quick new (old) build for chimp challenge

[Socrates_Johnston]

hey guys, I'm looking to get a dedicated folding rig up and running for chimp challenge Wednesday. I have the following old parts laying around:

WD raptor 74GB
BFG 7950 GT OC
2 GB DDR2-667 RAM (Generic brand)
Antec TruePower Trio 550W PSU

So basically, I need a cheap Mobo+CPU combo that I will be buying from the local Tiger Direct store or Wintronics here in Burlington. Essentially I want to spend as little as possible on both of these parts, while still being able to put up decent folding #s.

No brand preference here, AMD or Intel is fine.

[boggtrotter59]

Originally Posted by Socrates_Johnston

hey guys, I'm looking to get a dedicated folding rig up and running for chimp challenge Wednesday. I have the following old parts laying around:

WD raptor 74GB
BFG 9750 GT OC
2 GB DDR2-667 RAM (Generic brand)
Antec 500W PSU (cannot remember specifics, but it works)

So basically, I need a cheap Mobo+CPU combo that I will be buying from the local Tiger Direct store or Wintronics here in Burlington. Essentially I want to spend as little as possible on both of these parts, while still being able to put up decent folding #s.

No brand preference here, AMD or Intel is fine.

Do you mean BFG 7950 GT... never heard of a 9750... Anyway, unfortunately only 8xxx series cards and up are supported for running the Folding@Home client...

[_dangtx_]

well you could get those on the market and build a siX core amd core or quad xeon.....

or get a 620/630 quad and giga matx board for a decent 3.xghz of a3 3-5k ppd :)

[Socrates_Johnston]

Originally Posted by boggtrotter59

Do you mean BFG 7950 GT... never heard of a 9750... Anyway, unfortunately only 8xxx series cards and up are supported for running the Folding@Home client...

damn...too bad. Although I still have to option of using an 8800gts as well.

[boggtrotter59]

Originally Posted by Socrates_Johnston

damn...too bad. Although I still have to option of using an 8800gts as well.

The 8800gts will work fine... the 512Mb version has 128 shaders and will put out around 5.5K PPD. The older 320 and 640 Mb versions only have 96 shaders I believe but should still put out decent PPD. Every little bit counts...

[_dangtx_]

the older 640k will put out i think 2k or so. lower shader speed and such

[chrisk]

For low-end I would go with AMD quad setup. Boards are cheaper, and the chips are decent. The mobo will also support the new X6 core-chips if you should find a deal later on.

[Zero82z]

Originally Posted by boggtrotter59

The 8800gts will work fine... the 512Mb version has 128 shaders and will put out around 5.5K PPD. The older 320 and 640 Mb versions only have 96 shaders I believe but should still put out decent PPD. Every little bit counts...

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

the older 640k will put out i think 2k or so. lower shader speed and such

A 96SP 8800GTS should put out about 4k PPD.