Seti farms: Hobby or obsession?

On January 5th I signed up to run seti WUs on my idle cps on the laptop. Just an interest in UFOs and their drivers.
How many computers, or how much RAC is obsessive?
I've got my eye on the X9770, when it's released. Is this normal?

:)
Andrew
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AndrewM

One or two machines crunching on idle: casual user.
10 machines crunching full time: interested user.
Buying all the latest hardware and o/cing it beyond belief (msattler, I'm looking at you!): hardcore user.
Running it on every machine you have permission to: healthy obsession.
Running it on every machine you don't have permission to: unhealthy obsession.

;-)
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On January 5th I signed up to run seti WUs on my idle cps on the laptop. Just an interest in UFOs and their drivers.
How many computers, or how much RAC is obsessive?
I've got my eye on the X9770, when it's released. Is this normal?

:)
Andrew

I have always liked to upgrade......My real hobby is building and ... machines....

One or two machines crunching on idle: casual user.
10 machines crunching full time: interested user.
Buying all the latest hardware and o/cing it beyond belief (msattler, I'm looking at you!): hardcore user.
Running it on every machine you have permission to: healthy obsession.
Running it on every machine you don't have permission to: unhealthy obsession.

;-)

I'm not obssesive at all. I only run one pc 24/7. Some of the time my main pc only runs at 30% of the cpu, this is only done when I am using the computer though. I don't consider this to be at all obsesive.
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Thank you, all. You've eased my fears and helped me justify my next purchase.

I found a mob on ebay who recondition old Dells. I can get a workstation with one Xeon for half the price of my 2nd quad box. And still have room to expand!

It would be irresponsible to miss such a great deal!
Again, Thank you all.
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AndrewM

I would put every old machine I have to crunching except my apartment is power poor. I will be pushing it with the laptop, game rig(current cruncher) and the new quad system in the works. The quad will be the first cow on the new farm. The game rig will become a quad later in the year as money allows. This will put me at 8 cores crunching. I tried crunching with the laptop but it got to warm to my liking.

Being retired and finding a great hobby like this, Priceless!
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I used to be a cruncher like you, then I took an arrow to the knee.

there has gotta be a 12 step program for this.

I would put every old machine I have to crunching except my apartment is power poor. I will be pushing it with the laptop, game rig(current cruncher) and the new quad system in the works. The quad will be the first cow on the new farm. The game rig will become a quad later in the year as money allows. This will put me at 8 cores crunching. I tried crunching with the laptop but it got to warm to my liking.

Being retired and finding a great hobby like this, Priceless!

The laptop has gone back to its old job of playing music, email and videos. All of which it does a great job of.

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I used to be a cruncher like you, then I took an arrow to the knee.

I am not addicted. :o

I have 1 laptop and 2 stationary PCs NOT crunching SETI, (they aren't even powered up) :)

My Laptop is an old 850 MHz PIII, sufficient for internet banking but starts to puff and groan, when I try to get some work out of it.

The other 2 PC's are an Athlon 3000+ and an Athlon64 X2 6400+.

Those 2 could do a decent job of crunching SETI, but my Electricity Meter is already Busy enough.

My 2 running hosts consumes 15+ KWh per day equal to $190 per month. (Power is expensive in Denmark :( )

This is all my strained budget can take, right now.

So I am not addicted, or do I need qualified help?? :)

ChrisD

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