TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[blindfitter]

Free DC only have the daily production ready for a few hours in the early morning GMT. You can always use yesterday or go to the source https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ms/viewMemberStatHistory.do or use this https://boincstats.com/en/stats/15/user/list/0/0/22175/0

That now makes more sense, I can now understand why thebumblebee doesn't get his Pie chart updated on a regular basis. 'must be frustrating'

Have had a quick look through those 2 sites you proposed, nice, and up to date, will give them more time later.

Thanks again,

 

[Norton]

AMD EPYC cpu's are now listed at NewEgg

 

[twilyth]

Yeah, FreeDC is, or at least used to be, a one man operation, so things can be a little flakey at times. Still you have to give Bok props for managing to run the site year after year on his own.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I can now understand why thebumblebee doesn't get his Pie chart updated on a regular basis.

I'm the most logical choice to do Pie because FDC updates at a realistic time for me, 7:00 PM PST or 8:00 PM PDT. I've just had motivation problems getting it done lately.

 

[Aquinus]

The 3820 is still crunching in the attic and it's about 2*F (-17*C) outside and the CPU under load at 4.2Ghz and 1.31v is running at a chilly:

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Package id 0:  +34.0°C  (high = +82.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0:        +21.0°C  (high = +82.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1:        +30.0°C  (high = +82.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 2:        +30.0°C  (high = +82.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 3:        +34.0°C  (high = +82.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

I might have a little bit of room for a higher overclock.

 

[twilyth]

The 3820 is still crunching in the attic and it's about 2*F (-17*C) outside and the CPU under load at 4.2Ghz and 1.31v is running at a chilly:

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Package id 0:  +34.0°C  (high = +82.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0:        +21.0°C  (high = +82.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1:        +30.0°C  (high = +82.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 2:        +30.0°C  (high = +82.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 3:        +34.0°C  (high = +82.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

I might have a little bit of room for a higher overclock.

You'll be able to brew your own LN2 pretty soon. Just wait for it condense outside into puddles.

 

[Aquinus]

You'll be able to brew your own LN2 pretty soon. Just wait for it condense outside into puddles.

It's supposed to get down to -16*F (-27*C) early Sunday morning. At this rate there won't be any LN2, it will just be solid blocks of nitrogen.

I'm just astonished that the AIO is taking it like a champ. It was an experiment after all.

 

[blindfitter]

I'm the most logical choice to do Pie because FDC updates at a realistic time for me, 7:00 PM PST or 8:00 PM PDT. I've just had motivation problems getting it done lately.

i hope you didn't take it in that i was complaining of you, the service you provide is welcomed by me.

and i fully understand you cannot provide information to the team until it is updated and available .

keep up the good work.

 

[phill]

Guys I've just noticed since getting my server back up and running with Linux, that I seem to be using only about 50% of the actual CPU performance.. I've no clues as to why but does anyone think it could be because of the VMware software I'm using?? I'm just curious if I should actually not bother with it and just use a simple install of Linux that way?? Just curious....

 

[stinger608]

@phill , did you set the "computing preferences" in your BOINC application? It's in the bottom of the "tools" drop-down menu.

 

[phill]

That's a good shout Stinger, but no I don't normally touch that unless I install it on laptops.. I thought by default it would be at 100% but when I power it on tomorrow after work or before (depending on how the weather looks!! lol) I'll see if I can have a look and see what it's set to Thanks for that, I didn't think about looking there!

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

Anyone on this team have a threadripper build going? Just curious. I actually wouldnt mind running one 24/7 but I dont have the $2800 to purchase a rig to do it.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Anyone on this team have a threadripper build going? Just curious. I actually wouldnt mind running one 24/7 but I dont have the $2800 to purchase a rig to do it.

Only when I'm asleep - in my dreams.

 

[Norton]

Anyone on this team have a threadripper build going? Just curious. I actually wouldnt mind running one 24/7 but I dont have the $2800 to purchase a rig to do it.

@XZero450 may be setting one up, not 100% sure

Only when I'm asleep - in my dreams.

Same here

A pair of Ryzen 1600/B350 setups will get you close to what TR 1920X would do

 

[XZero450]

Anyone on this team have a threadripper build going? Just curious. I actually wouldnt mind running one 24/7 but I dont have the $2800 to purchase a rig to do it.

I'm in the process of putting one together "as we speak", all the pieces that I have thus far are sitting on my kitchen table while I await opportunities to find the remainder.

 

[phill]

I'm just curious but how many machines crunching 24/7 would net us about a million more points a day guys do you think?

 

[Norton]

I'm just curious but how many machines crunching 24/7 would net us about a million more points a day guys do you think?

Would likely take around 230-240 threads to hit that goal.

 

[phill]

Daft question Norton but would it matter on the thread being used ie erm, 2600k CPU or Ryzen as an example?

Maybe that's something @blindfitter will be able to help with

 

[Norton]

Ryzen will give you 2-3X the output of a 2600k so you would need far fewer threads to reach your stated goal with Ryzen

 

[phill]

I wasn't sure if it was just a thread count or if it would be better with newer hardware, bit of a daft question but then I'm daft as a brush so

Thanks Norton I'm hoping for a bit of a helping hand with something I'm trying to work out at work.. Will see what happens

Also I see a few Threadripper setups doing well on a couple of peoples system ID's in the Free-DC site.. Sooooooo tempted but think there might be a better price to return using something else....... Anyways, enough of me babbling.....

 

[mstenholm]

I wasn't sure if it was just a thread count or if it would be better with newer hardware, bit of a daft question but then I'm daft as a brush so

Thanks Norton I'm hoping for a bit of a helping hand with something I'm trying to work out at work.. Will see what happens

Also I see a few Threadripper setups doing well on a couple of peoples system ID's in the Free-DC site.. Sooooooo tempted but think there might be a better price to return using something else....... Anyways, enough of me babbling.....

I have some older Intels - i7-970 (well it is a W3670, but same thing) and a slightly newer i7-4970K. On MCM the newer 4970 does 36% better corrected for clock speed. Since the newer one does 4.4 GHz and the older one only 3.6 GHz the real world difference is bigger (65% more per thread). My only Linux rig (2520M laptop at 2.5 MHz) is not far from doing the same as the 970 Win 7 per thread at a much lower speed. So yes newer hardware AND Linux is the way to go. If I was to invest in new hardware for WCG only it would be a 1800X/19XX system on Linux.
Edit: Just in case that someone is checking my numbers http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=user&proj=bwcg&name=663488 then the 4970 is supporting two folding GPUs (each using 100% of a thread) and hence only running at 5 threads of 8, the 3670 is only handling one GPU but is my daily rig so it runs with 9 threads of the 12 WCG. More threads in use hampers my folding output.

 

[phill]

I think it's time for some testing to be done.... I just need some cash now to get some rigs up and going.. The quest for a decent (I won't use the word Ultimate!!) cruncher is now a mission for me and blindfitter

Thank you guys for the help

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Would likely take around 230-240 threads to hit that goal.

BOINC or WCG points?

 

[Norton]

BOINC or WCG points?

1m WCG points- I currently get around 500k WCG ppd with the 120 or so threads I'm running

 

[phill]

@Norton, when you say PPD, what does that stand for?? Blonde moment.....