TPU's F@H Team

[(FIH) The Don]

So I've been told. But all I really play is DiRT2 (and games less intensive). If I can do DiRT2 @ 1920x1080 w/ 2x AA and medium or high details, I'm fine.

My dad thought that I should get a HD5770, I opted to get the slower GTS450 for it's folding performance.

And I'm not sure what slot I'll put it in....the 1st and 3rd slots are going to be the coolest, so it might go in the 3rd. And then leave the GTX260 driving the display, and the GTS250 sammiched in between. I'll actually be using all 7 slots, 6 of them dedicated to GPUs. A first for me. Sign of an addiction maybe?

looking at this test of the TOP version id say it should be more than enough for Dirt2

and if you overclock it a bit it will be even better

if its the open case setup then it really dont matter what slot you put it in, but in a case....well it depends on what case you get lol

addiction is good if its for a good thing

 

[[Ion]]

looking at this test of the TOP version id say it should be more than enough for Dirt2

and if you overclock it a bit it will be even better

if its the open case setup then it really dont matter what slot you put it in, but in a case....well it depends on what case you get lol

addiction is good if its for a good thing

That's what I was basing my claim off of

I ordered the stock version, but from what I've seen, TOP speeds shouldn't be hard with a bit of voltage

I think even caseless the slot will matter, there's a spare slot between PCie 1 and 2 (where I have the WiFi card), so GPU1 gets some extra air. And slot 3 has nothing after it, but the 2nd GPU will be stuffed up against the 3rd.

Even 1 GPU folding heats up my A05S, sure wouldn't want to try 3 or even 2. Might be stuck caseless until I can get a better case

 

[(FIH) The Don]

That's what I was basing my claim off of

I ordered the stock version, but from what I've seen, TOP speeds shouldn't be hard with a bit of voltage

I think even caseless the slot will matter, there's a spare slot between PCie 1 and 2 (where I have the WiFi card), so GPU1 gets some extra air. And slot 3 has nothing after it, but the 2nd GPU will be stuffed up against the 3rd.

Even 1 GPU folding heats up my A05S, sure wouldn't want to try 3 or even 2. Might be stuck caseless until I can get a better case

ah cool then

yeah i think it will be quite easy to get above TOP speeds, i hear 900 on the core most places

oh yeah i see, if you have every´slot crammed with stuff the the heat might be a slight problem lol

may i suggest one of the silverstone cases? the ones with the MB flipped 90degress, i think those are some of the very best for aircooling, but i can be wrong

 

[johnspack]

If anyone comes across one, I'm looking for a donation, or cheap psu to fire back up my folding rig. I still have a 9800gtx that could be folding 24/7. I have to get replacement stuff for my main rig, so I just can't afford to fire up the 2nd rig right now. Eventually I want to replace my 2 260s in my main rig with 2 285s or even 2 460s, used of course, and fold the 260s again. I just can't risk the 260s for now, as I have nothing to replace them.

 

[[Ion]]

ah cool then

yeah i think it will be quite easy to get above TOP speeds, i hear 900 on the core most places

oh yeah i see, if you have every´slot crammed with stuff the the heat might be a slight problem lol

may i suggest one of the silverstone cases? the ones with the MB flipped 90degress, i think those are some of the very best for aircooling, but i can be wrong

Well that TOP is 925 on the core

Still, from what I've read, with some extra voltage, that shouldn't be hard.

And the SS cases certainly do look excellent, but they're expensive as hell. I'd rather save $100 and get a CM692, which still looks pretty good.

Or a tech station, because that way the cards are horizontal, so the heat can just rise out the top. And there are a lot of good tech stations under $100

 

[Chicken Patty]

Got my 5870 folding for the team now. Not sure how long it'll fold though, it's got the loudest fan I've ever heard!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chicken Patty]

WOW, gotta love how cool the 5870 runs though. Only 35% fan speed in a fully closed case. Now it's not so loud, not loud at all.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

CP, make sure you have the Environmental Variables set or the 5870 will have a negative impact on your crunching.

 

[Chicken Patty]

CP, make sure you have the Environmental Variables set or the 5870 will have a negative impact on your crunching.

I never caught where it was that I set that. When I set it up a few minutes ago I looked and looked and couldn't' figure out where to find these "environmental values"

EDIT: Never mind found them, but not sure what I need to do from here. So this is set to not compromise my CPU crunching? Just making sure I understood this right.

 

[[Ion]]

Yeah. Do what it says in the guide, if you don't know how to add environmental variables, Google is your friend

Otherwise, the ATI GPU folding will suck down nearly a complete core

 

[Chicken Patty]

Yeah. Do what it says in the guide, if you don't know how to add environmental variables, Google is your friend

Otherwise, the ATI GPU folding will suck down nearly a complete core

I've googled, I just don't seem to get it. I'll try again after work.

 

[[Ion]]

Over at OCN I'm pretty sure that there's a .reg file that you just open, and reboot, and it works

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Setting up GPU2 on ATI cards!

 

[mstenholm]

I'm back in action. Wife has restarted my 9800 GTX. I'm on my way back from a job so tomorrow at this time at least my 460 will be working again, might even find a open slot for my 260. I noticed that the team members has been expanding their farms in my absence. Let's see if I can catch up with you

 

[[Ion]]

Awesome

Let's see what you can do, I have more PPD coming

 

[Chicken Patty]

Setting up GPU2 on ATI cards!

The thing is I don't see those values to edit them.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

The thing is I don't see those values to edit them.

Read post #24 in that thread

 

[Chicken Patty]

I'll do so when I get home from work. Thanks.

 

[[Ion]]

It helps a lot

 

[Chicken Patty]

Kool, I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Chicken Patty]

oK added the variables. Look ok to you guys?

 

[p_o_s_pc]

how many did you add? Isn't there 3 of them all together that you need for best performance/cpu usage?

EDIT:nevermind it looks fine to me. I missed the first SS somehow

 

[[Ion]]

Agreed, looks good

 

[theonedub]

In a sad turn of events my 12 year old dog lost her fight with cancer earlier today, RIP Pika

Fold Strong.

 

[[Ion]]

I'm very sorry to hear that

What kind of cancer did she have?