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kirk46 · 8th Jul 2012, 08:07

Hi all,

i keep looking at used servers on ebay but im not sure if they will be any good at folding?

just as an example im looking at http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120943363873

does anyone know what it will be like at folding?

thanks

Tattysnuc · 8th Jul 2012, 08:17

Not great.

2 cpus with 4 cores at 2.3Ghz is comparable with a single socket i7 920 at stock running 8 threads.

I don't believe that you'll be able to overclock it even.

Tattysnuc · 8th Jul 2012, 08:18

That might be worth buy simply for the Perc 5/i raid controller. They are great!!!

kirk46 · 8th Jul 2012, 08:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tattysnuc

That might be worth buy simply for the Perc 5/i raid controller. They are great!!!

i see......

hmmmmm

but it will be far cheaper than a i7 setup?

TaRkA DaHl · 8th Jul 2012, 09:22

And probably burn more than twice the electricity. Long term, it would cost more.

If you got the x58 stuff second hand you could probably build up an 8 core setup for pretty cheap.

kirk46 · 8th Jul 2012, 10:33

i see....

something like this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1209421654...84.m1423.l2649

Decent price i think

coolamasta · 18th Jul 2012, 11:35

I have a mint very overclockable i7 920 (4.2ghz on low voltage) and an Asus Motherboard that are a great folding pair, the board is going cheap as there are issues with GPU drivers in windows but as a CPU folding rig it is perfect, I ran it like that for 10 months without a problem, if your interested my sale thread is here - http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=234058

TaRkA DaHl · 18th Jul 2012, 12:13

Not enough posts to view market place yet.

kirk46 · 18th Jul 2012, 12:46

Hi coolamasta...

yes as tarka says i cant view the for sale threads

coolamasta · 18th Jul 2012, 13:21

Ah yeah, didn't see your post count, heres a copy and paste if you are interested, I know I shouldn't really do that but as you are a team folder

1 x Intel i7 920 D0 fully boxed with unused stock cooler in mint condition etc, this is my personal "Golden Sample" out of 4 different 920's I've owned and this one will do 3.8ghz on 1.18v Vcore, 4.0ghz on 1.27v and 4.2ghz on 1.30v - £95 delivered

*** Will do this and the below Asus P6T Deluxe v2 for £120 delivered! ***

1 x Asus P6T Deluxe v2, perfectly stable for overclocking CPU's etc but for some reason it fails to install graphics drivers when you have a GPU in PCIe 16x slots 1 & 2 but will work in the 3rd 8x slot, have no idea what's going on with it but I previously ran my i7 970 hex core @ 4.2ghz in there with it like this for about 10 months folding away 24x7 and it was solid! Strange goings on so selling as faulty because of the graphics driver issues, if you just want it as a folding board its perfect, its fully boxed with everything it came with - £40 delivered

*** Will do this and the above i7 920 for £120 delivered! ***

kirk46 · 18th Jul 2012, 14:04

with a GPU on the 3rd slot will it fold ok?

im right that you dont need x16 for folding?

also what kind of watt usage are we talking at the different clock speeds if you know them

and what PPD do these get?

thanks

coolamasta · 18th Jul 2012, 15:10

I would have thought so on the 3rd (black) slot as I chucked a low end graphics card in there and it loaded the driver ok, just doesn't want to play ball on the blue and white slots?! But I have to be honest and say I didn't fold on the GPU in the black slot but that fact the drivers loaded I would have thought it would be fine

Yes you don't need 16x for folding in fact you don't even need 8x, some people have even modded and folded on a 1x slot!

I would have though with wattage draw anywhere around 130-180w depending on overclock and what other things you have connected.

This chip at 3.8ghz + will see around 20,000 PPD but again depends on what work units and also what operating system, Linux Ubuntu 10.10 x64 with the CPU @ 4.2ghz will see nearer 25,000 PPD on a good work unit

TaRkA DaHl · 18th Jul 2012, 16:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolamasta

Yes you don't need 16x for folding in fact you don't even need 8x, some people have even modded and folded on a 1x slot!

I personally can confirm this works. I used a stanley knife and carefully cut out the end of the x1 slot to make it open ended, worked perfectly with no hit on PPD.

kirk46 · 18th Jul 2012, 16:30

PM sent

im still undecided on running a GPU as i wont be able to run this rig for gaming and ive sold alot for pc components on ebay very recently so i wont have a decent GPU to go in it for folding only

8th Jul 2012, 08:07	#1
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	Used servers on ebay? Hi all, i keep looking at used servers on ebay but im not sure if they will be any good at folding? just as an example im looking at http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120943363873 does anyone know what it will be like at folding? thanks __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd Last edited by kirk46; 8th Jul 2012 at 08:13.

