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the monkey back....

Discussion in 'General Talk Forum' started by rjarois, Apr 24, 2010.

  1. rjarois

    rjarois Moderator Staff Member

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    the old monkey finally got back from toledo...when i got back, i took a detour to the pc store....came home and ripped apart the old computer....installed some new hardware. the list...

    intel I7-930 cpu overclocked @ 4.0 GHz.
    gigabyte X58 motherboard.
    6 gigs of mushkin triple channel DDR-3 memory.
    intel solid state "SSD" X25-M sata-2 160 gig drive.
    D-TECK fuzion V-2 cooling block.
    windows - 7 operating system.

    this baby is soooo fast now...im glad to be home, and back online...peace, randy.
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    rjarois, Apr 24, 2010
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    That thing looks like a real flux capacitor if I ever saw one! :D
    Super cool looking system Randy
    Mark and Trish
     
    kram242, Apr 24, 2010
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    Man when you upgrade you really upgrade. That is sick!
     
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    yea, it feels good to be back online....also i got a connection upgrade...15 down with a 2 upload...its good to be back workin... randy.
     
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    Very cool!
     
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    Great scott Marty you need 8 gigahertz! that looks simply awesome
     
    JamesRS, Apr 25, 2010
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    Nothing "ghetto" about that! :D
     
    cncmachineguy, Apr 26, 2010
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    :lol: :lol: :lol:

    Awesome machine Randy! How much did that set you back?
     
    MartinT, Apr 27, 2010
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  10. rjarois

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    dennis, this kinda like folding@home?? if so i have thought about it....only thing is when i fire it up, the 1200watt power supply sucks so much juice i just cant leave runnin 24/7 like that....or maybe i am mis understandine how it works??. btw, ya gonna get one of them kites we were looking at ?. randy.
     
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    Yes, the projects I run are similar to folding@home, but I'm more interested in "space" than I am "medicine". IIRC, mine is a 800watt power supply and I do leave it running 24/7 just to keep contributing to the projects.
    I might make one of the kites we saw, but I already own WAY too many kites to bother buying another one of similar or familiar design. The real problem is that I have too many ongoing projects already. :oops:
     
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    Just because the power supply is rated 1200W doesn't mean it draws it all the time. It just means that it is capable to deliver it. I don't know how much you computer draws, but it could very well be that all it draws is about 400W
     
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    tiger, just the video card alone draws almost 400watts...this thing is a power hog...randy.
     
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    So, you have the equivalent of a hair dryer or small personal space heater running all the time? Electricity must be really expensive in your neck of the woods to be concerned about it. Oh well, I guess the scientific community will survive without the help of your machine.
     
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    Dennis, at 10 cent a Kilowatt, that's $70 a month, only for the computer, when it runs 24/7!!! It's a question between either SETI ot beer! :D :D :D
    Disclaimer! I have no idea if Randy is drinking beer or not. :oops:
     
    TigerPilot, May 2, 2010
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