TPU's F@H Team

[TheLaughingMan]

Oh a JRPG, how is it? I haven't played a Star Ocean game for a minute.

It has nearly the same fight system as Star Ocean 3 if you played that one. It looks great on PS3, but I wish the AA was better. The hair and "physics" are flawlessly done.

Besides the graphics and a combat system that is ....well....great (SO3 still has the best JRPG combat system ever IMO), the story is well done and very engrossing. As a staple of Star Ocean, they pay very close attention to details and try to make the whole plot believable. The characters, while Star Ocean cliches, are unique and interesting enough to still feel fresh. Also they do not do the standard teen angst crap. Edge is a bit out the ordinary for the military, but he still acts like a soldier when need.

P.S. Lymale is the most adorable little girl of any game, ever.

 

[p_o_s_pc]

View this tutorial ati setup

And add these environment variables. They will minimize your CPU usage.
BROOK_YIELD 2
CAL_NO_FLUSH 1
CAL_PRE_FLUSH 1
FLUSH_INTERVAL 128

FLUSH_INTERVAL can be set anywhere from 128 to 256. Lower number for stability, higher less so.

+1 add these first. I have found with both of my ATI cards (3870 and 4850) that the FLUSH_INTERVAL of 200+ has given best points and lowest CPU usage. But you will have to play around with that one and see what gives you best results.

 

[Clement]

I downloaded the SMP DeinoMPI package.
After configuration and store creation, I ended up creating a manual shortcut pointing to Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe with the following parameters: -forceasm -advmethods -smp

FAH was stuck in a loop and wouldn't start the work otherwise. Something about a2 core. I also deleted the client.cfg and work folder before running it with the manual shortcut. After config again (In advanced config->client options I put -smp), now it runs an a3 core in smp mode. No need for the shortcut now that I have the a3 core, the service starts and runs just fine.

Whew*

 

[[Ion]]

So I got F@H set up on the HD 5670 using Buck's excellent guide (thanks! --- everything worked fine). I'm currently folding away @ ~60c (I love this cooler, it's silent and the 8800GT idled higher than this). I currently have one of those lovely 511 pt WUs, so I doubt my PPD is going to be very good, but we'll see

OK, so PPD is ~1300, meh

+1 add these first. I have found with both of my ATI cards (3870 and 4850) that the FLUSH_INTERVAL of 200+ has given best points and lowest CPU usage. But you will have to play around with that one and see what gives you best results.

I'm currently using FLUSH_INTERVAL as 128, and it's using 0-1% of the CPU and giving the PPD above. Is this normal PPD for this class of card, or will it get better when I get a non-511pt WU

 

[p_o_s_pc]

OK, so PPD is ~1300, meh



I'm currently using FLUSH_INTERVAL as 128, and it's using 0-1% of the CPU and giving the PPD above. Is this normal PPD for this class of card, or will it get better when I get a non-511pt WU

it will get better without a 511pt WU. What card is it? link please

 

[[Ion]]

it will get better without a 511pt WU. What card is it? link please

HIS HD 5670 512MB IceQ

 

[p_o_s_pc]

HIS HD 5670 512MB IceQ

Looking at the number of SP's that card has i would say thats about right for that card. Just keep an eye on it. ~2k is normal PPD for a ATI

 

[[Ion]]

Looking at the number of SP's that card has i would say thats about right for that card. Just keep an eye on it. ~2k is normal PPD for a ATI

OK, well I was hoping for a bit more, but I guess 2k/day is better than nothing

 

[p_o_s_pc]

OK, well I was hoping for a bit more, but I guess 2k/day is better than nothing

ATI cards suck ass for folding so...

 

[[Ion]]

ATI cards suck ass for folding so...

Yeah, I guess I've been spoiled by Nvidia, my 8600GTS did almost 2k PPD
And I'm very confident that the HD5670 destroys the 8600GTS in games

 

[brandonwh64]

ok i got the console version and i put in my TPU username and the 50711 team number but it is stuck on completed 0 out of 500000?

what does it suppose to do?

 

[El Fiendo]

0 out of 500000. CPU client, right?

If so, depending on the work unit it's working on and your clock speed, it will have a TPF (time between each percentage increase) of anywhere of a few minutes to around 20 or so. If it hasn't gone up a percentage point after 35 or 40 minutes something is probably wrong. I assume you're overclocked at 4.1 right now, in which case the longest of the CPU units should take probably 16-19 minutes per percentage increase.

 

[msgclb]

I've currently got 3 rigs down. I changed the memory on my -bigadv rig so I'm now trying to get it tuned up and it should be back up tomorrow. I have a DFI X58 i7 920 rig that was running A3 cores but I have tore it down to upgrade its water cooling system. I'm currently leak checking it so if I don't have any problems booting up later then by Saturday I should have this rig running -bigadv WUs. At the same time I'm installing Windows 7 on another computer so I've had a 260 not folding for the better part of the day but this one should be running tonight.

