Overclockers

LandShark · 03-13-07, 07:12 PM

This is the 68th in the series of T32 Spotlights!!

NOTE: For how to go about nominating a fellow folder, please go to THIS THREAD, or better yet, you can PM me directly. To see the ever growing list of who has been interviewed and the expected date of the next spotlight, please go to THIS THREAD.

Time goes fast for sure! I've been the Spotlight Editor for almost a year now, and I must say I'm really enjoying this job!! I had interviewed almost 50 members of our team! 1 member per week! and I think I've got pretty much most of the active Team32 forum members here. (sorry if I've missed you! but do feel free to contact me! )

Anyway, here's one of the very last interviews that I have in my queue, there's a couple more that's awaiting for return. after finishing these, it will not be a weekly post anymore as I'm out of interviews! however, I will still interview on new members and keep posting it whenever I've got an nomination (p.s. self nomination is absolutely fine too!)!!

sooooo......... keep the nomination flowing (folding) guys!!!

This week's member who has just rocked our team member ranking recently, broke into the Top 10 Producer spot, and climbing up to your rear view mirror faster than you thought!!!

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Jon

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Again, Thanks for taking the time to allow me to interview you.

When did you join the Team? Approximate date is ok if you don't know the specific date.
According to the "New Members Post Here" thread, I came aboard May 5th, 2002. I do believe I switched back-and-forth between SETI and Folding a bit before settling down though.

If there was something recent that you did that you wanted your fellow teammembers to know about, what would it be?
Well, I just rejoined, or started folding again, after about a 3 year absence (I was in the military). I had noticed upon returning that I had stopped only a little over 3000 points short of 100,000, which was alot of points in 2003. The point structure has definately changed since I last folded. I see alot of team members with half the WUs completed as I have with up to 10X the points! In fact, I've put out as many points in two weeks as it took me an entire year to do in 2003! I also recently jumped into the Top 20 Producers

What is your EOC (extremeoverclockers) stats link?
EOC

You do not have to give specifics (address), but what State do you live in, and if you don't mind telling, what town? (town is not required, but if not a town, a general direction and distance from the nearest 'big town/city' would suffice)
I live in Lilburn, GA and work in Atlanta. I'm originally from Eastern Kentucky, however.

How did you initially hear about F@H?
Well, I was a big SETI contributor for a couple of years until our F@H team started up. I was never all too interested in it at first, but over time, I became curious. Due to it being so new, I found that it was much easier to be a top point producer, so I stuck with it. SETI had been taken over by the borgs and having my own little farm, I just found it impossible to compete any longer. Besides, I really liked the cause behind the project.

After starting, why do you continue to Fold?
The cause, in itself, is always going to be the primary reason for me to fold. The stats and friendly competition within the team keep it interesting and fun. I'm always going to do what I can to promote OCForums, as well!

What do you do for a living?
I'm a network/systems administrator for a business services corporation in Atlanta, GA.

What do you do for fun?
Aside from computers, I'm a movie-watching addict. I've got a collection of nearly 1500 movies at home and spend most of my free time watching those. More importantly, I love playing with my son, Joseph.

Is there anything special you do in your spare time that you really enjoy?
To be honest, I'd enjoy having some real spare time to begin with! Seriously though, I guess when it comes to spare time I'd consider it a vacation, in which I like to travel. I don't really enjoy the "travelling" part, but I love to see new places - mostly historical/ancient sites.

Time to spill your guts. What are the stats of your main folding rig? Why is it your fave? What all do you use the rig for?
I can't really say I have a main folding rig. My primary system is starting to show its age - X2 3800+ @ 2.5GHz/DFI NF4 Ultra-D/2GB Ballistix DDR500/Two 36GB Raptors in RAID 0 + 1.2TB/X800Pro 256MB/Audigy2 ZS - and my secondary is actually quite a bit faster - E6300 @ 3GHz/Gigabyte 965P-DS3/1GB Patriot DDR2-667@856/74GB Raptor. It's only my favorite system because it was built to be my primary. I'll be putting together something new towards the end of summer, most likely, and I plan on going all out. Mostly I do audio/video encoding, schoolwork (done, but soon to start my Master's), and general use. I've also got an E4300 @ 2.7GHz/Asus P5L-MX/1GB DDR2-667 and an 805D @ 3GHz/ECS P4M800Pro-M/1GB DDR400 with Ubuntu Linux on it that I like to use and have been sticking to the E4300 alot more lately. I don't plan on making Vista my primary OS, so I'm trying to get my Linux back up to speed. I guess you could say I favor whatever functionality I'm after at any given time.

