TechpowerUp's Spring 2017 WCG Challenge (3/22 thru 3/30)- crunch/fold with TPU and WIN!!!

Norton · Apr 2, 2017

XZero450 said:
Could we get a picture of the hat for validity purposes? I just want to make sure the hat is big enough to be fair to all those that participated.

Here you go

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EDIT- the list(s) are organized and ready. Just waiting on PM's back to assist with the picks

EDIT (2) - picks underway please standby.....

Antykain · Apr 2, 2017

ooh boy! Here we go! Good luck to everyone!

Norton · Apr 2, 2017

PRIZE WINNERS (PART 1)

- CoolerMaster Liquid Master Pro 240 AIO coolers donated by @sneekypeet
Winner- @yotano211

- CoolerMaster Liquid Master Pro 240 AIO coolers donated by @sneekypeet
Winner- @theonedub

- AZIO EXO1 Gaming mouse donated by @stinger608
Winner- @brandonwh64

- AZIO EXO1 Gaming mouse donated by @stinger608
Winner- @Mindweaver

- Gigabyte R9 270 2Gb OC graphics card (available worldwide) donated by @Caring1
Winner- @peche

- (2) Radeon 7950 graphics cards donated by @twilyth
Winner- @Antykain

- Radeon 7870 graphics card donated by @twilyth
Winner- @xvi

- 2x2GB DDR3 RAM kit and Radeon X1650 graphics card donated by @XZero450
Winner- @Lt_JWS

- Windows 10 Pro key donated by @Bow
Winner- @4x4n

- $25 Paypal gifts (or equivalent) donated by @Norton
Winner- @krusha03

- $25 Paypal gifts (or equivalent) donated by @Norton
Winner- @stinger608

- $25 Paypal gifts (or equivalent) donated by @theonedub
Winner- @bubbleawsome

- $25 Paypal gifts (or equivalent) donated by @theonedub
Winner- @infrared

- $25 Paypal gift donated by @Bow
Winner- @T-Bob

Congrats to the Winners!!!

NEXT UP.... GRAND PRIZE WINNERS!

fullinfusion · Apr 2, 2017

Congratulations to all the winners!! And all that contributed to the challenge.. In one way we're all winners buy helping to find cures.. Good job everyone :respect:

Antykain · Apr 2, 2017

Nice!

Big congrats to the winners and contributors!! :lovetpu:

And good luck for the Grand Prize coming up!

madness777 · Apr 2, 2017

Holy hell! That was quick! Congratz to the winners and all the upcoming grand prize winners! Cheers from the other side of the pond!
And thank you to all the people who donated and organized everything!
Cya in the next one! :love:

Norton · Apr 2, 2017

PRIZE WINNERS (PART 2)- GRAND PRIZES*
* Reminder- winners of the grand prizes are pledging to crunch for our Team on this hardware for a minimum of 6 months

#3 - Socket 1155/Xeon (4 core/4 thread) Cruncher Combo donated by @bogmali
Winner- @t_ski

#2 - Socket 1366 Xeon (6 core/12 thread) Cruncher Combo donated by @4x4n
Winner- @Bow

#1 - Socket 2011 Xeon (16 core/32 thread) Cruncher Combo* donated by @twilyth
Winner- @XZero450

Congrats to the Winners!!!

Thanks again to everyone who helped us during the Challenge and keep this Team AWESOME each and every day!!!

We'll work out the details tomorrow- it's late here and I have to go to work in the morning

Recca29 · Apr 2, 2017

RizeAllard said:
I would use a more reliable one insted of it.

believe me its more reliable than the corsair.
I had a corsair CX 650 that was RMA 5 times in 3 years. and stopped working one day after the warranty expired.

Antykain · Apr 2, 2017

Congrats @t_ski, @Bow, and @XZero450!!!! :peace:

Awesome wins there!

yotano211 · Apr 2, 2017

congrats to all winners

infrared · Apr 2, 2017

Awesome!

