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davebodger · 29th Jun 2011, 00:04

Folding @ Home rig type - Dedicated workhorse - gets used for everything but Folding always runs 24/7. Running Client 7 and ordinary "big" SMP now.
Make/Model/MHz of CPU(s) - Intel Q6600 @ 3.43GHz summer setting (put up to 3.5+ whatever I can get out of it in the winter). CPU Runs at 90C+ and has done for about 4 years now. Air cooled. Toasty. Cools down to 85C or below in the winter.
Make & Model of GPU(s) - ATI HD3870 (not used for folding anymore).
Case & Motherboard - Case is a XClio BlackBox something or other I got from Scan Computers because it was cheap and had big fans. ASUS Maximus Formula SE X38 motherboard with a knackered Northbridge chip so I can't change the memory multiplier. 4Gb G-Skill DDR2 fitted - runs at 384 Bclk.
Any Modifications Done - 40mm fan screwed to Northbridge chip heatsink to stop it melting down.
The Rig's average PPD - around 8500 +/- 500 or so, depends on what else I'm doing.
Operating system Used - WinXP SP3. OEM version unfortunately so I'm stuck with it the way it is. I would dearly love to upgrade the hardware but MicroSoft says NO. Naughty. Naughty. Even though I tried waving fivers at them.

I want to update the OS to the Retail version as I have a silly amount of applications installed and don't want to re-install them on Win7/8/whatever but Microsoft in it's great wisdom will not sell me a copy (or even a new license). If anyone knows a way around this (black magic or vodoo acceptable) then please PM me.
Virtual or Native SMP(s) - Native.
Power Consumption used - Around 350W'ish but I haven't measured it for ages.
Any other info to share -APC SmartUPS 1400. BeQuiet Dark Power Pro 850W PSU.

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Folding @ Home rig type - Dedicated.
Make/Model/MHz of CPU(s) - Intel i7 970 @ 4.35GHz (Ubuntu), 4.4GHz (Win7).
Make & Model of GPU(s) - ATI HD6950 flashed to 6970 spec. Not used for folding.
Case & Motherboard - Thermaltake Kandalf case, ASUS P6T Delux Rev 1.0 motherboard with 6Gb Corsair Dominator DDR3-1280(1600) memory running at 1744 with 1.66 volts.
Any Modifications Done - Yes. Oh, you want me to list them; OK then..... Plastic bit on top ripped off to improve ventilation and give me somewhere to stand the water reservoir. 120mm internal front fan replaced with a 38mm thick model, reversed the mounting bracket so it sticks out the front where it can actually suck some air in. That made it hit the nice electro-luminescent display and I couldn't close the front doors, so that got ripped out too. More ventilation goodness. Apogee SwifTech GTX CPU waterblock. EK Mosfet and full Northbridge waterblocks. XSPC tall reservoir (don't buy the small one it's useless because it airiates the coolant). Liang DDC Ultra+ pump. T-Balancer to control the fans and the coolant pump. BlackIce 360 radiator fitted with 3 SilenX Ixtrema Pro 120 fans (90cfm each) 38mm deep these actually move air without sounding like Concorde taking off.

Another 38mm thick fan has been fitted to the side cover. This is not natural for a Kandalf case and it complained loudly whilst I attacked it with a Dremel. It's feeling much cooler now.

The Rig's average PPD - 62000 doing bigadv, but I'll update you once I've returned my first bigbeta 6904 WU.
Operating system Used -Ubuntu 10.10-ck at present but it's a multi-boot system with WinVista SP1 and Win7 Ultimate SP1 also.
Virtual or Native SMP(s) -Native.
Power Consumption used -365~395W at the wallplug plus 25W for the UPS.
Any other info to share -APC SmartUPS 1500i. BeQuiet Dark Power Pro 850W PSU.
CPU core temps 58~73C max with the room at 28C this summer. Much cooler in winter and the fans run slower/quieter too.

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The UPS's that lurk underneath.

vasileioszografos · 22nd Apr 2012, 11:22

That's me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esTAZ...38AUAAAAAAABAA

It is running at 4.6 Ghz now.

Eldorado · 20th May 2012, 20:21

F@H rig semi dedicated/weekend kid rig.
CPU: Phenom2 710x3@3.25Ghz (4-8k ppd, depends on WU)
GPU: Palit GT 430 @800Mhz (3-7k ppd, again, depends on WU)
4GB ddr3 RAM.
Mods: 80mm case fan on BE cooler (10° lower than the whiny stock fan, quieter too!, affixed with epoxy resin!)

