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My First WU on a 4p

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wings2004

Limp Gawd
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So I've been inactive for the past month because my power bill was quite high after the push for 900m and I really needed to take some time off, well, I finally got around to putting together my 4p a few weeks ago but I hadn't done the OS install or any of the software work. I was starting to wonder if it was even worth it when I was bashing my head against the ubuntu install a couple days ago but then it finally all settled into place and it happened.

I have just uploaded my first WU as a 4p folder, and I have to tell everyone that's even considering it, its worth it. I went the cheap route, I went with the sales on RAM and got my 6128's for $100 each and have a small 620W antec PSU thats crying right now but it worked, and this was its reward:

Month/Year Points Results
07-12 250,373 1
06-12 261,391 151

1 result, took over 36 hours (I think haven't done the math) Hardfolding still claims I'm inactive and it was worth almost as much as my 151 results in June. Holy Crap! I never realized the power of these systems before but now I'm just in awe. If you're on the fence get one. I did it for less than 1500 and mine has a nice spottswood case and everything, DO IT NOW.... Now I just need to stop myself from getting another until after I move.

Thanks for putting up with me and Fold [H]ard for Science!

Wings
 
Congrats on joining the 4p club. I hope to one of these days.
 
Way to go, lots of us have had the same experience. But, doesn't everyone need at least two? :)
 
When I got the spottswood, I got it two tiered but I need to close on my house before I make anymore big purchases.
 
What MB did you go with? If it was a SM, you can push those 6128 to 2.3GHz pretty easy.

Welcome to the club. Remember that group support mets every other Tuesday :D
 
Burn it up for the [H]orde!
My always-cold basement is now a full time sauna here in Hotlanta :cool:
 
Congrats! The power of these little systems is just amazing. And like 402 said, the 6128's can o/c pretty nicely if you have one of the supermicro boards.
 
I do have a Supermicro board, I am going to fold stock until I move, then after the movers drop the server back off I'm going to fold stock for a week to ensure nothing got damaged in transit and then I will turn up the heat. Assuming that all goes well I am considering getting a second 4p that's a Tyan, move the 6128's to that and upgrade the SM board to something 12-core... but this is all months away, gotta get the rig safely to Ohio first.
 
At wiredzone, you can buy a 4p SuperMicro for just over 600. I think that's cheaper than a Tyan.
 
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