Number Crunching CPU

[elektrotek1]

My friend and I want to build a computer or two that will handle huge math problems. Pretty much, we're going to taste the water of theoritical computing. So, which processor or processors would be the best for number crunching?

1. Intel P4
2. AMD Athalon XP+
3. AMD Athalon 64bit
4. Dual Intel Xeon/P4
5. Two computers with each a AMD or P4 chip

 

[Jimbob1989]

WHy not make a computer that calulates pi to many decimal places. Have a look at the program "pifast". There is a worl record for the number of decimal places calculated. I think its somewhere in the trillians.

Jimbob

 

[Praetor]

http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?t=693

 

[jedijeff123]

a core two extreme? haha i thought it might be fun to look at really old threads. lol

 

[kof2000]

the quad x6800 i think finished the pi in like 4 seconds of course it was overclocked.

 

[jedijeff123]

maybe a Xeon dual procosssor quad core system........thats like a home supercomputer. add 16 gigs of ram, quad SLI 8800gtx's, a physics acclerator, and a soundblaster X-Fi gamer and i 'd be in heaven

 

[kof2000]

for about a few months and then it is outdated

 

[jedijeff123]

thats what i hate about the computer industry

 

[Jet]

I'm sorry jedijeff123; don't bump old threads.

 

[jedijeff123]

ok then

sorry