Xtreme Folders

[DDTUNG]

We are going to start a program of building dedicated Xtreme Folders from parts donated by members. These machines will then be hosted by selected members of Team Xtreme.

To get this program going I am donating an ASUS A7M266 and an ABIT KG7 for Xtreme1 and Xtreme2. Both boards are fully Vmodded by me. Hardass has generously agreed to donate a 1G Athlon and a 1.2G Athlon.

We need ram(128MB will do), HDD(1Gig up), NIC, display card(any will do), HSF, case and PSU.

If you are interested in hosting an Xtreme Folder, please post and let us know.

OK guys, let's pitch in and make this program a success.:D

DDTUNG:cool:

[TheDude]

Great idea!

I am pretty much out of parts right now..they are all either folding in one of my machines or have already been donated to others for folding. If you need a host, I still have room for several more machines before I run out of ports. I just added another 8 port switch.

:D

[N8]

I have (1) 128MB stick of generic PC2100 & (1) 2.1GB Quantum HD I am willing to donate.

I may host (1) machine...I'm not sure if there is a big demand on hosting these, so if someone else wants to host, they certainly may, lol.

[Hardass]

With the 2 cpu,s I will send stock HSF to get it started, also I will send 2 NIC,s.

[Tweaked!]

Ok well, I have (1) 1.6GB hdd, an extra floppy drive, several 13" monitors, several keyboards, a 235w psu, and several small pc133 sticks of ram. Also have quite a bit of cat5 cable w/ rj45 connectors.
I can host as many as the team wants, may have to add a hub to my router for internet.

[Hardass]

I have a small case sitting around here somewhere, I,ll throw that in. Will be next week before I can pull those cpu,s have to wait for replacements to get here. Will send all when I know who is going to be the recipent.:toast:

[Neptune5k]

I only have an extra nic right now, but when i start buying more toys this winter, I'll be able to pitch in :)

[Hardass]

Anyone else have some parts to donate, or wish to add thier name to the host list?

[Tweaked!]

Well, The first Xtreme rig is in the works (Going to be named "XF1"). Come on teammates, let's keep building the team! Clean out those closets and garages, route through the garbage cans, etc... We're going to take this team to the top!:D :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[gobbo]

I'd liek to host, and i have a 2.1gb HDD and a NIC card to donate. Only problem, i live in England and shipping stuff to USA ain't cheep!

[Hardass]

Originally posted by gobbo
I'd liek to host, and i have a 2.1gb HDD and a NIC card to donate. Only problem, i live in England and shipping stuff to USA ain't cheep!
Not a problem just contact Marci or majormav.:)

[Twisted]

id love to host :)

[hollywood]

I'd be proud to host as well...

[Axle Gear]

I got a 1.2 GB or two, and a handful of 1+ GB SCSI drives.

Got a TNT2.

Some EDO RAM..



Anything there you need?
Pop me an email if so.

sladerat@charter.net

[Chriviper]

Hey i know u guyz dont know me...but i thik i could offer you guys some stuff..my pops is a net tech...and he has bought ought many companies in the past...right now in our basement we have like 50...14 inch monitors..some b/w some /vga.....
we have tried to throw them out in the many dumpsters we have had at our house but they wanna charge us per mon..so no!!
i heard of a place here in town that u can give them to, but i'm too lazy to make the trips 4 my dad..so if anyone wants one i think i could spare some..or my pops could...,...just a thought

Also...i'd luv to get into foldin w/ you guyz..but i have no clue what or how to do it w/ ya'll...i'm very computer literate..since i've been wrk'n on pc's since 486's, and pentium 150's 4 my dad, when i was 15...now i'm 23

[walaka7]

Is this still going?? Do we still have hosts? could we perhaps get a thread or something together with a list of current parts offered? This was a great idea, and it wold be a shame to see it end

[NWEng]

I've got 2 1.33 Athy's that I believe still work fine and too good to throw away. PM me if needed!


:cool:

[Tweaked!]

