1050Ti Folding@home rig - help needed

[RoroTheDeer]

Hey everyone!

 

I've recently been able to nab an EVGA 1050 Ti SC for a brilliant £115.

 

Now that I've got my hands on this, I was looking to create a little F@H rig for as little extra cash as I could.

 

If someone could help with creating such a rig, that would be really helpful. I already have a case, H81 motherboard and an HDD, so the CPU will have to be on the LGA 1150 platform.

 

All I need is a PSU and CPU and I'll be good to go.

 

I'm located in the UK btw.

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

[Swealteek]

12 minutes ago, Insp1r3 said:

Hey everyone!

 

I've recently been able to nab an EVGA 1050 Ti SC for a brilliant £115.

 

Now that I've got my hands on this, I was looking to create a little F@H rig for as little extra cash as I could.

 

If someone could help with creating such a rig, that would be really helpful. I already have a case, H81 motherboard and an HDD, so the CPU will have to be on the LGA 1150 platform.

 

All I need is a PSU and CPU and I'll be good to go.

 

I'm located in the UK btw.

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

Look for a dual core low power chip (cheaper on power and it wont inpact performance mutch )

[TheGlenlivet]

11 minutes ago, Insp1r3 said:

Hey everyone!

 

I've recently been able to nab an EVGA 1050 Ti SC for a brilliant £115.

 

Now that I've got my hands on this, I was looking to create a little F@H rig for as little extra cash as I could.

 

If someone could help with creating such a rig, that would be really helpful. I already have a case, H81 motherboard and an HDD, so the CPU will have to be on the LGA 1150 platform.

 

All I need is a PSU and CPU and I'll be good to go.

 

I'm located in the UK btw.

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

So here is the deal with Folding; Yes, you can earn some coins by doing it.  No, they will not be as profitable as strictly mining other coins.  A 1050ti system running 24/7 probably wouldn't pay for the power it would consume. 

With that said, if you want to set up folding at home go here.

http://folding.stanford.edu/

If you want to earn Curecoin go here

https://curecoin.net/

If you want to earn foldingcoin go here

http://foldingcoin.net/

[RoroTheDeer]

Just now, TheGlenlivet said:

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Thanks for this information, but I would prefer to simply donate computational power rather than earn money as well if it isn't going to be paying for itself. Doesn't seem like the effort it worth it in that case.

[foldinghomealone]

A cheap celeron G1840 will do if you use the rig for folding only.

 

I won't recommend a PSU because I wouldn't use the cheapest crap for 24/7 folding. 

 

Don't forget to buy RAM. Using 4GB on 1 slot should do

[Ithanul]

5 hours ago, foldinghomealone said:

I won't recommend a PSU because I wouldn't use the cheapest crap for 24/7 folding. 

Yep, don't cheap out on a PSU for a folding rig.  At most get a quality built PSU with good warranty.

[RoroTheDeer]

13 hours ago, Ithanul said:

Yep, don't cheap out on a PSU for a folding rig.  At most get a quality built PSU with good warranty.

Would an EVGA B3 450 be a good choice?

[Princess Luna]

2 hours ago, Insp1r3 said:

Would an EVGA B3 450 be a good choice?

It'd be enough... EVGA 430w Bronze and such... try at least 80plus efficiency since it'll be on use for long periods of time.

[foldinghomealone]

Per se it's not a bad choice

9 hours ago, Insp1r3 said:

Would an EVGA B3 450 be a good choice?

Per se it's not a bad choice. 

Just consider that your total system consumption will be around 100-120W, I guess which is only 25% of rated load. 

At low load even bronze certified PSUs are not most efficient.