[nth697]

my computer broke so Im replacing it today. Im looking at this stuff:

ASUS P5ND2-SLI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131578

intel pentium d 805
it has a 20x multiplyer and 133FSB. with water I hope to get to 4ghz.

2gb ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211011
I get the feeling that this is overkill. Im not sure though. Ill be folding, surfing editing and whatnot on this.

Im going to be buying in a couple of hours so any input would be great.

also can anybody recomend a cheep video card that I could use with SLI and overclock? F@H uses the video card right? looking for the most bang for my $

[WarriorII]

FAH doesnt use a video card (yet)

805's rock for the $$.

Get a board that you can set the multiplier with
-like the P5WD2-"E" Premium.

and a good H2o block / pump.

[nth697]

theres no way that Im going to pay 3x the ammount of the other board just to get control of the multiplyer. thats where I draw the line.

[nth697]

but what about the ram? 2gigs, overkill or no?

[harlam357]

If this is going to be your main work/play/(un)productivity rig ...then no 2gigs is not overkill. However, if this is primarily a folder and just the occasional surfer, e-mailer, etc. 1 gig is fine.

However, I'd skip the A-DATA and go with some OCZ, Corsair, or G.Skill.

[WarriorII]

I can't find my quote from Nik...

Goes something like this: {clears voice}

"If you don't have atleast 512mb of memory, you don't have Shi.t".

Run the 2 gigs, it's a great feeling.

[nth697]

thanks guys Ill go for the 2gig set

[silent bob]

2 gig is always fun

[WarriorII]

I think M$'s new OS, Vista, is said to require 2 gig of memory.

I personally haven't check into it, but rumor had it.....

[pscout]

none of the mobo's can unlock an intel cpu that is locked ... the only unlocked one are ES's and the xxtremes's.

well maybe not quite correct, I think you can lower your multi with software like crystal on cpus that support eist ... but none of the mobo's bios support a direct multi change except on the cpu's above.

And except for extreme oc'ing (which is inherently incompatible with folding) i think you would generally want to raise the multi to get more out of the proc with a limited mobo ... and none of the intels let your do that.

[dwschoon]

I currently have 1 gig of ram in my main rig, and I constantly wish I had 2. Go with 2 and you wont be dissapointed.

[KillrBuckeye]

So if I want to build a rig JUST for folding, what is the bare minimum amount of RAM I need to install? According to Nik, it's 512MB? Can I get away with 256MB, or will it severely hamper the speed of the calculations?

[dwschoon]

For some wu's you can get away with 256mb on a folding only rig, but there are wu's that provide more points that have higher memory requirements. It is always suggested that a box have at least 512mb.

[WarriorII]

Dw speaks the truth. 256 will work, but with 512, it definately runs better.


256 to start & add some more later.