get anything for Christmas for Seti use?

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RandyC Send message Joined: 20 Oct 99 Posts: 714 Credit: 1,704,345 RAC: 0	Message 695649 - Posted: 29 Dec 2007, 14:27:34 UTC I got a gift card that paid for 80% of a 320GB SATA drive. I used it to install the Win XP 64 CD I bought for myself. It's a good thing I installed on a new HD, because the first several tries doing the install it wiped the partition table and I lost all the data on the drive (restored it from the original drive). THAT, of course resulted in a slew of lost WUs. I aborted some that had already reported, then I did a detach and managed to get most of them declared redundant and reissued, and a few were declared 'detached' outright, so I don't think anyone's going to be waiting on orphan WUs from that rig. ID: 695649 ·

UBT - NaRyan Send message Joined: 20 Oct 07 Posts: 89 Credit: 165,614 RAC: 0	Message 695756 - Posted: 29 Dec 2007, 22:54:13 UTC - in response to Message 695649. I got given an AMD Sempron 2800+, Asrock K7S41GX Motherboard, 512MB 400Mhz DDR. And a cheap 400w PSU, woo!!! Guess I'll find some use for it. Probably stick the 10GB hard drive in it, and try to teach myself Linux. ID: 695756 ·

HTH Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0	Message 695889 - Posted: 30 Dec 2007, 14:50:47 UTC Sorry no. It is impossible to get a Nehalem even if one has been very nice. Manned mission to Mars in 2019 Petition <-- Sign this, please. ID: 695889 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 695895 - Posted: 30 Dec 2007, 15:08:27 UTC Last modified: 30 Dec 2007, 15:08:50 UTC Ordered my Penny at the end of November, and still waiting the CPU delivery. Hope to have a second C2Q operating by mid January (maybe) It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 695895 ·

HTH Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0	Message 695900 - Posted: 30 Dec 2007, 15:31:34 UTC - in response to Message 695895. Ordered my Penny at the end of November, and still waiting the CPU delivery. It's sad to hear that. :( Manned mission to Mars in 2019 Petition <-- Sign this, please. ID: 695900 ·

PhonAcq Send message Joined: 14 Apr 01 Posts: 1656 Credit: 30,658,217 RAC: 1	Message 695902 - Posted: 30 Dec 2007, 15:47:51 UTC - in response to Message 695433. To get back on topic... since the last posts where off-topic ... Yes, Santa dropped 2 quad core XEONS 5365 @ 3 GHz ( that makes it 8 cores), a matching PSU, an INTEL S5000VXN BOARD,4 GB RAM, and some fans... However it won't waste time on SETI ... ATM running QMC@HOME and ABC@HOME .... Your "waste time" comment confused me. What do you mean? ID: 695902 ·

hiamps Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 4292 Credit: 72,971,319 RAC: 0	Message 695977 - Posted: 30 Dec 2007, 19:11:45 UTC Enough money to build a new quad for my new store in California...Next year will be the best yet!!!!Happy new years all!!! Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons... And no good credit hound! ID: 695977 ·

Blurf Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8964 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0	Message 695990 - Posted: 30 Dec 2007, 19:25:12 UTC Well Christmas went so smoothly this year that Santa sweet-talked my wife in allowing me to upgrade my single core to a Dual or Quad-core depending on finances. ID: 695990 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51586 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 695994 - Posted: 30 Dec 2007, 19:27:16 UTC - in response to Message 695990. Well Christmas went so smoothly this year that Santa sweet-talked my wife in allowing me to upgrade my single core to a Dual or Quad-core depending on finances. Go for a Q6600 if your budget will allow...well worth it. "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." ID: 695994 ·

hiamps Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 4292 Credit: 72,971,319 RAC: 0	Message 696000 - Posted: 30 Dec 2007, 19:43:13 UTC - in response to Message 695994. Well Christmas went so smoothly this year that Santa sweet-talked my wife in allowing me to upgrade my single core to a Dual or Quad-core depending on finances. Go for a Q6600 if your budget will allow...well worth it. Getting mine at Mwave for $269... Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons... And no good credit hound! ID: 696000 ·

1mp0Â£173 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0	Message 696077 - Posted: 30 Dec 2007, 23:41:04 UTC - in response to Message 695274. Scarecrow, i used all mine in cakes, but they were darn good cakes! Waste of perfectly good alcohol, IMHO. ID: 696077 ·

