ubuntu16.04 + Caffe + SSD hardware configuration

After a few months, finally the SSD try to pass, not trained is a detour more ah. A few months only ran through the Caffe + SSD, the pain is extremely, fortunately steady. Well, the nonsense is not much to say, into the chase.

SSD as an object detection paper, but also a relatively new, and looks good, so still a lot of people to experiment, especially Chinese students, I deliberately outside the web search, but really not many people, but China's blog with more people.

In degrees Niang search Caffe + SSD, indeed a lot of information, but we all know, the world article a big copy, not to mention in the big celestial below, so the success of not much, there is a problem is, everyone run the installation command is similar, can be a lot of problems, why? I personally feel that the landlord is not concerned about the hardware. Hardware! Hardware! Hardware! Important things to say three times. To know in the computer world, the environment is how important factor ah, the environment is not the same, debugging the pain that is a tear ah!

OK, here, let me explain my installation software and hardware.

Do computer vision classmate all know, hardware is how important, so, engage in artificial intelligence, not only to burn the brain, but also to burn money! Do you have any sympathy, brothers? Yes? Not yet.

So, to do CV, the best configuration of course is i7 eight core (CPU) + 16/32g (memory) + 256/512 SSD (hard disk) + gtx1080+ (graphic), hardware partners on the JD to find out how much money, 10k+, although Many people pay more than this, part of the partners or students heartache, I, although the work for many years, but still want to feed the family, this money also very painful ah, so, I also reluctant ah.

One months ago, I followed the online guide to run the SSD (unsuccessful), My computer is the following configuration (2015 bought, then I also feel that with the high-end machine it, in fact, now think about, for the AI, it is almost weak),

Cpu:i5 4590 (the first time to buy more than 1000 of the CPU, are the LP requirements to buy a point, or I will be prepared on AMD, with my N-year installed experience, cost-effective is what I pursue! ）

Memory:8g (felt very happy at that time, never used so fast machine, although the company is said to be 8G, but built up a lot of things, 16G do not feel fast, now memory so expensive, I really regret not to buy 16G)

graphic:gtx650 256MB (I remember it was about 600 dollars, but also the first time to buy such an expensive video card, but also bought Black Kat it)

Mainboard:asus B85m-f (I remember at that time seems to be about 800 pieces, asus things is expensive ah, wife must buy, bought this piece)

Installation Caffe success, began to train, and then stuck here no movement,

BLOCKING_QUEUE.CPP:50] Data layer prefetch queue empty

After looking for a lot of information on the Internet is not the result, so suspect is a hardware problem, because I heard that GPU mode installation is more complex, has been in accordance with the Cpu-only mode to install, it may seem that my CPU is good, or to the GPU to run, a look, my video card is 256MB, Think of other people's homes are take 1080来 run, I this 256 also MB even if, so decided to upgrade graphics card to see.

First analysis of my motherboard, ASUS B85, aiming as high as possible above GTX1070, it seems that the motherboard bought at that time is worth the money, in the online search card, 1050 are 1k start price, 1060 is 2k+,1070 3k+,1080 is 4k+,titan is 8k+, brother-play games, he bought is 1080, it seems he is quite local tyrants, he is still single, he forgave him, I am not the same, but also to the breadwinner, so in order to insure, do not buy too high (also too expensive), so the choice of video memory for 6G 1060, Then to the Pacific Forum to see the evaluation of the video card, originally wanted to buy the medium brand, and then think, my motherboard are Asus, have spent 2k+, do not care so hundreds of, if the upgrade failed, to buy a new machine, that is the price of 10k+, so a half a day to select this

JD Logistics still have no say, buy before 11 o'clock in the morning, 5 o'clock in the afternoon sent to, so immediately put on the video card, fortunately I installed or old driver, very smooth.

So my hardware configuration is this:

Cpu:i5 4590

memory:8g

Graphic:asus GTX1060 6GB

Mainboard:asus b85m-f

OK, continue installing Caffe tomorrow.

ubuntu16.04 + Caffe + SSD hardware configuration