 

[hertz9753]

I've currently got 3 rigs down. I changed the memory on my -bigadv rig so I'm now trying to get it tuned up and it should be back up tomorrow. I have a DFI X58 i7 920 rig that was running A3 cores but I have tore it down to upgrade its water cooling system. I'm currently leak checking it so if I don't have any problems booting up later then by Saturday I should have this rig running -bigadv WUs. At the same time I'm installing Windows 7 on another computer so I've had a 260 not folding for the better part of the day but this one should be running tonight.

Just reading that gave me a headache.

 

[NastyHabits]

I've currently got 3 rigs down. I changed the memory on my -bigadv rig so I'm now trying to get it tuned up and it should be back up tomorrow. I have a DFI X58 i7 920 rig that was running A3 cores but I have tore it down to upgrade its water cooling system. I'm currently leak checking it so if I don't have any problems booting up later then by Saturday I should have this rig running -bigadv WUs. At the same time I'm installing Windows 7 on another computer so I've had a 260 not folding for the better part of the day but this one should be running tonight.

Whew! Lots of work. Although it should make your top five daily PPD even more unassailable. To say nothing about adding to our (hopeful) future assault on a certain Canadian forum.

I've had a setback in getting a i7 for adventures in -bigadv land. Last weekend one of my tires developed a serious bubble in a sidewall. About 2 feet long and you could see the cord serious. I had no choice, had to spend my savings.

 

[4x4n]

A question for you guys. How much trouble is it to run the new smp client with vista 64 bit? I used to run the smp's when I had Q6600's, but got tired of baby sitting them and have been just gpu folding for a while.

It is an i7 running at 3.8 and is my main family rig so I need it to be trouble free.

What about ppd, compared to the big adv units? I've been thinking about running ubuntu and the bidadv on my dedicated cruncher i7, but it also has a 8800gt folding and I never could get that working when I ran ubuntu a while ago.

Just looking for some advice from some of you who are running both smp and bigadv, and some linux help too.

Thanks.

 

[bogmali]

I have not gotten any -bigadv's lately due the stupid client being unstable. Should be getting one tonight or in the wee hours.

4X4n-if your OC on that i7 is stable and you plan on running it 24/7, I suggest going the -bigadv route due to the bigger bonus points. Should be a link in here somewhere on how to get started, if you cannot find it click HERE

 

[johnspack]

Man, after all this dead equipment crap... I finally have something to look forward to, my little RB3D Redux project is almost finished, and ready to be commercially released by Mad Otter Games... now if I could just find a gtx260 so I can fold again... http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/red_baron_pack but wait for purchase as I'm updating this at this time. You will need that first... shhhhh. Then you'll need our Redux update. Yes and back to my GTX260 request.. I NEED to fold!!!!

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I want more of these! My 8800GTS/512 is working on a 445 point WU and getting 7538 PPD! I'll take all the 375/445's they can give me! Would like to see what happens on my GSO's.

BTW fahcore11 version 1.31

 

[theonedub]

the 445WUs are making the exact same PPD on my 275s (the 450s are making 7776). That may be more than just coincidence.

These servers are still acting up, I cant upload WUs 80% of the time and I end up having to restart the clients multiple times just to get a WU going. I might stop Folding in the mean time until this issue is resolved.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

My 9600GSO just got a 375 point WU. PPD=6893! Shaders at 1730

 

[hertz9753]

My 9600GSO just got a 375 point WU. PPD=6893! Shaders at 1730

I have one running on GTX 275, PPD 7902. Thats with the shaders at 1648.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Basically, these run at one speed, regardless (almost) of hardware? So I'm getting 2500 PPD above what I've gotten with any other WU with my GSO, and you guys with the big boys are getting lower than what you're used to? My other GSO is getting 4281 PPD on a 783'er, which is normal.

 

[hertz9753]

Basically, these run at one speed, regardless (almost) of hardware? So I'm getting 2500 PPD above what I've gotten with any other WU with my GSO, and you guys with the big boys are getting lower than what you're used to? My other GSO is getting 4281 PPD on a 783'er, which is normal.

It would seem that way. I have two GTX 260's running 450pt WU's. Each is getting 7069PPD, and they are set at different speeds. The 783 WU's give me about 8600 PPD on my lowest 260 up to about 9900 PPD on my 275's.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I have a 375, 445 and a 450 going right now and my 2 GSO's and 1 8800GTS/512 are pulling 21,500 PPD! Normal is around 14,000. It's like having a free GTS250!