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RTX 3050 Ti

TPU

Isn't the xx60 version of this generation supposed to beat the xx80 version of the previous generation? Nvidia said that RTX 3xxx was going to be such a jump over the previous generation????

And there you are @trickson

It takes a few days to "spool up".

Not for WCG, but there is Folding at Home.... (but not for HD6xxxx)

Looks like @Caring1 gots a job. :D

There are a ton of choices, from what projects to run, how hard (that doesn't work too well IMHO) and when you want your systems to run.

BTW, if you're reading this and want to start crunching (and for team TPU):

Okay, actually they made it easy:

Let's walk through this.. On the BOINC manager, select View and then Advanced View then click on the Projects tab Post a screen shot of that please.

Have you "overclocked" your CPU? Most likely, the other scores that you are running up against are OC'd systems. https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i7-10700/20.html

Welcome to TPU! What CPU cooler are you using and in what case?

Welcome to TPU! Then why pay for a "K"? https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i7-10700/ Other coolers to consider: be quiet! Pure Rock 2 Scythe Fuma 2 You might even want to step up to the 10900K (Newegg)

That's just nuts(it's way too high). That being said, GPUs are taking more and more power. A GTX 970 peaked at 192 watts. A RTX 3070 peaks at 256 watts. I think this trend will continue, and is why I have moved my standard recommendation for a PSU from 500-550 up to 650-750, but I'd still...