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10/29/12 at 5:18pm
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You can use a CD-ROM to load the OS, then take it off. Or if you use Linux, which I really recommend, not only because it's free, but because it will nearly double your CPU PPD, you can download a Linux ISO on a flash drive, then install it from there.
As far as video, the motherboard I listed has a basic video card built on to it. It has a DVI, VGA, and even HDMI connector on it ... so you can hook it to any monitor, even a HD-TV.
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If you want a "Linux Folding Guide", here is a pretty good one ... even if you've never messed with Linux before.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1293912/ubuntu-12-04-dedicated-client-v7/
Thanks for all the info!

My days of folding go back 3 or so years ago, when my friend's grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It was tough on his family, and I started folding. Not because it would help her, but because of the potential it had to help so many other people. I then folded for a year or so on PS3, and did 250 WU or so. smile.gif
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10/29/12 at 5:33pm
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Thanks for all the info!
My days of folding go back 3 or so years ago, when my friend's grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It was tough on his family, and I started folding. Not because it would help her, but because of the potential it had to help so many other people. I then folded for a year or so on PS3, and did 250 WU or so. smile.gif

Sorry to hear that.

I guess you also heard that with the newest PS3 firmware update that Sony is putting out, you will no longer be able to use your PS3 for Folding?
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10/29/12 at 5:35pm
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Sorry to hear that.
I guess you also heard that with the newest PS3 firmware update that Sony is putting out, you will no longer be able to use your PS3 for Folding?
It's already out. :/ Really a shame they took it out. I guess the PS3 is just too old a technology to run Folding for good use now? Or Sony just decided to be a bum and take it out for no reason.

Because of that, and just having an old PC around, I thought of starting Folding@home on a PC 24/7.
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10/29/12 at 5:39pm
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It's already out. :/ Really a shame they took it out. I guess the PS3 is just too old a technology to run Folding for good use now? Or Sony just decided to be a bum and take it out for no reason.

I'd rather not comment rather than express my assumption and loathing for Sony. (Which isn't over this, but over many other of their actions.) wink.gif
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10/29/12 at 6:56pm
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I'd rather not comment rather than express my assumption and loathing for Sony. (Which isn't over this, but over many other of their actions.) wink.gif
Yeah I'm not really pleased with them. wink.gif

On a better note, I've updated to the V7 client, and now I'm running two WU at once: 1 CPU and one GPU. smile.gif
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10/30/12 at 6:35am
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Nice to see that you decided to post here for your build. You can get a really nice folding rig with your budget if you reuse your case or go naked and find a cheap hdd. I put this together to give you an idea what you can get and stay below $500. Good luck with your build and welcome to the team thumb.gif

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10/30/12 at 2:42pm
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Nice to see that you decided to post here for your build. You can get a really nice folding rig with your budget if you reuse your case or go naked and find a cheap hdd. I put this together to give you an idea what you can get and stay below $500. Good luck with your build and welcome to the team thumb.gif
Thanks for that. I probably wouldn't need a DVD drive though, if I was to run Linux. I could install from a USB and go ham from there booting from an HDD. The PSU could be bumped down a few watts as well, and with the Hyper 212, I have some Arctic Silver 5 lying around, so I would go wild on OCing it. smile.gif

Thanks for that list! I like the looks of it! The problem is though, I've only OCed on Sandy Bridge. I got my 2600k to 4.4 GHz on 1.32V. Ivy's run hotter than Sandy's, and I'm not sure with the voltages either. I'd like to keep this as power efficient/cool running as possible.

Oh wait, just thought of this, my old case would probably barely close the side/ have a 1/2" of clearance with the 212. Might think about that a bit more, lol.

But on a different note I got my old Dell (E6700) set up to do Folding, and I think it's already done 1 WU today. Yay!
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11/2/12 at 4:05pm
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OK, a little update here. The E6700 is plugging away doing work units just fine, staying nice and cool. smile.gif

Anyhow, I've done a bit more searching on saving a few extra dollars, and found some interesting things.

Here's the current plan now:
i5 2500k ($210) TigerDirect
EVGA 120-SB-E682-KR Motherboard ($80) TigerDirect
Antec Earthwatts 650W PSU ($65) Newegg
4 GB Kingston RAM ($24) Newegg
WD AV-25 160 GB HDD ($45) TigerDirect

How does this look? Anywhere I can save a few bucks that you can see, with little/no loss of performance? I'd like this to kind of have no GPU, because I know if I have one the power bill will cost some big $$$, and the room this PC is in will get HOT.
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11/2/12 at 4:10pm
if you're not going to run a gpu, can't you get a much smaller psu? i feel 650 is waaaay overkill for a system without a dedi gpu.
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11/2/12 at 4:14pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hannse12 View Post

if you're not going to run a gpu, can't you get a much smaller psu? i feel 650 is waaaay overkill for a system without a dedi gpu.
I agree, but for the price of it, it's not a bad deal IMO.
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