Just finished ordering 2 of these for my rig:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130572
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130572
Sorry Tom but I just had to do it
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PS - Less than 1 million to go! Keep up the good work guys!:hug:
PSS - 0.65 / minute for internet. I'm in the wrong line work.
PSS - 0.65 / minute for internet. I'm in the wrong line work.
Tom isn't going down easy.
That's all I'll say...
Sent from Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands.
Don't make me pull out the computers at work! :lildevil:
Grand Caymon Islands... the call using the room phone back to US was $1.19 an min. AT&T cell phone $5.00 a min. RIPOFF!
If it's vacation, who needs teh damn phone ....
I did when I got a phone call from the alarm company for the shop
5 phone calls later I found out it was one of the guys from work set it off.Thanks out to Jen :hug: Robert's girlfriend for driving down to the shop to check it out for us.
Not sure but think I killed my MoBo last night for my main folding machine. I'm going to try a few things when I get home tonight but have a feeling I may have to replace it. :baby:
Got it back online, the 6 pin connector for the CPU power on the MoBo had come loose. Guess I didn't have it plugged in all the way. What PITA. But now 1 of the cards has a better PPD. Need to figure out why the 3rd one is so low. May have to try it in another slot or 2.
Hmmm now that card slowed its clock speed back down again. Seems to be a common problem with some cards and folding.
What OS?
Are you getting low GPU usage? If so, be sure to go into the display settings and make sure there is a check in the "Extend my desktop onto this monitor" box. Maybe need dummy plugs?
I had problems with XP Pro 64 and the GPU3 client not cooperating. Had to go back to the 32-bit version.
I get full GPU usage but my PPD drops to half with certain WUs. I can either back the clock down some or do a full system shut down and restart. I usually just shut it down for a few minutes, then restart the computer and clients. I do this usually twice/day. . . sometimes more. But, my PPD usually comes right back up.
It's sad that the two GTX460s I just bought are really too small now for the current WUs. I just finally got the other one today after jumping through hoops with the UPS claim for wrong delivery. Wish I knew who "LEFT WITH LITTLE BOY" was. . . maybe I would have 3 460s folding.
What OS?
Are you getting low GPU usage? If so, be sure to go into the display settings and make sure there is a check in the "Extend my desktop onto this monitor" box. Maybe need dummy plugs?
I had problems with XP Pro 64 and the GPU3 client not cooperating. Had to go back to the 32-bit version.
I get full GPU usage but my PPD drops to half with certain WUs. I can either back the clock down some or do a full system shut down and restart. I usually just shut it down for a few minutes, then restart the computer and clients. I do this usually twice/day. . . sometimes more. But, my PPD usually comes right back up.
It's sad that the two GTX460s I just bought are really too small now for the current WUs. I just finally got the other one today after jumping through hoops with the UPS claim for wrong delivery. Wish I knew who "LEFT WITH LITTLE BOY" was. . . maybe I would have 3 460s folding.
Win7 64bit
GPU usage shows to be 99% on all 3 cards. I have dummy plugs installed on 2 extra cards and a monitor on the primary..
I'm going to try backing down the CPU usage of the SMP client and see if that helps. I have the SMP client shut down for a few min. while I look at CPU usage and I'm going to leave a little bit for cushion.
I think the SMP client using too much CPU may have been the problem. GPU 0 was doing 8.9k pretty consistently GPU 1 and GPU 2 were only doing about 2.9k. With the SMP client set to only use 80% CPU (was at 99% before) GPU 0 is a touch over 9k and GPU 1 & 2 are at 8.6+k and 8.7+k. But my CPU is still at 98~99% usage. So it seems like there was not enough CPU for the GPUs to move data etc. When I had the SMP client off I saw 10~14% CPU usage.
So everyone needs to watch out on this. Even using 1 card it may be fighting for CPU to move data and could be lowering your PPD for your video card(s).
So everyone needs to watch out on this. Even using 1 card it may be fighting for CPU to move data and could be lowering your PPD for your video card(s).
I have a system with just 1 card (GTX460) in it that will slow down for unknown reasons. It downclocks to 405mhz core clock.
Leaving Chrome open seems to help. But it is also my primary work computer, and I don't mind it running at 405. It's quiet, cool, and doesn't dog my work like it does at full clock speed.
That machine has a brother that never downclocks.
GOOD NEWS: We are down to the "short hairs". We are in the 1200's!!! :hug:
Bad News: When we hit 1199, I really need to shut some of the work machines off, at least during the day. I will be down for a couple of days as I rethink how I deploy FAH. Right now it is a hassle, and I want to make it trouble-free.
Leaving Chrome open seems to help. But it is also my primary work computer, and I don't mind it running at 405. It's quiet, cool, and doesn't dog my work like it does at full clock speed.
That machine has a brother that never downclocks.
GOOD NEWS: We are down to the "short hairs". We are in the 1200's!!! :hug:
Bad News: When we hit 1199, I really need to shut some of the work machines off, at least during the day. I will be down for a couple of days as I rethink how I deploy FAH. Right now it is a hassle, and I want to make it trouble-free.
2 of my cards were dropping to 405mhz. This morning they were still at full speed since the change in SMP settings. My SMP PPD has dropped but for now I'm good with that. I'm going to let it run this way for now and then play with overclocking the CPU.
