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Pics this week when all parts get in.. Lots of unboxing pics too
Pics this week when all parts get in.. Lots of unboxing pics too
Build Log: 2 new Xeon folding rigs
Hello OCN.. Time for the contribution of fun.
Please Fold for team 37726
This will be a typical folding rig build log, Only thing is I will be building 2 of them
Lets go on with specs for PC 1
CPU: Xeon Quad X3210
Ram: Ballistix 2x1GB
MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 Rev 3.3
Video: MSI nX8800GTS 512mb
HD: 80GB WD IDE
PSU: OCZ OCZ2N800SR2GK 500W
Specs for rig number 2
CPU: Xeon Quad X3210
MOBO:Gigabyte P35-DS3L
Ram: 2x1gb Sli ready OCZ
HD: 80GB IDE WD
Video: eVGA 9600GSO SuperClocked 384
PSU: OCZ OCZ2N800SR2GK 500W
Rig one will have a cheap antec small case, Rig 2 will run caseless until i get one.
Stock cooling for a while. And of cours 3ghz overclocks.
FOLD ON
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No,
I just have the hard drives and case 1 laying around. everything has been shipped out today.
Seriously.. Who just happens to have 2x Xeon quads laying around?
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Originally Posted by Millillion Nice, I'm guessing you are building these (at least partially) from parts that you have lying around? |
I just have the hard drives and case 1 laying around. everything has been shipped out today.
Seriously.. Who just happens to have 2x Xeon quads laying around?
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..... Im considering alternating between GPU and CPU folding.
Originally Posted by nafljhy my question really comes down to, are you trying to do more GPU2 or SMP? are you trying to get more points? if its only for more points, you don't need xeons.. find a reliable mobo that has 3-4 pcie slots and get gpus instead and use a cheap dual core. |
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Yeah those two Xeons are the reason I said partially. I just assumed since the parts are different on each computer (mostly) that you had at least some of them already from previous uses. Might I ask why both are so different?
Originally Posted by Ned_Campose No, I just have the hard drives and case 1 laying around. everything has been shipped out today. Seriously.. Who just happens to have 2x Xeon quads laying around?
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If you're looking for PPD, then you might consider going for a 1 board with more GPU's.. better performance per watt as well as points per day.
However, SMP and GPU folding analyze different operations, so its important that all front are being folded on...
from a logistic standpoint, it looks fine.. just re-consider the lower-end/wattage OCZ PSU's.. they very often don't put out stable wattage.
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Corsair is a nice piece for a solid price in the 500-550 Watt range
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Heh, I've got 2 4x Xeon Dell PowerEdges sitting behind me as well as 4 2GHz Xeons sitting in an anti-stat on the shelf
However, SMP and GPU folding analyze different operations, so its important that all front are being folded on...
from a logistic standpoint, it looks fine.. just re-consider the lower-end/wattage OCZ PSU's.. they very often don't put out stable wattage.
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Originally Posted by Ned_Campose Seriously.. Who just happens to have 2x Xeon quads laying around?
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