Thanks SebRad. Yeah, after looking around I agree about the nVidia 250-260 cards being in the sweet spot. I also discovered that the GTS250 is actually a rebranded 9800+ so a good deal on one of those would be a….good deal :) A 260GTX (core 216) can fold 7700ppd (44% more than the GTS250) and cost...

Booooogers! The GTS 250 wont fit in the case

ATX power cable is right above the PCIe slot and it hits the heatsink/fan on the GPU.

hahaha! I read the reviews. This PC is sitting on the floor of our server room - I really doubt we will even notice it with all the other equipment screaming away in there. The PC has an odd chassis and this card looked like it woudl fit best - and it has a VGA port which is important because the mo...

I tested the PC with a PCIe slot and 400w PS. Under full CPU load it draws 140w which would leave me 260w for the GTS 250 (which I think actually uses ~150w)....so I ordered one! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121334 What drivers are working best for folding on a 200 series...

Overnight PPD on the P4 SMP test system dropped from 488 to 406. Six day jobs stink because you have to wait forever for the WU to finish and the points to show up. I set up another SPM test on a slightly different system with the same P4@3.0GHz CPU. It also recieved a 1920 point job with a six day ...

check this out: http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2009/08/03 ... ding-rig/4

GTS 250 produces 1800ppd more than the 9600 GSO for just 3 more watts

Thanks for the info, now is that windows or linux? XP Pro SP3 Gotta love the "free" electricity at work. I'll let these tests play out to see what we can learn. Yeah, these P4 rigs are pretty horrible. I think setting up the two computers with graphics ports to do GPU folding will be much better. I...

ok here's what I've discovered about the folding potential of a 3.0GHz P4 630 *prescott* PC XP Pro SP3 (86w idle): SMP = 488ppd (160 watt = 3.05ppd/watt) Uni one job = 240ppd (150 watt = 1.6ppd/watt) Uni two jobs = 345ppd (160 watt = 2.15ppd/watt) SMP beats two uniprocessor jobs by 42% The SMP job i...

While setting up the SMP client on one of the P4s I noticed that to run in SMP you have to use the -smb x argument.

What would "–smp 1" mean to the client?

Thanks! I'll give the SMP a try....just have to decide which one to use. I may have found GPU solutions for my PCIe and AGP systems AGP: HD 3850 - 2000ppd @ 180 watts - $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102730 PCIe: GTS 250 - 5000ppd @ 210 watts - $110 http://www.newegg.c...

Hi everyone. I just started folding last week on a handful of spare P4@3GHz machines I have at work. Here is my progress chart: http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_summary.php?s=&u=493918 Anyway - since I'm new at this I have a bunch of questions! Is running the SMB client on a P4 practical?...

How can anyone address your concerns without knowing which OS you are running and what you are trying to accomplish? Easy! You could start by saying something like... "I know! Its crazy that there are so many audio ports on a PC - and its especially weird that there is an audio port on video cards!...

Hey gang! My interest in SPCR began when I decided to build a quiet HTPC. I’ve done that – it’s not perfect – but good enough for now. There is, however, something about HTPC computers that confuses me completely – the audio path. Consider: An HTPC will have one or more sound card. There a...

http://www.silentpcreview.com/Coolermas ... i-ITX_case

$250 for silent case and PS isnt horrible - especially since an Intel Atom CPU/MB combo to go inside it will only cost you another $80

I really like AMD, (just built myself an AMD HTPC) but they dont make a chip that is as fast as the E8400 when it comes to encoding xvid. In fact, only E8500, Core2 Extreeme and i7 chips are faster in this application. Your at the sharp end of performance with the E8400 An AMD 7750 CPU on a 790GX mo...

Hi everyone!

Most of what I do with my HTPC is watch DVD/HD movies. I've been using DVDFab to turn my DVDs into ISO files for a while now, but I'm starting to wonder that options are out there.

What do you all prefer for DVD decryption / ISO creation?

Thanks!

AuraAllan wrote:AMD 4850e
Jetway NC81-LF
4 GB RAM
Mtron SSD
picoPSU-120
Edit: WLAN card

Idle: 34W
Loaded with RTHDRIBL + Orthos: 73W

Awesome build!!

I dont use the stock CPU cooler. I use the Xigmatek HDT-S1283. You can read the SPCR review for this cooler here: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article818-page1.html If you dont mind the sound of the stock cooler, then that will work fine. People reading SPCR generally want something quieter than st...

For the 780-790 chipsets all you need for cooling is reasonable air flow through the case - direct cooling is unnecessary. I have a 790GX mobo and a 7750 CPU with a 1 CPU cooler and 1 case fan (both 120mm running 800 RPM) and its more cooling than needed. CPU ~30c SYS ~25c With only minor variation ...

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Hi ! I just replaced the stock fans in my P182 with a Scythe S-Flex (800 RPM).... It's still too loud :) Since the S-Flex fan is attached to the motherboard I thought I could adjust its speed with Speedfan, but so far I havnt been able to get that to work (though I can control the 4pin CPU fan). Is ...

As usual cores, cache and core speed influence performance differently in different programs. Here is one interesting music related CPU chart: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/desktop-cpu-charts-q3-2008/Lame-MP3,Marque_fbrandx32,828.html Also works fast in Xvid http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/d...

The 7750 Kuma is 1/2 the cost of a 710 and just as fast in many scenarios. I installed one recently and thought the temp sensor wasnt working because it read almost ambient temps...turns out thats just how it runs

*P182 + Xigmatek cooler

Niiiiiice info, Neil. Thanks!!!

Oh...and can the memory controller on the AM2+ CPU run DDR3 1333 memory?

yep - tried coretemp too..same deal. BIOS reads 19-20 degrees, which isnt the same as the softwares - but still aint accurate. Could it be a mobo problem...or maybe BIOS (though I am using the newest one)?

Very similar to what I built Tuesday! I got the same case, a 790GX mobo, heatsink, power supply and now I'm shopping for Scythe fans... The Asus mobo is expensive as is the processor. If you get one of the DDR2 GX790 boards with a 7750 CPU you'll save about $100 Consider it $100 toward AM3 upgrades ...

Thanks Nick. How do the SlipStream and S-FLEX fans compare?

..I know S-FLEX is twice as expensive :p

Hi gang. I've got an AMD 7750 that reads 4-11 degrees (depending on load and cooling). I've got the latest BIOS in the mobo and AMD overclock, speedfan and hardware monitor all show the same temps.

Does this mean that my temp sensor is no good? Should I replace the CPU?

Awesome! Thanks for the info, LodeHacker.

I'm glad to know that a 3pin will work! Once I know what CFM I need to keep everything cool I think I'll buy a 3pin that runs at the speed I need. Then, no more wacky software to keep my fans under control!