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9/1/09 at 3:21pm

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What is the best Windows OS for GPU Folding? I want efficiency.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i7 2600K \| 4.5 GHz	EVGA P67 FTW E679	EVGA GTX 570 \| 900/1800/2100	G.Skill RipjawsX 2x4GB \| 1.6 GHz @ 7-8-7-24
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
OCZ Vertex Plus R2 60GB	2x Samsung F3 1TB	2x Samsung F4 2TB	Lite-On Bluray
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems + Scythe S-FLEX SFF21G	Windows 7 Professional x64	ASUS VE246H	AOC 22LVWk
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Leopold FC500RR \| MX Cherry Red	Corsair HX850W + MDPC-X	Antec Twelve Hundred	Razer Imperator
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Razer eXactMat & eXactRest	Xonar Essence STX + LME49990	Audio Technica ATH-A700
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i7 2600K \| 4.5 GHz	EVGA P67 FTW E679	EVGA GTX 570 \| 900/1800/2100	G.Skill RipjawsX 2x4GB \| 1.6 GHz @ 7-8-7-24
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
OCZ Vertex Plus R2 60GB	2x Samsung F3 1TB	2x Samsung F4 2TB	Lite-On Bluray
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems + Scythe S-FLEX SFF21G	Windows 7 Professional x64	ASUS VE246H	AOC 22LVWk
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Leopold FC500RR \| MX Cherry Red	Corsair HX850W + MDPC-X	Antec Twelve Hundred	Razer Imperator
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Razer eXactMat & eXactRest	Xonar Essence STX + LME49990	Audio Technica ATH-A700
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9/1/09 at 3:22pm

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Windows 7 most likely.

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9/1/09 at 3:26pm

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I'd go with Windows 7 too. Although, if you plan to fold on multiple GPUs, if you use Windows XP you don't need to use a dummy plug, whereas in Vista and Windows 7 you need one.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II X6 1090T @ 4.0Ghz	ASUS M4A89GTD PRO	Sparkle GTS 450	2x4GB G-Skill Sniper
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Samsung F1 1TB	CM Hyper 212+	Windows 7 Professional x64	Samsung T220
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech MX3000 Laser	CM 1000M	HAF 922	Logitech VX Revolution
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q6600	Asus PN5-D 750i	Evga GTS 250	2x2GB Crucial Ballistix
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
750GB Hitachi	Samsung Super Writemaster	Windows 7 Professional x64	19" Dell
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Corsair 450VX	Antec 900
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Phenom II X6 1090T @ 4.0Ghz	ASUS M4A89GTD PRO	Sparkle GTS 450	2x4GB G-Skill Sniper
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Samsung F1 1TB	CM Hyper 212+	Windows 7 Professional x64	Samsung T220
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech MX3000 Laser	CM 1000M	HAF 922	Logitech VX Revolution
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q6600	Asus PN5-D 750i	Evga GTS 250	2x2GB Crucial Ballistix
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
750GB Hitachi	Samsung Super Writemaster	Windows 7 Professional x64	19" Dell
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Corsair 450VX	Antec 900
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9/1/09 at 3:29pm

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How would the OS matter for the folding itself? Unless the OS was taking away processing power from the GPU, I would assume you should choose an OS that:
a) You like interacting with because you'll be checking up on your stuff periodically, and,
b) Isn't linux (I don't think GPU folding works on linux).

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
e8400 1.28v	evga 680i SLI	2x evga GTX 275 SLI	8gb GEIL Black Dragon DDR2
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Velociraptor 150gb (OS), WD 750gb (Data)	Samsung DVD R/W	Windows 7 RC x64	Acer 22" 5ms widescreen, Dell 19" rotatable
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Manhattan foldable	Antec Truepower 1000W	Antec skeleton	Creative Fatal1ty

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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
e8400 1.28v	evga 680i SLI	2x evga GTX 275 SLI	8gb GEIL Black Dragon DDR2
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Velociraptor 150gb (OS), WD 750gb (Data)	Samsung DVD R/W	Windows 7 RC x64	Acer 22" 5ms widescreen, Dell 19" rotatable
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Manhattan foldable	Antec Truepower 1000W	Antec skeleton	Creative Fatal1ty

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9/1/09 at 3:32pm

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XP.

