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    CPUs, Cores and Threads: How Many Processors Do I Have?

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    • ChrisJC
      ChrisJ
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      PCIe is good, but in most cases I have seen it is primarily for graphics, so it is designed for large data transfers to the bus, and transactions back seem to be for result based calc's. I would like to know more about PCIe, and its connection to the source, time to visit a Maker's site.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @ChrisJ
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        @ChrisJ said:

        PCIe is good, but in most cases I have seen it is primarily for graphics, so it is designed for large data transfers to the bus, and transactions back seem to be for result based calc's.

        I've never seen it used for graphics. Not that it isn't, but I've never seen that come up.

        PCIe SSD cards are the standard for high end servers. Million plus IOPS per card. Very low latency, huge bandwidth.

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        • ChrisJC
          ChrisJ
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          Sorry, I was thinking of your Compaq Deskpro. Compaq, do not age yourself that way. (HP thrown in for good measure).

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @ChrisJ
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            @ChrisJ said:

            Sorry, I was thinking of your Compaq Deskpro. Compaq, do not age yourself that way. (HP thrown in for good measure).

            Article was from 2008, they were still Compaqs then.

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            • ChrisJC
              ChrisJ @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller Sure, I 'believe' you. Yes old with no good formal bus training. I am impressed to see your article, and the depth of your input. Thank You.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @ChrisJ
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                @ChrisJ said:

                @scottalanmiller Sure, I 'believe' you. Yes old with no good formal bus training. I am impressed to see your article, and the depth of your input. Thank You.

                If you check the Google cache, or the Internet Archive Way Back Machine, I'm pretty sure that it shows it from early 2008. That was one of my first articles written while working at the bank. Back before SMBITJournal was around.

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                • ChrisJC
                  ChrisJ @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller No, I am sorry, the first part was in jest, the rest true. PC (Compaq) is old with no good formal bus training, should have clarified this. I 'believe' you wish not to age yourself as I do. I have removed Compaq from my vocabulary. Sorry thing, once I was certified for their products. Hmmm.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    I was always a Compaq fan. I came to Compaq by way of being a DEC fan in the 1980s (@Minion-Queen is an ex-DECer BTW!!) and then to HP by way of Compaq. It's the Proliants and DeskPros that won me over, not the NetServers!

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                    • ChrisJC
                      ChrisJ
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                      I still own a 200 hz proliant, in my garage somewhere, whole 6gb drive and all. Backplane made upgrade's a Compaq only design. Great proprietary machine that will never be more than it is.

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                      • ChrisJC
                        ChrisJ
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                        OOP's Proliant should be Presario, home machine. My Wife bought it for me as a gift. Proliants were at work, and workhorses they were. NT4 Days, replacing Novell servers left and right.

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                          scottalanmiller @ChrisJ
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                          @ChrisJ said:

                          OOP's Proliant should be Presario, home machine. My Wife bought it for me as a gift. Proliants were at work, and workhorses they were. NT4 Days, replacing Novell servers left and right.

                          Ah, Presario. Yes, those were garbage. Compaq did not make those, they just rebranded them.

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                          • ChrisJC
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                            Yes, in the garage, in 20 years maybe as the apple 2+ worth 5$, she spent 2700 for it, and I feel it is not depreciated yet, decomposed yes, but wow I cant throw out 2700. I know garbage when I see it, I wish she would have asked me first, that is when I started to bring work pc's home.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
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                              I still have FOUR Commodores! Not including my Amiga.

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                              • ChrisJC
                                ChrisJ
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                                Atari, anyone?

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                                • ChrisJC
                                  ChrisJ
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                                  Ohio Scientific, Trash 80?

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @ChrisJ
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                                    @ChrisJ said:

                                    Ohio Scientific, Trash 80?

                                    I have two TRS-80s still. Both work.

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                                    • MattSpellerM
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                                      This thread is making me nostalgic for nicotine yellow plastic and the smell of old electronics getting warm

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @art_of_shred
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                                        @art_of_shred said:

                                        That was a great, very detailed, explanation of the what, but I'm actually rather interested in the method of determining how many are needed for specific tasks. Another article, possibly?

                                        http://mangolassi.it/topic/7910/cores-and-processor-speed-what-do-i-need

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