CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Byt the end of the day, the order of things should be changed...
Folding@Home
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ddrueding
Fixture
Well, my average is back below you and Mark, and there are only 9k points between Handruin and I.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
My average will take a hit very soon, as I sold one of my three computers. It is the slowest of the three. I might not be able to replace it, at least on short term.
The customers are scarce at the shop these days...
The customers are scarce at the shop these days...
ddrueding
Fixture
I just noticed that today I got my first big unit bonus since before the A5 upgrade. The first of many I hope.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Sdbardwick apparently stopped his effort. He wrote that it would only be temporary, but it helped us quite a lot in the meanwhile.
Thank you very much for your contribution SDB. You will be missed.
Thank you very much for your contribution SDB. You will be missed.
Just built my first i7-2600K. Loaded client 6.34 configured and it downloaded core A3? Is there something extra I need to set?
Work unit type is set to big and the -advmethod flag is also set
..."[22:05:56] Decompressed FahCore_a3.exe (10057216 bytes) successfully
[22:06:01] + Core successfully engaged
[22:06:06]
[22:06:06] + Processing work unit
[22:06:06] Core required: FahCore_a3.exe
[22:06:06] Core found.
[22:06:06] Working on queue slot 01 [March 19 22:06:06 UTC]
[22:06:06] + Working ...
[22:06:06] - Calling '.\FahCore_a3.exe -dir work/ -nice 19 -suffix 01 -np 8 -checkpoint 15 -verbose -lifeline 2816 -version 634'"...
Work unit type is set to big and the -advmethod flag is also set
..."[22:05:56] Decompressed FahCore_a3.exe (10057216 bytes) successfully
[22:06:01] + Core successfully engaged
[22:06:06]
[22:06:06] + Processing work unit
[22:06:06] Core required: FahCore_a3.exe
[22:06:06] Core found.
[22:06:06] Working on queue slot 01 [March 19 22:06:06 UTC]
[22:06:06] + Working ...
[22:06:06] - Calling '.\FahCore_a3.exe -dir work/ -nice 19 -suffix 01 -np 8 -checkpoint 15 -verbose -lifeline 2816 -version 634'"...
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
AFAIK, you only need core A5 for big units. If the unit they decided to send you first isn't a big unit, then the client will download a core A3.
You installed a Linux flavor or Windows. Apparently, the Linux client is back being faster than the one for Windows. Under Linux, in order to receive big units, you have to answer "no" to "ask for advanced units". Other than that, there is no particular settings you have to pay special attention to.
And I very much hope that an expensive Core i7 2600K is at least twice as fast as a three-years-old C2Q 9550.
You installed a Linux flavor or Windows. Apparently, the Linux client is back being faster than the one for Windows. Under Linux, in order to receive big units, you have to answer "no" to "ask for advanced units". Other than that, there is no particular settings you have to pay special attention to.
And I very much hope that an expensive Core i7 2600K is at least twice as fast as a three-years-old C2Q 9550.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
And does it mean that I need to worry about you in addition to SSD? Because an overclocked 2600K doing big units can produce over 50K per day all by itself.
Maybe... :rambo::drunk::king:
Wait 'til I get my second one
And the 2600K isn't all that expensive. I think I paid $340 or so for the Q9550s when I got them (and the 2600K cost $370), so all in all, a worthwhile upgrade
sdbardwick
Storage is cool
Not using the ice-cube office for now, so the extra heaters are off. If it doesn't get unusually warm this spring I'll need to restart a couple in April. Might even get a 2600K running by then...
ddrueding
Fixture
New all-time high for me today. This winter doesn't seem to be fading, so I might go for a while longer.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Congratulations to Dan Shearer for passing the million mark :beer:
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
After numerous issues, I restarted to process big units on my third and weakest machine, this time under Linux (Fedora 14 with LXDE, 64 bit of course). If the Linux client really is 10-15% faster than the Windows client, then I should be able to finish my units within the prefered deadline.
Right now, both my Windows machines are computing project 2684 units. BOTH! The bastards at Stanford didn't send me one, but two of this P.O.S. unit. It looks like I'll be able to finish both soon enough to get the bonus points, but it will still kill my daily average. The Linux box is doing a project 2692, so at least that's ok.
Right now, both my Windows machines are computing project 2684 units. BOTH! The bastards at Stanford didn't send me one, but two of this P.O.S. unit. It looks like I'll be able to finish both soon enough to get the bonus points, but it will still kill my daily average. The Linux box is doing a project 2692, so at least that's ok.
Who is that username here?
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
AFAIK, he's a friend of Mark. I don't think he's been posting here, but I underlined his achievement in case he reads the forum.
Yes, P5-133XL.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
If SSDrueding does more than another 369000 points before the end of the month, he'll beat the team record for a month's production. A record I hold since...last month.
ddrueding
Fixture
That might be close...
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
I calculated that you should end up some 15000 points short, unless you do something to improve your current pace.
ddrueding
Fixture
15k in 3 days? I'll see what I can do.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Actually, in five. This month has 31 days while last one had only 28 when I did my record*. If you beat me, I'll keep being proud that you won't beat me in daily average for a month.
ddrueding
Fixture
Those bonus points will bring up your average soon enough.
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
Bonus points??
ddrueding
Fixture
If you take on a massive unit (requiring many days on a quad-core system) and complete it within a fairly strict time frame, you get many times the normal reward.
You also have to register for a key pass thingy to get the bonus points. It's worth doing if you have a decent machine.
ddrueding
Fixture
We managed nearly 375k points on the 27th. I just started another machine temporarily, but I don't think it's massive unit will complete this month.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
An overclocked i7 2600K can produce anywhere from 35K to 53K ppd. With two of them working 24x7, he won't catch you unless he improves again his folding farm.
ddrueding
Fixture
Yeah, I don't see myself catching you anytime soon. Perhaps I'll try to get some spares assembled and running for a while, but my hardware is fairly set at the moment.
Stereodude
Not really a
You're not going to build a small fleet of i7-2600k SFF systems to catch him?
ddrueding
Fixture
Nah. Though I was considering filling a Gigbyte Guerrilla with an i7-970 and 3 GTX590s
ddrueding
Fixture
Nope. Didn't do it. And I'll need to dial it back for a while here, it is 93F (34C) outside.
Your PCs are operating outdoors?
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Yes, he's trying to change the climate. SSDdrueding can't wait untill the icebergs are gone.
ddrueding
Fixture
They are indoors. And i have a very well insulated house without air conditioning. With it 100F outside and these pcs off, it is 74F inside when I get home. With them on it was 90+ inside.
Stereodude
Not really a
Not exactly a good call skipping the AC.