Folding Forum

Looking for some GPUs but going to buy what I can find.
Radeon HD5970
Any AMD HD 6XXX series
GTX 480, 570, 560Ti, 660Ti, 660, 560Ti [448], GTX 750, GTX 745.

Also can F@H be downloaded on Windows Server 2012?

Why are you looking for these old GPUs to buy? It would be more efficient to go for more recent GPUs which gets more PPD for less Watts.
e.g. gtx 1060 3GB for 200 dollar gets 300k PPD at 100 Watts
or if you like amd more than an rx 480

The GTX 480, GTX 570 and 560 ti will be Fermi Generation and will have a very limited range of WUs for a very short lifespan. Do not get these to fold.
The GTX 660ti and 660 are Kepler GPUs and will last longer as folders.
The GTX750 and 745 are Maxwell generation GPUs and will last even longer as folders.
(the current Nvidia Generation is Pascal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: ... hitectures

I do not think any of the AMD cards can still fold, I think the HD 7730 is the oldest card with the GCN instruction set. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Core_Next

All versions of Windows, Win 7 and newer, can fold on a GPU.

AMD 5000 series and above are supported. NV Fermi and above are supported.

As noted above, anything below a 750 Ti uses much more electricity. No matter how cheap the older card, the newer card pays for itself over time, as a general rule.

foldy wrote:Why are you looking for these old GPUs to buy? It would be more efficient to go for more recent GPUs which gets more PPD for less Watts.
e.g. gtx 1060 3GB for 200 dollar gets 300k PPD at 100 Watts
or if you like amd more than an rx 480

The cards I mentioned are all less than $70 compared to the $200-$250 cards you just mentioned.

JimboPalmer wrote:The GTX 480, GTX 570 and 560 ti will be Fermi Generation and will have a very limited range of WUs for a very short lifespan. Do not get these to fold.
The GTX 660ti and 660 are Kepler GPUs and will last longer as folders.
The GTX750 and 745 are Maxwell generation GPUs and will last even longer as folders.
(the current Nvidia Generation is Pascal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: ... hitectures

I do not think any of the AMD cards can still fold, I think the HD 7730 is the oldest card with the GCN instruction set. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Core_Next

I know what family each of these GPUs are from, and I've looked into it. Over time ya, a RX 460 would make sense but I can find most of these ( made a mistake in my last reply saying $70 ) for all around $30-$40 compared to $100-$250 for a RX-460 - GTX 1060.

Anyways, since apparently older GPUs are not worth it ( even though power draw isn't a big concern and neither is heat ), I don't have $200 laying around for my main PC, so what about like a R7 260x or R9 270/x? Again. ~100w is minimal difference to me.

@7im: Are there any problems installing the GPU drivers including OpenCL on Windows Server 2012?

StoneAgedGaming wrote:Anyways, since apparently older GPUs are not worth it ( even though power draw isn't a big concern and neither is heat ), I don't have $200 laying around for my main PC, so what about like a R7 260x or R9 270/x? Again. ~100w is minimal difference to me.

An R9 270X produces about 80k-100k ppd
A 960 GTX produces 100k ppd on a S939 system, might be more on a newer system