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[manofthem]

Got it running- pulled the board from the case, reseated the cpu, changed the cooler, and reset the BIOS.

Seems to be running fine on the test stand atm so expect to see the Kreij memorial account back in the Top 40 within the next few days

Sweet, @Kreij needs some too.


My next order of business is to replace the cooler on the 4790. I was thinking and found it quite peculiar: this is the second aio cooler that died on this pc. Maybe the mATX case doesn't dissipate the heat and kills the cooler...not sure?

 

[manofthem]

Anyone else hoping for good reviews of AMD's Ryzen CPUs?

Im definitely in the mood for an AMD build; I'd love a solid replacement for the 2600k. Worst part seems to be that if reviews are good, it'll be tough to get your hands on one since they'll probably sell out quickly. I guess just another week or 2 will tell the tale.

 

[Norton]

Anyone else hoping for good reviews of AMD's Ryzen CPUs?

Good reviews/good performance will likely drop prices on Intel 6 or 8 core chips (used and new) so it should be a Win-Win for crunchers imo!

 

[stinger608]

Im definitely in the mood for an AMD build;

Oh hell yea!!!!!! I hope they are frigging awesome processors! AMD hasn't really been in the game since the s939 days. As you stated, I'm ready for an AMD build!

 

[twilyth]

I'm looking to pre-order but the only place that seems to have the chips on offer is in Belgium or the Netherlands I think.

 

[manofthem]

I'm looking to pre-order but the only place that seems to have the chips on offer is in Belgium or the Netherlands I think.

Yeah that's pretty far from here. I did a quick search earlier looking for pre-orders as well and found nothing. But I'm really looking forward to these CPUs and reviews. I'd really love to grab an 8c/16c sucker.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Anyone else hoping for good reviews of AMD's Ryzen CPUs?

If for no other reason than to drive down the prices on used items, you bet. (even with my pending sale) I have a Z170 motherboard and DDR4 RAM (a total of $65 invested)and I want an i7-6700T/7700T for it. Double the performance of my i3-3220T for the same 35 watts.

 

[xvi]

Greetings all! We now have our own Distributed Computing channel in TPU's Discord server labeled #wcg-fah!

Currently, this is shared between the World Community Grid and Folding@Home teams. If it becomes popular, we can split it into two groups. If not, we can burn it down!

To join, please read the rules in Toothless's Discord post here.

 

[HammerON]

I wondered why my numbers were down the last couple days. I hadn't checked on my main rig for a couple days (normally play a couple games before bed), so a couple days ago I noticed when I turned the monitor on that Windows was not responding. I restarted it thinking that would take care of the problem. I checked again last night and again Windows was not responding. Restarted again and noticed that my fan controller nobs had been turned off
Turned them back on and all is back to normal. My three and half year old son loves to play with the nobs so I will have to keep a closer eye on them from now on.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I wondered why my numbers were down the last couple days. I hadn't checked on my main rig for a couple days (normally play a couple games before bed) and so a couple days ago I noticed when I turned the monitor on that it Windows was not responding. I restarted it thinking that would take care of the problem. I checked again last night and again Windows was not responding. Restarted again and noticed that my fan controller nobs had been turned off
Turned them back on and all is back to normal. My three and half year old son loves to play with the nobs so I will have to keep a closer eye on them from now on.

You and @manofthem should compare notes.

 

[HammerON]

Oh - we have. Just not recently!

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I was lucky. Non of my kids wanted to plug, press anything. Worst that happened was the expansion slot cover that my daughter used to "draw" on my 17" CRT! Screwed up the coatings on the glass and I had to use it that way for years.

 

[manofthem]

You and @manofthem should compare notes.

Oh - we have. Just not recently!

Crazy, seems we have the same issues.

I had the same issue with the fan controller knobs, seems the kids are very attracted to them. The only workable solution I found was to get rid of the controller when I switched cases.

The other issue I have is that the little one likes to find the power buttons and push them, and those little leds make it so easy for them to find.

I was lucky. Non of my kids wanted to plug, press anything. Worst that happened was the expansion slot cover that my daughter used to "draw" on my 17" CRT! Screwed up the coatings on the glass and I had to use it that way for years.

Count your blessings indeed lol! Sometimes it's not my kids but other kids, too. My wife always has friends over with their little kids, and I've come home many times to a turned off pc.

The worst is when I'm doing something on the pc, work or game, and they push it...very frustrating

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Okay, this is curious. Already at 18% and an ending date of June. Hopefully this is like the first phase???

 

[manofthem]

Okay, this is curious. Already at 18% and an ending date of June. Hopefully this is like the first phase???

Oh boy that doesn't bode well for my badge

But seirously, that seems terribly short for a runtime of a project. I hope they bring something back with a phase 2 or extend it.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

In about 48 hours, I'll be switching everything to SCC. I was hoping to "broaden my horizons" and work on several projects, but no, it'll be a race for that diamond badge.

Spoiler: Go ahead, make my day.

http://wg.popcorn.cx/films/acs/sounds/right._off_we_go_then.wav

 

[manofthem]

In about 48 hours, I'll be switching everything to SCC.

Does that mean that you'll be set on MCM by then?

 

[Recca29]

Moving to a new house. all systems down for a few days.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Does that mean that you'll be set on MCM by then?

Well, I thought I was going to be. I knew something was wrong when I woke up because it was too quiet. Sure enough, I'm I was getting:

2/23/2017 4:07:12 AM | | Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
2/23/2017 4:07:14 AM | | Internet access OK - project servers may be temporarily down.

Had a scare there. Appears that everything is back to normal. (maybe) As of today's half way update, I have 52 days left with 40 threads running. And tomorrow's my birthday.

 

[Norton]

And tomorrow's my birthday.

Happy Birthday!!!

Spoiler: Be careful with the candles!

 

[twilyth]

Happy Birthday Bee and many more.

 

[4x4n]

Hey team, any interest in a X58 Xeon combo? Currently running at 4.2ghz and averaging around 10k a day in Linux. Will be more than fair with pricing, pm me if interested.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Two items:
SCC has been given an ending date of May!
It's very early for me to say this, but it appears that SCC gets great PPD. (maybe what I'm seeing is the leftovers from MCM?)

 

[twilyth]

I pulled the trigger on a 1700 ryzen with a 256 gb NVMe drive, 32 gig ddr 3000 ram (CAS 15 I think) and an Asus mATX m/b. I'm going to stuff it all into this dainty little htpc case I have and try to migrate my existing htpc over to this so I can have everything on one rack and eliminate some of wire clutter I've got going on.

I went with the 1700 since the tdp is about a third less than what the higher end chips are w/o that much of a sacrifice in speed and these days I'm all about saving on the electric bill. Well, not "all about" or I wouldn't have WCG as a hobby, but I'm trying to be strategic. I figure 65 watts for 16 threads is a pretty fair deal.

edit: btw, that's going to free up an APU, m/b and I think 16gb of memory that will be available for our next giveaway.

 

[stinger608]

That is frigging awesome @twilyth !!!