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Thaifood · 10th Apr 2012, 12:37

What are these cards like for folding? I havent really folded for years, i used to use 9800gt but only getting back into it and ATI cards were pretty rubbish to fold on... are they any good to fold on now?

Nealieboyee · 10th Apr 2012, 13:30

Still quite rubbish TBH. Sell it and get a GTX 460 or 560.

noizdaemon666 · 10th Apr 2012, 13:44

They're not that rubbish if you use the beta V7 client with advanced flags (I think, it's been a while since I folded on anything TBH). I had 2 5770s folding at once point and PPD was fairly decent.

Though as Nealieboyee says, nVidia still reign supreme.

debs3759 · 10th Apr 2012, 18:23

I used to fold on a 6770 (same core as a 5770), and although the ppd was reasonable (compared to the core 2 duo I used it with), it used a whole CPU core. To me that made it not so good, especially on a more capable CPU that will earn bonus points the faster it finishes.

Thaifood · 11th Apr 2012, 06:50

hmm looks like i might have to get nvidia. only downside to this is if i wanted to go SLI my mobo only works with ati

noizdaemon666 · 11th Apr 2012, 10:31

Well you can't SLI and fold so you'd have to constantly be disabling SLI. And I wouldn't Crossfire on that board either, the 4x bandwidth of the 2nd slot would hamper nearly any graphics card.

I'd go for nvidia over AMD currently though, more performance in games and in folding.

Thaifood · 14th Apr 2012, 06:31

the mobo is 8X isnt it?

noizdaemon666 · 14th Apr 2012, 07:23

First slot is 16x, second is 4x. That's why it's CrossFire certified but not SLI certified. For folding though, bandwidth makes no difference really.

10th Apr 2012, 12:37	#1
Thaifood Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 216	Redeon 6850 any good? What are these cards like for folding? I havent really folded for years, i used to use 9800gt but only getting back into it and ATI cards were pretty rubbish to fold on... are they any good to fold on now? __________________ i5 2500K @ 4.6GHz / Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler / Asus P8Z68-V LE /Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600MHz / Sapphire HD 7850 / 1TB HDD / OCZ Stealth X Stream 2 600 WATTS / LG IPS225

10th Apr 2012, 13:30	#2
Nealieboyee Packaging Master! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lusaka, Zambia Posts: 2,998	Still quite rubbish TBH. Sell it and get a GTX 460 or 560. __________________ Bonnie i3-2100T \| H61M-P31 \| 4GB DDR3 1333MHz \| 60GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD \| GTX 260

10th Apr 2012, 13:44	#3
noizdaemon666 I've been away far too long Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Castleford Posts: 4,271	They're not that rubbish if you use the beta V7 client with advanced flags (I think, it's been a while since I folded on anything TBH). I had 2 5770s folding at once point and PPD was fairly decent. Though as Nealieboyee says, nVidia still reign supreme. __________________ AMD A4 5300 @ 4GHz \| \| 4GB 1600 Patriot \| 128GB SSD \| 500GB Samsung HD501LJ \| 320GB Hitachi 2.5" \| CX430 PSU

10th Apr 2012, 18:23	#4
debs3759 Was that a warranty I just broke? Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,302	I used to fold on a 6770 (same core as a 5770), and although the ppd was reasonable (compared to the core 2 duo I used it with), it used a whole CPU core. To me that made it not so good, especially on a more capable CPU that will earn bonus points the faster it finishes. __________________

11th Apr 2012, 06:50	#5
Thaifood Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 216	hmm looks like i might have to get nvidia. only downside to this is if i wanted to go SLI my mobo only works with ati __________________ i5 2500K @ 4.6GHz / Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler / Asus P8Z68-V LE /Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600MHz / Sapphire HD 7850 / 1TB HDD / OCZ Stealth X Stream 2 600 WATTS / LG IPS225

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11th Apr 2012, 10:31	#6
noizdaemon666 I've been away far too long Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Castleford Posts: 4,271	Well you can't SLI and fold so you'd have to constantly be disabling SLI. And I wouldn't Crossfire on that board either, the 4x bandwidth of the 2nd slot would hamper nearly any graphics card. I'd go for nvidia over AMD currently though, more performance in games and in folding. __________________ AMD A4 5300 @ 4GHz \| \| 4GB 1600 Patriot \| 128GB SSD \| 500GB Samsung HD501LJ \| 320GB Hitachi 2.5" \| CX430 PSU

14th Apr 2012, 06:31	#7
Thaifood Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 216	the mobo is 8X isnt it? __________________ i5 2500K @ 4.6GHz / Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler / Asus P8Z68-V LE /Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600MHz / Sapphire HD 7850 / 1TB HDD / OCZ Stealth X Stream 2 600 WATTS / LG IPS225

14th Apr 2012, 07:23	#8
noizdaemon666 I've been away far too long Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Castleford Posts: 4,271	First slot is 16x, second is 4x. That's why it's CrossFire certified but not SLI certified. For folding though, bandwidth makes no difference really. __________________ AMD A4 5300 @ 4GHz \| \| 4GB 1600 Patriot \| 128GB SSD \| 500GB Samsung HD501LJ \| 320GB Hitachi 2.5" \| CX430 PSU