TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[phill]

Got an itch to upgrade one of my 3900X crunchers. Have a 3960X coming, going Threadripper!

I really need to get mine up and running...... I have a issue with a lack of space in the room to put it tho....

I bet it will use more power but it will run a lot cooler!! Please report back though @HammerON !!

 

[80-watt Hamster]

MIP is EOL

I just read it in another thread mate, I'm truly gutted

What was MIP?

 

[thebluebumblebee]

What was MIP?

Microbiome Immunity Project

 

[debs3759]

Is anyone getting Help Stop TB work? I only ever had one job for that project, although it does appear active, and is set up to give me work.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Is anyone getting Help Stop TB work? I only ever had one job for that project, although it does appear active, and is set up to give me work.

Only a few come out every once and a while.

 

[debs3759]

OK, thanks. Not my settings then

 

[phill]

Apologies guys for the lack of updates recently, have COVID and it's kicking my arse for the minute, so I'm not around much.. I'll be back as soon as I can!!

 

[debs3759]

I've had to reduce wcg to using 4 logical cores on my i7 6700K, and set affinities in Process Lasso so that they are on separate physical cores and so that every other app I use is on different logical cores to wcg. The system was locking up as soon as I started browsing, even with wcg priorities set to below normal. So wcg now gets less work from me, until I can afford to upgrade to Zen with more cores, but the PC is usable. Not sure whether the problem is because of my CPU or because of wcg.

 

[Jacky_BEL]

I've had to reduce wcg to using 4 logical cores on my i7 6700K, and set affinities in Process Lasso so that they are on separate physical cores and so that every other app I use is on different logical cores to wcg. The system was locking up as soon as I started browsing, even with wcg priorities set to below normal. So wcg now gets less work from me, until I can afford to upgrade to Zen with more cores, but the PC is usable. Not sure whether the problem is because of my CPU or because of wcg.

I am running WCG on multiple 4C/8T CPU's myself.
The way I do this, is setting up a device profile on the wcg website, and set the "On multiprocessors, at most use: x processors" to four.
I let OS figure out how to divide the CPU workload, no messing with affinities or priorities. Works great for me.

 

[debs3759]

I set the number of CPUs there, and set which cores locally. I tried 5 cores, and that seems OK. Now trying 6, to see how that goes. Leaves 1 for apps, which seems OK for now (last core is for fah GPU folding)

That didn't take long to work out. A couple of processes crash if only given access to 1 cores, so 5 for wcg seems optimal for my usage. Hopefully I'll get my FX 8150 set up soon. HD 7790 for folding and 7 cores for wcg. That system won't be doing anything else. Also got to see what socket 1156, 1155 and 1150 CPUs I have, see if anything is worth the power consumption. Probably be a few weeks away though, as reorganising my collection is a massive task with my energy levels.

 

[HammerON]

Almost ready to build...

 

[debs3759]

Almost ready to build...

Which model Threadripper? Nice choice of parts, whichever

 

[mstenholm]

I set the number of CPUs there, and set which cores locally. I tried 5 cores, and that seems OK. Now trying 6, to see how that goes. Leaves 1 for apps, which seems OK for now (last core is for fah GPU folding)

That didn't take long to work out. A couple of processes crash if only given access to 1 cores, so 5 for wcg seems optimal for my usage. Hopefully I'll get my FX 8150 set up soon. HD 7790 for folding and 7 cores for wcg. That system won't be doing anything else. Also got to see what socket 1156, 1155 and 1150 CPUs I have, see if anything is worth the power consumption. Probably be a few weeks away though, as reorganising my collection is a massive task with my energy levels.

@debs3759 why don’t you let your 7790 do GPU work for WCG? OPNG. I did that for 4-5 weeks, I let it fold and if it pick up a OPNG unit your folding points will drop a bit but gain a lot on WCG. It will fold the same time as it run the OPNG WU, trust me. If you have any questions about setting it up for OPNG just ask.

