how to get a audio workstation capable of AI workloads and audio simulations for cheap (sub $200) + links to alot of audio software

[stultifera navis]

cheap servers and workstations

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GitHub - olilarkin/awesome-musicdsp: A curated list of my favourite music DSP and audio programming resources

A curated list of my favourite music DSP and audio programming resources - olilarkin/awesome-musicdsp

github.com

GitHub - nodiscc/awesome-linuxaudio: [mirror] A list of software and resources for professional audio/video/live events production on Linux.

[mirror] A list of software and resources for professional audio/video/live events production on Linux. - nodiscc/awesome-linuxaudio

github.com

GitHub - faroit/awesome-python-scientific-audio: Curated list of python software and packages related to scientific research in audio

Curated list of python software and packages related to scientific research in audio - faroit/awesome-python-scientific-audio

github.com

GitHub - eac-ufsm/beamforming-tools: A list of toolboxes for acoustical beamforming.

A list of toolboxes for acoustical beamforming. Contribute to eac-ufsm/beamforming-tools development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

GitHub - jatinchowdhury18/RTNeural: Real-time neural network inferencing

Real-time neural network inferencing. Contribute to jatinchowdhury18/RTNeural development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

GitHub - csteinmetz1/ai-audio-startups: Community list of startups working with AI in audio and music technology

Community list of startups working with AI in audio and music technology - csteinmetz1/ai-audio-startups

github.com

GitHub - ad-si/awesome-music-production: A curated list of software, services, and resources to create and distribute music

A curated list of software, services, and resources to create and distribute music - ad-si/awesome-music-production

github.com

GitHub - webprofusion/OpenAudio: A list of open source VST/audio plugin projects. Please contribute more links or open source your own plugins.

A list of open source VST/audio plugin projects. Please contribute more links or open source your own plugins. - webprofusion/OpenAudio

github.com

Computational Acoustics with Open Source Software

A Website for Tutorials on Computational Acoustics

computational-acoustics.gitlab.io

Softwares and Datasets | GAMMA

The GAMMA research group has a variety of software and models available to download. Algebraic and Geometric Software Audio Simulation and Speech Processing Autonomous Driving Cache-coherent Layout Computation Cloth Simulation Collision Detection and Proximity Queries Crowd Simulation Emotion...

gamma.umd.edu

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320344643_Pyroomacoustics_A_Python_Package_for_Audio_Room_Simulation_and_Array_Processing_Algorithms

GitHub - povanberg/DGFEM-Acoustic: Discontinuous Galerkin finite element method (DGFEM) for Acoustic Wave Propagation

Discontinuous Galerkin finite element method (DGFEM) for Acoustic Wave Propagation - povanberg/DGFEM-Acoustic

github.com

GitHub - DolbyIO/awesome-audio: A curated list of awesome audio technology resources for developers

A curated list of awesome audio technology resources for developers - DolbyIO/awesome-audio

github.com

 

[kemmler3D]

24GB RAM for $1.27? That is less than a can of soda in many places. Is this fire salvage or something?

In all seriousness, fascinating post, I thought I was doing well to get a refurbished Lenovo mini-PC at those prices.

 

[stultifera navis]

it's per ram module. one year warranty on complete systems and 90 days warranty on parts. if a part is faulty they usually ship another one to you.

 

[Berwhale]

I think it's going to use a lot of electricity and be very noisy.

 

[kemmler3D]

I think it's going to use a lot of electricity and be very noisy.

Yes, but that's the price to pay if you want to do a lot of AI-type calculations. At least it seems the price to pay doesn't need to be very high in dollars...

 

[stultifera navis]

I think it's going to use a lot of electricity and be very noisy.

naah. i use 2 noctua fans on my server. they only spin up when the cpu temp passes 80 degress celcius. that only happens if i push it real hard. stays around 30 degress under normal conditions. The power draw is 113 watt right now.

