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Worth using to fold?

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 1:14 pm
by dreamscape
Hi all

Been away for some time, back again as I got given a machine...

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It's a Core 2 Duo E8400 3Ghz with a geforce 210 PCI-E GPU. It's on eBay currently as i have zero use for it but I'm wondering if it would be better suited to folding@home?

Are the CPU/GPU still getting WU's? Is it worth it?

Re: Worth using to fold?

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 2:01 pm
by JimboPalmer
I dropped a Low Profile GTX 1050i in a low profile HP and it gets about 160,000 PPD. The 1050ti does not need more power than the power supply can provide, and fits.
https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphi ... ow-profile

The 8 year old Geforce 210 will not fold.
The Core2duo should get 1,500 PPD
Without a more modern graphics card, I would not bother.
So either spend $165 on it or ebay it.
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Ite ... 6814500417