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OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Sure, I get the whole ego thing. But if you can't afford it, that doesn't mean you have to bow out entirely. Because not being able to run them 24/7 =/= being able to afford them at all. Sure, if you really can't afford to run them at all, then don't run them at all, but obviously that is not the angle I'm making. |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
I am perfectly content to run the software on a single AMD cpu with 4 cores. My computer stays on 24/7 and runs the software when I am absent. I may not have the highest scores but I feel I am making a contribution and not putting myself in the poor house. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
Sure, I get the whole ego thing. But if you can't afford it, that doesn't mean you have to bow out entirely. So? Weather they can afford to crunch 24/7 with everything or just an hour a day on a single core is irrelevant, they've made the decision to stop crunching. For me I say "glad to have had you around Spud and enjoying crunching as much as I have, and hope to see you again in the future". Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I'm crunching on My cpu, I'll be back to crunching with a gpu soon after a few parts arrive from the Russian Federation, last time the tracking was running, the parts had left the Vnukovo International Airport in Krasnoyarsk Siberia via Russia Post. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
And why not? Seems sensible if you can't afford to run 'em. No, it is quite relevant. Is it possible the decision was made in haste? Is it too late to change one's mind? If it is really breaking his heart to bow out, I'm suggesting a way to remain. Of course, I don't know Spud's predicament, but I don't see the harm in making a suggestion. For me I say "glad to have had you around Spud and enjoying crunching as much as I have, and hope to see you again in the future". And for me, I'd rather see if I can find ways to keep people around if they're willing or able to stay. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
And for me, I'd rather see if I can find ways to keep people around if they're willing or able to stay. +1 |
Mr. Kevvy Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 3776 Credit: 1,114,826,392 RAC: 3,319 |
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HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
Another thing to consider is scrapping out the old machines, via ebay or such, to add funds to the new PC pool. It might only be 5 or 10 for an old CPU, RAM, or MB. However it can add up if you have the time. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
The_Matrix Send message Joined: 17 Nov 03 Posts: 414 Credit: 5,827,850 RAC: 0 |
DELL PowerEdge T20 saw this server system on amazon.uk :) cost 195 pounds plus package in the uk. E3-1225V3 cpu, on passmark has 7027 Passmark-points. CPU drains only 84 watts got 4 Threads/cores. Sell what ever u can. But i know about a rule in UK , that no private person have to sell electronics ? Is that right ? Then sorry... |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14649 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
But i know about a rule in UK , that no private person have to sell The UK has strict safety rules, primarily for electrical equipment designed to operate at mains supply voltages, but provided it's safe, there's no rule against private sales. Second-hand electrical goods |
The_Matrix Send message Joined: 17 Nov 03 Posts: 414 Credit: 5,827,850 RAC: 0 |
@Richard So its not a good idea -> to sell eight of his power supply units for 5 pounds each plus postage and package in the UK. Or i am again wrong ? The linked guideline is ...impressive. |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14649 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
I see no problem with selling power supply units, if you mean the standard PSUs designed to be mounted inside computer/server cases. Provided they are sold 'as manufactured' (completely enclosed, so you can't touch the live electrical parts, and with a grille covering the moving fan blades), there's no safety risk. |
The_Matrix Send message Joined: 17 Nov 03 Posts: 414 Credit: 5,827,850 RAC: 0 |
Well dicitions have been made. Here a second sell stragety: If u dont sell the systems complete, sell the mainboard socket 775 seperatly. Here in germany (Amazon) there are high valued. And the atx cases ... think , forget them if they not modded style. |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
If u dont sell the systems complete, sell the mainboard socket 775 seperately. Here in germany (Amazon) there are high valued. That is true. The specs for the 775 board can matter a lot for some. Personally I've been trying to track down a 775 board with a P45 chipset, DDR3, & dual PCIe slots. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
TBar Send message Joined: 22 May 99 Posts: 5204 Credit: 840,779,836 RAC: 2,768 |
I have been thinking about the stuff I have and the stuff that has been donated to me thanks to you folk kind folk on hear. I have a lot of stuff hear I could use such as Socket 775 Motherboards and Duel Core CPU with that board as I pulled it from a working System. Its DDR 2 and the down side is its a Pentium but a Cuel Core. I'm not sure which Pentium you're looking to use, but the best CPU I see out of that lot is the Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3110 @ 3.00GHz. That is a 64 bit Wolfdale Xeon, easily clockable to around 3.5GHz and should fit in that ASRock board witout any trouble. Here is the CPU, http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Xeon/Intel-Xeon%20E3110%20-%20EU80570KJ0806M%20-%20AT80570KJ0806M%20%28BX80570E3110%29.html Shame the board can't use a Quad core, so the Wolfdale Xeon is probably the best CPU for the board. OH, when you get it running with Ubuntu 14.04 use this package, http://www.arkayn.us/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=191.0;attach=832 |
The_Matrix Send message Joined: 17 Nov 03 Posts: 414 Credit: 5,827,850 RAC: 0 |
@Threadopener ehm, are there other identifyable mainboards in stock ? |
The_Matrix Send message Joined: 17 Nov 03 Posts: 414 Credit: 5,827,850 RAC: 0 |
DELL PowerEdge T20 Sold out for 195 pounds on amazon.co.uk . what a mess. In europe we must pay approximatly 400 €... |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I have been thinking about the stuff I have and the stuff that has been donated to me thanks to you folk kind folk on hear. I have a lot of stuff hear I could use such as Socket 775 Motherboards and Duel Core CPU with that board as I pulled it from a working System. Its DDR 2 and the down side is its a Pentium but a Cuel Core. The Xeon chip is probably going to be a bit pricey due to the Xeon name. Fortunately there's nothing inherently special about the Xeons except they are validate for dual-socket SMP, which is not needed on a single-socket board. A slightly faster chip is the Core 2 E8600 Wolfdale dual-core CPU clocked at 3.33GHz. This Core 2 has all the same specs as the Xeon (since they are both Wolfdales), excepting dual-socket and ECC RAM support. Otherwise the E8500 is the exact same chip as the Xeon E3110, spec for spec (once again excepting dual-socket support and ECC RAM support). |
TBar Send message Joined: 22 May 99 Posts: 5204 Credit: 840,779,836 RAC: 2,768 |
I have been thinking about the stuff I have and the stuff that has been donated to me thanks to you folk kind folk on hear. I have a lot of stuff hear I could use such as Socket 775 Motherboards and Duel Core CPU with that board as I pulled it from a working System. Its DDR 2 and the down side is its a Pentium but a Cuel Core. According to his computer list he Already has the E3110, http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=7500244 That makes it very cheap, also, if you look at the run times it blows the doors off of his Pentium D. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I'm not sure which Pentium you're looking to use, but the best CPU I see out of that lot is the Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3110 @ 3.00GHz. That is a 64 bit Wolfdale Xeon, easily clockable to around 3.5GHz and should fit in that ASRock board witout any trouble. Here is the CPU, http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Xeon/Intel-Xeon%20E3110%20-%20EU80570KJ0806M%20-%20AT80570KJ0806M%20%28BX80570E3110%29.html Is it a Pentium D (Netburst based) or a Pentium Dual-Core (Core 2 based)? Either way, yeah the Xeon 3110 beats both. I hadn't realized he already had it. |
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