Building off of our previous Threadripper build post, here is an updated build for AMD's Threadripper platform, with one of their newly released Threadripper 2 CPUs. Threadripper 2 brings peformance gains of around 10% to the platform over previous generation…
Disclaimer (16.09.18): This article is currently under review. At this time, we would not recommend using this build to run the solver under macOS due to concerns over system stability. Linux or Windows is a better option here. Intro In part…
Usually when people recommend AMD for building a server workstation, their first thought goes to the Threadripper (TR4) platform. The TR4 platform offers fast clock speeds and many cores at a reasonable price point, however it is restrictive in…
Update 02.04.19: A new version of this build has now been released. You can view it here. The following build is an entry level machine for working with solvers. I believe this is a good build for people for whom…
Below is my proposal for a barebones 1950x Threadripper (TR) build. At the time of writing I believe this to be one of the highest performance builds possible for the TR platform. The exact cost of the build will vary…
