Best value Folding card

vaiopup · Oct 31, 2009

Hi

What would be considered the best value Folding card.
Budget to lower-midrange

JrRacinFan · Oct 31, 2009

9600gso 384mb.

hat · Oct 31, 2009

Yep. Get the 384mb 9600GSO. There's 3 different versions of the 9600GSO though, the best one has 96 shaders, 384MB (or 768MB) memory, and has a 192-bit memory bus. There's none on newegg, your best bet is asking around here to see if anyone has one they want to sell (I know newtekie1 was trying to sell a pair at one point, dunno if he ever got them sold or not)

vaiopup · Oct 31, 2009

Thanks

Would either of these make a worthwhile contribution?

512MB XFX 9800 GT, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), 1400MHz GDDR3, GPU 550MHz, 112 Cores, 2xDL DVI-I/ HDTV

or:

512MB Asus GTS 250, 2200MHz GDDR3, GPU 738 MHz, Shader 1836 MHz, 128 Cores.

or pay a lil more for

896MB XFX GTX 260 Standard 55nm, 2000MHz GDDR3, GPU 576 MHz, Shader 1242 MHz, 216 Cores

?

[I.R.A]_FBi · Oct 31, 2009

the 250 is the same thing as the 9800gt .. well almost ...

Jstn7477 · Oct 31, 2009

The 9800GT does around 5000PPD. The GTX 260 should be better, around 8000PPD if I recall.

JrRacinFan · Oct 31, 2009

How much for the 9800GT?

Just letting you know, you can grab up a 8800GTS 512MB off ebay. They are going for roughly $75-90 nowadays. They clear about 6k ppd.

vaiopup · Oct 31, 2009

I listed the first two as they are on sale at similar prices.

9800 GT £80.
GTS 250 £92.
GTS 260 £130

Jstn7477 · Oct 31, 2009

JrRacinFan said:
How much for the 9800GT?

Just letting you know, you can grab up a 8800GTS 512MB off ebay. They are going for roughly $75-90 nowadays. They clear about 6k ppd.

While a great suggestion, I feel that the 9800 GT EE (energy efficient) would have better performance per watt than the 8800GT (all 65nm). It doesn't need external PCIe power, and it is 55nm so it runs cooler, on top of the lower vcore of the EE version.

bogmali · Oct 31, 2009

vaiopup said:
I listed the first two as they are on sale at similar prices.

9800 GT £80.
GTS 250 £92.
GTS 260 £130

Based on performance and power consumption, I highlighted my recommendation

I have 4 of those in one of my farms

A little loud than usual though (only when you increase the fan speed).

vaiopup · Oct 31, 2009

Duly noted

Gonna have to study up some.
I am old school cpu kinda cruncher though I did Fold on a 1900xt til she croaked on me :confused:

vaiopup · Oct 31, 2009

The Asus 250 is on offer this weekend for £76.

Will hold off for a few more opinions then consider a purchase

Comes with WoW game----yeah as if I'd waste a gpu on gaming :eek:

JrRacinFan · Oct 31, 2009

vaiopup said:
The Asus 250 is on offer this weekend for £76.

Go for it! That's actually pretty good.

vaiopup · Oct 31, 2009

I may well do......runs off to decide what rig to put it in.
Need a PCI express socket yes?

JrRacinFan · Oct 31, 2009

vaiopup said:
I may well do......runs off to decide what rig to put it in.
Need a PCI express socket yes?

Definite yes it will require one.

vaiopup · Oct 31, 2009

Actually I am planning a Q6600 build in an Asus P5K-VM matx board.
Can use the card in that to override onboard gpu

BUCK NASTY · Oct 31, 2009

The GTS250 is the best deal and it's 55nm for slightly better efficiency. I have GTS250's that average 6700-7000 ppd with a solid overclock. Dependent on the cooler design, you may have to run the fan speed @ 70%+.

vaiopup · Oct 31, 2009

Here it is

Any more feedback before I spend any money?

oily_17 · Oct 31, 2009

vaiopup said:
Here it is

Any more feedback before I spend any money?

Thats a good price...if only their shipping costs weren't so much..~£20 to post to Northern Ireland :mad:

vaiopup · Oct 31, 2009

I get free shipping

Or at least I used to.....soon find out

oily_17 · Oct 31, 2009

vaiopup said:
I get free shipping

Or at least I used to.....soon find out

Yeah they are a good site for parts, it's just the shipping that kills it for me.

vaiopup · Oct 31, 2009

Can't be any worse than Overgangsters though

oily_17 · Oct 31, 2009

True...lol, they shaft you on all prices though :laugh:

vaiopup · Oct 31, 2009

Yep.......

