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Indeed, happy birthday man.

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Hah, I'll have to send that to my dad. I see you're still rocking the ponytail-beard.

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Still waiting on that pick Tommie.
In the mean time, an updated pick of the newly-20-year-old.



Yes, I need a haircut, however even with the long hair I still look alright.

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https://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/internet/data-usage-what-are-the-different-plans-launching/

Edit:

There's the status on my connection to the US/DS for comparison. I'm pulling 45/10 constantly basically (on the 50/10 plan, so that's good...lol). Are you ETC? What Locale? I can start testing during that time as well so you can get an idea of how mine is performing, for comparison.

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Good news! I'm folding again!

The 9800GT has been depricated as far as Folding support, so it won't be working unfortunately. But the GTX 560 TI is kicking away. (I thought I had a major issue because I only saw 100% CPU usage but it's working now.)

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I'm referring to the fact that Windows is practically the de-facto standard for PC's and Laptops anymore. Yes, you have Apple/OS X computers. Yes, you have Android/Chromebook computers. Yes, you have Linux computers. But due to the fact that the majority of Corporate America uses the Windows OS for their Desktop and Laptop devices it has become second nature to use it. It's more difficult for people to switch from a Windows Device to a Mac or Linux device than it is the other way around, because at some point in their life they were almost certainly forced to use a Windows PC.
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I've always liked straight-up Debian. (The version Ubuntu was based on.)

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I started using Testmy.net in 2005 I think it was (though my dad was using it some time before then) and it's had it's ups and downs. Not going to say it's perfect, but I do prefer it over Ookla tests, simply because I hate Flash. (Java as well but that's not to do with Ookla or Testmy.net.)

This site also indicates issues you may not immediately suspect. Your OS can have a significant impact on your speed. I was pulling ~30-35Mbps down and ~7-8Mbps up when I got my new Comcast connection, whereas Ookla showed me at ~45-55Mbps down and ~10-12Mbps up. Ran the TCP Optimizer and all of a sudden my Testmy.net speeds were ~40-50Mbps down and ~9-11Mbps up. Because it uses a raw TCP connection it demonstrates the entire structure (all 7 OSI layers, or 4 TCP/IP layers) of your browsers typical internet connection speed. Ookla simulates a perfect world where you have a perfect connection and no browser/configuration/OS bugs.

Ookla is very capable at showing your theorhetical maximum, however Testmy.net is going to show you your typical expected throughput, which in my opinion is much more important.

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1. Technically, no. However, foul DNS can cause significant latency initially depending on the ability of the target DNS server to locate the resource record for the chosen destination, as well as DNS injection can cause you to be directed to locations that are not your intended destination. I recommend using Google's DNS 8.8.8.8. I use 4.2.2.2 but apparently there's an article out there claiming not to. You can also use 208.67.222.222, or 208.67.220.220. (I typically setup all four, 8.8.8.8 -> 4.2.2.2 -> 208.67.222.222 -> 208.67.220.220.)

2. That's the list of tests done by other users/connections/people on Verizon FiOS Connections.

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Mine does the same thing.

I think it has to do with it not pulling the same number of datapoints for uploads and downloads. It looks like it just pulls the last n tests regardless of direction.

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CA3LE added an "Extra Identifier" which I think needs much expanded, but it should help you categorize them:

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So I think when I find out what my electric bill will be each month (should find out the first or second week of october) I may start folding again. I'll have to do some reconfig on my PC to get it ready though. (Been a while since it's done any folding or had any real maintenance, maybe I'll start on that tonight, play some BF3 and then scape crap out of my compter, in a figurative sense.)
 
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There are certain instances when I am on a certain device that I don't want any of my results saved to a database (I don't need people to have access to that information about this system), and as such it would be nice if I could mark something to inform the site to refuse to save my data to the database. Show me my results and then delete them.
 
Otherwise I'll go back to my traditional testing method, which is downloading large files directly from Microsoft, since that's where the bulk of my download traffic goes anyway. And as for uploads I'll find something.
 
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Mudman, I'm appalled. You ended a parenthesis that you never opened.
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Did you unblock the auto-assign ports? Or add the NAT lines?


iptables -A FORWARD -i eth1 -j ACCEPT iptables -A FORWARD -o eth1 -j ACCEPTIf I recall they should be fairly high up the chain. (Obviously before the implicit block.)
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I'm only about 750mm (~29.5") from a 584.2mm (23") monitor, a 482.6mm (19") monitor, and a 431.8mm (17") monitor.

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I just located all the domains CA3LE uses here on the site (checked the URL for each test option) and then did a ping or nslookup to each of them to find the IP.
I'm sure dig on Mac works as well, but I don't have Mac and was too lazy to boot Linux to see if it's on there.

