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Whoah, at work I usually refresh my Forum SIG to see how much it crunched , and today it looks there is a small germ in my GPU that eat's my PPD's, Hope they wont take my 1920 per wu -smp. What will be next .. No racism or Foldism in this case, all clients will have the same score per Wu ! :hehe:
But I think we shouldn't care It's not about the points is it...
What's up... ???
...team's production has riced a lot :eek: ...since last time I checked :rolleyes:
...I've had too much of turbulence at work recently... so to speak... :shakes:
...but I promised to make a comeback this autumn... sorry to say going to take and extend a little hold on folding even further.
Anyways :wtf: everyone :up: :clap:
I didn't want to neglect my teammates... afraid that I've done just that. Sorry about that :(
It's the two week race that forced everyone to bust out their "secret weapons" and we're hitting full bore!:CTF: I never knew we had so many extra boilers, full speed ahead!
Who is that in your sig Kondik? :cool:
Oh Mikeb12, I just thought I'd wave and say hi and bye now. :) It's getting late and my overtake will take place while I am sleeping. You will wake up long before me unless Dak's clattering wakes me as well. ;)
:wave::wave::wave::stick::wave::wave::wave:
yup, today is the day...
my points have been doing a choke and puke lately with smp errors and 430pt gpu wu's... kind of reminds of the days when smp converted from 2653's to 2665's...
I've been really lucky of late. 480 pointers and minimal hangs on the SMPs. If everyday was like yesterday with 72K I could have given RR a run for his money. :p:
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/3095/luckyjp4.png
Hey guys, just wondering how I can get that "Xtreme Member" under my user name changed to "Xtreme Folder"? I didn't see anything in the User CP that would allow me to change it. If I need 1,000,000 points I'm about 3.5 days short. TIA! :)
You ask a mod...Quote:
Originally Posted by WFO
But I'm not sure you will get it, I'm told you need to show dedication to XS, which means not only folding for us for a month and then go back to your home team.
I don't think you deserve it atm, but it's not up to me ;)
Edit: If you only want a custom name I think that's easier then getting a red username :up:
Ummm... yeah I've only been putting up points for 13 days. I was lurking and letting your guys know about the newest GPU2 stuff long before that. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
Now. Now now. Haven't you ever heard of putting the carrot before the horse to get him to go in the direction you want? :rofl:
Oww.. to direct? I thought you could take it, it's a compliment :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by WFO
And an encouragement to, if want the red name.. stay onboard XS and I'm sure you'll get it! Like Mike will I'm sure, even if he also folds for another team. You could follow his example, it wouldn't hurt the project and though we're climbing we're no threat to [H] yet so I don't think they will complain about you sponsoring our ppd a litle ;)
Is my carrot in the right place now :ROTF:
And I really do want to say; take it as a compliment, I can be elequant if I feel the need for it. But you're a direct kind of guy I think, so I'm blunt in my words. Don't let that trick you into thinking my intentions are also blunt.
Edit: I have seen you helping where you could, that's why I'm so sure you will get what you ask for if you just make a lil promise about keeping some hw on XS ;) Actually ok I'll admit, it's highly unlikely TPTB will listen to me and make such a request before they honor your points given in this competition with any custom name you'd like ( but maybe only as long as you crunch for us who knows lol )... I'm just trying to squeeze more out of you :rofl:
Hey Marvin, there may be a little language barrier thing between us. :shrug: My sense of humor takes some getting used to especially in a forum environment. :) I was messing with you as it appears you were messing with me. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
I know, no bad feelings here at all WFO, I highly respect your dedication to this project and what you bring to the forums as well. I've asked someone with authority to look at your request btw, someone I trust who will fill that in with great joy.
Ppd mean jack to me tbh, and your output doesn't give you more respect then me, synth, mak or anyone else. I seen other people help out even more then you and they still don't have their red names ( hint.. Mike ). So I'm not sure you will get a red one, but a custom one describing the incredible dump of points on the team is truelly appriciated will not be a problem I'm sure.
