7 Gamers, 1 CPU - Ultimate Virtualized Gaming Build Log

[michrech]

I thought consumer grade hardware was implied since this topic is about that very subject, so far as the graphics cards were concerned...  

 

 

May very well be on consumer grade cards but it would be stupid for them to block professional GPUs for it.

[ChrisCross]

how do you connect those to the internet?

[Eruainur]

One quick question: How did you guys handle the watercooling? Which OS is handling the pump and all the fans? Or did you just crank it up to 11 and left it there?

 

In any case, this is just a sick project and yes... i need to find a clean pair of pants

[Syntaxvgm]

@LinusTech @Slick @nicklmg

I really like this system, and I want to know what stopped you from doing a dual PSU build allowing for fury X or other cards? There's obviously case labs cases out there that have slots for 2, and I wanted to know why you decided against that? 

 

Edit

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/519562-7-gamers-1-cpu-any-reason-you-think-linus-used-1-psu/

[KaRLiToS]

Bad economies of scale. 30k/7 is approx. 4k, the specs for those VMS are not worth 4k if they are baremetal. Better to buy 7 computers rather than 1 whatever this is.

 

You are stating the obvious that everyone already knows. But he was the first to do something that huge, I would be proud if it was me.

[kameshss]

Oh ok, well there you have it if you wanna make it not the 30k but the 50k pc you could....also I'd order an extra caselabs compartment for more radiators

yeah, why not?

[StackUnderflow]

You are stating the obvious that everyone already knows. But he was the first to do something that huge, I would be proud if it was me.

 

As I said before, it's a wonderful consumer show piece, but not very practical. I highly doubt he's the "first" to do something like this (there are probably ridiculous things running off E7 xeons and intel Phis in massive clustering setups, he used an E5). Given the budget, a "more" practical approach I think would be to setup a Cray-CX1 like machine (with multiple nodes), liquid cool the whole setup, and you can probably even run that off infiniband for the price.

[mikey]

Awesome. How would you split the CPU thou, one of the machines would have a triple core to so the VM has one.

[danomicar]

this is so cool that i'm going to have to limp around the rest of the day

[LaboonTheWhale]

Could someone explain this to me? So is the Nano capable of playing Crysis 3 on 3440x1440 at 60-100 fps? are they really that powerful? (I've never looked into the nano) 

[limetechjon]

As I said before, it's a wonderful consumer show piece, but not very practical. I highly doubt he's the "first" to do something like this (there are probably ridiculous things running off E7 xeons and intel Phis in massive clustering setups, he used an E5). Given the budget, a "more" practical approach I think would be to setup a Cray-CX1 like machine (with multiple nodes), liquid cool the whole setup, and you can probably even run that off infiniband for the price.

 

He is the first.  Doubt all you want, but unless you can find a video showing the same thing, you'd be wrong ;-)

 

This wasn't done for the sake of being practical.  Linus always has had a good blend of practical and not-so-practical content.

[limetechjon]

Why unraid, ESXi can do some internal networking cool stuff, 1machine instant lan party

 

unRAID is far easier to use than ESXi when it comes to configuring this use-case.  No need to do any crazy networking stuff for a 1 machine LAN party either.  He could do the instant LAN party with the VMs he setup in the video.  Just didn't have time to film that before the system had to ship to CES for Kingston.

 

VMWare is a great IT professional tool, but not simple enough to use for the majority of folks out there (especially for this use-case).

[nickl]

I hope there will be a giveaway of this soon!  (jk)

[Gazereths]

I hope there will be a giveaway of this soon!

Keep dreamin' nickl

[byalexandr]

K|NGP|N 980 Ti ftw with SuperFlower 2000w. or Dual PSUs!

Wouldn't work, how many times do I have to say it? The cards are too large and Linus wouldn't be able to unlock the PCI-E clip to remove them.

[byalexandr]

I hope there will be a giveaway of this soon!

I don't think Linus will give away a $30,000 PC.

[kameshss]

Wouldn't work, how many times do I have to say it? The cards are too large and Linus wouldn't be able to unlock the PCI-E clip to remove them.

