TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[Velvet Wafer]

thanks I just am in a hurry to see how the x2 240 does when i get it but i will have the E1500 to play with while i am waiting

me want new toys too... i even have the money
but i dont really know what to do
that totally new for me...
i could buy:
anything for 150 euro.
i really wanted to buy me a glock 18c gas blowback (just a softair. in germany, you cant get much better stuff. real guns are a no go)
i was tempted to buy me 5850... but now, that i have seen, what may be coming out till may 2010, im not so tempted anymore...
i get a 23" lg flatron on christmas.
i got enough parts to build another cruncher. just needs a processor.
what now?

 

[p_o_s_pc]

me want new toys too... i even have the money
but i dont really know what to do
that totally new for me...
i could buy:
anything for 150 euro.
i really wanted to buy me a glock 18c gas blowback (just a softair. in germany, you cant get much better stuff. real guns are a no go)
i was tempted to buy me 5850... but now, that i have seen, what may be coming out till may 2010, im not so tempted anymore...
i get a 23" lg flatron on christmas.
i got enough parts to build another cruncher. just needs a processor.
what now?

the words in bold tell you what to do. Put the sentence together in the right order and you got your answer

 

[Velvet Wafer]

i just kept dropping hints about how my CPU was bottlenecking my GPUs and that i needed more crunching power.. Had to keep it up for about 2 weeks..I was trying for a X4 620 and a Q8200 but he wouldn't give in on that so i settled for the x2 240 and E1500

thats quite a difference... i would have aimed for the 620 and the e1500

but at least you got some fine procs!

EDIT: you miss a comma, to complete the sentence
what proc would you suggest me?

 

[p_o_s_pc]

thats quite a difference... i would have aimed for the 620 and the e1500

but at least you got some fine procs!

EDIT: you miss a comma, to complete the sentence
what proc would you suggest me?

what parts do you have?(board and PSU) If you have the Biostar board then i would recommend a Athlon II X3 of some kind. As you know the board isn't too happy about running overclocked quads. So i would get the tri core to take some stress off of it and still give good PPD.

know it is a big difference but i was told no to anything that added up to more then $120 so i picked to get the other cruncher running and upgrade my CPU (the X2 240 has been asking me to buy it for along time)

 

[Velvet Wafer]

what parts do you have?(board and PSU) If you have the Biostar board then i would recommend a Athlon II X3 of some kind. As you know the board isn't too happy about running overclocked quads. So i would get the tri core to take some stress off of it and still give good PPD

its happy with overclocked quads (if not TOO beefy), but it doenst like, if it has to speak to it, thru a crippled A64 bios interface (nearly no phenom options). thats the problem, with it supporting every phenom 2 besides the 955 and 965, by bios.
i would probably use a 400 watt generic CMP psu, but that even can drive the q9550. even if it has only a 20 pin ;-)
it has like 35 and 40 amperes on 5v and 3.3v
12V is just 18 amps.

 

[[Ion]]

Well, I talked to my friend, and it looks like he's going to be buying some of my old hardware (2GB DDR2 + 60GB IDE HDD), so I'll have enough money to spend on a new PSU. I'm thinking probably the Corsair CX400w unless anyone else has a better suggestion.

BTW, the Q6600 turned in ~3200 points today and hopefully the wireless problem has been resolved, so maybe I'll get pie tonight and ~1500 PPD more

 

[p_o_s_pc]

its happy with overclocked quads (if not TOO beefy), but it doenst like, if it has to speak to it, thru a crippled A64 bios interface (nearly no phenom options). thats the problem, with it supporting every phenom 2 besides the 955 and 965, by bios.
i would probably use a 400 watt generic CMP psu, but that even can drive the q9550. even if it has only a 20 pin ;-)
it has like 35 and 40 amperes on 5v and 3.3v
12V is just 18 amps.

I would stick with a X3 for that rig or maybe give the Athlon II X4 620 a try. Its not all that beefy and still a quad to make it even better it has a low price point

what makes a perfect cruncher in my eyes
Quad core(or tri)
price
overclockablity
power consumption
the Athlon II x3 and X4 chips have all of it

Well, I talked to my friend, and it looks like he's going to be buying some of my old hardware (2GB DDR2 + 60GB IDE HDD), so I'll have enough money to spend on a new PSU. I'm thinking probably the Corsair CX400w unless anyone else has a better suggestion.

BTW, the Q6600 turned in ~3200 points today and hopefully the wireless problem has been resolved, so maybe I'll get pie tonight and ~1500 PPD more

how much you want to spend? give me a budget and i will try to find a better PSU for the money(if there is even one out there)

 

[[Ion]]

I would stick with a X3 for that rig or maybe give the Athlon II X4 620 a try. Its not all that beefy and still a quad to make it even better it has a low price point

what makes a perfect cruncher in my eyes
Quad core(or tri)
price
overclockablity
power consumption
the Athlon II x3 and X4 chips have all of it

Yep, the X4 620 is an awesome CPU for purely WCG. For ~250, you could build a complete quad-core computer around it:
$100 X4 620
$75 785G mobo
$30 whatever DDR2/DDR3 memory (1gb)
$free tiny HDD (like 6-20gb)
$35 Corsair CX400w

Almost exactly $250 is a pretty good deal IMO for ~1300(stock)-1800 (OC'ed) PPD

 

[Velvet Wafer]

Yep, the X4 620 is an awesome CPU for purely WCG. For ~250, you could build a complete quad-core computer around it:
$100 X4 620
$75 785G mobo
$30 whatever DDR2/DDR3 memory (1gb)
$free tiny HDD (like 6-20gb)
$35 Corsair CX400w

