TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[Velvet Wafer]

Originally Posted by Chicken Patty

My buddies don't even want to come over anymore.

sorry to say that CP, but they seem to be fucking wimps!
what shall the people say, that live in africa and the like?

[silkstone]

Just a quick question, i usually run my computer 24/7 anyway, but how much extra power usage should crunching take?
I'm not too concerned about my laptop, as that should be....what 100w drain max?
But for a speed stepped C2D, what do you guys think?

[KieX]

Originally Posted by silkstone

Just a quick question, i usually run my computer 24/7 anyway, but how much extra power usage should crunching take?
I'm not too concerned about my laptop, as that should be....what 100w drain max?
But for a speed stepped C2D, what do you guys think?

I'll get out my killawatt and find out on the e6300 I have. As a reference though, stock speeds i7 crunching pulls average 193W.

EDIT: OK, here we go:

E6300 Stock speeds and default BIOS:
http://img.techpowerup.org/110102/Stock.jpg

E6300 OC'd to 3.5GHz:
http://img.techpowerup.org/110102/3.5ghz.jpg

Bare in mind this is just letting the computer crunch without using it, and depending on the WU these numbers can go up or down a little. If using the graphics card for games or such that will increase overall consumption quite a bit depending which one you use.

[silkstone]

cool, thanks i don;t have a killawatt but i was assuming my rig was pulling more than 100-200w as it is, i get huge energy bills each month. i forget how much exactly but i think it's around 600-800kwh.

Edit - i forget to ask - What's your power usage crunching vs. idle?

[KieX]

Originally Posted by silkstone

cool, thanks i don;t have a killawatt but i was assuming my rig was pulling more than 100-200w as it is, i get huge energy bills each month. i forget how much exactly but i think it's around 600-800kwh.

Edit - i forget to ask - What's your power usage crunching vs. idle?

I presume you were referring to your system specs rig. There are two reason why your one would still pull more wattage:

1) Your graphics card will use more power at idle than the 5450 on my siter's E6300 rig.
2) Your overclocks are much higher requiring more power.

But even so you are still looking around 300W max possibly. Check this page of W1z's 4850 review, gives you a better idea of consumption with your hardware (since I don't have any to replicate your setup):

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/P...D_4850/21.html

As for idle power, on stock settings the E6300 + ATI 5450 combo are around 67W. If you lived nearby I'd lend you my killawatt

[Chicken Patty]

Originally Posted by Velvet Wafer

sorry to say that CP, but they seem to be fucking wimps!
what shall the people say, that live in africa and the like?

I guess we are used to the luxuries we have here.

[KieX]

It has been very busy weeks at work, so glad that with two extended weekends thanks to Christmas and New Year I finally got my farm online:

Spoiler

And BoincTasks making sure they are all running properly:


There is still my other i7 at work and my sister's E6300 crunching too, just haven't figured out how to add them to BoincTasks.

Hopefully in a few days I'll find out what all 36 threads can do. If anyone is interested I was planning on creating a thread about WCG power consumption. If so let me know because it may involve me shipping my killawatt around the globe to get numbers.

[(FIH) The Don]

looks very nice KieX

[Josh154]

That looks amazing KieX! I hope to someday get something set up like that

[KieX]

Took ages to earn enough money and even longer to find time outside of work to build. Suppose there is always a reward big or small for anything one puts their efforts into.

[silkstone]

Nice, don;t know what i'm worrying about my energy bills for when i see your setup

[Velvet Wafer]

Originally Posted by Chicken Patty

I guess we are used to the luxuries we have here.

Indeed,and Humans can adapt on every situation,whether it be extreme poorness, or extreme richness

[f22a4bandit]

Some great news, team! I have received my i7, and it's now just waiting on me to gather the funds to build that rig! It might take a while as other things in my life have top priority, but she shall run. Hopefully I don't delay as long as the fermi release!

On a very positive note, I also built my parents rig today. I'll give you a cpu-z screenie for the specs. I've got her running from midnight to 2 pm CST on WCG, so don't be surprised if my PPD goes up.

