Cruncher Parts for Crunchers

CyberDruid · Apr 30, 2009

This is a TEAM ONLY THREAD.

No scroungers or resellers. We have ways to find you... :slap:

If someone on the TPU WCG Team needs parts because a Cruncher is down...or has spares to get a Cruncher up this is the thread.

This thread is not going to sidestep the TPU For Sale subforum or any of the Terms of Service here. This is about Crunchers helping Crunchers. PM for advice if unsure how or what to post

I'll start.

I had to decommision some rigs. I have a lot of odds and ends. I don't really want to sell my gear...if I did I would post up a For Sale thread. But I am willing to help out a fellow Team Member in a pinch. PM.

No Discussion of prices. This is not a For Sale/Want To Buy zone.

Link to World Community Grid: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/index.jsp

Link the TPU WCG Team Statistics: http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=team&proj=bwcg&team=22175

Want to know more? Just ask!

123bob said:
Come join our team!

We use our machines spare cycles to run an application called BOINC. This application hooks into a project server, like at World Community Grid (WCG), to perform research for projects. These projects include finding cures for cancer and other diseases. There are also projects to help grow better rice crops and one for energy research. Running this application is known as "crunching".

We volunteer our time and resources to do this. The results of the research are then made available for the entire world.

What we commonly refer to as a "cruncher rig" is a rig that does nothing but crunch. It is solely dedicated to doing this work. Some of us have our main rigs to play games, surf, work, etc on. We also maintain a group of "cruncher rigs". When you have more than one of those, you have what we call a "crunching farm". Some of the bigger farmers, like Rammie, run dozens of these machines. It can get quite addicting and bend your credit card if you want.

Cruncher rigs can be strange beasts. You usually want as fast and as highly overclocked CPU and Mobo as you can get. Good cooling is desirable since this machine will run 24/7/365, if you do it right. Clocking RAM does not seem to matter much. Since this machine is dedicated to crunching, there is no need for a high powered vid card. So, some folks have taken to running old PCI vid cards. Others even run without video and control the machine remotely.

In my case, I have had a lot of people I know and love go away from cancer. I donated a good portion of money to cancer research but didn't know how it was used. I still donate, but now it grows my cruncher farm. This way I can contribute directly and see how efficient I can make my contribution be. I run a total of 16 overclocked quads, spread across 3 WCG accounts.

Regards, and hope you join us,
Bob

mike047 · Apr 30, 2009

I also will share parts with needy crunchers, just ask.

lemonadesoda · Apr 30, 2009

Ah... there I was thinking this thread was for Xeon, Clearspeed, and Quadro FX enthusiasts! LOL

richjordan255 · Apr 30, 2009

sorry for my ignorance but whats a cruncher chaps

alucasa · Apr 30, 2009

richjordan255 said:
sorry for my ignorance but whats a cruncher chaps

A CPU and a motherboard and a set of RAM. :laugh:

That were used to crunch but need to be *Ahem* gotten rid of, and sellers sell only to fellow crunchers at usually cheaper prices.

Fitseries3 · Apr 30, 2009

richjordan255 said:
sorry for my ignorance but whats a cruncher chaps

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=85784

aCid888* · Apr 30, 2009

CD, add a link in your first post to our teams for F@H and WCG...it'll help people understand and want to join.

Great idea by the way....this is why TPU is the best place to be..I don't see this on any other forums. :rockout:

123bob · Apr 30, 2009

richjordan255 said:
sorry for my ignorance but whats a cruncher chaps

Come join our team! :toast:

We use our machines spare cycles to run an application called BOINC. This application hooks into a project server, like at World Community Grid (WCG), to perform research for projects. These projects include finding cures for cancer and other diseases. There are also projects to help grow better rice crops and one for energy research. Running this application is known as "crunching".

We volunteer our time and resources to do this. The results of the research are then made available for the entire world.

What we commonly refer to as a "cruncher rig" is a rig that does nothing but crunch. It is solely dedicated to doing this work. Some of us have our main rigs to play games, surf, work, etc on. We also maintain a group of "cruncher rigs". When you have more than one of those, you have what we call a "crunching farm". Some of the bigger farmers, like Rammie, run dozens of these machines. It can get quite addicting and bend your credit card if you want.

Cruncher rigs can be strange beasts. You usually want as fast and as highly overclocked CPU and Mobo as you can get. Good cooling is desirable since this machine will run 24/7/365, if you do it right. Clocking RAM does not seem to matter much. Since this machine is dedicated to crunching, there is no need for a high powered vid card. So, some folks have taken to running old PCI vid cards. Others even run without video and control the machine remotely.

In my case, I have had a lot of people I know and love go away from cancer. I donated a good portion of money to cancer research but didn't know how it was used. I still donate, but now it grows my cruncher farm. This way I can contribute directly and see how efficient I can make my contribution be. I run a total of 16 overclocked quads, spread across 3 WCG accounts.

