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OverclockTheStock · 11-23-08

How much ppd do the i7 processors get? I would expect them to be really good folders.

MasterFire · 11-23-08

I would think that a proper GPU would still outdo it for a better price.

ProjecT TimeZ · 11-23-08

I'm not sure where I heard this from, but I think 3-5000 ppd

rx7racer · 11-23-08

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Originally Posted by ProjecT TimeZ

I'm not sure where I heard this from, but I think 3-5000 ppd

Was that for 2 cores or all 4 cores, cause that's pretty crappy for all 4 cores folding. I don't think the i7 isn't really all that much of an improvement over the C2 in regards to most apps right now.

And with the i7 shouldn't you be able to run say 4 instances of vmware+ubuntu since it can run 8 threads. That should pump out about 12k ppd if it could.

ProjecT TimeZ · 11-23-08

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Originally Posted by rx7racer

Was that for 2 cores or all 4 cores, cause that's pretty crappy for all 4 cores folding. I don't think the i7 is really all that much of an improvement over the C2 in regards to most apps right now.

And with the i7 shouldn't you be able to run say 4 instances of vmware+ubuntu since it can run 8 threads. That should pump out about 12k ppd if it could.

That much per core

error10 · 11-23-08

I get 5500PPD out of a Q9550 at stock and > 6000PPD out of my OC'd Q6600 in my sig rig.

iggster · 11-23-08

I installed smp the other day and would only get like 350ppd even after deleting the work folder and restarting but my CPU usage was like at 1%

error10 · 11-23-08

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Originally Posted by iggster

I installed smp the other day and would only get like 350ppd even after deleting the work folder and restarting but my CPU usage was like at 1%

I have no idea what would cause that. It's Windows and I've had absolutely no luck getting the Windows SMP client to work. I run SMP on Linux.

I'll let you know my results if I decide to upgrade to Core i7 next week. But I've theorized you should be able to get 7,000 to 10,000 PPD out of one.

**mortimersnerd** · 11-23-08

F@H doesnt take advantage of hyperthreading so I wouldnt expect it to to much better than a well OCed 45nm quad.

error10 · 11-23-08

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Originally Posted by mortimersnerd

F@H doesnt take advantage of hyperthreading so I wouldnt expect it to to much better than a well OCed 45nm quad.

The only discussion of hyperthreading and F@H I can find deals specifically with the Pentium 4 implementation and the single core clients, not with Nehalem or SMP clients on Nehalem.

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mortimersnerd Fear the penguin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Michigan, United States Posts: 7,344 Hardware Reviews: 4 Trader Rating: 49	F@H doesnt take advantage of hyperthreading so I wouldnt expect it to to much better than a well OCed 45nm quad.

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