I've decided to give my main rig a rest for a day or two. Shut her down today, and probably won't power her back on until late Wednesday. I figured she deserved a rest after crunching for so long without a power down longer than two minutes.

Edit:

Time for the promised screenie!

[Josh154]

Originally Posted by f22a4bandit

Some great news, team! I have received my i7, and it's now just waiting on me to gather the funds to build that rig! It might take a while as other things in my life have top priority, but she shall run. Hopefully I don't delay as long as the fermi release!

On a very positive note, I also built my parents rig today. I'll give you a cpu-z screenie for the specs. I've got her running from midnight to 2 pm CST on WCG, so don't be surprised if my PPD goes up.

I've decided to give my main rig a rest for a day or two. Shut her down today, and probably won't power her back on until late Wednesday. I figured she deserved a rest after crunching for so long without a power down longer than two minutes.

Hey man, the i7's are great rigs! I just finished building mine actually

[f22a4bandit]

Originally Posted by Josh154

Hey man, the i7's are great rigs! I just finished building mine actually
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...COMP/i7920.png

Very nice! I'm excited to start gathering my parts. Price is the main issue right now; what I want to do isn't cheap.

Perhaps I'll tone down the wishlist...

[(FIH) The Don]

if you want help with finding good deals and such tell us what you need, then if we stumble upon something awesome we'll let you know

[f22a4bandit]

Originally Posted by (FIH) The Don

if you want help with finding good deals and such tell us what you need, then if we stumble upon something awesome we'll let you know

Keep on the look out for everything: motherboard, RAM, gfx card, etc. I do most of my shopping on Newegg, but I'm keeping an eye peeled on the b/s/t thread on here. I'll have to hold off on purchasing any new items for at least two weeks as the pay cycle just passed.

This is the reason I love this team so much. For people that don't interact personally, we're a very tight knit group!

[Josh154]

Originally Posted by f22a4bandit

Very nice! I'm excited to start gathering my parts. Price is the main issue right now; what I want to do isn't cheap.

Perhaps I'll tone down the wishlist...

Yeah, haha i had to tone down my list also. I originally wanted like $120 dollar mushkin ram and a $200 dollar evga board, but in the end i ended up with a $80 dollar asrock x58 board and a set of $65 dollar g skill ram. And to be honest it works great

[f22a4bandit]

Anyone have the slightest clue as to why the family-pc processor keeps revving up and down? It doesn't stay on full load running WCG, and I experienced this while installing other programs as well before running WCG. While running All CPU Meter, I notice the speed change by the constant peaks and valleys of the processor at work. Very strange as this doesn't happen on my main rig at all. Any input is helpful. Thanks everyone!

[Radical_Edward]

Set WGC to run at 100%.

[f22a4bandit]

Originally Posted by Radical_Edward

Set WGC to run at 100%.

Spot on, thanks for the answer! I completely forgot to change it to 100% while configuring WCG.

Edit: I've been spoiled on my CPU cooler on my main rig. The stock AMD fan is so dang LOUD I can barely hear myself think!

[Josh154]

Originally Posted by f22a4bandit

Spot on, thanks for the answer! I completely forgot to change it to 100% while configuring WCG.

Edit: I've been spoiled on my CPU cooler on my main rig. The stock AMD fan is so dang LOUD I can barely hear myself think!

Yeah, those things are VERY loud. Try using the amd heat pipe version cooler. Now that thing is even LOUDER.

[(FIH) The Don]

sorry for blurry pic, cell

[Radical_Edward]

Originally Posted by f22a4bandit

Spot on, thanks for the answer! I completely forgot to change it to 100% while configuring WCG.

Edit: I've been spoiled on my CPU cooler on my main rig. The stock AMD fan is so dang LOUD I can barely hear myself think!

I have a Zalman 9500A you could have for $25 shipped.

[Josh154]

Originally Posted by (FIH) The Don

sorry for blurry pic, cell

http://img.techpowerup.org/110104/P1010053.jpg

Products look amazing! Can't wait to see the finished loop