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> if you wanted a modern equivalent you could just buy a Raptor POWER9 I admit I didn’t even know you could just buy a mobo with CPUs and pretty much build it
by haunter 4y ago
> if you wanted a modern equivalent you could just buy a Raptor POWER9
I admit I didn’t even know you could just buy a mobo with CPUs and pretty much build it like any regular PC https://www.raptorcs.com/content/TL2B02/intro.html https://www.raptorcs.com/content/TL2B02/intro.html
And you can, more or less, use you PCI GPU too https://wiki.raptorcs.com/wiki/POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#Graphics_Cards https://wiki.raptorcs.com/wiki/POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility...
There is a prebuilt version too https://www.raptorcs.com/content/TL2WK2/intro.html https://www.raptorcs.com/content/TL2WK2/intro.html
On the other hand what’s the use case of a POWER9 desktop system? I’ve only heard about them in supercomputers and mainframes but why would anyone use one as a, daily, desktop PC?
- Luc 4y ago> On the other hand what’s the use case of a POWER9 desktop system? Why, it's because they're "increasingly needed to assure safety and compliance with new regulations, such as the EU's GDPR.", according to the 'prebuilt' page you linked to!
- numpad0 4y agoSomething old, on-premise, important, benefits from multithreading and extra computing power, but okay to be worse than PC? Maybe something aerospace and/or defense?
- phaer 4y ago> On the other hand what’s the use case of a POWER9 desktop system? It's pretty much the only platform which can be run without firmware blobs that's somewhat competitive in terms of performance afaik.
- BlueTemplar 4y agoHow far is Risc-V yet from that ?
- cylinder714 4y agoIt's a full-blown workstation. If you're interested, https://www.talospace.com/ https://www.talospace.com/ is a blog covering developments in the POWER sphere, including reviews of applications, games and OSs running thereon.
- apple4ever 4y agoSoooo expensive though