Sightbain
Just noticed the giant jump in points this year. I definitely cannot dedicate my gpu 24/7 to hit the second tier and it is really discouraging to be honest. At this point I am only continuing to fold because of personal reasons and want to contribute to the cause however if I did not have a personal tie I would stop all together. It feels like anyone not buying a 2k series card is getting told to pay up or get out. I appreciate the support EVGA has put into this over the years but to use "how many bucks were given out last year" as criteria feels like some bean counter bs when we have seen nothing but massive price hikes on current gen cards along with inflation on actual currency means that the $10 a month is worth less than it was 11 years ago.

It Could Just be Core 22.  Link
Are you running with the Beta Flag?

Now that I've rounded over 32.6 million points for the month, I'll put out that it does add a strain to the electrical costs in both the direct draw on power and cooling, but I was able to hit the 21 million by folding flat out for 8 days or so.  I recognize that many who don't have the top of the line kit will be in deeper poodoo than I in that regard. 
 
HOWEVER, I will admit that this is going to have me climbing the stats list once again next month, for the first time in a long time. I made it to the top 50 once upon a time, as a part time folder. Having to hit 21 million a month? Will likely get me back there, if not higher and pretty soon, too. Well, until the other new high performers push me back down into the 70s again, and I"ll have to upgrade the hardware once again . . . Just another part of the vicious cycle that working to save lives has created. ;-)
 
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drougnor
Now that I've rounded over 32.6 million points for the month, I'll put out that it does add a strain to the electrical costs in both the direct draw on power and cooling, but I was able to hit the 21 million by folding flat out for 8 days or so.  I recognize that many who don't have the top of the line kit will be in deeper poodoo than I in that regard. 
 
HOWEVER, I will admit that this is going to have me climbing the stats list once again next month, for the first time in a long time. I made it to the top 50 once upon a time, as a part time folder. Having to hit 21 million a month? Will likely get me back there, if not higher and pretty soon, too. Well, until the other new high performers push me back down into the 70s again, and I"ll have to upgrade the hardware once again . . . Just another part of the vicious cycle that working to save lives has created. ;-)
 
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bcavnaugh
I wonder if EVGA had some insight of Core 22.

Not sure what you mean with this question honestly.

bcavnaugh
That maybe EVGA is now working with them a little closer than before is all.
But if needed the post can be removed.

Still not sure what the vague wording is. Are you implying EVGA is trying to help correct issues with Core 22, or implying the EVGA knew there was going to be higher failures with core 22... vague isn’t going to get answers. I think if you state what you are implying it would help.


No, your post does not need removed. It needs to be clarified if anything.

The Core 22’s were being talked about in October 2016 on the folding forums, so if they wanted to plan around it there was plenty of time, but I doubt evga sat on the folding forums trying to get a heads up on the PPD count.

https://foldingforum.org/...1&f=74&t=29289

STR1D3R_2
I believe bcav means that eVGA may have had insight into the higher ppd of the core 22 wu's and therefore raised the threshold accordingly.
That's what I took from it anyway. I think he may be onto something. Then again, perhaps the core 22 wu's are a result of the higher threshold

+1 That's what I though he meant as well. 

 

STR1D3R_2
I believe bcav means that eVGA may have had insight into the higher ppd of the core 22 wu's and therefore raised the threshold accordingly.
That's what I took from it anyway. I think he may be onto something. Then again, perhaps the core 22 wu's are a result of the higher threshold

Mostly a joking bit of conspiracy theory going on here

Hi All,
 
Long time folder here (since 2012 w/ EVGA).
 
I just wanted to say, the points bump will probably have me out on this. 
I fold with a 980 TI that gets me about 500K ppd, if I were able to fold 24/7 and not use my computer for any other purpose I could get 14-15 mil a month. Realistically I folded as much as I could this month and just barely got the first milestone (7mil).

