View Full Version : What are you Folding on?
Scott
11-01-2010, 03:25 PM
So are you using just GPU's, just CPU's, a mix or others?
I myself am running Windows boxes and Folding with the following GPU's.
2 GTX 460 1GB's
1 GTX 460 768MB
2 GTX 260
1 GTX 480
1 Playstation 3
So what you are you all using?
Leganfuh
11-01-2010, 04:18 PM
I Fold on:
17- i7-920's (connected to 17 GIGABYTE Motherboards)
1- Q6600
2- nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX
Blacksmith1
11-01-2010, 04:22 PM
2x 9600 gso 768mb cards (O/C'd to 1728 shader clock) using GPUv2
1x AMD 9500 @ 2.30 (10% boost) Ghz using the SMP
Scott
11-01-2010, 04:51 PM
I Fold on:
17- i7-920's (connected to 17 GIGABYTE Motherboards)
1- Q6600
2- nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX
Mike what kind of clock speeds are you running on the 920's?
Leganfuh
11-01-2010, 08:30 PM
Mike what kind of clock speeds are you running on the 920's?
3.7 - 4.0 depending how hot it is in the computer room.
Leganfuh
11-01-2010, 08:56 PM
16 of the motherboards are UD5's and 1 UD7 set to the following spec's:
CPU Clock Ratio = 20
In Advanced CPU Features disable the following:
Intel Turbo Boost Tech. = Disable
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) = Disable
CPU EIST Function = Disable
QPI Link Speed = 36
UnCore = 18 @3600 MHz (will read 3600 after BCLK Setting Change)
BCLK = 200
Load-Line Calibration set at the following:
CPU Vcore =1.37500
QPI/Vtt Voltage = 1.335
IOH Core = 1.140
DRAM Voltage = 1.64
I have set up most of my i7-920’s with these spec's and they run @4.0 GHz.
I also have a couple set @ 3.7 & 3.8 & 3.9 :keepfolding: :keepfolding: :keepfolding: :keepfolding:
swmeek
11-01-2010, 09:43 PM
1 cpu client on my x6800 C2D
1 gpu client on a 9800 GTX
another cpu client on the 860 I-7 (when it will run that is)
and a gpu client on my 470 GTX
slugbug
11-01-2010, 10:09 PM
2 x core i7 920's(only one will run -bigadv)
1 x Q6600
1 X 9600 GSO
2 x GTX 460
Pablo 54
11-02-2010, 12:15 AM
One (1) EVGA 250
One (1) E6550
Planning on adding a 460 and a q9550 to the mix next month.
sifter
11-02-2010, 02:12 AM
Primairly*:
GTS250
Tried
i3 and a 2nd gpu (9500Gt) -not enough ppd to make it worth running
*(haven't fired up the machine for a while since it has been fixed, debating about just buying a ssd so I can transfer all my data over to use it as the main machine. Other machines are not worth running f@h on.)
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Side note, has anyone ever tried using f@h on aws (amazon)? I've found some old comments about it 2-3 years ago, but have no clue how to set it up. If anyone can give me a hand, it would add a few more ppd.
PP Mguire
11-02-2010, 02:18 AM
Its now november and im still dealing with heat. When it dips in the low 50s and 40s outside i turn these things on. I reinsulated the room were staying in so if its hotter outside its a firecracker in here.
1 4ghz i5 (it got messed up, prolly can only fold at 3.8...idk yet)
1 3.6ghz 940BE
1 GTX260
1 GTX465
onzfeat
11-02-2010, 09:06 AM
im just start folding bout 20minut
dual core e6500.
MtDew
11-02-2010, 05:33 PM
I am currently folding:
2 - GTX 465
1 - 955 BE (Stock Clocking @ 3.2GHz) SMP
1 - 555 BE (Core Unlocked @ 3.2GHz) SMP
SonicWRX
11-05-2010, 01:00 AM
All my systems are off right now but when i get the office back together i will have.
1 i7 930 (water cooled and have not hit max over clock yet)
1 i7 950 (not yet over clocked either
1 Q6600 at stock settings.
2 GTX 460's @850Mhz
onzfeat
11-05-2010, 05:31 AM
dual core e6500 2.93 ghz, 8600 gt. gaining ~300 point per day.... want to use 2 core and vga.. but dont know how.
PP Mguire
11-05-2010, 08:46 AM
dual core e6500 2.93 ghz, 8600 gt. gaining ~300 point per day.... want to use 2 core and vga.. but dont know how.
Check this thread out.
http://bjorn3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34659
I mainly fold on my 8800 GTS 640 and most of the time I fold on my AMD 64 x2 6000+ (which is a 3GHz dual core) when I get folding weather.
