TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[twilyth]

is there a database of who is crunching with what?

Most of the sites have an option for the hosts running under an account, but a lot of people set that to hidden on the WCG website:

my grid -> my profile -> 'BOINC show hosts' check box (just above 'save' button).

edit - can't remember if hidden is the default.

 

[123bob]

Most of the sites have an option for the hosts running under an account, but a lot of people set that to hidden on the WCG website:

my grid -> my profile -> 'BOINC show hosts' check box (just above 'save' button).

edit - can't remember if hidden is the default.

Yes, hidden is the default.

Bob

 

[Chicken Patty]

guys, do you think it'll be a good idea to put a list of the members in the front page and how many rigs we have crunching? Maybe even the basic specs of the rig like mobo, cpu ram, and cpu clock??? We can each post our data and it simply just needs to get added to the front page. I think it'll be cool just to know what each of us is crunching with. What you'll think???

 

[Fitseries3]

what happened here guys? did we loose a few rigs? looks like we are in a decline? maybe the stats are just goofed up?

thank you to all of you who have stuck it out and are still here. i would love for all of you to remain a part of TPUs WCG team. non of us like to see anyone leave to another team.

keep on crunching guys

 

[123bob]

guys, do you think it'll be a good idea to put a list of the members in the front page and how many rigs we have crunching? Maybe even the basic specs of the rig like mobo, cpu ram, and cpu clock??? We can each post our data and it simply just needs to get added to the front page. I think it'll be cool just to know what each of us is crunching with. What you'll think???

Warning, I feel a "book" coming on again.... Sorry....

For a new team like this one, or an old one, like my home team XS WCG, absolutely yes. Most of the folks here are trying to figure out how their gear stacks up against each other, and quite frankly, against some really veteran crunchers. We all want to know how our contribution compares. Are we maximising out potential hardware? Is something broken? Do I really have to crunch my credit card up in a little ball too?

A key point to remember here is that this is not a high dollar, "gimme more points" game. That's not the science we do. The golden cure for cancer work unit could have been crunched by that one person with the AMD Athlon, or the old P4 Northy that turns in one WU per day, everyday. Or perhaps it came from one of your dozens of highly clocked quads.......

I've said this before, and I'll say it again, and again, and again.........The key to crunching is to run those rigs ALWAYS. 24/7/365. Never stop crunching..... Crunch like you're a hungry Chihuahua on a fat pork chop.....

What is important to know? At XS, we've gone through periods of needing/wanting extreme detail, to only needing simpler stuff like cores crunching and their total GHz. (For example, this metric applied to "123bob_TPU yields the following math for the quad G0 I have on that account. It is 4 crunching cores, clocked at 3.35 GHz. So, I have four cores, with a total crunching power of 4 * 3.35G = 13.4 GHz. This is not a lot compared to the power of my 123bob account, but is a lot more than when I started with a 2.8GHz Northwood single core. That would be total cores = 1, total GHz 1 * 2.8G = 2.8 GHz. Get it? This is a good metric to start with.) With the i7's and hyperthreading, this may not be the best single approach. Hence the multi-topic ability the sub-forum will give us. We can sort this out and then choose what information to place in stickys.

SOAPBOX: Your stickys will define your team. Realize that. A strong mission statement is what we should come up with on a sub-thread. The result of that should then be stickied up top. with something like "READ ME - Mission Statement". This will explain what we do and why....

There will be folks who do not want to know the fine details, and those that do. The Sticky choice will be critical to steering people to the right level of detail. The stickys will become self-evident. With your "thanks" buttons on this forum, it will be pretty quick to determine what threads are thanked the most. Perhaps those become your stickys. I do not know if Paulieg has the capability to hang a "super-sticky" at the top, but that should be reserved for the mission statement, the greeting of new members, and perhaps it should be locked?? This will force those with questions to start a thread. This is your vehicle to welcome them to the team, get to know them, and truly turn this team into something special. I know it can be..... :OFF-SOAPBOX

OK, having said that, The 123bob farm will be returning home soon. It's not fair to the cavalry horses to make them stay out to this new pasture for too long.... Do we have a status on the sub-forum from the W1ZZ? I will, of course, remain as just plain old "123bob_TPU" for as long as I have the occasional "book" to write.....

