The Official Folding Progress Thread. - Page 11

WhiteEagle · November 8th, 2008

If I do choose to upgrade to Vista, it won't happen until Monday, Nov. 17th. I may install Ubuntu as a temporary fix. I'm getting tired of using this laptop's small keyboard.

Looks like Stanford's FAH site is down, I can't access it to download the SMP client.

By putting my two regular clients on low instead of idle, I can finish 2 15 pointers for each core in one day.

Now that's what I call "folding"!

sbohdan · November 12th, 2008

welcome back PTRMAN

hey larry, nice goin'

Larry13 · November 12th, 2008

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Originally Posted by sbohdan

hey larry, nice goin'

Yeah I'm back. GPU folding

WhiteEagle · November 12th, 2008

Hey, I'm back and folding quite nicely I might add.

PTRMAN · November 12th, 2008

Thanks. Got the new stuff in and (pretty much) working. Still have some a few things to do and then it's on to overclocking to see what I can get. I'm holding off on the SMP client for now, as in my experience its very susceptible to any kind of problem (i.e. tinker with anything and it shuts down, with pretty much all work up til then completely lost). Once i get a stable OC then I'll add the SMP back on.

sbohdan · November 12th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry13

Yeah I'm back. GPU folding

BTW, did you know you could fold on both GPU's? with a similar setup polobunny makes about 5500-6000 PPD on each core...

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Originally Posted by WhiteEagle

Hey, I'm back and folding quite nicely I might add.

we see ya

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Originally Posted by PTRMAN

Thanks. Got the new stuff in and (pretty much) working. Still have some a few things to do and then it's on to overclocking to see what I can get. I'm holding off on the SMP client for now, as in my experience its very susceptible to any kind of problem (i.e. tinker with anything and it shuts down, with pretty much all work up til then completely lost). Once i get a stable OC then I'll add the SMP back on.

no worries. if you want to OC the card, just concentrate on the shaders - they do all the difference...

Larry13 · November 12th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbohdan

BTW, did you know you could fold on both GPU's? with a similar setup polobunny makes about 5500-6000 PPD on each core...

How?

PTRMAN · November 12th, 2008

Ask Polobunny - he too has the 9800 GX2 and folds on both cores...

polobunny · November 12th, 2008

Make sure you disable SLi by enabling multi monitor in the nVidia control panel.
Then in the windows display properties enable the second monitor. Put the lowest resolution you can (640x480) and 32bits color if you don't have a second monitor connected to it and move the virtual monitor a place your mouse is not likely to get trapped (I like the bottom right corner)

Then you need to copy the Application Data folder and program files folder (I find it easier) so your have different work files. You make two shortcuts, one for GPU1 and another for GPU2.

Example of a shortcut:
Target: "C:\Program Files\Folding@home\Folding@home-gpu\Folding@home.exe"
Start in: ""C:\Documents and Settings\polobunny\Application Data\Folding@home-gpu"

Change Folding@home-gpu to Folding@home-gpu2 for gpu2...
Then you need to add an environment variable to your OS so it only uses 1 core and therefore does not induce video lag, which should be enough for 2 GPUs
NV_FAH_CPU_AFFINITY, I set it to 2, which makes it use the second CPU core.

Once that is done, everytime you start your computer put the processor affinity to explorer.exe to core 1 (not core 0) and this way it shouldn't lag.

Edit: Not related, but I hate those 511 points GPU WUS with a passion. They are so not worth it compared to the 480pts ones.

Larry13 · November 13th, 2008

I got to the part where you make the shortcuts and now I'm confused

November 8th, 2008	#101
WhiteEagle Avatar of Justice Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,206	If I do choose to upgrade to Vista, it won't happen until Monday, Nov. 17th. I may install Ubuntu as a temporary fix. I'm getting tired of using this laptop's small keyboard. Looks like Stanford's FAH site is down, I can't access it to download the SMP client. By putting my two regular clients on low instead of idle, I can finish 2 15 pointers for each core in one day. Now that's what I call "folding"! Main PC: Intel Pentium D 930, Asus P5LP-LE, 2GB DDR2-4300 RAM @ 4-4-4-12, Lightscribe CD/DVD Drive, DVD-ROM, 300W PSU, GeForce 7300LE, Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II, HP Media Drive Port, 300 GB Hard Drive Laptop: 900 MHz Intel Moblie CPU, 512MB RAM, 4GB SSD, Intel 910 Motherboard, Linux OS (customized by Asus), 8.8 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches, 7.0 Inch screen, integrated camera, 2.0(without power cord)/2.4 lbs.(with power cord) _________________________________________ Last edited by sbohdan; November 11th, 2008 at 02:31. Reason: 3 conclusive posts from the same member