Cirozorro
11-05-2010, 02:32 PM
I'm new to folding and just realized my Radeon 5770 isn't worth folding on(compared to running the smp client alone), So currently I am folding on.
Phenom II X4 B45 3.1 Ghz
Phenom II X4 965 3.7 Ghz
GT 240
Old P4 @ 3.0 Ghz
Pentium M @ 1.6 Ghz
I just started folding, as soon as I can manage to get my hands on a geforce 460 or 450, I will swap that in and watch the ppd climb.
Blacksmith1
11-05-2010, 04:18 PM
@Cirozorro
what client are you usng on your Phenom's?
if it's the base cpu client, switch it to the SMP client, sign up for a passkey from stanford, and you'll get bonus points from the a3 core projects.
I switched mine out, and get an average of 2k more ppd on an older 9500.
Cirozorro
11-05-2010, 08:09 PM
what client are you usng on your Phenom's?
Yeah I am using SMP on both Phenoms, Just purchased a new heatsink and fan for the B45. Am going to attempt to try and run GPU2 and SMP with the Phenom 965 and my Radeon 5770 using the program mentioned somewhere on this board(I forget the name of it). It's a pity Radeon isn't really optimized to fold better at the moment. So I am planning to pick up a decent Geforce, was leaning towards a 460 768mb, cause I have read it folds just as well as the 1gb, but I may just have to go with the 450 as that's all the budget can allow at the moment.
I am using every computer I have access to, so far I have only completed 7 WU, so I am climbing through all the old Folders on the team that are inactive. It's nice though, cause after each WU completion, I climb like 20 places on the team board. Sitting at 307 right now.
PP Mguire
11-05-2010, 11:57 PM
While using the your 5770 use the GPU3 client on that program.
Cirozorro
11-06-2010, 06:56 AM
While using the your 5770 use the GPU3 client on that program.
Thanks for the tip, I will pause when finished with the current WU, and boot the GPU3 client up. I hear that GPU3 contains no improvements for Radeon cards currently but allows you to work on higher Point WU. I'll give it a go.
I am only 3 days into this and already trying to figure out how to get another computer/GPU online. Its addicting, Hey, question, how do you specify how many cores the program can access(e.g. I want it to use only 3 out of 4 cores so GPU3 has the muscle it needs and smp2 is not crippled). Is this with a third party program or what? Thanks.
Blacksmith1
11-06-2010, 11:17 AM
I left mine stock, and it uses 93-95% of my cpu, allowing my 2 gpu clients to run, and lets me surf the web, run my virus scan, whatever. I don't try to multitask alot of apps but any one seems to run fine while folding.
PP Mguire
11-06-2010, 12:12 PM
Thanks for the tip, I will pause when finished with the current WU, and boot the GPU3 client up. I hear that GPU3 contains no improvements for Radeon cards currently but allows you to work on higher Point WU. I'll give it a go.
I am only 3 days into this and already trying to figure out how to get another computer/GPU online. Its addicting, Hey, question, how do you specify how many cores the program can access(e.g. I want it to use only 3 out of 4 cores so GPU3 has the muscle it needs and smp2 is not crippled). Is this with a third party program or what? Thanks.
The GPU2 client isnt supposed to support ATI but i could be running on old info since i dont keep up with it. I just see people saying run GPU3 on 5000 series cause it supports it. To change core settings just go to configure under the settings drop down and there will be an outline box with a title of SMP. You can specify CPU settings there.
As for me, chillyness finally came so folding is on. Only for my server right now though. My i5 is killing me with its crap lately =(
slugbug
11-06-2010, 07:27 PM
I'm finding that the GPU3 client needs 1 CPU core per client when running 2 or more instances in the same machine. I had one core assigned to two clients and found one ran quite a bit slower. I assigned a second core and now both get the same PPD. Anyone else notice the same?
oasis789
11-08-2010, 12:49 AM
I use a GTX 460 768 and the uniprocessor client. The SMP client is way too slow for my rig.
Blacksmith1
01-27-2012, 04:30 PM
thought i'd resurect this to see what we are all using to fold on now.
for me it's 2 GTX 480's and a GTX 560. I dropped the SMP because the points it adds dont = the points it costs me on my GPU3 clients. If I can get an X6 after tax return, then i'll start using it again.
swmeek
01-29-2012, 01:20 AM
smp on my core2duo, my 570 gtx and my 9800 gtx.
Blacksmith1
03-09-2012, 05:20 PM
just added a GTX 295 for another 12-14k PPD .
Pablo 54
03-09-2012, 09:58 PM
285 gtx, 8800 gtx, 240 gt and a 460.
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