8th Jul 2012, 08:17	#2
Tattysnuc Thinking about which mod to do 1st. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,098	Not great. 2 cpus with 4 cores at 2.3Ghz is comparable with a single socket i7 920 at stock running 8 threads. I don't believe that you'll be able to overclock it even. __________________

8th Jul 2012, 08:18	#3
Tattysnuc Thinking about which mod to do 1st. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,098	That might be worth buy simply for the Perc 5/i raid controller. They are great!!! __________________

8th Jul 2012, 10:33	#6
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	i see.... something like this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1209421654...84.m1423.l2649 Decent price i think __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd

18th Jul 2012, 11:35	#7
coolamasta Folding@Home CC Captain 2010/11/12 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Brizzol! Posts: 2,339	I have a mint very overclockable i7 920 (4.2ghz on low voltage) and an Asus Motherboard that are a great folding pair, the board is going cheap as there are issues with GPU drivers in windows but as a CPU folding rig it is perfect, I ran it like that for 10 months without a problem, if your interested my sale thread is here - http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=234058 __________________ 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 ~~~ \|

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8th Jul 2012, 09:22	#5
TaRkA DaHl Ultramodder Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,369	And probably burn more than twice the electricity. Long term, it would cost more. If you got the x58 stuff second hand you could probably build up an 8 core setup for pretty cheap.

18th Jul 2012, 12:13	#8
TaRkA DaHl Ultramodder Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,369	Not enough posts to view market place yet.

18th Jul 2012, 12:46	#9
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	Hi coolamasta... yes as tarka says i cant view the for sale threads __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd

18th Jul 2012, 13:21	#10
coolamasta Folding@Home CC Captain 2010/11/12 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Brizzol! Posts: 2,339	Ah yeah, didn't see your post count, heres a copy and paste if you are interested, I know I shouldn't really do that but as you are a team folder 1 x Intel i7 920 D0 fully boxed with unused stock cooler in mint condition etc, this is my personal "Golden Sample" out of 4 different 920's I've owned and this one will do 3.8ghz on 1.18v Vcore, 4.0ghz on 1.27v and 4.2ghz on 1.30v - £95 delivered * Will do this and the below Asus P6T Deluxe v2 for £120 delivered! * 1 x Asus P6T Deluxe v2, perfectly stable for overclocking CPU's etc but for some reason it fails to install graphics drivers when you have a GPU in PCIe 16x slots 1 & 2 but will work in the 3rd 8x slot, have no idea what's going on with it but I previously ran my i7 970 hex core @ 4.2ghz in there with it like this for about 10 months folding away 24x7 and it was solid! Strange goings on so selling as faulty because of the graphics driver issues, if you just want it as a folding board its perfect, its fully boxed with everything it came with - £40 delivered * Will do this and the above i7 920 for £120 delivered! * __________________ 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 ~~~ \|

18th Jul 2012, 14:04	#11
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	with a GPU on the 3rd slot will it fold ok? im right that you dont need x16 for folding? also what kind of watt usage are we talking at the different clock speeds if you know them and what PPD do these get? thanks __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd

18th Jul 2012, 15:10	#12
coolamasta Folding@Home CC Captain 2010/11/12 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Brizzol! Posts: 2,339	I would have thought so on the 3rd (black) slot as I chucked a low end graphics card in there and it loaded the driver ok, just doesn't want to play ball on the blue and white slots?! But I have to be honest and say I didn't fold on the GPU in the black slot but that fact the drivers loaded I would have thought it would be fine Yes you don't need 16x for folding in fact you don't even need 8x, some people have even modded and folded on a 1x slot! I would have though with wattage draw anywhere around 130-180w depending on overclock and what other things you have connected. This chip at 3.8ghz + will see around 20,000 PPD but again depends on what work units and also what operating system, Linux Ubuntu 10.10 x64 with the CPU @ 4.2ghz will see nearer 25,000 PPD on a good work unit __________________ 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 ~~~ \|

18th Jul 2012, 16:30	#14
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	PM sent im still undecided on running a GPU as i wont be able to run this rig for gaming and ive sold alot for pc components on ebay very recently so i wont have a decent GPU to go in it for folding only __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd