TechPowerUp's WCG February Challenge (2/15 thru 2/22/2014)- UPDATE-- TPU wins the Challenge!!!

BUCK NASTY · Feb 11, 2014

Switching everything over Wednesday night(gotta swap hard drives & such....don't ask... :oops:

).

Norton · Feb 12, 2014

Challenge has been announced on the TPU front page:

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...y-world-community-grid-challenge-2014.197784/

Thanks btarunr! :toast:

mx500torid · Feb 12, 2014

OK guys got 8 threads up still working on more.

djthrottleboi · Feb 12, 2014

are noobs allowed to join? well not to noobish but can someone tell me if my rig throttlemeister at the bottom of this page http://www.overclock.net/u/372327/djthrottleboi will crunch good enough?

Nordic · Feb 12, 2014

djthrottleboi said:
are noobs allowed to join? well not to noobish but can someone tell me if my rig throttlemeister at the bottom of this page http://www.overclock.net/u/372327/djthrottleboi will crunch good enough?

More than good enough. Would put out lots of work.

djthrottleboi · Feb 12, 2014

james888 said:
More than good enough. Would put out lots of work.

thanks i will be getting setup got to stop my miners. how does crunching work is it the same as folding or mining? can somebody explain it?

Doc41 · Feb 12, 2014

djthrottleboi said:
how does crunching work is it the same as folding or mining? can somebody explain it?

Currently WCG only has Work Units that use the CPU, at one point though we had WU's that use GPU also but not anymore.
You can read this post on how to join the team and install the software

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/how-to-getting-boinc-setup-for-wcg.93395/

mosheen · Feb 12, 2014

im in

Nordic · Feb 12, 2014

Finishing up on a rig I did not know I would have available. Spool Quick Spool Fast GO GO GO!!!

manofthem · Feb 12, 2014

mosheen said:
im in

That's a beautiful pic but not a nice pic to post here

Don't you know how rough our northern crunchers have it with the storms, ice, snow, insane weather?

Nordic · Feb 12, 2014

Snow makes for a rugged cruncher... Speaking of. The 1.5ft of snow I accumulated over this last week following a week of 10f or lower is now half melted from the 40+f weather.

Bow · Feb 12, 2014

I am f*#king sick of winter :banghead:

thebluebumblebee · Feb 12, 2014

Bow said:
I am f*#king sick of winter

Do you get lake effect snow?

TRWOV · Feb 12, 2014

Add a copy of Contrast Collector's Edition for the game giveaway :peace:

manofthem YGPM

manofthem · Feb 12, 2014

TRWOV said:
Add a copy of Contrast Collector's Edition for the game giveaway

manofthem YGPM

Thanks bro, just got it! :respect:

theonedub · Feb 12, 2014

Please add the following Steam gifts to the game giveaway:
Afterfall
The Walking Dead (1st game, not sequel)
FTL
RAGE

To the hardware giveaway please add:
Roku 2 2013 Edition (US only)

To the PayPal Gift Fund please add:
$20 PayPal Gift (Int'l OK if Norton doesn't mind being the middle man for me again :oops:

)

Bow · Feb 12, 2014

thebluebumblebee said:
Do you get lake effect snow?

No not this far north, just damn cold this year.

Norton · Feb 12, 2014

Bow said:
I am f*#king sick of winter

^^^ This!!! :banghead:

theonedub said:
Please add the following Steam gifts to the game giveaway:
Afterfall
The Walking Dead (1st game, not sequel)
FTL
RAGE

To the hardware giveaway please add:
Roku 2 2013 Edition (US only)

To the PayPal Gift Fund please add:
$20 PayPal Gift (Int'l OK if Norton doesn't mind being the middle man for me again )

Will add them when I get home- Thanks for the contribution! :toast:

* don't mind handling the PP Gift for you again!

Arjai · Feb 12, 2014

manofthem said:
That's a beautiful pic but not a nice pic to post here
Don't you know how rough our northern crunchers have it with the storms, ice, snow, insane weather?

It's only you southern folks that think it's rough. Oops, sorry, I wasn't suppose to out that, was I? :laugh:

thebluebumblebee · Feb 12, 2014

Bow said:
No not this far north, just damn cold this year.

Hopefully that will kill off lots of the mosquitoes. :laugh:

djthrottleboi · Feb 12, 2014

Doc41 said:
Currently WCG only has Work Units that use the CPU, at one point though we had WU's that use GPU also but not anymore.
You can read this post on how to join the team and install the software
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/how-to-getting-boinc-setup-for-wcg.93395/

do you think we can get asic miners to crunch too?

yotano211 · Feb 12, 2014

Bow said:
I am f*#king sick of winter

Its a nice 70F here in Las Vegas, no snow yet.

15th Warlock · Feb 12, 2014

I'm in! I gave away my Q9550 rig though

but my other rigs are still available

manofthem · Feb 12, 2014

15th Warlock said:
I'm in! I gave away my Q9550 rig though but my other rigs are still available

Thanks for jumping in :respect:

djthrottleboi · Feb 12, 2014

i am starting to hate my state its too cold here. so i signed up on the page and downloaded the boinc client but it says failed to add to the boinc_admin so i went to the boinc page and got the client and now i have to log in. What should i do?

nevermind got it running now.

ok i logged in is this with the team too? i'm using my username on here.

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Processor	7800x3d
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Case	ThermalTake P3
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Titanium
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TechPowerUp's WCG February Challenge (2/15 thru 2/22/2014)- UPDATE-- TPU wins the Challenge!!!

BUCK NASTY

4P Enthusiust

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

mx500torid

djthrottleboi

Nordic

djthrottleboi

Doc41

mosheen

Nordic

manofthem

WCG-TPU Team All-Star!

Nordic

Bow

thebluebumblebee

TRWOV

manofthem

WCG-TPU Team All-Star!

theonedub

habe fidem

Bow

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Arjai

thebluebumblebee

djthrottleboi

yotano211

15th Warlock

manofthem

WCG-TPU Team All-Star!

djthrottleboi

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