 

[Berwhale]

naah. i use 2 noctua fans on my server. they only spin up when the cpu temp passes 80 degress celcius. that only happens if i push it real hard. stays around 30 degress under normal conditions. The power draw is 113 watt right now. View attachment 340724

Right, so what's keeping the M40 cool then? That can put our 250W on it's own and it's passively cooled, so requires a lot of case airflow. What's the power draw under load?

BTW, i'm not having a go for you buying cheap old data centre kit and trying to get more life out of it, i've done that myself (although I can get the old kit for free as I'm the guy that specifies the new stuff). It's just that stuff designed for DCs is not usually very nice to have in your house - I don't even like it in my garage anymore and I used to have a 42U rack in there.

 

[stultifera navis]

naah. i use 2 noctua fans on my server. they only spin up when the cpu temp passes 80 degress celcius. that only happens if i push it real hard. stays around 30 degress under normal conditions. The power draw is 113 watt right now. View attachment 340724

Right, so what's keeping the M40 cool then? That can put our 250W on it's own and it's passively cooled, so requires a lot of case airflow.

I got 10 nvidia P106L for 120 dollar. So i don't have a m40. when i tried the P106L and mounted the same kind of noctua fans i use on the cpu, the temp was around 35 idle and 80 under max load. My server is placed in a drawer under the computer desk.

 

[Berwhale]

I got 10 nvidia P106L for 120 dollar. So i don't have a m40. when i tried the P106L and mounted the same kind of noctua fans i use on the cpu, the temp was around 35 idle and 80 under max load. My server is placed in a drawer under the computer desk.

So you've got a server full of old mining cards? I think they're like GTX 1060 level performance, which was my GFX card 6 years ago. The 1060 is now in my son's PC (with a Ryzen 1700X) and it's fine for playing around with Stable Diffusion.

 

[stultifera navis]

So you've got a server full of old mining cards? I think they're like GTX 1060 level performance, which was my GFX card 6 years ago. The 1060 is now in my son's PC (with a Ryzen 1700X) and it's fine for playing around with Stable Diffusion.

I got 10 of them. Thats 60 gb of vram and 7000 cuda cores that can boost up to 1700 mhz. And i paid 120 dollars for all of them.

 

[Berwhale]

I got 10 of them. Thats 60 gb of vram and 7000 cuda cores that can boost up to 1700 mhz. And i paid 120 dollars for all of them.

How are you fitting 10 cards a server with 2 PCI-e x16 3.0 slots?

 

[kemmler3D]

I got 10 of them. Thats 60 gb of vram and 7000 cuda cores that can boost up to 1700 mhz. And i paid 120 dollars for all of them.

Dang, not bad in terms of the VRAM, although the 40xx series has 10K and beyond CUDA cores for around the same money. I'm reading this as you paid $120 each not $12 each...

 

[stultifera navis]

How are you fitting 10 cards a server with 2 PCI-e x16 3.0 slots?

Never said that. waiting on 6 dell 1200w psu i got cheap. Then i'm going to search for a system or two with more pci-lanes. I have 2 40Gbps hca cards that i'm going to use.

 

[stultifera navis]

Dang, not bad in terms of the VRAM, although the 40xx series has 10K and beyond CUDA cores for around the same money. I'm reading this as you paid $120 each not $12 each...

$12 each. here is 5 for $100.

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[Berwhale]

Never said that. waiting on 6 dell 1200w psu i got cheap. Then i'm going to search for a system or two with more pci-lanes. I have 2 40Gbps hca cards that i'm going to use.

Well I hope you have some fun with that.

 

[stultifera navis]

I probably will. First i have to finish making a linux distro that's more integrated with plan9.

 

[Berwhale]

Now this is more like it

Startup retrofits Nvidia's GH200 into a €47.5K workstation

Of course it's bristling with Noctuas – how else do you cool a 1kW desktop?

www.theregister.com