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SmokeRngs' wrote: "It's replaced a 2600x which was put in the server to replace and retire my longest running Q6600. I still hate the thought of retiring that beast as it has done great duty for well over a decade and overclocked to a minimum of 3.2Ghz but most of the time at 3.6Ghz." Perhaps...

I have no GPU's of note - the least bad are the onboard graphics for the I5s. I wonder if Open Pandemics would take advantage of those? You're right about MIP - the points are terrible, but it's a good cause, of course. I've got over 14 years on MIP, but switched over to MCM and Covid...

It's an I5 3570S - oddly the B75 motherboard doesn't recognize that it's an S processor and runs it at the *full* 3400 mhz. Got all 4 cores going 24/7 till I need AC or Covid dies. I got started in a serious way doing World Community Grid a few winters back. I keep the house at 58-60...

Got Gold on Africa Rain Project. A worthy project, I'm sure, but each task takes almost forever. Going to switch that machine over to conquering Covid instead. Except for when I need to run air conditioning, I'm going to keep kicking Covid around till it's dead and gone.

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I stand rebuked. I was looking at the total number, rather than the active ones. I was going by this. https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ms/team/viewMyTeam.do Looks like a bunch of the Team are still bench sitting.

https://www.seti-germany.de/wcg/stats_team.php?TeamIdWCG=BP5XNJBR9N1&proj=WCG&year=2017&lang=en As I type this, there are about 17 hours, 50 minutes left. There's no way to catch Team China, as they are really pulling out the stops. We can't beat 'em, but we have more than 87 million points...

Tried Core Temp. Still reads 24 to 25. No matter, I'm sure the Athlon II is fine to run at full load with a CM Hyper 212. I got it for quiet, and so I'd never have to worry about it overheating. Only recently did I crank the main computer (3570K) up to 100 utilization, and put the...

I signed up as Tanner1999. Got my 3570k at 4.2 ghz. going at 100% on all 4 threads. Core temps are holding around 49-56c. Also got my old AV computer, an Athlon II x2 at 3.4 ghz, going at maximum load - according to Open Hardware monitor, core temp is holding at 24 to 25, but I am using a 12...

wra18th wrote: Status: wra18th is offline You need a 1500 watt PSU! Haha, just kidding. But this is the [H] after all. As bbordwell stated, any quality 400 watt unit will be sufficient. Remember that PSUs degrade over time so a little overkill is not a bad thing. I say get the most...

Seriously, a mere 350 to 400 watt PS will power an overclocked Phenom x6 or Piledriver Octocore cranked up? I checked out the Antec, and that Corsair... they look pretty good, but not Seasonic good.

Hi all, Right now, I've got an AMD Regor based system using onboard video: Current Specs: Athlon II x2 270 (3.4GHZ) Onboard video - Radeon 4250 Biostar AM3+ MB 2x2 GB RAM (4 total) WD Blue 500 GB HD Xonar soundcard Generic Power Supply (about 400 watts. I believe) DVD burner The power...

OP Glad you got your BD up to speed! Looks like my turning off the Cool n' Quiet suggestion was on the money. :D I couldn't let this claim stand unanswered: Was the Phenom II a good value for the dollar, at one time, or was it a "dog" as he insists? Well, Let's investigate some of those...

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2012/-31-Handbrake,3164.html OK, how about these numbers? Using Handbrake's "high profile" setting, the 8120 takes 173 seconds, versus 304 seconds for the Phenom II X4 905e clocked at 2.5 GHz (the most similar processor to the older one).

Dr. Righteous, check out these benchmark scores, comparing the FX 8150 (just like your new processor, but clocked higher), versus the Phenom x4 9650 (also, like yours, though clocked a bit higher.): http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/434?vs=23 From what you write, I would assume that...

Hi all, Current 6 year old, antiquated rig to be replaced: Athlon 64 3200+ (90 nm) Biostar MB Soundblaster Live (yeah, I know it's junk) Dual 120 GB EIDE drives Onboard video HEC 430 watt power supply (I don't trust this with a new build) IDE DVD drive Case to reuse for new build (the rest is...

Well, quite a trip down memory lane! Here's as well as I can recall: Late 1980s - a Radio Shack computer, probably 8088 based, with no hard drive. A floppy with DOS had to be loaded prior to using it for anything. It worked well for the original Pirates! game, and as a word processor...

It may still come to that. Why not do both? On a topic raised, does not "stealthing" the bezels of the ODs make the eject button inaccessable?

Well, this is reassuring on the vibration issue. In any case, it ought to be possible to put a bit of rubber or foam in to block vibration. I was counting on using thin rubber washers at the screw points, in any event. By the by, why make a whole new backing? Why not simply cut the 120 fan...

After two rivets drilled out, here's the offending beam in hand: Here's a closeup of case without support beam: Another view: Test fit of insanely powerful 120mm Delta fan (it was lying around - don't worry, I'm not going to add this fan to the final product!)...

Here's the PC-65 case, stripped bare, but uncut. Here's a close up of the offending beam:

I'll try to post the pics later, probably tomorrow, as I'm beat. Well, I bit the bullet and removed the internal support beam on my PC-65. It was held on by two, easy to take out, rivets. Even without the support beam, the case still feels surprisingly solid. If need be, however, it...

Sorry... in last post, I :o meant to reply to Xdezor - got the names mixed up.

Excellent, Procyon! I just took a closer look at how the vertical "support beam" is formed, and how it is attached. It is held on by a mere two rivots... one near the top and one near the bottom of the case. (There are two other rivots, near the center, that hold the "locking clips" for the...

This is a good point, however, cutting a second 80mm hole below the first on this case, is considered a difficult undertaking to make it look right. Perhaps harder than doing a 120. Also, the cost of those fans is a bit high. Still, an excellent thought.

Good point. Yes. A fan controller might be an answer.

Excellent points. Yes, the Llano looks promising, as does the soon-to-be-released BD. Can't go Intel, as I'm still angry about a nasty 386 DX math coprocesser experience (boy, do I hold a grudge!). I figure, though, the longer I take getting this old school case fixed up, the better my...

That older Coolermaster case looks very similiar to the PC-6X. Good to know that cooling with 80mm wouldn't be too bad. It's the fan noise that worries me, though. :eek:

Hi all, I just picked up a nearly flawless, but rather old, Lian Li PC-65 USB. It looks exactly like the one here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112024 It's just like the PC-60, but has a side window. I'm going to do a AMD build, using this case -...