Re: [AMBER] Parallel pmemd.cuda: local bandwidth question. Are dual host PCI-E cards make any sense?

From: Ross Walker <ross.rosswalker.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 18:26:26 -0700

> In theory, then, we could even take a board with 3+ PCI-E x16 slots and
> max them out with DHICs (as long as we can maintain the corresponding
> processor core count)...

Yes... Although don't forget to add enough memory for the CPUs as well.
Probably 1 to 1.5GB of main memory per GPU would be optimal.

All the best
Ross

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