Now the easy thing to say would be, hey your video card is 3 years old, it's time for an upgrade! Well...:

In 2012 I bought a high end 680 for $449.
In 2016 I bought a high end 980 ti for $479.
In 2019 a high end 2080 ti costs $1249+ !!??
 
As for the inflation argument:
$449 2012 dollars is $494 2019 dollars.

 
The prize amount has remained fixed at $5/$10 while the price of cards has nearly tripled. 
The rewards I've gathered over the last 3 years end up saving me almost nothing off of the insane costs of a card now. 
3 years = $360, $1249 - $360 = $889 out of pocket, which is twice the cost of the entire card without discount back in 2012/2016

Anyways it's been great, I liked being a part of a cause, and the benefit of getting reduced cost upgrades was a real perk, however I can't afford to continue.

For the rest of you, Fold On!
Chris

Chris_Cherry
Hi All,
 
Long time folder here (since 2012 w/ EVGA).
 
I just wanted to say, the points bump will probably have me out on this. 
I fold with a 980 TI that gets me about 500K ppd, if I were able to fold 24/7 and not use my computer for any other purpose I could get 14-15 mil a month. Realistically I folded as much as I could this month and just barely got the first milestone (7mil).

Now the easy thing to say would be, hey your video card is 3 years old, it's time for an upgrade! Well...:

In 2012 I bought a high end 680 for $449.
In 2016 I bought a high end 980 ti for $479.
In 2019 a high end 2080 ti costs $1249+ !!??
 
As for the inflation argument:
$449 2012 dollars is $494 2019 dollars.
 
 
The prize amount has remained fixed at $5/$10 while the price of cards has nearly tripled. 
The rewards I've gathered over the last 3 years end up saving me almost nothing off of the insane costs of a card now. 
3 years = $360, $1249 - $360 = $889 out of pocket, which is twice the cost of the entire card without discount back in 2012/2016

Anyways it's been great, I liked being a part of a cause, and the benefit of getting reduced cost upgrades was a real perk, however I can't afford to continue.

For the rest of you, Fold On!
Chris

Remember this from the First Post:
"One other important measure to note for Year 12 is that the point totals are not set in stone.  This time, we're going to monitor the point totals to see how easy/hard it is to achieve these point totals for the community, and adjust if necessary."

Hi All,

Noted, thanks for the feedback. I understand the point tiers may be reduced, however it seems I'll probably still be out of the running for Tier 2 (others suggest 14 - 15 mil).

I appreciate the feedback on going with a non-flagship card to keep myself in the program. However, a big benefit of folding before was that I was able to reduce the cost of a flagship card down to affordable with 2-3 years of points. As a result I would unintentionally REP EVGA products to friends because I would always get a badass card through this program and want to brag about it.
 
The video card prices now are insane and the EVGA buck rewards are not reflecting this. 

It feels like prices got jacked in the bitcoin craze, and now that people are willing to fork out stupid money for a card companies aren't going to lower their prices. We screwed ourselves I guess.
 
As I see it, the problem is primarily the crazy inflated prices, not the tiers themselves.
 
Chris

Still one day left of March

i personally have yet to fold a core22 wu but i do look forward to its release out of beta/advanced. but back on topic, glad to see that people where not initially scared away. the next month or two will really show how dedicated people are. as i suspect a lot of people hit the 4mil went to get rewards to see the raise in thresholds. many may have just hit the 1st threshold and will not participate next month... we will know soon enough.
 
p.s. it is nice seeing a relatively flat production all month instead of the typical saw-tooth pattern of last year.

Seems Normal to me.
Still Going Upwards for New Team Members. 

No Team Overtake's on the horizon.
 
3,992,199,657 Difference from Last Year March 2018 to March 2019 I would say us a Big Jump in Points.
Almost Double the Points
  

the active members are members who have a non 0 avg over the last 7 days. so over the last week there are 63 less active members than there was a week ago. this is normal for Folding@EVGA due to EVGA Bucks but i still want to see how many start back up in the next couple days.