 

[HammerON]

Which model Threadripper? Nice choice of parts, whichever

3960X

 

[debs3759]

I didn't know GPUs could do both together. If I do that, will the GPU work be regular, and how should I set it up for the number of CPUs? I was thinking 7 CPU cores for wcg, and one for folding. Will it be the same if I include wcg GPU work?

3960X

Nice! I hope to save for a 3970X (or better, if I get lucky and if I manage to save what I've been spending on cigarettes). 48 threads will be a nice toy

 

[mstenholm]

I didn't know GPUs could do both together. If I do that, will the GPU work be regular, and how should I set it up for the number of CPUs? I was thinking 7 CPU cores for wcg, and one for folding. Will it be the same if I include wcg GPU work?

@HammerON , will you? I’m on my phone.

@debs3759 go back to 30 april, my post there explain how to do it.
You can set it up to only do one GPU job for WCG at the time but there are only a limited amount of jobs sent out so 98% of the time you will just fold but when you get a OPNG it takes 5 to 20 minutes for 400-600 points.

 

[debs3759]

Great, I have that set up with my GTX 1060, thanks

 

[HammerON]

TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

That looks about right.

www.techpowerup.com

 

[Jacky_BEL]

8xGPU on the 2070 Super, 4xGPU on the 2070s and 3 times on the 2060s, it all adds up

<app_config>
<app>
<name>opng</name>
<max_concurrent>2</max_concurrent>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>.5</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>1</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>
</app_config>

File name app_config.xml placed in ProgramData/BOINC/Projects/www.worldcommunitygrid.org (read configuration files in Settings or restart PC) to make it work.

Going from two GPU units to four raised the power consumption from 40 to 78 W on my 2070 and more or less doubled the output.

@mstenholm

I got this message from WCG when applying the .xml above :

World Community Grid: Notice from World Community Grid
Your app_config.xml file refers to an unknown application 'opng'. Known applications: 'opn1', 'arp1', 'mcm1', 'mip1'

Is this the normal behaviour , or do I need to take some additional steps?

 

[mstenholm]

@mstenholm

I got this message from WCG when applying the .xml above :

World Community Grid: Notice from World Community Grid
Your app_config.xml file refers to an unknown application 'opng'. Known applications: 'opn1', 'arp1', 'mcm1', 'mip1'

Is this the normal behaviour , or do I need to take some additional steps

You of course changed your profile (I got nvidia)

And if you followed HammerOns directions and placed the file the correct place and spelt everything correct then I'm blank. You will still be able to process OPNG work but only one job at the time. That is not a big problem since there are so few jobs around.

 

[Jacky_BEL]

In spite of the error message applying the .xml, it seems it worked out well.
I just had 2 OPNG running, each using 1 CPU + 0,5 GPU. I noticed because The fans started spooling up.

Is there a way to see how many GPU work units have been running per day?

 

[mstenholm]

In spite of the error message applying the .xml, it seems it worked out well.
I just had 2 OPNG running, each using 1 CPU + 0,5 GPU.

Is there a way to see how many GPU work units have been running per day?

Yes there is but it take time - count them.
So you get an error message but it works. Strange.

Yes there is but it take time - count them.
So you get an error message but it works. Strange.

Today we got a jump from 77000 to harder (more points and longer run-time) 86000 plus errors. Just to let you know that it's not your hardware acting up.

 

[Jacky_BEL]

I need to set this .xml on all PC's now. And set some limits in MSi Afterburner again.
How many concurrent GPU workunits would a 1080 Ti be able to handle?

Today we got a jump from 77000 to harder (more points and longer run-time) 86000 plus errors. Just to let you know that it's not your hardware acting up.

I saw this error message too, after the workunit had run 100%.

 

[mstenholm]

I need to set this .xml on all PC's now. And set some limits in MSi Afterburner again.
How many concurrent GPU workunits would a 1080 Ti be able to handle?

I think that the optimum is 3-5 but with the new WU we got today the number could be closer to 3 than 5. It is rather academic since there is so few units around. I did my optimization when there were a unlimited supply.

 

[Jacky_BEL]

3 seems to be a nice number then