haha orange kid. i like your post
Everyone try Out Orange Kid's Equation!!
For my AMD system there is a variation of under 1000 Mpts (over an entire day) which is normal b/c the pc IS used and the equation is probably a *highest yield*
For my Intel System it is 6000 Mpts off (which makes sense b/c the pc was used extensively for gaming fora few hrs).
I'll use this equation tomorrow to check my results and if this has a low standard deviation then we have found a *rough estimate* for our machines..now we just have to Compare a P4 @ 3.2 ghz vs. a Barton 2500+ @ 2.2 ghz (i'll be able to test this one soon

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Now something just hit me....there are no client optimizations that i know of...
So a Barton 2.2 ghz system should put out 20K Mpts/day *if* it ran @ stock speed. but with the system being overclocked then it should put out a few thousand more mpts/day [just think, the 1700+ @ 2.1 ghz does 20K mpts/day...with the barton having the extra cache & 100mhz advantage i forsee it actually doing 23-24K mpts/day]
While a P4 @ 3.2 puts out ~23-29 Mpts/day...
While i am not sure where i'm heading with this(i'm a tad bit tired

) i have a feeling that i will need non-overclocked systems to compare with overclocked ones.
So if anyone has non-overclocked systems (p3's, early p4's, Tbirds, non-overclocked Xp's/bartons, newer p4's) please specify if they are running at stock speed and give me the mpts/day...also use the equation to see if it substantiates your results..
For those that have overclcoked machines...just let me know what they *should* be running at and what they *do* run at

[i think a comparision of say a 1700+ @ 1.8 ghz to a stock barton 2500+ could be interesting]
-ok , enough rambling...send me your results

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