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xroule
Senior Cruncher Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Post Count: 281 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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How many of you actually purchase computers for the unique purpose of crunching for WCG?
----------------------------------------If so, how many of them did you buy just for that task? Rej  THE ).( IS NAKED! Do you know what your PC is doing ??? |
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RT
Master Cruncher USA - Texas - DFW Joined: Dec 22, 2004 Post Count: 2636 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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How many of you actually purchase computers for the unique purpose of crunching for WCG? If so, how many of them did you buy just for that task? Rej I have purchased computers for the sole purpose of crunching for WCG. I do not know how many. I suspect somewhere between 10 and 20 since joining WCG in 2004 (and still others before that for use with grid.org and SETI). About half (guess) of these computers are temporarily used for website development and other stuff. The older ones get moved off to relatives and most of those continue to do WCG stuff for a time. This is a hobby/addiction/practice/weakness/habit/failing that my family (sans my wife of 47 years  ) really appreciates as they benefit from the trickledown. I suppose this explains a lot. |
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nanoprobe
Master Cruncher Classified Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Post Count: 2998 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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How many of you actually purchase computers for the unique purpose of crunching for WCG? If so, how many of them did you buy just for that task? Rej I don't actually buy "computers." I buy parts here and there and put them together to run as open blades and upgrade as funds permit. 6 so far. That's probably going to be my limit. I can only hide the electric bills from my wife for so long. 
In 1969 I took an oath to defend and protect the U S Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and Domestic. There was no expiration date.
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xroule
Senior Cruncher Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Post Count: 281 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I never purchase a PC just for crunching. However I have 5 PC in my house that do work 24/ 7 on WCG. The others are at friends place (about 10). Call it the salary for servicing their machines. They are all aware that the prog is on their PC.
----------------------------------------You can call that OCD Rej THE ).( IS NAKED! Do you know what your PC is doing ??? |
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darth_vader
Veteran Cruncher A galaxy far, far away... Joined: Jul 13, 2005 Post Count: 514 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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How many of you actually purchase computers for the unique purpose of crunching for WCG? If so, how many of them did you buy just for that task? Rej I don't actually buy "computers." I buy parts here and there and put them together to run as open blades and upgrade as funds permit. 6 so far. That's probably going to be my limit. I can only hide the electric bills from my wife for so long. Nanoprobe - Could you clarify a bit what you mean by "open blades"? Do you mean open as in not proprietary or something else? Rej - I have one system that was purpose built from odds and ends that is 99.9% dedicated to BOINC projects. I have 3 other systems that contribute but are used for other things. This can cause the hours / points / credits to fluctuate quite a bit. For instance, my system at work (yes, I have my employer's permission) might only contribute 2 or 3 hours during the day as I run a lot of applications that are processor and memory intensive. Fortunately, I can let that system run almost 24/7, so it contributes during off hours. - D |
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Somervillejudson@netscape.net
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Post Count: 1065 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I have bought perhaps 5 computers mostly for WCG and 2 of 5 soley for WCG. I just, an hour ago finished to the point it actually turns on, my first home build computer! Best feeling I have had in a while. Now as time permits getting all the software loaded. It is soley for WCG and that I always wanted to build one from scratch.
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nanoprobe
Master Cruncher Classified Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Post Count: 2998 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Nanoprobe - Could you clarify a bit what you mean by "open blades"? Do you mean open as in not proprietary or something else? It's just a term I use for a cruncher that runs without being in a tower. I built a cabinet with 4 shelves that is installed in my upstairs bedroom closet. 3 shelves have 2 crunchers each and the 4th self is for a KVM switch, a surge protector and an 8 port switch that connects to my home network. It's still a work in progress that I continue to tweak.
In 1969 I took an oath to defend and protect the U S Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and Domestic. There was no expiration date.
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Sgt.Joe
Ace Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 4, 2006 Post Count: 7594 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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POWER CORRUPTS, ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY. Acton's Dictum True more often than not unfortunately. Cheers
Sgt. Joe
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keithhenry
Ace Cruncher Senile old farts of the world ....uh.....uh..... nevermind Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Post Count: 18665 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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MyOnlineTeam Daily Statistics for 10/25 - All Members:
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Points milestones report ======================== RT reached 61,000,000 points  pramodp reached 250,000 points Runtime milestones report ========================= RT reached 73 years of runtime Results returned milestones report ================================== Daeloan returned their 1,800th result hne12359 returned their 500th result New members report ================== No new members found.  Retired members report ====================== No new retired members found. For the week as a team: Statistics Total Run Time Points Results Team Records: Results Returned: 12/19/2007 2,522 Points: 07/05/2010 702,713 Runtime: 01/25/2006 1:123:00:53:34 Good crunching folks!!!!! |
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keithhenry
Ace Cruncher Senile old farts of the world ....uh.....uh..... nevermind Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Post Count: 18665 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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MyOnlineTeam Daily Statistics for 10/25 - Active Members
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Note: Active members are those who earned points in the prior 30 days. Top Twenty active members returning points today: 01: RT - 139,624 points 02: marysduby - 67,570 points 03: judson Somerville MD - 66,274 points 04: Coingames - 59,260 points 05: NiceMedTexMD - 42,455 points 06: parmesian - 31,224 points 07: brown chris - 27,125 points 08: xroule - 24,421 points 09: Vuj - 22,422 points 10: darth_vader - 17,239 points 11: Dave Bell - 16,605 points 12: Rene Punt - 15,615 points 13: Blueprint - 15,560 points 14: Mike OSullivan - 11,983 points 15: keithhenry - 11,195 points 16: lawrencehardin - 9,540 points 17: finman - 6,757 points 18: PohSoon - 6,374 points 19: Daeloan - 5,712 points 20: harry_i_c - 4,845 points Total points returned today: 646,661 Active members returning points today: 44 Average points per member active today: 14,696.8409 |
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