TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[mstenholm]

Bring it on

 

[PaulieG]

Bring it on

Well, we will see what another 38 or possibly 44 Ryzen cores will do. The healthy competition can do nothing but good here.

 

[mstenholm]

Well, we will see what another 38 Ryzen cores will do. The healthy competition can do nothing but good here.

I welcome the competition and as soon as the GPU jobs for OPN dries out you will be competing with the CPU heavy @Norton and @PolRoger, not me.

 

[PaulieG]

I welcome the competition and as soon as the GPU jobs for OPN dries out you will be competing with the CPU heavy @Norton and @PolRoger, not me.

Yeah, I've invested heavily in cpus, not gpu's, since I don't really do any PC gaming anymore. I just get my ass handed to me once the gpu jobs are plentiful.

 

[mstenholm]

Yeah, I've invested in cpus, not gpu's, since I don't really do any PC gaming anymore. I just get my ass handed to me once the gpu jobs are plentiful.

None of my 5 RTXs has ever seen a game other than Solitaire. The GPU version of OPN is only the second time that WCG used GPUs so for the long haul CPUs is the way to go, for WCG. Folding@home is another matter.

 

[PaulieG]

None of my 5 RTXs has ever seen a game other than Solitaire. The GPU version of OPN is only the second time that WCG used GPUs so for the long haul CPUs is the way to go, for WCG. Folding@home is another matter.

LOL. One of my 5950x crunchers is running a 6 year old Quadro.

 

[80-watt Hamster]

LOL. One of my 5950x crunchers is running a 6 year old Quadro.

*pffft* My most capable GPU is an RX 470.

 

[phill]

None of my 5 RTXs has ever seen a game other than Solitaire. The GPU version of OPN is only the second time that WCG used GPUs so for the long haul CPUs is the way to go, for WCG. Folding@home is another matter.

I might have a few cards, but I rarely see a OPNG work unit, I think you nick them all!!

 

[mstenholm]

LOL. One of my 5950x crunchers is running a 6 year old Quadro.

I might have a few cards, but I rarely see a OPNG work unit, I think you nick them all!!

I'm not doing anything actively to snatch them other then leaving the PCs running.

 

[PaulieG]

Curious...does anyone have integrated graphics doing work units? I usually just turn this option off on my 10850k's and a Ryzen apu. I'm just wondering if it would be worth it at all to let them run.

 

[mstenholm]

Curious...does anyone have integrated graphics doing work units? I usually just turn this option off on my 10850k's and a Ryzen apu. I'm just wondering if it would be worth it at all to let them run.

I know that some of the older Intels gave some problems but give it a go.
Edit: today has been the big WUs (+15 minuts on a 2070) so it could take a long day to complet one.

 

[phill]

I'm not doing anything actively to snatch them other then leaving the PCs running.

I don't seem to snatch many of the GPU units, but then I've only a few PCs running which is a crying shame in many ways.... We'll hopefully see some more being realised soon!!

 

[Lorec]

I'm not doing anything actively to snatch them other then leaving the PCs running.

You attract them with forbidden magicks!
I know it!
Recently i've been getting a touch of OPNGs, guessing rest of them ended up at @mstenholm
Its just banter, mate dont get offended

We just have to snag those before him, @phill

 

[mstenholm]

You attract them with forbidden magicks!
I know it!
Recently i've been getting a touch of OPNGs, guessing rest of them ended up at @mstenholm
Its just banter, mate dont get offended

We just have to snag those before him, @phill

I just had 4 days away from my PCs so what ever I got lately was what the GPU Gods wanted me to have. It surely goes up and down. I think that I have identical settings on my two Linux rigs but one ask more frequent for new work than the other. The 3900X ask more frequent for new work than the 2700X and have a higher points average.

 

[PaulieG]

These last few posts have me thinking. Is there a quick and dirty guide for how to maximize rigs for both cpu and gpu WCG workloads? If there isn't I'm wondering if any of the long time heavy hitters would like to put together one to sticky? I'm sure I'm not the only one to think my cpu's should be doing more or faster work than they are and could use some insight.

