Dedicated Folding Rig!

The Orange One

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I Will be building a Rig especially for F@H, And want the rig with the best PPD For UNDER £500.
Any help on chosing components would be wicked!
 
If you're doing Linux, IIRC GPU folding won't work. So just go for the best processor with the most threads for SMP on the CPU that will fit in your budget. Overclocking is a good way to boost points as well.
 
My average PPD is around 24k, but I do use the computer, which would knock a maximum of 1000ppd off. I've had some WUs that give more, but i'm currently stuck at 24k :)
You could probably get that folding rig I listed to yield better results as Sandy clocks higher - my 24/7 clock is 4.5GHz.
 
Well, i probably wouldn't advise anything from this generation, just because the price premium is high.
A 560Ti (regular or 448 core) seems to be a good balance of price to PPD.
Keep your eyes out for good deals though as there have been quite a few on the For Sale/Wanted section :)
Just be careful about your PSU, as if, for instance, you find an amazing deal on a GTX480, I don't think the PSU that I listed before would be sufficient.
 
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