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I've updated the start/end times to match the information on the [H] forum post.  They are starting/ending at noon Utc instead of midnight that we normally do.  This means the event will begin at 7am EST/ 4am PST in the US.

44 minutes ago, Broseph said:

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Do we need to also sign up on the [H] forum or just here?

No need to sign up over there.  I signed the team up and the competition is between teams instead of individuals.  We'll be keeping our team's individual stats as usual during this.  

I'm not sure how they'll be posting updates during the competition, but I'll attempt to replicate that information here.

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4 hours ago, neurotix said:

So since I'm an idiot and on a lot of prescription drugs atm, I am trying to figure out when this foldathon starts and ends for me. So I can add it to my calendar.

 

Is it only a 2 day foldathon or 3 day?

 

I'm in UTC -6 so I know it starts for me Thursday, December 21st at 6pm my time. But I'm so confused on when it will end, will it be the 23rd at 6pm?

It is confusing.  It says 2 days in some spots and 3 days in others .  This is a 3-day (72 hour) foldathon.  I'll update the OP to clarify the times.

Thanks for asking for clarification!

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EDIT:  I've updated the OP.  Let me know if there is still confusion.  @neurotix For you, the competition would end on Dec 24 at 6pm.

12 hours ago, Fluxmaven said:

So I just switched a few rigs back over to EHW from LTT. Was checking the stats and realized I finally hit a few milestones. top 1k, and over 3 billion points. After our event I plan to swap back to LTT to finish out their month of folding challenge. Then I'll be back to EHW full time. 

I decided to just switch my stuff back to EHW.  I might change my mind if I see you passing me in their comp, though!

Also, a friendly reminder that our competition begins in a little less than 6 hours!

I've updated the prize list.  @neurotix's keyboard prize has been updated to an open box prize.  It has about 10 minutes of use while he was testing the keyboard.  He will also be including blue o-rings and a keycap puller. 

I'll also use this post to remind everyone that the competition begins in FOUR DAYS!  Get those GPUs ready!

Prizes have been added!  Thanks to @neurotix, @damric and @Fluxmaven for their contribution to the prizes this month!

A few notes for this foldathon:

- This is a 3 DAY event

- For those in the US, this is over the Thanksgiving weekend

Welcome to the ExtremeHW 72-hour Folding Competition, November 24, 25, 26 *UTC*

Start Time: November 24 00:00 UTC

End Time: November 27 00:00 UTC

Countdown to Event Start

Countdown to Event Stop

^^CLICK THOSE IF YOU LIVE SOMEWHERE NOT UTC TIME ZONE^^

How to participate:

During the competition you must be folding for Team 239902

Stats: You can view the stats for the foldathon here: https://ehwfoldingstats.lazypenguin.com

Prizes: p.m. @damric or @firedfly if you have something suitable to give away*

  1x Open Box Rosewill K85 mechanical keyboard + blue o-rings + keycap puller - courtesy of neurotix - 5 WU minimum, random drawing - US shipping only

  10x ExtremeHW bumper stickers - courtesy of damric and fluxmaven - 5 WU minimum, random drawing - no shipping restrictions (1 sticker per winner, 10 winners!)

Folding Time Prizes:

 tbd

Excluded from Prizes:

 damric

 firedfly

Mind the EVENT START TIMER as it is UTC time zone.

Note: Stats are updated as soon as possible, but less frequent than desired. Just keep folding!

Note: Extreme Team Members remember to use a different pass key than your ETF key (If you don't know what that is then it probably does not apply to you).

Folding is stressful on hardware, and will often break an overclock unless it's been tested with folding. I do not recommend overclocking high end GPUs as the power draw can be extreme while folding. If anything, try tuning for energy efficiency. Casualties happen and EXTREMEHW can not be held accountable if you destroy your hardware while folding. 

Thank you for your participation!

*must be approved so please send message in private before posting.

10 hours ago, Avacado said:

All it takes is some competition from teammates and I go a bit extreme.  

21 hours ago, Avacado said:

In before @firedflyone ups everyone.

Here you go.  @damricthanks for the hat!

Also from a few weeks ago...

Welcome to the ExtremeHW 48-hour Folding Competition, October 21 & 22 *UTC*

Start Time: October 21 00:00 UTC

End Time: October 23 00:00 UTC

Countdown to Event Start

Countdown to Event Stop

^^CLICK THOSE IF YOU LIVE SOMEWHERE NOT UTC TIME ZONE^^

How to participate:

During the competition you must be folding for Team 239902

Stats: You can view the stats for the foldathon here: https://ehwfoldingstats.lazypenguin.com

Prizes: p.m. @damric or @firedfly if you have something suitable to give away*

 Damric - random draw prize, 5WU minimum, winner's choice of ball cap, or coaster + mug

Folding Time Prizes:

 tbd

Excluded from Prizes:

 damric

 firedfly

 elblat

 iamjanco

Mind the EVENT START TIMER as it is UTC time zone.

Note: Stats are updated as soon as possible, but less frequent than desired. Just keep folding!

Note: Extreme Team Members remember to use a different pass key than your ETF key (If you don't know what that is then it probably does not apply to you).

Folding is stressful on hardware, and will often break an overclock unless it's been tested with folding. I do not recommend overclocking high end GPUs as the power draw can be extreme while folding. If anything, try tuning for energy efficiency. Casualties happen and EXTREMEHW can not be held accountable if you destroy your hardware while folding. 

