aris, you thinking about it for an upgrade to an existing build or as a new build component? given the superiority of hte core processors, this might impact others to choose intel over amd in this regard.

it will be really interesting to see what the response is, and the ramifications for multiple smp clients on multiple cores.

I've turned off the screen saver on all my folding rigs. Before you just go and wipe the drive, or even bother with driver sweeper, try downloading the cuda drivers (search cuda in google and go to downloads) and just install the cuda drivers over the top of what you have now. Worked for me and I ha...

Man, I wish I had a Fry's nearby. Microcenter is okay, but Fry's just rocks. (Not the grocery store Fry's. They're just okay.)

sebrad, what kind of 12 v rails does that psu have?

did you ever figure out the cudart problem?

I had the same screen saver problem on my folding boxes as well, so now I just disable it on everything. power save for the monitor seems to work fine for my needs, and it doesn't seem to affect the client.

absolutely, positively, congratulations.

Driving, 3 hours on the road daily round trip. But I've got audiobooks, so that helps. I putz around at work in between and tweak folding computers in my offices. That'll take some time. Oh, and Call of Duty 4. At work. On my folding boxen, from time to time. I suppose I waste 4 or 5 hours a night s...

it's weird that it does that. I still haven't come up with a reasonable explanation for it yet. how are your temps?

Thanks, folks.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep...

Holy moly, cordis is movin' it.

aris,

I just got the same cudart.dll error after installing COD4 on on a couple of my folding boxes. I downloaded the cuda driver set from this link and it automagically fixed the problem. Didn't even have to uninstall the previous drivers. You might try that again and see where it leads you.

Seriously sweet build!

I especially like those short SATA cables.

The whole thing reeks of quality.

had the same problems as aris and cordis, but both seem to have picked up work units overnight. i'm crossing my fingers.

In defense of your original decision, I have had excellent luck with open box motherboards from the 'egg. Most of them are returned by folks who can't reach the OC they want, in my opinion, and the actual board is usually okay. Of course, if it's a wonky implementation of a chipset by a vendor that ...

Eumin, it makes me sad to see you go, but thanks for folding as much as you have.

Thanks for the recognition, Neil. Still folding away here.

The card is running a little hotter now, so maybe I should take the time to blow it off with a can of TFE or whatever. I keep meaning to pull the shroud off this one and slap a 92 mm fan on it with zip ties, but I always geet bogged down at work and don't have the time to do it. Maybe in the next tw...

Hi, My surgeries went very well: I had a small squamous cell carcinoma on my gum, so the first surgery removed 3 teeth and the bone around the roots. The margins were clean, and it is expected to be curative. Because I had that, they did a PET scan which turned up the tumor on my right kidney. So t...

Good to hear you're back up, Neil. Do you mind if I ask if your surgery went okay?

Aris--maybe I should also clean out my vid card too. Maybe it is a heat thing that has been going on from dust accumulation. As for the northbridge, how about something like an NB47J or the like?

I'm sure it's downclocking because the same WU will take 4-6 times as long to complete. EVGA's Precision shows the "resting" clocks, and the temp is near that of idle. It still moves forward though. I can confirm the clocks with GPUZ and RivaTuner. I can't figure out if it's an overheating thing, a ...

Downclocking is back, but only seems to occur when I've been using the computer all day browsing the net and the like. Maybe the newest drivers can help.

I think you should settle with an aftermarket cooler in the first place. So find the cheapest GTX 260 and combine it with any aftermarket cooler you like (make sure about compatibility too!). You'll definitely not regret it because you can from the start choose something quiet. I think this is the ...

"Installation is almost a guaranteed exercise in frustration unless you happen to be gnome."

It's the humor interspersed in the excellent reviews that keeps me coming back for more.

Speaking of more, when do the new line of Nvidia cards come out?

yeah, I used RivaTuner to force the card to always run at maximum 3D clocks, and that box is turning in a steady ~9000 ppd (Q8200 and GTX 260). I also got the 9600 GT running on an old P4M900 chipset Asrock board, so it's folding away merrily at the moment as well. I should reach the #1 spot for the...

how does the 8800GTS (384 MB) version compare to the 9600GSO in ppd?

I reinstalled windows, we'll see what happens.

Good job! Keep it up!

I posted in the folding forums about an issue that has been plaguing my productivity lately. http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=10668 Anybody having similar issues? It doesn't seem to affect either my 9800 GT or the 9600 GT, both of which I have folding in similar computers. Any thoughts a...

Am I correct in that 40nm doesn't provide as much benefit from 55nm as 55 did from 65? I'm confused over all the stuff that I've read over the past several months regarding the 4770 and the problems TSMC has had with their processes.