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10/21/12 at 12:52pm

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Hey guys.

Im looking for some advice.

After my recent upgrade of my main rig, I have a spare mobo, 4GB ram and a sempron 145.
If I pair that up with a spare PSU of main, and a 5450 or 6450, How would it perform as a folder?
Im looking looking for 10000 PPD, Just something small, cheap and quiet I can leave running 24/7 in the corner and will sound barely like a whisper.

Thanks

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
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10/21/12 at 12:55pm

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Or I might upgrade my graphics in my main rig and put my current 6670 in the folder.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
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10/21/12 at 2:00pm

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AMD does not do well at folding unfortunately

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 3570K 4.5 ghz @ 1.32v	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H	MSI 7950 Twin Frozr 1130/1510 @ 1.163	G.Skill SNiper Gaming Series 16 gb (2x8gb) 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung 840 250	Samsung F3 1TB x 2	WD 640 AAKS	western digital 1tb ezex
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LIte-On 20X DVDRW	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus	Windows 7 Pro x64	HP w237ld 23" 1080P
Power	Case	Mouse
OCZ ModXStream 600 watt	Cooler Master HAF 912	Logitech G400
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q6600 SLACR - 3.2 ghz @ 1.375vv	Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi	ECS 8800 GTS 512	G.Skill PQ 2x2 800 mhz
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
G.Skill PK 2x1 800 mhz	WD 1 TB AAKX	LITE-ON 20X DVD±R 12X DVDRAM	Tuniq Tower 120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Win7 x64 Professional	Vizio 37" HDTV	LiteOn SK-9020	Thermaltake TR2 T-500
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Apex ATX Full Tower	Logitech M100	generic	ADI AD1988B
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
T4200 2ghz	Wistron 3612	Intel GMA X4500HD	2+1 gig 800 mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
WD 500 gig BEVT	24x DVDRW Litescribe	Win 7 x64 professional	16"
Case	Mouse
HP G60-230US	Microsoft Wireless 3000
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 3570K 4.5 ghz @ 1.32v	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H	MSI 7950 Twin Frozr 1130/1510 @ 1.163	G.Skill SNiper Gaming Series 16 gb (2x8gb) 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung 840 250	Samsung F3 1TB x 2	WD 640 AAKS	western digital 1tb ezex
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LIte-On 20X DVDRW	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus	Windows 7 Pro x64	HP w237ld 23" 1080P
Power	Case	Mouse
OCZ ModXStream 600 watt	Cooler Master HAF 912	Logitech G400
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q6600 SLACR - 3.2 ghz @ 1.375vv	Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi	ECS 8800 GTS 512	G.Skill PQ 2x2 800 mhz
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
G.Skill PK 2x1 800 mhz	WD 1 TB AAKX	LITE-ON 20X DVD±R 12X DVDRAM	Tuniq Tower 120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Win7 x64 Professional	Vizio 37" HDTV	LiteOn SK-9020	Thermaltake TR2 T-500
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Apex ATX Full Tower	Logitech M100	generic	ADI AD1988B
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
T4200 2ghz	Wistron 3612	Intel GMA X4500HD	2+1 gig 800 mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
WD 500 gig BEVT	24x DVDRW Litescribe	Win 7 x64 professional	16"
Case	Mouse
HP G60-230US	Microsoft Wireless 3000
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10/21/12 at 2:06pm

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Unfortunately It isnt brilliant, however Im not going to be spending more than the price of a video card on this. I mainly do GPU folding though, So the CPU shouldn't matter right?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
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10/21/12 at 2:20pm

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I hate to say this, but that machine is not going to come anywhere close to 10k ppd. Maybe 1500-ish ppd? I've never seen any stats for low end AMD cards like those, but if they are anything like low end Nvidia cards they will barely even make the deadlines.

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10/21/12 at 2:20pm

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The CPU shouldn't matter to much but I wouldn't go any lower then a sempron (if that is even possible).
Get something like a GTS 450, 550 Ti ect,

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Hard Drive
i5 2467m	MacBook Air	Intel HD3000	128G SSD
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
None	120nm apple fan	OSX Lion
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
FX-6100@5.01Ghz	M5A97 EVO	ASUS HD5850-DC-1GD5	Kingston HyperX (2x2)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Kingston HyperX T1 (2x4)	WD Caviar Black 500GB	WD Caviar Green 1TB	Seagate Momentus (Soopa Fast 5400RPM!!!)
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Samsung 1TB (It's really fat)	LG GH24NS70	Cooler Master Hyper 412	Ubuntu 12.10
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
WIndows 7 Home Premium VM	Dell 22" 16:10	Cooler Master Storm Trigger (Blues)	Seasonic SI2II 620W
Case	Mouse	Audio	Audio
CoolerMaster Scout II	Logitech G400	Asus Xonar DG	Sennheiser HD439's
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Hard Drive
i5 2467m	MacBook Air	Intel HD3000	128G SSD
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
None	120nm apple fan	OSX Lion
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
FX-6100@5.01Ghz	M5A97 EVO	ASUS HD5850-DC-1GD5	Kingston HyperX (2x2)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Kingston HyperX T1 (2x4)	WD Caviar Black 500GB	WD Caviar Green 1TB	Seagate Momentus (Soopa Fast 5400RPM!!!)
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Samsung 1TB (It's really fat)	LG GH24NS70	Cooler Master Hyper 412	Ubuntu 12.10
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
WIndows 7 Home Premium VM	Dell 22" 16:10	Cooler Master Storm Trigger (Blues)	Seasonic SI2II 620W
Case	Mouse	Audio	Audio
CoolerMaster Scout II	Logitech G400	Asus Xonar DG	Sennheiser HD439's
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10/21/12 at 2:24pm