Do you have a Borg-Farm? If so, how many computers, and what are they? (CPU, RAM)
Sure do. Just borged the most worthy non-production systems at my workplace. I guess I came up with a little over 100GHz of pure Intel. Almost all are 2.8GHz-3.2GHz HT-capable or Pentium-D class Dells with a Gig of RAM. Also have a couple of Conroe boxes thrown in (with Ubuntu on VMWare loaded for SMP-goodness, of course!). All in all, I think I have around 30-35 systems at work. If Stanford can get a Windows SMP client out, I'll be very happy since I only run one instance on them (most of them, at least!). At home, I've got 7 full-time folders - the X2, Conroe (VM linux SMP), Allendale (native linux SMP), P-D805 (native linux SMP), a P-M (Banias) 1.6@1.92GHz w/1GB (HTPC1), P4 2.53GHz w/512MB (HTPC2), XP1800 w/768MB, and a Celeron 2.66GHz w/512MB at my mother-in-law's :]

What are your future goals? What do you most want to accomplish with your life?
Well, I want to finish out my Master's degree in Information Systems with a concentration in security, since it's my background. As far as staying in the IT field, I'm not so sure - I'm actually going to begin doing some part-time work as a mortgage initiator and may switch over since it pays alot more and offers more free time. Other than that, as long as my family and I are happy and healthy, I can't really wish to accomplish more.

If there is something you want to tell the team, then spill your guts! What have I missed in my questions that could help the team learn more about you and who you are?
I just want to say thanks for having me on here. I had noticed this was new and wondered how you go about getting put in the "Spotlight" - I then received a PM! Other than that, I'm here for for the team and the forums if anyone ever needs anything! Fold on!

Here are a few pictures of my life:

My wife, Shanie, and I at some party:

Our son, Joseph, at Christmas:

Our lazy cat, Nari:

Our home in Lilburn, GA:

There is a post here that has picures of a few systems.

WarriorII · 03-13-07, 07:17 PM

Nice to meet ya Jon!

WTF

sno.lcn · 03-13-07, 07:27 PM

Great to meet ya Jon and way to put up some hella impressive points lately!

If you ever wanna grab a beer I live like 15 minutes from you

Leviathan41 · 03-13-07, 07:54 PM

Hey a fellow (original) Kentuckian! Nice to meet you Jon!

Hack30 · 03-13-07, 08:33 PM

Awsome to meet you Jon! Good to have you and all those points on our team!

Macaholic · 03-13-07, 08:46 PM

Nice to put a face with the name. A drum? For a 3 year-old? No quiet Saturday morning slumbers for you! Wouldn't a laptop have been much more enriching?

Fold on!

silent bob · 03-13-07, 08:50 PM

Nice to know a little more about cha , last time I saw you , you had
1. a bird on your shoulder
2. passed out on a couch in Wisconsin with a blanket over your head
3. clinging to a fish bowl from the nite before

glad to have you back in the fold

steve

psyshack · 03-13-07, 10:59 PM

Nice to meet you Jon....

pik4chu · 03-13-07, 11:42 PM

good to meet you jon, WTF!
I see that you live in practically a mansion with a beautiful woman and a cute kid.

what more does a man need? (besides more computers)

PS- ease up on the wax bro, the light on the wall is reflecting off your head

:lol:

cuda340 · 03-13-07, 11:45 PM

Good to meet you.