I have no idea what the "red title" you are referring to is. Considering my emphasis has always been folding and not OC's or benchmarks, a black "Xtreme Folder" title would put things in perspective when I post elsewhere in the forum. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
Red is the color for Xtreme crunchers, the custom title afaik is given to anyone who request such and is found to be eligable for one reason or another. If you notice, WCG members ( go look at them threads ) are mostly red.Quote:
Originally Posted by WFO
Fah on the other hand is abit pale compared to them, but we've been a mostly dormit team for a long while imo. XS produced, and was hanging in there with the much larger teams, but we been going up in ppd and more importantly active forum members who imo bring in new blood and make sure old blood does not leave and I'm sure the threads here will grow to be just as red as wcg.
DAK: Banging Metal Trash Cans again....WAKe The FU## UP!!!...
WFO, Nice output...So you are passing my prodigy Employee MikeB12 huh?
I know just the Mod to call you...MM, perhaps he can help?:up:
Mike B12> Want an update & conclusion when I awake tomorrow...Lots of charts & stuff.:rofl:
Lol MM is having diner he's the one I said who would be happy to give him his custom name I'm sure ;)
Yep! He was toast when I woke up! Thanks for the backup snooze alarm!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by DAK1640
I received the bottle of vodka for my mudslides. The VIP pass for Hooter's and the lap dances has yet to arrive. :( UPS 3 day ground? :shakes:
Hey you spoiled brat you're not going to hooter's untill you catch Angra ok! Pff thinks it's that easy... earning a trip to hooters in 13 days, you will have to work longer then that for the privilige of going to Hooters... ow and did DAK already say he was going to be your chaperon? That alone quadruples the honor, and quadruples the amount of points needed for it :up:
That's still only 52 days though ;)
Thx MTM (Marvin_The_Martian)...You are definitley needing a chaperone, your momma called and asked me to keep on eye on...WFO? or something. Not that I would gaze (druel) over anything else...
WFO> So you passed my prodigy employee huh?
Hmmm.. well if I can't go to a G rated tittay bar like Hooters, I'll settle for Goldclub Centerfolds where I still have an ATF. :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
OK WFO...I'll sneak you in to a "R" rated movie, then we'll go to hooters for a drink or 10...:up:
Didn't I answer that already? :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by DAK1640
Lol I didn't know the USA's equivalent to Yab Yum sorry but I get the point ;) Btw Yab Yum used to be the most expensive 'titty bar' / brothel in Amsterdam, one where you would find cabinet members as well as cartel members :)
Glad you popped in! Was wondering what was going on :shrug: Looking forward to having you back :buddies:Quote:
Originally Posted by sc00p
Hey WFO... http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...0&postcount=16
Hope that doesn't mean you don't have any encouragement anymore to keep folding for us :up: ;)
and although Marvins instructions on post placement are like asking a NY cop for directions in Swahili I will post this for the third time tonight!:D
WFO:
Although you usually fold for "that other team" the guys here wanted to say thank you and show their appreciation.
I hope you like your new color and title!:up:
Leave it to the mod with the BIG heart...
It's not my fault you have a short memory Dave ;)
And I like Mike's color, ty for that :up:
Though I think he deserves a special title as well. My being not native english speaking is limiting me, but how do you call the guy who keeps the scores during a match/game? In the old days you had a person appointed to flip the boards around and such I think they had a name for it. Think it would suit Mike's tally keeping brilliance even more then the red name ;)
If I get one more PM from you tonight I'm going to "flip you" back to tachy?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
Do you know what tachy is my friend?
Think "global ignore"
It's when the only person that sees what you post is you!:rofl:
So go and take a breath and let me try to catch up with the other 300 things I have to do tonight at XS please..
To all here: marvin may be a little different but underneath it all is a heart of gold. That I can testify to.
My best to you all!:up:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<---I saved this one especially for you... :rofl:
I've only had title change rights for about 10 minutes, and already abusing them.. :slapass:
Thanks, and I'll leave you alone.. for now :yepp:Quote:
Originally Posted by Movieman
Lol nice one...Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeB12
I will get you for this you know... maybe not while your still alive but I got more years left then you do and I will catch you even if it means I'll be 107 in the retirement home still crunching on my then antique hardware :rofl:
I was just messing with you, I didn't plan on leaving it "Marvin Masher"...
but I'll leave a ss here for others to see what these last few posts were about...
