World Community Grid February Team Challenge

[blibba]

Yes--what's the idle time period? If it's a short time specified in BOINC (~3 minutes) and you are only intermittently using the computer, then it will fire up the GPU, only to have you try and use the computer. Try setting it to a longer time to wait (~10 minutes)

This happens when I'm using the computer continuously - there's no way I'm going idle for long enough to fire the GPU up. I know this because my screensaver is on a shorter timer.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

well its the 8th i want to thank everyone who participated in this challenge and I look forward to crunching many more challenges in the future

 

[[Ion]]

well its the 8th i want to thank everyone who participated in this challenge and I look forward to crunching many more challenges in the future

Indeed--the ten hours to go in the contest, and I'll be drawing prizes late tonight

 

[KrisC]

Never realized how bad this could be on the ol electric bill lol.

 

[ChristTheGreat]

I use my computer in my office so if can heat the room, no heater.

I guess I'll do the same at my house xD

 

[Chicken Patty]

I use my computer in my office so if can heat the room, no heater.

I guess I'll do the same at my house xD

The beauty of crunching/folding.

 

[ChristTheGreat]

yeah, and that's why now I use those Sandy/ivy, has they are low power, and gives heat..

 

[Bow]

Now I can RMA my GPUs and start shopping for new ones

 

[AnnCore]

Many thanks to everyone for all the help.

Almost reached the object of cracking the top 100 (team wise).

Got some lovely badges that I should probably show off here on TPU and elsewhere to raise awareness.

Any other signatures we can have?

I'm in awe of some of the numbers some of you guys put up.

Cheers

AnnCore

 

[Norton]

Many thanks to everyone for all the help.

Almost reached the object of cracking the top 100 (team wise).

Got some lovely badges that I should probably show off here on TPU and elsewhere to raise awareness.

Any other signatures we can have?

I'm in awe of some of the numbers some of you guys put up.

Cheers

AnnCore

You can display your WCG individual badges in your signature- if anyone is interested I can hunt down the link..... it used to be in Twilyth's sig- but he isn't here anymore

 

[Hillbilly]

Good job everyone.

 

[Peter1986C]

Many thanks to everyone for all the help.

Almost reached the object of cracking the top 100 (team wise).

Got some lovely badges that I should probably show off here on TPU and elsewhere to raise awareness.

Any other signatures we can have?

I'm in awe of some of the numbers some of you guys put up.

Cheers

AnnCore

Paste one of these in your signature, wrapping

around it:

- http://http://stats.free-dc.org/projusertag.php?proj=bwcg&id=834618&theme=16

- http://stats.free-dc.org/cpidtagb.php?cpid=339fe1b4c8f143c85f20c40b1a356a6f&theme=16&cols=1

You can get a different theme by adding the number immediately after "theme=" in the URL.
The lower one only makes sense if you run multiple BOINC projects (like I do). An example of the lower option can be seen in my signature.

 

[xvi]

Are we automagically entered to win and how long do we have to respond? I'll be out of the country for the weekend, but will check in occasionally on my phone.

 

[Norton]

Are we automagically entered to win and how long do we have to respond? I'll be out of the country for the weekend, but will check in occasionally on my phone.

I don't think you need to worry- there will be a reasonable response time given to the winners.

Checking in over the weekend will be helpful though


EDIT- this link will let you show your your individual WCG project badges in your sig:

http://www.seti-germany.de/wcg/show_badge_picture_bild.php

Follow the instructions and then use the address of the pic that's generated in your sig

Will look like this:

 

[VulkanBros]

Cool....

 

[mjkmike]

Big thanks too all the new members and I hope you stay. This is the best team you will ever be a part of.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

Woot badges

 

[hat]

I wanted to apologize for the downtime because I was in the contest. Even though I probably gained enough points to clear an entry, I got slammed with moving and a lot of work (feast or famine job) and didn't have any time to really set anything up. My room is still in shambles as I type this, my second machine isn't even up yet.

 

[brandonwh64]

Congratz to all the entered and hope the future brings more and more of cures for these crazy illnesses

 

[AnnCore]

Badges...or tag?

Life is full of hard decisions.

 

[manofthem]

Am I the only one who thinks this last month of the challenge passed by really quickly? It seems like just a few days ago we were hearing about the upcoming challenge, and now we are all finished up. Fast month

It's great to see so many new members of the team, all the stones they hit and all the points they pulled down. The amazing team spirit is flourishing here at TPU and what could we ask for?! Hopefully we can all keep on crunching strong and rocking the WUs. Even if some of our new members can continue at a reduced rate, that's still a terrific contribution and difference!

We appreciate the hard work done by [Ion], Chicken Patty, Norton, all those who donated hardware and/or software, and all those who gave their time, resources, energies, and pc's.

Great work everyone

 

[[Ion]]

Alright guys, the competition is now over!

I would like to thank each and every one of your for your crunching and donations. I'm compiling final scores now and I hope to draw prizes within an hour

 

[[Ion]]

Prize time
(donor of prize is in parentheses, winner is in bold)
Radeon HD770 (mjkmike): manofthem
Radeon HD770 (mjkmike): p_o_s_pc
Radeon HD7770 (Norton): johnspack
$100 FrozenCPU Gift Cards (NF_Blake): Steve_Kosh
$100 FrozenCPU Gift Cards (NF_Blake): Norton
500w PSU (Norton): t_ski
Misc DDR2 RAM, LGA775 CPUs, HDDs (Ion): brandonwh64
2x2GB DDR3 memory kit (Norton): HammerON
$25 via PayPal (Bow): stinger608
$25 via PayPal (NHKS): sabre23
$25 via PayPal (Ion): m&m's
$25 via PayPal (Ion): okidna
Alienware Keyboard (manofthem): dude12564
4g tube of MX-2 thermal past (dank1983man420): ZakkWylde
Red LED fan (dank1983man420): ThE_MaD_ShOt


Grand Prize
Core i7-3930k+Asus P7X79D Pro (mjkmike): [Ion]


Notes:

• If random drawings had the donor of a prize win it, that prize was re-drawn to a separate winner (I re-drew when I won my own misc HW and when Norton won his own power supply)
• I started with the most expensive prizes (HD7770s) and drew down to the cheapest ones, eliminating someone each time they won. Everyone was thrown back in for the grand prize
• All winners were selected with RANDOM.ORG
• Winners have 48 hours to respond before the prize is forfeited

Congratulations all, winners and non-winners alike!
Remember, Science is the real winner here!

If you won a prize, expect a PM from me shortly

EDIT: Everyone who won a prize should have received a PM from me. If you are on this list and somehow did not, please let me know ASAP!

 

[Steve Kosh]

Congrats on the 3930k Ion and everyone else who won prizes.

 

[NHKS]

Congratulations to all winners!

Although it is a shame I could not involve myself much in this challenge, I did keep track of it whenever possible and I must say that it has been a resounding success! It gave many new TPU members the opportunity to join, help & encourage each other, have some fun entering giveaways and most importantly working together as a worldwide team to contribute in WCG projects!

My appreciation goes to all, for your WCG contributions and generosity towards this challenge! especially the senior members, who undoubtedly had to dedicate more time than usual into running this challenge!

I need not say it, but yes - I am proud to be part of this great team!