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Source Hmmm this could certainly help with Windows stability.

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I will be intrigued as more benches come in on non-BAR vs BAR performance differences.

Well my BIOS for my mobo supports BAR, as does my GPU and even though my GPU BIOS was updated today via Precision X1, the new Nvidia BAR enabled drivers still say BAR is disabled oddly. Running a 5000 series CPU to. Will wait and see.

Also: https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-enables-resizable-bar-on-geforce-rtx-30-graphics-cards Article suggests you need to update the GPU BIOS as well.

For AMD or Nvidia to block certain. cards from using BAR, It would likely be the same sort of tech used to harm hash rates.

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Oh man my heart skipped a beat when I saw that, took me right back man.

Awesome memorial build bud. I am sure Mr Hertz9753 would love it

To be expected, not good, but expected. AMD are now in a better position than they were, when you are in that stronger position, you start pushing the line on prices. Morally it sucks and if they wanted to really continue to stamp on Intel, they should also remain price friendly. Underdogs are great on the wallet until they are not so much the underdog they once were.

Release.

I am now just waiting on the following items to complete the project, at least so far as hardware config: 1x Set of fan extensions 1x Fan controller so I can best set fan speeds. 1x Fan filters/covers 1x New thermal pads and Thermal Grizzly for M40 make over. 6x Nvidia Tesla M40 GPU's (These are being tested by my good man @mllrkllr88 in the states before shipping to me) More to come soon !

Hello all, So we originally had the Community Folding Project Thread which tracked a build of what was initially going to be the CFP for EHW, however upon sitting back and evaluating the build, it would not be able to perform at its best in its mining like rig configuration due to the fact that the PCIe bandwidth would be limited to 1x, which thanks to some very helpful individuals here were able to point out that there would be a fairly hefty performance hit. With this in mind, it was time to re-hash the CFP and do a rebuild best suited to Folding@Home overall. This thread will serve as a build log/CFP information centre. Firstly I wish to thank Corsair for sponsoring this project. They have been kind enough to support this project by sending us over the Corsair HX1000 Platinum PSU and a whopping 6x Corsair Premium PCIe 3.0 x16 Extension Cable 300mm riser cables. Corsair have been kind enough to support our folding events, so it is great to see that continued effort here as well! Community Folding Project Specifications CPU: Intel i9 10900x CPU Cooler: EK AIO Basic 360 Motherboard: Asus WS X299 SAGE RAM: Corsair Dominator 3200Mhz (64Gb) Case: XCase Minestation 1 PSU 1: Corsair HX1000 Platinum PSU 2: Silverstone ST1500-Ti Riser Cables: 6x Corsair Premium PCIe 3.0 x16 Extension Cable 300mm Controller GPU: Nvidia GT710 Folding GPU's: 6x Nvidia Tesla M40 Storage: WD Blue 500GB SSD Due to the cost of GPU's at this point in time, thanks to the silicon shortage, buying gaming GPU's for folding would be prohibitively expensive. As such, thanks to @Avacado , I learned about the Nvidia Tesla M40 cards which are meant for GPU learning but serve Folding@Home very well. The Tesla M40 has the same/approximate folding power of the GTX1070 at about 1 Million PPD+ per GPU. I was able to get 6x Tesla M40's from the USA for approx £500. If I were to get 6x GTX 1070's, we would be looking at approximately £2100, again this is due to the silicon shortage and mining craze. The maths was easy, it was time to buy the Tesla M40's. Some of you may be wondering why I have such a powerful CPU for what will essentially be a GPU only folding rig. Well the answer is simple, it is all about PCIe lanes. In order to make sure that each GPU was running 4-8x bandwidth, it was essential to get a CPU that could deal out enough PCIe lanes to make that happen. The Intel i9 10900x has a total of 48 lanes which means that it will be able to host the 6x Tesla M40 GPU's without a detrimental performance hit. At the time of buying the XCase Minestation 1 chassis, the manufacturer were out of stock. I managed to find one on Ebay, but of course due to the mining craze and lack of stock, there was some bidding competition to be had. This case was the perfect setup, and without making my own case, there was no other "off the shelf" product like this. So what happened ? I ended up paying through the teeth for it. RRP for the Minestation 1 is £118 (Inc Vat), I paid a healthy £270 for it. When initially looking at the motherboard and CPU combo to make this project happen, I found a rather nice bundle on Ebay which included the Asus WS X299 SAGE, Corsair Dominator 64GB RAM & an Intel i7 9800x. I managed to nab this at what I think was a good deal at £697. You will notice that I am not using the i7 9800x in this build, the simple reason is that it did not have enough PCIe lanes to make this project a success, hence the upgrade to the i9 10900x. At least I can sell the i7 9800x now. Oh and yes I know 64Gb RAM is overkill for this project, but it came with the board, so what can I say lol. Product Pictures & Bits Required A build log cannot be complete without pictures of the products being used as well as those little bits and bobs you have to get. The XCase Minestation 1 in its flatpack form. The Corsair HX1000 PSU and riser cables that were very kindly provided by Corsair. The Corsair ST1500-TI PSU that was very kindly provided by Silverstone. Due to clearance issues that would likely arise with going air, I decided to go AIO for this project.

Smashed it lol...king kong aint got nothin on me.

When it rains it pours !

Would be nice if they did. Either they do not allow it due to possible issues with updates down the line, I mean let's fact it, MS has a good track record of borking their own OS. Or, they just do not foresee the overall need to allow it which is more likely. Most Windows users are your average joe who just wants it to work and has no interest in customizing or "playing" with it, no demand, no feature. I rather like the new look, granted I am not using it yet on my machine but so far the screenshots look appealing.

I see what you did there. I approved this message! Hmmm emulation may be a good angle to take, lots of people are into that, well among the enthusiast crowd anyway. Congrats all !

Looking good bud. I have updates on the CFP too, but will post them up shortly...have you noticed you are end up throwing money at these things

Hidden some posts for the sake of keeping it polite. Let's not get personal chaps Thanks, E

Welcome to EHW bud

Ha, well you never know ?