# I'm the man! **URL:** \ **Category:** Distributed Computing\ **Created:** [February 14, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713 "2005-02-14T20:03:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fred](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/fred/32/29_2.png) [@Fred](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/1 "2005-02-14T20:03:47Z")
Well… im not sure if anyone noticed, but I am the man! Look at how much I’m rocking up on everybody! Ok… really though - Im not the man, but i am happy about how well Im doing in Folding. I think its sad that we’re a team but still competing with eachother. I guess that’s what makes it fun though, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Nic](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/nic/32/41_2.png) [@Nic](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Nic)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/2 "2005-02-14T20:05:16Z")
Yeh i noticed u wer totally thrashin my ass even tho ive been folding since xmas ---
**Author:** ![ProcalX](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/procalx/32/19_2.png) [@ProcalX](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/ProcalX)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/3 "2005-02-14T20:19:20Z")
Yeh i noticed you’ve got on average 374.5 points per WU.. and the reason behind your success? - Your memory timings :good: Folding @ Home LOVES tight timings and custom linux kernals - its why yourself and AT are doing so well 🙂 I’ve started folding on 1 machine again now.. I have 59 WU’s and like 3000 points LOL! - reason for this is i’ve run F@H on tones and tones of 233Mhz-450Mhz PCs :good: It’s nice to have abit of competition 🙂 keeps it all going, but at the same time its all for a good cause 🙂 - I’ve never really had my AMD64 fold, had it run for 3 WU’s had about 230Points per WU, but that was with single channel GeIL Value, i now have Dual Channel PC4400 GeIL Ultra ---
**Author:** ![ProcalX](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/procalx/32/19_2.png) [@ProcalX](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/ProcalX)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/4 "2005-02-14T20:20:57Z")
Oh, and be careful guys, as i might have something up my sleave to leave folding whilst i’m away 😉 i’ll leave it to your imaginations.. 😛 Sniper don’t tell! ---
**Author:** ![Big\_B](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/big_b/32/10_2.png) [@Big\_B](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Big_B)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/5 "2005-02-14T20:32:54Z")
“What do you compete in? Basketball, football?” “I fold.” “Laundry isn’t a sport.” “Err…I run a distributed computing program on my computers. _pushes up glasses_” “Brain overload!” ---
**Author:** ![Addis](https://www.hardwareforums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Addis](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Addis)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/6 "2005-02-14T21:01:48Z")
Lol folding its the sport for geeks. Apart from table tennis. Table tennis is cool. Especially with a top side spin which starts the ball veering off course as soon as it hits the table. Then its totally unpredictable for your opponent… ---
**Author:** ![ProcalX](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/procalx/32/19_2.png) [@ProcalX](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/ProcalX)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/7 "2005-02-14T21:13:30Z")
I’ve just managed to get: 1T 2-3-3-5 1:1 CPU:DRAM @ 220Mhz LDT: x5 So not bad 🙂 nice timings for PC4400 anyway.. i’ll push it further once my new case arrives 😃 then i might start folding :p… might.. ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/fred/32/29_2.png) [@Fred](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/8 "2005-02-14T21:18:59Z")
[QUOTE=ProcalX] Yeh i noticed you’ve got on average 374.5 points per WU.. and the reason behind your success? - Your memory timings :good: [/QUOTE] Yeah, i have it pretty good as far as my setup goes… A gig of Xtra low latency [2-2-2-5] RAM Dual channeled in a custom kernal combined with my 64-bit 3500. And i’ve been looking around for ANY other computers to Fold on… like pathetic computers from thrift stores (we have a thrift store around here that sells _any_ computers for $5). I just like having computers, even if they suck! ---
**Author:** ![Addis](https://www.hardwareforums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Addis](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Addis)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/9 "2005-02-14T21:25:14Z")
Me too. I want as many computers as I can find. I’ll just take it apart and use it to decorate my room. ---
**Author:** ![ninja\_fetus](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/ninja_fetus/32/25_2.png) [@ninja\_fetus](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/ninja_fetus)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/10 "2005-02-15T00:11:02Z")
[QUOTE=Addis] Me too. I want as many computers as I can find. I’ll just take it apart and use it to decorate my room. [/QUOTE] I just got a sound blaster 16-bit ISA. With a 3dFX Dual Core GPU Video card. And a p3 600mhz with 768mb RAM…with an old 3Com NIC!!! Decorations if I can’t buy a power supply for it 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nic](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/nic/32/41_2.png) [@Nic](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Nic)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/11 "2005-02-15T00:44:56Z")
Lol we have lots of old pcs in the loft i havnt made any decorations as such out of them yet but i did make a keyring out of an old cpu but ive lost it ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/fred/32/29_2.png) [@Fred](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/12 "2005-02-15T01:17:54Z")
woohoo! I just went to the thrift store, and for $25 bought a old [of course] 486. Its running windows 98 right now and actually seems work fine considering the age. Im going to format and install some version of linux so that it’ll run a little smoother. ---
**Author:** ![ninja\_fetus](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/ninja_fetus/32/25_2.png) [@ninja\_fetus](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/ninja_fetus)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/13 "2005-02-15T01:20:13Z")
gaaah I wish I could buy cheap pc’s. They’re so fun to screw around on! Even if they aren’t worth a damn outside of the world of firewalls, routers. ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/fred/32/29_2.png) [@Fred](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/14 "2005-02-15T01:27:08Z")
Exactly! Even if it sucks, its going to be fun to work on… and I might just end out giving it to someone for a firewall. ---
**Author:** ![Addis](https://www.hardwareforums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Addis](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Addis)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 12:26pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/15 "2005-02-15T12:26:00Z")
Old PCs are crap so they use little power and make great firewalls, routers and platforms for testing new stuff. nic how did you make a keyring out of an old CPU? (by the guide) they’re mostly ceramic based, not organic compound so they need a diamond drill bit. ---
**Author:** ![Nic](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/nic/32/41_2.png) [@Nic](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Nic)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/im-the-man/3713/16 "2005-02-15T16:36:39Z")
I dunno I gave Ken the guide and the CPU and he did it for me 😃