TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

Josh154 · Dec 17, 2010

Look's like the old P4 did somethin while im away!

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xbonez · Dec 17, 2010

I currently fold for TPU, but was wondering that maybe I should crunch along too. I have a question though

Does crunching on a high-end GPU give 5-6x the output as crunching on a high end CPU does (as is the case in folding)?

I don't mind having my processors crunching and GPUs folding, but if my output would be insignificantly small (yes, I know, I know...nothing is insignificant), I would just fold for now, and eventually put together a dedicated cruncher rig.

mstenholm · Dec 17, 2010

@ xbonez This is what I read - a high CPU is great for CPU folding since it can run -bigadv and hence get +30 k PPD. Will it do the same in crunching (get a lot of points) ? No, since there is no bonus for early completion for CPU crunching.

Crunching on your CPU does not affect your folding as long as you don't use an AMD card. GPU folding on the other hand tax your normal SMP CPU folding and CPU crunching but very little (0.1-0.5 %). There has been GPU WU's that used a lot of CPU cycles (Project numbers 10927 to 10978) but for now you only get these WU's if you add -advmethods to you short cut. Running -bigadv and folding is not optimal. A 3.8 GHZ i920 is not a big problem, but a 980x running 4.2 GHZ will lose points with a GPU folding in the same rig.

A lower ranked CPU (sorry if I offend anybody) like a C2D or less is best put to use as a cruncher.

xbonez · Dec 17, 2010

mstenholm said:
Crunching on your CPU does not affect your folding as long as you don't use an AMD card.

I use nVidia cards. So, you mean I can crunch and fold on my CPU simultaneously? Or you mean folding on the GPU will not affect crunching on the CPU?

mstenholm · Dec 17, 2010

xbonez said:
I use nVidia cards. So, you mean I can crunch and fold on my CPU simultaneously? Or you mean folding on the GPU will not affect crunching on the CPU?

Hell no. Don't use the CPU for two different tasks (folding and crunching) at the same time.

xbonez · Dec 17, 2010

mstenholm said:
Hell no. Don't use the CPU for two different tasks (folding and crunching) at the same time.

Thats what I thought. thanks.

Chicken Patty · Dec 17, 2010

All I know is that everything was much faster with a SSD. Random restarts included LOL.

xbonez · Dec 17, 2010

Since the folding PPD on processors is quite tiny compared to the the PPD of GPUs, I've decided to dedicate my processors for crunching.
I'll have my Phenom II x4 965BE start crunching from tonight. It'll crunch for about 12-16hrs a day.

Sometime next week, I'll have my dedicated folding/crunching rig set up. I'll then have a Q6600 crunching 25 hours a day, 8 days a week.

PS - Does OC'ing improve results? My Q6600 might OC well. Also, is crunching dependent on RAM?

KieX · Dec 17, 2010

xbonez said:
Since the folding PPD on processors is quite tiny compared to the the PPD of GPUs, I've decided to dedicate my processors for crunching.
I'll have my Phenom II x4 965BE start crunching from tonight. It'll crunch for about 12-16hrs a day.

Sometime next week, I'll have my dedicated folding/crunching rig set up. I'll then have a Q6600 crunching 25 hours a day, 8 days a week.

PS - Does OC'ing improve results? My Q6600 might OC well. Also, is crunching dependent on RAM?

GPU folding with CPU crunching is the best use of all the hardware for sure. Let us know if you need any help setting it up.

OC can make quite a difference, but the key is to get a stable clock that doesn't overheat the processor too much. 3.8GHz is a sweetspot for most I believe. You can use the PPD esitmators on this thread to get an idea: Simple WCG PPD Estimator

Chicken Patty · Dec 17, 2010

KieX said:
GPU folding with CPU crunching is the best use of all the hardware for sure. Let us know if you need any help setting it up.

OC can make quite a difference, but the key is to get a stable clock that doesn't overheat the processor too much. 3.8GHz is a sweetspot for most I believe. You can use the PPD esitmators on this thread to get an idea: Simple WCG PPD Estimator

That post is the money shot! :toast:

xbonez · Dec 18, 2010

Joined the TPU crunching team. Downloaded the BOINC client, but it won't connect to their server. Keeps timing out. I have no proxies etc. Maybe their server is down?

