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giveaways'.

what do you mean by Giveaway?

 

[manofthem]

Who wants a 780ti Classified?

Seriously - I've got a new card incoming (and I'm stoked, it's a 980ti Kingpin) and as long as it's all working and whatnot, Both my Classy's will have new homes. Unfortunately they're not free - postage will be required, but that's it. So UK to overseas is about 40-50 quid or dollars or whatever. I'll pop it on the FS thread but one of the two will be limited to the crunchers and folders. I've always admired your selfless ways (may Richard Dawkins bless you) and my way of folding/crunching is by donating. This card goes in Kreij's honour.

If any of you have a novel way to suggest a good owner, I'm happy to liaise with @Norton over it but obviously the postage cost makes it a 'not' freebie (but close enough).

Both cards are hydrocopper water blocked but one was modded so it still has a reference cooler.

I'll need to get my new card in first so let's not rush!

Well, I have two but I think there may be more than two requests! I do like the pass it on idea @theonedub, it's what a community is about.

But I'll await the wisdom of folksies like @Norton to guide me through these 'giveaways'.

EDIT: maybe we create a stupifyingly extravagant hand me down chain....

On behalf on both teams, a big Thank You for the very kind gesture and donation! ...didnt you donate a Titan not too long ago?


Just gotta say, as @Norton will also, that to keep it OK with the forum rules, the shipping thing will have to be worked out a little differently, likely in PM with a few members. Asking someone to pay shipping falls under the stipulations of the B/S/T rules, which is where it would have to be placed.

That said, this is an amazing offer, and I know the team would be happy to work out the shipping costs, perhaps as a pool deal. Point is, we appreciate it so much that we won't mind getting the shipping paid for.

Obviously we need the say from Cap'n on it


Anyway, @the54thvoid

 

[the54thvoid]

what do you mean by Giveaway?

As in, the card(s) will be given away. But if it's overseas, the postage becomes a nuisance, so we'll need to work around that.

On behalf on both teams, a big Thank You for the very kind gesture and donation! ...didnt you donate a Titan not too long ago?


Just gotta say, as @Norton will also, that to keep it OK with the forum rules, the shipping thing will have to be worked out a little differently, likely in PM with a few members. Asking someone to pay shipping falls under the stipulations of the B/S/T rules, which is where it would have to be placed.

That said, this is an amazing offer, and I know the team would be happy to work out the shipping costs, perhaps as a pool deal. Point is, we appreciate it so much that we won't mind getting the shipping paid for.

Obviously we need the say from Cap'n on it


Anyway, @the54thvoid

Yeah, I did mention using the FS thread for it but it would only be open to you guys. If there is another way, then cool. Anyone know a delivery company that would sponsor it?

 

[xvi]

Sig rig's GTX 680 could use a friend, dub.
(I probably wouldn't use it enough to justify it though)

 

[FireFox]

Well, I have two but I think there may be more than two requests! I do like the pass it on idea @theonedub, it's what a community is about.

But I'll await the wisdom of folksies like @Norton to guide me through these 'giveaways'.

EDIT: maybe we create a stupifyingly extravagant hand me down chain....

Is your Card/s and what you do with it is ok for me but the giveaway idea (i dont agree with it) why?
because is always the same people who wins and maybe should be given to someone who really need it, i have never enter in an giveaway and since i am here i have been watching the GiveAways and as i have said before is always the same people who wins

Note: you will hate me PEOPLE for what I have just written but remember is just my opinion.
FREE WILL

 

[the54thvoid]

Is your Card/s and what you do with it is ok for me but the giveaway idea (i dont agree with it) why?
because is always the same people who wins and maybe should be given to someone who really need it, i have never enter in an giveaway and since i am here i have been watching the GiveAways and as i have said before is always the same people who wins

Note: you will hate me PEOPLE for what I have just written but remember is just my opinion.
FREE WILL

Well, simple - previous winners can't apply. Practical solutions to non existent problems.

 

[Norton]

Well, I have two but I think there may be more than two requests! I do like the pass it on idea @theonedub, it's what a community is about.

But I'll await the wisdom of folksies like @Norton to guide me through these 'giveaways'.

EDIT: maybe we create a stupifyingly extravagant hand me down chain....

Awesome sir!!! Just got home from work so give me a little bit and I'll send a PM to discuss.

AND....

I'll cover whatever shipping costs I can

Is your Card/s and what you do with it is ok for me but the giveaway idea (i dont agree with it) why?
because is always the same people who wins and maybe should be given to someone who really need it, i have never enter in an giveaway and since i am here i have been watching the GiveAways and as i have said before is always the same people who wins

Note: you will hate me PEOPLE for what I have just written but remember is just my opinion.
FREE WILL

You're welcome to join in the process of selecting a winner for our giveaways... process is random and clearly defined each time we host one, usually in the 2nd post of any challenge thread

 

[mstenholm]

Who wants a 780ti Classified?

Really nice gesture.

Awesome sir!!! Just got home from work so give me a little bit and I'll send a PM to discuss.

AND....

