The most incredible folding farm I've seen...

[Bwall]

http://www.overclock.net/overclock-net- ... -farm.html

I don't know what to say, amazing stuff.

[vbironchef]

That is incredible! Can you imagine if all those cards were gtx 280 or ati 4870X2. Don't show this to Darkstar, he might get some ideas!

[geokilla]

Wow man. That room must be awfully warm in winter. May during the summer, it feels like a sauna!

You know, I'm beginning to think that instead of folding for a cause, some people are folding just to get a bigger e-penis....But that's my opinion. Sorry if it offended anyone.

[DMB2000uk]

Wow man. That room must be awfully warm in winter. May during the summer, it feels like a sauna!

You know, I'm beginning to think that instead of folding for a cause, some people are folding just to get a bigger e-penis....But that's my opinion. Sorry if it offended anyone.

But it all helps the research, so for whatever reason people are folding for, stanford win!

The room that all those machines are in is going to need some serious cooling, it must be like a furnace!

The guy is folding under the name nitteo, and his stats are here

Dan

[KnightRid]

Quote:
Originally Posted by TnB= Gir
Was all of this paid for by selling your old C2Q farm?

How much extra PPD are ya gettin so far?



The sale of the C2Q helped, but I put up MORE money to get this farm...this farm is going to be about 80K higher with less rigs than the previous one.

MY LORD - 80,000 higher. I REALLY need to get rich...lol

Mike

Maybe I could work for Apop, become a millionaire, then butt in line at all the Apple events

[Darkstar]

and the guy is only ranked 7th on the team, not for long i would say.....

[skier]

150k ppd!!!! thats more than our whole team!

are there temperature benefits to having video cards upside down(not just the card of course) i noticed several were

[KnightRid]

150k ppd!!!! thats more than our whole team!

are there temperature benefits to having video cards upside down(not just the card of course) i noticed several were

You cant install a card upside down ;)

It is the way the MB's are made. I have some that face up and some that face down - it is wierd till you get used to it!

Mike

[ViPeR.Ja]

am just wondering now how much money he spent on that "THING" and ppl say the economy is bad

[skier]

150k ppd!!!! thats more than our whole team!

are there temperature benefits to having video cards upside down(not just the card of course) i noticed several were

You cant install a card upside down ;)

It is the way the MB's are made. I have some that face up and some that face down - it is wierd till you get used to it!

Mike

notice i said "(not just the card of course)" i knew the board was upside down also, like BTX cases with ATX boards(i think its somethin like anyways) i was just wondering if the fan was facing up, would it be better or worse for temps?

[KnightRid]

DOH - my bad, I didnt read properly



I really dont think it matters. You would need air blowing in the sides to make any difference when they are stacked up to 4, so it might just be the way the cables would fit the best.

Mike

[DaIceMan]

If you read the whole thread, someone did the math on the 8800GTs and it looks like once it levels out, he has the potential of 250k+ per day. Unfortunately, the motherboard is discontinued at Newegg. He must have bought them out. haha.

I have 2 of the 8800GTs already, wouldn't really cost that much to add another pair of those if I can find a motherboard to support it.

[Indignity]

Sorry guys, I kind of 'defected' a while back

I seen this thread in the "Link-Back" & thought I'd post in reply to DaIceMan.. The board is still available, but as an "Open Box" deal @$105 : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 813130080R

Mobo: $105
4x 8800GS (AR) $79 = $316
2x2gb G-Skill PC-6400 RAM = $60AR
Antec Earthwatts 430W PSU =$30 AR
40GB IDE HDD = $35

^^
~25k PPD folding rig for $550

[DMB2000uk]

You forgot a CPU.

But still, that is some serious numbers for under $600.

Dan

[martini161]

if that cpu can power it all

[Indignity]

You forgot a CPU.

But still, that is some serious numbers for under $600.

Dan

I did forget the CPU didn't I? ... nitteo is running e2180s with stock HSF & actually only 1GB of RAM in each, which makes a lot more sense as far as where to put your dollars. Retail version of the e2180 is $70 right now at the egg.

With all that being said, I've seen better deals on the GPUs & mobo, so YMMV I guess.

I have to say that I've really gotten into folding as it helps heal some emotional wounds with having lost my mother (cancer) ~ 13 years ago as well as my Grandmother this past March. It's all for the cause in the end, but we all have a competitive side that pushes us to do the best we can.

I am currently pushing out a good number of ppd, although it should be about 5-10k more (this is according to FahMon btw). It varies soo much for some reason & I seem to be getting lots of the low-point WUs at the moment.

Rig 1: QX9650 @4GHz, 4GB G-Skill PC-6400, Gigabyte DS3L mobo, eVGA 8800GTS 640mb (G80).. Running Vista Ultimate x64 with Dual VMWare Linux x64 SMP clients & 1 GPU2 client. Rig total should equal around 10,500ppd
Rig 2: Q6600 (1.20VID) @3.4GHz, 2GB Patriot PC-8500, DFI DK mobo, Zotac 8800GT Amped Edition.. Running Vista Ultimate x64 with Dual VMWare Linux x64 SMP clients & 1 GPU2 client. Rig total should equal around 8-9000ppd (I let my boy game/surf on this one).
Rig 3: Q6700 @3.2GHz, 4GB G-Skill PC-6400, ASUS P5k Deluxe Wi-Fi, eVGA 8800GT-KO... Running XP Pro SP3 with Dual VMWare Linux SMP clients & 1 GPU2 client. Rig total should equal around 10,000ppd

Soon to come: Hurry up eVGA Step-Up!!! .... Rig 4: P4D-820, 2GB Ballistix PC-8500, P5K mobo, 2 x eVGA 9800GTX...Running Vista Ultimate x64... Will strictly run 2 GPU2 clients & anticipate around 12500-13kppd

FOLD ON!!!!