Hey guys, long time no see
When I get back from holiday, I'm selling up this computer in its entirety and getting a laptop. When I'm at uni I'll have free electricity (or at least it won't make a difference how much I use). So how do you guys think an i7 2630qm and a GT 555M will do? Good for 10kppd?
edit: seems that a gt 555m is good for 6kppd. The cpu will manage anywhere between 5 and 10. heat and noise will be the issue if I fold them in tandem though.
I reckon your swimmers will be wearing sunblock..... if you have any left after having that fold on your lap. I don;t recommend a laptop folding at all.
If I were to hazard a guess I'd say the 555M would knock out about 6k... Probably wrong, but certainly not to be sniffed at....
That's pretty much what I'm planning for uni, assuming I get inOriginally Posted by nibbler
Hey guys, long time no see
When I get back from holiday, I'm selling up this computer in its entirety and getting a laptop. When I'm at uni I'll have free electricity (or at least it won't make a difference how much I use).
Ah you in my position then? Where you headed and to do what?That's pretty much what I'm planning for uni, assuming I get in
More importantly, what laptop are you looking at getting? I think I'm getting a dell xps 17 since on ebay they sell returned units for like £500 off rrp ie 1080p 17.3" laptops with 3d, 2630qm and a gt555m for about £850.
No. 1 lol, though if things keep going the way they are I will end up there eventually through a war of attrition
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I'm aiming to stay number 1 if possible. Just coming up with a sneaky plan to get the power cut off to Tatty's home as he gets close to me.....
In all honestly, I am trying to find a method that I can get my folding back up and running. We are looking to upgrade a lot of the servers at work to virtual servers so wondering if I can use the old equipment elsewhere (
I'm flattered that you're concerned enough to mention me, but I think you're safe for at least 7 months.I'm aiming to stay number 1 if possible. Just coming up with a sneaky plan to get the power cut off to Tatty's home as he gets close to me.....
In all honestly, I am trying to find a method that I can get my folding back up and running. We are looking to upgrade a lot of the servers at work to virtual servers so wondering if I can use the old equipment elsewhere (
I won a Sabertooth P67 board (non B3 Stepping - so waiting for a replacement) so I'm going to get another machine up and folding soon, possibly this weekend, plus I have a media centre pc (Q6600 itx + 8800GTX all under water) build which I'm going to start imminently, so I'm hoping that this winter we have no heating bill, just a folding bill.
I'm planning on being single-handedly responsible for this global warming phenomenon.... I'm just looking for sponsorship by someone.... BNF or Powergen would be good....
Last edited by Tattysnuc; 15-07-2011 at 01:27 PM.
I'm afraid we've just had an office move and the new one doesn't have air-con, and does have heat-capturing windows, so in the interest of office comfort I'm not currently folding on my test server.
Quick question though: am I right that I could potentially just copy my entire F@H folder to another machine, delete the work folder, and fire it up and I'll be folding on the new machine without having to mess around remembering my passcode and everything? I only use the console smp client so I'm pretty sure that should work?
If so, I've got a couple of low-clock 8-thread Xeon's that could temporarily be donated to the cause
That's a media centre?
From memory, the 8800GTX is good for about 5-6k ppd, and a Q6600 on 3 threads is good for about 3.5k. So you should get between 8k and 10k out of that lot (plus whatever boost you get from overclocking under water, of course
I just copied the .exe and client.cfg files for each new client I ran. This brings across all the settings including passcodes etc.I'm afraid we've just had an office move and the new one doesn't have air-con, and does have heat-capturing windows, so in the interest of office comfort I'm not currently folding on my test server.
Quick question though: am I right that I could potentially just copy my entire F@H folder to another machine, delete the work folder, and fire it up and I'll be folding on the new machine without having to mess around remembering my passcode and everything? I only use the console smp client so I'm pretty sure that should work?
If so, I've got a couple of low-clock 8-thread Xeon's that could temporarily be donated to the cause
scaryjim (15-07-2011)
Right, off to give that a go
EDIT: thunk - presumably I need to set this up to run as a service if I don't want to leave myself logged on to the server? And you can't set programs to run as a service? *ponder*...
Last edited by scaryjim; 15-07-2011 at 11:33 AM.
I thought that you needed the console version of the client in order to run it as a service.... Not entirely sure tbh.
Regarding the media centre, yes it is. I just happen to have a bit of old kit sitting around, so rather than going for the newer lower power edit, I'll re-use my old kit. The screen (720P projector) is only on intermittently while we watch a film, and presently I'm using my Rock CTX extreme laptop, which is a complete waste of resource, plus it can't fold without making too much noise. It's going to be under water in an old shuttle case if I can get all the bits to fit in.
Thanks for the heads up on the points.... I would use my GTX 285 in there but it's a Gainward GS model, and non reference, and hence I can't find a waterblock to fit. Besides, the 8800GTX is good enough, and has the right ports to connect....
I'd only be interested in GPU folding on a box like that, probably at 50% load so that it can just be left on even when watching a film....
For now I've left myself logged in with the session running; I'll look into setting up a service another time. Currently taking ~ 6m 10s per frame on a P6068: not sure if that's good or not
UPDATE: Looks like it'll take between 10 and 11 hours for a 500K, which is a couple of hours faster than my Opteron. Not bad for a 45W CPU
Last edited by scaryjim; 15-07-2011 at 03:35 PM.
Which CPU is it?
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
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for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
Intel Xeon L3426
Quad core 8 thread, Lynnfield-based, 1.86GHz core frequency with a max Turbo of 3.2GHz, and a 45W TDP. Pretty much ideal for a dedicated web server, IMNSHO
EDIT: Insight sell them from ~ £250, and do an Intel Q57-based desktop board that's compatible for another £100 if anyone fancies a particularly funky low power computer - add a Radeon 68x0 and you'd have a potent but power-efficient gaming system...
Last edited by scaryjim; 15-07-2011 at 04:40 PM.
Very nice. I have to ask though, why such a high TurboBoost? I was under the impression there was ~5 speed bins extra at most?
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
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