 

[debs3759]

Just decided to stop folding on my i7 6700K, and crunch instead. Have it all set up for when the folding wu is finished in a few hours. Can't compete with anyone crunching on the latest Ryzen CPUs, but doing what I can (hope to upgrade to a Ryzen 9 early next year, just because)

 

[Lorec]

Just decided to stop folding on my i7 6700K, and crunch instead. Have it all set up for when the folding wu is finished in a few hours. Can't compete with anyone crunching on the latest Ryzen CPUs, but doing what I can (hope to upgrade to a Ryzen 9 early next year, just because)

Sounds great mate!
Ryzen 1700 and 2700s are also very good, efficient and they sip power.
Only my 12 core xeon still kinda holds up there, powerwise not bad either , otherwise ryzen all the way

 

[debs3759]

Can some tell me how to use only CPU threads that are not being used for GPU folding? I currently have Boinc set to use 100% of the CPU 100% of the time, and it has slowed my GPU folding by approx 10 - 15%

I'm wondering whether I should set restrictions in Process Lasso.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Can some tell me how to use only CPU threads that are not being used for GPU folding? I currently have Boinc set to use 100% of the CPU 100% of the time, and it has slowed my GPU folding by approx 10 - 15%

I'm wondering whether I should set restrictions in Process Lasso.

You simply have to give or reserve cores for F@H. With a fast CPU, one thread per GPU will usually work, although I normally reserved a core and a thread for a HT CPU.

 

[debs3759]

I set wcg to use cpu 0-6 and the fah client to use cpu7. That seems to have fixed it. I'm not sure whether core + ht is odd + even cpus, or if cores are 0-3 and ht are 4-7. Never looked into that. I seem to have answered my own question though. Glad I registered Process Lasso, very useful

You simply have to give or reserve cores for F@H. With a fast CPU, one thread per GPU will usually work, although I normally reserved a core and a thread for a HT CPU.

Thanks

 

[Deleted member 202104]

Can some tell me how to use only CPU threads that are not being used for GPU folding? I currently have Boinc set to use 100% of the CPU 100% of the time, and it has slowed my GPU folding by approx 10 - 15%

I'm wondering whether I should set restrictions in Process Lasso.

I set wcg to use cpu 0-6 and the fah client to use cpu7. That seems to have fixed it. I'm not sure whether core + ht is odd + even cpus, or if cores are 0-3 and ht are 4-7. Never looked into that. I seem to have answered my own question though. Glad I registered Process Lasso, very useful

You can also just set the BOINC client to use (in your case with a 4c/8t CPU) 75% of processors and 100% of CPU time. That will allow F@H to use the remaining 1c/2t.

 

[debs3759]

You can also just set the BOINC client to use (in your case with a 4c/8t CPU) 75% of processors and 100% of CPU time. That will allow F@H to use the remaining 1c/2t.

Thanks. I just looked for and set that.

 

[p_o_s_pc]

I haven't been on in years and haven't crunched or folded In years. I need to get started again. Maybe come this winter I will take one of the ryzen builds out to the garage lol.
Glad to see tpu still has a team going. Thanks for the hard work guys!

Any of the OG's still around from around the start of this thread?

 

[Lorec]

I haven't been on in years and haven't crunched or folded In years. I need to get started again. Maybe come this winter I will take one of the ryzen builds out to the garage lol.
Glad to see tpu still has a team going. Thanks for the hard work guys!

Any of the OG's still around from around the start of this thread?

Glad You are back!
We are doing what we can, thanks to everyones support and our great captain @phill
Looking forward to Your build and contribution!

 

[phill]

Just decided to stop folding on my i7 6700K, and crunch instead. Have it all set up for when the folding wu is finished in a few hours. Can't compete with anyone crunching on the latest Ryzen CPUs, but doing what I can (hope to upgrade to a Ryzen 9 early next year, just because)

I still have my 6700k going as well, they aren't bad for the quad core but they are a little slow compared to even first gen Ryzen.. the latest Ryzen's are beasts... brilliant CPUs

Sounds great mate!
Ryzen 1700 and 2700s are also very good, efficient and they sip power.
Only my 12 core xeon still kinda holds up there, powerwise not bad either , otherwise ryzen all the way

Completely agree but I'd suggest a 3700X which I think is 65w and it's third gen, which is even better again Not sure they are going for crazy money to be honest...

I haven't been on in years and haven't crunched or folded In years. I need to get started again. Maybe come this winter I will take one of the ryzen builds out to the garage lol.
Glad to see tpu still has a team going. Thanks for the hard work guys!

Any of the OG's still around from around the start of this thread?

Welcome back to the site and crunching @p_o_s_pc I wish we could do more and I hope one day, @Norton makes a showing to the site

Glad You are back!
We are doing what we can, thanks to everyones support and our great captain @phill
Looking forward to Your build and contribution!

I did wonder who was talking about me as my ears were burning I do try and do whatever I can Always open to more suggestions in ways of doing things or helping things along So busy sometimes with the girls and such, everything goes out the window