Folding Hardware Deals

BUCK NASTY · Jan 8, 2010

Easy Rhino said:
guys, im looking for a socket 775 mobo with 3 pci-e slots!! im trying to expand my folding farm! help me out!

YHPM

TIGR · Jan 8, 2010

Rhino, I know of only one 775 board with 3 x16 slots:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186153

There are more options on the inexpensive end with AMD (both 3 and 4 x16 slots). If you're like me, you have no interest in the price/performance ratio of i7 systems and that's why you're looking for 775, but as I'm sure you know there are lots of 1156/1366 options.

Edit to add, there's also the P5Q Deluxe, but its slot placement is junk unless you have all single-wide cards and cooling isn't a priority. Also, only two of its x16 slots are 2.0.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008662

bogmali · Jan 8, 2010

I have an Intel DX38BT in my F/S thread that has 3 PCI-E slots.

Easy Rhino · Jan 8, 2010

thanks guys, im evaluating my situation now. currently, my server box is an matx mobo with only 1 pci-e in an matx case. i want more pci-e slots on this box to increase folding potential in the future after ive added more gpus to my main gaming rig. to do that, i need an atx case on the cheap (sneeky has one for sale) and an atx motherboard that i can simply swap my 775 cpu and ddr2 ram into.

TIGR · Jan 8, 2010

You've probably already considered this Rhino, but going without a case altogether turned out to be a great choice for me. Cheaper, and better cooling. I'm getting rid of the case on my other system now too. Works unless you do LAN parties....

thebluebumblebee · Jan 8, 2010

How's this for a cheap case? Really, any feedback? The only problem I can see is that they state support for 10" cards, but not 10.5" cards. Lots of locations for fans, but the layout would require some modding to get a "wind tunnel" going, otherwise the air could just go around in circles. $30 shipping included! NZXT GAMMA:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...GNEFL010810-_-ComputerCases-_-LC4B-_-11146061

3volvedcombat · Jan 8, 2010

I got 2 LGA 775 CPU's(e5200/Pent4)
tx3 heatsink with am3 brackets
socket 939 3800+
fans 80mm/120mm
IDE hardrives 40gb each
CD drive(no DVD's)
A wireliss network card
and a 530watt Semi modular PSU from Raidmax,

If any of you guys need some stuff PM me.
This is all for the folders, and ive started folding myself, already broke a easy 10k with dual 260's

mstenholm · Jan 8, 2010

Hi Chosen

These two GPU's can lead you into the F@Hmillionaire club in less the 55 days. Wave when you pass me.

3volvedcombat · Jan 8, 2010

mstenholm said:
Hi Chosen

These two GPU's can lead you into the F@Hmillionaire club in less the 55 days. Wave when you pass me.

Itll probably take me 100 days sense im on and off. I could get a 8400gs folding, but im ganna sells it.

EDIT**** Im selling a 8400gs to i guess. Cheap also wont even break 28bucks with shipping included (Hint)

NastyHabits · Jan 8, 2010

thebluebumblebee said:
How's this for a cheap case? Really, any feedback? The only problem I can see is that they state support for 10" cards, but not 10.5" cards. Lots of locations for fans, but the layout would require some modding to get a "wind tunnel" going, otherwise the air could just go around in circles. $30 shipping included! NZXT GAMMA:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...GNEFL010810-_-ComputerCases-_-LC4B-_-11146061

That case looks a little short front to back. I'd pass. NZXT does make cases with good airflow. You could always rip out all the 3.5" bays and mount the hard drive in a 5.25 inch bay with a kit. I do that with most of my cases. (I like mid-towers, don't want/need a huge case).

thebluebumblebee · Jan 15, 2010

For those of you looking to go i7, Fry's (at least my local one) has a 920 and MSI X58 Pro-E for *$350! *Also found that there is a $20 MIR. Total price, $330!!! Newegg's price is $479.

They also have the BFG BTS250 1GB for $100 after MIR. (also on Frys.com)

theonedub · Jan 15, 2010

Hmmm, if only I did not dislike MSI so much. Seems like a good deal, could easily sell the MB and have a nice cheap 920 as well. Am I taking another trip to Frys??

TIGR · Jan 15, 2010

Theonedub, FWIW that's a good board. With 3 PCI Express x16s and SLI capability, it seems a good choice for those who are both folders and gamers.

I have found that making purchase decisions by brand rather than by model makes me miss out on good stuff. Every brand has some winners and some junk. I've recently been impressed by MSI (and my main rig is now on an MSI NF980-G65 that has been fantastic. I used to be Asus/Gigabyte-only.

theonedub · Jan 15, 2010

Im considering picking it up then seeing what I will do with it. Im very happy with my i7 860 though.

Maybe someone should post this in the Hot Deals section, or I will if thats ok?

thebluebumblebee · Jan 15, 2010

Okay by me. I'm only finding this deal at my local Fry's, so you may want to confirm it at other locals first.

theonedub · Jan 15, 2010

Well its listed in the Frys San Jose ad as well, but not on http://www.frys-electronics-ads.com/. Hmm ill note that in the post. Its avail in Sacramento too

xbonez · Dec 27, 2010

Reviving this thread with what I think is a good deal for folders.

