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[hvac5777]

Hi guys, finally getting a chance to post , I joined a couple of days ago and screwed up the Username <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"> but TY to Colin for the help. Anyhow I am folding at 3 min a frame or so on a 400 W/U, does this vary by connection? It seems to run at different speeds when I reconnect... I will work on my signature to list my comp specs now, I am definately a novice so any advice would be great TY.

[zaltec]

Your internet connection speed only affects how quickly you can dowlnload and upload the data. How many spare cycle your cpu has is what determins how fast a fold gets done. Also the fact Athlons have a higher FPU so they fold faster that the equivalent p4. I have a 2100+ @2800+ and I average 2 minutes per fold.

[Colin]

hvac5777 welcome to PCStats! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Nice to see you could get on. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>Like zaltec said your internet connection has nothing to do with folding, it only determines how fast you retreive and send data. LOL, because of the weak FPU of the P4, I'm getting my ass wh00ped by everyone!

[roy]

What does FPU stand for?

[Avid6eek]

Colin...you don't have to get all technical with the different parts of the CPU....You can just say 'slow Pentium 4' and we will all understand what you mean. When it comes to the amount of time it takes to fold, it all depends on the WU you are working on. It is really pointless to compared how many minutes/frame your are folding at unless someone is folding the exact same WU as you. Just because it's an xx/400 doesn't mean it's the same as all the other xx/400's. You have to compare actual protein names (or numbers). Because of the fact that almost everyone is working on a different protein, it doesn't make sense to compare frame speeds.

[Colin]

roy FPU stands for Floating Point Unit... That's the part of the processor that does the advanced math like calculus and such. <BR><BR>Bah, Shiznit, my P4 is not slow! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">