Thanks to @Norton for doing this for us, and to everyone who donated! :respect:

T-Bob · Apr 2, 2017

Congrats to all the winners :lovetpu:

brandonwh64 · Apr 2, 2017

Congratz to all and what an exciting challenge!

Tallencor · Apr 2, 2017

Caring1 · Apr 2, 2017

Congrats to all winners :toast:

Basard · Apr 2, 2017

Cool. Good job guys!

stinger608 · Apr 2, 2017

I just PM'd the two winners requesting shipping info so I can get the two mice shipped.

A huge congrats to all the winners!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And a monster thanks to all who donated these amazing prizes!!!!!!!! :respect:

Sasqui · Apr 2, 2017

Wow, happy Sunday AM to the yuge list of winners! I was afraid my name might come up

putting the second WCG Xeon rig in it's case today, and off the kitchen table. Looking forward to the next challenge. In the meantime, going keep 24 threads busy and see if I can sqeeze a few more MHz out of those two X5670 chips. Congrats all!

manofthem · Apr 2, 2017

Wow, what a huge list of amazingness... The awesomesauce is strong with this team!

Thanks to everyone involved with the challenge, from the Captain organizing everything to the new crunchers to those that kicked in awesome prizes! :respect:

thebluebumblebee · Apr 2, 2017

manofthem said:
Wow, what a huge list of amazingness... The awesomesauce is strong with this team!

Thanks to everyone involved with the challenge, from the Captain organizing everything to the new crunchers to those that kicked in awesome prizes!

bubbleawsome · Apr 2, 2017

Wow, that's a huge list! Thanks to everyone who donated a prize, and congrats to this awesome team for such a massive challenge!

A heads up though, I didn't get an @ notification. May just be me.

Bow · Apr 3, 2017

That makes the second PC I have won here, and on that note its great to win but I am going to pass on it. 1 is enough for me. I need to upgrade what I have.

Norton · Apr 3, 2017

Challenge prize update...

There will be redraws of some items in a few days- see list below

Curently available for redraw:

#2 - Socket 1366 Xeon (6 core/12 thread) Cruncher Combo donated by @4x4n

Will post a final list once all of the prize winners have been contacted

Tallencor · Apr 3, 2017

@Bow

twilyth · Apr 3, 2017

Congrats gentlemen.

@ XZero450 - Norton will probably contact you to get shipping info. But you can also pm me directly.

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

System Name	All Switched Up
Processor	Intel Core i9-9900k @ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Z390 Maximus XI Hero Wi-Fi w/ EK monoblock
Cooling	Custom EK Watercooling loop - 2x 360 \| 1x 240 Rads
Memory	16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra w/ EK Quantum Vector Waterblock + Active Backplate
Storage	1x Samsung 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD - 2x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD - 1x Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SSD
Display(s)	Viewsonix XG270QG Elite 1440p x2
Case	Lian Li O11Dynamic XL - White
Audio Device(s)	ifi Zen CAN/DAC \| Mayflower Objective2 + ODAC \| Sennheiser HD 6XX \| HiFiMan HE-5XX
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P6 Platinum
Mouse	Glorious Model O Wireless \| Model D
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Pro w/ Holy Panda's
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	yes

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

System Name	All Switched Up
Processor	Intel Core i9-9900k @ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Z390 Maximus XI Hero Wi-Fi w/ EK monoblock
Cooling	Custom EK Watercooling loop - 2x 360 \| 1x 240 Rads
Memory	16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra w/ EK Quantum Vector Waterblock + Active Backplate
Storage	1x Samsung 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD - 2x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD - 1x Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SSD
Display(s)	Viewsonix XG270QG Elite 1440p x2
Case	Lian Li O11Dynamic XL - White
Audio Device(s)	ifi Zen CAN/DAC \| Mayflower Objective2 + ODAC \| Sennheiser HD 6XX \| HiFiMan HE-5XX
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P6 Platinum
Mouse	Glorious Model O Wireless \| Model D
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Pro w/ Holy Panda's
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	yes

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

TechpowerUp's Spring 2017 WCG Challenge (3/22 thru 3/30)- crunch/fold with TPU and WIN!!!

