At least 4-5 months (although, as ever, things can change...)

So, unless you've got just the 1 core computer that's able to contribute 1 hr/week, you should easily be able to reach Silver, and more than likely, Gold.

In roughly 5.23 months. Calculation used 157/30

Probably not a huge amount - as the reduction in priority was fairly short and, I do believe, the "all project crunchers" were still able to receive some WU's.

As all things WCG wise, there are numerous factors that can (and do) influence an estimated end-date - the reduction (and then stopping for a while) of HCMD2 and C4CW, as well as the (potential) new projects that I'm hoping will still be coming before the end of the year (it was stated earlier on, that WCG were hoping to launch 3 new projects/phases before the end of the year - and only 1 has so far come online).

So, basically nothing is solid until the WCG techs have given their "30 day warning" (and even then, that may not be totally accurate).

On a personal note, I'm currently working on upgrading my Emerald HFCC badge to Sapphire - and, I'm not stopping/slowing down (not even for Beta WU's - okay, I'll accept them if they come, but I'm not in the hunt for them), until I know for certain that I can get there.

If HCC will end, probably part of capacity will pass on HFCC.

Well, we're still in Target 7, with another target to go. So, take into consideration as to when this current target started, and the current date, as well as the fact that Target 8 we're led to believe is the same size as the current one (as well as the previous ones), then that should give you some ideas as to how long we've got left.

Other factors do come into play - i.e., when HCMD2 and C4CW come back online, when HCC ends, and also when new project(s) start. That's basically why SekeRob can only give ESTIMATES...