The space inefficiency thread

[iFreilicht]

wonder what would the computing density be like if pi zeroes are used...

I doubt it would be much better, you need a dedicated USB-to-Ethernet adaptor for every single one of those and they are pretty poor in terms of performance, so something like an OrangePi would probably be better.

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

I doubt it would be much better, you need a dedicated USB-to-Ethernet adaptor for every single one of those and they are pretty poor in terms of performance, so something like an OrangePi would probably be better.

SOMs like Qseven or COMexpress form factor and a huge carrier acting as a switch would be awesome.

 

[iFreilicht]

SOMs like Qseven or COMexpress form factor and a huge carrier acting as a switch would be awesome.

Yeah sure, but that would still require a converter chip for each board with traces you have to route, so you can't pack the boards super-close together.

 

[jØrd]

a slightly easier approach might be to take something like the Gum Stix Stage Coach. It doesn't solve the need for a switch to network between the carrier boards or some form of power distribution between the carrier boards either but each Stage Coach can take 7 Gum Stix boards and handles networking and power distribution between those 7 boards.

 

[jeshikat]

https://www.techpowerup.com/228736/asus-announces-the-rog-xg-station-2-external-graphics-enclosure

 

[Phuncz]

Not enough LEDs.

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

Not enough LEDs.

Blue led: OK
Red led: OK
Green led: Where the hell are they ?

No dragon head ? No amno crate ? Less than 25 colors used ? Gamurz won't buy

 

[Phuncz]

The ROG logo counts as a dragon head on top of an ammo crate and ROG fans only need red, the other colors are for lewzers or so I've heard. You know, it used to be blue was the color of gamers about 10 years ago, so should I invest in green LED producing company stock for in 5 years ?

 

[Ceros_X]

I saw the pic... power plug, ether net port, usb ports, PCI-E plate - must be a computer! Nope, just a graphics card bay pretending to be one. Ugh.

 

[Soul_Est]

*It will get water-cooling later

 

[3lfk1ng]

That's going to need some serious overclocking and a pretty intense LC setup to justify.

 

[iFreilicht]

Needs a quad-loop. One for GPU, one for CPU, one for memory, one for the Aquaero IC and chipset.

 

[jeshikat]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/10920/asus-rog-xg-station-2-egfx-enclosure-with-thunderbolt-3-launched

Lolol: 158 × 456 × 278 mm = 20L

You could have both a NCASE M1 and a DAN A4-SFX for the same volume

 

[Phuncz]

I can't even begin to imagine why it would be that large for a single GPU. Maybe there's room for a keyboard and mouse.

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

As much as I love Noctua, their 40mm fan packaging is really inefficient ...

 

[Kmpkt]

Yeah I bought that fan a couple years ago and thought the same thing. I actually felt a bit guilty for buying it when I saw the sheer amount of packaging excess.

 

[Phuncz]

It seems to be designed to fit alongside their 120mm and 140mm brethren in a store display.

 

[3lfk1ng]

What kind of electronics store is awesome enough to carry Noctua product?

 

[Phuncz]

I'd like to think the larger metropolises have these. It could also just be job security or a completionist in command.

 

[iFreilicht]

Jup, pretty certain I've seen noctuas in smaller PC hardware shops in Munich. But those are pretty awful in terms of stock and selection, and most have closed down in the last years. They don't stand a chance against amazon and the likes. The only hardware shops that survive are the ones that are directly attached to a big online store.