Folding@Home: CF Official Discussion Thread

Buzz1927 said:
I'll try it out when I get the time, the gpu usually uses 2-3% cpu while folding, so I'd imagine I'd get some extra points (not as much as the gpu, tho!) I've been playing around with some bios versions, looks like I found a good one, I can get 50x multi with this one! :D Keep getting those stupid 2684 wu"s tho, gets about 30% ppd less, grrr!!! :mad:
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I was wondering there...how my 920 @4.3 was passing yours! I haven't gotten a 2684 in a while...currently on a 6900. Love those things.

Right now I've stopped GPU folding because it doesn't help me that much. A watt meter just came in today, so I'll see where I'm at and if ppw wise, it's a good choice. I only get ~6000PPD from the GTS250, and lose a significant amount from the CPU--right now I'm hitting ~29 frames, but with GPU it slows down to ~31, so virtually useless. We'll see if I get a 970 or not...the energy usage is virtually the same as a 920 due to the 32nm, and obviously the PPD goes up. Shelling out the money, though...!

EDIT: averaging 28:09 on a 6900 :D

mep916 said:
Buzz, what are the full specs of your current rig? Man I miss folding.
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You know you want to :P.
 
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Pretty obvious, but I just posted up the new competition. If you have anything lying around that you want to put up for prizes, let me know!
 
Does anyone know how to get F@H to only utilize one GPU? I have a spare 260 to put in my system, but want to leave my 460 alone.
 
ScottALot said:
Does anyone know how to get F@H to only utilize one GPU? I have a spare 260 to put in my system, but want to leave my 460 alone.
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You can specify if you want to use -gpu 0 or -gpu 1. I'd assume that the 260 would be -gpu 1 in your case!
 
mep916 said:
Buzz, what are the full specs of your current rig? Man I miss folding.
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Err...

2600k
Gigabyte UD4
8GB Corsair Vengeance
GTX460
60GB SSD
250GB HDD
Seasonic 750W
Water cooling

Also got the i7 860 hardware here I just replaced, would love to fold with that but nappies are costing me too much at the mo! :P

Jet said:
I was wondering there...how my 920 @4.3 was passing yours! I haven't gotten a 2684 in a while...currently on a 6900. Love those things.

Right now I've stopped GPU folding because it doesn't help me that much. A watt meter just came in today, so I'll see where I'm at and if ppw wise, it's a good choice. I only get ~6000PPD from the GTS250, and lose a significant amount from the CPU--right now I'm hitting ~29 frames, but with GPU it slows down to ~31, so virtually useless. We'll see if I get a 970 or not...the energy usage is virtually the same as a 920 due to the 32nm, and obviously the PPD goes up. Shelling out the money, though...!
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My gpu is getting 12k ppd, don't think I'd get that much extra from the cpu! Why don't you sell your rig and get SB? Would probably pay for itself..
 
I won't be folding for a day or two, killed my gpu and had a couple of crashes. I'll get it totally stable (hopefully around 4.9) and then get back at it!
 
Buzz1927 said:
I won't be folding for a day or two, killed my gpu and had a couple of crashes. I'll get it totally stable (hopefully around 4.9) and then get back at it!
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I was starting to wonder! What happened to the GPU?

Likewise, I was messing with my computer and lost a days worth of a WU :(.
 
Jet said:
I was starting to wonder! What happened to the GPU?

Likewise, I was messing with my computer and lost a days worth of a WU :(.
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Not sure what happened to the gpu, I was pretty drunk the previous night! :P
I think I've got it stable now, 4.8 crunching just under 25 minutes for 49k ppd! :D I thought it was good at 4.9, Prime stable but crashed a few minutes after starting the client :mad: I'll try again when I get some points in the bag!
 
i am running cpu/gpu client on my rig.

the gpu client is pushing my gpu to its knees but my cpu is only at 30% load, its pritty crap considering its an i7 [email protected].

am i missing something here?

i have 4 threads that are 0% and the other 4 are not maxed out!!!

can someone help me?

(in the log file my cpu is down as "CPUs: 16 Logical, 1 Physical") and 2.8ghz but its running 3.7ghz
 
will you be folding 24/7?

Honestly, GPU folding with ATi cards isn't really worth it--they get fairly terrible PPD. Instead, download the SMP client (the very bottom one in the list here. If you're willing to set it up to run 24/7, you should be getting ~30,000PPD off of your 860 @3.7 if you set the -bigadv flag. Otherwise, it will probably be ~15k.
 
you are going to have to go into better detail on how to do this, yes i will be folding 24/7 and i have no idea what bigadv is...
can you just tell me what to do please?

and yes i installed the very bottom one!!!
 
Jet said:
will you be folding 24/7?

Honestly, GPU folding with ATi cards isn't really worth it--they get fairly terrible PPD. Instead, download the SMP client (the very bottom one in the list here. If you're willing to set it up to run 24/7, you should be getting ~30,000PPD off of your 860 @3.7 if you set the -bigadv flag. Otherwise, it will probably be ~15k.
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I don't understand why people say that. While GPU folding does require a small amount of CPU (15% from what I understand), why not run the GPU client?

If your GPU is doing absolutely nothing else, sure 150pph doesn't sound amazing by any means, but every little bit helps doesn't it?
 
funkysnair said:
you are going to have to go into better detail on how to do this, yes i will be folding 24/7 and i have no idea what bigadv is...
can you just tell me what to do please?

and yes i installed the very bottom one!!!
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First up, get a passkey here.

Delete the client you have (make sure you get the work folder and work unit). Reinstall and set it up like this :)

Username: Your name here
Team Number: 44358
Passkey: enter the passkey you got earlier
Ask before fetching work [no]: No
Use a proxy [no]: No
Acceptable size of work units [normal]: big
Change advanced options [no]: yes
Core priority [idle]: idle
CPU Usage 5-100 [100]: 100
Pause if battery power is being used [no]: no
Interval in minutes between checkpoints 3-30 [30]: 15
Memory in MB to indicate available: just hit enter
Set -advmethods flag always [no]: no
Ignore any deadline info [no]: no
Machine ID 1-16 [1]: 1
Launch automatically, install as a service [no]: yes or no, if you want it running on start-up or manually
Disable CPU affinity lock [no]: no
Additional client parameters[]: -smp
IP address for viewer []: enter.

If you've set it to run as a service, you'll need to restart the machine.
You need to complete 10 work units before getting bonus points (should only take a few days). Then you can edit the config file to add the bigadv flag to get the really big points! :D
 
got a 2684. Just had to complain somewhere...gotta love going from 29 min/frame to nearly 42 min/frame :(
 
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