I have plenty of other things that are dangerous if swallowed, which I'm allowed to have, so I reckon I'd be ok.
Anyone know where I can get some black-market buckyballs?
-
Specifically, they got banned because they were used (even marketed, as I understood it) as fake lip piercings. Which rather increases the swallowing risk.
-
Specifically, they got banned because they were used (even marketed, as I understood it) as fake lip piercings. Which rather increases the swallowing risk.
I didn't hear anything of that when I looked it up just now. Apparently kids find small shiny things irresistible and one toddler ate 37 of them.
-
A deeply longshot presidential candidate has announced his campaign with a deeply longshot proposal: Let's adopt the metric system.
Do you think switching to the metric system is a bad idea, or making "switch to metric" a major part of your campaign platform is a bad idea for someone who wants to be elected? Or both? ;-)(I'm not actually looking to start a debate here -- I'm pretty indifferent -- just curious.)
-
It wouldn't surprise me if it's a case of 'Whah would we wanna use Cahmmunist units?'
-
-
Apparently kids find small shiny things irresistible and one toddler ate 37 of them.
I'd venture the issue there is the quantity, rather than the magnets themselves; the only way they're coming out again is invasive surgery.
-
It wouldn't surprise me if it's a case of 'Whah would we wanna use Cahmmunist units?'
You have to ask...what do we gain? Lots of confusion, lots of cost. Not really any better off in the end. Just using a different system. I will admit that it probably makes more sense than most other parts of Democrat platforms.
-
the only way they're coming out again is invasive surgery.
I don't think that's true (kids eat lots of coins that make their way out, for instance), but there's lots of bad things that can happen as they travel through the body.
-
I'd venture the issue there is the quantity, rather than the magnets themselves; the only way they're coming out again is invasive surgery.
The kids who were hospitalised include children who ate just two. They're such strong magnets that they tear through your intestines to get to each other.
-
You have to ask...what do we gain?
I would say 'easier international trade', but that's likely already done in metric anyway. Other than that, NFC.
@CarrieVS said:They're such strong magnets that they tear through your intestines to get to each other.
That hurts just thinking about itβ¦
-
They're still for sale. I bought like 8 sets when the "ban" happened but they continue to email marketing stuff to me. And they're just rare earth magnets, I'm sure you could get the same thing by a different name at ebay, amazon, thinkgeek, etc.
I brought one set to work specifically to pin things to my metal cabinets and shelves in my cubicle, and the "accident" happened while sticking a release schedule to the cabinet directly above my workstation.