Thanks for the BR.
Thanks for all the well wishes.
OK lets fold some Wus for the cause. And East coast too.

Question regarding rules:
Eligible Hardware:

• Any hardware you fold on for the contest must be personally owned by you. 
  Adding additional hardware that you own (especially if you will fold on it full time) is both permitted and encouraged.

 
 
So the question is, can I/ am I allowed to run another machine weekends only? OR if I start it does it need to run full time from inception of starting it?
I will assume if I start it, it needs to run the duration of the challenge. Just wanted some clarification, then again figuring out the PPD would be a challenge too.
And this thread needed to go to the top anyway.............

howdy2u2
Question regarding rules:
Eligible Hardware:

• Any hardware you fold on for the contest must be personally owned by you. 
  Adding additional hardware that you own (especially if you will fold on it full time) is both permitted and encouraged.

 
 
So the question is, can I/ am I allowed to run another machine weekends only? OR if I start it does it need to run full time from inception of starting it?
I will assume if I start it, it needs to run the duration of the challenge. Just wanted some clarification, then again figuring out the PPD would be a challenge too.
And this thread needed to go to the top anyway.............

That is for the Rule Master to Answer!
Glad to see you back in the Fold Howdy2u2 
 

I am not the ruler of all things folding, but the 2nd sentence tells you all you need to know. The exception is full time is not mandatory. A close PPD number is needed so we can make the contest teams as fair as possible.

howdy2u2
So the question is, can I/ am I allowed to run another machine weekends only? OR if I start it does it need to run full time from inception of starting it?
I will assume if I start it, it needs to run the duration of the challenge. Just wanted some clarification, then again figuring out the PPD would be a challenge too.
And this thread needed to go to the top anyway.............

 
One of the main ideas behind the contest (beside having some good-natured fun) is to increase our folding output, so generally anything that increases our folding as a team is encouraged.   You are not required to fold 24/7 for the contest, and we encourage you to fold what you are able and nothing more.  If you know that you will only be able to run some hardware on certain days, simply adjust your PPD estimate to reflect that. 

troy8d

howdy2u2
So the question is, can I/ am I allowed to run another machine weekends only? OR if I start it does it need to run full time from inception of starting it?
I will assume if I start it, it needs to run the duration of the challenge. Just wanted some clarification, then again figuring out the PPD would be a challenge too.
And this thread needed to go to the top anyway.............

 
One of the main ideas behind the contest (beside having some good-natured fun) is to increase our folding output, so generally anything that increases our folding as a team is encouraged.   You are not required to fold 24/7 for the contest, and we encourage you to fold what you are able and nothing more.  If you know that you will only be able to run some hardware on certain days, simply adjust your PPD estimate to reflect that. 

Thank you for the clarification and I will adjust PPD if I decide to go this direction. Pretty much asking since my 970s are sitting idle waiting for parts. Unsure of ETA on not only the parts but the time to build a system to run them in. I'm close, really really close..............

If you're unsure if they'll be up and running for the contest I wouldn't include them in your PPD estimate.

10/26/16

• Thanks to incredibly generous donations by Shifttfreeride, Torell, forgotengamer26, JoeSpaz101, ammskore, yatz10 and AcesofDeath7 a fifth EVGA GTX 1070 SC ACX 3.0 to give away.  Also, we are well on the way to adding another card!
• What an incredibly generous and amazing Team we have!!!!

troy8d
If you're unsure if they'll be up and running for the contest I wouldn't include them in your PPD estimate.

Yup, I'll run what I brung for this year and keep it at that.

As signups have slowed and we are nearing the end of the sign up period its time to start thinking about how the teams breakdown. 

• EM vs CPO would be the most competitive breakdown at 47.7M vs 48.1M - it is only a 2 way race but also has 2 amusing acronyms (not the ones I used). 
• E v CP v MO would be 35.6M v 32.7M v 27.4M, but not as competitive
• A straight up race E v C v M v P and dividing up O would not be very competitive but was the original TZC format.

Anyone have any preferences or other suggested breakdowns?