ChrisD Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Sep 99 Posts: 158 Credit: 2,496,342 RAC: 0	Message 696101 - Posted: 31 Dec 2007, 1:11:52 UTC - in response to Message 695286. Enough kit to build a system but no cpu/mb. Can't decide on what to go for at the moment. Want a quad or 2. I've been a devout AMD geek since '96, but I'd go with the Q6600...That's my next build, great specs. Being an AMD fan, You might consider buying a Phenom. Any decent AM2 board supports phenom processors, which is way cheaper than Intel Quads. All about AMD Phenom doing poorly is rubbish. Using the optimized SSE2 client, one phenom using all 4 'cylinders' on SETI can reach well above 2,000 cobblestones daily, and this is the slowest model 9500. Happy New Year to You all ChrisD ID: 696101 ·

Geek@Play Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 31 Jul 01 Posts: 2467 Credit: 86,146,931 RAC: 0	Message 696102 - Posted: 31 Dec 2007, 1:18:38 UTC I got myself a Playstation 3. Can't decide if it is possible to crunch Seti with it or not. Anyway the Grandkids enjoy it when they are visiting! ID: 696102 ·

popandbob Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Mar 05 Posts: 551 Credit: 4,673,015 RAC: 0	Message 696106 - Posted: 31 Dec 2007, 1:26:09 UTC - in response to Message 696101. Enough kit to build a system but no cpu/mb. Can't decide on what to go for at the moment. Want a quad or 2. I've been a devout AMD geek since '96, but I'd go with the Q6600...That's my next build, great specs. Being an AMD fan, You might consider buying a Phenom. Any decent AM2 board supports phenom processors, which is way cheaper than Intel Quads. All about AMD Phenom doing poorly is rubbish. Using the optimized SSE2 client, one phenom using all 4 'cylinders' on SETI can reach well above 2,000 cobblestones daily, and this is the slowest model 9500. Happy New Year to You all ChrisD I'd wait on the phenom until the next stepping which will hopefully solve some of the problems... plus later on they have plans of a unlocked multiplier version of the phenom. ~Bob Do you Good Search for Seti@Home? http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=888957 Or Good Shop? http://www.goodshop.com/?charityid=888957 ID: 696106 ·

Fred W Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 99 Posts: 2524 Credit: 11,954,210 RAC: 0	Message 696113 - Posted: 31 Dec 2007, 1:50:06 UTC - in response to Message 696101. Being an AMD fan, You might consider buying a Phenom. Any decent AM2 board supports phenom processors, which is way cheaper than Intel Quads. All about AMD Phenom doing poorly is rubbish. Using the optimized SSE2 client, one phenom using all 4 'cylinders' on SETI can reach well above 2,000 cobblestones daily, and this is the slowest model 9500. Happy New Year to You all ChrisD But my Q6600 is giving nearer 4000 per day (somewhat o/c'd, admittedly) F. ID: 696113 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 696114 - Posted: 31 Dec 2007, 1:50:58 UTC Last modified: 31 Dec 2007, 1:51:43 UTC Mark Stattler's Penryn, although overclocked, has an RAC of 5,416 ATM It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 696114 ·

Fred W Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 99 Posts: 2524 Credit: 11,954,210 RAC: 0	Message 696118 - Posted: 31 Dec 2007, 1:55:46 UTC But that is taking things to the EXTREME. F. ID: 696118 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 696200 - Posted: 31 Dec 2007, 9:35:56 UTC - in response to Message 696118. But that is taking things to the EXTREME. F. What is your C2Q clocked to, and what CPU cooling do you use? When the Penryn is built, I an staying with air but using a Cooler Master system. I plan to transplant the same system to my current Quad. Hopefully I'll get another couple of hunderd cobblestones on the RAC? It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 696200 ·

Fred W Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 99 Posts: 2524 Credit: 11,954,210 RAC: 0	Message 696210 - Posted: 31 Dec 2007, 11:21:00 UTC - in response to Message 696200. What is your C2Q clocked to, and what CPU cooling do you use? When the Penryn is built, I an staying with air but using a Cooler Master system. I plan to transplant the same system to my current Quad. Hopefully I'll get another couple of hunderd cobblestones on the RAC? Because the Asus P5B Deluxe mobo prefers the clock at 400+ to anything between 350 and 400, I'm running at 8 x 425 = 3.4G cooled by a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme. Core temps are reading 54C with the case door closed - 52C with the case door open. The fans are spinning at 1300rpm so it is acceptably quiet. F. ID: 696210 ·

Daniel Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 May 07 Posts: 562 Credit: 437,494 RAC: 0	Message 696322 - Posted: 31 Dec 2007, 22:29:47 UTC This might count I guess, my uncle gave me an older server that I'm selling to make some money to buy a q6600 to replace two slower machines. Daniel ID: 696322 ·

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