WCG-TPU 9th Birthday Challenge (11/16-11/22/2013)- Join us/Crunch/Win Stuff

[librin.so.1]

Sorry for the double-post.
Well, just got back from yet another BOINC'ing mission. It appears there's a custom to have a single dead computer in each computer class. Probably to ward the gnomes away (J/K)
So, 11 computers join yet again! This time - 9x Pentium Dual-Core E5500 and 2x i3 3220 are joining the fleet!

So, currently, I am crunching for TechPowerUp with 154 cores / 162 threads!

gonna update siggy in a few minutes already done

 

[Norton]

Sorry for the double-post.
Well, just got back from yet another BOINC'ing mission. It appears there's a custom to have a single dead computer in each computer class. Probably to ward the gnomes away (J/K)
So, 11 computers join yet again! This time - 9x Pentium Dual-Core E5500 and 2x i3 3220 are joining the fleet!

So, currently, I am crunching for TechPowerUp with 154 cores / 162 threads!

gonna update siggy in a few minutes

We may have a shot @ Team China after all!!!!

Will be uploading/reporting my remote rigs later today so expect an extra 10k or so bump from me

 

[d1nky]

when does this finish? 12pm 11/22 or 12pm tonight?

 

[xvi]

So, currently, I am crunching for TechPowerUp with 154 cores / 162 threads!

gonna update siggy in a few minutes already done

That's crazy, man. I think I need to go back to school.

Edit: My server finally shipped on the 19th. It was supposed to nearly be here on the 19th. Doesn't look like it will make it in time for the competition, but it should make for one nice Minecraft server (with BOINC in the background, of course)

 

[mstenholm]

Last week I won a PC at OCN that was built as a tribute to Adam Wilson (aka Erakith) who passed away last year. He was a father and husband, a reviewer for Thinkcomputers.org, and passed away way too young.

This is the PC:

CaseLabs SM8
Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH
Intel 3570K
8GB Samsung Green Ram
Inno3d GTX680 4GB
Plextor PX-128M3 128 GB SSD
Mayhems Pastel - Sunset Yellow 250 ml
NZXT Hale90-1000-M
NZXT Sentry 2
NZXT Extensions
EK H30 360 HFX Rad x 2
EK Compression Fittings
EK FC680 GTX+
EK Supremacy
EK-DCP 4.0
Yate Loon medium speed fans x 13
XSPC Photon 270 Tube Reservoir

I will be getting the loop filled this afternoon and will have the rig running shortly thereafter. It's a special PC and I plan to have it live a productive life of F@H and WCG for the duration of its life.

Cool. Nice and clean.

 

[vega22]

got the 2600k crunching but the 2500k is fighting back and doesn't want to see the network. same software as the 26 which worked first time xD

why is it not loading my gpu?

i thought it would run on amd cards too?

off to google.

 

[stinger608]

Okay team;

As an appetizer for the hardware give away, I am including a retail key for.......................................Wait for it......................................Battlefield 4!!!!!

Norton will hash out the details sometime today or this evening. It will be given away prior to the hardware give away's so stay tuned.

I am still waiting on Norton to figure out when and how to give away this BF4 key.

 

[15th Warlock]

when does this finish? 12pm 11/22 or 12pm tonight?

I had to laugh at this question, thing is my parents are staying over the week for thanksgiving and my mother asked me the same exact question this morning.

One my rigs is running in their room, well she goes and asks, when am I going to turn all these computers off, and if I wasn't afraid about how all this radiation would affect my son, all this in a serious tone and showing visible concern about our safety with all these computers running all over my place...

I'm probably going to hell for this but I couldn't help but laugh out loud in her face!

You guys have to understand that my parents went through all this nuclear apocalypse fears while growing up, but god that made me laugh so hard, you guys should've seen the look in her face, she was like: oh no, my son has turned a mad scientist or something

 

[d1nky]

yea I would of laughed as well tbh, I asked because I saw somewhere it said 11/16 through to 11/22 and didn't see any times.

just checked op and Crunch from 11/16 (0:00 GMT) to 11/22/2013 (24:00 GMT)

1 day of crunching left in the comp, CRUNCH ON!

 

[vega22]

only things i have which aint crunching now wouldn't finish a wu before the deadline now xD

 

[GreiverBlade]

weeeee at last ... m'kay too easy since i was doing only FAAH (now i have some cancer mapping aswell)

btw same question as other deadline is ? end of 22 or beginning?

 

[manofthem]

I am still waiting on Norton to figure out when and how to give away this BF4 key.

I'm looking forward to this for sure! May have to enter since I'm too broke to buy one

 

[d1nky]

weeeee at last ... m'kay too easy since i was doing only FAAH (now i have some cancer mapping aswell)

btw same question as other deadline is ? end of 22 or beginning?