Regards and my best to you, my fellow teammates,
Bob

 

[123bob]

http://img.techpowerup.org/090428/Capture219.jpg


what happened here guys? did we loose a few rigs? looks like we are in a decline? maybe the stats are just goofed up?

thank you to all of you who have stuck it out and are still here. i would love for all of you to remain a part of TPUs WCG team. non of us like to see anyone leave to another team.

keep on crunching guys

Yup, the stats on that page are goofed up. Look at the today total. 247k?, I don't think so. Let it run out......

No worries,
Bob

 

[aCid888*]

I did my first full day of WCG crunching today and I have to say, it makes no difference to anything I do on my PC.

I'm currently clocked at 4GHz on this E8400 and I let WCG use 100% of my CPU, yet I still managed to play CoD4 with no discernable loss in FPS or any other ill effects.

That in my book is another good reason to fold..it really doesn't cost you anything if you have your rig on 24/7 as a performance hit doesn't seem evident.

PII 945 @ 3.8GHz+ up soon.....maybe this week sometime..that will kick out some PPD for the team.

 

[aCid888*]

E8400 currently sat at 4.25GHz to try and rake in some more points.

Edit: Sent W1zz a PM about putting WCG and F@H links on the first page to help us grow more.

Here is where I though would be a good place to put them:

What do you guys think?

 

[DaMulta]

I GOTS PIE TODAY!

 

[Fitseries3]

stats are still borked i think. http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=team&proj=bwcg&team=22175

says we produced 2.5x as much point yesterday than usual. im not saying i dont want to see us do that many points but im not sure its totally right.

 

[loonym]

Yesterday's WCG total

TechPowerUp! 1,161,549 Good job team!

 

[bogmali]

Our own WCG forum Yay

 

[fadedmemories]

"Nutritious Rice for the World"
I'm asian and I'm sure rice is already nutritious, WCG might be going a little to far on that.

 

[bogmali]

"Nutritious Rice for the World"
I'm asian and I'm sure rice is already nutritious, WCG might be going a little to far on that.

It's just a slogan bro, figure of speech per se I'm ajun too so I'm not offended by it whatsoever. BTW, I eats me some rice 3/day

 

[A novice]

"Nutritious Rice for the World"
I'm asian and I'm sure rice is already nutritious, WCG might be going a little to far on that.

This may explain it a bit better it's worth a read.
http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/projects_showcase/rice/viewRiceMain.do

Rob

 

[WhiteLotus]

hmm
well i think i am now crunching for TPU

EDIT:

yes i am but is this right?

 

[Fitseries3]

launch advanced mode and go to Advanced -> preferences and make it look like this...

i set my cpu to 100% and DAMN it gets hot but seems to perform well.(the one at the very bottom)

i dont reccomend doing that unless you have damn good cooling. i got to 107c on the i7

 

[Fitseries3]

 

[msgclb]

I've noticed that in the Advance View I will get several projects listed as 'Ready to report' under the Status column in the Task tab. To assure that all my projects are reported I do a manual update around 6:30 PM CST if I find any projects listed as 'Ready to report'. This is done in the Project tab by highlighting your account and click on the Update button.

 

[twilyth]

The easiest way to insure timely uploads of completed work is to adjust your network parameters.

go to 'advanced' in the menu bar, then select 'preferences'.

Under the network tab, set 'connect about every' to something between .1 days (2.4 hrs) and .01 (about 15 minutes).

This assumes that you have an 'always on' connection. If not, doing it manually might be the best option - unless you have a phone line that is only used for the computer.

 

[CyberDruid]

Mmmm Cheesecake for me again. Looks like pie...doesn't taste like cheese...or cake for that matter.

Keep pushing me back guys...I won't be happy till there are so many power crunchers I only get Ass Pie in every other Sunday.

 

[bogmali]

[url]http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6894/teampietoday.png[/URL]

Mmmm Cheesecake for me again. Looks like pie...doesn't taste like cheese...or cake for that matter.

Keep pushing me back guys...I won't be happy till there are so many power crunchers I only get Ass Pie in every other Sunday.

Nice Who is the guy on the 10 spot?

 

[Chicken Patty]

Nice Who is the guy on the 10 spot?

looks like a guy with your same username. holy crap, how cool!

haha, congrats on the crunching

 

[msgclb]

Nice Who is the guy on the 10 spot?

It's surprising what a Intel Core i7 920 can do. Whatever that AMD machines is it's doing a good job crunching. That E8600 is almost as worthless as my E6750 but it does add a few points. If they are left running 24/7 the points do add up.

 

[bogmali]

That's how I have them running