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by cmh
Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:44 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 POINTS
Replies: 85
Views: 122338

Re: 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 POINTS

Good stuff, Myth! Keep folding!
by cmh
Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:09 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: Bigadv program announcement
Replies: 6
Views: 17527

Bigadv program announcement

Just wanted to make sure everyone saw this: "Big Advanced (BA) is an experimental type of Folding@home WUs intended for the most powerful machines in FAH. However, as time goes on, technology advances, and the characteristics associated with the most powerful machines changes. Due to these advances ...
by cmh
Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:19 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: CoreStatus = C0000029 (-1073741783) :(
Replies: 6
Views: 7667

Re: CoreStatus = C0000029 (-1073741783) :(

It's not you, Frenchie, it's the WU. The 7504 Run 19s have crapped out for everyone and been flagged as bad. You shouldn't get any more of them.

http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f ... 99f6a130e6
by cmh
Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:24 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreciated
Replies: 48
Views: 15580

Re: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreci

jfish26101 wrote:
cmh, what MB are you referring too?
DH67CLB3. Doesn't overclock, like the Z68 board in your first post.
by cmh
Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:49 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreciated
Replies: 48
Views: 15580

Re: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreci

One thing I forgot to mention, and am too lazy to track down myself: make sure your mobo has enough 4-pin PWM headers for the number of PWM fans you want to use. If it doesn't, but has at least one, I *think* you can use a PWM splitter, but I've never done that, so I can't vouch for its effectivenes...
by cmh
Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:53 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: Stopped getting bigadv WUs. Is it me?
Replies: 5
Views: 6779

Re: Stopped getting bigadv WUs. Is it me?

Just picked up a 6900, with no meddling on my part. Never mind. I'll try not to be so needy.
by cmh
Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:07 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreciated
Replies: 48
Views: 15580

Re: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreci

Have you found it difficult to do modifications to the case? I have someone that will help me but not entirely clear on how much of that stuff he gets into. Most of the machines he builds are used for businesses, doesn't get into gaming machines much. Three builds in, I haven't had any trouble. Kno...
by cmh
Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:20 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreciated
Replies: 48
Views: 15580

Re: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreci

I know my new build wont be as quiet as it probably could be but I want to do what I can given the parts I decided to buy. I guess I'm unclear as to whether you're willing to swap parts or not. Sounds like you might be open to some substitutions. Either way, there are some things you can do to help...
by cmh
Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:30 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: Stopped getting bigadv WUs. Is it me?
Replies: 5
Views: 6779

Stopped getting bigadv WUs. Is it me?

I recently set up my Windows folding box for bigadv, and initially got six or seven bigadv WUs in a row. Now for the last couple days, I haven't gotten any. Is this normal? Do I need to change anything? My PPD is in a swoon. Thanks!

Chris
by cmh
Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:24 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreciated
Replies: 48
Views: 15580

Re: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreci

jfish26101 wrote:Do you have much experience with water cooling units?
None. Call me old-fashioned, but I'm still in the camp that tries to keep liquids and computers separate.
by cmh
Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:52 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreciated
Replies: 48
Views: 15580

Re: Looking for quiet cooling for Antec p183, advice appreci

I agree that you're going to want to swap out the stock case fans. I like Scythe Slipstream PWMs, but there are many fans to choose from that will be quieter than the Tricools. I've got a CM Hyper 212+ on a modestly-overclocked i7-2600 (4.2 GHz), and it's not quiet. I'm looking at a Noctua D-14 as a...
by cmh
Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:56 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: HTPC shuts down randomly - reboot or power off, cause?
Replies: 3
Views: 1360

Re: HTPC shuts down randomly - reboot or power off, cause?

Any chance it could be Windows Update?
by cmh
Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:36 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: AMD FX-8150 8-Core Bulldozer Processor
Replies: 26
Views: 20466

Re: AMD FX-8150 8-Core Bulldozer Processor

Yeah, it's kind of sad. I really liked my Athlon 64.
by cmh
Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:32 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: 9,000,000!!!!!
Replies: 28
Views: 46871

Re: 9,000,000!!!!!

I'm 57 frames into a 2684, at about 39 minutes a frame. Would be 30Kish PPD, if Windows Update hadn't knocked it offline for six hours last night. Grr. I'm OC'd to 4.2 GHz, with the GTX560 running too, OC'd to 910 MHz. Temps between 65 and 70C on both the CPU and GPU. If this bigadv WU doesn't make ...
by cmh
Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:34 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: 9,000,000!!!!!
Replies: 28
Views: 46871

Re: 9,000,000!!!!!

Nice work, SebRad. You've inspired me to give bigadv WUs another try.
by cmh
Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:48 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1401472

Re: SPCR Folds Team Blog

Looks like you've about doubled your PPD. Nice! Which one did you get? Are you OCing it? Temps and noise?
by cmh
Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:22 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: GPU recommendations?
Replies: 20
Views: 15544

Re: GPU recommendations?

