What do ppl use folding farms for? ( 1 Views )

1. Kind of a nub question but ppl talk about them quite a bit. As my understanding goes they just leave several comps running processing stuff for long periods of time.... but what is it you guys are processing?
   
   
   (musa, Benin)


2. Different projects...United Devices...Folding@Home..etc..etc...
   
   Hence the term "folding" ;)
   
   Your rig needs to lose an "e" too. :p
   
   
   (buruski, Saint Pierre and Miquelon)


3. yep..you got...i just got a garden running this weekend...they are machines that just fold....nuthin else...heck there isnt anything else ON them :)
   
   
   (elif sude, Serbia and Montenegro)


4. I use mine for folding and heating.
   
   
   
   
   (ilhan, British Indian Ocean Territory)


5. Yes the heating part is a good thing this time of year, ;)
   
   all but one of my 22, soon to be 23 boxen are dedicated folders, thats all they do, and the other one folds when I am not doing other work, and it only slows down a little when I am working on it, unless I am downloading Large files, or burning CD's.
   
   It is the warmest room in the house, also the only one with AC for in the summer. :D
   
   
   
   
   
   (incigül, Indonesia)


6. Quote:

   Originally Posted by Spike Kind of a nub question but ppl talk about them quite a bit. As my understanding goes they just leave several comps running processing stuff for long periods of time.... but what is it you guys are processing?

   
   Cattle...
   
   
   (res , Andorra)


7. Quote:

   Originally Posted by Viper87227 Cattle...

   LMAO.
   
   I'm not sure when a garden becomes a farm.....somewhere around 10 boxen?
   
   Billy bet Bobby he better borg a boxen garden.
   
   
   (seda, Jamaica)


8. I thought it was when you had them all fenced in one area. Not like in the kid's room are two, one htpc, one in the den type stuff. I mean hard core, "I gotta go to Lowe's and up the breaker on my den" kinda farming. :cool:
   
   
   (Tolga, Guinea)


9. So does that make it a big farm if you have to up the size of two breakers so the boxen can all run. ;)
   
   and it was home depot, they are closer, :D
   
   
   
   
   
   (ziya, Saint Kitts and Nevis)


10. My farm folds. That's all it does. They are slowly being used for other uses and coming out of the farm and not folding anymore. Typically as I do that, I build a new box for the farm. For me, folding is just a hobby to play with.
    
    
    (DUYGU, Chad)


11. Same here. Cut down on the heating bill too.
    
    
    
    
    (aksak210, Greenland)


12. What if you only have 1 box but you can milk it, is that 1 box then a farm?
    
    Actually, any box can be a farm if given enough time. They all grow huge dust bunnies if left to their own devices for awhile.
    
    
    (kadriye, Anguilla)


13. i have more of a ranch:) it's kinda spread out
    but i deff use it for heating and creating white noise :D lol
    
    
    (berrak, Zimbabwe)


14. Quote:

    Originally Posted by Spike Kind of a nub question but ppl talk about them quite a bit. .... but what is it you guys are processing?

    
    pr0n
    
    
    (serseri, Angola)


15. dns/dc server/ file server/ firewall box/ ftp box(Quad :p ) And they all fold 24/7 quietly heating my basement!
    
    
    (GÜLÇÝN, Niger)


16. It's to bad that this has not been put in the FAQ, but I think years ago it was generally decided that more than 7 was getting to be a farm, and 10 definitely was.
    As far as what people "use" them for - I'm a pragmatic guy -
    My home "garden", with points per day when I can keep them all running.
    X2 3800 (dually) - to access this forum and play with GIS stuff, about 400ppd
    AMD Sempron 2400+ - to run Linux and keep my skills up, about 110ppd
    Compaq laptop 2.8Ghz - to surf and use for work, about 250ppd
    dually 933 gateway server - used to be to surf, now to heat the house, about 60ppd
    SWMBO's Applebred 1800 - to surf and do light word processing, about 100ppd
    Daughter's 2.8Ghz Dell - surf, game, homework, about 150ppd
    Son's AMD Barton 2500+ - game, surf, homework, about 140ppd
    Other son's AMD 2600+? - game. GIS, email, surf about 100ppd
    So that's about 1200ppd for 10 CPU's that are all being used, and are not 100% folding, only about 98%.
    I'd like to get a couple more to access email in the kitchen and have an HPTV . :)
    
    
    
    
    (@@ebru@@, Qatar)


17. Quote:

    Originally Posted by SpoogeMonkey What if you only have 1 box but you can milk it, is that 1 box then a farm?

    
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    (umut , Denmark)

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