THE beast 32 core HACKINTOSH is ready.....CS6 vs REDROCKET

[Joseph S.]

If you can find these download links, I would be more than happy to test it out. I don't know where to look for them.

Joe

[Jeremiah P]

Hey Joe,
Thanks again! Since I currently can't run Resolve on my dated machine I can't check this stuff out....but here is a link to the project file. Candle Test Project. And here is a link to the footage I think it needs to be reconnected to. Video Clips. If you could write down the framerate for the various examples given by Sasha on the CreativeCow forum that would be great! I would also love to know what sort of performance can be had on GTX 680s if you know anyone...since those are more affordable and available. Thanks again!

[Gabriel Scindian]

This is an AMAZING Peice of TECH! Please give specs. I need something similar

the beast has been tamed ...
many hours and much suffering, it works now.
sandy SUPERMICRO mainboard X9DRi-LN4F+ with e2690 dual cpu xeon....

osx 10.7.3, 11.3.0 kernel with support for ivy bridge,
32 cores with steep speed enabled.
Support for 4 gpu tested. for now in testing fx1800 and 9800gx.
support should take 2 gtx 590. In the coming days we will test
4 port lan enabled.


Joe Safai is doing some testing over the next few days will keep you updated.
If anyone is interested in some tests with R3D files happy to oblige.

CS6 5k for now all in real time full frame at full resolution ..... without redrocket.
Geekbech above 30000 points.


Thanks to Joe for your patience.

[Adam Welch]

That is pretty freaking badass!!!

[Henrik Cednert]

Joseph and Lugi. If you built this system today, would you change anything and do something different? How have the systems performed over the months you have been using it? Are there any annoyances that you constantly run into? Have you guys gone up to 10.8.2?

Thanks

[Jon Thomasberg]

Guys (Luigi, Jeff, Joe),

I see you used a Supermicro X9DRI-LN4F+ mobo for your build. Given the new boards that have come out, especially the ones with LSI SAS onboard controllers and USB3, would you still use that same board vs say a X9DAX-7TF? Trying to spec a new build now and would appreciate you thoughts and input.

Also, on the storage side, looking at raid 10 (4) Samsung 840 Pro SSDs for the OS+apps; (1) SSD for swap and then the 8bayRAID SAS using WD RE4 7200 4TB (WD4001FYYG) drives for R3Ds and export. Thoughts?

Perhaps a better question is: If you were spec'ing-out a build today, what components would you use? (+1 Henrik)

TIA

[luigivaltulini]

Guys (Luigi, Jeff, Joe),

I see you used a Supermicro X9DRI-LN4F+ mobo for your build. Given the new boards that have come out, especially the ones with LSI SAS onboard controllers and USB3, would you still use that same board vs say a X9DAX-7TF? Trying to spec a new build now and would appreciate you thoughts and input.

Also, on the storage side, looking at raid 10 (4) Samsung 840 Pro SSDs for the OS+apps; (1) SSD for swap and then the 8bayRAID SAS using WD RE4 7200 4TB (WD4001FYYG) drives for R3Ds and export. Thoughts?

Perhaps a better question is: If you were spec'ing-out a build today, what components would you use? (+1 Henrik)

TIA

Ciao Guysss...
good question, I prefer to take a PC already 'done, as hpz 800/820 or Dell T7600. I believe that this field can answer Jeff, he be the man who can give you a perfect answer as to which piece is better than another, and on their speed and construction.

I personally am waiting for the new Mac Pro, even though I have lost confidence. But I can also tell you that I'm going to a Dell or HP z820 T7600.
I have not been bought because i have problemsss of Turbo Boost on Sandy Bridge Chipset C602 and C606 and still some problems on boot.

My next setup, if you can be of help:
2 x 6 core HPZ 820 or Dell T7600
64 gb ram
1 gtx 690
1 8800 gt or 1 ati 5770 GUI
2 x redrocket
atto H680


Luigi ;)

[Henrik Cednert]

Aaah. Gotcha. You could buy a prebuilt supermicro workstation too. ;) I like the HP Z800/820 but I personally prefer the bigger form factor and expansion possibilities of a supermicro system. But you're saying that for now you basically abandoned the Hackintosh path due to issues that was't possible to solve?

Cheers and thanks

Ciao Guysss...
good question, I prefer to take a PC already 'done, as hpz 800/820 or Dell T7600. I believe that this field can answer Jeff, he be the man who can give you a perfect answer as to which piece is better than another, and on their speed and construction.

I personally am waiting for the new Mac Pro, even though I have lost confidence. But I can also tell you that I'm going to a Dell or HP z820 T7600.
I have not been bought because i have problemsss of Turbo Boost on Sandy Bridge Chipset C602 and C606 and still some problems on boot.

My next setup, if you can be of help:
2 x 6 core HPZ 820 or Dell T7600
64 gb ram
1 gtx 690
1 8800 gt or 1 ati 5770 GUI
2 x redrocket
atto H680


Luigi ;)

[luigivaltulini]

Aaah. Gotcha. You could buy a prebuilt supermicro workstation too. ;) I like the HP Z800/820 but I personally prefer the bigger form factor and expansion possibilities of a supermicro system. But you're saying that for now you basically abandoned the Hackintosh path due to issues that was't possible to solve?

Cheers and thanks

ahah Henrik,
no I have not abandoned are just waiting ;)
Supermicro... yes i like this , only this 7047GR-TRF.

[Jeff Kilgroe]

My two Xeon E5-2600 workstations are the Z820 and a self-built with the SuperMicro X9DAi motherboard. Like this generation of the Xeon platform, both systems are far from perfect.

If I were to build another one, I would definitely consider many of the newer motherboards on the market. Starting with the new EVGA SR-X.

The Z820 is great for a production workstation, but damn, they made some curious and obviously hasty design choices. 99% of which I'm sure has to do with how they decided to shoehorn the new platform into the existing Z800 form factor. The PCIe slot layout is crap. Then again, it's crap on most every board I've seen for this generation. I have yet to see any PCIe configuration on any of these workstations that allows for use of all PCIe slots and lanes. It's just physically impossible with the layouts these companies are coming up with when we consider that most all GPU and compute cards require two slot spaces. IMO, Dell has the best PCIe layout on their T7600, or whatever it's called, flagship E5-2600 workstation. But they were really late to market with it and it hasn't garnered the best reviews for performance or reliability. HP is still leading the pack with the Z820 as far as this generation goes. Solid product and great support. I just wish they would've taken some more time with the product and really thought through the design, rather than making it fit into the box they already had. Some extra spacing for the PCIe slots, shifting the CPUs and RAM upward would really help. They could have made the system wider, take an extra 1U of rack space without adding height (rack width) and moved the PSU to the side instead of on top. This could have allowed for a larger PSU, which the system NEEDS!, and for some additional space to augment airflow and allow us to actually install some of the larger GPUs that need some extra height extension off the motherboard. Their airflow guide that snaps over the PCIe card region is a fine idea, but it encroaches into the card region. There are several GPU cards I wanted to try in this system and could not use due to the airflow guide being too restrictive.