angelkiller wrote:So the Linux client is better?
Only for 64-bit multi-core systems, really. Otherwise I think it's pretty much a tossup
angelkiller wrote:I also want to fold with my X1950pro. Is there a linux version for that?
Nope, GPU folding is windows only.
angelkiller wrote:I also two 1GHz P3 Dells. One runs Win 2000, but will probably dual boot soon. I'll run the windows version until I get Linux installed. The other has no os ATM but will be a file server with FreeNAS. Can F@H be run with a Live Linux CD?
I saw some
instructions for this on the F@H forums. Obviously the actual CD used to run it isn't the big issue here, as long as it provides the tools used. Just skip to step 8 if using something else, as what's above that is specific to the CD.
As for deadlines, many of the linux WUs (probably over 30 different runs of project 1496) I've run had 48 days as the preferred deadline, and took my xp2500+ on average 154 hours of folding, that's 6 days and 10 hours, with me frequently using the CPU for gaming etc for part of this time. I'd say a P3 700 should be able to stay within 3 weeks if running 24/7, which is still less than half of the preferred deadline. Oh, and the final deadline is 127 days (after which you don't get points).