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Budget $350

 

and i'm willing to do used parts, don't wanna get to involved just something my parents can write off as charity and I can write off as community service for school

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Just use your current build even at medium settings you'll get better PPD than what ever $300 can get you

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Wait. Folding is considered community service?!?!?! OMG YES! There are some 6000 series selling cheap for used. Go for a cheap pentium and see iff you can go into GPU folding. Another thing is try to use your current rig.

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Wait. Folding is considered community service?!?!?! OMG YES! There are some 6000 series selling cheap for used. Go for a cheap pentium and see iff you can go into GPU folding. Another thing is try to use your current rig.

 

 

Yeah my school said lots of kids do folding and they write it off

 

I'll give it a go tonight when I go to bed and see how many hours I can rack off 

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Yeah my school said lots of kids do folding and they write it off

 

I'll give it a go tonight when I go to bed and see how many hours I can rack off

Wow in that case I'm a real overachiever (I get like 70k PPD)

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Wow in that case I'm a real overachiever (I get like 70k PPD)

 

 

Yeah my school said lots of kids do folding and they write it off

 

I'll give it a go tonight when I go to bed and see how many hours I can rack off 

 

OMG I NEED TO SEE IF MY SCHOOL ACCEPT THIS

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Wow in that case I'm a real overachiever (I get like 70k PPD)

 

 

its all extra credit at my tech school... 

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What does folding rely on CPU, GPU or both?

 

Depends on what setting you have it on.

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What does folding rely on CPU, GPU or both?

It can be both but unless you have a beast CPU or a 4P build GPU is usually better.

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been folding for 10 minutes, feels pretty good and I can still browse the web just fine

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Just get a basic board and CPU - you are not even going to Fold on the CPU - 2Gb ram, small hard drive. Then with what you have left get the best GPU possible. 

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This is considered a community service AND tax write off?

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This is considered a community service AND tax write off?

 

 

yeah, its charity work my man

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OK - let's clear something up.

 

You are donating your computer time to Folding - which is NOT and never will be, a recognized charity. Cancer, various orginazations are, but this isn't one of them. This is a research project that can hopefully help cure cancer, along with various other diseases.

 

So - some schools may count this as your charity work. Maybe. Ask before hand and find out EXACTLY what documentation you need to prove you are doing it.

 

Also - there is not, never has been and never will be, a tax write off for Folding. If your accountant says you can, great. Make sure he is their to represent you when audited.

 

Some people write off computers as part of a home office. Great.... but, if Folding, you cannot write off the power used, etc. It's not a charitable donation. Revenue Canada, and most likely the IRS and any other countries tax overseerer, typically only recoconize donations make to registered charities. Those that provide you with a official tax receipt. Guess what? You won't get one from Stanford or Pande. :)

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