Very, Very Nice indeed...
Lol Mike, for real, those things sometimes affect me when I'm feeling down. But normally, I can laugh about them as much as the next guy ;)
Though offcourse it triggers this feeling of wanting to compete as well, so I can understand that if you don't want to wake the sleeping giant ( I am trying to keep face ok :cool: )
Now I'm confused! What thread do I post in? :shrug: Thanks to MM and the crew for the referrals!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Movieman
:wtf: Mikeb12!!! You deserve the color change for stats keeping alone! ;)
This one will do just fine.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by WFO
HOLY JACKED-UP PPD BATMAN!!
NAJA is coming for us all!!!
:wtf: :clap:
I noticed this morning that some programs were eating up my processor. Stupid pinentry program .... After a few kill -9's it cleared up. I hope that doesn't hinder me too much.
It's OK, everything is fine, just peeling myself off the roadway and scrubbing the tire tracks off my back from WFO blazing by :up:
Nothing personal Sparky! When I saw how close you and C-C-C were I couldn't resist turning up the wick and blowing out the carbon in preparation for the race. :) :wave::wave::wave:Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
Alright guys I hate you all ! I'm the one that smells the burned tires .. I want that 6 PCIE Board and 6x 9800 GT badly :para: one SMP and 6 GPU's Yes YES *drools* I need more power to be the best ! :nuts:
I'm bracing for the 130-mph pass along the back straight away!Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
:eek:
YES! I MADE THE TOP 100!!!
sorry Kondik :rofl:
I was without internet for a few hours last night, so my two GPU crunchers lost that much time of work :( All my internet traffic runs through fold7, and since the AC got shut off now (thanks school :rolleyes:) the closet the crunchers are in gets really warm. Apparently too warm for fold7. It has frozen up a couple times on me and it did it again last night. So I stopped fold7 from crunching for now, to keep the temps down on it so it won't lock up. Amazing how hot those old athlon t-breds get even with oversized heatsinks and a high airflow fan (yeah it is overclocked a little, 1.5GHz to 1.8GHz...). Doesn't help that it is at the top of the stack so it gets all the heat from the other systems to deal with.
I'm still in front of you :hehe: but still Run ... :cord:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rise
Not according to the official F@H stats page... only our delayed sig results :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kondik
well, no matter the race, im sure im taking up the tail-end, so congratulations to everyone, because your ALL AHEAD OF ME!!!!!!!!! :wtf:
Box fan? Get some air moving!!!! Perhaps open a window?Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
Look on the bright side. You are #113 of the active folders.:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by sniperbob
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.c...=1&t=36362&p=2
Trust me, windows are wide open. But the closet is kind of far away from window, opposite side of the room.Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] Synthetickiller
I'm working on finding something. None of the other systems have any issues with a little more heat but that old tbred always ran warm. Going to try rigging something up with fans to flush the heat away better, but the noise is getting quite high. Fold7 is open air on the shelf of the closet and is easily the noisiest of the 7 systems.
when I was at the beach last week, my house overheated from no ac while the pc's were crunching and all 3 in my office shut down from overheats... I made a quick run home for crap I forgot to take to the beach house. turned the ac on and restarted everything.. was hoping they'd survive without ac since the temps weren't that bad outside, but it backfired on me..
good luck, that's the only suggestion I have to, is try to get that heat vented out of the room somehow so it's doesn't build up and insulate itself. otherwise may need to just shut down or fold at night until the weather turns colder or the ac comes back on.
I was thinking.... You guys have elctricity, but no air conditioning, right?
GO BUY AN AIR CONDITIONER!
Just rig an air tunnel to the close from the window. Just don't get caught. Or you can get a unit that sits in the room with an air duct that sits in the window which is less obvious.
ya, i finally figured out how to get two GPU clients running, so both my 8600gts's are scoping in now!Quote:
Look on the bright side. You are #113 of the active folders.
plus look at your 7 day change = passed 64 users in 7 days... movin on up!
