Folding4Cheap

30th May 2005, 00:14

This is how I fold for cheap.

wutske · 30th May 2005, 06:33

Did the same thing, cost me 0

Got 2 shuttle boards and a PIII 733 from my dad's work, added an old P&A heatsink w/ a quiet 80mm fan, S3 Virge PCI graka, an old hdd (large enough for WinXP, but to noisy for the night), put this in a case and feeded it with and old 250W psu (wich makes a strange noise, but I think it are the coils vibrating, or something like that).

It works, albeit pretty slow, the thing starter by downloading a unit wich takes a lot of hours per step

[Bonbon] · 30th May 2005, 11:38

electricity is the main cost imo

30th May 2005, 18:42

Yep, it's slow...currently working on p2002 with 7500 frames at 1'13" per frame. That's 152 hours for the wu.

On the plus side, it doesn't use much power, is dead quiet, and doesn't suffer from heat concerns on 100°F days.

Machines like these can be a good solution for teams where 5% of the team is doing 95% of the work.

jmke · 30th May 2005, 22:13

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Originally posted by [Bonbon]
electricity is the main cost imo

a very large cost indeed; €2400 in one year; I decided to stop folding when I saw the bill.

BZRK · 30th May 2005, 22:37

Quote:

Originally posted by jmke

a very large cost indeed; €2400 in one year; I decided to stop folding when I saw the bill.

And how many pc's are we talking about then?

jmke · 30th May 2005, 22:39

[Bonbon] · 31st May 2005, 00:50

instead of folding ,
i donate now every year some cash for research

http://www.tegenkanker.be

31st May 2005, 01:16

Good Gawd jmke...that's 3,000 bucks. I don't spend that much on electricity in three years.

Maddy · 1st June 2005, 14:21

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Originally posted by jmke
7.

all 24/24 7/7 ?

30th May 2005, 00:14	#1
SkipCox Posts: n/a	Folding4Cheap This is how I fold for cheap.

30th May 2005, 06:33	#2
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,018	Did the same thing, cost me 0 Got 2 shuttle boards and a PIII 733 from my dad's work, added an old P&A heatsink w/ a quiet 80mm fan, S3 Virge PCI graka, an old hdd (large enough for WinXP, but to noisy for the night), put this in a case and feeded it with and old 250W psu (wich makes a strange noise, but I think it are the coils vibrating, or something like that). It works, albeit pretty slow, the thing starter by downloading a unit wich takes a lot of hours per step __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

30th May 2005, 11:38	#3
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30th May 2005, 22:39	#7
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31st May 2005, 00:50	#8
[Bonbon] Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 690	instead of folding , i donate now every year some cash for research http://www.tegenkanker.be __________________ intelD820 (2*2.8), 1gb ram , 6600gt , lots of hdd

30th May 2005, 18:42	#4
SkipCox Posts: n/a	Yep, it's slow...currently working on p2002 with 7500 frames at 1'13" per frame. That's 152 hours for the wu. On the plus side, it doesn't use much power, is dead quiet, and doesn't suffer from heat concerns on 100°F days. Machines like these can be a good solution for teams where 5% of the team is doing 95% of the work.

31st May 2005, 01:16	#9
SkipCox Posts: n/a	Good Gawd jmke...that's 3,000 bucks. I don't spend that much on electricity in three years.