New 2600K

Good luck! They are ridiculously easy to overclock, so I am sure you will have no issues.
 
yup, very easy no luck is needed :D

now give us hardware PR0N!
 
The processor is in and running at 4.7GHz at 1.35v under load. Finishing up my current WU and will try my first bigadv.

An odd thing about this WU (7200). My TPF didn't change much from the 2500 at 4.6. from 2:45 to 2:10. Maybe it's nothing...
 
Pulled in my first bigadv this morning. Couldn't get FAH GPU Tracker to get any bigadv (yes the bigadv switch was set), so switched to command line and pulled a 6900. Running about 27min TPF, but that should get better once I'm not surfing the web and such.

I don't like my temps (low-mid 70's folding), so I may need to find a ND-14 or H70 and/or play with my vcore once this WU is done.

 
Oh thoes temps are fine.

When you hit mid high 80s you can start getting worried.
 
cbarbour71 said:
Pulled in my first bigadv this morning. Couldn't get FAH GPU Tracker to get any bigadv (yes the bigadv switch was set), so switched to command line and pulled a 6900. Running about 27min TPF, but that should get better once I'm not surfing the web and such.

I don't like my temps (low-mid 70's folding), so I may need to find a ND-14 or H70 and/or play with my vcore once this WU is done.

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@4.7Ghz a 2600k will do 22:13 TPF, however that is in linux, IIRC i was in the ~25 min range when in windows
 
Wish I could run linux on this box, but I use it for gaming as well. This particular game doesn't play well with wine either. Now, if I were to happen to come across someone giving away a 2600K, mobo and ram...:D a dedicated linux box would be built.

After reading some more, I suspect my TPF is a consequence of my ram speed (1333MHz)
 
i agree :D


the 1333MHz is some of it, i run 1600MHz on my 2600k, but again its a dedicated box, running linux with BFS, so the ~22 min is in line with where it should be
 
After watching my 2600K fold a -bigadv (a watched pot and all, 2 days is a long time), I think I want to turn this into a dedicated folding rig. Even surfing the web causes enough of a hit to be concerning.

I want to keep my current rig setup and trade the 2600K for the 2500K I have sitting around. This means I need to buy a new mobo and ram. Any recommendations for finishing off a dedicated 2600K rig at the lowest price (just need the mobo and ram, but want to be able to OC).

Cheers.
 
I picked up a cheap motherboard for a dedicated 2600k last month. I ended up going with Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3 (the same board as the giveaway). I think the board was about $115 and I picked it up from Fry's. My 2600k is currently running at 4.7ghz on that board.

I would recommend spending a few extra dollars on faster ram. I originally picked up some cheap 1333mhz ram for the system and saw my main 2600k rig @ 4.4ghz getting better PPD on projects. Putting in some 1600mhz ram added a few thousand PPD to the dedicated system.
 
firedfly said:
I picked up a cheap motherboard for a dedicated 2600k last month. I ended up going with Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3 (the same board as the giveaway). I think the board was about $115 and I picked it up from Fry's. My 2600k is currently running at 4.7ghz on that board.

I would recommend spending a few extra dollars on faster ram. I originally picked up some cheap 1333mhz ram for the system and saw my main 2600k rig @ 4.4ghz getting better PPD on projects. Putting in some 1600mhz ram added a few thousand PPD to the dedicated system.
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I did this too. Was using 1333mhz ram but upgraded to 1600 instead. Nice boost :) Although I set mine to 1333 and that seems to get rid of the cold boot issues.
 
cbarbour71 said:
After watching my 2600K fold a -bigadv (a watched pot and all, 2 days is a long time), I think I want to turn this into a dedicated folding rig. Even surfing the web causes enough of a hit to be concerning.

I want to keep my current rig setup and trade the 2600K for the 2500K I have sitting around. This means I need to buy a new mobo and ram. Any recommendations for finishing off a dedicated 2600K rig at the lowest price (just need the mobo and ram, but want to be able to OC).

Cheers.
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I went with the ASRock P67 Pro 3 for my second rig, it was $130 but Z68 hadn't launched yet. Now that Z68 is out you might as well get one of those as the integrated video access will give the system more flexibility in the future.

One thing to watch for however, is some of the cheap boards that don't even have heatsinks on the VRM's. These are not setup to handle 24/7 overclocked full load and unless you are just itching to make a post in the 'Died in the line of duty' thread they are best avoided.
This is the cheapest board I would have any confidence in.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157252
 
I can't take the ppd hit while gaming on the 2600K (-smp7 on bigadv). I'm switching the Q9300 back to my gaming rig and the 2600K is getting linux tomorrow after my current 6900 wu is done...:eek:
 
You are going to get some smokin' ppd running linux with the 2600K
 
26:45 tpf in windows, 30:00tpf with -smp 7, 22-23 min tpf in linux (or so I hear), that's the plan.

Just so I'm clear, based on what I've read on the linux smp folding guide, I only need to install (in addition to linux...:D) BFS, SSH, and Samba (so I can use HFM) to maximize ppd with my 2600K?
 
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It seems memory does have a big impact on tpf. I had no intention of OCing my ram, so I picked an ok set for my SB build. I based my choice on reviews that showed ram speed didn't affect gaming performance. Somewhere along the way, the folding bug bit me and a different choice would have been better. On a whim, I decided to try and OC the ram.

Went from high 26 min tpf with stock ram speed (1333 8-8-8-24 1T) to low 25 min tpf at 1600 9-9-9-27 1T. All times are in windows. Linux to come tomorrow.
 
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