CCL: Sort of an off topic question

 Sent to CCL by: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?J=E9r=F4me?= Kieffer
 [jerome.kieffer-.-terre-adelie.org]
 On Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:09:32 -0400
 "John McKelvey jmmckel++gmail.com" <owner-chemistry-x-ccl.net>
 wrote:
 > I realize that CCL has pointed mostly about software applications...
 > However the part not discussed is also very important: Hardware.. and
 > tech aspects.. So, where is a good place to post general questions
 > about hardware performance, perhaps mostly CPUs, coolers and
 > overclocking ?
 I would like to point 2 things:
 * yes the sandy-bridge is a very good processor (I personally own a 2600). The
 Xeon version for servers just came out a couple of weeks ago and with 4 memory
 lanes; it is very well suited for quantum chemistry... but I would not go for
 over-clocking (above the "turbo" mode made by the manufacturer).
 Reliability counts more than pure speed. When you see that current
 «records» in over-clocking are performed with liquid nitrogen cooled
 chips (if not helium cooled), I would not trust result coming from this piece of
 silicium.
 * Progress in algorithm is much faster then Moore's law (x2 every 18 month). So
 following the trend in hardware is nice (but very predictable); following trends
 in software is great.
 Cheers,
 --
 Jérôme Kieffer <jerome.kieffer-x-terre-adelie.org>
 PS: http://www.tomshardware.com/