SebRad wrote:Hi, I'm playing with an i7-2600k at the moment and would say the cooling is dependant on the OC level.
Yeah. But I want the points AND the quiet.
by cmh
Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:05 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: GPU recommendations?
Replies: 20
Views: 15544

Re: GPU recommendations?

Well, the card's in and folding. Kind of a headache getting it set up. The GPU3 client was refusing to start, throwing a "corestatus = 63". I tried three or four different drivers before I figured out that it was actually an issue with the XP command line window I was opening. Doing a "Run As..." an...
by cmh
Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:36 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: GPU recommendations?
Replies: 20
Views: 15544

Re: GPU recommendations?

Just an update. After much reading and probably too much thinking, I abandoned both my budget and my fanless requirement and ordered a GTX 560. I'll report back when I get it all set up. Thanks again for your advice and counsel, all.
by cmh
Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:12 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: An alternative to the Noctua NH-C14?
Replies: 26
Views: 13530

Re: An alternative to the Noctua NH-C14?

I just did a Sandy Bridge build using a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 with a Scythe PWM Slipstream (bought separately). Different mobo, but it didn't overhang the closest RAM slot, and even if it had, it would still have cleared an installed stick that didn't have a huge heatsink. Might be worth a look.
by cmh
Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:26 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: GPU recommendations?
Replies: 20
Views: 15544

Re: GPU recommendations?

Super helpful, warriorpoet. Thanks.
by cmh
Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:15 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: GPU recommendations?
Replies: 20
Views: 15544

Re: GPU recommendations?

Is that ~35k ppd all from your i7 ubuntu box? Whatever you do, try to get a card that will take the 7620 GPU units. They're VERY demanding and will push your cooling to the limit, but give me around a 3-5k boost using GPU3 (Fermi). What's the minimum card that will take those? I'm not much of a gam...
by cmh
Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:03 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: GPU recommendations?
Replies: 20
Views: 15544

Re: GPU recommendations?

warriorpoet wrote:Is that ~35k ppd all from your i7 ubuntu box?
No, that's from both boxes. The i7 does a WU about every four hours, and the i5 does one about every 7. Although the i5 just picked up a project 10126 that looks like it's going to take about 17 hours...we'll see what sort of points that's worth.
by cmh
Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:40 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Arctic Freezer 64 replacement
Replies: 3
Views: 3155

Re: Arctic Freezer 64 replacement

I've got an original Freezer 64 that I pulled out of a 939/Athlon box I just dismantled. It's six years old and a little dusty, but ran fine. I don't need to make money on it, just happy to send it to someone who will use it. $5 plus shipping from Massachusetts, USA, and it's yours, as is. Probably ...
by cmh
Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:15 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: quiet cooling for i5(maybe OC a little)
Replies: 4
Views: 3134

Re: quiet cooling for i5(maybe OC a little)

I've used Scythe PWM Slipstreams on a couple recent builds and am very happy with them. Controlled from either the BIOS or Speedfan, they slow down nicely (300ish rpm at idle), and are inaudible up to about 900 rpm. I'm using them with a Gelid Tranquillo in one box and a Coolermaster Hyper 212 in an...
by cmh
Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:55 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: GPU recommendations?
Replies: 20
Views: 15544

Re: GPU recommendations?

Thanks for the advice. (You guys are a bad influence...on my wallet... :D )
by cmh
Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:30 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: GPU recommendations?
Replies: 20
Views: 15544

GPU recommendations?

Hi Folders, I'm interested in adding a graphics card to my dedicated folding box, in order to do GPU folding while continuing to fold on the CPU. I'm interested to know if that is possible/makes sense, and if so, then what card(s) would be good choices. The box in question is the i7 in my sig. It is...
by cmh
Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:38 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: 400,000 point club!!!!
Replies: 35
Views: 33905

Re: 400,000 point club!!!!

Shut down the boxen while on vacation, and then returned to find a house without power thanks to Hurricane Irene. They've just turned it back on. Should have everything folding again shortly...
by cmh
Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:06 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: old seasonic psu for i3 system
Replies: 3
Views: 1826

Re: old seasonic psu for i3 system

I've just built a Sandy Bridge system around an old case and Seasonic S12-430 PSU. Works great.
by cmh
Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:32 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: 300,000 Point Club!
Replies: 38
Views: 31161

Re: 300,000 Point Club!

Well, I hate to say it, but I'm having a hard time keeping up with... cmh!!!!! Keep up the great work! Number 6 in team production is great! Let us know if you have any trouble with your upgrades, and keep on folding!!! :D :D Thanks, cordis! Since you mention it, yes, I have experienced a hiccup wi...