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KWSN - Sir Brian C....... · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:21 am Post subject: Running things down.....

OK the energy companies have won.... well they've lost actually Very Happy

as my power bill crossed the £400 mark last quarter... that's £1600 or a damn good holiday... so the farm's being run down to just 1 shrubber a Q6600 with 2 GPU's

I might reinvent another Q6600 build with the ATI card for MW but I want keep running costs down.....

I'm still around, just producing less now.

Keith

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John Galt 007 · Prince Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 1206 Location: Wisconsin

Well, I SHOULD be doing the same, but my OCD nature about credits and milestones won't let me... Shocked

At least you will be doing some shrubbing....
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Al Dente · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:50 am Post subject:

Wot 'e said ^

I'm in a similar position at ~£650/qtr. I'll keep it up this month, but I think my 10 non-GPU duallies will get mothballed then.

But that would mean I could still bring ~6-10k/day back on line instantly in case of emergency/pressing challenges. Twisted Evil

(I did turn them off a few months back, but an emergency arose (can't remember what), and I haven't had the heart to turn them off. Rolling Eyes

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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:58 pm Post subject:

I almost bought a 965 black yesterday to build a new box, but I thought..."It would be better to buy a 5850 instead" I won't build a new box until all my pcie slots are filled..... #ni-1

I still have 3 here at home, and then I have a gigabyte board with 4 dual slots to fill....
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Killerrabbit · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:02 pm Post subject:

We could bo back to candles for all other electricity except for shrubbers.

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mohrorless · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject:

My house would look like a church...actually with the way my wife lights candles, it almost already does.
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject:

You know.......... Candles are REALLY bad for indoor air quality, not to mention they will gum up your Heatsinks and fans.......

not to sound like a radical, but .......................................whatever....
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Al Dente · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:29 pm Post subject:

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ohiomike · Prince Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 858 Location: Sometimes

That's why I was basically shut down over the summer. I could afford the CPUs or I could afford the AC, but not both. Now the winter is a different story:
Heating with Boinc!!
It's gone down to about 34 drg F around here and I am still nice & toasty without starting up the furnace. I may just start using the fireplace if it gets colder and watch the gas company scratch their heads.
That being said, $200 a month for Boinc is still an expensive hobby.

#Microwave

Oh- I forgot. I still have 5 GPU's I am not running because of the heat they put out. More BTUs!
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:21 am Post subject:

Al Dente · Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:41 pm Post subject:

KWSN - Sir Brian C....... · Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:20 pm Post subject:

mohrorless · Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject:

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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:14 pm Post subject:

or maybe even

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bpowe · Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:36 am Post subject:

That bottom one does a job air drilling the deeper monitor wells! Got the T-shirt!
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