F@H Part timer/Chimper/Main rig.
CPU: Phenom2 955BE(c2) 3.6-4.0Ghz depending on air temp (6-16k ppd, depends on WU, those 600 pointers are good)
TT Contac29 cooler (Best £12 ever spent)
GPU: Palit GTX460@850Mhz (8-16k ppd, again depends on WU)
8GB ddr3 RAM (8-8-8-22-1t-1333). (Kingston value)
Mods: none really, put a sticker on it and added the odd fan..

coolamasta · 16th Aug 2012, 10:06

Quote from the Doc below and his mass of amazing folding kit

Quote:

Originally Posted by DocJonz

By popular demand from fellow Folders(!) ..... here's some snapshots of the current setup around the house

Left photo: i7 980 & i7 980X
Right photo: MediaPC (Non-Folding) and i7 3930k

Left photo: Q6600 Linux TestPC, 4P Opteron (floor) & Q6600 Win TestPC (this is the Computer room )
Right photo: two i7 930's (bread and butter PC's)

Left photo: i7 980
Right photo: i7 980X

The current project will not look quite so ordinary ..... I aim to build one of the i7 980's into a water cooled system inside a piece of IKEA furniture

DocJonz · 16th Aug 2012, 20:21

Following on from Coolamasta's post above of my post .... the conversion from an Antec Twelve Hundred to an IKEA chest ...

kirk46 · 16th Aug 2012, 20:24

lol quality

make sure no one puts there laundry in there

DocJonz · 16th Aug 2012, 20:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirk46

lol quality

make sure no one puts there laundry in there

.... or even on it, as it would roast!!

I've gone down the cop-out route and bought a Corsair H100, and built a frame for it, to swap the Frio out, as its too loud. I'll switch it over when I get a moment ....

coolamasta · 16th Aug 2012, 21:17

That is a damn good idea Doc, I have the space on my landing for one of those, think im gonna have to copy your idea lol what framework have you got in there with it all bolted too?

DocJonz · 16th Aug 2012, 21:37

Cheers! The cube framework is an aluminium machine building system (20mmx20mm section) - it costs a bit of money, but does a nice job, in that the PC is fully contained within the aluminium frame, which then just slots into the chest - hence I can return it to a chest in about 60 seconds if required! Google 'item mbs'. There are cheaper systems though, try RS, for example.

Christopher N. Lew · 16th Aug 2012, 23:03

Nice one, Doc

I envy the clean, tidy look of your house - I wish mine was like it.

One_Box · 17th Aug 2012, 05:43

What a brilliant idea Doc

29th Jun 2011, 00:04	#41
davebodger My Dremel's bigger than your Dremel Join Date: May 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 48	Folding @ Home rig type - Dedicated workhorse - gets used for everything but Folding always runs 24/7. Running Client 7 and ordinary "big" SMP now. Make/Model/MHz of CPU(s) - Intel Q6600 @ 3.43GHz summer setting (put up to 3.5+ whatever I can get out of it in the winter). CPU Runs at 90C+ and has done for about 4 years now. Air cooled. Toasty. Cools down to 85C or below in the winter. Make & Model of GPU(s) - ATI HD3870 (not used for folding anymore). Case & Motherboard - Case is a XClio BlackBox something or other I got from Scan Computers because it was cheap and had big fans. ASUS Maximus Formula SE X38 motherboard with a knackered Northbridge chip so I can't change the memory multiplier. 4Gb G-Skill DDR2 fitted - runs at 384 Bclk. Any Modifications Done - 40mm fan screwed to Northbridge chip heatsink to stop it melting down. The Rig's average PPD - around 8500 +/- 500 or so, depends on what else I'm doing. Operating system Used - WinXP SP3. OEM version unfortunately so I'm stuck with it the way it is. I would dearly love to upgrade the hardware but MicroSoft says NO. Naughty. Naughty. Even though I tried waving fivers at them. I want to update the OS to the Retail version as I have a silly amount of applications installed and don't want to re-install them on Win7/8/whatever but Microsoft in it's great wisdom will not sell me a copy (or even a new license). If anyone knows a way around this (black magic or vodoo acceptable) then please PM me. Virtual or Native SMP(s) - Native. Power Consumption used - Around 350W'ish but I haven't measured it for ages. Any other info to share -APC SmartUPS 1400. BeQuiet Dark Power Pro 850W PSU. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Folding @ Home rig type - Dedicated. Make/Model/MHz of CPU(s) - Intel i7 970 @ 4.35GHz (Ubuntu), 4.4GHz (Win7). Make & Model of GPU(s) - ATI HD6950 flashed to 6970 spec. Not used for folding. Case & Motherboard - Thermaltake Kandalf case, ASUS P6T Delux Rev 1.0 motherboard with 6Gb Corsair Dominator DDR3-1280(1600) memory running at 1744 with 1.66 volts. Any Modifications Done - Yes. Oh, you want me to list them; OK then..... Plastic bit on top ripped off to improve ventilation and give me somewhere to stand the water reservoir. 120mm internal front fan replaced with a 38mm thick model, reversed the mounting bracket so it sticks out the front where it can actually suck some air in. That made it hit the nice electro-luminescent display and I couldn't close the front doors, so that got ripped out too. More ventilation goodness. Apogee SwifTech GTX CPU waterblock. EK Mosfet and full Northbridge waterblocks. XSPC tall reservoir (don't buy the small one it's useless because it airiates the coolant). Liang DDC Ultra+ pump. T-Balancer to control the fans and the coolant pump. BlackIce 360 radiator fitted with 3 SilenX Ixtrema Pro 120 fans (90cfm each) 38mm deep these actually move air without sounding like Concorde taking off. Another 38mm thick fan has been fitted to the side cover. This is not natural for a Kandalf case and it complained loudly whilst I attacked it with a Dremel. It's feeling much cooler now. The Rig's average PPD - 62000 doing bigadv, but I'll update you once I've returned my first bigbeta 6904 WU. Operating system Used -Ubuntu 10.10-ck at present but it's a multi-boot system with WinVista SP1 and Win7 Ultimate SP1 also. Virtual or Native SMP(s) -Native. Power Consumption used -365~395W at the wallplug plus 25W for the UPS. Any other info to share -APC SmartUPS 1500i. BeQuiet Dark Power Pro 850W PSU. CPU core temps 58~73C max with the room at 28C this summer. Much cooler in winter and the fans run slower/quieter too. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All together now. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The UPS's that lurk underneath. __________________ Folding since 20th August 2004. Last edited by davebodger; 29th Jun 2011 at 09:42. Reason: added more pictures

