7 Gamers, 1 CPU - Ultimate Virtualized Gaming Build Log

[EricMarsi]

Anyone have a list of the songs from this build log? Theres the three in the video decription, but not ones that are in the video

[m3t41]

Best build ever.. We use the 2 in 1 in our company so we have two workstations at once. With max Performance.

So my big big mega please to you Linus. I will made an Oculus Booth in November at a LAN Party in the near. So it is possible to made 2 or 4 Oculus on 1 Tower build?

 

Something like so?

I know that USB is the trobble point. but i think there is a solution to fix that
 

[markjamesbrown]

What's the coil whine like with 7 R9 Nanos?

Are they all consistent with each other or are some better than others?

I ask because I'm currently playing the GPU lottery, my first Nano is really noisy and I'm waiting on the second. I love the card but don't think I can tolerate the noise in game (it's bearable when idle but still audible).

[emockler]

I have 3 "Oculus" purposed VM's on 1 box. I only have 1 Oculus, so I move it between the VM's. I'm using ESXi 6.0 with HD6450's passed through. I gave 2 cores & 4GB to the VM's running Win7.

 

I had originally tried the Oculus on a standalone box with a p4 quad & 6 GB and the same GPU, it was lagging bad. The VM with 2 cores from the i7 is much better.

[annoyingmoments]

Make an oil rig out of it. Put some real life sized shark decorations in it and et voilà!

!

[annoyingmoments]

What's the coil whine like with 7 R9 Nanos?

Are they all consistent with each other or are some better than others?

I ask because I'm currently playing the GPU lottery, my first Nano is really noisy and I'm waiting on the second. I love the card but don't think I can tolerate the noise in game (it's bearable when idle but still audible).

Across all companies there is this thing called: invest in something and get the most income out of it. And that is legimate. (You go to work to earn money too, the higher your limited time gets paid, the more income you have). So to speak, theres something with the quality of the used coils. Add someone from the controlling who tells the engineer, that a conductor, coil etc. for half a cent cheaper makes more income in the mass, and there you have it: vibrating coils in their housing. Some GTX 970s (personally had this) and 980s (got this info while searching for GTX 970 whining) had this problem too, but it might as well be just a charge of "non-optimum coils", which were built into GPUs, so you hear this high frequence noise which sound like a whine.

[emockler]

Here's 10 GPU's in 1 box, acheived with PCIe switch:

https://youtu.be/qGWTl-ycADw

[Hypelynx]

I have used vmware like twice, but could you in software configure this so that you reduce the gaming specs (allocate less ram, cpu, gpu capacity) and fit even more gamers on there?

[IanSP754]

Wow This Is Amazing

[Techno_11]

Probably no one cares, but if you do, I created a PC parts picker list for this build.  I included links and everything.  Just if you want to build your own.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LRkYnQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LRkYnQ/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 V3 2.6GHz 14-Core Processor  ($2548.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 V3 2.6GHz 14-Core Processor  ($2548.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D8 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($548.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA T2 1600W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($393.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Cablemod Custom Cables for PSU ($109.98)

Monitor: Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0" Monitor  ($1186.55 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0" Monitor  ($1186.55 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0" Monitor  ($1186.55 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0" Monitor  ($1186.55 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0" Monitor  ($1186.55 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0" Monitor  ($1186.55 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0" Monitor  ($1186.55 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: Kingston 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM ($269.63)
Memory: Kingston 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM ($269.63)
Memory: Kingston 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM ($269.63)
Memory: Kingston 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM ($269.63)
Memory: Kingston 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM ($269.63)
Memory: Kingston 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM ($269.63)
Memory: Kingston 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM ($269.63)
Memory: Kingston 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM ($269.63)

CPU Cooler: EK-Supremacy EVO - Full Nickel ($99.99)

CPU Cooler: EK Supremacy Evo Full Nickel ($99.99)
CPU Cooler: EK Coolstream XE 360 ($99.99)
CPU Cooler:  Custom 7-way version of FC Terminal ($300.00)

CPU Cooler: EK Xres 140 ($153.99)
CPU Cooler:  EK Advanced Compression Fittings for For 10/16mm (3/8'' - 5/8'') Tubing ($7.49)
CPU Cooler: EK Tubing ($24.95)

GPU Cooler: EK R9 Nano ($122.99)
GPU Cooler: EK R9 Nano ($122.99)
GPU Cooler: EK R9 Nano ($122.99)
GPU Cooler: EK R9 Nano ($122.99)
GPU Cooler: EK R9 Nano ($122.99)
GPU Cooler: EK R9 Nano ($122.99)
GPU Cooler: EK R9 Nano ($122.99)

Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($649.99)
Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($649.99)
Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($649.99)
Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($649.99)
Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($649.99)
Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($649.99)
Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($649.99)
Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($649.99)

Case: CaseLabs Mercury S8 ($399.95)

Storage: Kingston KC400 1TB Business SSD ($384.30)
Storage: Kingston KC400 1TB Business SSD ($384.30)
Storage: Kingston KC400 1TB Business SSD ($384.30)
Storage: Kingston KC400 1TB Business SSD ($384.30)
Storage: Kingston KC400 1TB Business SSD ($384.30)
Storage: Kingston KC400 1TB Business SSD ($384.30)
Storage: Kingston KC400 1TB Business SSD ($384.30)
Storage: Kingston KC400 1TB Business SSD ($384.30)

Operating System: Unraid Pro ($129.00)
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro ($199.99)
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro ($199.99)
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro ($199.99)
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro ($199.99)
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro ($199.99)
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro ($199.99)
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro ($199.99)
Total: $28464.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 23:05 EST-0500 

[richardsim7]

On 25/01/2016 at 4:34 PM, Hypelynx said:

I have used vmware like twice, but could you in software configure this so that you reduce the gaming specs (allocate less ram, cpu, gpu capacity) and fit even more gamers on there?

The limitation is the number of dedicated GPUs you can fit on one motherboard, and seemingly the limit is 7 (PCIe slots)

[smicha]

9 minutes ago, richardsim7 said:

The limitation is the number of dedicated GPUs you can fit on one motherboard, and seemingly the limit is 7 (PCIe slots)

This is not true. We (octane render community) have computers on Amfeltec splitters and Supermicro boards with 11-13 GPUs. I've started building a watercooled 8x 980Ti on a single slot customized cards with 3200W PSU. Hope to post more details soon. 

[Dkozak]

So the title of Linus' $30.000 computer is "7 Gamers 1 CPU".

BUT he actually uses 2 CPU's ....

[Lays]

I think maybe it was meant to say 1 PC, not CPU

[DaltonM]

Well yeah, it's really 2 CPUs but when they are in a dual socket mobo, they function as one. 

[spellmanuk]

he did say about that in the second video where they played on it to show it works and that he wanted to call it that coz it was cooler or something 

[Dkozak]

1 minute ago, Lays said:

I think maybe it was meant to say 1 PC, not CPU

Yeah I would assume that's what they ment

1 minute ago, DaltonM said:

Well yeah, it's really 2 CPUs but when they are in a dual socket mobo, they function as one. 

Hmm I c

[Dkozak]

Just now, peej said:

he did say about that in the second video where they played on it to show it works and that he wanted to call it that coz it was cooler or something 

Ow ok. 

 

/thread closed 

[TheRomanSenate]

4 minutes ago, Dkozak said:

So the title of Linus' $30.000 computer is "7 Gamers 1 CPU".

BUT he actually uses 2 CPU's ....

technically it's a 7 gamers 28 cpus

[79wjd]

3 minutes ago, TheRomanSenate said:

technically it's a 7 gamers 28 cpus

No, technically it's 7 gamers 2 cpus. 

 

1 core =/= 1 cpu. 

[TheRomanSenate]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

No, technically it's 7 gamers 2 cpus. 

 

1 core =/= 1 cpu. 

it was when I was growing up.

[79wjd]

5 minutes ago, TheRomanSenate said:

it was when I was growing up.

No, it just so happened that CPUs only had a single core. That doesn't make that it a defining characteristic of a core/cpu. 

 

By that logic a 4790k is 32 cpus since when I was younger a cpu was a single thread running at 1ghz~. 

[TheRomanSenate]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

No, it just so happened that CPUs only had a single core. That doesn't make that it a defining characteristic of a core/cpu. 

Sorry I hurt you.

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, TheRomanSenate said:

it was when I was growing up.

 

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

No, it just so happened that CPUs only had a single core. That doesn't make that it a defining characteristic of a core/cpu. 

 

By that logic a 4790k is 32 cpus since when I was younger a cpu was a single thread running at 1ghz~. 

I have to listen to all of this BS my teacher teaches us how one core/thread=one cpu...

[Electronics Wizardy]

9 minutes ago, Lays said:

I think maybe it was meant to say 1 PC, not CPU

But is not a pc, its a server.