ASUS ENGTX470/2DI/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) ...

$269.99 - $10.00IR - $31.20 promo code "HARDOCP1222C" (12%) - $30.00MIR with free shipping
Promo Expires on 12/29/10

I'm running two of these. Both OC to 770Mhz core/1700 Mhz memory with very slight overvolting and give about 15k PPD folding / 17.5k 3D Mark Vantage

EDIT: Plus you get a free Mafia 2 coupon which you could probably sell for 30-40ish bucks.

PVTCaboose1337 · Jan 1, 2011

GTX 460 768mb at Fry's for $90, after $40 rebate. Not a bad deal!

thebluebumblebee · Jan 11, 2011

ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/768MD5 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB for $120 after $20 MIR and promo code EMCKJJJ72.
Remember, the GTX560 is supposed to be out any day.....

[Ion] · Jan 11, 2011

Damn, that's a remarkable deal for the PPD! :rockout:

mlee49 · Jan 11, 2011

[FS][US] Geforce Sale ^__~ GTX 295|GTX 280|9800 GX...

A GX2 for $100 practically. Damn nice PPD there folks.

thebluebumblebee · Jan 11, 2011

How about a GTX295 for $150 on CL?

xbonez · Jan 11, 2011

thebluebumblebee said:
How about a GTX295 for $150 on CL?

That is a sweet deal! Good thing I don't live in Portland or I'd just have spent 150 dollars I do not have.

[Ion] · Jan 11, 2011

thebluebumblebee said:
How about a GTX295 for $150 on CL?

0_o

Even in it's damaged condition, that's amazing!!!

jellyrole · Jan 14, 2011

If anyone has PCIe cards they can't fit I have 4 empty slots on this motherboard I can fold under your name with. I'm living in the dorms, so the power bill isn't an issue.

System Name	Main Rig
Processor	AMD FX-4130 @ 4.8Ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M5A99X Evo
Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory	8GB GSkill DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX 970 Strix @ 1503Mhz Core
Storage	Corsair Force 90gb SSD/ WD Caviar Blue 750gb
Display(s)	ASUS 24" IPS
Case	Coolermaster Centurion 590
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec TP750 80+
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64

System Name	TaichiTig
Processor	i7 6800K
Motherboard	ASRock X99 Taichi
Memory	32GB DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070
Storage	SSD + Misc. HDDs in DrivePool
Display(s)	BenQ PD3200U, Samsung C32HG70
Case	Antec Twelve Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Behringer UMC404HD, LSR308, Shure SRH840, AKG K612, Etymotic HF5
Power Supply	Corsair 750TX
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Deck Legend Ice Tactile
Software	Win10

System Name	System Has No Name
Processor	Core i7-12700K
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z690 ACE
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB PRO XT AIO
Memory	XPG Lancer 2x16GB DDR5-6000
Video Card(s)	EVGA FTW3 Ultra RTX-3080ti
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro M.2 NVMe 2TB/Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB M.2 NVMe
Display(s)	AW3423DW
Case	Corsair 5000d AirFlow
Audio Device(s)	AudioEngine D1 DAC/Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra 1K Watt
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite
Keyboard	Adata XPG Summoner
Software	Win11 Pro 64
Benchmark Scores	Xbox Live Gamertag=jondonken

System Name	Desktop
Processor	i5 13600KF
Motherboard	AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U9S
Memory	4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB
Storage	WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x
Display(s)	Gigabye M32U
Case	Corsair Carbide 400C
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 650 P2
Mouse	MX Master 3s
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky
Software	The Matrix

System Name	TaichiTig
Processor	i7 6800K
Motherboard	ASRock X99 Taichi
Memory	32GB DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070
Storage	SSD + Misc. HDDs in DrivePool
Display(s)	BenQ PD3200U, Samsung C32HG70
Case	Antec Twelve Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Behringer UMC404HD, LSR308, Shure SRH840, AKG K612, Etymotic HF5
Power Supply	Corsair 750TX
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Deck Legend Ice Tactile
Software	Win10

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System Name	Main/DC
Processor	i7-3770K/i7-2600K
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

System Name	My Computer
Processor	Core 2 Q9550 4Ghz 1.23volts
Motherboard	Gigabyte
Cooling	Corsair
Memory	OCZ
Video Card(s)	Galaxy
Storage	Western Digital
Display(s)	Acer
Case	Lian li
Audio Device(s)	Asus
Power Supply	Corsiar
Software	Microsoft
Benchmark Scores	25,000 3dmark06 at 4.35Ghz processor, 835core card!