Ex: Google.com Server:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\Elliott>nslookup google.com Server: UnKnown Address: 192.168.0.1 Non-authoritative answer: Name: google.com Addresses: 2607:f8b0:400d:c04::71 207.238.252.106 207.238.252.110 207.238.252.112 207.238.252.113 207.238.252.117 207.238.252.121 207.238.252.123 207.238.252.80 207.238.252.84 207.238.252.88 207.238.252.90 207.238.252.91 207.238.252.95 207.238.252.99 207.238.252.101 207.238.252.102 C:\Users\Elliott>Thanks,EBrown

That loaded Mac Pro has the same power as my proposed system, so it's not a bad choice really.

But, let's compare:

My base system (with the same specs as that Mac Pro):
Using this CPU as a substitute: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492
And this RAM as a substitute: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233384
And this GPU as a substitute: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814105004
And using only two of the SSD's instead of 6, and no HDD's and no monitors:
$8,240

This system STILL has a more powerful CPU. It has a .5Ghz faster clock on every core (6Ghz overall faster), and is roughly $1359 less.

So really, my proposal is not that far off. You just looked at the $32,000 and didn't really take the other items into account. The fact that it has 8 2560x1600 resolution monitors, the fact that the graphics cards were more overkill than the Mac Pro ones, the fact that it had a .9Ghz faster clock on every core (10.8Ghz overall), and the fact that it had 18TB more storage space. (8.5TB more after you do the RAID configurations I wanted to.)

If you had the four $3600 monitors to create the same display size, you are looking at $23,979. Then to add the storage stuff ($2999 for the thunderbolt storage system, you need the 18TB one, configured in RAID 10 to get the same storage redundancy as my proposal, you are up to $26,978. BUT the problem with this is that 18TB of your storage is mechanical HDD, not SSD. So, for $5022 more you get 8 displays (not four, though the total resolution is roughly the same), you get 3TB SSD storage vs 1TB, and you get 16TB HDD storage vs 18TB. The 2TB differential is the killer here. Now I don't know the IOPS and throughput of the Thunderbolt storage, to tell if it compares, but assuming it does you only save $5022, but with the processor differential and RAM clock differential (10.8Ghz CPU clock differential, and the 267Mhz RAM differential), it may be worth the extra $5022. It's also more expandable and such.

Using the replacements above, to get a very similar system (apart from the storage replacements), it's $28,850 for the system I proposed. And look, that's only $1872 more than the Apple equivalent. And you still have 6Ghz more CPU power (gross), and 2 more TB of your total storage are SSD. And if I replace four of the SSD's with one more of the HDD's, it's $25,530. That's $1448 less than the Apple equivalent all of a sudden. And the only advantage my proposal has is the 6Ghz overall gain on CPU clock. I can't even find a less powerful six core CPU compatible with that motherboard. So I guess that's as far as I can cut costs. (Again, I rounded my proposal's estimate, it may be between $1000 and $1800 cheaper based on my rounding guesses.)

Not saying the Mac Pro is a bad choice (it may be a better one, less configuration requirements, fewer driver problems, etc.), but it is not a cheaper choice, for the same setup.

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It would be nice if there were more statistical information about your test results. (So far you have max and average, but I'd like to see deviation, time of day average, etc.)

Forgot to mention, I'd like to see mean, median, standard deviation, and a bell curve for the results as well.

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Little bit. Also, I figured it was. I know for a fact that if you and I got together in the private market we could do some serious damage. Both of us have a very high intelligence level, and I'm curious just how much damage we could do together. (I'm guessing a whole lot, but there's really know real way to create an estimate for a figure like that.)

Also, is there a reason you didn't consider VMWare? They have a free Hypervisor. (https://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/)

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Well from what I have been reading the Mac Book Pro seems like the best choice for what I need. It seems like a pretty awesome device. I can't wait to see the new Retina Mac Book Pro.

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This is why I use Unix.

Kthxbai.

In all seriousness, I have Windows 8 on my Laptop and have had NO issues whatsoever. The problems you had must have been unique to the manufacturer, or device. My laptop came with Windows 7 and I upgraded to Windows 8, so it's even more sketchy.

I also use Ubuntu on the same laptop, but it's time to upgrade that as well.

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So with the new Folding@Home software I was a little worried that it would use my CPU and GPU, which I didn't want it to use my CPU. So I did some research and with some of my own discovery I found out how to change how the devices are used.

Simply open the FAHControl, click Configure, go to the Slots tab, and remove slots you don't want and add slots you do want.

Pretty simple stuff.

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I don't mean to be rude, but straight from Stanford:
-http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-Points#ntoc3
The reason GPU points are higher is because they do the math faster. They have hundreds of Shaders working together to allow for the math to be done at enormous speeds. The newer GPU Cores are likely more optimized than the older ones. (I don't know all the information about them, I can only assume based on what little data I happen to have.)

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I'll look into it and see what I can find. It's not supposed to be about the points though.
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