TriX wrote:
Well, it’s kind of fun to do the planning, have all the boxes arrive and assemble it. With modern cases and drive mounting HW, it doesn’t take long. If I were building a new machine, the first question would be AMD or Intel. A couple of years ago, that would have been a no-brainer, but AMD has upped the ante with their high core count devices (asssuming your SW is parallelized enough to use them). The AMD Ryzen 5s and 7s seem to be offering the highest performance/$, but again, depends on the benchmark.
Btw, as a fellow builder of vacuum tube RF amps (but nothing as big as the 3cx3000), I’d love to see some pictures of that big boy.
Cheers
Well, it’s kind of fun to do the planning, have al... (
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Thanks for all the info, I'll get some shots out today . Look for a PM.