Folding Pie and Milestones!!

[dhoshaw]

We may be in for some rough times for a while; Stanford is reporting a shortage of work units here. I've got 2 gpus idle right now because they can't get work. I've got another one that started throwing eue's this morning.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Nice work everyone. A special tip of the hat to our new members.

+1

 

[bogmali]

Grats to Oily for his 12th Mil. Cheers m8

 

[oily_17]

We may be in for some rough times for a while; Stanford is reporting a shortage of work units here. I've got 2 gpus idle right now because they can't get work. I've got another one that started throwing eue's this morning.

I have found this before and the best way to get WU's seems to be shutting the clients down for awhile and then restarting them.They seem to hang forever trying to get work until shut down.

Grats to Oily for his 12th Mil. Cheers m8

Cheers Bogi, we are still in your shadow

 

[El Fiendo]

As of this posting we're 7 hours shy of running down our closest competitor, and thus we're just short of a top 40 ranking. On top of that, there are another 2 targets within about a month time to overtake so we should have plenty to look forward to in terms of goals in the coming month. A couple of notable names from our upcoming conquests are OcUK and Team Engadget. Let's do our best to show them what TPU is made of.

As for the short term, I can only hope I'm as good as I think I may be and that I don't bork anything up these next couple of days. These components are a little much for me to just write off, so I'll be doing a lot of triple checking.


Pie!

Winners of the MPA!

msgclb|12/03/10

Msgclb helps dethrone dusty for the day, but can he keep him out over time?

Milestones!

2010-03-12| 777| 60,000
2010-03-12 |Necrofire |4,000
2010-03-12 |RX-7 |40,000
2010-03-12 |Bucketface| 3,000
2010-03-12| Phaux |1,000

While no milestones were triggered, the progress updates highlight the flurry of activity coming from some of our newest members to the team. Very good work guys, with enough manpower our army will rise up to make even the top 10 tremble. Or at least we may just do something similar, but I'm hoping to cause some anxiety. At the rate we've been moving these past months, I wouldn't be surprised if we have been.

 

[dhoshaw]

Been trying to get my rigs reconfigured after getting my Sapphire HD5850 Toxic in. Had to do some gpu shuffling so that I could fit the 5850 in my main rig with one of my 9800GX2s.

Then the fun began. The ATI installer would blue screen every time. Finally found the solution by googling: there was a conflict with a mfc dll installed by VS2008. OK, so now I had the 5850 running, on to installing the nvidia drivers. No luck there either; BSOD. The windows update drivers work, but I don't have physx; my Mass Effect 2 won't start without physx. I've been working 2 days on this and my avg ppd is taking a beating.

 

[hertz9753]

http://www.overclock.net/graphics-cards-general/508305-howto-ati-nvidia-physx-guide.html I don't know if this will help, since you are using an x2 card.

 

[El Fiendo]

We've moved up in placing, and with that comes a new team on our overtake list. This new team is the Dutch Power Cows.

Oh, and we slaughtered HWC by 60k tonight. Their PPD has been seeing a severe downward trend, and its recently plummeted resulting in tonight's outcome. I'm glad they passed us, we only had so many teams ahead of us to rundown so the addition of their team has prolonged the fun.


Pie!

Winners of the MPA!

msgclb|13/03/10
dustyshiv|13/03/10

Milestones!

2010-03-13| jasper1605 |20,000
2010-03-13 |everydayiloveu |500,000
2010-03-13 |TheLaughingMan |350,000
2010-03-13 |KieX |90,000

Everydayiloveu has just earned his 500k milestone tonight, putting him halfway down the road to the F@H Millionaire club. This next gap will be a long slog through a large jump of points, but the end is worth it. We have Hawaiian Punch and pie every day available at the F@H Millionaire clubhouse. That and you know you helped science out a good bit, but whatever your motivation I look forward to seeing you there. Until then, congrats on 500k. Kiex and Jasper, it looks like we'll be seeing your names up here again soon as well.

 

[El Fiendo]

Tonight's pie highlights some of the bigadv users claiming the top 3 places, all in front of Buck who takes 4th. I suppose we are living in odd times, I just never thought I'd see the day.

With a little luck, I may be making my daily entry a little bit more viable for such positions of prestige.


Pie!

Winners of the MPA!

msgclb|14/03/10
dustyshiv|14/03/10

Milestones!

2010-03-14| jasper1605 |25,000
2010-03-14 |777 |70,000

Jasper1605 has claimed his 25k milestone, which shouldn't be a surprise considering we saw him lining it up last night. Congratulations on your achievement, you should reach 100k in no time and thus earn your forum folding badge. Speaking of lining up milestones, we see 777 rocketing towards 100k and looks to be only a matter of a few days before he blasts past it.

 

[El Fiendo]

We've beaten HWC today by 60k yet again, and they've got another 30 members on us. I suppose it helps that our top 4 all sport a PPD higher than than their top producer, but I also think that Team TPU just wants the lead more than they do. We even know that we are running at a reduced capacity that will change in the coming weeks, so we may just show up in their mirror and give them a scare.


Pie!

Winners of the MPA!

msgclb|15/03/10
dustyshiv|15/03/10

Milestones!

2010-03-15 |BoT |20,000
2010-03-15 |deathmore |1,400,000
2010-03-15 |777 |90,000
2010-03-15 |RX-7 |50,000
2010-03-15 |ArmoredCavalry| 90,000
2010-03-15 |NastyHabits |2,500,000
2010-03-15 |PowderedSugar| 850,000

The flurry of updates for the most stop short of milestones, with a few like 777 and Armored Cavalry teetering on the brink of 100k. However, tonight we do see RX-7 snagging the lone milestone as he packs away 50,000 points. Very nice sir.

