If anyone has the same or similar setup to mine could they post some satistics please. Along the lines of roughly how many workunits a day cpu/gpu & how many mrgs it takes to fill your caches & how many days is it set to.
Thanks in advance.

Just browsing around in the top computers list there's this: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=5082339. It's the 8th highest at the moment with a RAC of: 35,668.86.

A rough guide to go by, given your specs.

Regards,

Thanks for link

Is the Coolermaster Hyper N520 a good cpu cooler? Is the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 ATX LGA1366 I7 motherboard good for over clocking?

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I intend on using my pc for Boinc playing some games mainly racing V8 Suppercars 3, Burnout Paradise.

LOL. I must have missed that bit. Gimme' an email sometime and perhaps we can Freeburn online...

BTW - did you get the email I sent you today?

Regards,

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- Luke.

OK, I'm not a big online gamer I'll let you know. Yes I did thank's it was a interesting read. Thanks

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Intel Core i7 980X Extreme 3.33Ghz 12MB 1333Mhz LGA1366
ASUS P6X58D Premium X58 DDR3 ATX PCi-E
Patriot Viper II 12GB (6x2GB) DDR3-2000 CL8 (factory oced to keep at 2000)
2x Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200RPM SATA II
Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler LGA1366
Arctic Cooling 120mm Case Fan
Corsair HX650 650W Modular Power Supply
ASUS DRW-22B2ST Power Saving X Multi DVD Writer
ASUS nVidia Geforce GTX480 1536MB PCI-E available mid April
CoolerMaster HAF 932 High Air Flow Case
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit OEM


Total = NZ $6,069 US $4,219.78
Total without over clock is about NZ $5,950 US $4,137.04

Nice build. I'm in the process of arranging a new personal build & thought about the i7 980x, but not at £841 for the cpu alone. Think I'll wait until AMD brings out their X6 & then compare prices, that's gotta knock the price down a bit.

Also, I'll save cash on the O/S - still got 5 copies of Win 7 (MAPS) spare.

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By the time you get all the pieces together the 980x may have dropped in price.

In light of the issues been had with Seti & gtx4.xx am I better to go with a gtx 285 or 295? (I'm fairly certain I can still get 1) Also is there a recommended size fuse to run a i7 computer on? I think I'll be building my new rig within the month or there about's.

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If anyone has the same or similar setup to mine could they post some satistics please. Along the lines of roughly how many workunits a day cpu/gpu & how many mrgs it takes to fill your caches & how many days is it set to.
Thanks in advance.

Just browsing around in the top computers list there's this: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=5082339. It's the 8th highest at the moment with a RAC of: 35,668.86.

A rough guide to go by, given your specs.

Regards,

LOL...that would be my Frozen Nehi.
You have to remember that rig is phase cooled to about -32c and is running at 4.186Ghz.

Might be a little high as a benchmark.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

If anyone has the same or similar setup to mine could they post some satistics please. Along the lines of roughly how many workunits a day cpu/gpu & how many mrgs it takes to fill your caches & how many days is it set to.
Thanks in advance.

Just browsing around in the top computers list there's this: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=5082339. It's the 8th highest at the moment with a RAC of: 35,668.86.

A rough guide to go by, given your specs.

Regards,

LOL...that would be my Frozen Nehi.
You have to remember that rig is phase cooled to about -32c and is running at 4.186Ghz.

Might be a little high as a benchmark.

Call it a stretch goal. Besides, if I recall, Speedy is an Kiwi. By their standards -32c is still short pants weather. He will probably welcome running the rig inside for some campfire-like warmth.

By the way Speedy, to an earlier question asked above, I suggest the GTX 285s instead. I have three and they're great bang for the buck. You can step it up to the 295s but they run much much hotter and hence generate a lot of fan noise.

Perhaps hot running 295s aren't a problem though - never gets above freezing almost year 'round down there, eh?

Regards,

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If anyone has the same or similar setup to mine could they post some satistics please. Along the lines of roughly how many workunits a day cpu/gpu & how many mrgs it takes to fill your caches & how many days is it set to.
Thanks in advance.

Just browsing around in the top computers list there's this: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=5082339. It's the 8th highest at the moment with a RAC of: 35,668.86.

A rough guide to go by, given your specs.

Regards,

LOL...that would be my Frozen Nehi.
You have to remember that rig is phase cooled to about -32c and is running at 4.186Ghz.

Might be a little high as a benchmark.