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I hate to say this, but that machine is not going to come anywhere close to 10k ppd. Maybe 1500-ish ppd? I've never seen any stats for low end AMD cards like those, but if they are anything like low end Nvidia cards they will barely even make the deadlines.

I just realized the typo. I meant to say im not looking for 10000 PPD.
The 6670 I have at the moment can get 2 or 3 units completed a day. I think im sitting around 7500 PPD on my main rig.
Would it better to get an ATI or NVIDIA low end, or upgrade like I said and use the 6670 to fold?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
View all

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10/21/12 at 2:29pm

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I just realized the typo. I meant to say im not looking for 10000 PPD.
The 6670 I have at the moment can get 2 or 3 units completed a day. I think im sitting around 7500 PPD on my main rig.
Would it better to get an ATI or NVIDIA low end, or upgrade like I said and use the 6670 to fold?

I would look for a GTS 450 like the other guy said, I have two and they average 8500ppd each, sometimes over 10k if the WU are good and you can get them for $50-60 if you look carefully. GT430/440 will do work as well, basically look for any low end Nvidia card that has 96 or more cuda cores. Don't look at low end keplers they are not the same.

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My 5770 only gets 5k if Im remembering correctly and amd gpu takes a core per card.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 3570K 4.5 ghz @ 1.32v	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H	MSI 7950 Twin Frozr 1130/1510 @ 1.163	G.Skill SNiper Gaming Series 16 gb (2x8gb) 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung 840 250	Samsung F3 1TB x 2	WD 640 AAKS	western digital 1tb ezex
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LIte-On 20X DVDRW	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus	Windows 7 Pro x64	HP w237ld 23" 1080P
Power	Case	Mouse
OCZ ModXStream 600 watt	Cooler Master HAF 912	Logitech G400
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q6600 SLACR - 3.2 ghz @ 1.375vv	Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi	ECS 8800 GTS 512	G.Skill PQ 2x2 800 mhz
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
G.Skill PK 2x1 800 mhz	WD 1 TB AAKX	LITE-ON 20X DVD±R 12X DVDRAM	Tuniq Tower 120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Win7 x64 Professional	Vizio 37" HDTV	LiteOn SK-9020	Thermaltake TR2 T-500
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Apex ATX Full Tower	Logitech M100	generic	ADI AD1988B
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
T4200 2ghz	Wistron 3612	Intel GMA X4500HD	2+1 gig 800 mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
WD 500 gig BEVT	24x DVDRW Litescribe	Win 7 x64 professional	16"
Case	Mouse
HP G60-230US	Microsoft Wireless 3000
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 3570K 4.5 ghz @ 1.32v	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H	MSI 7950 Twin Frozr 1130/1510 @ 1.163	G.Skill SNiper Gaming Series 16 gb (2x8gb) 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung 840 250	Samsung F3 1TB x 2	WD 640 AAKS	western digital 1tb ezex
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LIte-On 20X DVDRW	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus	Windows 7 Pro x64	HP w237ld 23" 1080P
Power	Case	Mouse
OCZ ModXStream 600 watt	Cooler Master HAF 912	Logitech G400
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q6600 SLACR - 3.2 ghz @ 1.375vv	Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi	ECS 8800 GTS 512	G.Skill PQ 2x2 800 mhz
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
G.Skill PK 2x1 800 mhz	WD 1 TB AAKX	LITE-ON 20X DVD±R 12X DVDRAM	Tuniq Tower 120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Win7 x64 Professional	Vizio 37" HDTV	LiteOn SK-9020	Thermaltake TR2 T-500
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Apex ATX Full Tower	Logitech M100	generic	ADI AD1988B
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
T4200 2ghz	Wistron 3612	Intel GMA X4500HD	2+1 gig 800 mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
WD 500 gig BEVT	24x DVDRW Litescribe	Win 7 x64 professional	16"
Case	Mouse
HP G60-230US	Microsoft Wireless 3000
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10/21/12 at 3:41pm

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I would look for a GTS 450 like the other guy said, I have two and they average 8500ppd each, sometimes over 10k if the WU are good and you can get them for $50-60 if you look carefully. GT430/440 will do work as well, basically look for any low end Nvidia card that has 96 or more cuda cores. Don't look at low end keplers they are not the same.

My supplier doesnt have any 450s, Only 610-640. Are they any good?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
View all

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