KodiakStar
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Seriously.
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Gotcha covered.It's time to install a disco ball. Can you get someone to do that?
Seriously.
Gotcha covered.
LOL, way to stir some shit about folding like when aldamon posted a poll in the Intel forum (or it was someone else, correct me if i'm wrong)...
I was going to ask if this is Mr. Second Place speaking but I see you're smacking Tormond around again.
Some serious competition from other teams would certainly do it. Hasn't happened in years, though.What's it going to take to liven things up around here... other than more "It's dead" threads??
I really dont get it. Nobody has forced folding on anyone, MS didnt add it to Windows, Kyle didnt put a worm in Hard Forums to make sure everyone folds. The entire project is totally voluntary.
It has nothing to do with Penis size, although I have noticed since FLECOM got his Viagra supply his production did fall off a bit, but thats a different story
What really bugs me is the people who immediately start out with it costs too much. Yes, no doubt about it, the size of your electric bill will rise. If it is more then you can comfortably afford to spend then please dont fold. That in mind, these are the same people who dropped 5 to 6 hundred on a console game box. The same people who probably own more then one brand of game box. The same people who spend 15 bucks a month to belong to at least one gaming server. The same people who as a rule own, judging by some of the signatures in their posts some pretty expensive computers.
Add to all that how many drop by the bar every week or more and drop a minimum of 20 bucks or more for a few beers, double that if you get a cheeseburger and fries and dont forget the tip. They seem to have no problem spending three dollars a gallon for gas to run around with their buddies or girl friends and on and on and on.
Truth be told its none of my business or your business how anyone spends their dollars. Its their money and they are free to spend it as they see fit, but please stop using that as your sole reason for not folding, I dont buy it. The very fact those folk jump right into a thread like that with an unasked for excuse reeks of guilt in one form or another. Dont want to fold, fine, nobody asked for your reason.
To save this thread from extinction...<snip>
It also depends on the area where one folds. Some regions have relatively cheap power available, while in other areas it costs a lot more. I believe power is generally more expensive in the west coast.Electricity.....No clue, I have never checked, my wife handles all the bills and she hasn't complained about any huge increase.... of course we have far too many machines running 24/7 at any given time as it is, so I can't really help there....
This also depends on the type of hardware you run. I used mostly socket-A architecture over the years and this hardware was rather unpredictable in the long-term. Lots of dead chips and a few bad boards. I also experienced problems with Intel hardware but mostly the older, obsolete stuff. Generally, if you run workstation or server hardware from either company, it will last longer running 24/7 because it's designed for heavy use from the onset.Wear on your machine.... I haven't noticed any. I'm typing this reply on a P4 3g Northwood with 1g of ram, and a X1950pro....the mobo CPU and memory are almost four years old. I use the CPU client because apparently the GPU client hates me and refuses to run on this box. I have been folding on this machine for a solid year, and no problems so far.