[time-nuts] Re: SDR radios - Loran-C & WWV

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On Mittwoch, 13. März 2024 01:44:37 CET Scott Newell wrote:
> (Sorry to pile on with the questions...) This looks very exciting,
> but I'm concerned I might not have any PCs fast enough.

That depends a lot on what you're trying to do…

> Everything
> I've read just mentioned recent i5/i7, which is suitably vague. Any
> idea if there are benchmarks for guidance as to should work/might
> work/won't work?

An easily reachable USB3q port that connects directly into the chipset without 
any intervening hub chip of questionable provenance would be my first stop, 
don't skimp on memory, 24 GiB would be my minimum spec.

> Looking through the e-waste piles, I see the following:

I'd cross off anything before Haswell and that includes all your Xeons I 
think.  Haswell is fine if you pair it with either Linux or up to Win10 and 
the i7-4790 is the one that has (almost) everything enabled that generation 
has to offer, including ECC memory (the mobo has to support it).  There's good 
deals for Haswell to be had still since a lot of these will not run Win11, 
mostly due to lack of a TPM2.  The Broadwell and Skylakes might be interesting 
if they have exactly the formfactor and periphery that you're going to use, 
otherwise not much of a step up (if at all) from the 4790.  The Atoms are only 
interesting if you are trying to go for 24/7 with the lowest possible power 
draw, the Elkhard Lake is of course the better choice especially if you want 
to use the graphics.


Regards,
Achim.
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