What is the fastest hardwere to fold on...?

[WhiteEagle]

Depends on how fast your processor is, what type of processor it is, what type of client you are running, and what WU you got to do.

[sbohdan]

nice! 2 new members with fast rigs now we talkin'

[oldman_gamer]

Originally Posted by sbohdan

nice! 2 new members with fast rigs now we talkin'

I would like to try it BUT need some Q's answered first.I am on a 100MB/s broadband connection. I also have a Linksys wireless G WRT54G 54MB/s 2.4GHz wired amongst this mess that my son is always on.When we are on together and I am playing on Steam,we both slow down pretty good.If I fold,what's going to happen then? He has a game system,I duno PS3 or something,I dont pay attention to what he has. It already slows down between the 2 units so....what am I looking at here?

[Quakindude]

Actually, machine #3 would be a Quad Core rig, not a dual core.

[screwballl]

using the SMP client, my E6600 runs those about every 28-32 hours.

and OM_G.... the folding client runs in the background as a process so when a program starts it has a very low priority process that is overtaken even by an anti-virus update or something like that.... it has no impact on the network except when it downloads which can be 1-10MB files and upload possibly double the size of the download, again this is only every 24-72 hours... it is all quiet and runs in the background... worse comes to worse if it just causes any conflicts you can stop it and remove it.

[sbohdan]

Originally Posted by oldman_gamer

I would like to try it BUT need some Q's answered first.I am on a 100MB/s broadband connection. I also have a Linksys wireless G WRT54G 54MB/s 2.4GHz wired amongst this mess that my son is always on.When we are on together and I am playing on Steam,we both slow down pretty good.If I fold,what's going to happen then? He has a game system,I duno PS3 or something,I dont pay attention to what he has. It already slows down between the 2 units so....what am I looking at here?

don't worry, the work units are very small downloads so it won't further slow down your connection and they only download automatically when the previous WU is finished and sent in which is very occasional (some WU's take few days to complete, depending on the size)

[oldman_gamer]

Originally Posted by screwballl

using the SMP client, my E6600 runs those about every 28-32 hours.

and OM_G.... the folding client runs in the background as a process so when a program starts it has a very low priority process that is overtaken even by an anti-virus update or something like that.... it has no impact on the network except when it downloads which can be 1-10MB files and upload possibly double the size of the download, again this is only every 24-72 hours... it is all quiet and runs in the background... worse comes to worse if it just causes any conflicts you can stop it and remove it.

Ok i'll give it a go then.I'm going to need to be walked through it.No clue how to make folders etc. Tell me or send me the exact link to DL it and when it's done I will need help from there.

[RangerXLT8]

The best is a quad-core with Hd2900. But I don't think 2900 is supported by the FAH program because I tried it, only X1800 are last time I checked. I fold for a different team.

And adding in, FAH really only uses the idle cpu power... Like if you kick in a game or something that will override FAH..

[sbohdan]

Originally Posted by oldman_gamer

Ok i'll give it a go then.I'm going to need to be walked through it.No clue how to make folders etc. Tell me or send me the exact link to DL it and when it's done I will need help from there.

go here and read the beginner's guide section:

Welcome to the HardwareLogic F@H Team!

[screwballl]

SMP client for dual or quad core setups:

http://www.stanford.edu/%7Ekasso...P%20Client.EXE

FAQ on the introduction and How-to install here:

Folding@home - FAQ-SMP

For Windows XP and 2000: install the Microsoft .NET framework v2.0 before installing the SMP client. Next, run the self-extracting installer to choose an installation directory and install the files there. Then run install.bat in the installation directory to complete the install process. Running the fah.exe binary starts the client. More detailed instructions are at the bottom of this page (link above).


For Windows Vista: the .NET framework v2.0 is not needed (it is already installed). Run the self-extracting installer to choose an installation directory and install the files there. Then run install.bat in the installation directory to complete the install process. Running the fah.exe binary starts the client. More detailed instructions are at the bottom of this page (link above).