Folding Forum

Adam A. Wanderer wrote:Perhaps someone needs to come up with a F@H "booster" box you could connect to USB or FireWire on your PC that would work in parallel with your PC to boost F@H output. I'd be first in line for one. The "box" would be optimized to do nothing but fold. You'd plug it in and forget it, sit back, and watch the completed units rise. Every addicted person's dream. The more boosters you added, the more completed units you could rack up.

divery4eyes wrote:Just because I am now in the process of adding two gpus for folding does not mean I am addicted.
I am not addicted, am I?

spazzychalk wrote:i almost ended up there. i found out about folding accidently from my ps3. had the ps3 plus 4 computers. they all went up instantly. then i found myself not wanting to tplay the games i bought the ps3 to play cause i didnt want to interrupt the folding. had to smack myself and straighten that out QUICK. im poor i saved a long time for that thing.

I don't have a big powerful machine, but a bunch of boat anchors, but they are contributing.

Adam A. Wanderer wrote:Which reminds me, all in all, how's the speed/power of the F@H coming along? Are we keeping up with the need to process more and more complex/difficult folding problems? Or, are the problems we're pursuing out running our ability to come to solution?
I'm saving up for a newer, state of the art PC, but that'll take another year or two.
To make matters worse, the economic "downturn" (crash) will probably slow down progress in consumer computing, as well as the ability of the general public to upgrade to faster and more capable units for a long time to come (at least five or ten years).
Darn! I wish Uncle Sam would upgrade to a new, state of the art ultra-computer at some national lab and donate the old one to F@H to supplement our calculations (fat chance).
We need much more power!