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$1000 Intel i7 (LGA1155) Quad-Core - Multi GPU box: updated 07/05/2012

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core i7 2600k $299
Cooler Master Centurion 5 II
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H $129
RAM G. Skill Ripjaw 12800 DDR3 2 x 2G or similar $35
Hard Drive Any small HDD for OS 500gb $50
Optical Drive DVDRW $19
Graphics Card 1 Nvidia GTX 560ti $229
Graphics Card 2 Added later if wanted -
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case CoolerMaster Centurion 5 II $69
Power Supply Corsair HX650 650W Modular $135
Cooling CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO $39
Additional Side and Top fans recommended, but optional -
Total Cost - $1004 + Postage
Approx PPD CPU OC 4.2Ghz / GPU / 41,000PPD 0.0245 $/PPD


(In-case anyone is wondering about multi GPU setups: You do not need a SLI motherboard, Folding doesn't mind all you need are some Video Card slots "it also doesn't matter if they are running at x16 / x8 / x4" - Folding wants shaders to crunch, bandwidth is of no concern)

This machine is designed to pump out great PPD per dollar for Team 24. You dont need to follow this build, below is table of stats for many CPU/GPUs so you can build a small box or a multi GPU beast its your choice, and don't forget some older hardware can still fold well to so secondhand parts are always a option.

Currently the 1155 socket i5/i7 are pushing out great PPD, AMD x4 9xx not far behind. It is strongly advised to use Nvidia GPUs at the moment as the Folding Client delivers a significantly better PPD on them than ATI.

Do note some of the cheaper version graphics cards are "Green Editions" thus clocked slower than normal, they potentially in some cases can be Overclocked back to normal speed (Mainly the Shader Speed to concern yourself with as it has a large effect on PPD performance. The GPU Core Speed and Memory speed don't have that much of an effect)

Please take the advisement of adding additional fans for cooling to your Folding Machine - A dedicated computer running 100% 24/7 builds up some heat (more so when overclocked with multi GPU setup)

Note on power consumption, a i5 750 is a low power using Quad Core, but the the i7 860 gets you up to 30% more PPD for only 13% more power. (these figures are based on stock speeds at full load - do remember if you Overclock your power usage will go up to)

Power Usage - i5 750 as Baseline (Figures from Canucks)
+13% i7 860
+15% Q6600
+16% Q9550
+24% x4 955
+42% i7 920

Folding Hardware Stats

CPU and GPU PPD - Please Update and correct PPD's if you Fold with any of the following.

CPU Clients: SMP (Average), SMP2 A3 Core (Better), SMP -bigadv A5 Core (Best)

GPU Clients: GPU2 (Standard), GPU3 (Ferni)

Processors (Intel)