Not a big deal. Break that clip.

 

It would still hold the GPU..

[TristanK]

Ever dreamed of what you could do with a $30,000 computer? Turns out the answer is "a lot"

 

Vessel link: tbd

YouTube: 

 

 

Parts List

 

Kingston 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM (x8)

Amazon: http://geni.us/3N2B

 

Kingston KC400 1TB Business SSD (x8)

Amazon: http://geni.us/3c6w

 

Lime Technology unRAID Server Pro Software

Manufacturer Link: http://lime-technology.com/

 

Caselabs Mercury S8

Amazon: n/a

Manufacturer Direct: http://bit.ly/1P8UvW3

 

Acer Predator X34 21:9 Gaming Monitor (x7)

Amazon: http://geni.us/32xr

 

Intel Xeon E5 2697 V3 (x2)

Amazon: http://geni.us/1nya

 

ASUS Z10PE-D8 WS

Amazon: http://geni.us/wov

 

AMD R9 Nano (x7)

Amazon: http://geni.us/Ubr

 

EVGA T2 1600W

Amazon: http://geni.us/3ad1

 

Cablemod Custom Cables for PSU

Manufacturer Link: http://bit.ly/1NYnrCz

 

Water Cooling Parts

CPU blocks - EK Supremacy Evo

Radiators - EK Coolstream XE 360

GPU Blocks - EK R9 Nano

GPU Connector - Custom 7-way version of FC Terminal

Pump/Reservoir - EK Xres 140

Fittings - EK Advanced Compression Fittings

Tubing - Primochill Primoflex Black/Orange

 

The title is wrong...It is 7 gamers 1 CPU instead of 7 gamers 1 PC .  Nice video though and awesome to see what the tech is capable of these days

[byalexandr]

Not a big deal. Break that clip.

 

It would still hold the GPU..

Yes but then 7 980 Ti cards would still consume well over 2000W.

[Guest]

Too bad you didn't use an AX1500i to power it all.  You could find out what your power consumption is on the DC side.

 

[kameshss]

Yes but then 7 980 Ti cards would still consume well over 2000W.

As people and I already mentioned in this thread before, DUAL PSU might come handy in this situation.

[kameshss]

Too bad you didn't use an AX1500i to power it all.  You could find out what your power consumption is on the DC side.

The whole system consumed over 1500w, So ... 

[DaveBG]

Just awesome build. This is why people follow your channel.

[byalexandr]

As people and I already mentioned in this thread before, DUAL PSU might come handy in this situation.

That would be awful, you'd have to jump one PSU everytime you wanted to power on the system and the CaseLabs S8 doesn't even support dual PSUs.

 

And IMO I think the Nanos were a perfect choice, they fit the bill so well and they are hella fast cards especially when you liquid cool them.

[StackUnderflow]

He is the first.  Doubt all you want, but unless you can find a video showing the same thing, you'd be wrong ;-)

 

This wasn't done for the sake of being practical.  Linus always has had a good blend of practical and not-so-practical content.

 

I agree that the video is entertaining and the video isn't done for the sake of being practical, and there's nothing wrong with that, especially since it's for a show piece.

 

Regarding the first comment. I don't really think I can/want to find a video, because I don't think one exists. And I don't even think there's a setup with the exact same thing anywhere in the world (with the same SSDs/CPU/RAM/software/etc..). But the concept is not new, and I think there are builds out there which are more "crazy". I would consider the Amazon CG1, G2 instances which are running off the same tech shown in the video (probably with Amazon's custom hyperviser), or Nvidia's GRID supercomputer. However, I don't know how many instances per node there are, because it would take a while to dig up, even if it's not a trade secret of Amazon's/Nvidia's. I don't think there are any GPU clusters that do this because it is simply not worth it. (and I don't think he said in the video it's "first" either, IIRC)

 

Theoretically though, a "consumer" motherboard with quad CPU with 11 PCI-E (8x or higher) slots are available (http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/4U/4048/SYS-4048B-TR4FT.cfm)

 

EDIT: I made a mistake, it is 11 PCIE slots not 19.

Edited January 3, 2016 by StackUnderflow