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Technology moves at lightning speed
Posted 01-21-09 at 04:16 PM by numlock2.0
Technology does move fast, but is it necessary to keep up?
I realized how much I spent on stuff as of late...wow there was so much I could have done with that money.
I had an e4400 and an X1800GTO two years ago that was fine. I fried the X1800 OC'ing a year later so I got an 8800GT...sold that to get a X1950 which was enough and could fold. But oh no! Stanford finally released a GPU client for Nvidia cards and the numbers were ridiculous. I had to get my hands on one. So I bought an 8800GTS. Later on I got a PS3 for F@H...after realizing I could trade it for a PC that could get more points, so I did so. (e6750, 8800 etc)
But what did that bring me to? Well, now I'm trying to sell all of it. I need the money to take classes. The value of the parts is so little now, that its not worth it (almost). That whole long journey of upgrading in two years brought me back to the same thing I had 6 or 7 years ago: an Athlon XP with a Radeon 9700. It can run XP, it can surf the internet, it's quiet enough, that's enough right? (honestly I had some failures in the middle of all that)
I didn't even game...or benchmark that much. All I wanted was F@H points. But what's the point in that either? How do I know those points help? Am I just spending money to get some numbers? I could have used that money for books or something, which would provide more for society when I learned those subjects and got a job. It's better for someone who already has money to spare doing F@H anyway.
If gaming, folding, or benchmarking are of no concern, what more do you need than a basic OS and basic processing? Hell...why do you even need a full out computer? Isn't a netbook all that's necessary now? Is that even necessary?
I feel poor now, considering how much I could have by now. Still, this laptop is more than enough. (Pentium M, 1GB, Integrated)
I realized how much I spent on stuff as of late...wow there was so much I could have done with that money.
I had an e4400 and an X1800GTO two years ago that was fine. I fried the X1800 OC'ing a year later so I got an 8800GT...sold that to get a X1950 which was enough and could fold. But oh no! Stanford finally released a GPU client for Nvidia cards and the numbers were ridiculous. I had to get my hands on one. So I bought an 8800GTS. Later on I got a PS3 for F@H...after realizing I could trade it for a PC that could get more points, so I did so. (e6750, 8800 etc)
But what did that bring me to? Well, now I'm trying to sell all of it. I need the money to take classes. The value of the parts is so little now, that its not worth it (almost). That whole long journey of upgrading in two years brought me back to the same thing I had 6 or 7 years ago: an Athlon XP with a Radeon 9700. It can run XP, it can surf the internet, it's quiet enough, that's enough right? (honestly I had some failures in the middle of all that)
I didn't even game...or benchmark that much. All I wanted was F@H points. But what's the point in that either? How do I know those points help? Am I just spending money to get some numbers? I could have used that money for books or something, which would provide more for society when I learned those subjects and got a job. It's better for someone who already has money to spare doing F@H anyway.
If gaming, folding, or benchmarking are of no concern, what more do you need than a basic OS and basic processing? Hell...why do you even need a full out computer? Isn't a netbook all that's necessary now? Is that even necessary?
I feel poor now, considering how much I could have by now. Still, this laptop is more than enough. (Pentium M, 1GB, Integrated)
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Well, sorry about your misadventure... However, if all you ever do is surf and check your email, yes, you will only really need a netbook. But for gaming or anything, you'll want a more powerful computer. Alot of people just upgrade and get latest to have a bigger e-peen.
However, when you're in university, if you spend your money on a powerful computer if you can afford it, it can make life alot easier. Before my mobo fried I used it as a file-server and a back-up server. Once I get my system up and running again, all will be set; I plan on using it as a home server in the future too.
So if you want to look a bit further ahead, you will want something at least decently powerful. A netbook won't be able to monitor your house with PC home security cameras; nor would it work for running a business. Also, if you're in the sciences, you can take advantage of things like a quad core to do calculations for you. Let's face it: F@H is nothing BUT calculations.
And yes, these numbers do help. It is just a database of figures that is compiled and analyzed, but when someone is doing research on exactly that topic they can see the results of certain conditions and thus formulate a postulate to fix the problem.
Hope things work out for you
Posted 03-23-09 at 12:17 PM by Bloodfire
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I don't get the latest, i am still on what i built last may. (E8400/P35 DS3L/8800GT) but i game. A lot.Posted 03-27-09 at 11:19 PM by wierdo124
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Thanks for the comments. I see how a powerful computer may be able to monitor the house, etc. But at the rate which technology is growing, I might as well tough it out with my laptop and get something suitable for monitoring my house when the time comes, if it does at all.
Is there a results page for F@H? I shall look that up now.
My mom had cancer and I did some folding as a result of that, but I'm not sure if all of this is doing any good. Should I just focus my funds on my education so I can do something helpful to society later on? Or do I spend some money and contribute just a little now? The people who should be spending money on folding are the people with a lot of money to spare...but even then, shouldn't they donate to charities or something?
There's probably something I'm missing, so I'll look up some stuffPosted 04-05-09 at 08:31 PM by numlock2.0
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Well, F@H is a program that allows scientists globally with their research in related fields. For example, I intend to get into cancer research, and if I get the clearance to, I could use their calculations to help me figure out how to optimally target certain cancers... Stuff like that.
If you want to get in that field, why not do minimalist folding and focusing on studies? If not, well, studies come first, and extra money can help F@H.
Besides, if you live your life solely for others, what type of life is that? Live your own life, have fun, be happy, and if you can spare it, help others as well And if Mega reads this, don't say the H word... -.-'Posted 04-05-09 at 09:18 PM by Bloodfire
