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    seven199o got a reaction from Jtalk4456 in Virus problem   
    sounds to me you have a worm problem there bud. id honestly disconnect all infected devices from the network and possibly run a pre-boot scan on at least the first infected computer. from what i see malwarebytes doesn't have that but i do believe avast and kaspersky have it. if not then bitdefender should. 
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    seven199o got a reaction from III_ELITE_lll in Virus problem   
    id still recommend running the scan just to be safe. best case you got clickjacked. change your ip and you would be ok but im always a better safe than sorry. also always be careful about ip grabbers. those things can always work both ways. 
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    seven199o got a reaction from KCoward in Dual GPU   
    yeah that's not possible bud, two different companies. id honestly pull that rx 580 and double up the 2060 since its going to be a overall better card for you. 
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    seven199o got a reaction from kelvinhall05 in Virus problem   
    id still recommend running the scan just to be safe. best case you got clickjacked. change your ip and you would be ok but im always a better safe than sorry. also always be careful about ip grabbers. those things can always work both ways. 
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    seven199o reacted to Letgomyleghoe in Virus problem   
    Honestly you probably got ddosd, restart your router to change your IP if you have dynamic, or call your isp. 
    likely things you clicked on while looking for an ip puller. You're most likely being paranoid. 

    why exactly are you looking for a discord ip puller?it isn't possible unless someone clicks on a link. 
  6. Agree
    seven199o got a reaction from Letgomyleghoe in Dual GPU   
    yeah that's not possible bud, two different companies. id honestly pull that rx 580 and double up the 2060 since its going to be a overall better card for you. 
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    seven199o reacted to Letgomyleghoe in Dual GPU   
    you can't SLI or crossfire them, but you could put your card that use primarily in the top slot, and the one you use for mining in the bottom slot. 
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    seven199o reacted to shoutingsteve in Internet Speed really slow   
    There could be a million things to cause this, but I encourage you to start with the cheapest component first: the cable.  I once had a network slow down caused by a bad cable.  I always assumed that the CAT cables it was either full speed or no connection if they have damage.  I was wrong, it was forcing my gigabit port to be recognized as only a 10 mb connection.
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    seven199o got a reaction from III_ELITE_lll in Virus problem   
    sounds to me you have a worm problem there bud. id honestly disconnect all infected devices from the network and possibly run a pre-boot scan on at least the first infected computer. from what i see malwarebytes doesn't have that but i do believe avast and kaspersky have it. if not then bitdefender should. 
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    seven199o got a reaction from Gorgon in GPU Folding Facts and Fiction - Configuration and Settings   
    i know my 1070 founders is doing well in my opinion. i have it folding full tilt with no issues but i havent went to run a game since i've been dealing with school 
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    seven199o reacted to Whaler_99 in GPU Folding Facts and Fiction - Configuration and Settings   
    With the new Cores and the release of new GPUs, there is a lot of information floating around from various sources. Not, if any, is official unfortunately. So, in this thread I am going to post some info I have found to be pretty trustworthy as well as results I know from my own tests.
     
    I invite other users to post their findings. NOTE!! Do not simply post PPD results and the like. This thread is for posting config examples that you know to work based on your testing. Yes, testing, meaning you have multiple systems, GPUs, whatever, to back up your claims. Or you have read, post links if possible, trusted sources.
     
    This will hopefully allow you, the average user, who might be considering some GPU upgrades, to get some information that may pertain to your environment. Also, NOTE, all this info is very subjective to the testers environment and settings. Mileage will always vary. Most of this directly effects multi GPU configs. 
     
    General Information
    Unfortunately most of the info you see on the Stanford site is out of date. Much of the information is from 2013 when the new website was launched and has not been updated much. So, when reading things there, take it with a grain of salt. There have been a lot of upgrades and changes over the past two years.
     
    Supported GPUs
    There is a file, called the GPU White-list, that contains a listing of all supported GPUs. This does NOT mean that because your GPU is in there, it is supported. This list is updated with new cards but never has old cards removed.
     
    As per the Folding Forum, the somewhat official information source, here are the currently supported cards:
     
    Officially Supported GPUs
    AMD -> HD 5000 Series or higher
    Nvidia -> GTX 400 Series (Fermi) or higher
     
    That was from 2013. I think the minimum's supported have now gone up, but I am not positive. 
     
    Also the equivalent Quadro, FireGL and such cards are also supported.
     
    The dedicated GPU compute cards, NVidia Tesla, Intel Phy and others, are not supported.
     
    PCIe Slots
    You can use PCIe x1 size through x16 sized slots for folding with GPUs. There are various types of expanders that allow your x16 card to plug into a x1, for instance, slot. Also, v1 through v3 of the PCI Express specifications is also supported. Now, here is where is gets complicated. Different Cores and Projects need differing amounts of bandwidth. 
     
    In my testing, and some others, about two years ago, we found no PPD decrease when using x1 slots versus x16 slots (PCIe v2). Back then though Core17 was just coming out and there was no Core18. This has changed somewhat. If you get Core15 and some Core17 assignments, this still won't make a difference. But, on Core18 it can. Some have seen up to a 20% drop on PDD when going from x16 to x4 slots. At this point though, v2 or v3 slots don't seem to make much of an impact. So, where does this leave you?
     
    If planning to make a multi GPU folding system, try and get/use as many x16 slots as possible. You can use x4 and x1 with the use of expanders, but depending on the work you get assigned, you might notice some PPD decline now on those cards.
     
    CPU Impact
    This is primarily a NVidia issue, mostly attributed to NVidia drivers. So, the rule of thumb when folding with a NVidia GPU and CPU folding, is to leave one core free per GPU to maximize your GPU Folding performance. In the case of AMD, it is simply recommended to leave a single core free for one or more cards as the impact isn't as great.
     
    So, what is going on? Well, it turns out when Folding on NVidia there seems to be a lot of polling. If you watch the CPU, yes, you can see it pegged pretty high, but if you look at something like the heat output, it actually isn't generating much. The CPU isn't actually working that hard, just being consumed with polling queries. Apparently not having the core free can greatly increase processing time, which in turn affects the QRB bonus. But, the CPU isn't actually doing a whole heck of a lot. The GPU is still doing all the work, just there seems to be this polling mechanism for some reason. 
     
    SLI and Crossfire
    If you have two cards with either of these enabled, no fear. There is minimal impact on Folding from having these technologies set.
     

     
    Hopefully some of you find this useful and as mentioned, feel free to add your findings. 
     
    Just remember, I will remove posts not on topic and specifically containing config info.
     

     
    Update October 2015
     
    Drivers
    As many have seen, sometimes updating to the latest version, especially when folding, is not always the best thing. One of the more current versions for NVidia is simply crushing folding. If you are on a version and everything is running tip top, pay close attention to what those new updated version are doing. 98% of the time, you don't need them as they have zero performance gain for most things. What they are doing is adding specific support for games, fixes, etc. If you don't play those games, then you don't need the update.
    Just pay attention before updating drivers and be prepared to roll back if things don't go something and wait for the next round.
     
    Minimum Support Cards
    Officially Supported GPUs
    AMD -> HD 5000 Series or higher
    Nvidia -> GTX 400 Series (Fermi) or higher
     
    Looks like they has been tweaked a bit, nothing official, but looks like these are now the minimum needed to get most WU's completed:
    AMD -> 6000 series or higher
    NVidia -> GTX 620 or higher
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