Thank you for your participation!

*must be approved so please send message in private before posting.

I would keep the CPU in the socket to protect the pins while you are installing the socket cover.  With the retention bracket up, you should be able to attach the socket cover to the bracket.

This youtube video looks helpful if you want to see the full process of installing the CPU.  For your purposes, it might be helpful to see how the socket cover comes preinstalled (e.g. orientation).  

16 hours ago, Sir Beregond said:

I was going to make a joke about spilling water on it to @firedfly expense. But obviously not the same thing as putting it in hot water for 30 minutes.

 

Honestly seems like a fantastic idea.

I never spilled water on my motherboard...it was much worse

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** Reserved **

Latest Release: 0.2.1

* If you have any questions, notice a bug or wish to recommend new features, please visit our thread at ExtremeHW

* Bug reports and feature requests can also be made on GitHub *

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The ExtremeHW (EHW) Validation Tool is a program that consolidates required applications (CPUz, GPUz) for Hwbot screenshot verification. The purpose of this software is twofold: To reduce the time requirement of opening validation programs and to consolidate the opened windows neatly on the desktop. The official GitHub project is HERE. The current GUI consists of four sections explained below.

Settings:

The first and second boxes include the path specifications to the CPU-z and GPU-z applications on your computer. They are set to the default path location, but can be changed using the "Browse" buttons. The third box is where you type your Hwbot username. The fourth box is where you type your Hwbot team. Your username and team name will appear in a white box when opening the 2D or 3D buttons. Not populating the username and team name boxes will leave the displayed white box empty on your desktop (Except for the EHW application text).

 *Displayed username and team when the application is open on the desktop.*

2D/3D Benchmarks:

There are buttons for either 2D or 3D benchmarks. They are further broken down by where they will be displayed on your desktop (Left or Right sides). Clicking the 2D benchmark button will open three CPU-z windows that automatically sets the CPU, Mainboard and Memory tabs. The CPU-z windows will be aligned together at the bottom of the desktop on whichever side you chose. Clicking the 3D option will do the same as the 2D option while adding a GPU-z main tab window.

*Example of opening 3D Benchmark (Right Side)*

*Example of opening a 2D Benchmark (Left Side)*

Screenshot:

This program can take a screenshot and automatically save it to your computer by clicking the “Take Screenshot” button. The Validation tool may remain on top as it is NOT included within the screenshot. The captured image will be an entire desktop shot and be stored to a user specified location. The validation tool will remember the last chosen path for saving images for subsequent screenshots.

Closing the Tool:

Clicking the "Close Tools" button will close all open windows except for the EHW Validation tool itself.  Tools will also be automatically closed when the EHW Validation Tool is closed.

Notes:

• Administrator access is required in order to launch CPU-Z and GPU-Z with administrator privileges.
• This application does not support more than one GPU-z window.
• The CPU-z auto selection tabs are NOT changeable.
• High DPI or large monitors may have issues auto-arranging the tools or when taking screenshots

Special Thanks:

• @Avacado for the initial documentation and walkthrough video
• @Avacado @Bastiaan_NL for the initial idea for this tool
• @Avacado @Bastiaan_NL @Fluxmaven for beta testing

Walkthrough Video:

1 hour ago, Fluxmaven said:

I'll go easy on you the next couple months because it's hot and I won't want to fire up that much hardware

 

That's what you say now.  Next month you'll be rationalizing that is only 48 hours.  Surely you can endure a 90F room for that long

2 hours ago, iamjanco said:

 

Understood. Any luck with those stats yet?

For your prize, it would go to @keeph8n.  If you want to go ahead and contact him to get that shipped, that would be great.

As for the final stats and the random draw on tubing, we aren't quite finished yet.  I hope to have this done in the next 24 hours.

12 minutes ago, iamjanco said:

Look's like FiredFly is it; but let me know when you guys definitely firm up who the winner and I'll put the order in for their prize.

 

If it's FF, I already have his contact details.

I have to opt out of any prizes.  Since I ran the stats this time (and am now staff), it doesn't seem right to be eligible for prizes.

Thanks for your prize contribution, though!  We'll let you know once the stats are final.

I need to verify with @damric before we have final stats that are official.  However, this should be it:

I have that gigabyte z790 aorus master board in my unraid file server with a 13700k.  The only issue I ran into was the xmp memory profile wouldn't work with two kits of ram installed (4x16gb).  I believe that's common with multiple kits, though.  Since I don't need fast ram in this system, I'm just running with whatever slow speeds it defaulted to.

I picked that board as it was the cheapest with a built-in 10Gb NIC.

5 hours ago, neurotix said:

Hey, has axipher managed to fix the issue with the scorecard or no?

 

Really excited, about a day before it starts.

As far as I'm aware, he has not.  However, we have a backup plan.

We'll be using the site below to keep track of the stats for this foldathon.  Once the competition starts, the stats should be updated every 5 minutes.

https://ehwfoldingstats.lazypenguin.com/

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3 hours ago, REPUBLICOFGAMER said:

So I’ve been seeing! In a folder that started in 2011 . I folded for like 4 years plus 24/7 on 4 7950s and 2x titans . I’m putting something together in my head to build . I’ll be back . I see being happy about 500k+ is a time of the past . Now things put out 5mil lol

A single 4090 will put out 16-32mil ppd.  Varies greatly with the projects being folded.