System Name	The work PC /2700x/5950x
Processor	3900X stock/ 2700x stock/ 5950x 4200 MHz fixed @ 1,056-1,08V
Motherboard	Gigabyte AORUS Master X570/2xMSI X470 M7 AC
Cooling	Custom WC XSPC RX480, Laing DDC, XSPC Laing DDC Top V3 and EK Velocity/NH15/NH-U12S SE
Memory	32 GB Viper 3600/14 /16 GB Trident Z F4-4000C18D-16GTZSW 3600 /32 GB G XSkill Flare CL14 3400
Video Card(s)	2070 Super X MSI/GTX 970 MSI/ GTX 970 MSI
Storage	1 TB SSD / 500 GB SSD/ 500 GB SSD
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp U2518D/2408WFP
Case	Corsair 800D / Lian test bench/NZXT 500
Power Supply	AX 850 Titanium/AX 860i/AX 760
Software	Dual boot/Win 7 & 10 / Linux / Win 10

System Name	Rex
Processor	Ryzen 2600
Motherboard	GigaByte B450M DS3H
Cooling	Wraith
Memory	16 GB Corsair Vengence 3000
Video Card(s)	Evga GTX 1660 SC
Storage	XPG M.2, Samsung 860 SSD, WD Black 1 TB
Display(s)	ASUS VG248
Case	Corsair mATX cube. (Alas they don't make it anymore)
Power Supply	Corsair HX 600 Watt
Mouse	Microsoft
Keyboard	Logitech
Software	Windows 10 64 ibit

System Name	Erakith \|\| AsRock NUCS
Processor	AMD ThreadRipper 2990WX ES (32c/64t 3.5ghz@1.02v) \|\| Intel i7 1360P Raptor Lake-P
Motherboard	MSI X399 MEG Creation \|\| AsRock OE
Cooling	EK Supremacy TR4 Full Nickel, D5 w/ EK Top, 2X EK-CoolStream XTX 360 & Photon 270 Res \|\| OE
Memory	32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB DDR4 3000\|\| 2x16GB Corsair DDR4
Video Card(s)	Vega 64 EK FC\|\| Intel Iris Xe
Storage	250gb WD Black NVMe & (2) 2TB Intel 660p NVMe \|\| 2TB Corsair MP600 Pro
Display(s)	34" Dell Ultrasharp U3415W
Case	CaseLabs Merlin SM8 \|\| Aluminum Unibody
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB w/ Cherry MX Silent
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 \|\| WIndows 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	WCG & F@H Only

System Name	Winter
Processor	AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE @ 4.0Ghz
Motherboard	MSI 790FX-GD70
Cooling	Corsair H50 Liquid Cooling
Memory	2 x 2Gb Gskill Ripjaws 1600Mhz (7-7-7-24@1.6V)
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 470 @ Stock (Zalman VF3000 cooler)
Storage	2 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB (RAID 0)
Display(s)	Hanns G 28" @ 1920x1200
Case	Antec 1200
Audio Device(s)	Onboard -- TosLink --> Z5500
Power Supply	Corsair 850TX 850W PSU
Software	Win 7 64-bit Ultimate

System Name	Whim
Processor	Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LX
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory	2 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 670 2gb
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256gb, WD 2TB Black
Display(s)	Shimian QH270 (1440p), Asus VE228 (1080p)
Case	Cooler Master 430 Elite
Audio Device(s)	Onboard > PA2V2 Amp > Senn 595's
Power Supply	Corsair 750w
Software	Windows 8.1 (Tweaked)

System Name	Niedersachsen / Ribe / Minsk
Processor	i3 3240 / i7-3520M / 4x Opteron 6376 @ 2.86GHz
Motherboard	BIOSTAR H61M / HP Q77 / Supermicro H8QG7
Cooling	Stock / Stock / 4x 1U G34
Memory	1x8GB / 2x4GB / 4x4GB
Video Card(s)	GTX260 / Intel HD 4000 / nVidia GT310
Storage	80GB Intel SSD / 256GB Intel SSD / 2x 60GB SSD (RAID1)
Display(s)	Dell 3007 + HP 2245w / 12.1" 1366x768 / None
Case	Antec NSK3480 / HP / Supermicro 1U
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax 500W / HP 130W / Supermicro Gold 1400W
Keyboard	IBM Model M
Software	Windows 7 (Niedersachsen/Ribe) / Linux Mint 17.2 (Minsk)

System Name	The Dove Box Rev 3.0
Processor	i7 8700k @ 4.7GHz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus X APEX
Cooling	Custom water loop
Memory	16GB 3600 MHz DDR4
Video Card(s)	2x MSI 780 Ti's in SLI
Storage	500GB Samsung 850 PCIe SSD, 4TB
Display(s)	27" Asus 144Hz
Case	Enermax Fulmo GT
Audio Device(s)	ON BOARD FTW
Power Supply	Corsair 1200W
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Win 10 64x

System Name	not sure yet
Processor	R9 3950X
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Taichi
Cooling	It's a secret for now..
Memory	64GB Vengeance
Video Card(s)	2080Ti FE
Storage	2x 1TB NVME, 3x 500GB SSD, 2TB SSHD
Display(s)	Predator 27" 4k 144hz, 55" Vizio 4k
Case	Lian Li O11-D White
Audio Device(s)	Steel Series Wireless
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W
Mouse	Glorious D-
Keyboard	GMMK 60% Red Box Caps
Software	Windows 8.1 Profession x64