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NVidia GT240 - any good for crunching & expected RAC?
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![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 28 Jul 04 Posts: 56 Credit: 865,942 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Im pretty happy with my 2 may even get another there so cheap! Cheers D ![]() |
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Ya, got mine running this morning after burning thru my work unit cache Took a BOINC client upgrade (that I may..BACKOFF!?!..regret later), a reinstall of the Lunatics' Unified Installer (Thanks guys!) and a copy over on the CUDA 2.3 dll's. Hard to say what the true SETI GPU RAC will be as I plan to feed it a dose of Einstein and Collatz as well. So far, so good (other than Collatz only wants to feed my ATI GPU..that I don't & never had). *[EDIT] Ohh ya. What's the consensus on the best nVidia drivers for the 240's? I was thinking I read where the newer ones may actually be better, but don't recall a definitive outcome on the idea. |
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FiveHamlet ![]() Send message Joined: 5 Oct 99 Posts: 783 Credit: 32,638,578 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Andy your using the same driver as me and many others 19107. I tried the newer ones from the Nvidia site but noticed a marked slowdown. Went back to 19107 and stuck with it. Dave ![]() |
Al ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1682 Credit: 477,343,364 RAC: 482 ![]() ![]() |
So, is there any agreement on the 'best' version of BOINC (64 bit under Vista)? I've seen ppl running 6.6.x, 6.10.x, and even lower versions than 6.6. Peoples thoughts, and pros/cons to each recommended version? ![]() ![]() |
hbomber Send message Joined: 2 May 01 Posts: 437 Credit: 50,852,854 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Please anybody, having two GT240s, confirm - can they run in SLI on SLI capable motherboard or not. I find controversial opinions. |
Cruncher-American ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 25 Mar 02 Posts: 1513 Credit: 370,893,186 RAC: 340 ![]() ![]() |
Please anybody, having two GT240s, confirm - can they run in SLI on SLI capable motherboard or not. According to specs for all GT 240s I have seen, they are NOT SLI capable. BTW: I replaced a GTS 250 with TWO GT 240s (same total $$ with rebates, BING cashback) and get about 50% higher RAC from the 2xGT 240, with same or lower power usage. |
W-K 666 ![]() Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19481 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 ![]() ![]() |
Please anybody, having two GT240s, confirm - can they run in SLI on SLI capable motherboard or not. There is NO SLI link on my GT240. |
hbomber Send message Joined: 2 May 01 Posts: 437 Credit: 50,852,854 RAC: 0 ![]() |
I know there is no SLI link header on GT240, its obvious, and I know officially they are not SLI capable. But since SLI bridge is not needed, I need clarification from someone who has two of them on SLI capable motherboard, which allows intercard communication to be done thru PCIe(I suspect patched HAL Windows for X38/X48 and siblings may not behave the same as native SLI motherboard, thus the condition in my question). |
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