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Post by aristide1 » Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:31 pm

I have 8800GS cards, the 511 pointers take close to 4 hours to complete. We're talking like 3000 PPD, I used to get 4800.

Yes it's true you should use identical GPUs in the same box, they do not have to be from the same company.

I found one of the new GREEN 9600GT cards, it folds pretty cheap, but the card is at NewEgg and like $140. Forget that. 'Egg also has an Apollo 9600GT with only 256MB of memory, this card may also be good for PPW.

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Post by ShadowFaith » Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:07 am

^ I still find my 9600GSO alot cheaper. Got it for $50 USD after MIR.

My 9600GSO does 3000-4800PPD depending on the WU...

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Post by aristide1 » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:22 am

ShadowFaith wrote:^ I still find my 9600GSO alot cheaper. Got it for $50 USD after MIR.

My 9600GSO does 3000-4800PPD depending on the WU...
I'd love to find a good one for that kind of money. If anything the price on the good ones is starting to rise. I don't want to pay over $100 for one of these cards. And 9600GTs are no bargain lately either.

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Post by AZBrandon » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:30 pm

AZBrandon wrote:Case in point, I had two 9800GT's doing 32-3500ppd on the 511's. I replace the slower of the two 9800GT's with the GTX+ and suddenly the GT that was doing 3500 drops to 2200. I check on folding forum and find out after the fact that it's a known problem. :(
Just to update this, I reverted back to version 178.24 of the drivers, and although they soak up CPU cycles, they now permit both cards to run at nearly full speed. Since I stopped doing CPU folding on this box anyway, the CPU usage isn't a big deal. It draws more power, yes, but still has a net gain in PPD/watt.

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Post by warriorpoet » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:29 pm

6168 with the new machine over 18 hours.

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Post by aristide1 » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:42 pm

warriorpoet wrote:Heh. The GTX is cruising at 5580 PPD on a 511 point WU as we speak :D
If I knew for a fact that the one I'd buy is a 55nm one I'd buy it ASAP.

Palit is making many 55nm cards, but they are not labeled. Idiots!

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Post by warriorpoet » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:57 pm

aristide1 wrote:
warriorpoet wrote:Heh. The GTX is cruising at 5580 PPD on a 511 point WU as we speak :D
If I knew for a fact that the one I'd buy is a 55nm one I'd buy it ASAP.

Palit is making many 55nm cards, but they are not labeled. Idiots!
You can find a GTX 260/ 216 55nm pretty easily, and many of themare labelled. the GTX285 is,well, a different model...

...or are you referring to the 9800GTX? All of the 9800GTX+ cards are 55nm. Those without the "+" are 65nm.

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Post by aristide1 » Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:56 pm

All of the 9800GTX+ cards are 55nm.
Are you sure about that? I'll check the reviews cause I'm a nervous nelly. :mrgreen:

They are kinda pricey. :?

This page would suggest otherwise.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/ ... html#sect0

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Post by warriorpoet » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:52 am

aristide1 wrote:
All of the 9800GTX+ cards are 55nm.
Are you sure about that? I'll check the reviews cause I'm a nervous nelly. :mrgreen:

They are kinda pricey. :?

This page would suggest otherwise.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/ ... html#sect0
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2 ... 55nm-g92/1
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd ... e_9800_gtx+/
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1297&pageID=5005
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/731/1/
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=58 ... pert&pid=1

hm. all the other places I've been to suggest the "+" is the designation for the smaller process (and accompanying higher clocks). It's what makes the plus a plus.

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Post by aristide1 » Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:12 pm

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=80445

WP, you're probably right, the argument above has been going on a while.

I did note before than it seemed that the GTX+ used less power overall, but just barely.

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Post by warriorpoet » Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:24 pm

aristide1 wrote:http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=80445

WP, you're probably right, the argument above has been going on a while.

I did note before than it seemed that the GTX+ used less power overall, but just barely.
Yup. Same with GTX 260 55nm and GTX285. A half-node transition usually doesn't net much in terms of either performance or power consumption gains. That's one reason I bought a GTX280 for ~$300 rather than a GTX285 for $385; the advantages for the new part simply weren't worth the $ nor the added hassle of waiting for new H2o parts to become available.

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Post by aristide1 » Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:25 pm

Another problem is that xbitlabs shows the 9800GTX+ using appx 76 watts while legoman666 on his spreadsheet shows it using 117 watts. Thats a pretty big difference.

Added - And more confusion:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/disp ... ology.html

DUH!

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