 

[msgclb]

Would anyone loan me $1100? Probably not. I guess that I'll have to lower my expectations.

There are reports that AMD's new Phenom II X6 “Thuban” Processor will start selling in April. Hopefully it will be affordable and can run the bigadv WUs.

Here's a Google translation showing off the Phenom II X6 "Thuban" Processor.

AMD Thuban Processors: Six-Core Phenom II’s Coming in April

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I'm looking forward to hearing how well the 980X does bigadv

 

[El Fiendo]

I'd love to grab two 6 core Xeons and an EVGA Classified SR-2. Unfortunately its seemingly nowhere near cost effective in any way shape or form so I won't be able to sell myself on it.

Pie!

Winners of the MPA!

msgclb|16/03/10
dustyshiv|16/03/10

Milestones!

2010-03-16| KieX| 100,000
2010-03-16| Darkrealms| 1,400,000
2010-03-16 |msgclb |14,000,000
2010-03-16| 777| 100,000

The list tonight is a short list thats packed full of triggered milestones. First we have Kiex and 777 both earning the 100,000 point milestone, and both should now be able to sport their folding badges on the forum here. Meanwhile, msgclb wields a number that is likely fueled by a machine powered by the fires of hell itself. Or perhaps just conventional electricity, but his 14 million milestone is definitely a respectable number. Very nice work guys, congratulations.

 

[msgclb]

I'd love to grab two 6 core Xeons and an EVGA Classified SR-2. Unfortunately its seemingly nowhere near cost effective in any way shape or form so I won't be able to sell myself on it.

This morning my inbox had an advertisement for the EVGA Classified SR-2. The MSRP is only $599.99. Throw in the two Xeons, the PSU, the GPUs, the memory and possible a case then I'd need a job.

And yes my machines are putting me in the poor house using just conventional electricity.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Congrats msgclb, 777 and Kiex.

 

[KieX]

So happy to finally reach the 100K and sport the badge on the forum! In the next couple of months I should be making a new computer so if all goes well I should be able to at least double my PPD. Won't be amazing PPD, but they will be consistent

 

[niko084]

This morning my inbox had an advertisement for the EVGA Classified SR-2. The MSRP is only $599.99. Throw in the two Xeons, the PSU, the GPUs, the memory and possible a case then I'd need a job.

And yes my machines are putting me in the poor house using just conventional electricity.

That's exactly what I have a customer of mine waiting for!
I can't wait for it all to be released so I can build it, clock it, water it and then when his software supports cuda on the next major update here.

Ohh, I can't wait, and yes I'll post pics.

 

[El Fiendo]

This morning my inbox had an advertisement for the EVGA Classified SR-2. The MSRP is only $599.99. Throw in the two Xeons, the PSU, the GPUs, the memory and possible a case then I'd need a job.

And yes my machines are putting me in the poor house using just conventional electricity.

You should really try the hell-fire, its supposed to be emission efficient and pretty much is a renewable resource. Cheap too, only need a soul.

That's exactly what I have a customer of mine waiting for!
I can't wait for it all to be released so I can build it, clock it, water it and then when his software supports cuda on the next major update here.

Ohh, I can't wait, and yes I'll post pics.

Speaking of souls and the use of them as bartering chips...

 

[msgclb]

That's exactly what I have a customer of mine waiting for!
I can't wait for it all to be released so I can build it, clock it, water it and then when his software supports cuda on the next major update here.

Ohh, I can't wait, and yes I'll post pics.

Hopefully you can find a EVGA "HPATX" capable case.

And a EVGA Classified SP2 PSU.

It will be interesting to see all this in one package.

 

[NastyHabits]

Congrats msgclb, 777 and Kiex.

+1

I just love all those zeros!

 

[NastyHabits]

El Fiendo and msgclib:

Forget that EVGA board. Pimp your PC. Get the ASUS P7F7-E and throw in 4 Tesla C1060 cards at only $1500 a piece . Oh, I forgot, that cost justification thing. My bad.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I just want to know if 2 Scythe Susano will fit on the SR-2. If the SR-2 was setup on a bench (who's got a case that will fit it, besides Mountain Mods) and that cooler was used, do you think that you would have to tie it down if you cranked up all those fans? BTW, what is/was the SR-1?

 

[hertz9753]

Congrats msgclb, 777 and Kiex.

Good job guys. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think msgclb is only the third person on the team to post over 400,000 pts in a three day period.

 

[El Fiendo]

El Fiendo and msgclib:

Forget that EVGA board. Pimp your PC. Get the ASUS P7F7-E and throw in 4 Tesla C1060 cards at only $1500 a piece . Oh, I forgot, that cost justification thing. My bad.

I just want to know if 2 Scythe Susano will fit on the SR-2. If the SR-2 was setup on a bench (who's got a case that will fit it, besides Mountain Mods) and that cooler was used, do you think that you would have to tie it down if you cranked up all those fans? BTW, what is/was the SR-1?

You could make a VTOL motherboard and possibly carry small creatures with it. This may just be what I use to justify buying this board. I'm thinking Guinea pigs. It'd fold in its off time of course.


Pie!

Winners of the MPA!

msgclb|17/03/10
dustyshiv|17/03/10

Milestones!

2010-03-17 |BundyR| 400,000
2010-03-17 |vanyots |1,100,000
2010-03-17 |iamgary11111 |5,000
2010-03-17 |dhoshaw| 5,000,000

The listing tonight showcases yet another millionaire, this time dhoshaw as he completes 5 million points with TPU where the majority of his points lay. Glad to have you aboard and folding with us, and congratulations on a very nice milestone.

 

[NastyHabits]

BTW, what is/was the SR-1?

I don't know. But the SR-71 was known as the "Blackbird". Fastest plane ever.

PS: Congrats to dhoshaw for his multi-million milestone.