I don't have any GPU folders so I'll be left in the dust. Oh well...
That can be fixed for pretty cheap ya know :wasntme:Quote:
Originally Posted by texnofobix
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.c...hp?s=&u=376091
muahahahaha... :hehe:
good work Rise!
For the love of ... I really really hate you :cord:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rise
This was evil and not necessairy ! *grabs his VISA and orders
another GTX280*
:rofl: Go go go :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kondik
That's the spirit!!! :up::up::up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kondik
[QUOTE=SparkyJJO;3342490open air on the shelf of the closet and is easily the noisiest of the 7 systems.[/QUOTE]
Holy crap! You have 7 rigs in a closet? That's dedication! :up: I have 7 split between 2 rooms. The CPUs all have good coolers. The A/C only comes on if it goes over 95F. :rolleyes:
Well here is what I did to try and combat the heat that builds up in the top of the closet. Uber ghetto but hey it seems to be doing something, they are definitely blowing heat out of there :D zipties FTW.
Now to see whether they are keeping temps low enough or not.
Dude, you rock! :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
HAHA! that's awesome! I've thought about that, i can setup another rig on the other side of both desks that have PCs. Stick a bunch in the closet, a bunch in my brothers old room.....stick one in the kitchen even :rofl: but i'll get kicked out once the electric bill comes :shrug:
Hey... it's working :D
CPU temps hovering around 53-54 now, instead of climbing up up up to whatever it was that was burning fingers and freezing the system. Let's hope this is the fix :up:
I just got a new set-up going with a 8800gt and vista 32 bit. Using driver 177.84, and my ppd is way higher than with my other 8800gt with the same clocks. Using vista 64 bit and driver 177.35. Can't believe that the newer driver makes that much difference. Check out this. 1:11 per frame. It's 1:21 on my other rig.
that's a "sic" 8800gt you have there 4x4...
Post clocks! that beast my 8800gts!
That's what I dont get. Clocks are the same between the two cards. 675/1783/1900 It's slowed a little now, 1:12-1:13 per frame. I'm re-doing my other rig and I'm going to have 2 8800gt's running with vista 64.
EDIT: Grabbed a shot with a new wu and EVGA Precision Times jump around a little from surfing and listening to music.
Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
Nice !
Here is what I did last few times doing laundry:
instead of putting it in the drier I hang it on top of my 3 (2 now:() PC's,with the
curtains (in place already) few hours later - nice and dry;)
Talk about savings:ROTF:
I'll take some pictures next time around.
I should patent it maybe:rofl:
well, i just d/l RivaTuner and messed around with my 8600GTS OC...
gpu clock/mem clock/shader clock
stock
700/1050/1450
overclock
780/1101/1851
How much higher than stock 700mhz gpu clock can i go? Card is at 59-60 degrees C under load at the moment...
To maximize out put you only really need to oc the shaders. The core and mem have little effect on ppd. Play with the shaders till you start to get EUEs then back them down. Its the only real way to find the max clocks of the card.
+1 for Thunderduck. that's how I do mine too.
leave core and ram on stock settings.
start the client and fahmon to monitor it.
then start sliding the shaders forward one hop at a time and let it fold for about 4-5 steps.
if it doesn't eue, move to the next hop up (usually about 50mhz).
when it gets too high, the client will eue. then back it down 2 hops and let it fold.
I use precision tool for mine because it's simple and easy. here's a copy if you want it http://www.scootplace.net/fah/EVGA_P...etup_1.1.1.exe
Happy to report that fold7 stayed happy folding all night. Those fans certainly have helped. I didn't mention the other benefit to having my crunchers in the closet - on the cold winter mornings when I get up and get ready for work my clothes are nice and warm :D
`jolly good, ol' Sparky chap :up:
thanks for the OC tips guys. Using Rivatuner, I set GPU and mem clock back to stock (700/1050) and bumped Shader clock to 1875. Now we play the waiting game and hope it works! Thanks!
