Do a good deed with your computer.
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Mike, that's the King of the Hill today. Insane.
It has 6 cores, but acts like it has 12, and can be overclocked heavy.
Bad news is the price. In a year, it will probably be $600. And it uses a LGA1366? socket, and the 1366 motherboards are pricey.
There are other i7 chips that are really fast, but still affordable, look for an i7-950. Then in a year, replace it with a 980X.
But I like AMD because they are cheap.
The most wicked AMD chips is a 1090T and they are $260. Motherboards are cheap too. Even a $100 AMD chip is pretty fast. The X2 and X3's are the ones that can be unlocked if your mobo supports it, and the cores aren't really bad. None of our AMD machines are more than $700 new, one of them was about $450 new.
mike thank you i just dont understand how doing this with computers will help health benefits
Stanford can't afford to buy the super computers needed to solve these problems as a whole or individually at the same time so they break them down to individual problems that our PCs can handle. By taking the small answers and putting them together they get the big picture. 1 of the first ones that was ran on 1 of my computers dealt with Alzheimers. Someone at Stanford will hopefully use that answer towards making a cure.
Mike, that's the King of the Hill today. Insane.
It has 6 cores, but acts like it has 12, and can be overclocked heavy.
Bad news is the price. In a year, it will probably be $600. And it uses a LGA1366? socket, and the 1366 motherboards are pricey.
There are other i7 chips that are really fast, but still affordable, look for an i7-950. Then in a year, replace it with a 980X.
But I like AMD because they are cheap.
Yeah I built my computer a few(4ish) years ago before the I series was out. I'm still running a 775 socket Intel. I originally had the E6600 I think. May have been an E6500.
Then right after the I series came out the prices dropped substantially on the Extreme Quad core processors. So I got me a QX9650 on the cheap.....well still not cheap but it flies pretty damn good for a 3 yr old processor.
Hardware notes:
Updated an older computer.
GTX460, was 149.99 after rebate when I bought it (watch for specials)
Has a GPU3 TPF (time it takes to do 1% of a job) of 0min 55sec. ~9,500 PPD (points per day)
AMD 1090T (for AM3 motherboards)
TPF on a 6701 SMP job (2000000 step) of 9min 55sec. 7,500 ppd.
This requires a 400w or bigger power supply, and a motherboard that supports AM3 chips (most newer AMD motherboards are AM3).
I overclocked the 1090T 10% with the factory cooler, and it stays at 48°C (good temp) at max effort. Fan is really loud, must have got a bad one, because it's the same fan as my lab machines, and they are quiet.
The GTX460 is factory overclocked, so I didn't turn it up. It's real quiet. Don't know how to check it's temperature.
With 4 GB of ram, to build a machine like this from scratch:
Antec 300 Case + 430w powersupply = $90
4GB DDR-1333 Ram = $70
Motherboard = $90
DVD = $20
CPU = $260
HDD = $50
GTX460 = $150
Windows OEM = $100
Keyboard+mouse = $20
Monitor = $150 (tigerdirect has best monitor prices)
= $1000. Obviously if you already have some of these parts, the cost is much less. To do one of similar power using Intel is about $1400.
Updated an older computer.
GTX460, was 149.99 after rebate when I bought it (watch for specials)
Has a GPU3 TPF (time it takes to do 1% of a job) of 0min 55sec. ~9,500 PPD (points per day)
AMD 1090T (for AM3 motherboards)
TPF on a 6701 SMP job (2000000 step) of 9min 55sec. 7,500 ppd.
This requires a 400w or bigger power supply, and a motherboard that supports AM3 chips (most newer AMD motherboards are AM3).
I overclocked the 1090T 10% with the factory cooler, and it stays at 48°C (good temp) at max effort. Fan is really loud, must have got a bad one, because it's the same fan as my lab machines, and they are quiet.
The GTX460 is factory overclocked, so I didn't turn it up. It's real quiet. Don't know how to check it's temperature.
With 4 GB of ram, to build a machine like this from scratch:
Antec 300 Case + 430w powersupply = $90
4GB DDR-1333 Ram = $70
Motherboard = $90
DVD = $20
CPU = $260
HDD = $50
GTX460 = $150
Windows OEM = $100
Keyboard+mouse = $20
Monitor = $150 (tigerdirect has best monitor prices)
= $1000. Obviously if you already have some of these parts, the cost is much less. To do one of similar power using Intel is about $1400.
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Pat I think there is software on the cd that came with the GTX460 that will let you monitor the temp of the card. I read that on a forum when I was looking at video cards. Can't tell you which program it is though.
I doubt it's running hot, but I will check it later, thanks!
No, I didn't even look at the disc, I just went to nVidia's website and downloaded the latest.
mike thank you i just dont understand how doing this with computers will help health benefits
Well, it's been 30 years since chemistry, but here goes:
Have you ever wondered how you can move? When you go to blink your eye, how does that happen?
You have molecules in your body called proteins. They are made of amino acids that are hooked together like links in a chain. When acted on by other chemicals, nerve impulses, or energy, they change shape. This is called "folding". When they fold, then become different in shape and act different towards other molecules. They can make your muscle contract, make other chemicals, send signals, etc.
But much like cancer, protein folding can go "bad". For unknown reasons, these proteins can fold wrong and destroy your body. If they can find out what causes bad folding, they can make new medicines and treatments for diseases.
Here you guys go....
Tells you all the temps you need to know and lets you adjust fan settings as well all in one place.
Its a free program. Works great and is pretty simple.
http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
Tells you all the temps you need to know and lets you adjust fan settings as well all in one place.
Its a free program. Works great and is pretty simple.
http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
Not a bad priced compared to the above processor price alone.
The GTX 460 was 300.00 here local a couple of days ago when I bought it. It has a power supply requirement of 39A at 12volts so the only local supply was a 850w and it was another 100.00 so I should have posted my intent to upgrade earlier. Could have saved or added that to update another. Oh well, live and learn. lol
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That 850w supply will probably last you a lifetime and run two big graphics cards and the fastest processor without breaking a sweat. Some of the good PS's also "waste" less electricity than smaller ones.
I pretty much learn everything through trial-n-error with a heavy emphasis on the error.
I pretty much learn everything through trial-n-error with a heavy emphasis on the error.
It was at NewEgg a few days ago on special. It's more now. The $149.99 was after rebate, it was $165 before.
On cards, reading indicates 768mb is plenty, so look for price and clock speed. Not all of them are clocked at the same speed, or have the same amount of RAM.
On cards, reading indicates 768mb is plenty, so look for price and clock speed. Not all of them are clocked at the same speed, or have the same amount of RAM.
Here's the bargain of the day for a medium-fast CUDA card, $55 after rebate and special code:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130533
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130533
Here's $140 after rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162058
It's overclocked too.
Little old, but will give a good idea to some...
http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2009/08/03/how-to-build-the-best-folding-rig/1
http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2009/08/03/how-to-build-the-best-folding-rig/1