The newer drivers (Anything in 09) use very little CPU and no dummy plugs are required. I have found it to be very stable overall and used it on my 4x9800GX2 rig without and issues.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q9650	Asus Maximus II Formula	EVGA GTX 460	8GB OCZ 800Mhz
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
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Q9650	Asus Maximus II Formula	EVGA GTX 460	8GB OCZ 800Mhz
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
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Soldam Windy Altium FC 700
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9/1/09 at 7:17pm

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XP if your going with multiple GPUs for sure.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 920	Asus Rampage III Extreme	2x EVGA GTX 480 in SLI	Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Intel X-25M SSD	2x SAMSUNG F4 HD204UI 2TB	Koolance CPU 360	2x Koolance GTX 480 FC Nickle plated Water blocks
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 64	BenQ XL2410T	Ducky DK1087	Corsair HX1000
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Antec 1200	G5	Razer Goliathus	Beresford Caiman+
Audio	Audio	Audio	Other
Sony MDR-V6	Heil PR20	Shure X2U	NZXT Sentry
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 920	Asus Rampage III Extreme	2x EVGA GTX 480 in SLI	Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Intel X-25M SSD	2x SAMSUNG F4 HD204UI 2TB	Koolance CPU 360	2x Koolance GTX 480 FC Nickle plated Water blocks
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 64	BenQ XL2410T	Ducky DK1087	Corsair HX1000
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Antec 1200	G5	Razer Goliathus	Beresford Caiman+
Audio	Audio	Audio	Other
Sony MDR-V6	Heil PR20	Shure X2U	NZXT Sentry
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9/1/09 at 7:28pm

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According to some bench that was posted here not to long ago, Win7 generally performs better in SLI/CF.

EDIT: Soz about this being a rather lamesauce post that doesn't truly deserve rep. I wish I could remove the point =(.

If only I had more time and wasn't extremely tired at the time of posting this, I could've made something rather nice.
Edited by iSlayer - 9/3/09 at 8:12pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
T7300 2.0GHz	"Logic Board"	Intel GMA x3100 144MB	2x2GB Transcend DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Western Digital WD5000BEVT	Not a SuperDrive	OS X 10.6.8 w/ Boot Camp 2.2 x64 7 Ultimate	13.3" LCD 1280x800
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Apple MB	60W MagSafe Power Adapter	3,1 White Plastic	MX Revolution
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
T7300 2.0GHz	"Logic Board"	Intel GMA x3100 144MB	2x2GB Transcend DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Western Digital WD5000BEVT	Not a SuperDrive	OS X 10.6.8 w/ Boot Camp 2.2 x64 7 Ultimate	13.3" LCD 1280x800
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Apple MB	60W MagSafe Power Adapter	3,1 White Plastic	MX Revolution
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9/1/09 at 7:29pm

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Windows 7 RC 64bit is working nicely for my 24/7 multi gpu folding and smp.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q9400	GIGABYTE P45 UD3P	EVGA GTX 560 SE	OCZ BLADES 2x2GB
Hard Drive	OS	Case
250GB SEAGATE BARRACUDA	WINDOWS 7 PRO x64	ANTEC 300
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INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q9400	GIGABYTE P45 UD3P	EVGA GTX 560 SE	OCZ BLADES 2x2GB
Hard Drive	OS	Case
250GB SEAGATE BARRACUDA	WINDOWS 7 PRO x64	ANTEC 300
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9/1/09 at 8:24pm

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Thanks everyone.

I have XP Pro 64bit right now. I'll think about Windows 7 RTM.. Lazy.

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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i7 2600K \| 4.5 GHz	EVGA P67 FTW E679	EVGA GTX 570 \| 900/1800/2100	G.Skill RipjawsX 2x4GB \| 1.6 GHz @ 7-8-7-24
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
OCZ Vertex Plus R2 60GB	2x Samsung F3 1TB	2x Samsung F4 2TB	Lite-On Bluray
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems + Scythe S-FLEX SFF21G	Windows 7 Professional x64	ASUS VE246H	AOC 22LVWk
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Leopold FC500RR \| MX Cherry Red	Corsair HX850W + MDPC-X	Antec Twelve Hundred	Razer Imperator
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Razer eXactMat & eXactRest	Xonar Essence STX + LME49990	Audio Technica ATH-A700
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i7 2600K \| 4.5 GHz	EVGA P67 FTW E679	EVGA GTX 570 \| 900/1800/2100	G.Skill RipjawsX 2x4GB \| 1.6 GHz @ 7-8-7-24
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
OCZ Vertex Plus R2 60GB	2x Samsung F3 1TB	2x Samsung F4 2TB	Lite-On Bluray
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems + Scythe S-FLEX SFF21G	Windows 7 Professional x64	ASUS VE246H	AOC 22LVWk
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Leopold FC500RR \| MX Cherry Red	Corsair HX850W + MDPC-X	Antec Twelve Hundred	Razer Imperator
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Razer eXactMat & eXactRest	Xonar Essence STX + LME49990	Audio Technica ATH-A700
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