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Hello again!

Hardware finally all arrived.

PyON 1 ppd
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That's one GTX1080ti and one GTX 1060... for now

Thank you all for the help!

One last thought about where the PPD disparity/bottleneck is coming from. My motherboard (P4N SLI) only runs PCI-E version 1. Modern boards run PCI-E version 3. Like @Foldy said, PCI-E v3 x4 is bottlnecking high power GPUs on windows but not on linux. So, I did some reading into PCI-Express. The mot...

@Foldy Yup down the road I may go the open case route. I have a lathe, milling machine, welding tools, riveters etc all set up in the garage already so I could do something neat. As a point of interest/discussion: Yesterday I got my hands on a GTX 1060 (CAD$300 / USD$240). I am waiting for the new s...

You should probably count on a max of 2 1080s in a 'normal' system. At 180W each (250 for the 1080ti), they'll emit a LOT of heat. I think you're right. I'll stick with 2 GPUs for the build then. In which case, the original MSI mobo will do fine. Leaving it at 2 GPUs also leaves free some cores for...

@Nert, thanks man. I had my mind set on a Zotac GTX 1080 ti for CAD$1100+tax ($885 USD+tax), but it was gone by the time I could get there. Even called ahead, but there is a "no hold" policy on video cards. Ah well, there'll be others. @Foldy, thanks for the advice. I'll be running it head...

FYI the other board I was considering was the GIGABYTE Z370 HD3. It is the same price, but has three PCIE 16x slots. The difference is that only one slot runs at 16x, and the other two are at 4x. The question then becomes is 4x a bottleneck for folding on a GTX 1080 ti... And I don't know the answer...

Thanks for the quick replies! Planned usage is to replace my headless home server (file server/NAS), and add folding capability to it (since it has been running 24/7 for years anyway). I found the same info that the current PSU will not likely be enough. So, I'm looking at the "Corsair CS Modul...

UPDATE: I'm considering this setup: - CPU: i3-8100 3.6GHz Coffee Lake (4 cores, 4 threads) (Seems like a great choice based on some reviews I've read) - MOBO: MSI Z370-A PRO (Two PCIEx16, Four PCIEx1) - GPU: One GTX 1080 TI to begin - RAM: 8GB DDR4-3000 to begin Is this inline with where I need to b...

Hello! I want to start folding, specifically because of the way cancer affects my workplace and social circle. I lost yet another friend and co-worker the day after Christmas. I folded on-and-off many years ago (2005ish?), but I now have more of a financial ability to contribute a dedicated rig. Goo...