TPU's F@H Team

[Josh154]

Some quick numbers, going to have to futz around with this 430, because that's about 1/3 of what I was hoping for, though this was after the CPU also running SMP so it may be a bandwidth problem.

http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz339/HARD5TUFF/test2.jpg

Yeah those numbers look low on the 430. How you get firefox to look like that?

 

[mstenholm]

Lol i already have a passkey. This isn't my first round with folding.

Here's some shots of my BIOS at my stable OC. Pretty low voltages on everything isn't it?

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n170/mxracer154/intel core i7/206561584_photobucket_6134_.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n170/mxracer154/intel core i7/206561584_photobucket_6135_.jpg

Good, I just wanted to make sure and yes nice voltage but the temps are a bit on the high side. What did your extra fan do for your NB temp? Are you still burning your finger?

 

[(FIH) The Don]

will see if i wanna mount it tonight

im just sooo effin tired lol

 

[Josh154]

Good, I just wanted to make sure and yes nice voltage but the temps are a bit on the high side. What did your extra fan do for your NB temp? Are you still burning your finger?

Shoot i could hold my finger on there all day long now. It's seriously only warm and feels like anything is barely working

I noticed IBT heats up my cpu like 5-10C higher than anything else i do with it. It's a good 5C hotter than prime for hours and hours, and right now folding it's about 68C on the hottest core.

Im gonna finish this SMP work unit then switch it over to -bigadv. Should i run the -smp 7 flag or just let it use all 8 cores? I am not running any gpu3 clients either, just 2 gpu 2 clients.

 

[mstenholm]

will see if i wanna mount it tonight

im just sooo effin tired lol

http://img.techpowerup.org/110104/017.jpg

Nice

 

[mstenholm]

Shoot i could hold my finger on there all day long now. It's seriously only warm and feels like anything is barely working

I noticed IBT heats up my cpu like 5-10C higher than anything else i do with it. It's a good 5C hotter than prime for hours and hours, and right now folding it's about 68C on the hottest core.

Im gonna finish this SMP work unit then switch it over to -bigadv. Should i run the -smp 7 flag or just let it use all 8 cores? I am not running any gpu3 clients either, just 2 gpu 2 clients.

I would start out with all 8 treads.

 

[Josh154]

will see if i wanna mount it tonight

im just sooo effin tired lol

http://img.techpowerup.org/110104/017.jpg

That PSU looks great! In fact i was just looking at a new PSU. I think id probably just grab the HX because it's cheaper and im tight on cash Although i do like the colors of the AX better lol. Thats what we base our buying off of right is the colors!

I would start out with all 8 treads.

Alright, i think ill just go ahead and start -bigadv now, this SMP unit is gonna take like 12 hours to finish, and well i could just as well be on a -bigadv

 

[TeXBill]

Josh154 what kind of cooling are you using on that chip? Those temps do seem to be a little high. The volts are excellent Now if you can get the temps down some you will be in bigadv heaven.. I would use bigadv and use all 8 cores. It will finish a WU some what faster and net you the better bonus points. Running the gpu clients at the same time will give you a small hit on your bigadv points maybe 1K to 2K less is all. (just a guess). I think the highest temps I would let it get are around the mid 70'sC any higher and it will lower the life of your chip. It's looking good so far just try to get those temps down some. When you start the bigadv WU's it will make your temps go up even higher because you are using all of the cores to fold with. Most of my bigadv chips are watercooled just for that reason. Good luck with the i7 and keep them numbers going for the team.

 

[Josh154]

Josh154 what kind of cooling are you using on that chip? Those temps do seem to be a little high. The volts are excellent Now if you can get the temps down some you will be in bigadv heaven.. I would use bigadv and use all 8 cores. It will finish a WU some what faster and net you the better bonus points. Running the gpu clients at the same time will give you a small hit on your bigadv points maybe 1K to 2K less is all. (just a guess). I think the highest temps I would let it get are around the mid 70'sC any higher and it will lower the life of your chip. It's looking good so far just try to get those temps down some. When you start the bigadv WU's it will make your temps go up even higher because you are using all of the cores to fold with. Most of my bigadv chips are watercooled just for that reason. Good luck with the i7 and keep them numbers going for the team.

Well right now running a SMP unit every core is at 100% load. All 8 of them (hehe i like saying 8 instead of 4 that i had before) I had some issues mounting the h50 and that's probably why the temps are so high. I have a tube of mx-2 coming in the mail so i will reseat when that gets here as i used the rest of my as5 mounting these.

Im running a h50 with a ultra kaze 2k rpm push fan and some yate as a pull fan. Im pretty sure it's my seating job though. When trying to mount a h50 make sure you have all 4 screws threaded all the way through those darn plastic pieces before you attempt to mount it. Trying to hold the pump in place and the backplate with your knee, and trying to thread a screw through the mount with the mount spinnning and trying to hold that is a real PITA and yeah my paste kinda got smeard all over and the pump got lifted off and put back on

Should i go ahead and try picking up a -bigadv? Is their a way i can check to see how many work units have been completed on my passkey? I got a new passkey when i switched over to TPU and im pretty positive i've completed over 10 work units, but id rather know forsure then spend 3 days on a bigadv for lilttle to nothing points.

