Recent content by Raychem

I clearly remember paying $ 600 plus dollars 10 years ago for an EVGA SR-2 which I still have. Still worth that much today just about. I mostly build 2 processor servers and they are not inexpensive (WCG). Now for main stream I have a hard time paying more than $ 350 for a motherboard. I still...

Yeah..... no 3K system here. WCG is a side project for me and I do it for fun. I spent more than that when building my SR-2 rig and I will not spend that again. I look for performance per dollar even if it does not yield an optimal system. I have a double wide Danger Den case that is perfect for...

VietOZ, Yes the points total I listed were WCG points which works out to be somewhere in the 11k-12k PPD Boinc points. I also see what you are suggesting as far as CPU's go hence why I started this thread. I also don't mind spending a few more dollars but don't need the very lasted either...

Hey there to all those that can help, It is time for me to move on from my current setup. I have been running for the last 4-5 years an EVGA SR2 with x5670 @ 4.2 ghz on water and average 70-80k ppd on this setup. I have the need to upgrade now to another 2p system. E5-26** -v3...

Thanks for the link. Some reading for me to do.

I can use CentOS. I have not looked into it yet. I do not need anything cutting edge. I will mostly use this machine as a cruncher. I have another computer that will be for my other tasks. This will just be a set and forget type deal.

Hi, Need to get some help on the following question. I am weighing buying a used 4 P server with 4x Intel E7-4870. I will use this machine mostly for WCG. My question revolves around the OS. I want to use Linux for the first time. The ones I can use are either Red Hat or Suse. I have very...

Or with that seven year warranty...it will give you plenty of upgrade room for stonger systems in the years to come. Dual CPU's may become more common place on a few years time.

Great work Musky! Building up an SR- right now and the simplicity of having everything together is what sold me. Again...great write-up.

I picked up about 40 min extra run time on my laptop T410 using an intel x-25 80 gb and the speed and quickness that it oprates on is a very nice improvment over the hdd. Just don't expect any outrageous benchmarks since laptops are a bit more conservative on their controllers.

Great Quote and a great example My fear exactly!