On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 04:00:43PM +0200, Lynne wrote: > Apr 8, 2021, 00:24 by mich...@niedermayer.cc: > > > On Sat, Apr 03, 2021 at 10:32:13PM +0200, Lynne wrote: > > > >> Apr 3, 2021, 20:12 by mich...@niedermayer.cc: > >> > >> > On Sat, Apr 03, 2021 at 03:01:16PM +0200, Lynne wrote: > >> > > >> >> Apr 2, 2021, 23:28 by mich...@niedermayer.cc: > >> >> > >> >> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 11:03:16PM +0300, Jan Ekström wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > IMO some of this list is quite reasonable like a 1TB NVME, then iam > >> >> > not > >> >> > sure why you need a 2nd one. That can be needed of course but its not > >> >> > clear > >> >> > from just the list. But really i dont want to "critique" the list, it > >> >> > just > >> >> > overall feels like there was a misunderstanding and iam happy to > >> >> > approve > >> >> > a machiene in the 2-3k range or also higher if its explained why its > >> >> > needed > >> >> > for FFmpeg > >> >> > > >> >> > and sorry for my late reply > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> By removing the screen (could borrow one for now), half the RAM, the > >> >> second SSD, > >> >> and changing the motherboard, I can get this down to 4400 EUR. > >> >> Unfortunately, the CPU and GPU constitute a large amount of the sum and > >> >> not > >> >> even downgrading them to a 6800 and a 5900 helps, in fact both of those > >> >> are > >> >> completely out of stock wherever I checked, since they used to be > >> >> cheaper. > >> >> So now there's mostly only the higher end options left, if at all. > >> >> I could probably change the RAM to save on an additional 100 EUR, but > >> >> I don't see this going below 4000 EUR. > >> >> In the past you could probably have gotten away with much less, but > >> >> like I said, > >> >> there's a chip shortage going on where everything is much more expensive > >> >> than it otherwise should have been, if it's even available in stock. > >> >> > >> > > >> > do we have some idea about when the shortage will be resolved ? > >> > > >> > >> I expect it to end a few months after the pandemic ends. > >> And I wish I knew when that would happen, if it will even happen at all. > >> > >> I searched some more and swapped for a Rocket Lake chip, which I managed > >> to find, which also allowed me to swap the motherboard for one cheaper > >> still, > >> so I managed to bring the price down to 3900EUR. > >> > >> The main bulk of the cost is still the GPU, which goes for nearly > >> twice the price of its release. Sadly, coin miners are keeping demand > >> and therefore cost up. It's been like this for many years, or so I hear. > >> > >> If someone from AMD is listening and wants to help out like what > >> happened some years ago, it would be most welcome. > >> But as far as I know, no one in the FFmpeg + VLC community has any > >> contacts in AMD at all these days. > >> > > > > If no other solution is found and noone objects, i wont object to > > a ~4k system. The timing is a bit unfortunate with the chip shortage > > also please dont try to reduce it at any cost. if you can gain something > > significant for the project by adding 100€, do it. > > > > It's been a few weeks, should I make a final list?
IMHO, yes iam also adding stefano to the CC as there was some communication between a few developers and SPI about this expense and iam not sure stefano is following the ML [...] thx > > > > Of course if someone from AMD or maybe some cryoto currency miner could > > donate hw that would be nice. > > > > No one has reached out, unfortunately. > _______________________________________________ > ffmpeg-devel mailing list > ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org > https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel > > To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email > ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe". -- Michael GnuPG fingerprint: 9FF2128B147EF6730BADF133611EC787040B0FAB Any man who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail in order to arouse the conscience of the community on the injustice of the law is at that moment expressing the very highest respect for law. - Martin Luther King Jr
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