KieX · Dec 18, 2010

1st Anniversary

So, today is my 1st anniversary here at TPU

Tomorrow 1st anniversary as a TPU WCG Cruncher. :rockout:

So I just want to say a massive thanks to everyone on this team. From those who helped me get started, to those who helped me solve problems. From those who I consider team-mates, to those I consider friends. From those who have used my hardware to crunch themselves, to those who have donated theirs for the competition we had. From every new member keeping this place alive, to the veterans that make this place feel like a home.

But most importantly, thanks to everyone for making this team what it is (the best) and thanks to everyone who puts so much dedication for this good cause.

Here's to many more together: :toast:

(FIH) The Don · Dec 18, 2010

get this, (just uploaded it)

older client

new client keeps stalling with me as well

http://www.myupload.dk/handleupload/b881420e15498714ed71bd5843f994d11292632106

KieX said:
So, today is my 1st anniversary here at TPU Tomorrow 1st anniversary as a TPU WCG Cruncher.

So I just want to say a massive thanks to everyone on this team. From those who helped me get started, to those who helped me solve problems. From those who I consider team-mates, to those I consider friends. From those who have used my hardware to crunch themselves, to those who have donated theirs for the competition we had. From every new member keeping this place alive, to the veterans that make this place feel like a home.

But most importantly, thanks to everyone for making this team what it is (the best) and thanks to everyone who puts so much dedication for this good cause.

Here's to many more together:

http://files.sharenator.com/the_cake_is_a_lie_portal_A_Sad_Day_for_Tennis-s499x465-76118-535.jpg

xbonez · Dec 18, 2010

The client you uploaded is for 32bit systems though. I have a 64-bit OS

KieX · Dec 18, 2010

xbonez said:
The client you uploaded is for 32bit systems though. I have a 64-bit OS

Get it from the official page: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download_all.php

Try the older version.

xbonez · Dec 18, 2010

Thanks. Successfully crunching now

KieX · Dec 18, 2010

xbonez said:
Thanks. Successfully crunching now

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/4898/crunchfold.png

Awesome! You might want to switch to advanced view to help your PPD. Like with F@H, those screens may look nice but take away points through cpu use.

Just to check, did you set the CPU use to 100% and configured to auto-send completed WU?

Bow · Dec 18, 2010

KieX · Dec 18, 2010

Since The Don asked for it too, to configure auto send WU:
Easy WCG_config

twilyth · Dec 18, 2010

xbonez said:
Since the folding PPD on processors is quite tiny compared to the the PPD of GPUs, I've decided to dedicate my processors for crunching.
I'll have my Phenom II x4 965BE start crunching from tonight. It'll crunch for about 12-16hrs a day.

Sometime next week, I'll have my dedicated folding/crunching rig set up. I'll then have a Q6600 crunching 25 hours a day, 8 days a week.

PS - Does OC'ing improve results? My Q6600 might OC well. Also, is crunching dependent on RAM?

For the q6600, check the stepping. B0's tend to run hot when oc'ed. D0's run much cooler and you can squeeze more out of them.

(FIH) The Don · Dec 18, 2010

DO on q6600? isnt it GO that is the good one?

twilyth · Dec 18, 2010

(FIH) The Don said:
DO on q6600? isnt it GO that is the good one?

Oh, probably. The last one I owned was D0. I was over at xtreme systems at that time and everybody was very happy with it. Don't know about G0. Since it's probably later, it should be better though.

theonedub · Dec 18, 2010

I just want to throw it out there, but on some of these GPU3 WUs, running WCG 100% does eat into F@H or vice versa. When running WCG and the new P6806 WU (1348pt) my GPU utilization hovers at 96-98%, when WCG is suspended 99% constant. Some WUs like the 925s, 1298s, and others do not have this effect in my experience though.

xbonez · Dec 18, 2010

Finished one Work Unit/Application/Task (?)

Says ready to report. How do I report, or does it report on its own?

theonedub · Dec 18, 2010

It will report on its own, but you can set it up to report immediately when its done. Check out this thread:
Easy WCG_config

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