Crunch from 11/16 (0:00 GMT) to 11/22/2013 (24:00 GMT)

 

[librin.so.1]

Too bad there's no "play games for a week without consequence coupon" on the giveaway. As I believe most of us lack this thing called "time to play games" much more than games themselves

Sad, but at least for me - it's so true it hurts

 

[manofthem]

Too bad there's no "play games for a week without consequence coupon" on the giveaway. As I believe most of us lack this thing called "time to play games" much more than games themselves

Sad, but at least for me - it's so true it hurts

Yes, you are right. Many of us lack the time, which makes me wonder why I continue to get these higher end pc gaming parts when my time is so limited. Times are busy, and most of us have a lot going on. But we can't let that dampen our game-giving-away spirit

BTW, I've come to appreciate the value of gaming on a lower end system in recent days. Ion gave me the idea where he said he games on his lower ends stuff, and I've done it too, which works out well since games still play nicely and it doesn't take away from my main pc's output

 

[GreiverBlade]

Yes, you are right. Many of us lack the time, which makes me wonder why I continue to get these higher end pc gaming parts when my time is so limited. Times are busy, and most of us have a lot going on. But we can't let that dampen our game-giving-away spirit

BTW, I've come to appreciate the value of gaming on a lower end system in recent days. Ion gave me the idea where he said he games on his lower ends stuff, and I've done it too, which works out well since games still play nicely and it doesn't take away from my main pc's output

i know that feeling ... for that week on the opposite of shutting the computing on the Xeon i was gaming on the Phenom ahah .... i need to browse my old school games library ... (unless i switch the 770 for the 460 ahah)

i think for tonight and the whole 22 i will just watch some anime and movies

 

[mjkmike]

Playing Real Racing3 on my Transfomer more and more.

Great job team, you make me proud to be a member, and again sorry I don't post more.

Crunch on and crunch hard.

 

[theonedub]

Ridiculous Fishing on Android is pretty fun and is included in the new Mobile Humble Bundle. Keeping the precious CPU cycles free on my end.

 

[Norton]

when does this finish? 12pm 11/22 or 12pm tonight?

Challenge closes in just under 27 hrs....


check back this evening up to a few hours before the close for a special early giveaway

 

[librin.so.1]

>That currently #1 team in the challenge - Planet 3DNow!
>Description of the team says it is a AMD user team (makes sense - 3DNow! were AMD-only instructions)
>The top scoring user in the team seems to be using a fleet of Intels exclusively
Hypocrisy much?

(Well, I know - what's important is "science got done", but this just seems funny in its own kind of way )

 

[[Ion]]

Sorry for the double-post.
Well, just got back from yet another BOINC'ing mission. It appears there's a custom to have a single dead computer in each computer class. Probably to ward the gnomes away (J/K)
So, 11 computers join yet again! This time - 9x Pentium Dual-Core E5500 and 2x i3 3220 are joining the fleet!

So, currently, I am crunching for TechPowerUp with 154 cores / 162 threads!

gonna update siggy in a few minutes already done

Another room full of computers???

 

[librin.so.1]

Another room full of computers???

Aaaaaaaaye!
But this appears to be the last one. If I am to get any more, it is going to be isolated cases of one, two at most three PCs at a time. Emphasis on IF I am getting any more.
P.S. with this, I occupied that whole room that is split into four smaller rooms with an aluminum + glass walls.
Man, those aluminum + glass walls / doors are simply epic. They are there since the soviet times. Too bad we wouldn't be getting anything like this these days - something much cheaper and lighter gets used. I already saw it long ago as an established fact - there wasn't a single field were the soviets ever scrooged on metal - they used more metal than needed, even. As one example I like to give - their fridges were as heavy as pianos and were using steel sheets so thick, I would not be afraid to use one as a cover from bullets any day

 

[[Ion]]

Well, even if that's the last batch, it's still a phenomenal number of computers that you don't have to pay for
If they can run 24/7, even better!

 

[TRWOV]

Sorry for the double-post.
Well, just got back from yet another BOINC'ing mission. It appears there's a custom to have a single dead computer in each computer class. Probably to ward the gnomes away (J/K)
So, 11 computers join yet again! This time - 9x Pentium Dual-Core E5500 and 2x i3 3220 are joining the fleet!

So, currently, I am crunching for TechPowerUp with 154 cores / 162 threads!

gonna update siggy in a few minutes already done

OK, now you're done it. I'll have to find a way to sneak a 4P in the office. The doc server is bound for an upgrade anyway.

 

[Nordic]

I want my university to crunch for me...