AMD EPYC 7571 Socket SP3 motherboard choice

[Desslok]

I have an opportunity to start Folding with this beast of a CPU. Which MB would the community recommend?

I was thinking of this one.
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Thank you!

 

[Markfw]

Well, as one of the few EPYC owners here, that 32 core 7001 series cpu runs on my favorite I think, the EPYCD8-2T ASRock Rack motherboard at $456. You should get at least 64 gig ram, I have a favorite that is only 128 gg, about $500. Its about $1000 total once you have the CPU. You cann upgrade to a Rome CPU later. These Naples are not near ar fast a Rome, but 32 cores with 8 channel memory ? They do OK.

For this, currently newegg is much better than Amazon,.

For the memory, here is my favorite: (get 8 of these)

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[StefanR5R]

Folding@home on CPUs is ineffective, compared with GPUs.
On the other hand, there are many Distributed Computing projects out there which cannot run on GPUs and need every CPU which donors can spare. (IOW, CPUs are going to waste at Folding@home.)

If you are particularly interested in medical projects, these ones are currently (and pretty much always) active:

• Rosetta@home (project URL, TeAm page)
• TN-Grid Platform (project URL, TeAm page)
• World Community Grid (project URL, TeAm page)

As to your original question, if the computer will be dedicated to Distributed Computing, get the cheapest which is immediately available to you, with as few features as possible. I for example preferred mainbords with Gigabit LAN over ones with 10G LAN, since Gigabit NICs consume a little bit less power, and PCIe v3 over PCIe v4 again for lower power.

 

[Markfw]

Folding@home on CPUs is ineffective, compared with GPUs.
On the other hand, there are many Distributed Computing projects out there which cannot run on GPUs and need every CPU which donors can spare. (IOW, CPUs are going to waste at Folding@home.)

If you are particularly interested in medical projects, these ones are currently (and pretty much always) active:

• Rosetta@home (project URL, TeAm page)
• TN-Grid Platform (project URL, TeAm page)
• World Community Grid (project URL, TeAm page)

As to your original question, if the computer will be dedicated to Distributed Computing, get the cheapest which is immediately available to you, with as few features as possible. I for example preferred mainbords with Gigabit LAN over ones with 10G LAN, since Gigabit NICs consume a little bit less power, and PCIe v3 over PCIe v4 again for lower power.

Yes, CPUs are a waste for F@H, I agree. As far as motherboards, I only see 2 choices, and the ASRock Rack is the least expensive one I have found.

But wait, here is one worth looking at:

Are you a human?

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