Hi peeps

[debs3759]

Hi all.

 

Just came across this forum. I wouldn't call my rig extreme, but it's as extreme as my budget allowed for a few years back. Maximus VIII Hero, 16 GB RAM, GTX 1060. I mainly browse, work on the database for gpuzoo.com and use my spare GPU cycles for folding@home and World Community Grid, and most of my spare CPU time for wcg. Hoping for a major upgrade when I clear all my credit accounts

 

Looking forward to getting to know the community here.

[BWG]

Welcome TPU Folder! Nice to have you here. That reminds me, I need to start switching hertz around to ocn and you guys again.

[UltraMega]

28 minutes ago, debs3759 said:

Hi all.

 

Just came across this forum. I wouldn't call my rig extreme, but it's as extreme as my budget allowed for a few years back. Maximus VIII Hero, 16 GB RAM, GTX 1060. I mainly browse, work on the database for gpuzoo.com and use my spare GPU cycles for folding@home and World Community Grid, and most of my spare CPU time for wcg. Hoping for a major upgrade when I clear all my credit accounts

 

Looking forward to getting to know the community here.

What CPU are you using? Doing any overclocking? 

[debs3759]

31 minutes ago, UltraMega said:

What CPU are you using? Doing any overclocking? 

i7 6700K. That is currently not overclocked, as it's been too hot here, although I plan to water cool it with chilled water soon, and will overclock as far as I can without going over 40C. The GPU is overclocked - core by 137 MHz, memory by 140 MHz, voltage and current limit by 5%.

 

I hope to upgrade to Ryzen 3 (or better if available when I've cleared my current debts) and a mainstream NVidia card next year. Not sure exactly what I'll be getting yet, but the best that I can.

[UltraMega]

25 minutes ago, debs3759 said:

i7 6700K. That is currently not overclocked, as it's been too hot here, although I plan to water cool it with chilled water soon, and will overclock as far as I can without going over 40C. The GPU is overclocked - core by 137 MHz, memory by 140 MHz, voltage and current limit by 5%.

 

I hope to upgrade to Ryzen 3 (or better if available when I've cleared my current debts) and a mainstream NVidia card next year. Not sure exactly what I'll be getting yet, but the best that I can.

Are you looking for any advise on overclocking? 

[Avacado]

1 hour ago, debs3759 said:

I wouldn't call my rig extreme

It's more a mindset. I'm sure there is enough tech floating around here to get you boosted up from that 1060.

 

That GPU database is pretty cool. 

Edited August 17, 2021 by Avacado

[Supercrumpet]

Hey, welcome to EHW!

[ENTERPRISE]

13 hours ago, debs3759 said:

Hi all.

 

Just came across this forum. I wouldn't call my rig extreme, but it's as extreme as my budget allowed for a few years back. Maximus VIII Hero, 16 GB RAM, GTX 1060. I mainly browse, work on the database for gpuzoo.com and use my spare GPU cycles for folding@home and World Community Grid, and most of my spare CPU time for wcg. Hoping for a major upgrade when I clear all my credit accounts

 

Looking forward to getting to know the community here.

 

Welcome to EHW ! Glad to have you here.

[Bastiaan_NL]

Hey Debs, 
Welcome to EHW
 

[debs3759]

17 hours ago, UltraMega said:

Are you looking for any advise on overclocking? 

Not at the moment, thanks. I like to experiment. Had the fastest watercooled i7 2700K on hwbot at one time. Doubt it remained the fastest for long though, I think my best was 5.1 GHz

 

Hoping to be receiving a GTX 1080 Ti in the next few days, for folding on after I benchmark it and settle on a long term overclock (probably watercooled with chilled water)

[UltraMega]

3 hours ago, debs3759 said:

Not at the moment, thanks. I like to experiment. Had the fastest watercooled i7 2700K on hwbot at one time. Doubt it remained the fastest for long though, I think my best was 5.1 GHz

 

Hoping to be receiving a GTX 1080 Ti in the next few days, for folding on after I benchmark it and settle on a long term overclock (probably watercooled with chilled water)

What did you have to do to get a 1080Ti? 

[Bastiaan_NL]

4 minutes ago, UltraMega said:

What did you have to do to get a 1080Ti? 

Ask the right person on the Folding Forum, be an active folder and live in the UK, that's all

Edited August 18, 2021 by Bastiaan_NL

[UltraMega]

4 minutes ago, Bastiaan_NL said:

Ask the right person on the Folding Forum, be an active folder and live in the UK, that's all

I'm not looking for one myself, I just think everyone's story about how they got a GPU is potentially interesting these days.