 

[brandonwh64]

I would move your PC to the window like we talked about on MSN and let the cold air of mother nature fix it until you get your paste and such, also watch for condensation like i said

 

[TeXBill]

Should i go ahead and try picking up a -bigadv? Is their a way i can check to see how many work units have been completed on my passkey? I got a new passkey when i switched over to TPU and im pretty positive i've completed over 10 work units, but id rather know forsure then spend 3 days on a bigadv for lilttle to nothing points.

You can try it, but keep an eye on those temps and do not let them get above what I suggested. I would hate to see you burn up your nice new chip before you really get started using it. bigadv will be the test as it really stress's your chip to the max. Keep a close eye on it and you should be ok.

 

[Josh154]

I would move your PC to the window like we talked about on MSN and let the cold air of mother nature fix it until you get your paste and such, also watch for condensation like i said

Im doing that right now It wont be fully in the window sill cause last time i did that, snow managed to find it's way in the bottom of my case. Luckily nothing was ruined Im settin up a little table right now with the rig by the window Ill post pics up of my entire setup in a bit.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

Nice

TY

That PSU looks great! In fact i was just looking at a new PSU. I think id probably just grab the HX because it's cheaper and im tight on cash Although i do like the colors of the AX better lol. Thats what we base our buying off of right is the colors!



Alright, i think ill just go ahead and start -bigadv now, this SMP unit is gonna take like 12 hours to finish, and well i could just as well be on a -bigadv

i think its nice, i just plugged in the second 275, they are both idle atm, but the i7 is crunching away at full blast, and the fan on the psu havent even started yet :O

 

[Josh154]

TY



i think its nice, i just plugged in the second 275, they are both idle atm, but the i7 is crunching away at full blast, and the fan on the psu havent even started yet :O

I take it the fan is thermally controlled?

 

[(FIH) The Don]

dunno, think it turns on when you use 200W or more

there it started when i fired up gpu tracker

 

[Josh154]

dunno, think it turns on when you use 200W or more

there it started when i fired up gpu tracker

Nice

Just moved the i7 rig over to the window and it's already idling 10-12C less. Will load it up with a -bigadv unit and see what kind of temps im getting.

 

[Josh154]

Okay guys, so i think i have a -bigadv unit working right now. It's project 2686 and as far as i know, this is a -bigadv work unit correct?

Another quick question, why does it only report in HFM that it's worth 9k points?

Temps are much better with the comp by the window

 

[Chicken Patty]

Check it out guys! Brandon helped me get my i7 to 4.0 stable! I will be running a smp work unit and once that's done and if it passes stable i'll add the -bigadv flag and score big!

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n170/mxracer154/intel core i7/40stable.png

Way to go bro.

 

[TeXBill]

Another quick question, why does it only report in HFM that it's worth 9k points?

That number should go up, it doesn't give you the bonus points number yet?

 

[mstenholm]

@ Josh - did the log say passkey found?

 

[TeXBill]

Ok checking mine yes the 2686 is a bigadv WU. It gave me 9K and with the bonus points it ended up giving me 25K all together.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Doesn't any monitoring utility have to have a TPF before it can calculate the bonus points? Since this is his first bigadv, it has no history to fall back on, therefore it has to wait for new data.

 

[Josh154]

@ Josh - did the log say passkey found?

Yes it did.

Ok checking mine yes the 2686 is a bigadv WU. It gave me 9K and with the bonus points it ended up giving me 25K all together.

Okay i just got 1% done and it's total credit is now 72k Current PPD is 29.5k on the i7 and the TPF is 35:12. Does that seem right for a i7 920 clocked at 4.0? I was running a few other programs at first once i got it started but for now it's been dedicated to folding as i got my other rig hooked back up.

ETA is 2:10:04 I think that's about right isn't it?

The rig broke 40k I remember when i got my second 8800gts i broke 10k and i was pumped! Now i see 41k and i think i jeezed in my pants

 

[mstenholm]

We cross our fingers for you. Good luck, and yes 35:12 seems OK with two GPUs. My 4 GHz 100% dedicated (no funny programs like HFM or temperature readings) takes around 31:00 on a 2686 (and 2692 and 6900)

 

[Josh154]

We cross our fingers for you. Good luck, and yes 35:12 seems OK with two GPUs. My 4 GHz 100% dedicated (no funny programs like HFM or temperature readings) takes around 31:00 on a 2686 (and 2692 and 6900)

Cool thanks man! How many points will it be worth around in 2 days and 10 hours? Will i be dropping 60k+ at a time with these units?

Also what are the good -bigadv work units out there and what are the lesser liked ones? Newbie to -bigadv here but definitely liking them!

I just priced out another cheap i7 1156 rig It would be cheaper for me just to grab two 470's though and run those in my current rig. Im thinking two 470's about 14k PPD each $400 for 28-30k ppd and a gts450 good for about 10k ppd at $100. So another $500 and i could grab another 40k PPD and have a rig hopefully putting out 70k PPD! Wouldn't that be great?! Plus it would game amazing when i need to game and go to lan's. Nothing like 470's in sli and a 450 for a phsyx card

Now does anyone wanna donate some money to the help Josh154 achieve 70k PPD charity?

Oooh just for 2% completed and a TPF of 34:56 right now!