News Fold-Off: Help Us Fight COVID-19 (and Beat Anandtech) With Your Spare CPU and GPU Cycles

[paul prochnow]

OK, Folding is up and running!


This is awesome because now I have a justifiable reason to get a Ryzen 9 3900X.

C'mon, you go the bux! GearBox has to be loaded with all its BL3 $$$ alone.

 

[paul prochnow]

You're not supposed to fold the hardware! ;-)

So if you got a trashy old unit or two run it [them] 100% 24/7/365. A lot of old laptops in the closets the energy generous individual could turn on at 100%----and those things WORK until they die. Like Drive the wheels off the th@ng.
This might be the least time consuming approach of all for Tom's Enthusiasts.

 

[RichardFR]

Perhaps mankind is at the brink of extinction or will be severely decimated, but if Tom's Hardware can beat Anandtech, all will be fine.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Assuming he doesn't catch covid 19 and build up an immunity before the vaccine is released.

At this point I believe there is still a concern that you could still be vulnerable even if you previously had it. It's still too new to say for sure.

 

[Zizo007]

Even if you survived Ebola you don't gain immunity because you can get reinfected.
Maybe coronavirus is the same.

 

[closs.sebastien]

unable to use my rtx2070... error.. just use cpu:::

 

[Zizo007]

My GPU was not folding and now my CPU stopped folding. Web-page keep refreshing itself...
Should I try AnandTech servers?

 

[PaulAlcorn]

Hi all, ServeTheHome has joined forces with the team, adding in eight Tesla P100-SXM2's at 300W apiece. Keep folding!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1241406832863657986

View: https://twitter.com/Patrick1Kennedy/status/1241406832863657986

 

[drdccd]

my GPU is not folding, I have RX580 8GB xfx , most of the time it is idle and not folding like this photo

 

[gg83]

it will switch back and forth for me only one at a time. cpu job, then a gpu job. i dont know why it wont do both.

 

[gg83]

Why did AnAndTech just double our points? we were so close 4 days ago!

 

[gg83]

My GPU was not folding and now my CPU stopped folding. Web-page keep refreshing itself...
Should I try AnandTech servers?

I found Edge seems to work for the web interface. brave and chrome just refresh constantly.

 

[gg83]

I hope everyone has updated the Folding@home program as of april something. its so much better at using my 2080rtx super all ther time.