:cussing:
Internet at school was dead for the past hour or so, made my one GPU sit idle all this time :mad: If it isn't the server going up/down/up/down it is the connection at school going barmy :rolleyes:
i have the same problem at my college. lotta quirky IT server problems here... Good ole Vermont Techical College
Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
It's not the network. It's the people running it.
ya, the IT dept is mostly student run here at my college... and boy does it show...
I have no idea what happened, all I know is this morning the ENTIRE wireless at school disappeared. The AP controller must have gotten screwed up, rebooted, or something. Also, about the same time the entire school had the internet konk out in random places and people's network drives in offices disconnected. Whatever it was, it caused a lot of trouble.
Wait a minute... Most of the troubles while I worked there were the older full-time people in the department.Quote:
Originally Posted by sniperbob
Anyone else have this problem, after about a week of crunching my rig will freeze up, no response from the kb/m :shrug: This happened with my 3870/9800GTX+ under XP and Vista :confused: I would have just said it was the client but the rig with the 8800GT has been going along just fine. I put my 9800 back to stock, hopefully it won't happen again...
sounds like maybe your shaders were a weeeeee bit too high perhaps.
It's funny, gaming is fine, folding is fine, yet it'll just lock up out of nowhere and i have to reboot.
I've been thinkin about getting into folding. I have this powerful system. and I use it for gaming, editing, encoding, benching and what not. But it only gets used the last few hours of everyday.
How often do you guys fold.? is the PC on 24/7 and how much of the PC's resources does it use. or can you set the level it takes.. like 25%, 75%, or all 100% If I'd like?
I don't know ANYTHING AT all about F@H, other then I've went to the site and read about it, and that it could help find cures.. My grandpa recently Died of Cancer. He helped raise me so I miss him dearly.
Maybe my system could be put to some better use. Let me know.
If anyone has some good, general informative info on the process and everything else about it. I'd appreciate the 411.
Thanks!
I gotta leave for work real quick but here's a brief rundown:
You can fold however long you like. Of course 24/7 nets you the most output but that is up to you. I run 24/7, some people here run 12/7. Depending on which client you run, it either takes 100% CPU and is a low priority process so if you need to do anything else it gives up the CPU. If you are benching or encoding you might want to shut down F@H for that, but gaming, editing, web browsing, and all that you really won't notice a slowdown. There is also a client for the nvidia GPUs. You can get massive output from the GPU. I suggest pausing the GPU client when gaming. If you want to go all out, You can run the SMP client on your CPU and the GPU client on your GPU, this works best in Vista as it handles multitasking and multiple cores and threads like that better than XP.
THe GPU client is mostly trouble-free, I've not had any issues with it. Just have to have the right set of drivers for it (You need CUDA drivers). The SMP client needs a little more attention, it'll run just fine for a while then it may have a fit occasionally. I'll go into more detail on how to deal with that and how to avoid some of the issues. There is the old tried and true uniprocessor client as well, but four of those running has much less performance than the SMP client.
I'll see if I can get you more info later when I have more time but I gotta leave now.
I was the same way - i built my system for the same reasons and then started to think about folding after I realized I don't use it that much.Quote:
Originally Posted by xguntherc
almost 24/7. It uses 100% but its low priority so for the most part it doesn't effect normal computer usage. When i'm doing something like playing doom3 or video encoding i'll suspend the processes until I'm done, and then I'll get back to folding right after.Quote:
How often do you guys fold.? is the PC on 24/7 and how much of the PC's resources does it use. or can you set the level it takes.. like 25%, 75%, or all 100% If I'd like?
My mother passed of cancer only a year ago, we didn't know she had cancer at all until it was too late (stage 4 lung cancer - non smoker). My grandma just got diagnosed with stage 3 cervical 1 week ago. Not being a doctor like some of my friends, I do what I can to help give them the tools to help people like my mother & grandmother and then rely on them to do the hard work. Basically, there is no reason not to fold unless you can't afford your power bills to begin with.Quote:
I don't know ANYTHING AT all about F@H, other then I've went to the site and read about it, and that it could help find cures.. My grandpa recently Died of Cancer. He helped raise me so I miss him dearly.
