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    ray_p1 got a reaction from Guest in Your Folding Rig(s)   
    q6600 at 3GHz and a gts 250 cant keep up haha
    will be adding a core i7 3770k with a gtx 660ti or 670 not sure yet in two weeks when i build my new rig.
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    ray_p1 got a reaction from kcharuso in Your Folding Rig(s)   
    i have a q6600 at 3ghz
    1 gts 250
    i am building a second computer but have to wait on it cash problem. i did get 2 8800gts off cragslist for $50 could not pass up am working on trying to get them going soon.
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    ray_p1 got a reaction from Dr_Curry_MONSTER in Your Folding Rig(s)   
    q6600 at 3GHz and a gts 250 cant keep up haha
    will be adding a core i7 3770k with a gtx 660ti or 670 not sure yet in two weeks when i build my new rig.
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    ray_p1 reacted to Me1z in Split forums?   
    While I can't say I appreciate being overrun with crypto coin miners spamming the same few questions everyday, it would probably be a ghost town otherwise. We only get 3-5 F@H/Boinc topics on a good week and that doesn't justify having a separate forum. Mining was probably added here as an after thought because it was small and very few thought it was going anywhere. I'm not really seeing a good solution other than to wait and see. Part of me still thinks that the bitcoin bubble is going to burst and when it does take the other currencies with it. Mining is simply an unstable stock market that wastes electricity. Give it time.
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    ray_p1 got a reaction from StormtrooperStu in [Remember] Calling all Members of LTT forum!!!   
    i used to have that problem with my gtx 660ti i pulled it from my system for a week or so i finnaly put it back in about 4 days ago and its been going ever sense. it has dropped from 60k ppd to about 35k ppd though your 580 may do the same just something to look out for. 
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    ray_p1 reacted to Panda of the Shadow in Ways to make money?   
    Work. 
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    ray_p1 reacted to Slick in Suspicious Ads At the Bottom of LTT   
    forum contributors don't see ads
     

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    ray_p1 reacted to Judahnator in Do you get any rewards from folding?   
    There are a few things.
     
    1: The heat keeps my room warm in the winter
    2: If i get hungry i can hold a hot-dog near my servers exhaust port. Cooks it right up
    3: Ambient noise helps me sleep
    4: Good feeling
    5: Looks good on resume/public-service record
    6: And the ability to participate in a cause greater than yourself is also a plus
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    ray_p1 got a reaction from Judahnator in Do you get any rewards from folding?   
    a nice pat on the back and a thank you from all of us.
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    ray_p1 reacted to Kayn in GPU has longer TPF than CPU.   
    If you're doing anything demanding on your GPU the TPF (Time per Frame = how long it takes for 1% to be done) will jump up since the F@H program will be prioritized second. Just don't do anything on the GPU for a bit and it will go back to your normal TPF. 
    @Lanoi
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    ray_p1 got a reaction from TechFan@ic in The beautiful art of a processor die.   
    this is the best i can do 

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    ray_p1 got a reaction from James_AJ in The beautiful art of a processor die.   
    this is the best i can do 

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    ray_p1 got a reaction from xox in 2-day long WUs   
    i got a 1 and a half day wu unit with my 3770k so it dose not surprise me.
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    ray_p1 got a reaction from Jay123 in Do you like watching PewDiePie?   
    yes and no i do watch some videos but not alot. i watch more nerd³ and quill18.
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    ray_p1 reacted to warmon6 in F@H news Nov 8: Changes in Core17: update and move to full fah   
    http://folding.stanford.edu/home/changes-in-core17-update-and-move-to-full-fah/
     
    Not sure if any of you guys have temp issues with F@H but I guess this could be a plus for additional control.
     
     
    __________________________________________________________________________________________
     
     
     
     
      Now this is something that isn't F@H related but I just want to mention this will be my last post mention any F@H news for a while and I'll be going quiet in general on the forum. 
     
      On the 12 of November, I'll be heading to Job Corps in pursuit of better education and picking up a trade. (hopefully computer / I.T technician)
     
     
     
     
    For our fellow folders outside of the US that dont know what Job Corps is, I'll quote the web site as I couldn't say it any better.
     
      
     
    http://www.jobcorps.gov/home.aspx
     
     
      I'll probably be in this program for the next 6 months (possibly shorter or long depending on how fast I complete the program) and my internet usage will be pretty limited. 
     
     So except for U.S. holidays (that government employees would get days off), I will not be on the forums.
     
     
     
    Also want to mention that this will most likely prevent me for assisting with the upcomming "Chimp Challenge" (or what ever the new name might be).
     
    So I'll have to pass the torch on to someone else getting that all coordinated. 
     
     
     
     Well, once I'm done with Job Corps, I'll be back. Ready to assist and help like always. 
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    ray_p1 got a reaction from old reece frost in Do you like watching PewDiePie?   
    yes and no i do watch some videos but not alot. i watch more nerd³ and quill18.
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    ray_p1 reacted to Whaler_99 in Post your milestones, ranking, etc...   
    Should hit 100 Million points around the 13th/14th of the month....
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    ray_p1 got a reaction from Imaginaerum in cheap 4p folding rig   
    its ugly i know its a work in progress haha
    Hello guys after a few weeks of planning I have put together this folding build. I decided to go with a bundle I saw on ebay its not whalers but will do.
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Supermicro-H8QME-2-4-Quad-Socket-Motherboard-4-x-AMD-Opteron-8216-16GB-Memory/111184827835?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D1919996448255886457%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D141078982938%26
    Specs
    Motherboard Supermicro H8QME-2+
    Cpu  opteron 8431
    Ram 16GB ddr2 pc 5300
    PSU 700w
    Keyboard and mouse what I had sitting around
    Monitor An old dell lcd I had sitting around.
    Hard drive An old 120GB sata hard drive.
    Motherboard arrived today after initial testing to make sure it work correctly I updated the bios to support my hexa core cpu’s 
    The bios update went without a problem the cpu upgrade was a deferent story. 
    after a couple hours of swapping  cpus and some help from whaler i found out i received a bad cpu so its only a 3p server now but i will get it replaces vary soon.

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    ray_p1 got a reaction from Chiko in Experiences with non-techies   
    its not easy with me being the only tech person in the house and 3 folding pc that get used alot. 2 are old q6600's so they are almost useless while folding. I tried telling them to pause wile they use them but all they do is complain its too slow. 
    its not as bad as juretrn above me but its bad haha.
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    ray_p1 reacted to Imaginaerum in My 24 & 16 Core 4P Folding Rigs (Updated!) (large pics)   
    This information was current as of 12/11/2013.
     
    Currently neither rigs are folding and I've sold both of them. The BigAdv folding requirements were raised and I now neither meet the specifications. Because of the costs to upgrade I have no intention of changing my rigs. Updated 1/26/2014.
     
    This is a thread showing off my two 4P Folding Rigs! The first rig (top shelf) makes ~120k PPD at minimum, the second rig (bottom shelf) makes ~90k minimum, combined for ~210k PPD with BigAdv folding. This only happens when Project 8101 comes along. Rig 1 cost me $250 out of pocket, Rig 2 cost me $200. Combined I pay roughly $60 in energy a month, and that's just for these two rigs... As far as noise levels go, it's about as loud as one of those giant 20" fans you find at the store on the lowest setting.
     
    Since they're both complete, I won't have a huge amount of pictures of my progress. I didn't feel the need to detail each and every step, but I'll keep a text-log about my experiences for those interested.
     
    1st 4P Rig Specs:
    Motherboard: Supermicro H8QME-2+ Processors: 4 AMD Opteron 8425 HE @ 2.1GHz (24-cores total) PSU: Seasonic 760w Platinum RAM: 16GB DDR2 HDD: Seagate 500GB (overkill for folding, but it's multi-use. Mounted in my unused Fractal Define R4 cage) Heatsinks: 4 copper heatsinks, included with bundle Fans: 4 80mm Antec with 3 speed options (I usually have them on medium for noise reasons), 200mm Cooler Master fan & 120mm Bitfenix Spectre fan Case: Custom-built, but mostly went naked. I put the shelf together, named it the Plank 2.0 2nd 4P Rig Specs:
    Motherboard: Supermicro H8QM3-2+ Processors: 4 AMD 8386 SE processors @ 2.8GHz (16-cores total) PSU: Seasonic 760w Platinum RAM: 24GB DDR2 HDD: 32GB PNY USB Drive Heatsinks: 4 Generic Copper-Aluminum heatsinks Fans: 4 80mm Antec 3-speed (kept on high because these heatsinks are picky), 200mm Cooler Master & 120mm Bitfenix Spectre Case: Custom-built, but mostly went naked. I put the shelf together, named it the Plank 2.0 For both rigs, I use an IBM Model M Keyboard, a $10 Walmart brand mouse, a Dell monitor found at a garage sale, Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste, and a Mionix Deskpad. I thought the deskpad was ridiculous when I first saw it, but after the plywood on my shelf made my skin sting, I freaking love it. The motherboards are held off the surface by a bunch of (wait for it) Rubber Erasers. I had fancy rubber standoffs but lost them sometime during the coffee-table-to-shelf transfer, and the erasers are working perfectly.
     
    1: Initial testing for Rig 1. The 200mm fans were all I had at the time to cool the heatsinks, and this was before I built the shelf.
     

     
    2: Both rigs fully assembled, also initial testing for Rig 2. I put the wooden shelf together with four 2x4 boards, metal rails, and two plywood sheets for each shelf. Measures 24"x24"x46". The purpose of this was to get the coffee table back, allow me to put two rigs in a more compact space, and have room to add another shelf in the unlikely event I want to add a third rig. I may, or may not, organize the cables one day.
     

     
    3: The rest are close ups of each rig and different sides of the shelf. I would paint the Plank 2.0, but I don't currently have a garage or any well-enough-ventilated workspace. Both systems are on in the pictures, even though the fans aren't moving because of my camera.
     

     
    Rig 1
     

     
    Rig 2
     


     

     
     4: Wattage draw of Rig 1, Rig 2 is only a few tens of watts difference.
     

     
    5: My friend suggested this, it's somewhat meaningless but fun to look at. All 24 cores at 100% in Rig 1. Rig 2 takes way too long to load to bother with this, as I'm running it on a USB-drive at USB 1.1 speeds.
     

     
     
     
     That's it for pictures - now for the story of Rig 1.
     
    The story of Rig 2.
     
     
    Since I'm already here... My personal rig I used previously for folding.
     
    http://i.imgur.com/GHP325T.jpg
     
    Personal Rig Specs
    Motherboard: ASUS P6X58D-E
    Processor: Intel i7-930 2.8GHz (too hot to overclock, idles at 50C)
    RAM: 10GB DDR3 triple-channel
    Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti
    HDDs: WD 7200RPM 500GB (games) and Seagate 7200RPM 500GB (for OS/temporary storage)
    Heatsink: Hyper 212+ Evo
    Case: Fractal Define R4
    Fans: Two 120mm Bitfenix Spectres (front), two 140mm Fractal fans (exhausts), one generic 120mm (heatsink)
    PSU: OCZ 550w Gold Fully Modular (the Seasonic PSU in the picture is now being used for the second folding rig, but I can't be bothered to perfect my cable management again so I don't feel like updating that image)
     
    As for periphals, I use a Ducky Shine Cherry Black keyboard, Mionix NAOS 3200 mouse, Bose 2.1 speakers, Panasonic RP-HTF600s, ASUS 1080p monitor, Mionix mousepad, Blue Snowball mic, and various other hardware lying at my desk at any given time.
     
    Final thanks go to Whaler, [H]ard, Google (for some things), my friend who helped with some Ubuntu knowledge, and Linus & Slick and whoever else for Build of the Week (Nov 1, 2013). Also, thanks for reading!
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    ray_p1 got a reaction from Judahnator in cheap 4p folding rig   
    i have all sorted out and received my first bigadv work unit my estimated ppd is 120k 
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    ray_p1 got a reaction from NohbdyKnows in cheap 4p folding rig   
    i have all sorted out and received my first bigadv work unit my estimated ppd is 120k 
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    ray_p1 got a reaction from Braysive in cheap 4p folding rig   
    its ugly i know its a work in progress haha
    Hello guys after a few weeks of planning I have put together this folding build. I decided to go with a bundle I saw on ebay its not whalers but will do.
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Supermicro-H8QME-2-4-Quad-Socket-Motherboard-4-x-AMD-Opteron-8216-16GB-Memory/111184827835?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D1919996448255886457%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D141078982938%26
    Specs
    Motherboard Supermicro H8QME-2+
    Cpu  opteron 8431
    Ram 16GB ddr2 pc 5300
    PSU 700w
    Keyboard and mouse what I had sitting around
    Monitor An old dell lcd I had sitting around.
    Hard drive An old 120GB sata hard drive.
    Motherboard arrived today after initial testing to make sure it work correctly I updated the bios to support my hexa core cpu’s 
    The bios update went without a problem the cpu upgrade was a deferent story. 
    after a couple hours of swapping  cpus and some help from whaler i found out i received a bad cpu so its only a 3p server now but i will get it replaces vary soon.

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    ray_p1 got a reaction from Saladin in cheap 4p folding rig   
    its ugly i know its a work in progress haha
    Hello guys after a few weeks of planning I have put together this folding build. I decided to go with a bundle I saw on ebay its not whalers but will do.
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Supermicro-H8QME-2-4-Quad-Socket-Motherboard-4-x-AMD-Opteron-8216-16GB-Memory/111184827835?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D1919996448255886457%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D141078982938%26
    Specs
    Motherboard Supermicro H8QME-2+
    Cpu  opteron 8431
    Ram 16GB ddr2 pc 5300
    PSU 700w
    Keyboard and mouse what I had sitting around
    Monitor An old dell lcd I had sitting around.
    Hard drive An old 120GB sata hard drive.
    Motherboard arrived today after initial testing to make sure it work correctly I updated the bios to support my hexa core cpu’s 
    The bios update went without a problem the cpu upgrade was a deferent story. 
    after a couple hours of swapping  cpus and some help from whaler i found out i received a bad cpu so its only a 3p server now but i will get it replaces vary soon.

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    ray_p1 reacted to J4M35 in So, Who's your favorite mod?   
    I don't normally call people out on this kind of stuff, but really? Your going to come into a thread where the mods and admins are being tagged, and then brake the CoC? Don't like the thread? That's fine, but there is no need for you to comment on it telling us you think its dumb.
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