Jon · 03-14-07, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sno.lcn

Great to meet ya Jon and way to put up some hella impressive points lately! If you ever wanna grab a beer I live like 15 minutes from you

Thanks. I don't drink anymore (Steve can give you some reasons for that one!), but if you're moving in May, I'm always up for catching up with a fellow OC!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leviathan41

Hey a fellow (original) Kentuckian! Nice to meet you Jon!

Cool...which part you come from? (Notice how we Kentuckians don't ask which town/city...it's always "part" lol).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macaholic

Nice to put a face with the name. A drum? For a 3 year-old? No quiet Saturday morning slumbers for you! Wouldn't a laptop have been much more enriching? Fold on!

He's just now only about to hit 21 months. He's a big baby :] I keep trying to tell my wife he needs a quad-core, but she's not buying it

Quote:

Originally Posted by silent bob

Nice to know a little more about cha , last time I saw you , you had
1. a bird on your shoulder
2. passed out on a couch in Wisconsin with a blanket over your head
3. clinging to a fish bowl from the nite before

glad to have you back in the fold

steve

LOL! I miss that bird

That was probably the last weekend like that I've had...good times. Also had to be the worst drive home I've ever had. 10 hours with a hangover and the flu just doesn't mix...especially when you start driving at 10pm.

I never did get my fish bowl back

Quote:

Originally Posted by pik4chu

PS- ease up on the wax bro, the light on the wall is reflecting off your head :lol:

Ha!...Mach 3 FTW!

William Hung · 03-14-07, 11:46 AM

Nice to put a name with a face! Way to Fold!!!! One week until you cruise by me. I'm trying to keep ya in the rearview, but dayum 10-11k a day is more than I can generate!
Sweet cat... I have it's twin here. Makes a great doorstop!

ihrsetrdr · 03-14-07, 01:28 PM

Nice to meet you, Jon!

Baby is 21 months old? Yep, time for the quad core, definitely!

fold-on!

dz_jad · 03-14-07, 02:21 PM

Good to meet you, and HOLY COW! NICE HOME! Just beautiful.

Leviathan41 · 03-14-07, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon

Cool...which part you come from? (Notice how we Kentuckians don't ask which town/city...it's always "part" lol).

Yeah, lol. I am from Western Kentucky, near Paducah.

dfonda · 03-14-07, 09:26 PM

Great to know about you jon, and see you and your family. Glad your back and have the hammer down. Also thank you for your service to our country.

Jon · 03-14-07, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leviathan41

Yeah, lol. I am from Western Kentucky, near Paducah.

Cool. I've got an aunt and uncle in Owensboro and my brother's wife is from Marion. I was out there for there wedding last August.

Thanks to everyone for the comments. I'm just glad I was able to get into a spot to borg away for T32!

