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If you're heavily into masochism, then D²OL is the one for you.
Am I trying to tell myself something ? 😀 😀
 
Originally posted by: SinfulWeeper
You mind at least trying one block of seventeen or bust (with the XP2200+)? I want to know the cEMs/sec you get on it to see if AMD's MHz myth is true or false. I have a P4 2.13GHz computer and your AMD should put out the same numbers if not more if it's true.

I just want to find out if it is worth my time to build my adopted brother a XP system over a P4 being he is in the age where gaming is a fact of life.

Thanks in advance if you do it 🙂
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Seventeen or Bust isn't an accurate measure of performance between Intel and AMD since it is SSE2 optimized. The P4's run faster because they support those instructions. As far as I know though most other programs don't support SSE2 instructions and therefore the AMD and Intel run on par with each other. I think I can safely say that most people will agree with me that AMD easily wins the price/performance ratio war.
 
Originally posted by: Baldy18
Originally posted by: SinfulWeeper
You mind at least trying one block of seventeen or bust (with the XP2200+)? I want to know the cEMs/sec you get on it to see if AMD's MHz myth is true or false. I have a P4 2.13GHz computer and your AMD should put out the same numbers if not more if it's true.

I just want to find out if it is worth my time to build my adopted brother a XP system over a P4 being he is in the age where gaming is a fact of life.

Thanks in advance if you do it 🙂
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Seventeen or Bust isn't an accurate measure of performance between Intel and AMD since it is SSE2 optimized. The P4's run faster because they support those instructions. As far as I know though most other programs don't support SSE2 instructions and therefore the AMD and Intel run on par with each other. I think I can safely say that most people will agree with me that AMD easily wins the price/performance ratio war.
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From my understanding the program is not only optimized for SSE2, but Enhanced 3-DNow. If thats true than that arguement holds no water as it would support both equally as good.
 
I don't have much to help you with. I crunch DF on a mini-team. My AXP @ 1775 outcrunches one of my partners' P4 @ 2.4, but by VERY little.

I think you would be extremely pleased with either system.

If I were building a new system, I would really be torn between an AXP/NForce2 combo and a P4/E7205 combo. Push comes to shove, I would probably go P4 if I had the extra $$, because I would like to worry a little less about heat. Unless the $$ difference was more than $50.00.
If that were the case, I would happily build another AXP.

-Sid

YMMV 😛
 
Originally posted by: Insidious
I don't have much to help you with. I crunch DF on a mini-team. My AXP @ 1775 outcrunches one of my partners' P4 @ 2.4, but by VERY little.

I think you would be extremely pleased with either system.

If I were building a new system, I would really be torn between an AXP/NForce2 combo and a P4/E7205 combo. Push comes to shove, I would probably go P4 if I had the extra $$, because I would like to worry a little less about heat. Unless the $$ difference was more than $50.00.
If that were the case, I would happily build another AXP.

-Sid

YMMV 😛
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I have a new XP 2600 (333) and the heat at full load is 61 watts. This compares to an old XP 1800 at 87 watts.

muttley
 
Originally posted by: SinfulWeeper
Originally posted by: Baldy18
Originally posted by: SinfulWeeper
You mind at least trying one block of seventeen or bust (with the XP2200+)? I want to know the cEMs/sec you get on it to see if AMD's MHz myth is true or false. I have a P4 2.13GHz computer and your AMD should put out the same numbers if not more if it's true.

I just want to find out if it is worth my time to build my adopted brother a XP system over a P4 being he is in the age where gaming is a fact of life.

Thanks in advance if you do it 🙂
Click to expand...

Seventeen or Bust isn't an accurate measure of performance between Intel and AMD since it is SSE2 optimized. The P4's run faster because they support those instructions. As far as I know though most other programs don't support SSE2 instructions and therefore the AMD and Intel run on par with each other. I think I can safely say that most people will agree with me that AMD easily wins the price/performance ratio war.
Click to expand...

From my understanding the program is not only optimized for SSE2, but Enhanced 3-DNow. If thats true than that arguement holds no water as it would support both equally as good.
Click to expand...

Hhhmmmm....I wasn't aware of that. From what I've seen the two are equal in SOB MHz to MHz and not rating to MHz. In most other pograms though it is more the later than the former.
 
D²OL!! It helps find drugs to fight Anthrax, Ebola, and Small Pox!!! You'll need a lot of patience though, the Sengent people that run D²OL seem to not be able to run their project very well.
 
you guyz can't be serious
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Folding@Home helps fight diseases (such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, and Parkinson's disease), and the client doesn't require a lot of babysitting. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: andyjones
If you're heavily into masochism, then D²OL is the one for you.
Am I trying to tell myself something ? 😀 😀
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And if you want a project with similar goals but much less stress, then Find-a-Drug is perfect.
 
You guys are serious?

Wow. $30 to run DC? Wheres my money? 🙂

j/k, its all about the TeAm, and thats why I do it.
 
Anybody here set up a system or upgraded a system just for a DC project?

At $30 for a whole system (or even multiple systems), you can't beat the price! 😉

muttley, you rock! 😎
 
And electricity isn't cheap,
But, in this winter the heat helps.
Here in the long summers of SC the heat ain't helpful. (Getting the humidity out of the house makes a small pond in the back yard.)

Ya know, what they say the greatest general of the south was General Electric (GE) and airconditioning.

muttley
 
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