I'll cover whatever shipping costs I can



You're welcome to join in the process of selecting a winner for our giveaways... process is random and clearly defined each time we host one, usually in the 2nd post of any challenge thread

Make sure it is supervised by a folder remember these are good for 300k PPD each

 

[xvi]

I'll cover whatever shipping costs I can

I'll split it with you, assuming it's not too terribly unreasonable (overnight to Antarctica, for example). Let me know.

 

[stinger608]

I'll split it with you, assuming it's not too terribly unreasonable

I'll cover whatever shipping costs I can

I would be more than happy to pitch in on shipping for this awesome donation.

However, I kind of agree that it should be given to someone in need, not someone that just wants.

For example: I have enough video cards, even though they are no where near the capacity of a 780ti, so I would not even consider applying for this give away.

Due to having enough video cards to fill my systems, if I want something better I should have to pay for one.

 

[manofthem]

This is what I'm talking about, a bunch of members kicking in to make it happen


@stinger608 makes a very good point about want/need. I too wouldn't enter for it (even though it would be awesome and I'd love to have it ), but I know there are others that can make better use of it or that are in need.
All in all, amazing donation by @the54thvoid

 

[twilyth]

It looks like I'm going to be way below my now "normal" 60k+ ppd for today. I noticed that the 14c rig didn't have any work and it turns out to have been low disk space. The old windows install was taking up over 5 gig on a 60gig partition so I blew that away and it looks like I'm getting more work now.

 

[Norton]

The heatsink I am using touches one of the chokes near the motherboard socket. Before I tightened the sink I could get a sheet of paper between them, but after its tight. I know its not ideal, but I'd like your guys' opinion- how concerning is this:

Everything is running fine and temps are within acceptable ranges on the CPU, btw.

I would try to cut some material off of the heatsink to get some clearance if it were my setup

 

[twilyth]

I would try to cut some material off of the heatsink to get some clearance if it were my setup

Wrong thread.

 

[Norton]

Wrong thread.

not really... figured we should start moving these discussions from the Crunchers Helping Crunchers thread to the Team thread so I replied to @theonedub 's post here.

Maybe we should start a cruncher's tech support/discussion thread? OR repurpose the CHC thread for such things?

Thoughts?

 

[twilyth]

I don't think it matters to be honest. I'm guessing the CHC thread is only for exchanging hardware?

 

[Norton]

I don't think it matters to be honest. I'm guessing the CHC thread is only for exchanging hardware?

The CHC thread should be reserved for offers of and requests for free* crunching hardware that we may have or need to keep our crunchers going.
* including shipping to avoid conflicts with B/S/T forum guidelines

That said, that thread tends to drift away from that and I apologize for that since I'm usually pretty prompt in trying to bring it back to topic... haven't been as active lately due to my work load

 

[Heaven7]

The CHC thread should be reserved for offers of and requests for free* crunching hardware that we may have or need to keep our crunchers going.

I didn't know about that... thought it was more about general help/advice. I like your idea of creating a separate "Cruncher's Help-Desk" thread for those topics. Then, the CHC thread may have to be renamed appropriately to avoid further confusion (especially by us newbies )

 

[twilyth]

I didn't know about that... thought it was more about general help/advice. I like your idea of creating a separate "Cruncher's Help-Desk" thread for those topics. Then, the CHC thread may have to be renamed appropriately to avoid further confusion (especially by us newbies )

Yeah, I didn't want to say anything since I used to be a member here and probably should have remembered that but for new people even some "old" new people, the thread name can be interpreted more broadly than just hardware exchanges.

 

[Norton]

Yeah, I didn't want to say anything since I used to be a member here and probably should have remembered that but for new people even some "old" new people, the thread name can be interpreted more broadly than just hardware exchanges.

Thinking we setup a new tech support/discussion thread- I'll draft an OP for it and post it here for the Team to have a look and comment on.

 

[twilyth]

The problem with really long threads like this one and CHC is that no one is going to read the OP once we get past a few dozen pages and even that is optimistic. I usually try to read the OP for normal threads but I don't think I ever have for ones that hundreds of pages long. You just sort of get a feel for them.

So I wouldn't waste a lot of time on the OP but would try to choose a specific and descriptive thread name. That will go a lot further than a carefully crafted OP. Just my opinion of course

edit: In fact, maybe we should add a parenthetical statement to the CHC thread. Maybe something like '(HW requests only)'.

 

[manofthem]

Well I lost one of my stars I've been down a pc for almost 2 weeks, and it caught up with me

Ah well, just gotta get it backup and running, and I'll grab that star back!

 

[t_ski]

It looks like I'm going to be way below my now "normal" 60k+ ppd for today. I noticed that the 14c rig didn't have any work and it turns out to have been low disk space. The old windows install was taking up over 5 gig on a 60gig partition so I blew that away and it looks like I'm getting more work now.

I had a similar issue on my dualie, but it was from a boat-load of ram + Windows swapfile + hibernation file. Turned hibernation off and deleted the file, now I have room again

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Thinking we setup a new tech support/discussion thread- I'll draft an OP for it and post it here for the Team to have a look and comment on.

Like the F@H side has.
*** F@H Tech Assistance Thread ***

 

[HammerON]

Like the F@H side has.
*** F@H Tech Assistance Thread ***

Good idea