22nd Apr 2012, 11:22	#42
vasileioszografos Modder Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sweden Posts: 68	That's me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esTAZ...38AUAAAAAAABAA It is running at 4.6 Ghz now. __________________ --- Ferramentis venit et vadit. Scientia manet --- Last edited by vasileioszografos; 27th Apr 2012 at 15:17. Reason: sig

20th May 2012, 20:21	#43
Eldorado Needs new glasses.. Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Oxford. Posts: 35	F@H rig semi dedicated/weekend kid rig. CPU: Phenom2 710x3@3.25Ghz (4-8k ppd, depends on WU) GPU: Palit GT 430 @800Mhz (3-7k ppd, again, depends on WU) 4GB ddr3 RAM. Mods: 80mm case fan on BE cooler (10° lower than the whiny stock fan, quieter too!, affixed with epoxy resin!) F@H Part timer/Chimper/Main rig. CPU: Phenom2 955BE(c2) 3.6-4.0Ghz depending on air temp (6-16k ppd, depends on WU, those 600 pointers are good) TT Contac29 cooler (Best £12 ever spent) GPU: Palit GTX460@850Mhz (8-16k ppd, again depends on WU) 8GB ddr3 RAM (8-8-8-22-1t-1333). (Kingston value) Mods: none really, put a sticker on it and added the odd fan.. Last edited by Eldorado; 23rd May 2012 at 01:56.

16th Aug 2012, 20:21	#45
DocJonz Another CPC refugee ..... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The North Posts: 619	Following on from Coolamasta's post above of my post .... the conversion from an Antec Twelve Hundred to an IKEA chest ... __________________ Folding Farm Stats (HFM): http://www.docjonz.net/summary.html

16th Aug 2012, 20:24	#46
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	lol quality make sure no one puts there laundry in there __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd

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16th Aug 2012, 21:17	#48
coolamasta Folding@Home CC Captain 2010/11/12 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Brizzol! Posts: 2,339	That is a damn good idea Doc, I have the space on my landing for one of those, think im gonna have to copy your idea lol what framework have you got in there with it all bolted too? __________________ My Main Rigs:~ H2O'd i7 3770K @ 4.5 - 16GB - H2O'd GTX 670 \| Asus Z9PE-W8, EP-Xeon 2670 @ 3.2 - 16GB \| ~~~ My Current Dual EP-Xeon 2670 Project ~~~ \| ~~~ My Mitsubishi Evo Track Car Project ~~~ \|

16th Aug 2012, 21:37	#49
DocJonz Another CPC refugee ..... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The North Posts: 619	Cheers! The cube framework is an aluminium machine building system (20mmx20mm section) - it costs a bit of money, but does a nice job, in that the PC is fully contained within the aluminium frame, which then just slots into the chest - hence I can return it to a chest in about 60 seconds if required! Google 'item mbs'. There are cheaper systems though, try RS, for example. __________________ Folding Farm Stats (HFM): http://www.docjonz.net/summary.html

16th Aug 2012, 23:03	#50
Christopher N. Lew Folding in memory of my father Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,325	Nice one, Doc I envy the clean, tidy look of your house - I wish mine was like it. __________________

17th Aug 2012, 05:43	#51
One_Box Folder of the month April 2012 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 601	What a brilliant idea Doc __________________