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I use a BlackVue DR900X 2 channel that I bought in 2020. I think it was a bit pricey, but the quality is good, and it seems to work fine. My only complaint is that it couldn't use the 1TB card I bought for it so I'm still using the 32GB one that came with it (I should have looked up compatibility for cards before buying, though).
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Distributed Computing w/ GPUs for Climate Research
Kick replied to Kick's topic in Folding@home, Boinc, and Coin Mining
I should have clarified, I read through that list and was unimpressed. What alternatives exist? Dang you have a point, though. I guess I am actually trying to ask a different question... thinking. I've edited the OP to narrow the scope and clarify my question. -
Unfortunately it is likely not possible. Many disks like that are distributed as CD-ROMs which have a maximum capacity of like 650MB and are read only. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM
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What alternatives exist today (early 2022, wow!) for distributed computing projects utilizing GPUs? Are there any specifically for climate research? When I tried to find the answer to this it was not immediately clear. It seems the most common project to which we volunteer our idle GPU power is folding@home; if not that then a lot of folks mine on one blockchain or another. Berkley lists some of their "known good" projects but it is not immediately clear if these primarily utilize GPU or CPU. Does anyone here have experience they can share as to which BOINC projects most effectively leverage the power of our GPUs for something worthwhile? I adore the idea behind distributed computing projects like folding@home and climateprediction.net, but the former already has a lot of computing power and the latter (beyond mainly being CPU) is pretty slow to put out new work. I would prefer to support something smaller than folding@home just to balance things out a bit. What's out there? Thanks!
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My workstation is in a Fractal Design Meshify C, with one extra fan from what was shipped (so a single exhaust in the rear and two intakes in the front, I set them to somewhere between 80-100% in the BIOS). Ambient temperatures are around 22C. CPU: R5 2600X CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D9L GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX590 SSD: Intel 660p 1TB The stock cooler for my CPU was hitting mid 80s, which I didn't like, so I used that as an excuse to buy a better cooler and tinker a bit. Helped keep me sane while stuck at home... also added the additional fan on the front to address the high CPU temps, fucked around with different thermal paste applications... found the "best" to be just manually spreading it out evenly rather than using a pea or X method. My gaming rig died on me, RIP 980TI (fans spin but no video, get an error code on mobo if it's attached)... think it died due to folding but perhaps not, it was old and ran 24/7 since it was released.
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I took this advice, and now that I wish to build in the Fractal Era ITX I'd rather have a blower and they're all sold out. RIP me
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Hi all, My trusty 980ti died on me last week and I've been making due with a spare RX 590. The hardware failure got me thinking, though, and I was looking at new GPUs. I'm not in any rush, but would like to upgrade this year. I am also completely out of the loop tech-rumor wise, and with this pandemic affecting supply chains I'm pretty sure most launches will get pushed back considerably... so maybe this is not so simple a question, but, is it a good time to buy a new GPU? Did you recently buy one or are you in the market? Thoughts? I'm leaning towards picking up a Sapphire Nitro+ RX 5700XT as I don't really give a damn about ray tracing and would prefer going all AMD. If AMD is expected to release something more powerful soon, I would prefer to wait. Thanks!
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No collection server for WU
Kick replied to HrutkayMods's topic in Folding@home, Boinc, and Coin Mining
They don't need a collection server, see: https://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=33037 -
I get that he's a tech youtuber and they made him a NAS. I don't know why they would want to, though.
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Who is this douchebag and why should we care? Moreover, why did yall do a video with him? Holy crap
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Just adding the comment, I really enjoyed this video and would love to see more on-location type videos. Editing, filming, and script were all excellent! That is so cool to see this tech waste processed instead of ending up in a landfill somewhere taking up space. Didn't really think I'd find recycling so interesting, but it was. I work at a large manufacturing company that makes servers... we have a lot of waste, and I don't know where it goes once it leaves our lab. Kind of interested in finding out how we process it now...
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Haha, imagine how loud a couple hundred of those would be with just the motherboard on a cardboard tray, fans ziptied on. Now imagine that your desk is in the middle of all of that. I wear ear protection... I can't offer much advice on fan setup without knowing the case, but generally if you can ensure air flows over the heatsinks you'll be fine, especially if you're just using it to experiment with virtualization. Those little fans move a lot of air, though, so make sure whatever you replace them with move a decent amount too. Potentially something to try first, update firmware to latest if you can get it without a service contract, that can sometimes fix problems where the fans run faster than needed.
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I run a lab / environment for developers. Most of my actual work is networking or VMware related, but the people I support do really cool things! If I'm nice and social they show me all the cool new toys.
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Well I have this sitting on my desk, it's been helpful: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270659
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Also came here from the link on main page as above. Was going to jokingly add: Step #1: Use QSFP+ Step #2: Cry about the cost
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