Maybe my system could be put to some better use. Let me know.
If anyone has some good, general informative info on the process and everything else about it. I'd appreciate the 411.
Thanks!
The first thing to know is that you can run multiple instances of the folding application. First, your CPU can run a couple because it is a quad. Next, that video card of yours will go a long way and generate a lot of PPD (points per day) which is how we base each user's performance. The real reason people get so addicted to folding is that it has a slight competitive atmosphere. It doesn't matter if you can only do 500PPD or if you can do 500,000PPD, either way you are contributing to the cause. But man is it fun when you pump out the points and watch yourself climb towards the top of the highest producers :up:
I started folding not even a month ago and I don't think I'll ever stop now. It costs me a few bucks extra each month in power bills but I look at it as a donation of sorts. Because in the end, if I can help prevent me, my family, my friends, or even complete strangers from dying of some :banana::banana::banana::banana:ty disease - it's worth it.
It would be awesome to have you on the project and the team!Quote:
Originally Posted by xguntherc
You've got some nice hardware there and this group can certainly help you put it to work for a terrific cause.
Check out this thread to find all the information, after reading up, feel free to ask for assistance --- it's easy, fulfilling, and addicting like Rise said.
Great. I'm back home for the weekend. I just checked my stats at the update and I got 0 for the 9PM update. Means something most likely went wrong back at school, either the internet died there again or fold7 hung and disconnected my machines :rolleyes: :( won't know until Sunday..hopefully it is a brief bug that is school's issue and things work again later instead of halting my production for the weekend... sigh I miss reliable internet that just worked even when I walked away from it.
I've never had a beast of a machine, but this is what i always wondered...say there are people on this forum who spend thousands on uber hardware, bench it, yay, then what? After i'm done OCing it's like ok now what? Play some games ok, after you're done then what? Turn it off :shrug: Seems just kinda lame to spend all this money for yourself and only use it for a few hours IDK, that's just how i felt. I remember when my brother bought a super duper PC just to run some chess program, i was like cool, but that's it? :rofl: Seems we have a lot of horsepower might as well put it to good use, yes? :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by xguntherc
I had 2 boxes going 24/7, my rig with a C2D/9800gtx+, family PC with an X2/8800gt, but i only run the family PC during the day now because i got yelled at when the electric bill came :ROTF: I'm the only child living here now and i guess it was kinda high, should have just used the $100 for the 8800 on some RAM for my rig....or stop using the plasma TV :( /rant
Sucks man, i'm about to reset my modem, a lot of people are getting 15/2 TWC upgrades in socal :D Once i lost my net connection when i did this so wish me luck lol:yepp:Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
My 8800GT bit the dust a couple of days ago, just as I setup GPU folding :(
Hopefully they will replace it ASAP. It's the first time ever in my 10 years of working with PC's that a graphics card has died on me.
Looks like it was just a hiccup of some sort, I see numbers coming in after that one update of 0 so that's a good thing :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingcarcas
Ugh, sucks :( Who makes it? Hopefully it'll be a quick turnaround for ya.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anarki
It's a Point of view branded card.
No mention of warranty returns on their site or in the manual so I had to email Ebuyer for replacement.
As soon as it comes back I'm selling it anyway along with all of my hardware so I can setup my GPU farm :D
Why set up a GPU farm.. do they push PPD much better than CPU's?
Yea I have a great system. could only get slightly better. but the GTX280's run so hot that I'd rather have my 260. I had a 280 that got aorund 105c, and up to 109c in games so i went down to this. saved the leftovers and it went towards my new shiny amazing CPU. :) Oh and sorry to hear about the 8800GT.
