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Date of last work unit 2006-07-13 09:12:48
Active CPUs within 50 days 22
Team Id 44358
Grand Score 86502
Work Unit Count 474
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 2633 of 44591
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Current status.

Guys, we need more of you to join and those that used to fold to start again to keep up the great progress.

JAN :D
 
You pay for my elctricy bill and i'll set up 6 or 7 very low end PC's and run this one and another mid end PC overnight everynight.
 
Arm_Pit said:
You pay for my elctricy bill and i'll set up 6 or 7 very low end PC's and run this one and another mid end PC overnight everynight.
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It's probably not going to break the bank, unless your electric company totally rips you off.

http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.html

Do a rough estimate of total wattage for your particular machine. Remember not everything runs at full boar (vid card, sound card, etc.), and that you can turn off the monitor at night, and still run F@H. Use their equation...and see how much it would cost you to run F@H say...5 days a week (24/5, if you will).

My guess is...it's not going to be a substantial increase on your bill.
 
4W4K3 said:
It's probably not going to break the bank, unless your electric company totally rips you off.

http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.html

Do a rough estimate of total wattage for your particular machine. Remember not everything runs at full boar (vid card, sound card, etc.), and that you can turn off the monitor at night, and still run F@H. Use their equation...and see how much it would cost you to run F@H say...5 days a week (24/5, if you will).

My guess is...it's not going to be a substantial increase on your bill.
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Acording to my wattage meter they use about 150-175watts, they are actually less power efficent then many of the newer ones. average price for electricy is 12cents kw/h (From 20cents to as low as 3 cents during peak and high energy use to off peak and low enegry use) so .12x.150(150watts out of 1000) x 24hours x 30days(assuming left on all thoughout the month = around 13$ a month around for each computer asumming that they stay at 150watt usage while CPU is at full load.

Now im going to want a new case fan for each comptuer to stop them from boiling(They all have 0) and most likly new CPU fans since they are all cheap cheasy ones. Although I'd probally just get the case fans and wait untill i have problems for the CPU's since im cheap, so the case fans would up the wattage usage and cost money up front.

That would be with 0 moniter usage aswell, and so i cant be called on uping it i used 150w instead of 175 which in reality its probally going to be more up on 175w ince cpu will be at full load and the new case fans.
 
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Now take from what you calculated, and subtract it to 5 days a week like I said lol. Also, subtract from that the time that you "normally" use the computer (internet/forums/gaming, etc). That, will be the "increase" in price you are looking at. Probably a few dollars a month realistically. By simply running less lights in your house, and other small electricity saving methods, you will probably break even in the long run.
 
4W4K3 said:
Now take from what you calculated, and subtract it to 5 days a week like I said lol. Also, subtract from that the time that you "normally" use the computer (internet/forums/gaming, etc). That, will be the "increase" in price you are looking at. Probably a few dollars a month realistically. By simply running less lights in your house, and other small electricity saving methods, you will probably break even in the long run.
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That was for my older PC's, if i did this one it would run 250W and reliasticly i would only be able to do it overnight, i use this PC to much during the day. Also if you want to look at it that that way, instead of breaking even, i could just pay less in the first place, so its going to be costing more still, not brekaing any even...

So lets go with 175watts then and only 5days a week and it comes out to 11$ per month per PC with no moniter at all. Which for now im sticking with 175 since I havn't looked at power usage when cpu is at full with a case fan, but it would most likly be more.
 
I was merely trying to figure out realistic power consumption. Seems as if some people will use any excuse not to do something. Seriously, if running your computer more often causes you to go bankrupt due to an increase in your electricity bill...I will personally help you get back on your feet and cover your electric bill. If your financial standpoint rests on the dependency of $11/month, you may want to consider using less electricity, or review your expenditures list? I know not everyone is rich...but you are dangerously close to a financial pitfall if $11 will send you over the edge.
 
4W4K3 said:
I was merely trying to figure out realistic power consumption. Seems as if some people will use any excuse not to do something. Seriously, if running your computer more often causes you to go bankrupt due to an increase in your electricity bill...I will personally help you get back on your feet and cover your electric bill. If your financial standpoint rests on the dependency of $11/month, you may want to consider using less electricity, or review your expenditures list? I know not everyone is rich...but you are dangerously close to a financial pitfall if $11 will send you over the edge.
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My elctric bill is normally under 40$ already. I'm cheap. I live off of eggs and cup a noodle soups.

11$ extra a month will not send me over the egde, but I dont have much room untill im over the egde, so I woudl radther save that 11$ incase some emergncy happens.
 
Great

I am pleasantly surprised that we are seeing quite a high interest in our team. Keep up the interest and what do you know...sooner or later, we could be a top team :)

JAN :D
 
Having a laptop is a bit of a drawback, as running it 24/7 "kills it" faster than a desktop (assuming laptops are hotter, and therefore don't last as long). But, for the sake of all that is good...I will start folding again this weekend. I've constructed kind of a home-made laptop cooler that should keep it cool enough.
 
Woot. Got first WU a a few days ago, and am halfway though second. It helps to have it running constantly, 24/5 (waste my weekends away gaming).
 
I must say guys, good job and keep up the good work, sorry I am not helping you guys out at all, but I already fold for another team. Its all in the name of saving lives though.:D
 
Well I did 6 WUs for CF, but then another team started that I felt more obligated to be a part of. (another computer forum, of course :D )
 
my weekend was crazy. college registering/admissions is a pain, and now im trying to find an apartment!

downloading now...otherwise i will most definetly forget again.
 
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