Almost exactly $250 is a pretty good deal IMO for ~1300(stock)-1800 (OC'ed) PPD

i have everything besides the proc... its 80 euros here.
POS,do you really want me to raise my output that bad, so soon?
i just added 2 cores more, and i got several randoms at hand, even though, i have to sneak in the bureau of my mom, to activate 2 of them in spy style

 

[p_o_s_pc]

@Ion what is your budget for a PSU

Yep, the X4 620 is an awesome CPU for purely WCG. For ~250, you could build a complete quad-core computer around it:
$100 X4 620
$75 785G mobo
$30 whatever DDR2/DDR3 memory (1gb)
$free tiny HDD (like 6-20gb)
$35 Corsair CX400w
Almost exactly $250 is a pretty good deal IMO for ~1300(stock)-1800 (OC'ed) PPD

IMO AMD has a winner on there hands with the X4 620 not only in the eyes of crunchers that can't afford i7s but anyone looking for a quad on a budget

i have everything besides the proc... its 80 euros here.
POS,do you really want me to raise my output that bad, so soon?
i just added 2 cores more, and i got several randoms at hand, even though, i have to sneak in the bureau of my mom, to activate 2 of them in spy style

i think your output can wait till i get all of my rigs up... Maybe we can go head to head again if you don't go adding another quad

 

[[Ion]]

~snip~
how much you want to spend? give me a budget and i will try to find a better PSU for the money(if there is even one out there)

Really as little as possible, but certainly no more than $65-70

I don't need it to power much, maybe an overclocked i7 + GTS 250 at most (possible future use), but currently all it has to power is a stock-clocked Q9400 + slightly OC'ed 8800GT. I don't want to spend too much because the 8800GT is also begging for a new cooler

 

[p_o_s_pc]

Really as little as possible, but certainly no more than $65-70

I don't need it to power much, maybe an overclocked i7 + GTS 250 at most (possible future use), but currently all it has to power is a stock-clocked Q9400 + slightly OC'ed 8800GT. I don't want to spend too much because the 8800GT is also begging for a new cooler

then the corsair seems to be about the best for now... I can see it having some problems if you go to a overclocked i7. So that means you would want to buy a new PSU when you get the i7 and gts 250

 

[Velvet Wafer]

@Ion what is your budget for a PSU


IMO AMD has a winner on there hands with the X4 620 not only in the eyes of crunchers that can't afford i7s but anyone looking for a quad on a budget



i think your output can wait till i get all of my rigs up... Maybe we can go head to head again if you don't go adding another quad

im interested in OCing my q9550, can you tell me the best, but cheapest board and cooler that can clock the shit out of it?

that would be another alternative

i just looked at that:ASUS-P5E3-Pro-X48

 

[[Ion]]

then the corsair seems to be about the best for now... I can see it having some problems if you go to a overclocked i7. So that means you would want to buy a new PSU when you get the i7 and gts 250

I have no idea when/if I'm even going to go i7 (seems as if the X2 620 is better for PPD/$), I just want something that won't die if I expect it to power higher-end hardware.

Sounds like the CX400w it is then

 

[p_o_s_pc]

im interested in OCing my q9550, can you tell me the best, but cheapest board and cooler that can clock the shit out of it?

that would be another alternative

i just looked at that:ASUS-P5E3-Pro-X48

here is a cheap board that should clock the quad nicely
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/705/7

cooler
Cooler master Hyper TX3

the board you linked isn't bad it should do the job nicely..

 

[Velvet Wafer]

here is a cheap board that should clock the quad nicely
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/705/7

cooler
Cooler master Hyper TX3

the board you linked isn't bad it should do the job nicely..

how are p45 and x48 in comparance? what are the differences? any tips?

 

[p_o_s_pc]

how are p45 and x48 in comparance? what are the differences? any tips?

they both overclock about the same.. The X48 just clocks alittle higher and i think has a 2nd PCI-E slot.. its like the P35 was to the x38

 

[Velvet Wafer]

they both overclock about the same.. The X48 just clocks alittle higher and i think has a 2nd PCI-E slot.. its like the P35 was to the x38

what fsb can i await? at least 500?

 

[[Ion]]

what fsb can i await? at least 500?

Probably not 500, but likely at least 450, maybe 475

 

[p_o_s_pc]

Probably not 500, but likely at least 450, maybe 475

what fsb can i await? at least 500?

i think ion is right but there are some that can do 500

 

[Velvet Wafer]

i think ion is right but there are some that can do 500

there must be even ones, that can go even further... 500fsb x 8.5 maximum multi for the q9550
are only about 4200 mhz... some brought this babies at least to 4400...do you have to have a handpicked board for that?

 

[Flak]

My clients aren't downloading any new WU's... q9550 is working on it's last 2, the q6600 has 4 and the i7 920 has 6. All the clients say there is no new work to download?

 

[Chicken Patty]

My clients aren't downloading any new WU's... q9550 is working on it's last 2, the q6600 has 4 and the i7 920 has 6. All the clients say there is no new work to download?

sure date is still correct?


Are your settings set like this?

 

[Flak]

Yeah, I checked time and date before I posted, lol. And the options on all three look the same as you posted. In the messages tab they keep trying to grab WU's but get a message from the server saying there are none available.

 

[PaulieG]

Yeah, I checked time and date before I posted, lol. And the options on all three look the same as you posted. In the messages tab they keep trying to grab WU's but get a message from the server saying there are none available.

Just go to advanced view, click reset projects, then update. That should work.