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| I second that. Cuz FTw got dual x16. Or u could get a used 680i for cheap
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Quoting from another forum: You do not need SLI to run multiple nvidia GPUs for Folding@Home. Each card only needs to be seen as a video card adapter. There isn't much traffic, so a 4x PCI Express lane isn't a bottleneck either. Vista is more efficient than XP for the Nvidia GPU client. In XP, 1 GPU uses 1 core. In Vista, 1 GPU uses ~ 20% CPU. However for Vista, the card needs to be connected to a monitor or at least have a terminator to be detected. Some 790FX mobos are good for folding since they contain 4 PCI-e slots. You can run a few lower-powered GPU like the 8800GT and finish lots of WUs. |
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| EVERYONE has had a bad experience with the 680i. Its not call crap for a reason.. those boards unexpectedly die and take the memory controller and if your luck your memory will be fine.
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Just like it has been mentioned: You don't need SLI to fold with a pair of Nvidia cards. You can use a Crossfire board or if you have dual ATI GPUs, you can use an SLI board. Personally, I would recommend picking up a used X38 board. I am not sure if this still applies but the Nvidia folding client used to be very CPU limited. |
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