Processors
CPU SPEED (one stock + one best overclocked) Client if Known Approx PPD
Intel
i7 975 EE STOCK 3.33Ghz  ?  ?
i7 975 EE OC  ?  ?
i7 960 STOCK 3.2Ghz  ?  ?
i7 960 OC  ?  ?
i7 950 STOCK 3.06Ghz  ? 5050PPD
i7 950 OC  ?  ?
i7 940 STOCK 2.93Ghz  ? 4800PPD
i7 940 OC  ?  ?
i7 930 STOCK 2.8Ghz  ?  ?
i7 930 OC  ?  ?
i7 920 STOCK 2.66Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 9000PPD
i7 920 OC 3.3Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 13000PPD
i7 870 STOCK 2.93 w/Turbo SMP2 A3 Core 7900PPD
i7 870 OC  ?  ?
i7 860 STOCK 2.8Ghz w/Turbo SMP2 A3 Core 8000PPD
i7 860 OC 3.65Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 15500PPD
i5 750 STOCK 2.66Ghz w/Turbo SMP2 A3 Core 6600PPD
i5 750 OC 4.0Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 11700PPD
i5 680 STOCK 3.6Ghz  ?  ?
i5 680 OC  ?  ?
i5 670 STOCK 3.46Ghz  ?  ?
i5 670 OC  ?  ?
i5 660 STOCK 3.33Ghz  ?  ?
i5 660 OC  ?  ?
i5 650 STOCK 3.2Ghz  ?  ?
i5 650 OC  ?  ?
i3 550 STOCK 3.2Ghz  ?  ?
i3 550 OC  ?  ?
i3 540 STOCK 3.06Ghz w/HT SMP2 A3 Core 4267PPD
i3 540 OC  ?  ?
i3 530 STOCK 2.93Ghz  ?  ?
i3 530 OC 4.0Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 4400PPD
Q9650 STOCK 3.0Ghz  ? 3750PPD
Q9650 OC 3.8Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 9200PPD
Q9550 STOCK 2.83Ghz  ? 3500PPD
Q9550 OC 3.6Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 7500PPD
Q9450 STOCK 2.66Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 6150PPD
Q9450 OC  ?  ?
Q9400 STOCK 2.66Ghz  ? 3300PPD
Q9400 OC  ?  ?
Q9300 STOCK 2.5Ghz  ? 3100PPD
Q9300 OC  ?  ?
Q8400 STOCK 2.66Ghz  ?  ?
Q8400 OC  ?  ?
Q8300 STOCK 2.5Ghz  ? 3050PPD
Q8300 OC  ?  ?
Q8200 STOCK 2.33Ghz  ? 2850PPD
Q8200 OC  ?  ?
Q6700 STOCK 2.66Ghz  ?  ?
Q6700 OC  ?  ?
Q6600 STOCK 2.4Ghz  ? 2550PPD
Q6600 OC 3.6Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 7750PPD
E8700 STOCK 3.5Ghz  ?  ?
E8700 OC  ?  ?
E8600 STOCK 3.33Ghz  ?  ?
E8600 OC 3.75Ghz NotFreds 3200PPD
E8500 STOCK 3.16Ghz  ?  ?
E8500 OC  ?  ?
E8400 STOCK 3.0Ghz  ? 1850PPD
E8400 OC 4.1Ghz NotFreds 3787PPD
E8300 STOCK 2.83Ghz  ?  ?
E8300 OC  ?  ?
E8200 STOCK 2.66Ghz  ?  ?
E8200 OC  ?  ?
E7500 STOCK 2.93Ghz  ? 1800PPD
E7500 OC  ?  ?
E7400 STOCK 2.8Ghz  ? 1750PPD
E7400 OC  ?  ?
E6750 STOCK 2.66Ghz  ?  ?
E6750 OC 3.6Ghz NotFreds 3100PPD
E6400 STOCK 2.13Ghz  ?  ?
E6400 OC  ?  ?
E6300 STOCK 1.86Ghz  ? 1750PPD
E6300 OC  ?  ?
E5400 STOCK 2.7Ghz  ? 1650PPD
E5400 OC  ?  ?
E5300 STOCK 2.6Ghz  ? 1600PPD
E5300 OC  ?  ?
E5200 STOCK 2.5Ghz  ? 1600PPD
E5200 OC  ?  ?
E3300 STOCK  ? 1600PPD
E3300  ?  ?  ?
E3200 STOCK  ? 1550PPD
E3200 OC  ?  ?
E2220 STOCK  ? 1500PPD
E2220 OC  ?  ?
E1600 STOCK  ? 800PPD
E1600 OC  ?  ?

Processors (AMD)

Processors
CPU SPEED (one stock + one best overclocked) Client if Known Approx PPD
AMD
x6 1090T STOCK 3.2Ghz  ?  ?
x6 1090T OC  ?  ?
x6 1055T STOCK 2.8Ghz  ?  ?
x6 1055T OC 4.0Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 15,000PPD
x4 965 STOCK 3.4Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 6000PPD
x4 965 OC  ?  ?
x4 955 STOCK 3.2Ghz  ? 3400PPD
x4 955 OC 3.5Ghz NotFreds 6032PPD
x4 940 STOCK 3.0Ghz  ? 3100PPD
x4 940 OC 3.2Ghz NotFreds 5353PPD
x4 920 STOCK 2.8Ghz  ? 2950PPD
x4 920 OC  ?  ?
x4 810 STOCK 2.6Ghz  ? 2750PPD
x4 810 OC  ?  ?
x4 620 STOCK 2.6Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 3050PPD
x4 620 OC  ?  ?
x4 9950 STOCK 2.6Ghz  ? 2550PPD
x4 9950 OC  ?  ?
x3 720 STOCK 2.8Ghz  ? 2300PPD
x3 720 OC 3.0Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 6000PPD
x3 710 STOCK 2.6Ghz  ? 2150PPD
x3 710 OC  ?  ?
x3 8750 STOCK 2.4Ghz  ? 1850PPD
x3 8750 OC  ?  ?
x2 550 STOCK 3.1Ghz  ? 1750PPD
x2 550 OC  ?  ?
x2 250 STOCK 3.0Ghz  ? 1700PPD
x2 250 OC  ?  ?
x2 245 STOCK 2.9Ghz  ?  ?
x2 245 OC 3.33Ghz SMP2 A3 Core 2200PPD
x2 7850 STOCK 2.8Ghz  ? 1400PPD
x2 7850 OC  ?  ?
x2 7750 STOCK 2.7Ghz  ? 1350PPD
x2 7750 OC  ?  ?
x2 6000 STOCK 3.0Ghz  ? 1350PPD
x2 6000 OC  ?  ?
x2 5600 STOCK 2.8Ghz  ? 1250PPD
x2 5600 OC  ?  ?

Video Cards (Nvidia)

Video Cards
GPU SPEED "Core/Shader/Memory" (one stock + one best overclocked) Client if Known Approx PPD
Nvidia
GTX 480 STOCK 700/1401/1848  ?  ?
GTX 480 OC 972/1945/2230  ? 19552PPD
GTX 470 STOCK 607/1215/1674  ? 12256PPD
GTX 470 OC 835/1670/1800  ? 15997PPD
GTX 465 STOCK 607/1215/1603  ? 10350PPD
GTX 465 OC 760/1520/1603  ? 13169PPD
GTX 460 (1GB) STOCK 675/1350/1800  ?  ?
GTX 460 (1GB) OC 825/1650/2000  ? 10558PPD
GTX 460 (768MB) STOCK 675/1350/1800  ? 8600PPD
GTX 460 (768MB) OC 823/1646/1800  ? 9980PPD
GTX 295 STOCK 576/1242/1998  ? 14400PPD (7200per Core)
GTX 295 OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
GTX 285 STOCK 648/1476/2484  ? 8600PPD
GTX 285 OC 712/1620/2664 GPU2 9800PPD
GTX 280 STOCK 602/1296/2214  ? 7700PPD
GTX 280 OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
GTX 275 STOCK 633/1404/2268  ? 8000PPD
GTX 275 OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
GTX 260 "216" STOCK 576/1242/1998  ? 7100PPD
GTX 260 "216" OC 684/1656/1107 GPU2 9000PPD
GTX 260 STOCK 576/1242/1998  ? 6500PPD
GTX 260 OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
GTS 250 STOCK 738/1836/2200 GPU2 6200PPD
GTS 250 OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
GT240 STOCK 550/1340/2000  ? 3600PPD
GT240 OC 550/1800/1900 GPU2 5200PPD
GT220 STOCK 625/1360/1580  ?  ?
GT220 OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
9800 GX2 STOCK 600/1500/2000  ? 11000PPD (5500Per Core)
9800 GX2 OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
9800 GTX+ STOCK 738/1836/2200  ? 6000PPD
9800 GTX+ OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
9800 GTX STOCK 675/1688/2200  ? 5800PPD
9800 GTX OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
9800 GT STOCK 600/1500/1800  ? 5000PPD
9800 GT OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
9600 GT STOCK 650/1625/1800  ? 3500PPD
9600 GT OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
9600 GSO STOCK 550/1375/1600  ? 3300PPD
9600 GSO OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
9500 GT STOCK 550/1400/1600  ? 2000PPD
9500 GT OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
9400 GT STOCK 550/1350/1600  ? 900PPD
9400 GT OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
8800 Ultra STOCK 612/1512/2160  ? 4150PPD
8800 Ultra OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
8800 GTX STOCK 575/1350/1800  ? 4350PPD
8800 GTX OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
8800 GTS (G92) STOCK 650/1625/1940  ? 2550PPD
8800 GTS (G92) OC 666/1944/999 GPU2 6000PPD
8800 GT STOCK 600/1500/1800  ? 3350PPD
8800 GT OC ?/?/?  ?  ?
8800 GS STOCK 550/1375/1600  ?  ?
8800 GS OC 725/1793/1680 GPU2 4500PPD
8600 GTS STOCK 675/1450/2000  ? 1250PPD
8600 GTS OC ?/?/?  ?  ?

Video Cards (ATI)

Video Cards
GPU SPEED "Core/Shader/Memory" (one stock + one best overclocked) Client if Known Approx PPD
ATI
HD 5970 STOCK 725/1000  ?  ?
HD 5970 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 5870 STOCK 850/1200  ? 4800PPD
HD 5870 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 5850 STOCK 725/1000  ?  ?
HD 5850 OC 850/? GPU2 4650PPD
HD 5770 STOCK 850/1200 GPU2 3200PPD
HD 5770 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 5750 STOCK 700/1150 GPU2 2700PPD
HD 5750 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 5670 STOCK 775/1000  ?  ?
HD 5670 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 5570 STOCK 650/900  ?  ?
HD 5570 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 5550 STOCK 550/800  ?  ?
HD 5550 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 5450 STOCK 650/800  ?  ?
HD 5450 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4890 STOCK 850/975  ? 3500PPD
HD 4890 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4870X2 STOCK 750/900  ? 6800PPD(3400per Core)
HD 4870X2 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4870 STOCK 750/900  ? 3400PPD
HD 4870 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4860 STOCK 700/750  ?  ?
HD 4860 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4850 STOCK 625/993  ? 2700PPD
HD 4850 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4830 STOCK 575/900  ? 2500PPD
HD 4830 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4770 STOCK 750/800  ? 2700PPD
HD 4770 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4730 STOCK 750/900  ?  ?
HD 4730 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4670 STOCK 750/1000  ? 1600PPD
HD 4670 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4650 STOCK 650/900  ?  ?
HD 4650 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4550 STOCK 600/800  ? 550PPD
HD 4550 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 4350 STOCK 575/500  ?  ?
HD 4350 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 3870X2 STOCK 825/900  ?  ?
HD 3870X2 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 3870 STOCK 825/900  ? 2000PPD
HD 3870 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 3850 STOCK 668/828  ? 1550PPD
HD 3850 OC ?/?  ?  ?
HD 3650 STOCK 725/800  ? 550PPD
HD 3650 OC ?/?  ?  ?

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