Call it a stretch goal. Besides, if I recall, Speedy is an Kiwi. By their standards -32c is still short pants weather. He will probably welcome running the rig inside for some campfire-like warmth.

By the way Speedy, to an earlier question asked above, I suggest the GTX 285s instead. I have three and they're great bang for the buck. You can step it up to the 295s but they run much much hotter and hence generate a lot of fan noise.

Perhaps hot running 295s aren't a problem though - never gets above freezing almost year 'round down there, eh?

Regards,

I'm in Wellington - and it's too hot! 20C days aren't very nice during autumn. During winter it's a tough time getting above 10C.

Jarod lives slightly south of me... will be a tad colder. Wellington weather is a near parallel to Wisconsin weather, except without the snow.

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- Luke.

I have to laugh. Everytime I see someone in the hockey arena with shorts on in the dead of winter it's inevitably a Kiwi. The rest of us are appreciative of coming in from -10C to at least something closer to 0, yet there's this fellow! I mean, how did he get in there and not die on the walk across the frozen parking lot!

First guy with shorts on in the spring....there's that accent. Last guy in the fall....Kiwi. You don't even have to see his All Blacks jersey. He will even have a coat on and shorts!

Despite your warmer temperatures, I think you must all have antifreeze running in your blood.

Regards,

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If anyone has the same or similar setup to mine could they post some satistics please. Along the lines of roughly how many workunits a day cpu/gpu & how many mrgs it takes to fill your caches & how many days is it set to.
Thanks in advance.

Just browsing around in the top computers list there's this: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=5082339. It's the 8th highest at the moment with a RAC of: 35,668.86.

A rough guide to go by, given your specs.

Regards,

LOL...that would be my Frozen Nehi.
You have to remember that rig is phase cooled to about -32c and is running at 4.186Ghz.

Might be a little high as a benchmark.

Call it a stretch goal. Besides, if I recall, Speedy is an Kiwi. By their standards -32c is still short pants weather. He will probably welcome running the rig inside for some campfire-like warmth.

By the way Speedy, to an earlier question asked above, I suggest the GTX 285s instead. I have three and they're great bang for the buck. You can step it up to the 295s but they run much much hotter and hence generate a lot of fan noise.

Perhaps hot running 295s aren't a problem though - never gets above freezing almost year 'round down there, eh?

Regards,

I'm in Wellington - and it's too hot! 20C days aren't very nice during autumn. During winter it's a tough time getting above 10C.

Jarod lives slightly south of me... will be a tad colder. Wellington weather is a near parallel to Wisconsin weather, except without the snow.

It was 28C(82F) here today outside, So I had the cooler on, It stayed at about 72F(22C)-74F(23C) in here. :D

No antifreeze in My blood. :D

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

As I write this it is 21.2 degrees where my computer is & my q6700 is sitting at

c#0 68c c#1 65c c#2 62 c#3 61 degrees

I unfortunately to not have the benefit of air conditioning, in summer where my computer is gets up to over 30 degrees. I know this is not good but there's not a lot I can do apart from turn a fan on. Temps are with four mb tasks running under lumus opti app & are are taken with core temp 0.99.5 Computer has been running since about 22.00 UTC 17th

In terms of the GTX 285 how many tasks does it process at a time & is this card good for gaming or are the 295's better? Are both cards affected by the driver recovery issue?

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As I write this it is 21.2 degrees where my computer is & my q6700 is sitting at

c#0 68c c#1 65c c#2 62 c#3 61 degrees

I unfortunately to not have the benefit of air conditioning, in summer where my computer is gets up to over 30 degrees. I know this is not good but there's not a lot I can do apart from turn a fan on. Temps are with four mb tasks running under lumus opti app & are are taken with core temp 0.99.5 Computer has been running since about 22.00 UTC 17th

In terms of the GTX 285 how many tasks does it process at a time & is this card good for gaming or are the 295's better? Are both cards affected by the driver recovery issue?

Considering You have no form of A/C, I'd stick to the 285 or at most a pair of 285's, As they'll run cooler than a 295. Me I don't have any working A/C, I just have a swamp cooler, But then I live in the Desert, Their less effective in other areas of course.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

As I write this it is 21.2 degrees where my computer is & my q6700 is sitting at

c#0 68c c#1 65c c#2 62 c#3 61 degrees

I unfortunately to not have the benefit of air conditioning, in summer where my computer is gets up to over 30 degrees. I know this is not good but there's not a lot I can do apart from turn a fan on. Temps are with four mb tasks running under lumus opti app & are are taken with core temp 0.99.5 Computer has been running since about 22.00 UTC 17th

In terms of the GTX 285 how many tasks does it process at a time & is this card good for gaming or are the 295's better? Are both cards affected by the driver recovery issue?