Well I see all yours guys points here. I have this great system and might as well put it to use. I do a lot with it. Like I said above. I game, I encode, burn DVD's. Bench, Play many many games. I buy/sell on ebay. I help manage a forum. I actually also teach people how to achieve medium/high overclocks on Intels at another site. lol. but other then that I've spent all this time and money getting this thing up, and just like you guys have said. OK. I've finally got over 19k in Mark06.. now what. lol. Get another 260 and push for 4.4 Ghz then get 22k.. Wont do me the least bit of good.. give me a e-peen. oh well.
And yes, my grandpa was very close to me. He was the nicest man I've ever known.
Also, I'm not trying to sound mean, Selfish, or offend/upset anyone here with this. but even though i have this machine and all. & should put it to use. I also think. I've spent ALL this money on this. Learned so many things. use it daily. Something like a 100% 12/7 or 24/7, or even 24/5 loading up the computer.. that would severely shorten the life of the system right. Not trying to be selfish, but you see my point. this all cost a pretty penny. What type of wear and tear does folding add to your system overall.. Oh and here is even a better question. How much did your power bills rise with running this. As mine is already high enough. I live in vegas, It's a hot desert but finally cooling down. these past months for summer my power bill was around $340 or so a month. thats SOO high, I freaked when I saw $365.
I know thats a lot of the AC. so soon it wont be that high, but how much would that rise doing a 24/5 run of Folding?? Also I've only had this computer for about 4 months. So it plus summer jacked up my bill. I wonder how much just this system alone adds to the bill.
So, If the Wear and tear is a somewhat big part, or the Power Bill isn't to large. I could always use my old parts for a folder. I have a Spare Q6700 in my closet that hits 3.7 Ghz. have 1GB Ram, I could get a $80 Mobo. and I have a BlueOrb II cooler, a old Compaq case, and a spare 250w PSU. So thats almost a system there. it could be my folder.. but then I wouldn't have the GTX power.
Anyways I'm just curious, and thinkin out loud here a little bit. Let me know how much this affects ur power bill. (I'm sure different systems will be different, but in general.. ya know)
Also Sparky, thanks for the Info. I appreciate the 411 there.. and what the.. do you honestly have 7 systems running F@H. thats amazing. well done Sir. I have a A64 Dual 5400+ sitting around here somewhere... Hmmm lol
To be honest lad I didn't found the GTX280 Running hot if you play with it a little, at folding I have rarely 65+
And first think about it don't jump into it by head :hehe:
As por the power bill ..... Oooooh ... USA prices, my bill for september was 24$ :hehe:
Sparky it's just Sparky if something happends and someone says Sparky is involved ... everyone understands and takes it the way it is.
24 dollars.. i HATE YOU.. haha. Well it's been over 105F here for 4 months and I keep the house at 78F in summer just so the AC isn't going all day, only most the day. so that could have been part of it. Never know. lol.
and my GTX280 was very hot. It was actually faulty. as it would get to 109c in every game within about 5-10 seconds.. yes seconds. the fan would start pulsating up and down really hard. then at 110c it would crash.. Not cool. I love my 260 though. it rocks at 740 Mhz core.
back to the folding. so it didn't increase power bill all that much?
also Kondik. how well does that IFX cool ur Q9550.? I want something new for my q9650. I'm not likin the Tuniq anymore.
Edit*. Thanks to MikeB for a great Quick and simple guide he posted I am already up and going people.
I just started my first Fold for XS.. my first fold EVER.. and you guys get the pleasure of my sweet system adding some points. not many. but every bit counts. I'm only running my GTX260 right now. and I'm still figuring out all I need for my quad stuff since no tray.
If anyone wants to give me any pointers or anything let me know.
thanks!
I switched it for TRUE 120 X yesterday evening, because the IFX14 was HUGE the far right fin section touched the RAM modules so I could not put there a fan and when I attached it to the other side for suck not blow ... it sucked
Well See it for your self http://www.ninjutsu.tym.cz/lair/image035.jpg , with lover RAM modules I could fit it in and the temps would be better, not with the TRUE 120 X and two P12 on it I have much lower temps, intead of 75 in Linpack x64 I have around 68 and while Folding I have 45 ~ 50 instead of 60 I had before. With the corect FAN positionin ghe IFX would be probably better but I can't do that..