TPU's F@H Team

[PVTCaboose1337]

I'm gonna talk to the writer of FAHtracker to see if he can make us a custom initialized value version so we don't get confused about the configuration of who to fold for. We had the whole "what is the user name" last time, and ChimpPowerUp or ChimPowerUP, and people got confused... I'll see if he responds...

 

[TeXBill]

Oh, is there any PPD results out there for the new gtx 560 Ti's?

Dont have any numbers for the 560's but I know for sure the 570's will do about 16 to 17K PPD without breaking a sweat.

 

[Josh154]

Dont have any numbers for the 560's but I know for sure the 570's will do about 16 to 17K PPD without breaking a sweat.

Ahh cool, so the 570 will put out about 480 numbers on less heat? I've recently read of a lot of 570's dying because they have 4 power phases instead of 6 like the gtx 580. I've seen people report that have there cards on full water, and there still frying them. I even seen someone test this with all settings at stock except a minor voltage bump and it fried it.

Im curious to see what these 560's put out for PPD and wait and see any OC results. I like waiting and seeing what happens with new hardware like these 570's and the new SB stuff. The PPD is nice but if it's not reliable then it's not for us folders

 

[TeXBill]

I have 2 570's folding now with NP. Just keep the volts down and they should be ok. I have mine OC as far as they will go on stock volts, they have been folding for about 2 weeks now and the temps are in the mid 50's C. Haven't had any problems yet.

 

[hertz9753]

I just got this message from newegg about my new MB.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you. Newegg has recently become aware of a design issue that is affecting recent models of Intel Sandy Bridge platform motherboards. We are working with Intel to identify the exact nature of this problem.

As always, Newegg remains 100% committed to our customers' total satisfaction. In keeping with our commitment to our customers, we are extending the return period for your motherboard by 90 days or until replacements become available from the manufacturer, whichever is greater. Intel expects to have a new revision of the P67 & H67 chipsets out around April, at which point first-run motherboards with this issue will need to be physically replaced in affected systems.

From a technical standpoint, the design issue can be bypassed fairly simply by not using the Serial ATA (SATA) ports that are affected. Your motherboard’s manual should identify your SATA ports by number, and at a minimum you should see ports 0-5 (6 ports in total) listed. Ports 0 and 1 are Sata Rev. III (6Gbps), and do not appear to be affected by this problem. Ports 2-5 are SATA Rev. II (3Gbps) and should not be used. For a thorough explanation of this hardware work-around, please refer to our video on YouTube:
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[BUCK NASTY]

You guys can count on me for the chimp challenge! I'll forsure get all the rigs up and running for it

Also is it against the rules to start my -bigadv client so that it will finish the day that the CC starts?

You can start -bigadv before the contest, but to intentionally "time or pause" work unit dumping is against the rules. There was a bit of turmoil last year and I don't want to go into details.....

 

[xbonez]

I got my motherboard from Amazon. Lets see when they contact.

@Buck: Any hints about the F@H contest you were talking about?

 

[Josh154]

I have 2 570's folding now with NP. Just keep the volts down and they should be ok. I have mine OC as far as they will go on stock volts, they have been folding for about 2 weeks now and the temps are in the mid 50's C. Haven't had any problems yet.

Ahh yeah that seem's like the best thing to do. Since when did you get some 570's?

You can start -bigadv before the contest, but to intentionally "time or pause" work unit dumping is against the rules. There was a bit of turmoil last year and I don't want to go into details.....

Ahh okay, there wont be any pausing going on but let's say i started the bigadv a day or 2 before would that be against the rules?

 

[bogmali]

There was a bit of turmoil last year and I don't want to go into details.....

Still got that bad taste in my mouth Buck:shadedshu

 

[theonedub]

If the CC happens March/April I would probably build a new temp rig to run just for the challenge. I'll keep my eyes open for updates.

I hope the race is closer than it was last time.

 

[hertz9753]

Still got that bad taste in my mouth Buck:shadedshu

On the plus side, HWC is folding for NCIX in this chip challenge.