03-13-07, 07:12 PM	#1
LandShark Super Shark Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Deep Blue Sea (Maryland)	F@H Spotlight #68 This is the 68th in the series of T32 Spotlights!! NOTE: For how to go about nominating a fellow folder, please go to THIS THREAD, or better yet, you can PM me directly. To see the ever growing list of who has been interviewed and the expected date of the next spotlight, please go to THIS THREAD. Time goes fast for sure! I've been the Spotlight Editor for almost a year now, and I must say I'm really enjoying this job!! I had interviewed almost 50 members of our team! 1 member per week! and I think I've got pretty much most of the active Team32 forum members here. (sorry if I've missed you! but do feel free to contact me! ) Anyway, here's one of the very last interviews that I have in my queue, there's a couple more that's awaiting for return. after finishing these, it will not be a weekly post anymore as I'm out of interviews! however, I will still interview on new members and keep posting it whenever I've got an nomination (p.s. self nomination is absolutely fine too!)!! sooooo......... keep the nomination flowing (folding) guys!!! This week's member who has just rocked our team member ranking recently, broke into the Top 10 Producer spot, and climbing up to your rear view mirror faster than you thought!!! Now please give a warm welcome to.......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Again, Thanks for taking the time to allow me to interview you. When did you join the Team? Approximate date is ok if you don't know the specific date. According to the "New Members Post Here" thread, I came aboard May 5th, 2002. I do believe I switched back-and-forth between SETI and Folding a bit before settling down though. If there was something recent that you did that you wanted your fellow teammembers to know about, what would it be? Well, I just rejoined, or started folding again, after about a 3 year absence (I was in the military). I had noticed upon returning that I had stopped only a little over 3000 points short of 100,000, which was alot of points in 2003. The point structure has definately changed since I last folded. I see alot of team members with half the WUs completed as I have with up to 10X the points! In fact, I've put out as many points in two weeks as it took me an entire year to do in 2003! I also recently jumped into the Top 20 Producers What is your EOC (extremeoverclockers) stats link? EOC You do not have to give specifics (address), but what State do you live in, and if you don't mind telling, what town? (town is not required, but if not a town, a general direction and distance from the nearest 'big town/city' would suffice) I live in Lilburn, GA and work in Atlanta. I'm originally from Eastern Kentucky, however. How did you initially hear about F@H? Well, I was a big SETI contributor for a couple of years until our F@H team started up. I was never all too interested in it at first, but over time, I became curious. Due to it being so new, I found that it was much easier to be a top point producer, so I stuck with it. SETI had been taken over by the borgs and having my own little farm, I just found it impossible to compete any longer. Besides, I really liked the cause behind the project. After starting, why do you continue to Fold? The cause, in itself, is always going to be the primary reason for me to fold. The stats and friendly competition within the team keep it interesting and fun. I'm always going to do what I can to promote OCForums, as well! What do you do for a living? I'm a network/systems administrator for a business services corporation in Atlanta, GA. What do you do for fun? Aside from computers, I'm a movie-watching addict. I've got a collection of nearly 1500 movies at home and spend most of my free time watching those. More importantly, I love playing with my son, Joseph. Is there anything special you do in your spare time that you really enjoy? To be honest, I'd enjoy having some real spare time to begin with! Seriously though, I guess when it comes to spare time I'd consider it a vacation, in which I like to travel. I don't really enjoy the "travelling" part, but I love to see new places - mostly historical/ancient sites. Time to spill your guts. What are the stats of your main folding rig? Why is it your fave? What all do you use the rig for? I can't really say I have a main folding rig. My primary system is starting to show its age - X2 3800+ @ 2.5GHz/DFI NF4 Ultra-D/2GB Ballistix DDR500/Two 36GB Raptors in RAID 0 + 1.2TB/X800Pro 256MB/Audigy2 ZS - and my secondary is actually quite a bit faster - E6300 @ 3GHz/Gigabyte 965P-DS3/1GB Patriot DDR2-667@856/74GB Raptor. It's only my favorite system because it was built to be my primary. I'll be putting together something new towards the end of summer, most likely, and I plan on going all out. Mostly I do audio/video encoding, schoolwork (done, but soon to start my Master's), and general use. I've also got an E4300 @ 2.7GHz/Asus P5L-MX/1GB DDR2-667 and an 805D @ 3GHz/ECS P4M800Pro-M/1GB DDR400 with Ubuntu Linux on it that I like to use and have been sticking to the E4300 alot more lately. I don't plan on making Vista my primary OS, so I'm trying to get my Linux back up to speed. I guess you could say I favor whatever functionality I'm after at any given time. Do you have a Borg-Farm? If so, how many computers, and what are they? (CPU, RAM) Sure do. Just borged the most worthy non-production systems at my workplace. I guess I came up with a little over 100GHz of pure Intel. Almost all are 2.8GHz-3.2GHz HT-capable or Pentium-D class Dells with a Gig of RAM. Also have a couple of Conroe boxes thrown in (with Ubuntu on VMWare loaded for SMP-goodness, of course!). All in all, I think I have around 30-35 systems at work. If Stanford can get a Windows SMP client out, I'll be very happy since I only run one instance on them (most of them, at least!). At home, I've got 7 full-time folders - the X2, Conroe (VM linux SMP), Allendale (native linux SMP), P-D805 (native linux SMP), a P-M (Banias) 1.6@1.92GHz w/1GB (HTPC1), P4 2.53GHz w/512MB (HTPC2), XP1800 w/768MB, and a Celeron 2.66GHz w/512MB at my mother-in-law's :] What are your future goals? What do you most want to accomplish with your life? Well, I want to finish out my Master's degree in Information Systems with a concentration in security, since it's my background. As far as staying in the IT field, I'm not so sure - I'm actually going to begin doing some part-time work as a mortgage initiator and may switch over since it pays alot more and offers more free time. Other than that, as long as my family and I are happy and healthy, I can't really wish to accomplish more. If there is something you want to tell the team, then spill your guts! What have I missed in my questions that could help the team learn more about you and who you are? I just want to say thanks for having me on here. I had noticed this was new and wondered how you go about getting put in the "Spotlight" - I then received a PM! Other than that, I'm here for for the team and the forums if anyone ever needs anything! Fold on! Here are a few pictures of my life: My wife, Shanie, and I at some party: Our son, Joseph, at Christmas: Our lazy cat, Nari: Our home in Lilburn, GA: There is a post here that has picures of a few systems. __________________ ~~~ Currently In Semi-Active Mode ~~~ Got SOLD? MOVE your own thread! How many GHz of Intel + Nvidia folding power? Dunno! Lost count! \| F@H Vista Sidebar gadget \| F@H Yahoo Widget \| F@H iGoogle gadget \| \| My Heatware \| My New HTPC 3.0: Server/Client setup + Better energy efficiency \| Last edited by Jon; 03-13-07 at 08:25 PM.

