[FFmpeg-devel] Hardware purchase request

[Paul B Mahol]

LGTM

On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 11:47 PM Lynne <dev at lynne.ee> wrote:

> As discussed during the last developer meeting, I am in need of new
> hardware to
> work on Vulkan filtering, hwcontext, AV1 VAAPI decoding, new assembly and
> general development on FFmpeg and projects involving the FFmpeg libraries.
>
> I was requested to post what I'd like on the mailing list for discussion,
> as well
> as to talk about their purchase, since I currently lack the spare funds to
> buy
> everything and then be refunded, which is the standard way we have handled
> hardware and expenses in the past.
>
> As we have literally hundreds of thousands of dollars in our SPI fund
> (121 716.03 USD as of the end of 2019), I have spared no expense in
> my selection. The price listed on each component is the lowest I could
> find from all the stores I searched.
>
> PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HJwhLP <
> https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/HJwhLP>
>
> CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  (€949.00 @ Topchat.com)
> CPU Cooler: Fractal Design Celsius+ S36 Dynamic X2 PWM 87.6 CFM Liquid CPU
> Cooler  (€145.66 @ Amazon)
> Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero ATX AM4 Motherboard
> (€574.98 @ Amazon)
> Memory: 2x G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) F4-4000C16D-32GTZR
> DDR4-4000 CL16 Memory  (€470.95 @ Amazon)
> Storage: 2x Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€216.38
> @ Amazon)
> Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Speedster MERC 319 Ultra Video
> Card (€1925.89 @ Amazon)
> Case: Fractal Design Define 7 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case  (€132.78 @
> Amazon)
> Power Supply: Fractal Design Ion+ 860 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully
> Modular ATX Power Supply  (€185.50 @ Amazon)
> Case Fan: 3x Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  (€21.90 @ Amazon)
> Monitor: LG 27GN950-B 27.0" 3840x2160 144 Hz Monitor  (€742.49 @ Amazon)
>
> Total: €6096.66
>
> I could instead go with a Rocket Lake i9-119000K for having AVX512,
> however, that processorhas yet to be released, and with the global chip
> shortage, could be unavailable for many months
> after launch.
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