Hey Guy's,
After a couple of problems with 2 of my computers this week in the PrimeGrid challenge. I am looking to build the Ultimate Cruncher.
 
Given an unlimited budget.. But not a super computer budget, OK..
What would you choose and why??
 
Will be water cooled, Absolutely....
No GPU's, hopefully will be on board...but have a spare couple of EVGA 770's laying around...
 
I have built many computers, most on a budget. Now I have no limits.....Awesome.
Currently have 4x Folding computers with 10x EVGA GPU's running 24/7. The spare CPU cores are used to crunch.
 
So give me your wildest ideas and gear suggestions.
 
Looking forward to building this beast.....
 
Much appreciate your suggestions and advice.
 
Cheers
Steve

Sounds like fun.
Try for a 4 Socket Zeon build with 128GB of RAM and use them 770s for crunching as well. And a nice PCI-E SSD for the storage.

Now that is a very, VERY nice start, Thanks...
 
Will edit my first post later with the final configuration..

Found my PC Case, Allows 2x Motherboards in the one case. For 2x times the AWESOME.....
PHOBYA WaCoolT Cube 1
 
http://www.aquatuning.pt/cases-und-hardware/caixa/15259/phobya-wacoolt-cube-1-medium-watercase-black-aluminium-edition
 
Ordered, will be delivered Wednesday.....
 
The build will start..

A quad socket Intel  Xeon v3 series or v4 series with each CPU 12 cores or more cores would produce.
You can get a lot more hardware buying used, new Xeon CPUs are crazy expensive.
There are dual socket 2011 boards, new OEM for 200$ and used 8 core CPUs as low as 70$ each. Were 1550$ new

Thanks Bill for the PM,
Been looking at ebay and some nice deals. 4x CPU would be best, a killer 2x CPU is not out of the question.
 
Off to do some more research....
 
Much appreciated.

Have 2x new 850watt power supplies now ready and waiting..
Plenty of new 120mm fans laying around, so sorted..
 
Have a KVM for the local monitor and keyboard/mouse...
 
Tomorrow is research day for Motherboards/CPU's and Ram.....

Got 2 packages today... both cases.....
 
Thermaltake Core X9

 
PHOBYA WaCoolT Cube 1

Also ordered 2x i7-6500k cpu's, Asus Z170 PRO motherboards and 16Gb ram..
Will arrive tomorrow fingerscrossed.. if not Saturday, maybe..
These will replace the AMD systems I have..
 
Still doing research for the Ultimate Cruncher.....
 
 
 
will sell my AMD cpu's and motherboards/ram

Just remembered, Thanks to EVGA Bucks,
I ordered a Power supply, Some T-Shirts and Lanyard's...
 
So will be kitted out for the next couple of photo's..