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07-25-2005, 09:45 AM
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It can never be too quiet
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AMD K6's can fold too!
Some might be curious, others probably won't care. If you are the later, just ignore me.
 Just for fun, and because it would be sitting in my workshop taking up space otherwise, I started my AMD K6 system folding a while back. • AMD K6 @ 500MHz • 100MHz FSB • 32kb Cache • 64MB PC100 SDRAM Well, it's first work unit was started June 15th and it just finished yesterday (July 24th). Not bad I suppose, considering the age and performance of the CPU. Better than taking up a spot on my workbench and collecting dust! 
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07-25-2005, 11:47 AM
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Yeah, it will fold, but it takes forever. I shelved my K6 and cannibalized the rig for parts for use in a PII 233 rig. That actually folds much much better. It seems to have a better math unit.
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07-25-2005, 12:35 PM
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It can never be too quiet
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After seeing the length of time it takes for a single WU, I'm considering doing the same thing. I'm sure I have enough stuff laying around to get another system together, even if it means buying a mobo to slap everything into.
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07-25-2005, 01:37 PM
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My P1-MMX/200 did Seti units faster than my K6-2/500. The K6 math unit is just awful. Stryker, if you want to fold with that box, pull the K6 and drop a 233 MMX in it. You should be able to do a mild overclock to 75 FSB to get it going even better as long as you put a halfway decent heatsink/fan on it, the one from the K6 will fit fine.
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07-25-2005, 02:59 PM
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It can never be too quiet
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That a great idea glc. I think I'll start poking around for a 233 MMX and give it a try. could be a fun little project, as I've never tried OCing before.
Thanks for the idea! 
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07-25-2005, 03:14 PM
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thats the same with mine, put folding on a K6 500 and it took forever to fold but seti ran 100 times better on it, so i had it running seti until it was upgraded to an AMD 2400+.
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07-25-2005, 08:22 PM
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I think it would be more fun to build a system with an fx57 and see how it folds lol.
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07-25-2005, 10:20 PM
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It can never be too quiet
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Sounds good mountainking... you send me the $1000 and I'll get going on it.
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07-26-2005, 11:17 AM
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im tempted to lol.
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08-08-2005, 06:10 AM
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It can never be too quiet
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Well, I did some poking around in my pile of PC stuff and as it turns out I had a Slot 1 mobo and a PIII 600MHz sitting around. I tossed a 256MB stick of PC100 in it and she's up and folding now.
Should perform just a little better than the K6!
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