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  • gettin under the 2 hr mark?

    ok i have been wordering if anyone has dipped under the magic 2hr crunching mark, i got all so close at 2h 8 mins earlier but not good enough for me. what are the key componets to get under that? p4 or athlon xp. it is about time for a new system anyway.
    list what you think it takes. Overclockin is welcome but keep in mind air cooling. let the setups roll

  • #2
    My XP2600+ @ 2.26GHz averages 2hr 7mins but about 1 in 6 w/u's just dips under the 2hr mark while a few will blow out to 2hr 20mins under very heavy use.

    Setup:
    XP2600+ set at 12.5 x 180MHz
    Volcano 7+
    8RDA+
    2 x 256MB Corsair XMS3500 with timings set as aggressive as the BIOS will allow.
    40GB WD JB400
    128MB Leadtek GF4Ti4200 My VIVO
    LiteOn 48x16x48x CDRW and LiteOn 16x DVD
    Logitech Z-560 speakers
    UNEEC server case w/ window and 5 x blue LED fans

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    • #3
      this is what HOS was doing almost every unit before I added all my junk to the drive...now it gets about 2.1/WU, I almost want to delete everything and just let it run alone!



      1:57 time

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      • #4
        is it safe for me to build a 2.8c p4 and oc it a little and expect a time of under 2hr? is this a safe shart to go on?

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        • #5
          sorry forgot the graph

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          • #6
            There's only one way to find out ain't there? :devil win

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            • #7
              well sorta .. i am sure someone has used a p4 2.8 to crunch. if i were to buy that setup and it didn't work, that would be a costly mistake. i am trying to avoid that at all cost

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              • #8
                I have a 2.53 P4 in an Epox 4g4a+ MoBo, o/c'd to 2.945 Ghz, Maxtor 6Y060Lo HD, w/ 1-512 stick of Corsair XMS mem, & Win 2K pro doing pretty much nothing else but crunching SETI@home units. It completes 8 WU's per day, which is a average of 3 Hrs/wu. I think we've all decided that comperable expense in an AMD-based unit will yield much better results. ;)
                :-(

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                • #9
                  could the factor of that be becuase you are not running in dual channel?

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                  • #10
                    Nope as the factor is that until the 800QDR CPU's came out the P4 just wasn't up there as shown in ya graph.

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                    • #11
                      My p4 2.6C @3.33 pushes out units at a rate of 2 every 3 hours.

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                      • #12
                        Dual channel mem will have minimal influence, since SETI@home is mostly cpu intensive and uses very little memory. SETI does write to the HD frequently, so a speedy one may shorten the times, somewhat.

                        PS. The Epox MoBo I'm using is pre Dual Channel, so that is not an option for me.

                        It does look like the C-type P4 cpu's, with their HT feature, is quite beneficial. Wouldn't mind having a system or two based on a C-type P4, but that would be down the road for me.
                        :-(

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                        • #13
                          so far here is waht i am looking at

                          p4 2.8c
                          abit is7-g
                          1 more stick of corsair pc3200 xms
                          and then transfer the videocard and harddrive that i already have over

                          vinnie ven would you mind sharing more on your system?

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                          • #14
                            sure...

                            P4 2.6c @3.33 (255FSB)
                            P4C800-DX
                            2 256 OCZ Gold pc3500
                            Pioneer dvr a05
                            Liteon 48x burner
                            Sony 16x DVD
                            3x WD 80GB SE
                            msi ti4800se
                            Enermax 350w EG365P-VE

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                            • #15
                              Twisted, It looks like you're building a killer machine! I'll bet it'll crunch SETI@home WU's at a supurb rate. Can't wait to see how it does. :)
                              :-(

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