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I used to fold a lot with a computer overclocking club I was involved in, and had some 10 computers of mine running at one point.. but now that I live on my own

I used to fold a lot with a computer overclocking club I was involved in, and had some 10 computers of mine running at one point.. but now that I live on my own and pay all the bills I'm more frugal with my energy usage. Even with only my core i7 desktop that would cost a noticeable $10/month with my basic guessing, if it was running 24/7 at load. Then again, winter is coming up and the heat could help..

profquail 17y ago
The GPU client isn't quite as versatile as the CPU client (not all work units can run on the GPU or PS3 clients), but you can get about the same speed from a low-end GPU that you will with a Core i7.
- PStamatiou 17y ago
  Ah this is good to know, as I have a relatively high-end video card! I'll install it and see what the speed's like. Thanks.
  - profquail 17y ago
    For reference, I've got 2 GTX295's (dual-GPU cards) in my development machine, and it'll get between 20-35K points/day depending on which work units are available.
    - PStamatiou 17y ago
      I would expect no less from someone running a GPU computing startup. :-) If you guys need any beta testers or what not, my best friend is a nationally recognized overclocker (top ~20) and always has ridiculous cutting-edge video card setups. Feel free to drop me a line.
      - hyperbovine 17y ago
        I'm sorry? Nationally recognized top 20 overclocker? There's like a league for this sort of thing now?
      - PStamatiou 17y ago
        @hyperbovine - something like that, yes. He gets flown out to overclocking demos/competitions by various sponsor companies and often works with AMD/Intel for testing unreleased processors or participating in their launches. He just got back from a competition in Beijing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8_V_Zd2ljk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8_V_Zd2ljk