Originally posted by walaka7
Is this still going?? Do we still have hosts? could we perhaps get a thread or something together with a list of current parts offered? This was a great idea, and it wold be a shame to see it end

Yes this is still going on, we just haven't built any new ones recently. Not sure if you're able to see this thread or not, but here (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4836) they are. :cool:

[jmg823]

i have some pc133ram

[jmg823]

no your "here" link doenst work

[jmg823]

with some christmas money i get i might buy some ram for it but i dont want my money to go to waste

[Tweaked!]

Ok well, you'll gain access to that forum after some time has passed and you've acheived more stats within the team. I would recommend before you start donating to this though that you concentrate on getting your own rig upgraded and then possibly donating those older parts to the program if you don't have any need for them after that. :)

[jmg823]

ok will do :)

[jmg823]

in my rig now i have 256MB of pc133

[Bridgeboy]

Sorry for the newb question, but I have done extensive searching and still can't find the answer.........ummmm, what is folding? In every thread that surfaces concerning folding everyone speaks of it as if the word means something that everyone should intuitively have known from birth. My deductive guess is that is is something to do with linking computers up to collaboratively use their computing power to crunch numbers for some "higher" purpose....such as the SETI program or something.

Can someone please explain what folding means in the context that you are using it here? (obviously the standard dictionary definitions of the word do not appear to apply in this case.)

[extremecorvette]

I have to ask what is folding??

[PS2pcGAMER]

I hope this answers your question...


What are proteins and why do they "fold"? Proteins are biology's workhorses -- its "nanomachines." Before proteins can carry out their biochemical function, they remarkably assemble themselves, or "fold." The process of protein folding, while critical and fundamental to virtually all of biology, remains a mystery. Moreover, perhaps not surprisingly, when proteins do not fold correctly (i.e. "misfold"), there can be serious effects, including many well known diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, and Parkinson's disease.

What does Folding@Home do? Folding@Home is a distributed computing project which studies protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, and related diseases. We use novel computational methods and large scale distributed computing, to simulate timescales thousands to millions of times longer than previously achieved. This has allowed us to simulate folding for the first time, and to now direct our approach to examine folding related disease.


Source: http://folding.stanford.edu

You might want to check out the folding@home forum we have here. If you need any help, just ask there and a number of people would be happy to help you.

[extremecorvette]

Thanks

[Bridgeboy]

Ahhh, yeah, thanks!

I see my deductive guess was very close...........using a network of computers to crunch numbrs for a "higher purpose." The higher purpose being researching how and why proteins "fold."

Cool.

[Mr_Slinky]

i have a spare machiene around almost complete its a p2 266 but it needs a video card since i burnt up the last one and some pc66 ram i can send a 64mb stick of pc 100 ram

[jjcom]

I'm wondering...is this still going on? I mean where are the results from these XS computers? Some of the people who were involved are no long XS people. Do these rigs now go for XR? XS? both?

jjcom

[Mr_Slinky]

ahh i am not going any where anytime soon i still have a year if not more in college then i will need to find a jobby joob and after that i will still have 2 comps on 24/7

[fatfreepork]

i have a spare machiene around almost complete its a p2 266 but it needs a video card since i burnt up the last one and some pc66 ram i can send a 64mb stick of pc 100 ram

Not even worth it.

[winterburnd]

I have an S3 Virege 4mg AGP card kicking around here if its needed. How much would shipping costs be for stuff. Just so people have an idea of how much it is for them to get this stuff out.

[=[PULSAR]=]

Are volunteers still needed to host machines??? I have a whole system minus a Socket A board if anyone wants to donate :)

[n00b 0f l337]

Can't you not have a HD and just run knoppix off cd and F@H off another or a floppy?

[InSanCen]

I've got a bunch of working bits that need homes (The GF says so... :rolleyes: )

You want them? Range from P3 500's to 1G Athlon... might even have a DUT3C 1700 around. Lots of mobo's, cases etc... Oh, and a 16 port switch with 24v power adaptor.

If someone in the UK wants to Collect/pay postage, you're welcome.

Oh, my PC is not stable enough to fold either... But I'd still like to contribute.

Any Takers?

EDIT:-

Posted a month and a half ago, no takers.

Offer withrawn, will fleabay the lot

[VisiV]

I've got some SDRAM I got off a friend and some other parts just lying around, was gunna see if I couldnt get a pent 133 up and running.... ROFL, but I only need about half of the crap i Have to do that so yeh.