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MY two i7 2600 are, according to FAH stats, roughly 40% faster than my i7 960. The i7 960, however, outproduces a SandyBrisge i5 by ~30%, also for Folding@home. I realise that most people don't use their computers for distributed computing, but that's the only test I've run systematically on...

Maybe on some motherboards, but it's far from being as large as the Scythe Mugen, for instance.

According to the reviews posted on that page, it is quite promising for a relatively compact tower heatsink. None of the reviews are from my favorite sites, but I don't think they can all be very far from the truth.

Way to go, man.

You can use the Linux version on BSD and it's supposed to work according to what I read in Stanford's forums. Also, at least in PC-BSD, you can directly install the FAH client (albeit an aging one) directly from the packet installer/updater tool (which I forgot the name of). It's possible to...

Also, it's sad there's no client for Solaris.

I missed it earlier today, but the v.7 client is now the latest stable client too. http://folding.stanford.edu/

I have no problem using zones instead of Xen Server if the performance is similar or better and if I can shuffle my VMs like cards in a deck of cards. I just have to learn how to do it and I'll be in business. I'll re-check the pdf you linked above about it. And the UDF was because I only...

I don't think there's a performance difference between both. Linux client, hand down. Ddrueding uses the v.7 beta client on his mentally-ill-oriented server box and the results are good. If you don't want to f**k around too much, the old stable release for Linux is ok too. On a *ubuntu...

Not elegant and doesn't make Solaris any less retarded on that aspect. I don't want to have to perform a rain dance just to get basic functionality. Besides, I'm trying to redesign the configuration of their main program, which actually runs on several Solaris 10 boxes and I just don't see...

I've just found out that Solaris can't read UDF disks higher than 1.5, which is dated back to 1997...

There's a new firmware update for the m4 series. It's not related to the bug originally mentioned in this thread, but it's supposed to improve compatibility and performance under heavy loads. There's a Windows updater and it's supposed to be non-destructive.

What's wrong with inviting the stripper? Did she raped you or what?

I forgot to mention it, but Mark passed the 40 million mark. Mark passed mark, get it?

Dave did a single unit that practically equaled my production for the first 12 days of the month. Ok.

At 8000$, it better be amazing.

Thanks guys.

Rationally, it's true, but my entire life has been an example of Murphy's law.

I did not read about it except here. So, how many million deads did it caused? If less than one, it wasn't even worth being mentioned.

Sacrilege! You mentioned it here too! Oooh, when Handruin will see that... ;-) The toothpaste phobia, I don't get it. I still have to hear about someone robbing a bank by menacing the employee with a toothpaste tube. I suppose you can use it as an explosive ingredient, but still.

I have the job. I'll know Monday morning how poorly prepared I trully am. The few black hair I still have might turn white soon.

I'm intrigued by a new CPU cooler from Cooler Master : TPC 812. I'd like to know if those vapor chambers actually improve the cooler's efficiency noticeably of if it's just a marketing gimmick. They sure don't give that piece of hardware : it's almost 80$ at the only online store I've seen it...

Wow, thanks for all the tips. I only have a Core i7 2600 on an H61-based motherboard and an aging Celeron 2.6GHz Dell Inspiron laptop. I also have two X58 motherboards without CPUs to put on them, so I guess I'll finally buy one to put on one of them. That will have to wait untill wednesday...

I know about Chewy's skills and he offered me help on Solaris a while ago. But before disturbing him about this, I'll start to install Solaris on a system and when the questions will start popping, I'll call for help with more specific details. Volumes management and network sharing are...

They have, but they don't have anyone else more competent and I'm a notoriously fast learner (or at least I used to). To make matters worse, I don't have as many computers as I use to this week and I'm short of hard drive capacity to store my stuff, so I'll either have to write a pile of DVDs...

Ok, I'm starting to have a small panic attack. I'll probably get a contract with a relatively big firm in which I'll have to maintain Solaris servers and program Cisco switches. I'm not familiar with either of those. I have two days to look good in an interview and about a week to become a...

Don't give beer to a woman or she'll spend more time peeing than talking to you.

I used to have a laptop (IBM Thinkpad R50p) with a 15" screen and a 1600x1200 definition and I liked it a lot. I found it easy to read, but perhaps someone with a challenged near-sight might think otherwise. So I don't think 1080p on a 15.6" screen is a good idea for someone who has reading...

Random thought : today's the 100th day of the year.

No, because he was (or maybe still is) a pro cyclist. Just like I assume a professional sumo wrestler will have some basics in Japanese.

And if you feel bad about having too much money...

The only one I've seen with both eSATA and USB 3.0 was a 130$ toaster from Mediasonic. At that price, it makes no sense. You're better of with two 30$ cheapo docking stations. There's also the upcoming Vantec NST-D300SU3-BK, but it doesn't seem to be available yet.

For the record, without searching too much, the cheapest I can get is the EagleTech ET-CSKSU3-BK and it's 30$. It's USB 3.0 only, which should be enough as it's almost as fast as eSATA.

IMO, they are all crap. Buy the cheapest that fits your needs and free your mind of all hopes that it'll last. I wouldn't buy a brand name because they usually charge more for it, but don't last any longer.

Well, if you like typing on a puny laptop keyboard, screw the desktop then. Have you considered the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E520? Also, anything but an HP Pavilion. HP Probook are ok, but the Pavilion :hurl:

He commented in French or in English? French is the official language in pro cyclism. You might want to learn it. So you train with a guy who did Paris-Roubaix? Interesting. He must be quite a challenge to follow.

Stella Artois? With Cancellara's forfeit due to last week's injury, the door was wide open for Boonen and he took it. I don't understand why Mark Cavendish hasn't won that race yet.

Stores closed because of Easter : another unspeakable horror made in the name of religion...

There's an 8-phase voltage regulation design on the add-on module, so overclocking stability should be facilitated by this. All the small chassis I've found wouldn't be able to house a cooler as big as the Thermaltight Archon. It should be possible though, to use the Noctua NH-C14 with only...

Asus P8Z77-i Deluxe You can mount a Thermalright Archon on it AND IT FITS! So now you can overclock the Hell out of a processor on a mini-ITX motherboard. That's awesome! Now I just need to find a proper smallish case to let me do that...

Please be sure to re-apply antiperspirant when you do that this late in the evening. Congrats to all three for their persistence.

Lenovo IdeaCenter H330, 440$ with shipping. You just need a monitor and speakers with it and you'd be way better than with a laptop for the needs you described. I can get similar or better monitor and speakers for less money than what Newegg ask from my local suppliers, but I don't know where...

Well, of course they don't need to put as much butter to grease the bearing since the actuator is smaller in a 2.5" drive. I'd never have guessed that's what they meant by organic bearing oil.

I've just realized that WD's Scorpio Black 500GB (WD5000BPKT) is only ~10$ more than the desktop Caviar Blue of a similar capacity, but it carries a 5-years warranty instead of only two. IMO, it's worth the additional 10$. The performances of both drives should be comparable.

There are landing stripes everywhere. I'm no pilot and I know at least 5 that are less than 70Km from my home. I'm not counting the two major airports we have in this (Dorval and Mirabel).

Yes. Pretty much all small planes don't need anything else to land than a landing strip of a few hundred meters.

Nope. I'm no angel so I don't have wings. I've only been in small airplanes, never in an airport.

You could strip a microwave from its shielding and turn it on just before leaving the building.

Is that an illiterate English version of You Qould Be???

You had the honor of helping me. Feel priviledged ;-)