03-13-07, 07:17 PM	#2
WarriorII Moderator #666 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Moderating	Nice to meet ya Jon! WTF __________________ To Honor Those who went before their time. God Bless them all Fight the Fight worth Fighting *FOLD for Team 32* IS THERE A CURE AMONG US? Black Belt Overclocker MyHeatware under WarriorII Become a fan on Facebook! \| Help improve overclockers.com! Get involved! \| Follow us on Twitter!

03-13-07, 07:27 PM	#3
sno.lcn Extreme Cooling & Benchmark Team Content EditorFolding/SETI/Benching Team Senior Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Atlanta. School in Florida.	Great to meet ya Jon and way to put up some hella impressive points lately! If you ever wanna grab a beer I live like 15 minutes from you __________________ Join the benching team today! Folding Team! \|\| SETI Team! \|\| Rosetta Team! Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com front page? PM me for info! HWBot Profile \|\| Heatware

03-13-07, 08:33 PM	#5
Hack30 Team 32 Folding Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Folding@Home on the Blue Ball	Awsome to meet you Jon! Good to have you and all those points on our team! __________________ "All computers wait at the same speed:How fast is yours running?FOLD!" "The only one you are truly in competition with is yourself!" "I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe"-Jengo Fett" "Fight the Fight worth Fighting-FOLD for Team 32-WarriorII" "I'm just so envious of all that PPD good luck with the builds, bills and better half..-dfonda" "I hate not knowing what it is!-Daffy Duck" "We're sure of one thing, though - if we don't try to find a cure, it won't be found; so we try.-Adak" Foldin' For Team 32 HEAT

03-13-07, 08:46 PM	#6
Macaholic Team 32 Folding Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: 1 Infinite Loop	Nice to put a face with the name. A drum? For a 3 year-old? No quiet Saturday morning slumbers for you! Wouldn't a laptop have been much more enriching? Fold on! __________________ Fold!..It.does.a.body.good! Home of the Meromac™ mini Rack, Quadzilla™, and Mac Pro Octicore™. 13th Ranked Folder in the World Conservatively powered by Intel Core 2 and nVidia GeForce technology.

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03-13-07, 07:54 PM	#4
Leviathan41 Team 32 Folding Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: @Home, Folding	Hey a fellow (original) Kentuckian! Nice to meet you Jon!