The 285 can process a single task at once. Just like every other 2xx card, except for the 295, which can process two at once.

For gaming, no, you probably [edit]won't[/edit] find a noticeable difference. S@H, yes, there will be a noticeable difference.

Is the 30c ambient inside the room?

Considering You have no form of A/C, I'd stick to the 285 or at most a pair of 285's, As they'll run cooler than a 295. Me I don't have any working A/C, I just have a swamp cooler, But then I live in the Desert, Their less effective in other areas of course.

I contradict. The NZ climate is not hot enough to force a downgrade from a 295 to a 285. Unless you happen to live in Alexandra. Sometimes Christchurch.

I don't have an A/C either. I've never had a use for one.

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- Luke.

Is the 30c ambient inside the room?

In the middle of summer my room can get to over 30c this happen in the afternoons mainly. As I write it's 22.4c in computer room & 9.4 c outside.

Are you saying I would get better gaming performance from a 295 card?

Luke since having your i7 have you ever over run your data cap due to Boinc? Have you run any other projects apart from Seti?

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What about some window fans? :)

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What about some window fans? :)

Might give that ago thanks

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Is the 30c ambient inside the room?

In the middle of summer my room can get to over 30c this happen in the afternoons mainly. As I write it's 22.4c in computer room & 9.4 c outside.

Are you saying I would get better gaming performance from a 295 card?

Luke since having your i7 have you ever over run your data cap due to Boinc? Have you run any other projects apart from Seti?

Right now, It's 28c inside my computer case. All fans full blast. Although I haven't got my desk fan on. Outside it's probably 10-12c.

Sorry about that. Missed a word. With a 295, you'd probably see a negligible performance increase over a 285. Perhaps, in some circumstances, with extremely demanding games, it would be worth it. But Burnout looks pristine on a 260 :).

I usually stay with S@H. PrimeGrid perhaps once a month (it runs noticeably hotter). I plan on joining ClimatePrediction.net when I can.

Nope. S@H tasks aren't very big. 366kb a task. A few megabytes if you happen to catch an AP. Also, it depends on your own data cap. I'm with Slingshot, and I get 15GB a month for $49.95, but I'm with them for calling so it's cheaper than usual. May I ask which ISP you are with? Xtra?

I'm waiting for Fiber to the door. It's about damn time they unbundled the exchanges. Damn Telecom has held a monopoly for too long. Can't wait until I get ADSL2+!

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- Luke.

We are with Orcon on 20gb cap. Interesting re graphics cards, do you get thr recovering graphics card driver issue?

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In terms of the GTX 285 how many tasks does it process at a time & is this card good for gaming or are the 295's better? Are both cards affected by the driver recovery issue?

Easy stuff first: The 295 is two GPUs and the 285 only one ([edit] one WU per GPU at a time so, as said above, the more GPUs going at once the better - however overall throughput is the real question[/edit]). If you are cramped for space then of course there's bang for the "slot" in going with 295s.

Looking through reviews I declined to go that route myself as I could rack three double wide cards, and a comparison I found that gave me enough info to forgo the double GPUs for the single per card (link follows). I have a double GPU 9800 GX2 in another machine (http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=5342012) but it runs hot hot hot. Temperatures on the GPU (using Speedfan) report over 100C nearly constantly. I am likely to burn out the board given that's about its maximum operating temperature.

The comparison of different 2xx family boards is here (http://www.anandtech.com/show/2711) and you can see from the review where to measure your "sweet spot" essentially. For me it was a combination of money and heat. Having the heat issues with the 9800 GX2 card as well as knowing I was packing a lot more into the new box I was possibly fixated with that first.

Temperatures on the 285 GPUs (using EVGA's Precision tool) are running 82C for the top card, 89-90C on the middle card, and 79-80C on the bottom card.

What is the driver recovery issue? I haven't had any difficulties with these cards thus far, for whatever that might help.

Regards,

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What is the driver recovery issue? I haven't had any difficulties with these cards thus far, for whatever that might help.

Regards,

Here's the post I was referring to It's the bottom paragraph

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