WCG-TPU Cruncher's Hardware/Tech Support Discussion Thread

[ThE_MaD_ShOt]

Nor solely cruncher related, but has anyone tried or heard of this memory kit?


Klevv Fit 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866


Been thinking about upgrading to 16gb for kicks, though I don't need it. But it's cheap

Never heard of that brand. But I use Gskill mainly.

 

[manofthem]

Never heard of that brand. But I use Gskill mainly.

Me niether. Seems new as there are no reviews on Newegg either. I'll pass for now anyway since I'm broke for now, but I'll keep it in mind.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Not solely cruncher related, but has anyone tried or heard of this memory kit?


Klevv Fit 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866


Been thinking about upgrading to 16gb for kicks, though I don't need it. But it's cheap

Hey @sneekypeet

 

[ThE_MaD_ShOt]

Me niether. Seems new as there are no reviews on Newegg either. I'll pass for now anyway since I'm broke for now, but I'll keep it in mind.

Probably a good choice for now until more is know about it. I just bought another 16gb kit of Gskill Snipers for my main rig to bring it up to 32gb.

 

[sneekypeet]

Not solely cruncher related, but has anyone tried or heard of this memory kit?


Klevv Fit 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866


Been thinking about upgrading to 16gb for kicks, though I don't need it. But it's cheap

KLevv is SKHynix's in house brand now. Basically it seems like they kept all the good ICs and saved em to make KLevv a reality. The company is only roughly a year old now, and I had no issues with any of their kits I have been sent, DDR3, or DDR4.
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/70...6gb-dual-channel-memory-kit-review/index.html
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/70...6gb-dual-channel-memory-kit-review/index.html
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/70...6gb-dual-channel-memory-kit-review/index.html
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/71...6gb-quad-channel-memory-kit-review/index.html

The Fit sticks of course use the same ICs as the rest of them do, it just offers a lower profile option to their lineup.

 

[stinger608]

Actually @manofthem Klevv makes some great memory sticks. Some of the high end stuff is really expensive so this I'm not too sure about.

And of course, like most memory manufactures, they also carry a lifetime warranty. At that price point I would grab some! That's frigging cheap for 16 gigs of DDR3!!!

 

[craigo]

hey team,
I need the driver files for a bigfoot killer 2100 nic, vista x64.
need the files not the .exe so i can install via device manager in safe mode.
i cannot open the .exe with 7zip to extract the files.
I tried the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer override to run the .exe
in safemode but it wants to start a few different services and will not identify all of them.
Cant get this machine to run outside of safe mode on an install performed on a different machine. even linux installs freeze when they get to the powerPC based nic.
I have googled and cannot find the driver file that i require.
a link to the driver files for vista x64 or if someone with this nic could upload them would be awesome..I cannot crunch with this machine until I get these drivers installed
thankyou fellow crunchers.

 

[T-Bob]

@manofthem I have a 4x4GB set of Klevv Urbane DDR3 and I'm very pleased with them.

 

[n0tiert]

Not to Bad i hope for a 2day run......

Feedback welcome.....

 

[manofthem]

Not to Bad i hope for a 2day run......

Feedback welcome.....

I wouldn't worry excessively about a 2 day time-frame but let it go a little bit on. It looks already like day 2 showed improvement so that's awesome. Give it a few more days and you'll get a better picture!

 

[n0tiert]

I wouldn't worry excessively about a 2 day time-frame but let it go a little bit on. It looks already like day 2 showed improvement so that's awesome. Give it a few more days and you'll get a better picture!

Do you guys use all wcg projects or only crunch in certain projects

 

[[Ion]]

Do you guys use all wcg projects or only crunch in certain projects

Different settings on different systems. OET only on my Linux systems (since it does best there) and a mix of UGM, MCM, CEP2, and FAAH2 on the few Windows ones.

 

[n0tiert]

Different settings on different systems. OET only on my Linux systems (since it does best there) and a mix of UGM, MCM, CEP2, and FAAH2 on the few Windows ones.

the linux systems are console based only, do they better perform as Windows systems, or would you say both are equal, any vm kvm experience?

