Graphics workstation - Revision history

Takaji at 16:22, 4 October 2017

2017-10-04T16:22:57Z

Markjenkinsparit: documented graphics card and Windows 7 install

2014-01-18T22:42:34Z

documented graphics card and Windows 7 install

Markjenkinsparit at 17:18, 23 November 2012

2012-11-23T17:18:09Z

Markjenkinsparit at 17:17, 23 November 2012

2012-11-23T17:17:03Z

Markjenkinsparit: Created page with "Our most powerful workstation available to members packs some serious punch: * [http://ark.intel.com/products/36547 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33Ghz] with 4M shared L2 cache * ..."

2012-11-23T17:14:58Z

Created page with "Our most powerful workstation available to members packs some serious punch: * [http://ark.intel.com/products/36547 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33Ghz] with 4M shared L2 cache * ..."

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Our most powerful workstation available to members packs some serious punch:

* [http://ark.intel.com/products/36547 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33Ghz] with 4M shared L2 cache
* [http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Gigabyte-EP45-UD3L-Motherboard/705/1 Gigabyte-EP45-UD3L motherboard]
* 2x2G + 2x4G (12G total) of DDR2 RAM in dual channel configuration
* Large NVIDIA PCIe graphics card
* Ridiculously big black case with four case fans (not all connected right now)
* 160GB SATA hard disk

It's intended for temporary high workloads, especially those requiring accelerated graphics such as graphic design, CAD, video editing, simulation, 3D modeling and game design.

==Preemption rule==

We only have one of these bad boys, so feel free kick someone off if you have real work to do with it and if they're just playing games or not really taking advantage of the graphics and/or RAM. (you don't need the world's most overpowered web browser and terminal?)

Game development doesn't count as "playing games", such a thing is real work.

Keep in mind that [[vmsrv]] is an even better machine to log into (from any workstation or terminal) if you're doing something with bursty CPU load but without a super high RAM demand or need for accelerated graphics, e.g. compiling a few large programs from source.

==Return rule==
Feel free to play games and even move borrow the machine into the lounge as well -- but remember the preemption rule and *return* it to its normal lab/workshop area when you're done.

Ditto for the nice DVI monitor attached to it.

==Software==
* Windows XP / Windows 7 not currently installed, free space is available to install these (without wiping out Ubuntu below) if someone brings a license and installs a copy. After install please contact Mark J <mark@parit.ca> to have the MBR restored with GRUB for Windows and Ubuntu boot options
* Ubuntu 12.04
** [http://www.gnome.org/gnome-3/ GNOME 3]
** [http://unity.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu Unity]
** [http://kde.org KDE]
** [http://xfce.org XFCE]
** [http://lxde.org LXDE]
** Extreme Tux Racer
** Super Tux Kart
** [http://www.kdenlive.org/ Kdenlive] (video editor)
** [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] (raster editor)
** [Blender http://www.blender.org/] and all of the source files from [http://www.elephantsdream.org/ Elephants Dream], [http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/ Big Buck Bunny], and [http://www.sintel.org Sintel] coming soon.
** GLXGears 1000fps

==Personal operating system==

Is the stock, shared, Windows and Ubuntu install not to your liking? Do you perhaps have some software personally licensed to you and not for a shared workstation? No problem.

We have a [personal workstation service] where you can boot your OS and software over our gigabit network, including Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Contact Mark Jenkins <mark@parit.ca>

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 * [http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Gigabyte-EP45-UD3L-Motherboard/705/1 Gigabyte-EP45-UD3L motherboard]
 * 2x2G + 2x4G (12G total) of DDR2 RAM in dual channel configuration
-* Large NVIDIA PCIe graphics card
+* Large [http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-9600-gt NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT] PCIe graphics card with [http://www.nvidia.ca/object/cuda_home_new.html CUDA] 5.5 installed
 * Ridiculously big black case with four case fans (not all connected right now)
 * 160GB SATA hard disk
+* 1 TB SATA second hard disk
 ==Software==
-* Windows XP / Windows 7 not currently installed, free space is available to install these (without wiping out Ubuntu below) if someone brings a license and installs a copy. After install please contact Mark J <mark@parit.ca> to have the MBR restored with GRUB for Windows and Ubuntu boot options
+* Windows 7
 * Ubuntu 12.04
 ** [http://www.gnome.org/gnome-3/ GNOME 3]
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 Is the stock, shared, Windows and Ubuntu install not to your liking? Do you perhaps have some software personally licensed to you and not for a shared workstation? No problem.
-We have a [[personal workstation service]] where you can boot your OS and software over our gigabit network, including Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Contact Mark Jenkins <mark@parit.ca>
+We have a [[personal workstation service]] where you can boot your OS and software over our gigabit network. Contact Mark Jenkins <mark@parit.ca>

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 ** [http://xfce.org XFCE]
 ** [http://lxde.org LXDE]
-** Extreme Tux Racer
+** [http://extremetuxracer.com/ Extreme Tux Racer]
-** Super Tux Kart
+** [http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/ Super Tux Kart]
 ** [http://www.kdenlive.org/ Kdenlive] (video editor)
 ** [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] (raster editor)

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 Feel free to play games and even move borrow the machine into the lounge as well -- but remember the preemption rule and *return* it to its normal lab/workshop area when you're done.
-Ditto for the nice DVI monitor attached to it.
+Ditto for the nice DVI monitor attached to it, keyboard, mouse, and mousepad.
 ==Software==
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 ** [http://www.kdenlive.org/ Kdenlive] (video editor)
 ** [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] (raster editor)
-** [Blender http://www.blender.org/] and all of the source files from [http://www.elephantsdream.org/ Elephants Dream], [http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/ Big Buck Bunny], and [http://www.sintel.org Sintel] coming soon.
+** [http://www.blender.org/ Blender] and all of the source files from [http://www.elephantsdream.org/ Elephants Dream], [http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/ Big Buck Bunny], and [http://www.sintel.org Sintel] coming soon.
 ** GLXGears 1000fps
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 Is the stock, shared, Windows and Ubuntu install not to your liking? Do you perhaps have some software personally licensed to you and not for a shared workstation? No problem.
-We have a [personal workstation service] where you can boot your OS and software over our gigabit network, including Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Contact Mark Jenkins <mark@parit.ca>
+We have a [[personal workstation service]] where you can boot your OS and software over our gigabit network, including Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Contact Mark Jenkins <mark@parit.ca>