GIMPS demographics

[davieddy]

How many folk in this world own/have access to an AVX computer?
What fraction of them would enjoy the "lottery" of finding the world record prime, contribute to a famous distributing project and enjoy a lively associated forum?

My "useless computer" (as kindly described by LaurV) has a single Core2 running at 2GHz 24/7, and accordingly turns in 700 GHz-Days per year.
This gives me a 0.0015% chance of finding a prime, but anyway contributes to the collective effort to find one.

I find it mildly surprising that this puts me in the top 1500 LL producers.

D

[chalsall]

Originally Posted by davieddy

My "useless computer" (as kindly described by LaurV) has a single Core2 running at 2GHz 24/7, and accordingly turns in 700 GHz-Days per year. This gives me a 0.0015% chance of finding a prime, but anyway contributes to the collective effort to find one.

Christ all Mighty!

How much do you pay for electricity?

I spent BDS $595 (~USD $300) for a GTX 560, and can pump out ~200 GHz-days per day.

Are you slow, or stupid?

[kracker]

Originally Posted by chalsall

Christ all Mighty!

How much do you pay for electricity?

I spent BDS $595 (~USD $300) for a GTX 560, and can pump out ~200 GHz-days per day.

Are you slow, or stupid?

I have 5 computers 24h. Well, 3 are IB so much more efficient than...

And... what the hell, $300 for a 560?

EDIT: Ok, to answer the OP's question I have 4 computers that have AVX.

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by chalsall

Christ all Mighty!

How much do you pay for electricity?

I spent BDS $595 (~USD $300) for a GTX 560, and can pump out ~200 GHz-days per day.

Are you slow, or stupid?

I heat my room with electricity, and since it snowed today, the cost of running my computer is out of the equation.

You know perfectly well that measuring TF in (CPU-based) Ghz-Days is completely obsolete.

I walk slowly, say and do idiotic things and spend a considerable amount of time under the influence.
However, I can still be pretty quick off the mark when it comes to cutting folk down to size where necessary.

D

[chalsall]

Originally Posted by kracker

And... what the hell, $300 for a 560?

You clearly don't remember my post describing why I spent USD $300 to buy a 2GB 560.

Those of us who don't live in the "lands of plenty" learn to manage our exposure.

[kracker]

Originally Posted by chalsall

You clearly don't remember my post describing why I spent USD $300 to buy a 2GB 560.

Those of us who don't live in the "lands of plenty" learn to manage our exposure.

Ahh, I see. I remember, just forgot for a moment.

[Dubslow]

Originally Posted by chalsall

Christ all Mighty!

How much do you pay for electricity?


Are you slow, or stupid?

Dude.

Every participant is welcome.

[petrw1]

Originally Posted by davieddy

How many folk in this world own/have access to an AVX computer?

D

2 (Twin sisters: Ivy and Sandy)

And for the record I also have 4 in or below your league ... 2 are borged and I'll take what I can get; two are mine but they have "Heritage Value".

[Brian-E]

Originally Posted by davieddy

My "useless computer" (as kindly described by LaurV) has a single Core2 running at 2GHz 24/7, and accordingly turns in 700 GHz-Days per year.

My 6-year-old AMD Athlon has run GIMPS for its entire 6 year lifetime, running about 25% of the time, and it has just passed 700 GHz days, producing a steady 120 GHz days per year.

Am I slow or stupid?

[xilman]

Originally Posted by chalsall

Are you slow, or stupid?

That was uncalled for. IMAO anyway.

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by davieddy

How many folk in this world own/have access to an AVX computer?
What fraction of them would enjoy the "lottery" of finding the world record prime, contribute to a famous distributing project and enjoy a lively associated forum?

"Folk in this world" was intended to refer to the 7 billion on earth, not just the members of GPUto72 out of whose arse the sun is deemed to shine.

Surely the untapped potential for GIMPS participation must be vast.

D