November 12th, 2008	#102
sbohdan VGA tuner & F@H Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 757	Re: The Official Folding Progress Thread. welcome back PTRMAN hey larry, nice goin' Main rig: Chieftec modded case,Gigabyte GA-P45-DS3L, Q8200@3.1Ghz,1.3V,1720FSB 4GB OCZ Reaper 8500@1066Mhz, 5-5-5-15 Asus 8800GS@701Mhz/1.8Ghz, Seagate 500GB Samsung 320GB, Maxtor 250GB; Antec 500W Swiftech NB, Asus StarIceBlue CPU cooler; XP Pro Laptop: Dell XPS 1530 (T7500; 3GB 667 RAM; 160GB 7200rpm HDD; 8600GT; Vista 32bit) my 6800LE mod

November 12th, 2008	#104
WhiteEagle Avatar of Justice Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,206	Re: The Official Folding Progress Thread. Hey, I'm back and folding quite nicely I might add. Main PC: Intel Pentium D 930, Asus P5LP-LE, 2GB DDR2-4300 RAM @ 4-4-4-12, Lightscribe CD/DVD Drive, DVD-ROM, 300W PSU, GeForce 7300LE, Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II, HP Media Drive Port, 300 GB Hard Drive Laptop: 900 MHz Intel Moblie CPU, 512MB RAM, 4GB SSD, Intel 910 Motherboard, Linux OS (customized by Asus), 8.8 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches, 7.0 Inch screen, integrated camera, 2.0(without power cord)/2.4 lbs.(with power cord) _________________________________________

November 12th, 2008	#105
PTRMAN Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,134	Re: The Official Folding Progress Thread. Thanks. Got the new stuff in and (pretty much) working. Still have some a few things to do and then it's on to overclocking to see what I can get. I'm holding off on the SMP client for now, as in my experience its very susceptible to any kind of problem (i.e. tinker with anything and it shuts down, with pretty much all work up til then completely lost). Once i get a stable OC then I'll add the SMP back on.

November 12th, 2008	#108
PTRMAN Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,134	Re: The Official Folding Progress Thread. Ask Polobunny - he too has the 9800 GX2 and folds on both cores...

November 12th, 2008	#109
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,317 Blog Entries: 6	Re: The Official Folding Progress Thread. Make sure you disable SLi by enabling multi monitor in the nVidia control panel. Then in the windows display properties enable the second monitor. Put the lowest resolution you can (640x480) and 32bits color if you don't have a second monitor connected to it and move the virtual monitor a place your mouse is not likely to get trapped (I like the bottom right corner) Then you need to copy the Application Data folder and program files folder (I find it easier) so your have different work files. You make two shortcuts, one for GPU1 and another for GPU2. Example of a shortcut: Target: "C:\Program Files\Folding@home\Folding@home-gpu\Folding@home.exe" Start in: ""C:\Documents and Settings\polobunny\Application Data\Folding@home-gpu" Change Folding@home-gpu to Folding@home-gpu2 for gpu2... Then you need to add an environment variable to your OS so it only uses 1 core and therefore does not induce video lag, which should be enough for 2 GPUs NV_FAH_CPU_AFFINITY, I set it to 2, which makes it use the second CPU core. Once that is done, everytime you start your computer put the processor affinity to explorer.exe to core 1 (not core 0) and this way it shouldn't lag. Edit: Not related, but I hate those 511 points GPU WUS with a passion. They are so not worth it compared to the 480pts ones. Last edited by polobunny; November 12th, 2008 at 12:51.

November 13th, 2008	#110
Larry13 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 49	Re: The Official Folding Progress Thread. I got to the part where you make the shortcuts and now I'm confused Q9550 / EVGA 9800 GX2 / EVGA 780i mobo / A-DATA 4GB(2x2GB) ram / seagate 500GB / Rosewill 950w PSU / Anetc 1200 / LG DVD burner

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