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pato88 · 08-15-07

illl just ignore nechen. not getting into that.

but wouldnt a Q6600 fold about the same (if not more) than the Xeon? Not to mentio nthe Q6600 is cheaper.

the ps3 is good for folding because there are tons more hours when the ps3 goes unused rather than used. so crack F@H on the ps3 and when you're not using it, go nuts. i plan on doing that when i get my ps3.

schoeds · 08-15-07

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Originally Posted by Nechen

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?
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I don't for second.

**Mootsfox** · 08-15-07

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Originally Posted by pato88

illl just ignore nechen. not getting into that.

but wouldnt a Q6600 fold about the same (if not more) than the Xeon? Not to mentio nthe Q6600 is cheaper.

the ps3 is good for folding because there are tons more hours when the ps3 goes unused rather than used. so crack F@H on the ps3 and when you're not using it, go nuts. i plan on doing that when i get my ps3.

The X3210 is $280 and the Q6600 is usually around $300. There is an open box on newegg for $260, however, open box CPUs on newegg means that it didn't overclock very high. (there is a 15% restocking fee, remember that if you try to buy and return from newegg)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16819115017R

whe3ls · 08-15-07

and you can get the xeon i choose for cheaper than neweggs has but i was just going off what neweggs has and there prices.

mootsfox that chip does come with a heatsink so you would really be saving any thing

whe3ls · 08-15-07

and heres a x3210 for $247

so thats a savings of 37 bucks so $403 just over 400 bucks not bad

TheFlyingWallaby · 08-17-07

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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?

I have 5 dedicated folding rigs sitting under my desk right now. The extra cost in electricity bills is minimal. I calculated it as only about an extra $10/month.

whe3ls · 08-17-07

os to put on the flash drive

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Originally Posted by priapus

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

whe3ls · 08-18-07

i guess no one was interested

Rick Arter · 09-08-07

Sounds cool want to see some updates

xenophobe · 09-08-07

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Originally Posted by Crazy9000

It seems like overclocking doesn't give a huge impact in folding from what i've heard.

It gives a decent boost. Running at 3.6GHz, changing the SMP client from 90% CPU utilization to 100% knocks a 15 minute segment to 13 minutes. When you're running 24/7 that'll knock off about 3 hours off a work unit.

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