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Antykain

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

fullinfusion

Vanguard Beta Tester

Antykain

madness777

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Recca29

Antykain

yotano211

infrared

T-Bob

brandonwh64

Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!!

Tallencor

TPU's First Patreon

Caring1

Basard

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

Sasqui

manofthem

WCG-TPU Team All-Star!

thebluebumblebee

bubbleawsome

Bow

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Tallencor

TPU's First Patreon

twilyth

Processor	Ryzen 1700 (3.75 GHz)
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H100x + 3x120MM fans
Memory	32 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3600Mhz @3000MHz (CL16)
Video Card(s)	Asrock 6600XT 8GB
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO 250GB Nvme + 2TB HDD + 2 x 1TB HDD + 480GB Crucial MX500 SSD
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Case	Deepcool Dukase v3
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Corsair 600X
Mouse	Logitech mx 518
Keyboard	Logitech K230
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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Cooling	2 laptop fans
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Power Supply	280w laptop power supply
Mouse	Logitech m705
Keyboard	laptop keyboard
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Benchmark Scores	Good enough for me

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Memory	G.Skill TridentZ 2x8GB @ 3466MHz CL14 1T
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Storage	Samsung 960 Evo 500GB & WD Black 2TB storage drive.
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Mouse	Logitech G602
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Audio Device(s)	No need.
Power Supply	FSP Aurum 650W
Mouse	Yes
Keyboard	Of course
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Case	Fractal R6
Audio Device(s)	On-Board
Power Supply	1000w Corsair
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	A million on everything....

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Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
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Software	Windows 10 Pro/Windows 10 Pro

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Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
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Case	Rosewill
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + HD HDMI
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red
Software	Win 10

Processor	3900X @ 4.0
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E
Cooling	DeepCool Castle 360EX
Memory	G Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB 3600
Video Card(s)	RX 5700 XT Pulse
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB
Display(s)	LG 34UC88
Case	Thermaltake P3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	G Skill KM570 MX Silver
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55/GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC14CS/H80
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) LP /4GB Kingston DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 660 Ti/MSI HD7770
Storage	Crucial MX100 256GB/120GB Samsung 830 & Seagate 2TB(died)
Display(s)	Asus 24' LED/Samsung SyncMaster B1940
Case	P100/Antec P280 It's huge!
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	SeaSonic SS-660XP2/Seasonic SS-760XP2
Software	Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit

Processor	5900x
Motherboard	MSI MEG UNIFY
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer 2 360mm
Memory	4x8GB 3600c16 Ballistix
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra
Storage	1TB SX8200 Pro, 2TB SanDisk Ultra 3D, 6TB WD Red Pro
Display(s)	Acer XV272U
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Ducky One 2

System Name	SLOW-MO-SHUN III
Processor	AMD RYZEN 9 7950X 4.5ghz 16 Core
Motherboard	MSI MPG X670E Carbon wifi
Cooling	Quench 360 Liquid Cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR 5-5200
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Storage	1TB Kingston NV2 M.2 SSD 2TB 2.5 SanDisk SSD Plus
Display(s)	Asus 28" VP28UQG 4K 3840x2160
Case	Athena M1, 6 Chassis Fans
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA Super Nova 1000W
Mouse	Razer Deathadder
Keyboard	Razer Ornata
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-Bit

System Name	octo1
Processor	dual Xeon 2687W ES
Motherboard	Supermicro
Cooling	dual Noctua NH-D14
Memory	generic ECC reg
Video Card(s)	2 HD7950
Storage	generic
Case	Rosewill Thor