 

[Fitseries3]

whats the highest producing, cheapish, single slot card?

can i run 7 cards in 1 machine?

 

[xbonez]

If the CC happens March/April I would probably build a new temp rig to run just for the challenge. I'll keep my eyes open for updates.

I hope the race is closer than it was last time.

It better not be in March. I'm going home (India) for the last 3 weeks of March, so if my PC shuts down or something, there's nothing I can do.

 

[theonedub]

whats the highest producing, cheapish, single slot card?

can i run 7 cards in 1 machine?

Im going to guess the new single slot 450s are where you want to look. Since they still have a 6pin and do not draw all the power from the PCIe slots it should be safe to run all 7 without burning up the board.

It better not be in March. I'm going home (India) for the last 3 weeks of March, so if my PC shuts down or something, there's nothing I can do.

I don't remember for sure, but last year it was early summer, maybe? Bad time to fold. Sure some people are under water (esp for CPUs), but lots of people still run air on their GPUs.

 

[bogmali]

Chimp Challenge happens in May every year

 

[thebluebumblebee]

whats the highest producing, cheapish, single slot card?

can i run 7 cards in 1 machine?

You never do anything the easy way, do you? Galaxy has both GTS450 and GTX460 single slot cards. Whether you can get them to Fold together is a different matter.

It better not be in March. I'm going home (India) for the last 3 weeks of March, so if my PC shuts down or something, there's nothing I can do.

Im going to guess the new single slot 450s are where you want to look. Since they still have a 6pin and do not draw all the power from the PCIe slots it should be safe to run all 7 without burning up the board.



I don't remember for sure, but last year it was early summer, maybe? Bad time to fold. Sure some people are under water (esp for CPUs), but lots of people still run air on their GPUs.

Official 2010 Chimp Challenge Thread

 

[Fitseries3]

running all cards in my SR2 rig....

i have a 46 right now but its single slot.

i was thinking about using the 460 and 5x 8800gt's or i guess you said gts450s are single slot as well?

i'll try to run megarig in chip challenge but i need to get cards lined up soon. dont want to spend alot of money though.

 

[theonedub]

The single slot 450s are about $20 more exp than the dual slots. Here is one for example: SPARKLE SXS4501024D5SNS GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1G...

Chimp Challenge happens in May every year

Ah, same time every year. May will be too hot for me to run a second computer, but I should still be participating with what I have (and maybe with a couple slight upgrades).

 

[Fitseries3]

i think im going to be looking in the used department....

 

[thebluebumblebee]

i think im going to be looking in the used department....

Then I doubt if you'll find single slot ones. Texbill has been having good luck with the Gigabyte GTS450's and from what I'm reading about their use of NEC "Proadlizer" capacitors, they may be the ones to go with. New 768MB GTX460's are going for $120 after rebate, and we still have some time before Chimp to see what happens to prices. This Intel stumble may drive prices down as those who prepared for the sales of SB need to move inventory. 768MB GTX460's are still the best bang for the buck for Folding.

 

[Fitseries3]

Hmmm....

Was wanting to stay under $350 total for 3 to 5 cards

Or I guess I could sell my 460 and get 7 cards...

 

[bogmali]

Get some GT430's.

 

[Fitseries3]

would 7 430s outfold 4 460s?

would 7 430s outfold 7 8800gt's? 9600gt's?

 

[bogmali]

would 7 430s outfold 4 460s?

would 7 430s outfold 7 8800gt's? 9600gt's?

The answer is no to both

Your best option is 4 460's

The availability of SS 8800GT's nowadays is kinda low

SS GTS450's is another option but a little pricey ATM

 

[thebluebumblebee]

OP So, 5.2K on the "Big" WU's and 6.8K on the 9xx WU's

would 7 430s outfold 4 460s?

would 7 430s outfold 7 8800gt's? 9600gt's?

Looks like GT430's are about equal to the 8800GT's in PPD. Electrical usage is another story.

7 430s = 7x5,200 = 36,400 PPD
4 460s = 4 x 11,000 = 44,000 PPD

so, NOPE