Do a good deed with your computer.

[Mike]

Yeah the WU type does affect the cards differently. But with the cost, heat, power usage of the 460 compared to the 480 (for example) the 460 is a great deal. It will be interesting when I start to add multiple cards to the new setup. I just saw that the parts were delivered on Friday to work so Monday I'll start putting it together and may be folding by that night. :happy2:

I can't wait to see that machine going Rob.

 

[jmaz268]

I have a spare case laying around might order son parts for a folding beast

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[McRat]

For stat people, we are now in the top 0.1% of all teams for Points per Day.

Look at entry 186: http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_list.php?s=&srt=3&p=2

 

[Poltergeist]

:thumb:

 

[jmaz268]

We are kicking some serious ass here

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[Mike]

For stat people, we are now in the top 0.1% of all teams for Points per Day.

Look at entry 186: http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_list.php?s=&srt=3&p=2

Just an update, 176 now.

 

[paint94979]

just an update, 176 now.

175:d

 

[TeaBagger2006]

Man, my poor old laptop must be working on some massive WU . She been purring for the last couple of days and progress is slow..... Better be worth massive amount of points

 

[C.C.Reed]

Like I said, this is fixing to get expensive.

I ordered 2 EVGA 768-P3-1362-TR GeForce GTX 460 cards from NewEgg for $296.98 total which have since gone up.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130563

***You can get an additional 10% off all video cards from NewEgg until 11/12/2010 with coupon code: EMCZZYR24 :thumb:

I also ordered 2 Thermaltake W0158RU 650W PSU to run the cards that I am fixing to start stacking. These will be supplemental to the 850W that is already in my machine.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153070

I'm not going to change my MOBO or processor since they still work but my MOBO only has 2 PCI-E x16 slots. It has 4 PCI-E x1 and 2 PCI-E x4 slots though. Since I am only going to be using the cards for folding and not gaming, I really do not need the full PCI-E x16 slot as the pinouts from a PCI-E x1 are just repeated 16 times. So, the plan is to either buy adapters which are around $23/piece or modify my MOBO by cutting out the back of the slot.

http://us.startech.com/product/PEX1TO162-PCI-Express-X1-to-X16-Low-Profile-Slot-Extension-Adapter

If I cut out the back, the cards may still hit some of the caps on the MOBO. I guess I will just wait until the cards get here. If it hits, I could just get a cheap riser and cut it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/160429346739

I also am picking up 2 used EVGA GTX 260 for $140 total from Craigslist guaranteed not to be DOA. Supposed to go pick them up Tuesday.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434

What the hell am I doing? It's already an obsession.

:joker:

 

[Poltergeist]

.........I just saw that the parts were delivered on Friday to work so Monday I'll start putting it together and may be folding by that night. :happy2:

2 nice boxes of parts were waiting for me. Now I just have to wait until I get home before I can start playing with them. Awful hard just staring at the parts and not being able to do anything with them. :spit:

 

[McRat]

Welcome Fishsmith and BombDocDiesel! :thumb:

We are approaching 1,000,000 points and just broke under the top 3,000!:hug:

And we are over 93,000 points in 24hrs!!

#170 for Points Per Day!

But sadly, we are no longer the #1 Fastest Growing Team. In fact, one of the teams we just blew into the weeds
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=185211
looks like they want another go at it. They really turned on the steam after we smoked them.:lildevil:

 

[Mike]

Well hell, I quit.


I tell you this though, I am glad to lag behind you big boys with expensive toys. There are two machines listed in build in progress that are going to rock. And there are already a few that scream. I just can't compete. :hug: It will be fun to watch all you scream through the points as time goes on. :thumb:

 

[McRat]

I'll admit, I turned on a "few" SMP machines.

Hey, looky at this:

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=1739

Look at the "Threats" and look at their score and position.

 

[Poltergeist]

Just got the new machine online. :happy2: The first GPU WU looks to take about 75 minutes to run. Way better then the 6 or 7 hours my other machine was doing (or the 10 hours the Celeron was taking). I'll load up the SMP client tomorrow and see what happens there. Here's a screen shot I took with Fahmon.

 

[C.C.Reed]

Nice. . . :thumb:

GTX 580s are on sale today.

EVGA $559.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587

EVGA Superclocked $579.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130590

Gigabyte $559.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125349

MSI $559.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127542

PNY $589.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133360

Plus 10% off with the coupon code until the 12th. Too rich for my blood but I would really like to see what one could do.

 

[McRat]

Welcome CLM! :thumb:

Very cool Rob!

Yes I wonder about the 580.

 

[jmaz268]

lol im not buying it.....

 

[Poltergeist]

With the 580s out I hope the 450s will come down in price.

 

[McRat]

And it's official, 1,000,000+ points. :thumb:

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=195247

 

[Poltergeist]

I think I got the SMP client running.

Pat - it is normal for the 1st WU to show it being worth only around 75 points? Just wondering since I have no way of knowing if it is running correctly or not.