RichM 0 #226 April 9, 2003 Quote Very Nice.............no wait, wait, hold on.........never mind. ROFLMAO!! You can't say that, oh wait... you didn't Rich M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aufreefly 0 #227 April 9, 2003 I am curious...is overclocking my cpu relatively safe? Will the stock fan/heatsink be sufficient? What would be a good resource to begin overclocking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajones 0 #228 April 9, 2003 Tread very lightly in these parts... Overclocking is sort of like BASE jumping (although not nearly as dangerous or fun). Find a good mentor. Use overclocking gear for overclocking. Be ready to spend money up front for good stuff. There're many good resources for overclocking. This IS the internet. Haven to many a computer geek. Do a search, and start at places like overclockerscafe. To answer your other two questions: Relatively safe? Depends. Stock fan/heatsink? Not if you're gonna' get serious. The laws of physics are strictly enforced. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #229 April 9, 2003 Before you consider overclocking, think hard about why you are doing it. It is risky to your computer. You can fry components and boards pretty easily. I'm not saying don't do it, but, like jumping, be informed. I've chosen not to overclock any of my home systems, and wouldn't think of it at work. The reason is pretty simple. Fundamentally, the further you push the limits of your hardware, the higher the chance of failure. Higher temps, higher voltages and such are inherently counter to my personal goals which are stability and reliability. Some overclockers basically crank the speed up until the system gets dramatically unstable or locks up, then go back one notch. To me, there are few reasons to overclock. If I want more performance, I'll buy more RAM and a faster processor. If I want more than that, I'll go dual processor. More still? Switch to an all SCSI system and contemplate servers with quad processors. From an admin point of view, the money is well worth the reliability. Mind you, I have the budget to do what I need and I'm not a gamer. Your choices may differ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichM 0 #230 April 9, 2003 Quote I am curious...is overclocking my cpu relatively safe? Will the stock fan/heatsink be sufficient? What would be a good resource to begin overclocking? Overclocking is a breeze - with the right equipment and knowledge. The best place to learn more is Hexus Forums - read them for a while until you start to understand what is going on - feel free to email me r.moulton@btinternet.com/PM me if you want explanations or pointers. But after reading Hexus for a while you may (should?) decide overclocking is far too sad .Rich M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #231 April 9, 2003 Quote Overclocking is a breeze - with the right equipment and knowledge. I would like to emphasis KNOWLEDGE. It's entirely possible to completely fry a significant investment if you screw up. Done carefully, it can work very well. Done halfhazzardly, better go warm up yourr credit card. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #232 April 10, 2003 Quote I didn't say Folding@Home didn't work on Win98. FireDaemon doesn't seem to work in Win98. We were discussing it in the context of hiding the existence of Folding from users. Wow, I shoulda done that before! I'd have at least a couple of more WU's in! I downloaded the console version into my Folding directory, disable the auto loading on the graphical interface, and ran the console. it detected the previous work and started where it had left off. I then shut it down, installed FireDaemon, set up the console as a service, and let it fly. Now I actually have to check the task manager to see if it's there. It's running all the time, no matter which user is logged in, and it's totally (almost) hidden. Waaaay freaking cool!It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #233 April 10, 2003 Quote It's running all the time, no matter which user is logged in, and it's totally (almost) hidden. Waaaay freaking cool! Delete the FireDaemon icon from the desktop, remove the FireDaemon entry from the Start Menu, bury the Folding directory somewhere covert like in \WINNT\Resources and few people would ever notice. Next thing you know, you have a covert folding farm. Of course, that can get you in trouble if someone does find out. I don't have to go to those extremes, but I know how they work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #234 April 10, 2003 I don't need to go to all that trouble. This is running at home. I't just nice to have it running no matter if I'm on here, or the wife, or the kids, or friends, ect.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #235 April 10, 2003 Understood. I was speaking theoretically, of course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerm 0 #236 April 10, 2003 Quote Quote We're coming after you, Cajones! I wouldn't mind if you guys blaze past me like I'm sittin' still! No shit, there i was, though i was gonna pass you..... and THEN!!! the layoff!!!! Arrgh! So many servers, still waiting to be assimiated.. and me with mroe more access to them Time to recruit the family's computers!!! PS. Anybody need an extra IT nerd who can write killer bash script and fly headdown? (oh yeah, and some people say i can edit video, too) Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichM 0 #237 April 11, 2003 Quote Quote Overclocking is a breeze - with the right equipment and knowledge. I would like to emphasis KNOWLEDGE. It's entirely possible to completely fry a significant investment if you screw up. Done carefully, it can work very well. Done halfhazzardly, better go warm up yourr credit card. _Am Hehe, yeah, I figured if someone can hack reading Hexus for a month they will probably be fine overclocking - for most it would fry the brains in 5 mins max . You know you've made it when you find review on fans interesting, and you take a magnifying glass to computer fairs and ask to read the tiny codes printed on cpu's and memory chips . And yes, that is me Rich M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadDog 0 #238 April 13, 2003 AndyMan, or should I say AndyMan!? What's with the split personality? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TB99 0 #239 April 13, 2003 Hey! Guess who's finally on the board!?? Wendy!! Yay, way to go WendyNot sure when ya got on, but I just noticed it and thought I'd post Trailer 11/12 was the best. Thanks for the memories ... you guys rocked! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,439 #240 April 13, 2003 Yup -- Cajones spent awhile helping me to bitch-slap my computer. I'm probably done by now with my second work unit, but I'm at work, and it's at home. Thanks Cajones... Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #241 April 13, 2003 We are now in the top 150 FOLDING@HOME TEAM STATS: Team # 31515 Sun Apr 13 15:55:00 PDT 2003 team teamname score wu 31515 dropzone.com 30655.1500749588 1144 Team rank: 149 Team members: rank team rank name credit total team 2675 1 jfields 4142.6 169 31515 3036 2 Cajones 3725.91 129 31515 4895 3 Jerm 2573.14 104 31515 5301 4 BadDog_Skydiving_Gear 2425.82 88 31515 7824 5 AndyMan! 1781.75 67 31515 7839 6 RichM 1779.49 68 31515 9689 7 skreamer 1520.16 69 31515 12542 8 sfc 1246.91 41 31515 13149 9 PhillyKev 1200.03 37 31515 15244 10 _Skeletor 1065.42 38 31515 21513 11 Phreezone 783.76 27 31515 22802 12 Eugene_Eisenstein 740.27 27 31515 22866 13 Cajun 738.05 29 31515 24929 14 SkyDekker 676.98 24 31515 28269 15 skydyvr 592.33 22 31515 28651 16 R2hubert 584.16 19 31515 31319 17 piriya 527.48 22 31515 32155 18 aufreefly 512.56 17 31515 38068 19 KenKnight 420.01 18 31515 40554 20 Lil'_Jon 387.49 13 31515 41498 21 TB99 375.9 13 31515 43073 22 QuickDraw 358 11 31515 46961 23 Kris 317.42 12 31515 48961 24 mickb 299.18 10 31515 54167 25 bunky 256.29 9 31515 57347 26 kevin922 233.19 6 31515 64242 27 lewmonst 192.17 7 31515 72979 28 karma 150.91 7 31515 75257 29 b1jercat 141.6 6 31515 75772 30 Rev_Jim 139.68 6 31515 77565 31 Zenist 132.9 5 31515 79651 32 scottbre 125.59 6 31515 81811 33 Samp76 118.1 3 31515 91595 34 n2skdvn 90.3 3 31515 106767 35 scratch 58.68 2 31515 110355 36 lewsmom 52.7 2 31515 118974 37 skycat 40.59 1 31515 125334 38 Sub 33 1 31515 135444 39 Iflyme 23.6 1 31515 135878 40 AndyMan 23.6 1 31515 141837 41 SkydiveMonkey 19.7 1 31515 147304 42 dkpbxman 16.17 1 31515 147408 43 a97virago 16.17 1 31515 148515 44 wmw999 15.39 1 31515 -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #242 April 14, 2003 even my mom's on there! if my mom can do it, anyone can. Ok dz.commers, don't be outdone by my mom, get FOLDING. peacehttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #243 April 14, 2003 I haven't read all through the 10 pages of this thread, but I'm just seeing this so can someone answer something for me? If you are on DSL connected all the time, is that a problem at all? I'd love to help out and join, but I've never heard of SETI before, so I'm trying to read through so I understand all of how this works. I think I grasp the basics of it though. Download the program, turn on the computer and .... well, that's it Right? Pammi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #244 April 14, 2003 Quote I think I grasp the basics of it though. Download the program, turn on the computer and .... well, that's it Right? yep....id have the computer on when ya try to download it thoughif my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichM 0 #245 April 14, 2003 Quote If you are on DSL connected all the time, is that a problem at all? Not a problem Quote Download the program, turn on the computer and .... well, that's it Right? Yep Rich M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #246 April 14, 2003 Quote Quote I think I grasp the basics of it though. Download the program, turn on the computer and .... well, that's it Right? yep....id have the computer on when ya try to download it though LOL!! Smartass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #247 April 14, 2003 F@H got an article on the homepage! Dude, you're, like, a celebrity nowCome on people, sign up. It costs you absolutely nothing and every bit helps. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichM 0 #248 April 14, 2003 Quote F@H got an article on the homepage! Dude, you're, like, a celebrity nowCome on people, sign up. It costs you absolutely nothing and every bit helps. clickyRich M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #249 April 14, 2003 Quote F@H got an article on the homepage! Dude, you're, like, a celebrity nowCome on people, sign up. It costs you absolutely nothing and every bit helps. he's always been a celebrity... peacehttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajones 0 #250 April 14, 2003 Wow, I'm feeling kind of special. A shout out from Wendy (just returning the repaying the great karma you set to me!). An article on the home page of dz.com (mostly a cut-and-paste of my first post on this thread). A PM from someone with some very kind words for being groovy. And now some hipsters referencing me as a "celebrity" on this thread. I was having a challenging day, with Cingular Wireless tugging my chain, and the people at Best Buy almost sending me into a rage (they redeemed themselves in most excellent fashion - Best Buy kicks ass, but not as much as you guys!) Who knows - maybe my sweetheart will come home and give me some extra-special lovin (or maybe some prison style huck-a-buck)... Livin' right - it pays in the end - but it's also nice when it pays a little in the middle, too! The laws of physics are strictly enforced. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
