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schoeds · 08-14-07

It's cool man, I'm just curious.

bruestle2 · 08-14-07

What OS would you use? A flash drive is kinda low capacity!

**Mootsfox** · 08-14-07

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Originally Posted by schoeds

Call me crazy but I thought the concept of folding @ home came about because of idle cpu power in home offices? I didn't think anyone would build a dedicated folding machine, retire one for folding sure, but build? What's the point?

There are plenty of people on this site that have built multiple rigs just to fold with. When you have a real job, spending $2,000 to 3,000 every few years to spend on your hobby isn't much money. Not to mention it's fun to build stuff, and it helps out with the research.

whe3ls · 08-14-07

a version of Linux unsure of the name of it

ae804 · 08-14-07

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Originally Posted by Crazy9000

Is this going to be a dedicated folding machine? If so, I would go with a $30 case (local if possible to save shipping), and just use the stock cooler. It seems like overclocking doesn't give a huge impact in folding from what i've heard.

Uh... I OC'd my processor from a FSB of 266 to a FSB of 333 (2.13 GHz to 2.67 GHz). It dropped my time from 25 minutes for every 1% to 18 minutes for every 1%.

That's a difference of 500 PPD

and that's only on my Dual Core E6400.

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Originally Posted by bruestle2

What OS would you use? A flash drive is kinda low capacity!

DSL (Damn Small Linux) Entire OS is only 50 MB

whe3ls · 08-14-07

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Originally Posted by schoeds

It's cool man, I'm just curious.

i know but either way they get helped i but the real question then is how and when they get helped.

whe3ls · 08-14-07

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Originally Posted by ae804

Uh... I OC'd my processor from a FSB of 266 to a FSB of 333 (2.13 GHz to 2.67 GHz). It dropped my time from 25 minutes for every 1% to 18 minutes for every 1%.

That's a difference of 500 PPD

and that's only on my Dual Core E6400.

DSL (Damn Small Linux) Entire OS is only 50 MB

i think there are smaller versions but dang thats small

schoeds · 08-15-07

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Originally Posted by Mootsfox

There are plenty of people on this site that have built multiple rigs just to fold with. When you have a real job, spending $2,000 to 3,000 every few years to spend on your hobby isn't much money. Not to mention it's fun to build stuff, and it helps out with the research.

Good call! I like hobbies.

**Mootsfox** · 08-15-07

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Originally Posted by schoeds

Good call! I like hobbies.

Oh, good choices. You forgot computers though

Nechen · 08-15-07

Does anyone here really believe that if they find a cure for cancer through Folding that it'll be used if it costs less than the current Cancer treatments?

Sorry but doctors and hospitals make a TON of cash off of radiating people until they go bald, then Rogaine slips them money under the table for radiating people so they can boost the sales of their hair loss product, and finally more money is slipped under the table by companies who produce medication to help with your white cell count.

Combine that with the profit gained from Medical Marijuana, Advil, Aspirin, and anything else you can possibly think of and you have one huge cash cow.

If folding leads to the discovery of a simple shot or vaccination that costs $150 then guess what? Its going in the trash...

Like I said, it all depends on how these events turn out, I definitely support folding 100% but IMO its not going to lead anywhere.

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