"Welcome to Overgangsters~we will not be beaten on price.......Higher than anyone else, guaranteed!!!" :laugh:

MilkyWay · Oct 31, 2009

actually thinking about it energy efficiency actually matters a lot to a cruncher/folder
as the pc will be most likely on 24/7

System Name	Crunching and smapping!
Processor	i7 920@3.8
Motherboard	Gigabyte EX58-UD3r
Cooling	True
Memory	6gb Gskill pc12800
Video Card(s)	Crossfired 5770's
Storage	1tb Samsung Spinpoint
Display(s)	50" Panny Viera 1080p
Case	Antec 200 I think
Audio Device(s)	Audio via Logitech 680's or 580's....or something
Power Supply	Corsair 850 TX
Software	Win 7 64
Benchmark Scores	Just a few coffee stains!!!

System Name	Dual Build Streamer
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d : Ryzen 4600G
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend : Giga B450i Aorus
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420 : Stock
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard : Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Hyperx Origins 65
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

System Name	Crunching and smapping!
Processor	i7 920@3.8
Motherboard	Gigabyte EX58-UD3r
Cooling	True
Memory	6gb Gskill pc12800
Video Card(s)	Crossfired 5770's
Storage	1tb Samsung Spinpoint
Display(s)	50" Panny Viera 1080p
Case	Antec 200 I think
Audio Device(s)	Audio via Logitech 680's or 580's....or something
Power Supply	Corsair 850 TX
Software	Win 7 64
Benchmark Scores	Just a few coffee stains!!!

Processor	C2Q6600 @ 1.6 GHz
Motherboard	Anus PQ5
Cooling	ACFPro
Memory	GEiL2 x 1 GB PC2 6400
Video Card(s)	MSi 4830 (RIP)
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB Perpendicular Recording
Display(s)	Dell 17'
Case	El Cheepo
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Software	MCE2K5

System Name	Awesomesauce 4.3 \| Laptop (MSI GE72VR 6RF Apache Pro-023)
Processor	Intel Core i7-5820K 4.16GHz 1.28v/3GHz 1.05v uncore \| Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 3.1GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WiFi LGA2011-v3\| Stock
Cooling	Corsair H100i v2 w/ 2x EK Vardar F4-120ER + various 120/140mm case fans \| Stock
Memory	G.Skill RJ-4 16GB DDR4-2666 CL15 quad channel \| 12GB DDR4-2133
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid SC2 11GB @ 2012/5151 boost \| NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB +200/+500 + Intel 530
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 500GB + Seagate 3TB 7200RPM + others \| Kingston 256GB M.2 SATA + 1TB 7200RPM
Display(s)	Acer G257HU 1440p 60Hz AH-IPS 4ms \| 17.3" 1920*1080 60Hz wide angle TN notebook panel
Case	Fractal Design Define XL R2 \| MSI
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Z \| Realtek with quad stereo speakers and subwoofer
Power Supply	Corsair HX850i Platinum \| 19.5v 180w Delta brick
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 \| Windows 10 Home x64

System Name	Daily Driver/Part Time
Processor	Core i7-13700K/Ryzen R5-7600
Motherboard	ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX/Asrock B650 Pro RS Wi-Fi
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB PRO XT AIO/Deep Cool LS-520 White
Memory	Patriot 2x16GB DDR5-7200/XPG Lancer Blade 2X16GB DDR-5-6000
Video Card(s)	MSI Ventus 3X OC RTX-4080 Super/Sapphire Radeon RX-7800XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro M.2 NVMe 2TB/KingSpec XG 7000 4TB M.2 NVMe/Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 NVMe
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DW
Case	Corsair 5000d AirFlow/Asus AP201 White
Audio Device(s)	AudioEngine D1 DAC/Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra 1K Watt/Seagotep 750W
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite
Keyboard	Adata XPG Summoner
Software	Win11 Pro 64
Benchmark Scores	Xbox Live Gamertag=jondonken

System Name	Main Rig
Processor	AMD FX-4130 @ 4.8Ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M5A99X Evo
Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory	8GB GSkill DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX 970 Strix @ 1503Mhz Core
Storage	Corsair Force 90gb SSD/ WD Caviar Blue 750gb
Display(s)	ASUS 24" IPS
Case	Coolermaster Centurion 590
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec TP750 80+
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64

Processor	Q9550 @3.8
Motherboard	Asus Maximus Extreme
Cooling	Custom water cooling
Memory	4GB Patriot Viper DDR3 1600MHz
Video Card(s)	2x HD4870 512MB
Storage	2x 500GB
Display(s)	3x LG L226WTQ 22" Widescreen LCD
Case	Modded TJ07
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	PC P&C Silencer 750
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate

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