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Submission + - Run SETI@Home on your NVidia GPU (songboom.com)

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heavygravity

on Thursday December 18, 2008 @11:34AM

heavygravity writes: "The long awaited ability to use your GPU to power SETI@home is now a reality! The developers have released a client that utilizes CUDA to process workunits between 2x-10x faster than previously. With a recent NVidia graphics card and updated drivers, you can now take advantage of that powerful GPU that usually just idles away while you're reading Slashdot."

Comment A decent alternative (Score 1) 115

by heavygravity on Tuesday December 16, 2008 @06:14PM (#26138371) Attached to: Intel Quad-Core Price and Performance Showdown

If you're concerned about money but still want a screamer, I'd recommend the Xeon 3550 (the exact same as the Q9450, except reputed to run at lower temps, taken from better batches, etc). When I purchased one, it was the same price as the Q9450.

Pair this with decent DDR2 RAM (not DDR3, it's still expensive and not worth the gains) and you'll save a bunch o' money. In my case, the system overclocks reliably to 3.6GHz.

So if you want something better than the cheapest option, but don't want to spend bazillions - this is a decent way to go.

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