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Getting back into Distributed Computing projects

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Was bored today/this evening, so I decided I should finally get my farm set up from old laptops:

 

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Currently have 4 laptops, 1 tri-core phenom, in the stack. Have 2x dual core atom systems waiting to be put in as well, both of which will get some AMD GPUs. Also thinking of adding an android-based tablet to the mix just for smiles. 

 

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Cisco gigabit switch makes networking easy. I have my quad-core NAS and gaming system running projects as well, but, they are used during the day (I work from home) so they will primarily contribute overnight. 

 

 

Question: Am I better off contributing to Folding@home with this? Or a few projects on BOINC? Already switched to the Linus Tech Tips team on Collatz and Enigma :)

 

 

 

D3SL91 | Ethan | Gaming+Work System | NAS System | Photo: Nikon D750 + D5200

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lol, while pretty inefficient roundabout way of going at it, it certainly is a fun setup :P. i did not come here expecting a laptop farm. I'd say the question is what you want to contribute to, you probably aren't better or worse off with either. I just want to have fun with it and know that i'm participating/contributing.

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welcome to the team.

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lol, while pretty inefficient roundabout way of going at it, it certainly is a fun setup :P. i did not come here expecting a laptop farm. I'd say the question is what you want to contribute to, you probably aren't better or worse off with either. I just want to have fun with it and know that i'm participating/contributing.

@Whaler_99 @alpenwasser

 

welcome to the team.

Thank! :)

 

Yeah, completely inefficient, although, I ought to see how well this performs after awhile and how much power this stack uses versus other single powerful computers etc.

But like you said, it's all about having fun.

D3SL91 | Ethan | Gaming+Work System | NAS System | Photo: Nikon D750 + D5200

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Rent them out haha for servers If your nets good :D

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The Chrome folding agent works really well on laptops and older systems...

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Folding/Boinc Info - Check out the Folding and Boinc Section, read the Folding Install thread and the Folding FAQ. Info on Boinc is here. Don't forget to join team 223518. Check out other users Folding Rigs for ideas. Don't forget to follow the @LTTCompute for updates and other random posts about the various teams.

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that awkward moment when my single 6970 pulls more PPD and a tenth of the power :P

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