03-13-07, 08:50 PM	#7
silent bob Team 32 Folding Ghetto Hanging PC Senior Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: in "The Cave "	Nice to know a little more about cha , last time I saw you , you had 1. a bird on your shoulder 2. passed out on a couch in Wisconsin with a blanket over your head 3. clinging to a fish bowl from the nite before glad to have you back in the fold steve __________________ Heat Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change. Frank Lloyd Wright

03-13-07, 10:59 PM	#8
psyshack Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Okmulgee, Ok.	Nice to meet you Jon.... __________________ Boone & Boone Sales Inc. 1ea. p4 2.66 @ 2.66 Dell (SP) Humanity Folding for the cure,,, no the points,,, Hum FOLDING!!![/SIZE][/SIZE]

03-13-07, 11:42 PM	#9
pik4chu Senior Yellow Forum Rat Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Highlands Ranch, Colorado	good to meet you jon, WTF! I see that you live in practically a mansion with a beautiful woman and a cute kid. what more does a man need? (besides more computers) PS- ease up on the wax bro, the light on the wall is reflecting off your head :lol: __________________ DFI X58-T3EH8 \| I7-920 C0@3.4 (V8)\| 2gb6 Corsair Dominator @1800-7-7-7-18\| eVGA 285 \| 4250GB RAID 1+0 \| Vista Ultimate 64-bit Server: GA-P35-DS3L \| Q6600 @2.8 \| 41GB Corsair XMS \| 3x1.5TB Raid 5 \| 2x1.5TB Raid 1 \| Server 2k3 Ent Office:* Q6600 @3.2\|\| G.Skill RED 41GB \|\| eVGA 8800GTS (640) FOLD!* \|\| Some Windows Networking? \|\| heatware Finished Projects- X-box/PC \|\| Antivirus Benchmarking v1.0

03-13-07, 11:45 PM	#10
cuda340 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada	Good to meet you.

03-14-07, 11:46 AM	#12
William Hung Team 32 Folding Member Join Date: Nov 2006	Nice! Nice to put a name with a face! Way to Fold!!!! One week until you cruise by me. I'm trying to keep ya in the rearview, but dayum 10-11k a day is more than I can generate! Sweet cat... I have it's twin here. Makes a great doorstop! __________________ ----------------------- Main Rig-QX9650 4.33 Ghz 24/7 at 1.375V on air :) Zalman 9700LED Gigabyte X38-DQ6 2x 1GB Micron Z9 DDR3-1600 nVidia 7950 GX2 2x 500Gb Western Digital 7200 RPM SATA 2 ----------------------- Folding for my Dad, diagnosed with Leukemia, 08-23-07

03-14-07, 01:28 PM	#13
ihrsetrdr Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: In the fold for Team 32	Nice to meet you, Jon! Baby is 21 months old? Yep, time for the quad core, definitely! fold-on! __________________ Visit the Team 32 members on Facebook! \| Help improve overclockers.com! Get involved! Fold for the cure, support cancer awareness-make your sig pink! Folding Farm: Four i7 920 Linux folding rigs Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. Albert Einstein Heat

03-14-07, 02:21 PM	#14
dz_jad Team 32 Folding Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bealeton, Virginia	Good to meet you, and HOLY COW! NICE HOME! Just beautiful. __________________ AM2 3800+ X2 Asus M2N-SLI DLX BIOS Rev. 0304 1GB Corsair PC8500 x1900xt - (Retired from Folding)

03-14-07, 09:26 PM	#16
dfonda Team 32 Folding Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Folding for Team 32 in the Keystone State	Great to know about you jon, and see you and your family. Glad your back and have the hammer down. Also thank you for your service to our country. __________________ #1Win7GPUFolding eVGA 260GTX FoxconnX58 I7 920@3.1GHZ #2WinXP GPU2Foldingx2-8800GT'sRoseE6600 #3Win7RC64GPU2FoldingRoseQ66009800GX2 & 9800GTX+ Evga780i PS3 Folding on pete Folding for Hrstrder's wife Pete_Scout and Oldskool "I could not love a human baby more then I love this iphone"