Folding Forum

If you are using the default thermal paste, you might consider re-applying the thermal paste with some Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound. I don't know what thermal paste Intel puts in their boxed Sandy Bridge's, but chances are it isn't as good as Arctic Silver 5. And if looking for a new heatsink, r...

What CPU do you have? Is it overclocked at all and are you using the stock CPU heatsink and fan? Because 75C seems a little hot for a quad core. My Core 2 Quad will stay around 60-64C when Folding (100%) when the air temp is around 70F. Goes up a tiny bit when the air is warmer in the summer. And th...

Using SMP with a Passkey will be much faster than a 4300. That is because of bonuses and all that stuff. My 4550 gets about 600 PPD while I can get about 1100 out of my Core 2 Quad before you add the bonus points. (Currently about 1800 PPD with the WU's they are giving out and bonus points added ). ...

Hi, 7im, and thanks for your input. Your explanations were most helpful. I didn't mean to imply any lack of trust in F@H, as I've used the old Classic client for ~ 2 years with no problems. It's not easy dealing with a new computer, a new operating system, and a new console client all at the same t...