What hardware are you folding with?

[Louis Wu]

Originally Posted by rwh202

Currently folding on the following:
5 * Intel i7 2600k
1 * Intel i7 3770k
2 * nVidia GTX460
1 * nVidia GTX560Ti

They're not all folding for MacRumors at the moment tho - after the 100 million point push, I've redirected some back to my other teams.

I'd been toying with the idea of a quad AMD for over a year - twoodcc you might have just pushed me over the edge!
My only reservation is the long awaited GPU QRB - if a few GTX660Ti can turn in 300k ppd, I'm not sure of the sense in a new server build, plus the SuperMicro systems I've been looking at are noisy as hell. However, there could well be savings in electricity for the AMD system - time to get the calculator out!

wow, that sure is a lot of rigs! do you have them all in the same room? I bet a 4p system, especially if watercooled, would pull down a lot less power and put out a lot less heat... right now my one folding rig with 2 GPUs keeps the basement not comfortable but at least warmer...

if the GPU QRB does come in soon I'd be tempted to cram 3 GPUs into my mobo -- but don't think they'd even fit, and the heat issue would still exist...

your 100 million points is incredible! thanks for your continuing contribution to the team

Louis

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Originally Posted by LightningIceFox

It is not sleeping, by the way, just locked.

Current OS:Windows 8. Power Settings: High Performance.

I think I will be changing the motherboard and downgrading back to Windows 7 sometime soon since I am getting tired of trying to find things.

hmmm.. good to know... I bought a copy of W8 but maybe I'll just keep it in the box for a while yet!

[twoodcc]

if the GPU points go up, any one have any advice on what to do with 5 x 260 GTXs if i do upgrade any of them? i have no empty gpu slots, so if i buy any new ones, i gotta do something with the old ones.

i hate to just have them sitting here doing nothing, but they really don't get many points these days either.

[Louis Wu]

Originally Posted by twoodcc

if the GPU points go up, any one have any advice on what to do with 5 x 260 GTXs if i do upgrade any of them? i have no empty gpu slots, so if i buy any new ones, i gotta do something with the old ones.

i hate to just have them sitting here doing nothing, but they really don't get many points these days either.

I'd have to see the bonus points before thinking of buying anything... I'd think that there'd be some gamers who would be interested in your 260s -- they're still pretty decent cards after all!

[twoodcc]

Originally Posted by Louis Wu

I'd have to see the bonus points before thinking of buying anything... I'd think that there'd be some gamers who would be interested in your 260s -- they're still pretty decent cards after all!

well i know right now i'm only getting like 6-7k ppd out of them. they are now what, 3 years old? i doubt i could get $50 each for them. and they've been folding for 3 years lol

[Louis Wu]

Originally Posted by twoodcc

well i know right now i'm only getting like 6-7k ppd out of them. they are now what, 3 years old? i doubt i could get $50 each for them. and they've been folding for 3 years lol

but hey you'd realize more than enough for a new generation card that takes less power and generates more points! (my 660 ti is a mid-range card and it gets 36 K pod!)

[twoodcc]

Originally Posted by Louis Wu

but hey you'd realize more than enough for a new generation card that takes less power and generates more points! (my 660 ti is a mid-range card and it gets 36 K pod!)

yeah but i'd be losing money. i paid probably $200 for each card. i'd be lucky to get $200 for all 5 cards!