Would you buy a new card to Fold@Home?

[Scott]

My question is would buy a new card to Fold@Home and play games on if it meant you would not have to use a bunch of other computers to have good Folding progess?

[Dragon_CPU]

actually I voted for the no more than $400, but really I wont spend more than $200 on any video card.

[MtDew]

I am with Dragon_CPU. Plus, I don't game......

The boss on the home front (wife) would kill me if I spent that much on a single computer part. She would tell me that I can go buy a whole computer for that price ($400 or more).

By the way, she is technologically challenged! She can understand that I have three computers under my desk. 1 for XP, 1 for Vista, and 1 for Linux.

[Dragon_CPU]

Yep thats why it took so long for me to buy a 3870, and I just traded for a 2900XT on another forum to have it to play with but no way I would have ever spent $300 or more for the XT or an x2 or gtx...well you get the picture I like a fast vid card but if it costs more than $200 total forget it sorry just me I'd rather spend the money on a better processor or ram or such...Of course I can afford them though, look how many systems I ve since I joined a few months ago 4...LOL...I go through systems like changing my socks...I just like to test out new parts and then get something different and do it again, I should be a reviewer...HMMM

Anyone call dibs on the current build it'll probably be sold in a month or 2...LMAO

[Dragon]

i voted #4 heck the heck is that ... i upgrade my comp mainly for gaming . now if that peticular card can do folding then it will fold .. ( i been waiting for the client to get updated to handle the newer cards from ati ) as far as cost if i can afford 400 bones for a video card i will spend it . 500 not a chance in hell ....

[Goliath182]

Im thinking of getting a GTX 260, and putting my 8800 GT in another rig to fold. I would also fold the GTX 260 but not as much.

[tyle6]

I would most def. buy a new card that would outfold all the PCs in my house, Ive been more then happy with the bang i got for my buck on a lonely 9800GTX. Wouldn't mind trying out a dual core card soon to fold and game on!!

[Sadasius]

I would and voted for #3 of not spending more than $600 on. But in all honesty I think I would go even higher then that because I have a hole in my pocket when it comes to computers. Christ I spent $1300 on my water cooling system alone in my newest build...

[raidersforever01]

My limit is about $250 used to be $150 but now i got a job so i can buy myself a present now without feeling to guilty.

[slugbug]

I voted for the second option, but honestly I couldn't see myself even spending that much on a graphics card.

[Kougar]

I was amazed how many people bought ATI x1950 XTX or similar cards for Folding purposes when the GPU1 client came out. However those cards were under $300, and only got cheaper or could be bought used for even less.

I wouldn't buy a GPU just because I can fold on it, but I'd be more than happy to buy the best performing GPU that can also do Folding@home... at a reasonable price! $650 is just way outside of my budget, not to mention most others I bet.

[werty316]

I wouldn't buy a GPU just because I can fold on it, but I'd be more than happy to buy the best performing GPU that can also do Folding@home... at a reasonable price! $650 is just way outside of my budget, not to mention most others I bet.

Ditto as $600 & even $400 is too rich for my blood. $200, $250 max is what I usually would spend on a video card.

[Kougar]

It's amazing what a little competition can do... 9800GTX got price cut to $199, and 9800GTX+ got launched at $229. The + means it is a shrunk 55nm and higher clocked 9800GTX.

With the 4850 making a stir and the 4870 en route to launch next week things will only heat up.

[swmeek]

I voted for option two!

[Enigmachine]

I voted no because I really SHOULDN'T buy new hardward these days, with my non-paying job and all...

Also electricity isn't all that expensive here.

However I would probably seriously consider getting a cheap used card that can fold for my 2nd folder if that was clearly cheaper than paying for electricity.