Have 6 computers

[blert]

How best to divide them up? Do you pick one project and focus on that or are there a few that you would recommend? Can you run more than one project on each computer? They are all single core in the 3500+ range.

I have a couple doing Folding@Home stuff, but I really don't know what I'm doing and would like to spend my money wisely...

<==== complete n00btard to the whole experience.

 

[Philippart]

You'll quickly get addicted to the stats and the whole distributed computing stuff.

The majority of Team AnandTech members focuses on more than one project.

We have some subteams: TAS (racing team, the project is changed every month and there are 2 competitions with a trophy); Team Enterprise (focuses on Rosetta@Home, a project similar to Folding@Home but on the Boinc platform) and the Rebel Alliance.

1) The first priority is of course your personal interest in a project.
If you want an overview on the projects, visit our sticky, distributedcomputing.info/projects.html or boinc.berkeley.edu
2) You can divide your computers by efficiency (more cache: better for protein folding (folding@Home, rosetta@home; better RAM latencies: Einstein@Home; AMD in general: SIMAP; Intel in general: SETI with optimized application; ...)

 

[Golgatha]

If the 3500+ computers are only going to be doing distributed computing, I would sell at least four and get a Core 2 Quad setup to replace them. You'll probably make money on the deal and your electric bill with be lower too.

 

[Assimilator1]

Welcome to TA

So which projects did you chose? (I know your in F@H btw)