Regards, and hope you join us,
Bob

lemonadesoda · Apr 30, 2009

thanks for the explanation

crtecha · Apr 30, 2009

I have three old gateways im firing up soon to fold 24/7 soon. If anyone needs parts let me know. I have a bunch of older parts that Id love to give away to help out.

bogmali · Apr 30, 2009

I am going to fire up my old Athlon XP and socket 423 systems to crunch 24/7. I also have parts that I can donate if need be.

CyberDruid · Apr 30, 2009

This is a great way to find a good home for those old rigs. Those of us that have become addicted to Crunching probably have high powered rigs that have surplanted our earlier Crunchers. Those early crunchers could still be helping the cause.

mrhuggles · Apr 30, 2009

i am looking for a quad core intel chip, most preferably a Q8200 [would like to run 1:1 ratio 1066mhz ram on a p35 board]

currently have an e2140 overclocked to the limits of my cooler

CyberDruid · Apr 30, 2009

How about a Q8300?

Fitseries3 · Apr 30, 2009

i've actually been looking for a quad to replace my e82 with...

bogmali · Apr 30, 2009

Fitseries3 said:
i've actually been looking for a quad to replace my e82 with...

A Q9550

CyberDruid · May 1, 2009

QX9650 perhaps?

mrhuggles · May 1, 2009

Q8300, 7.5x multiplier... sounds perfect.

7.5*533 = almost 4ghz, think a Q8300 could do 4ghz on a default Q6600 cooler?

CyberDruid · May 1, 2009

mrhuggles said:
Q8300, 7.5x multiplier... sounds perfect.

7.5*533 = almost 4ghz, think a Q8300 could do 4ghz on a default Q6600 cooler?

I doubt it. I've got it under a TRUE but the mobo is not much of an OCer (Zotac 610i)

Depends a lot on the mobo and RAM but mostof my gear runs out of breath around 480 FSB

mrhuggles · May 1, 2009

i wanna run 533mhz fsb, have a asus p5k, and some really nice cheap 1066mhz ram from ocz, the platinum 1gb ones

PaulieG · May 1, 2009

I have a Q6600 in my dedicated cruncher that runs kind of hot. I'd love to get a hold of a 45nm quad for a higher OC and more efficient crunching. If I can work out a deal with someone, it would be great.

On the flip side, if I could get a hold of a 45nm, I'd donate the Q6600 to another aspiring cruncher. I also have a bunch of miscellaneous parts around, including a decent wireless-N router and PCI adapter to match, if anyone could use it for wireless crunching.

mrhuggles · May 1, 2009

does the wireless adapter support B+G? if it does i sure could use it.

CyberDruid · May 1, 2009

I went through a spate where I was buying wireless adapters for everything...now I have three extra lol...feast or famine.

I do have some 45nm quads. Can't just give them away though. I wish...

PaulieG · May 1, 2009

I'll give someone looking for a Quad a VERY special deal on a Q6600, if they are going to use it for crunching!! Send me a PM if interested.

DanishDevil · May 2, 2009

Wish I would have seen this before I bought an X3210

I haven't folded/crunched before (because I'm living at my grandma's temporarily and don't want to run up her electric bill) but once I'm at school I plan to fold or crunch.

System Name	Shop Dog
Processor	E8400
Motherboard	Asus Blitz Formula SE
Cooling	d-Tek FuZion
Memory	2 x 2GB DDR2 800 G Skill
Video Card(s)	EVGA 7900 GTX
Storage	150GB VelociRaptor
Display(s)	Acer 21.5 1080p LED Back Lit Monitor
Case	Working on it
Audio Device(s)	PCI SoundMax
Power Supply	Silverstone 750 Modular
Software	XP Pro SP2
Benchmark Scores	Super Pi 11.56s 1M at 4050mhz

System Name	home/farm
Processor	11quads/1 dual quad/2 dueces
Motherboard	Gigabyte/Tyan/Mac
Cooling	air
Memory	DDR2 800-1066
Video Card(s)	3-260/2-250/2-8800/4-9600/2-9800
Storage	yes
Power Supply	Cheap Rosewill/Mac
Software	2-XP32/1-XP64/12-Ubuntu/1-Mac
Benchmark Scores	No benchies, just a cruncher:)

System Name	ICE-QUAD // ICE-CRUNCH
Processor	Q6600 // 2x Xeon 5472
Memory	2GB DDR // 8GB FB-DIMM
Video Card(s)	HD3850-AGP // FireGL 3400
Display(s)	2 x Samsung 204Ts = 3200x1200
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2
Software	Windows Server 2003 R2 as a Workstation now migrated to W10 with regrets.

