TPU's F@H Team

[DaMulta]

Yes, folding kills my laptop too.

Have you ran memtest on it yet?

 

[[Ion]]

Just curious, but why don't you try SMP on your C2Q? It has no impact whatsoever on day-to-day use, and would give far better points

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Yes, folding kills my laptop too.

Have you ran memtest on it yet?

nope, havent tried - but the RAM is fairly new. like i said before - the laptop has always worked flawlessly

Just curious, but why don't you try SMP on your C2Q? It has no impact whatsoever on day-to-day use, and would give far better points

my C2Q is my main machine - I would prefer to use it for stuff i wana do & dedicate an entire machine to it, secondly I cant always have my main machine on.

 

[DaMulta]

In my experience new ram fails easier than older broke in memory.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

In my experience new ram fails easier than older broke in memory.

Ok - I say new - i mean its been in there about almost 2 years lol

 

[DaMulta]

lol well running the test over night never hurts anything

 

[FreedomEclipse]

lol well running the test over night never hurts anything

I'l get around to it eventually. but if the ram is bad then I will still be out of play for a while n while i send it off for RMA - I think Corsair ram was lifetime warranty wasnt it??

 

[DaMulta]

http://www.corsair.com/warranty/default.aspx

 

[FreedomEclipse]

http://www.corsair.com/warranty/default.aspx

We have three RMA receiving locations: USA, The Netherlands and Taiwan.

Lol - P&P fees are going to hurt. plus if i send it to china - Im not gonna see a replacement in 2months lmao

 

[[Ion]]

Well it shouldn't be that bad to send it to NL, right?

 

[(FIH) The Don]

KieX helpd me through the setup

i just started with the 4670 (i know it sucks)

but that was more so id know what to do

just put up a WTB thread in my local forums for a wide range of nvidia cards

currently have a bunch of 260 offers

mainly in the 100$ range

 

[[Ion]]

KieX helpd me through the setup

i just started with the 4670 (i know it sucks)

but that was more so id know what to do

just put up a WTB thread in my local forums for a wide range of nvidia cards

currently have a bunch of 260 offers

mainly in the 100$ range

Well that's a very good price for a GTX260. If you can find a 9800GX2 for a reasonable price, they're 10-12k PPD, but incredibly loud. My GTX260 is about 8k PPD, for comparison

 

[(FIH) The Don]

just added the 9800GX2 in my search then

if i get a good offer i might get 2 of them

ugh, i might need a new mb for all these cards haha i do love to play games also, so might need a dedicated rig

whats the best mb that isnt too expensive

 

[[Ion]]

AMD: MSI 790FX-GD70
Intel P55: EVGA P55 SLI/Asus P7P55D Pro
Intel LGA775 (not smart IMO): 780i SLI
Not really sure about X58, that's not my field of expertise

 

[p_o_s_pc]

AMD: MSI 790FX-GD70
Intel P55: EVGA P55 SLI/Asus P7P55D Pro
Intel LGA775 (not smart IMO): 780i SLI
Not really sure about X58, that's not my field of expertise

if looking for cheap but decent then
ASRock X58 Extreme

 

[Chicken Patty]

Bogmali just got rid of two GX2's I believe for great prices. I have one and it's great!

 

[thebluebumblebee]

KieX helpd me through the setup

i just started with the 4670 (i know it sucks)

but that was more so id know what to do

just put up a WTB thread in my local forums for a wide range of nvidia cards

currently have a bunch of 260 offers

mainly in the 100$ range

Welcome. Because the cost of electricity becomes part of the cost of F@H, I'd recommend the newer cards. The current champ for F@H value is the GTX460, (memory size does not seem to matter) which with overclocking can yield around 10,000PPD. There's a debate around here about the GTX260 versions. Seems like the 192 shader versions can OC better, but the 55nm 216shader versions use less power. The reason the GTX260's are selling for such a low price is because the GTX460 is so good at its price point. If you're looking for something a bit cheaper, the GT240 is also very good. I don't know what it gets with GPU3, but it did very well with OC'ing and sips power.

 

[[Ion]]

Bogmali just got rid of two GX2's I believe for great prices. I have one and it's great!

So is this GX2 #2 for you?

You're really turning into a FAH powerhouse

 

[(FIH) The Don]

AMD: MSI 790FX-GD70
Intel P55: EVGA P55 SLI/Asus P7P55D Pro
Intel LGA775 (not smart IMO): 780i SLI
Not really sure about X58, that's not my field of expertise

thx for the list man

but in order to get any of those bord id have to get some new cpu, mem and such, and the budget isnt the biggest atm

so i think i might find a used MSI 790FX-GD70, great layout, and then a dualcore og quadcore pII for it to crunch. or the old msi platinum as Buck uses, that looks good too if i were to build a dedicated folder

if looking for cheap but decent then
ASRock X58 Extreme

then id have to get a i7 and memory too, thats really expensive here in DK, bu then again id have a good cruncher too

Bogmali just got rid of two GX2's I believe for great prices. I have one and it's great!

ill keep an eye open for that
but i actually might end up with either a 460/465 instead, a friend of mine has both and wanna let go of one of them

Welcome. Because the cost of electricity becomes part of the cost of F@H, I'd recommend the newer cards. The current champ for F@H value is the GTX460, (memory size does not seem to matter) which with overclocking can yield around 10,000PPD. There's a debate around here about the GTX260 versions. Seems like the 192 shader versions can OC better, but the 55nm 216shader versions use less power. The reason the GTX260's are selling for such a low price is because the GTX460 is so good at its price point. If you're looking for something a bit cheaper, the GT240 is also very good. I don't know what it gets with GPU3, but it did very well with OC'ing and sips power.

thx for the info man

but as said above, i might go with the 460/465

 

[Chicken Patty]

@ion

No it wasn't, I bought a waterblock from him for my GX2

 

[[Ion]]

Oh. 2 GX2s would have been awesome. There's one being offered to folders at OCN for $85 shipped, each time I see that post it makes me sad. It's an incredible price, but I'm almost certain my parents won't let me get it

 

[Chicken Patty]

I heard that HD5770s were pretty much silent

For $110, it sounds like a nice deal, but the noise has me worried a bit.

Oh. 2 GX2s would have been awesome. There's one being offered to folders at OCN for $85 shipped, each time I see that post it makes me sad. It's an incredible price, but I'm almost certain my parents won't let me get it

I just can't now, I have some water cooling stuff here because of a trade and some great members here who have literally gave me stuff for free or at a unbelievable price. I just can't get more hardware now.

 

[bogmali]

I will have 2 8800GTS 512MB for sale shortly after I get me my 2 GTX460's

 

[p_o_s_pc]

I have a EVGA 8800GTS 640mb for sale. $60shipped US
the TIM has been replaced with MX-2 and thermal pads have been replaced as well.
BIOS has been flashed with a EVGA Superclocked bios.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

seems like i might go with the MSI Cyclone 460 1gb version as i do play about 1 hour a day, so need a little extra

and then another next month