SGI: Hardware

Dual R10K 225 or single R12K/300?

ritchan
From Oldenburg, Germany
Who joined March 31, 2008, 6:47 a.m.
Wrote the following at April 13, 2010, 11:21 a.m...
I have an opportunity to buy a dual R10K/225 with 1MB of cache for around 20EURs. I think that's cheap.

make -j2 would be faster, I suppose, and mplayer might be faster now that colourspace conversion is on a different CPU, but it's not like I use both often. Plus I'm worried about exactly how much single thread performance loss I would incur.

I'm leaning towards overclocking my 300MHz, but I'm not sure how to do it. Is the multiplier changeable or do I have to desolder the oscillator?
Originally Posted by Tommie
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bigD
From Socal
Who joined June 17, 2008, 8:38 p.m.
Wrote the following at April 13, 2010, 12:16 p.m...
A couple years back, I 'upgraded' my Octane2 from 1x400MHz to 2x300MHz. I ended up regretting it, based on how I use the machine. Faster compiles and renders are nice, but I found myself getting annoyed that I spent money to worsen my experience for a lot of what I do. I'd keep the 300MHz, overclock it if possible, and wait until you have the cashola for 2x400 or better.
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tomo
From Europe, Slovakia - Trencin
Who joined Jan. 18, 2008, 2:53 a.m.
Wrote the following at April 14, 2010, 7:26 a.m...
If you are doing graphicc or compiling/ programing then go to "slower" dual. Web and else stay with stronger single.
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