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Todd Hebert Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Jun 00 Posts: 647 Credit: 217,127,962 RAC: 0	Message 1087721 - Posted: 17 Mar 2011, 8:14:33 UTC
	I have over $70k invested in machines running S@H - but people buy boats that cost much more. Todd ____________
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peak Send message Joined: 6 Mar 11 Posts: 31 Credit: 39,440 RAC: 0	Message 1087726 - Posted: 17 Mar 2011, 8:47:12 UTC
	When you go to this site... Select the all the maximum values for each option. 144gb ram Why would you put 144 GB RAM in this machine? Wouldnt, lets say, 20 GB eough?
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-BeNt- Send message Joined: 17 Oct 99 Posts: 1234 Credit: 10,116,112 RAC: 0	Message 1087732 - Posted: 17 Mar 2011, 10:11:18 UTC - in response to Message 1087721.
	I have over $70k invested in machines running S@H - but people buy boats that cost much more. Todd It's not in what you do or what you spend it on, it's how much fun or enjoyment you get out of it. If I had $70k to spend on Seti@Home equipment, I'd do it for sure! Not to mention working on computers and getting something done, or in my mind done anyways, is much more fun than working on a boat....lets not forget maintenance! ____________ Traveling through space at ~67,000mph!
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xx Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 166 Credit: 3,450,910 RAC: 0	Message 1087792 - Posted: 17 Mar 2011, 15:19:32 UTC
	A Maingear Quantum Shift, Core i7-970 and a GTX 580. About $5,000. Chuck ____________
	ID: 1087792 ·

phud Send message Joined: 12 Oct 99 Posts: 1319 Credit: 34,994,639 RAC: 0	Message 1087806 - Posted: 17 Mar 2011, 16:36:56 UTC
	buying computer equipment is like buying a car. as soon as you drive the car off the lot, it is depreciating. as soon as you buy that expensive motherboard, cpu and GPU, it is obsolete. gaming and distributive computing is what is driving the computer market now. we crunchers are propping up Intel, AMD, Nvidia and the Neweggs of the webnet. ____________
	ID: 1087806 ·

speedbump Send message Joined: 19 May 01 Posts: 247 Credit: 192,797,320 RAC: 954	Message 1087817 - Posted: 17 Mar 2011, 17:10:53 UTC
	A wise man once said, too much is never enough. Oops, I think that was just the devil in my head talking to me. ____________
	ID: 1087817 ·

The Gas Giant Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 22 Nov 01 Posts: 1890 Credit: 2,439,768 RAC: 0	Message 1087848 - Posted: 17 Mar 2011, 19:46:52 UTC - in response to Message 1087732.
	I have over $70k invested in machines running S@H - but people buy boats that cost much more. Todd It's not in what you do or what you spend it on, it's how much fun or enjoyment you get out of it. If I had $70k to spend on Seti@Home equipment, I'd do it for sure! Not to mention working on computers and getting something done, or in my mind done anyways, is much more fun than working on a boat....lets not forget maintenance! And let's not forget the ongoing electricity bills! Ouch... ;)
	ID: 1087848 ·

-BeNt- Send message Joined: 17 Oct 99 Posts: 1234 Credit: 10,116,112 RAC: 0	Message 1087906 - Posted: 17 Mar 2011, 23:53:08 UTC - in response to Message 1087806.
	buying computer equipment is like buying a car. as soon as you drive the car off the lot, it is depreciating. as soon as you buy that expensive motherboard, cpu and GPU, it is obsolete. gaming and distributive computing is what is driving the computer market now. we crunchers are propping up Intel, AMD, Nvidia and the Neweggs of the webnet. Absolutely, I mean we see hardware revisions and new lines pretty quickly. However gaming and home, key word home, distributed computing is far from holding those companies up. They make a lot more money in discrete graphics and server/corporate environments than they do off of home users. Which is why Intel/AMD/Nvidia mainly release their expensive server parts well before we see the equivalent in the home market. Take the new 10 core Xeons, Teslas, etc. Essentially we are half a year to a year behind the server marketing at the best. Come on 10 core i7's! I wish gaming was one of the factors pushing the computer marker, and it does in some respects, however console gaming is MUCH larger in the gaming world than PC gaming at this point in history, unfortunately. ____________ Traveling through space at ~67,000mph!
	ID: 1087906 ·

dcappello Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 249 Credit: 164,806,811 RAC: 16,600	Message 1088427 - Posted: 19 Mar 2011, 15:08:17 UTC
	Like Todd said - a boatload. :) ____________
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JLConawayII Send message Joined: 2 Apr 02 Posts: 181 Credit: 2,630,328 RAC: 380	Message 1088542 - Posted: 19 Mar 2011, 20:22:57 UTC - in response to Message 1087726.
	When you go to this site... Select the all the maximum values for each option. 144gb ram Why would you put 144 GB RAM in this machine? Wouldnt, lets say, 20 GB eough? 1GB per core should be the most you will need for BOINC projects. Cosmology@home is the most demanding project I run, and it needs around 600-800MB per WU. ____________
	ID: 1088542 ·

Speedy Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Jun 04 Posts: 576 Credit: 3,408,812 RAC: 5,316	Message 1088572 - Posted: 19 Mar 2011, 21:56:03 UTC - in response to Message 1087599.
	Currently testing an i7-2600K (Sandy Bridge), stock speed, Out of interest Ray_GTI-R, what motherboard, ram/speed & what sized psu are you using? ____________ Live in NZ y not join Smile City?
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