Quote from: chapmanjw on February 12, 2014, 08:21:38 PM

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Quote from: Wipeout2097 on February 12, 2014, 06:46:22 PM

A good start would be a complete CUDA engine with "4.0+" capabilities. What's does that 4.0+ mean? A device that has uncrippled integer performance (my 760 is crippled because only on 3.5 there are shifters??? Roll Eyes

) that without hardware assist already offers 500Kh/s scrypt for 200 (compared with the 470Kh/s at 170 for R9-270). That '+' means dedicated transistors for one or more SHA2 units (if I have a damn clue what I'm talking about Tongue

) and whatever other acceleration possible without being too costly.

Then, resale value and power usage. For resale value, perhaps video out is necessary. At worst I can still sell it as a used videocard, unlike those Tesla server units. Power usage means unlocked undervolting, power/performance profiles, etc...

What you want is some sort of asic build by nvidia... a graphic card without video out lol

these things already exist, as Tesla Compute cards. Wink

and the mining market seems to be asking for exactly this, minus the huge price tag.

Christian

I'd totally fill a PC with Tesla K40's if they weren't $5k each: http://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-900-22081-2250-000-Active-Computing-Processor/dp/B00GR8FHB6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392236445&sr=8-1&keywords=tesla+k40

Now you got my attention! NewEgg is asking $3K for one of those model K20. Assuming that we have one of those in our rig what kind of hashrate are we talking about? Is Cudaminer compatible with Tesla drivers or will it require mods?