nice! yeah i think we all rearrange things, which usually equals being hot, throwing something away, cleaning out dust, and takes forever.
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nice! yeah i think we all rearrange things, which usually equals being hot, throwing something away, cleaning out dust, and takes forever.
it's all part of the fun, even if sometimes things don't work the way I expected and I end up putting things back to the way they were before
PS I can't begin to count the number of "used for 1 day" components I have lying around...
how about we all take a "snapshot" inventory of all the stuff we have in production on the day we pass 1 Billion points?
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Now the good news: what hardware I DON'T fold with ? Aircondition !! Looks tonight I can keep the window open. Ambient air cools enough !
Now I'm sure you guys will suggest to compensate the reduced power bill and add a GPU
Now I'm sure you guys will suggest to compensate the reduced power bill and add a GPU
Now the good news: what hardware I DON'T fold with ? Aircondition !! Looks tonight I can keep the window open. Ambient air cools enough !
Now I'm sure you guys will suggest to compensate the reduced power bill and add a GPU
you said it!
it was... something about another 780, wasn't it?
We can't have you slacking off just because you don't need the AC on anymore!
it's all part of the fun, even if sometimes things don't work the way I expected and I end up putting things back to the way they were before
PS I can't begin to count the number of "used for 1 day" components I have lying around...
how about we all take a "snapshot" inventory of all the stuff we have in production on the day we pass 1 Billion points?
And maybe the old stuff you still have that you used to fold on! I've had about 12 computers and 11 gpu's including what I have now. Most of those were dedicated folders!
Well, I've finally dipped my toe into the GTX 780 / Titan pool and got a single 780 folding for another 120k ppd at stock clocks.
So, as it stands at the moment I'm running:
1 * GTX 780
3 * GTX 660Ti
1 * HD 7970
1 * HD 7870
3 * i7 2600k
1 * i7 3770k
I think I can squeeze another 2 780's in before I need to look at upgrading power supplies etc So hopefully a cold winter and 200 Mi points by the end of the year!
So, as it stands at the moment I'm running:
1 * GTX 780
3 * GTX 660Ti
1 * HD 7970
1 * HD 7870
3 * i7 2600k
1 * i7 3770k
I think I can squeeze another 2 780's in before I need to look at upgrading power supplies etc So hopefully a cold winter and 200 Mi points by the end of the year!
Congratulation, a beauty of a card. I really like the look 'n feel; and it's performance.
And maybe the old stuff you still have that you used to fold on! I've had about 12 computers and 11 gpu's including what I have now. Most of those were dedicated folders!
I only just realized what you said there -- 12 computers and 11 GPUs!!
that's dedication!
Thanks. Currently sat at 52k ppd and normally in the 50-55k range. That's at stock clocks (1000 MHz I think)
Thanks, yeah the stock cooler is an impressive piece of work - makes other gpus look and feel cheap by comparison (well I suppose they are actually cheaper...)
No - I think most are 2*6 pin, but mine shares the same pcb design as a 7970 with both 6 and 8 pin connectors. I think it draws roughly 150 watts so definitely overkill!
of my three 7970s, two are 8 + 8 pin and one is 8 + 6. they all run at the same stock speeds... go figure.
Getting 14.3k PPD with it, it does a good job of warming up my room, that thing runs hot, very hot. (Not that I'm complaining, winter's coming
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nothing wrong with that. i was running a 465, and i might bring it back at some point in the winter.
but now that it's 3 generations old, an upgrade sounds nice!
Getting 14.3k PPD with it, it does a good job of warming up my room, that thing runs hot, very hot. (Not that I'm complaining, winter's coming
yes -- upgrading would net you way more points! (and hit you in the wallet, but would save on power -- there's only one problem; you'd have to buy two new cards to heat your place in the winter
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yes -- upgrading would net you way more points! (and hit you in the wallet, but would save on power -- there's only one problem; you'd have to buy two new cards to heat your place in the winter
It's not always folding 24/7 though, it's also my main rig that I do stuff on, including gaming, most of the time I leave it on overnight folding, so effectively it's doing half the PPD.
Upgrade would be nice, but it does what I want it to, I'll probably wait for Nvidia's 8xx/9xx series.
I also have enough spare parts lying around, including a GTX 650 Ti, to build another PC, maybe I'll just do that and let it fold 24/7.
Make sure to set on GPU slot the client-type=advanced and get a passkey. That should get you some nice points in your 670GTX
also, since the new Core17 GPU optimized WUs have the quick return bonus (QRB) attached to them it's best to let the WU finish and upload and get points before shutting down the client and your computer for the day or using your computer for your regular life...
can you stick your 650 Ti in your rig to run alongside your 670? that'd get you very good points with both running! Core17 is great on Kepler!
Louis
I do have a passkey, not sure what this client-type=advanced is or where it should go.
I may be getting a Titan in the next few months... I do 3d rendering and have been contemplating one. It'll probably fold nice too.