I would love to get some opinions on a "budget" system I am looking to build so that I can get experience with machine learning in the field of malware analysis.
When it's not busy doing ML, it will also be used as a virtual machine host and will likely do some crypto mining
This is what I have right now for a single CPU system:
I plan to run the SSD's in raid 10 off the motherboard controller, and use them for most workloads etc.
The HDD's will be used for any large VM's or file storage.
IPMI is definitely important to me otherwise I might lean towards an X99 system.
The cost to move to a dual CPU setup isn't crazy when taking into account the full system cost, but I'm not sure if there is value there for this purpose?
Questions I guess are if I should be looking at a different CPU or faster memory?
When it's not busy doing ML, it will also be used as a virtual machine host and will likely do some crypto mining
This is what I have right now for a single CPU system:
- 2 x GTX 1080Ti - $1449
- 1 Intel Xeon E5 2620V3 - $463
- 1 x SUPERMICRO X10SRL F - $281
- 1 x Kingston KVR24R17D8K4/64, PC4-2400 Registered ECC DIMM Kit (4 x 16 GB) - $570
- 4 Crucial MX300 SSD's 525 GB - $574
- 2 x HGST Deskstar NAS 4 TB HDD's - $124
- 1 x EVGA SuperNOVA 1000W PSU - $144
- 1 x Chenbro RM42300 rack mountable 4U - $120
- 1 x Supermicro heat sink 4U - $38
I plan to run the SSD's in raid 10 off the motherboard controller, and use them for most workloads etc.
The HDD's will be used for any large VM's or file storage.
IPMI is definitely important to me otherwise I might lean towards an X99 system.
The cost to move to a dual CPU setup isn't crazy when taking into account the full system cost, but I'm not sure if there is value there for this purpose?
Questions I guess are if I should be looking at a different CPU or faster memory?