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120 out of 131 people found this review helpful
1 stars
Version: SETI@home 5.2.1
Pros: looks neat
Cons: uses too much CPU, increases CPU core temperatures, diminishes the lifespan of your PC.
DO NOT USE this software. I would very much like to help out in the exploration of space and that is the reason why I tried this out, but this software is not good for your PC. I have a Dual Pentium 3.2GHz CPU, with 5 case fans to keep everything running smoothly. The CPU power consumption of this software is between 50-60% and in a 5 minute test run, the CPU core temperature went up by nearly 30%. If you run this all the time, you'll either fry your CPU and motherboard, or significantly diminish the lifespan of your hardware. Even if you adjust your preferences on the BOINC website it will not help. I read the reviews but was curious and installed the damn thing anyway. It took me 5 minutes to see I should have listened to the warnings, but oh well. Cool idea, but not a good idea. If you want this for the screen saver, you aren't saving anything. I work in the IT field, and this is just a warning for the average user... DO NOT INSTALL !!!
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34 out of 39 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: SETI@home 5.2.1
"Not useful with the average computer"
Cons: This program WAS in its earlier form a very good little prog, before it somehow developed into a monster. Somehow it went from being a very small screensaver/math processing system to something that seems to tax even the best computers available for home use. It is difficult to impossible to get it to connect to its server, it uses up from 45% up of your processing power, and it taxes your computer physically by causing overheating. I would give it a negative star of that were possible.
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
1 stars
Version: SETI@home 5.2.1
Cons: Incomplete uninstallation.
Confusing interface. A lot of projects aren't very useful. Once project starts running, CPU temperature is raised by at least 25% and CPU Usage go up to 100%.
This might overheat the computer/melt the CPU. Don't download.
***Want to help with distributed computing? Try Folding@Home instead!***
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27 out of 31 people found this review helpful
1 stars
Version: SETI@home 5.2.1
Pros: Server Performance is down more than it is up!
Cons: Causes CPU temps to rise, causing fans to run full rpm all the time!
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9 out of 11 people found this review helpful
2 stars
Version: SETI@home 5.2.1
Pros: none. couldn't get it to work
Cons: Could never connect to seti server.
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