jaxstraww Posted May 21, 2008 Need to keep it on a budget but decided against AMD for the folding machine. Need as much input as fast because the RMA is on the clock. MB: <$115.00 +/- 5% - also must be a Gigabyte with 4 DIMMS with a min of 1066mhz (1066 is a must but will be running 800) and covers all the current CPU's (Core 2, Extreme & Dual Core) One PCI xpress 16x is fine. Mostly going to be CPU upgrades over time. Almost forgot, at least 1 IDE hookup for my two optical drives. New HD is SATA so ok there. I would also like to keep from the Nvid set ups. I'll be pushing down GPU's from the E8400 machine I have now. Not even sure Giagbyte makes Nvid set ups now I think about it. Why Gigabyte, because I have one on the E8400 machine and would love to keep my hardware synced up with OC tweaks (mapping of) and BIOS updates. Know what I mean? CPU: <$115.00 +/- 5% - must be Intel (get it, its an Intel rig) leaning towards the E2180 on the juice but willing to go to the budget listed for a better performing folding CPU. That's about it. Have a case, RAM, PS and a new HD. I like the Egg but looking around to get deals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EllisD Posted May 21, 2008 The GA-P35-DS3L has everything you listed. I have that same setup as my server folding 24/7 (2180 + DS3L) and it does ~16.5mins per % in native linux. Good little folder for the money. That would be my recommendation on that budget. Linkage to DS3L (this is the upgraded model from the one i said. The revision adds the Dynamic Energy Saver.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaxstraww Posted May 21, 2008 whats that in PPD? What would be the damage on Vista? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EllisD Posted May 21, 2008 Its a tad over 1500 PPD (typical 2605 or 2653? finishes in ~28hrs.). As for times in vista, I have never used vista and dont plan on shelling out ~$200 when I am more than happy with XP You will have to wait for someone else to chime in on that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaxstraww Posted May 21, 2008 Roger that. I did have that board picked out earlier but had to asked such a narrow question because there are like10 gigabyte models in that price range. Never saw anything like that. All have a few varying part numbers. Part of me says relax until the 6600 gets down to about $150.00. Still have to get a GPU as well. Thinking the HD 3650 but unsure how many PPD's I'll get. Don't want a HD 3870 as the folding rig will get my gaming rig GPU when it gets a bit dated. (meaning the 4xxx series is let lose) So you have linux xlient going inside XP as I read it. So its the VMware and all of that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EllisD Posted May 22, 2008 Not quite, I have 2 machines. My Server, which is native Ubuntu 7.10 64-bit, which I fold 24/7 using the SMP client. My Main is left idle for ~16-18hrs a day so I have it folding via the USB method I posted in the OCC Teams section which requires no OS (but the machine has XP on it). The only thing I somewhat worry about with GPU folding is the power consumption. I have no data to put forth, but would be curious to know what takes more power between GPU2 vs Dual Core (65\45nm) SMP vs Quad (65\45nm)SMP (2 instances). I know my 1900xt is a power sucking beast when running full tilt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaxstraww Posted May 22, 2008 I just checked out Ubuntu 7.10 64-bit and it looks pretty interesting. Going to install that next to vista and see what I can do. I guess I run the SMP client inside that virtual setup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaGUY Posted May 22, 2008 You'll get quite a bit more PPD on ubuntu, then with vista. I get around 1500-1600 PPD from my E4500 at 2.8ghz, running through vista. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingdingeling Posted May 22, 2008 Hey jaxstraww, I can't find you in the EOC folding stats, which name do you fold under? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaxstraww Posted May 22, 2008 Uh - Oh The day I started my laptop died. I smell my folding Icon leaving....... I'll get going once I smooth this machine out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites