Brutalic01

I've been running an Intel 510 120 GB for a year and a half now and I recommend it. I also installed a 180 GB Intel 520 into my Mom's PC a week ago and she loves it - No bugs, no lockups, no issues and Ferrari-like speed for both. For me, it's Intel or nothing. Check out the latest Intel 335 240 GB 20nm! Less than US$200. 3 Year warranty and MTBF 1.2 million hours. (CPU Magazine, January 2013 p. 23)

Any computer can Fold and be productive at the same time - within the Folding client (both thin and fat) is the ability to adjust the amount of CPU resource that FAH uses. In my case, I have the client set at 100% on my download box (Acer AM 1610 - Vista Basic x32, Seagare 2TB, please don't laugh - it was free); when I need to do anything, I just shut off the FAH client, do what I have to do, and resume it when I leave. Since that computer is running 24/7 it works very well. On my laptop (HP G60, Intel 510, Win8 Pro), I have it running at 70% and I don't ever notice any lack of resource. Keeping in mind, I'm not a gamer, I just like to watch movies and TV shows and surf the Web, though I don't see how the FAH client can affect your system when it's off. The only thing I recommend is to keep the Graphic OFF as it's just a useless resource-hog. Hope that helps!

Hi Linus & Everybody I'm really happy to join this forum of like-minded dudes and I hope that I can add to what is going to be a great place to talk about tech related items! I may be slightly off-topic, but if any of you have any construction related questions, from plumbing to concrete repair just ask me and I will give you my full attention. 3 cheers for the NCIX Folding Team! My best to you all from Toronto!