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Johanthegnarler · 04-30-08

Hmm.. i have access to 12 quad core's all at 3.6

.. now i just have to not be watched while i install folding on each of them under my name ^^

I have 35 WU's.. and like 1500 points total? How come that seems wrong? some of them are like 5,000 frames..

biatchi · 04-30-08

You need to run them with the smp flag

Code:

-smp

theonion · 05-01-08

damnit!! One of the dual Xeon boxes went down and I didn't notice it......that'll leave a mark.

**The Duke** · 05-01-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by biatchi

Ok then................................ your a n00b and I bet you Phail epically

Lol just kidding, What OS are you doing this on?

XP SP2

VCheeZ · 05-01-08

So how well do you have to be doing to get best new folder of the month? I have broken the top 500...

**gibsonnova74** · 05-01-08

well, i bet if you run dual smp with that quad, you could have a good chance. although, there have been some nice farms sprouting up!

Havegooda · 05-01-08

Wow Gib, you've got 10 quads now. Yeesh, how do you cool that room?

~Gooda~

**The Duke** · 05-01-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Havegooda

Wow Gib, you've got 10 quads now. Yeesh, how do you cool that room?

~Gooda~

Its a sauna, he just throws water on them to steam up the room

Plus he don't have to turn on the furnace in the winter

**gibsonnova74** · 05-01-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Havegooda

Wow Gib, you've got 10 quads now. Yeesh, how do you cool that room?

~Gooda~

lol, well i'll tell ya, my office is deffinately the hottest room in the house. 2 of the things i have had to do, to help with the heat is: (1) close off half of the a/c vents in the house, hence, forcing more cold air into the office. (2) run a table fan in the doorway to the office, hence forcing more cold air from the rest of the house in the office. man, i'm not looking forward to summer!

Avacado · 05-02-08

W00t, I'm no where near Gibs 60$ a month on electricity to fold... however I just moved into the 300's.... Look out 200's, I'm coming for dat Arse!

Reference for Gib's $

Quote:

How much power/money is used by keeping a F@H running 24/7 on a computer?
Roughly, a CPU uses about as much power as a 60 watt light bulb. Here's a report on computer power management from Lawrence Berkeley government labs, and there are other referencs on the web you can find. Although power supplies on most computers are rated at 250 watts, average usage is much lower. On average, a Pentium-type computer uses between 45-70 watts (I've read various different sources on this) while it is on. If the computer has no idle mode, it will use the same amount of energy whether it is running a program or not. If it is on idle, it will consume around 25 watts. So, the daily difference between off and running F@H is about 24x(45 to 70) = 1.1 to 1.7 kWh. At $0.14 per kWh ( from PG&E here in California), this works out to about $0.15 to $0.24 per day, or perhaps $6 a month. The difference between an idled computer and one running F@H would be closer to $4 a month - and if the computer was already being used 8 hours a day, it would be closer to $3 a month. In general, lighting and climate control use a much larger share of household power than computers do. So the best bet for cutting costs and conserving energy would be to turn off lights, turn off your computer monitors (which use more power than a CPU), and turn down the heat. And keep folding

10 Quads x6$ Monthly (Roughly 60W Lightbulb)

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