Cheap Cruncher

[trevinom]

Found this at Fry's Outpost. Don't know what their ratings are.
XP2000+ with ECS MB $89.99
It's probably pretty basic but for $90 bucks you can make a cheap cruncher.

Here's their linky: http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3871277

 

[salfter]

Originally posted by: trevinom
Found this at Fry's Outpost. Don't know what their ratings are.
XP2000+ with ECS MB $89.99

They've frequently had better deals in-store (usually involving faster processors, such as the same board with an Athlon XP 2600 (Barton) I picked up at the Las Vegas store a few weeks ago for the same price. This might be OK if there's no Fry's near you, though.

 

[bman46]

whats a cruncher?

 

[ianbergman]

Originally posted by: bman46
whats a cruncher?

That's what I want to know. First thing that came to mind when I saw the topic was a metal plate to stick on my forehead so I could crunch beer cans against it. And yes, I know that's a bit warped.

 

[chuckyH]

I thought he meant a can crusher for recycling

 

[RagingBITCH]

SETI or other spare cpu cycle stuff

 

[Auggie]

A cruncher is a machine used more or less just to run distributed computing projects (ie, SETI@home or protein folding algorithms) which involve the computer just crunching data. Ergo, cruncher.

Some nutcases get really into it, and setup crunching "farms" that are just a few boxes sitting in a room not being used for any other purpose than to jack up some guy's SETI stats...

 

[TimothyX]

i wish one of these joints were near me.......are there any on the right coast?

 

[rivan]

I had visions of Suzanne Sommers, working a thighmaster.

*shakes head*

*back to work*....

 

[ianbergman]

Originally posted by: rivan
I had visions of Suzanne Sommers, working a thighmaster. *shakes head* *back to work*....

that's warped too

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Auggie
A cruncher is a machine used more or less just to run distributed computing projects (ie, SETI@home or protein folding algorithms) which involve the computer just crunching data. Ergo, cruncher.
Some nutcases get really into it, and setup crunching "farms" that are just a few boxes sitting in a room not being used for any other purpose than to jack up some guy's SETI stats...

I am not a nutcase. Ok, Maybe I am but it is not my fault!

 

[Yo2]

Originally posted by: rivan
I had visions of Suzanne Sommers, working a thighmaster.

*shakes head*

*back to work*....

lol

 

[weepul]

i thought a computer/calculator was a machine that crunched out #s, hence the name cruncher. no?

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[Biggerhammer]

Heck, that sounds like the basis of a decent computer to keep my wife off of my computer
...and she won't notice if it runs F@H for me too