Taking F@H seriously.

[Spud1200]

I take Folding serious as do many other people who fold, have folding farms and also the good few with high spec machines. I'm curious how many people are actively folding and more importantly what is the average spec machine.

I have less than 1,000,000 Points to my Alias Spud1200 and I'm just curious as to what is the average Point score people will achieve before leaving or deciding to not dedicate their machines to the Project.

I have more than 1500 WU as well and the same goes for that, what is the average WU turn around before a folder will leave after possibly getting nothing in their opinion in return, in my opinion being a good cause for Medical science and the whole competition side of things.

Is the actual WU's I have a lot, is the PPD a lot and is the WU and PPD in regards to them two combined a lot?

The Position I am in, is that high. I have been folding for over 4 years and I have changed equipment a lot. primarily being GPU based at the moment as to what is the more power solution as to CPU when I started.

Just some stuff I'm curious about.

[davidcoton]

Comparisons are available on the Extreme OC stats site, link in the banner at the top of forum pages.

[Nathan_P]

Lots of factors decide whether or not a folder stays with the project. Change in financial circumstances and perceptions of what the project has achieved are some of the biggest factors? Others lose heart with the way they are treated by PG in regards to hardware choices. Some just move on to other DC projects. Some can only fold for a few months a year due to environmental conditions where they live or job obligations.

As for where you are project wise, follow the advice of david and have a look on the EOC stats site.

As for hardware specs well there is everything from an overclocked 4p opteron server down to single/dual core machines and every possible cobination in between. I'm not sure anyone has ever averaged out the hard ware but would say its probably a mid range gpu say gtx 660 for the gpu's and a dual/quad core for the cpu. Personally I have had 8 different GPU's and 11 different cpu's in the time I have been folding - but I'm probably running more hardware than the average folder.

[artoar_11]

KakaoStats (RIP) showed off average Points Per Activе (all activе FAH participants, latest 7 Days):

December 2014: 140,300 PPW average; 140,300/7= 20,042 PPD per active participant

I agree with Nathan_P, that middle folder (or computer - GTX 660 + dual/quad CPU) to makes about 50-70k PPD.

[ChristianVirtual]

First think I wonder while reading your post: 1500 WU and 1'000'000 points: are you sure you have a passkey installed ?
http://folding.stanford.edu/home/faq/faq-passkey/

I would expect you to have more points with running GPU (mind sharing details ?)

Else I agree with Nathan_P, there are many different reasons to join and leave the project; for me individually if I would not be able to pay the power bill anymore (specially in summer with the additional need for cooling /ac)

[smiln32]

What you get in return may not be so obvious right now. It may not even be obvious in your lifetime. One of your grandchildren may benefit from a drug that is the direct result from the research done through the projects you have been a part of.

Each project is another step forward.

Don't let a momentary feeling of doubt steal the overarching joy that comes from doing good.

[jrweiss]

I've been Folding 24/7 for over 10 years, NEVER with any high-end machines. Those of us with the run-of-the-mill machines can play the "tortoise" role, and just keep pluggin' away for the duration.

The Points are merely a way to play to our innate competitiveness, and maybe a way to help us tweak what we have. EVERY contribution is important!

[davidcoton]

The Points are merely a way to play to our innate competitiveness, and maybe a way to help us tweak what we have. EVERY contribution is important!

+1

[debs3759]

I stopped folding for a couple of years for financial reasons. I restarted recently as i can now afford the electricity bill and will soon be able to upgrade my GPUs to something more useful (a pair of GTX 970 over the next 3-4 months).

I enjoy the competitive side of it (have over 21 million points and am in the top 4K folders and climbing). Problems with my AMD GPU mean I need to keep an eye out for driver crashes (not a problem, as I am unable to work so always on the PC doing something or other), but the problems are not enough to put me off. My biggest reason for folding is the knowledge that my computer time might just help save a life one day. That seems like good motivation to me