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Poltergeist

Poltergeist

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I added a second computer to run this. Its using the gpu program. Already done 2 WU since last night.

I think the new computer I'm building I'll buy 2 graphics cards and tie them togeather. Let see 2 gig cards running togeather....
 
jmaz268

jmaz268

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McRat said:
Watch your back! My notebook (McRatdv8) is about to go off "sleep-mode" and do some serious crunching! :D

Looks like John has turned off his computer for awhile to let us catch up.

Yes, machines with video cards in them run a LOT more math with the GPU version of the FAH than the CPU version.

Even a fairly weak video card will normally outstrip the CPU by a good margin.
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Yeah im out of town with no net access.... I finished the one it was crunching on and when I get home it should upload the info

I run mine off the gpu....just so it doesn't rape the performance...I run a nvidia 260m 1 gig in my laptop

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Mike

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I'm doing the two processor system tray software version at the moment, well since last night. It's just now at 45/100 for one CPU and 41/100 for the second CPU. I guess I musta caught a 24 hour bug.
 
DAVe3283

DAVe3283

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Mike said:
Is this the only way to tell the GPU is running? The system tray Icon does say working 0/0.
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That looks like it is going to me. Kind of strange, my system tray icon tells me the progress, but as long as the window shows progress, you're doing fine. You don't need the window open for it to work, just open it periodically to check progress if you are interested.
MadMaxx61 said:
are the numbers in the 100/100 or what ever you have mean anything as I have only seen the ___/250 till now it is ____/6666
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Those tell you the progress. If it says 125/250 it means you are half way done with a workunit of size 250. The program starts small (100), and keeps requesting bigger units if your computer is up to the task. Mine was also doing one of size 6666 or so last time I looked.
 
McRat

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If you right click the little system tray icon, then click STATUS, then Logfile, you can see what the 'puter has been doing.

You can estimate the completion time by looking how long it takes to do 1%, then multiply it out.

Uh... Dave? Brace yourself. You're about to get CPUwn'd :D
 
McRat

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Another tip: If you are familiar with DOS, and have a dual core or better processor, you can run SMP jobs. Read the directions under:

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/WinSMPGuide

Note the part where it says you must get a PASSKEY. Click on that link, and they email you one. If you put in the PASSKEY during the configonly part of the instructions, it qualifies you for bonus points. However, to insure you're a "stable" machine, they require you to successfully complete 10 jobs before the bonus points kick in.

My "bonus" points are finally starting to come in, so that's why you'll see McRatdv8 start to produce really big numbers. If you have more than 1 computer with multicore, use the same username and PASSKEY, and they all add up towards the 10 unit probation. I couldn't wait 10 days (impatient), so I snuck into work and turned on 3 more computers. :lildevil:

However, ALL jobs are important. There types of math required that cannot be done on a GPU, SMP, or a Playstation. They can only be done by single cores at a time, hence the Systray client. The reason for the large difference in points between jobs is to entice more of certain kinds of machines.
 
DAVe3283

DAVe3283

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McRat said:
Another tip: If you are familiar with DOS, and have a dual core or better processor, you can run SMP jobs. Read the directions under:

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/WinSMPGuide

Note the part where it says you must get a PASSKEY. Click on that link, and they email you one. If you put in the PASSKEY during the configonly part of the instructions, it qualifies you for bonus points. However, to insure you're a "stable" machine, they require you to successfully complete 10 jobs before the bonus points kick in.

My "bonus" points are finally starting to come in, so that's why you'll see McRatdv8 start to produce really big numbers. If you have more than 1 computer with multicore, use the same username and PASSKEY, and they all add up towards the 10 unit probation. I couldn't wait 10 days (impatient), so I snuck into work and turned on 3 more computers. :lildevil:
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Oh, I see how it is :buttkick: lol

If you're gonna be that way, I have 8 more CPU cores coming online shortly! At least for a day or two, until I think about my power bill :eek:

Edit: I even brought this back from the dead, mostly as a joke:
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Yeah, that's right, two whole Pentium III processors @ 1GHz, poised for attack! Better watch out, I just busted out the big guns :rolleyes:
 

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McRat

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I have to turn off those CAD/CMM machines tonight. I can't risk losing a job on those machines during working hours. They are 3.2ghz AMD Phenom X4 (quad core) machines.

But...

It was fun while it lasted. :rofl:

They will finish up what they are working on then stop.

Normally, I will be running the Playstations, the dv8 notebook (being used as a print server lately, since it crashes when running CAD), and when I'm not doing CAD on my desktop, I'll turn it on there.
 
McRat

McRat

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If somebody wanted to do some serious "crunching", and were on a budget:

Newegg.com has nVidia GTX460 video cards down as low as $160. These are very high performance CUDA cards intended for gaming. You need to have a powersupply of at least 400w and a PCI Express slot (normal expansion slot on machines sold in the last 5 years). And a mid sized case, not a "low profile".

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127519

Now, if your machine is a low profile, and a smaller powersupply, something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500177 $80

or this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121347 $50 after rebate

The nVidia CUDA cards are way more powerful than even an i7 quad core chip as far as computing power goes.

These also fit in larger cases, and play games pretty good, and stream video faster than you download it.

I love AMD and ATi products, but there is a simple fact of life: CUDA is currently a better technology for number crunching, and nVidia drivers are simply more powerful for most uses. ATI has the muscle, but their drivers aren't the best.
 
DAVe3283

DAVe3283

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That's not a bad price for the card you get, actually. I need to build myself a gaming desktop. Haven't had one in years, I forgot how cheap they can be.

Well, I finally got 1% done on the Dual P3 server, looks like it is going to turn out workunits at the blazing fast rate of 2 every 2.5 days! Lol, I'll let it finish the 2 it has, then put it back into storage. I knew I put it there for a reason :rofl:

I'll let my laptops and server keep crunching for a couple days, then scale it back to just the GPU in my server so I don't cause rolling blackouts in CA.

Man, I need a new laptop. I have my eye on a nice used M1730. Now where'd I leave that wad of cash???
 
jmaz268

jmaz268

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McRat said:
If somebody wanted to do some serious "crunching", and were on a budget:

Newegg.com has nVidia GTX460 video cards down as low as $160. These are very high performance CUDA cards intended for gaming. You need to have a powersupply of at least 400w and a PCI Express slot (normal expansion slot on machines sold in the last 5 years). And a mid sized case, not a "low profile".

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127519

Now, if your machine is a low profile, and a smaller powersupply, something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500177 $80

or this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121347 $50 after rebate

The nVidia CUDA cards are way more powerful than even an i7 quad core chip as far as computing power goes.

These also fit in larger cases, and play games pretty good, and stream video faster than you download it.

I love AMD and ATi products, but there is a simple fact of life: CUDA is currently a better technology for number crunching, and nVidia drivers are simply more powerful for most uses. ATI has the muscle, but their drivers aren't the best.
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You read my mind Pat. I'm on the watercooled pc now.....but apparently the vid card isnt supported by the program.....I'm thinking bigger though lol.
 
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