Posts by Markus

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1) Message boards : Questions and problems : I'd like to build the ideal BOINC computer Message 43198 Posted 29 Mar 2012 by Markus	My power bill is paid for by the college, so yeaaah. :D No need to worry there. And it's only just considering how much i'm paying for this kraphole. :D Thank you. That was exactly the kind of post I needed.
2) Message boards : Questions and problems : I'd like to build the ideal BOINC computer Message 43136 Posted 23 Mar 2012 by Markus	bump
3) Message boards : Questions and problems : I'd like to build the ideal BOINC computer Message 43115 Posted 18 Mar 2012 by Markus	I have around 200-300 dollars to spend on processor upgrades. Considering my current setup, can anyone recommend what would be the most prudent decision in regards to processors and/or GPU? Not without you telling us what you have now, as it's quite difficult to plug a Sandy Bridge CPU into an 1156 socket motherboard, nothing said about trying to plug a Bulldozer into that socket. So you'll have to tell what motherboard you have, what CPU there's in it now, what kind of RAM and how much, what GPU (if any), etc. Having just upgraded from an i3-530 (socket 1156) to an i5-2500K (Socket 1155), these were 318 euros for the new CPU and new motherboard (ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3). I could easily switch over my previous PC-1333 (DDR3) RAM. I did. Scroll up.
4) Message boards : Questions and problems : I'd like to build the ideal BOINC computer Message 43110 Posted 18 Mar 2012 by Markus	Best GPU: XFX Radeon HD 6990 4GB (ATI) But how much money would you like to spend? I mean..if you want to make a high-end computer you could consider to have 2 or more GPU's. But it will also cost a lot more;). I hope I helped you out a little bit. I think for right now, upgrading my current system may be more realistic and feasible for my financial situation. I have around 200-300 dollars to spend on processor upgrades. Considering my current setup, can anyone recommend what would be the most prudent decision in regards to processors and/or GPU? My main project is docking@home.
5) Message boards : Questions and problems : I'd like to build the ideal BOINC computer Message 43109 Posted 18 Mar 2012 by Markus	First step: What do you want to achieve? Are interested in only some specific projects or are you interested to get the most credits? Are you interested in a better world ( drug research, clean energy etc.) Or mathematical ( prime numbers, whatever they are good for) or other things (like exploring the universe (mikyway, einstein,seti) I'm interested in a better world. Without clean energy and a stable world how will we ever explore the universe outside our cradle? Either way, wouldn't it be the same? I'm going for computing power FOR Boinc projects. Wouldn't upgrading my processors and GPU's provide across the board improvement in performance? Allowing me to process more workunits faster?
6) Message boards : Questions and problems : I'd like to build the ideal BOINC computer Message 43049 Posted 16 Mar 2012 by Markus	Ok... if there's no takers interested in this project, maybe you could tell me what would be an upgrade to my current processor and GPU? I don't understand what the upgrades are and what they mean. They're not really labeled in a way for novices. What'd be an upgrade? Like a serious one?
7) Message boards : Questions and problems : I'd like to build the ideal BOINC computer Message 43023 Posted 14 Mar 2012 by Markus	First off I apologize if this isn't the best place for this post. But it seemed like the best one I could find. I want to contribute in a big way to BOINC projects, like docking@home along with Rosetta@home etc. I am wondering, I've tried asking this question on other message boards having to do with computers, but no one is willing to help. What kind of computer would be IDEAL, I mean high powered, on steroids processing of Data able to handle dozens if not hundreds of batches a day? I've thought about building a custom computer with SBC's attached to a main circuit power board or "back plane" as someone in a forum put it, and maybe racking up about 6-7 CPU's housed on these SBC's as Dual CPU SBCs. So I'd have about 3-4 SBC's for a grand total of 6-8 CPU's all working on conjunction. I know it's possible to build such a custom beauty of a machine for processing Data, and I know I DON'T have to have a bachelors in electronic engineering to do so. But what I want to know is if that is the ideal thing to do. What I basically want to do is build a monster computer, a veritable mini-super computer, for the good of science, the BOINC community and humankind in general. I need real help though knowing if that is what I should do, or if there is a way to upgrade my current computer dramatically and not blow a motherboard. I'm also a complete novice. SO yeah. Tough. I know. But a good start would be explaining to me the differences in processors. Here's my specs: AMD FX-4100 Quad core processor, 3600 Mhz, 4 cores, 4 logical processors AMD Radeon HD 6670 (GPU) 16 GB of virtual memory 8 GB of Ram What do I need to upgrade and how could I do it to turn my desktop into a beast with an appetite for BOINC workunits like the event horizon of a blackhole?
8) Message boards : The Lounge : I'm building a mainframe Message 41764 Posted 24 Dec 2011 by Markus	Hi, I was just wondering if anyone here would be excited about the fact i'm building a mainframe from scratch to donate computing resources to BOINC. :D I'm also wondering if that's even really possible. Could Boinc projects benefit from a mainframe? It's becoming a hobby of mine, this group computing thing.

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