System Name	My Updated Gaming Rig
Processor	Intel Q6600 @ 3.15 GHz :-)
Motherboard	MSI P6N SLI Platinum
Cooling	Zalman 9700
Memory	8GB G.Skill DDR2 @ 5-4-4-14 (933mhz) OC :-)
Video Card(s)	2 BFG 8800 GTS 512 in SLi
Storage	2 500GB Hitatchi Sata 2 in RAID0 Hitatchi 1TB Sata2 for DATA
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster 2232BW 22" LCD
Case	Coolermaster Cosmos
Audio Device(s)	Creative Audigy 2ZS
Power Supply	Akasa 850W Gaming PSU
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	Don't believe in benchies I prefer actually using the PC

System Name	ICE-QUAD // ICE-CRUNCH
Processor	Q6600 // 2x Xeon 5472
Memory	2GB DDR // 8GB FB-DIMM
Video Card(s)	HD3850-AGP // FireGL 3400
Display(s)	2 x Samsung 204Ts = 3200x1200
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2
Software	Windows Server 2003 R2 as a Workstation now migrated to W10 with regrets.

System Name	Coolin Runnings
Processor	AMD X4 Phenom 9950 B.E. @ 3.3ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-MA790x-DS4 BIOS Ver. F6
Cooling	CM Vortex 752
Memory	apacer PC6400 800mhz x 2
Video Card(s)	Two ATI Radeon 4850's in xfire
Storage	Seagate 7200.9 320gig+250gigx2
Display(s)	Acer P191w 19' wide
Case	Antec 900
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Antec Power trio 550watts
Software	Windows 7 x64 Build 7100

System Name	Daily Driver/Part Time
Processor	Core i7-13700K/Ryzen R5-7600
Motherboard	ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX/Asrock B650 Pro RS Wi-Fi
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB PRO XT AIO/Deep Cool LS-520 White
Memory	Patriot 2x16GB DDR5-7200/XPG Lancer Blade 2X16GB DDR-5-6000
Video Card(s)	MSI Ventus 3X OC RTX-4080 Super/Sapphire Radeon RX-7800XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro M.2 NVMe 2TB/KingSpec XG 7000 4TB M.2 NVMe/Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 NVMe
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DW
Case	Corsair 5000d AirFlow/Asus AP201 White
Audio Device(s)	AudioEngine D1 DAC/Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra 1K Watt/Seagotep 750W
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite
Keyboard	Adata XPG Summoner
Software	Win11 Pro 64
Benchmark Scores	Xbox Live Gamertag=jondonken

System Name	:3
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - 3ghz
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard
Cooling	cm 212 EVO
Memory	G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model
Video Card(s)	BFG GTX 275
Storage	WD black 500gb Samsung 1tb
Display(s)	27" 1366x768 Olevia 527v
Case	Antec Three Hundred
Audio Device(s)	ALC889
Power Supply	CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Ac
Software	Windows 8 pro

Processor	5800x(2)/5700g/5600x/5600g/2700x/1700x/1700
Motherboard	MSI B550 Carbon (2)/ MSI z490 Unify/Asus Strix B550-F/MSI B450 Tomahawk (3)
Cooling	EK AIO 360 (2)/EK AIO 240, Arctic Cooling Freezer II 280/EVGA CLC 280/Noctua D15/Cryorig M9(2)
Memory	32 GB Ballistix Elite/32 GB TridentZ/16GB Mushkin Redline Black/16 GB Dominator
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix RTX3060/EVGA 970(2)/Asus 750 ti/Old Quadros
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB/WD Black M.2 NVMe 500GB/Adata 500gb NVMe
Display(s)	Acer 1080p 22"/ (3) Samsung 22" 1080p
Case	(2) Lian Li Lancool II Mesh/Corsair 4000D /Phanteks Eclipse 500a/Be Quiet Pure Base 500/Bones of HAF
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850G(2)/EVGA Supernova GT 650w/Phantek Amps 750w/Seasonic Focus 750w
Mouse	Generic Black wireless (5)
Keyboard	Generic Black wireless (5)
Software	Win 10/Ubuntu

System Name	Big Devil
Processor	Intel Core i5-2500K
Motherboard	ECS P67H2-A2
Cooling	XSPC Rasa \| Black Ice GT Stealth 240 \| XSPC X2O 750 \| 2x ACF12PWM \| PrimoChill White 7/16"
Memory	2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LP Arctic White 1600MHz CL9
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ACX SC
Storage	Intel 520 Series 180GB + WD 1TB Blue
Display(s)	HP ZR30W 30" 2650x1600 IPS
Case	Corsair 600T SE
Audio Device(s)	Xonar Essence STX \| Sennheisser PC350 "Hero" Modded \| Corsair SP2500
Power Supply	ABS SL 1050W (Enermax Revolution Rebadge)
Software	Windows 8.1 x64 Pro w/ Media Center
Benchmark Scores	Ducky Year of the Snake w/ Cherry MX Browns & Year of the Tiger PBT Keycaps \| Razer Deathadder Black

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