using 2 mobos

[norain]

 i was wondering if there was a way that i could run a second mobo using a pcie because i work with vfx and that is very CPU intensive so i was considering to buy a second hand zeon and add it to my i7 6700k  

[mikat]

2 minutes ago, norain said:

 i was wondering if there was a way that i could run a second mobo using a pcie because i work with vfx and that is very CPU intensive so i was considering to buy a second hand zeon and add it to my i7 6700k  

not possible, but you could make a seperate rendering server, this offloads the rendering of the final product so you can work on other things on your 6700k while that xeon is rendering

[norain]

2 minutes ago, mikat said:

not possible, but you could make a seperate rendering server, this offloads the rendering of the final product so you can work on other things on your 6700k while that xeon is rendering

but would it be possible to attach it through the pcie so as to transfer that data so that its only a mobo CPU cooler and ram?

[SaladFingers]

4 minutes ago, norain said:

 i was wondering if there was a way that i could run a second mobo using a pcie because i work with vfx and that is very CPU intensive so i was considering to buy a second hand zeon and add it to my i7 6700k  

What you're describing sounds like Intel's Phi coprocessors. They are essentially extra processors that you can slot in PCIe. Hugely expensive though and not really meant for home use. To answer your specific question though no, you can't connect two motherboards like that.

[Maslofski]

Just now, norain said:

but would it be possible to attach it through the pcie so as to transfer that data so that its only a mobo CPU cooler and ram?

no, use your network for data transfer and build a whole new second pc

[norain]

Just now, SaladFingers said:

What you're describing sounds like Intel's Phi coprocessors. They are essentially extra processors that you can slot in PCIe. Hugely expensive though and not really meant for home use. To answer your specific question though no, you can't connect two motherboards like that.

so lan would be the only option for fast data transfer

[SaladFingers]

Just now, norain said:

so lan would be the only option for fast data transfer

Yes, gigabit ethernet is your best bet.

[Rushfriend]

3 minutes ago, norain said:

but would it be possible to attach it through the pcie so as to transfer that data so that its only a mobo CPU cooler and ram?

Yes, then you could transfer the files to a separate pc to render them.   

[norain]

wouldn't it be possible to reprogram the mobo to act like lan

[norain]

1 minute ago, Rushfriend said:

Yes, then you could transfer the files to a separate pc to render them.   

way to much data each render is in the range of 100-200 gigabyte

[Rushfriend]

Just now, norain said:

wouldn't it be possible to reprogram the mobo to act like lan

How do you mean, as a server?

 

You could also try to install a 10gbit network.

[SaladFingers]

1 minute ago, norain said:

wouldn't it be possible to reprogram the mobo to act like lan

Not sure what you mean, but probably not. But why would you go into such troubles to turn a motherboard into an ethernet card?

[norain]

Just now, SaladFingers said:

Not sure what you mean, but probably not. But why would you go into such troubles to turn a motherboard into an ethernet card?

not to turn the mobo to turn the pcie

[Rushfriend]

1 minute ago, norain said:

not to turn the mobo to turn the pcie

As said by multiple people, you just plain can't. PCIE cannot be used for that use.

Edited March 11, 2016 by Rushfriend
Typo

[SaladFingers]

1 minute ago, norain said:

not to turn the mobo to turn the pcie

What you're saying doesn't really make sense  The PCIe is just a port that connect various devices with the motherboard. One of those devices would be an ethernet card. 

[norain]

well that sucks

[TheRandomness]

9 minutes ago, norain said:

well that sucks

Why can't you just transfer everything over your network?

[norain]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Why can't you just transfer everything over your network?

its just the cost of 2 network cards and the amount of ram that will be needed to act as a buffer

[TheRandomness]

Just now, norain said:

its just the cost of 2 network cards and the amount of ram that will be needed to act as a buffer

What happened to the Ethernet ports on the motherboards? Also, 16GB RAM should be alrightish. 

[norain]

2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

What happened to the Ethernet ports on the motherboards? Also, 16GB RAM should be alrightish. 

16 is the size of the simulations/ renders so it would have to be 32 which is not to bad with ddr3 ddr2 its just the max speed for Ethernet ports would be a bottle neck as its a lot of data back and forth 

[mikat]

27 minutes ago, norain said:

not to turn the mobo to turn the pcie

ok: you cannot work on both cpus at the same time, but they can do seperate things simultaniously (like editing and rendering)

[norain]

4 minutes ago, mikat said:

ok: you cannot work on both cpus at the same time, but they can do seperate things simultaniously (like editing and rendering)

its just nicer when they act like one cpu sharing the tasks

[mikat]

20 minutes ago, norain said:

its just nicer when they act like one cpu sharing the tasks

it would be nicer, but what you want is just not possible

[8uhbbhu8]

40 minutes ago, norain said:

its just nicer when they act like one cpu sharing the tasks

Instead of going 10GB get some PCIe 4GB fiber cards on ebay. ive seen them as low as $10+shipping each.

 

Get ones with either 2 or 4 4GB fiber ports, 2 or 4 fiber cables to go in between and then do what Linus did in his "Spoeed up your network" videos.