Congrats! Won't be long before I join you!
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Hope I can be the lucky 450th millionaire, or better yet, the 500th.
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Hope I can be the lucky 450th millionaire, or better yet, the 500th.
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Congratulations JCG - 1 million points
Congratz to our Misfit friend on reaching his first million.
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And, he's our 442nd millionaire... not long until we hit 450!
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So well done, and enjoy your new status.
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And, he's our 442nd millionaire... not long until we hit 450!
So well done, and enjoy your new status.
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Congrats fellow Misfit... Thanks for the -bigadv help.
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Gratz and welcome to the club
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Cheers guys, I really appreciate it!
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Now I just hope the next one comes around faster!
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Oh, it will, it will! 13 bigadvs will get you right around 1M pnts at 74-75k per.
Even at 4 days per, that's well under 2 months! Keep on folding! Didn't you get OVER 400K last month?
Originally Posted by JCG  Cheers guys, I really appreciate it!
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Even at 4 days per, that's well under 2 months! Keep on folding! Didn't you get OVER 400K last month?
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That's assuming I get 13 bigadvs, which I doubt I will.
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And 400k? Meh. You got OVER 1MIL! I really want a Fermi right now, but I'm gonna hold up till ATi GPU3 client comes out, I wonder how much improvement I'll get on 2 5770s compared to the current client ..
Originally Posted by sstnt Oh, it will, it will! 13 bigadvs will get you right around 1M pnts at 74-75k per. Even at 4 days per, that's well under 2 months! Keep on folding! Didn't you get OVER 400K last month? |
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I wouldn't hold my breath. They've been saying it's coming for a long while, but I would plan to go with nVidia until the client is actually here, and working bug free.
Originally Posted by JCG That's assuming I get 13 bigadvs, which I doubt I will.
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Good job JCG!
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Thanks guys!
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Ah okay, I would love to get a 470 now and go SLi later, but I'm short on cash at the mo with all I've spent in my water loop.
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I could actually sell both the 5770s but I'm slightly concerned about Fermi heat/power usage.
I do have a Gigabyte AM2+ mobo and some OCZ DDR2 ram lying around though. I might just stick in my replaced 1055T and H50, clock it to 3.8 or so and run that as well. But I'll need to buy a PSU first; took the old one apart for cleaning, put it back together and it doesn't power on anymore!
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Originally Posted by zodac I wouldn't hold my breath. They've been saying it's coming for a long while, but I would plan to go with nVidia until the client is actually here, and working bug free. |
I do have a Gigabyte AM2+ mobo and some OCZ DDR2 ram lying around though. I might just stick in my replaced 1055T and H50, clock it to 3.8 or so and run that as well. But I'll need to buy a PSU first; took the old one apart for cleaning, put it back together and it doesn't power on anymore!
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Go for the GTS 450 then... 150W usage, and doesn't get very hot. And gets ~14k with the 9xx WUs when OC'd.
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Originally Posted by JCG Thanks guys!
Ah okay, I would love to get a 470 now and go SLi later, but I'm short on cash at the mo with all I've spent in my water loop.
I do have a Gigabyte AM2+ mobo and some OCZ DDR2 ram lying around though. I might just stick in my replaced 1055T and H50, clock it to 3.8 or so and run that as well. But I'll need to buy a PSU first; took the old one apart for cleaning, put it back together and it doesn't power on anymore!
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Its payday next Friday!
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So GTS450 it is! But I'm not sure which version to get!
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I've just been reading a thread on GTS450 PPD here and CyGnus mentioned his card is an Asus with Direct CU which seems to be very good at cooling. I think its this card. But then there's the PALIT Sonic Platinum version. Both are same price but:
Asus
783/3600
PALIT
930/4000
What do I do? This will be my 1st nVidia card and I don't know anything about them!
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EDIT: Just found an overclocked version of the Asus card
Originally Posted by zodac Go for the GTS 450 then... 150W usage, and doesn't get very hot. And gets ~14k with the 9xx WUs when OC'd.
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Asus
783/3600
PALIT
930/4000
What do I do? This will be my 1st nVidia card and I don't know anything about them!
EDIT: Just found an overclocked version of the Asus card
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DirectCu cards are very good. I have a 5850 DirectCu and it never broke 70 degrees, even overclocked. I'm actually trying to sell it right now to pay off my debt for my 470, though, haha.
Originally Posted by JCG Its payday next Friday!
Asus 783/3600 PALIT 930/4000 What do I do? This will be my 1st nVidia card and I don't know anything about them!
EDIT: Just found an overclocked version of the Asus card |
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Cheers for confirming that!
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And good luck with the sale!
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I have now decided to go with an ASUS DirectCU GTX 460 768MB - £124. According to a couple of reviews I've just looked at, performance to price to watts, GTX 460 is better than GTS 450, unless I read it wrong ..
So yeah, here's to more PPD for OCN!
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Originally Posted by CHUNKYBOWSER DirectCu cards are very good. I have a 5850 DirectCu and it never broke 70 degrees, even overclocked. I'm actually trying to sell it right now to pay off my debt for my 470, though, haha. |
I have now decided to go with an ASUS DirectCU GTX 460 768MB - £124. According to a couple of reviews I've just looked at, performance to price to watts, GTX 460 is better than GTS 450, unless I read it wrong ..
So yeah, here's to more PPD for OCN!
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Too bad you don't live in the States, you could get a GTX470 for $220 USD.
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Originally Posted by JCG Cheers for confirming that!
I have now decided to go with an ASUS DirectCU GTX 460 768MB - £124. According to a couple of reviews I've just looked at, performance to price to watts, GTX 460 is better than GTS 450, unless I read it wrong .. So yeah, here's to more PPD for OCN!
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~£140!
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But I still wouldn't buy it, probably, coz I need to think about heat/power consumption as well ..
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Originally Posted by CHUNKYBOWSER Too bad you don't live in the States, you could get a GTX470 for $220 USD.
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But I still wouldn't buy it, probably, coz I need to think about heat/power consumption as well ..
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Congrats and welcome to that esteemed club. Hopefully there are many more in the future.
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