Thx

 

[[Ion]]

the linux systems are console based only, do they better perform as Windows systems, or would you say both are equal, any vm kvm experience?

Thx

Linux is definitely faster--hence why I run Linux exclusively on my dedicated crunchers. As for monitoring them, I just use PuTTY + ssh
The speedup from going to Linux is most pronounced on the VINA WUs (FAAH-1 and OET) but I think in general it's faster across all projects.

 

[manofthem]

Do you guys use all wcg projects or only crunch in certain projects

I usually do a certain project when "badge hunting" buy then after getting to a point switch back to all projects or choose the ones that most interest me.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Hi all i recieved some helpful advice to post here with tech questions, I fold on my gpu and will crunch on the cpu cos its a poor folder anyway but don't want my folding affected so should i leave 1,2 or no cores free from crunching to maintain my folding ppd
I hate typing ont phones.

 

[T-Bob]

Hi all i recieved some helpful advice to post here with tech questions, I fold on my gpu and will crunch on the cpu cos its a poor folder anyway but don't want my folding affected so should i leave 1,2 or no cores free from crunching to maintain my folding ppd
I hate typing ont phones.

With your cpu I would give F@H 2 cores, or 1 module.

 

[[Ion]]

I bought another dual-LGA1366 system today. IBM claims that it won't support the Xeon X5600 CPUs, but I'll be putting that to the test. Worst case it's $30 total for a dual-E5520 system, which isn't a bad deal. I've had to buy a secondary heatsink for it, but when the server itself was only $15 that's not a crisis. HSF should be here this week so I'll get it running then

 

[manofthem]

Hi all i recieved some helpful advice to post here with tech questions, I fold on my gpu and will crunch on the cpu cos its a poor folder anyway but don't want my folding affected so should i leave 1,2 or no cores free from crunching to maintain my folding ppd
I hate typing ont phones.

Rule of thumb is to allocate a core/thread for folding gpu; 1 thread per gpu. I've done that in the past and have had decent results. You can play it safe and leave 2 threads if desired; that can be done in BOINC manager.

Welcome to the team

And welcome to phone posting. I do that ALL the time, including this post. @t_ski knows all too well about my phone posts. All probably do due to my errors, typos, and dang auto-corrects lol.

 

[t_ski]

@t_ski knows all too well about my phone posts. All probably do due to my errors, typos, and dang auto-corrects lol.

It's becoming a hobby of mine

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Cheers ive got it running and all is well after 12hrs ,40 degree cpu temp so i should not have worried id recomend my new Ek 360 Ex rad to anyone its amazeballs.

 

[4x4n]

Want to go to a X99 set up and looking for some advise/opinions on what I'm thinking. This will replace my family pc, but it will still crunch 24/7.

I like this board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132584
Would like to stay with matx, but I could go another route if you have better suggestions.

And was thinking of getting one of the 12/14 core Xeons from here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/icomputer_parts_international/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

So first, what do you all think of that board?

Second, anyone with experience with that seller? Also, advise on which chip would be best?

Thanks

 

[[Ion]]

I know that @twilyth was considering buying one of those but was worried about something from Japan in case it didn't work. I don't know what he ultimately decided on. I'd say that would be a great setup though--I'm LOVING my ES 16c Xeon E5 V3s.

I think someone is selling that exact board for $220 shipped on the [H] FS board

 

[manofthem]

And was thinking of getting one of the 12/14 core Xeons from here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/icomputer_parts_international/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

The only word of caution is that if there's a problem with international sales, eBay doesn't necessarily "have your back" the same way as with a domestic dispute.

The said, definitely pay with a credit card just in case there's an issue; I learned this the hard way

Then again, it may go well and smoothly and without issue.

 

[xvi]

I was considering a "budget workstation" build as my main computer a while ago (basically a WCG rig with extra memory and a nice GPU). Was thinking dual 6-core Westmere Xeons, supermicro board, load up on super cheap used DDR3 FB-DIMMs and slap a nice GPU in it. Should result in tons of horsepower on the cheap (albeit not as much single-threaded performance as a desktop). Even newer Xeons shouldn't be too astronomical as far as prices go.

I ended up going a different (and considerably more portable) route though, so I didn't get to research it too much.