Folding@home links, howtos, etc. - Page 9

Noah_abx · 04-30-2003, 11:05 PM

As long as folding is running, you should see 100% cpu usage. Because it runs at a low priority, it won't affect any other programs - the computer will feel just as fast. Basically, folding uses up all your spare CPU cycles up to 100%.

Running it as a service just puts it in the background so you don't have to have a console window open or manually stop/start it. It will still use the same cpu resources.

Camel_abx · 04-30-2003, 11:11 PM

black~cobra · 04-30-2003, 11:13 PM

Ah ok ! got it now

...btw is it normal that the program is stuck(sp?) at "completed 0 out of 1250000 steps in project #671 protein # p671_TZ2_EXT_EXP ... ? thanks

Camel_abx · 04-30-2003, 11:18 PM

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Originally posted by black~cobra
Ah ok ! got it now
...btw is it normal that the program is stuck(sp?) at "completed 0 out of 1250000 steps in project #671 protein # p671_TZ2_EXT_EXP ... ? thanks

depends, how long?

black~cobra · 05-01-2003, 12:16 AM

ok its working lol :eek: im at step 12500 out of 1250000

darkman013 · 05-19-2003, 12:15 PM

this is prolly off topic, but is FoH a good substitute for prime 95?

Noah_abx · 05-19-2003, 12:17 PM

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Originally posted by darkman013
this is prolly off topic, but is FoH a good substitute for prime 95?

Not really. It will certainly give errors due to overclocking, but nothing beats prime 95 for true stability testing.

SupDawg · 05-19-2003, 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by darkman013
this is prolly off topic, but is FoH a good substitute for prime 95?

Lets just put it like this.

IF you want to test maximum @ load temperature of your rig, there really isnt anything better than folding gromacs.

I have found that it's the best test in the world to determin what your maximum temperature is going to be. Exactly, the highest temp I have ever seen was due to folding. Not even running UT2k3 my temps wont go any higher than folding. To me thats a great measure..

Noah_abx · 05-19-2003, 03:26 PM

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Originally posted by SupDawg
Lets just put it like this.

IF you want to test maximum @ load temperature of your rig, there really isnt anything better than folding gromacs.

I have found that it's the best test in the world to determin what your maximum temperature is going to be. Exactly, the highest temp I have ever seen was due to folding. Not even running UT2k3 my temps wont go any higher than folding. To me thats a great measure..

I'm pretty sure prime 95 and seti will give you the same (or very close) max temp. They do on my machines anyway - just need to occupy 100% of the cpu.

darkman013 · 05-21-2003, 03:48 AM

ah ic see,
thx for the help

Transitbus · 05-22-2003, 07:00 AM

hope my rig helps - I just set things up so lets see what I can do

an Ugly SOB_abx · 06-09-2003, 11:12 PM

Any way I could get two names merged or whatever? I've folded on maynard_mcguffin and an_ugly_sob, so my WU's are split up. Now I run all my machines under the name an_Ugly_SOB. If they can't be, no biggie.

samlwl · 06-11-2003, 10:50 AM

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Originally posted by an Ugly SOB
Any way I could get two names merged or whatever? I've folded on maynard_mcguffin and an_ugly_sob, so my WU's are split up. Now I run all my machines under the name an_Ugly_SOB. If they can't be, no biggie.

Nope, u can't do that.

Noah_abx · 06-11-2003, 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by samlwl
Nope, u can't do that.

That was one of the main differences I noticed when I switched over to folding from seti. The Seti system does a much better job keeping track of inidivual users. I guess what's nice about Folding is that you can more easily form subteams, but I prefer the seti system.

samlwl · 06-12-2003, 06:24 AM

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Originally posted by Noah
That was one of the main differences I noticed when I switched over to folding from seti. The Seti system does a much better job keeping track of inidivual users. I guess what's nice about Folding is that you can more easily form subteams, but I prefer the seti system.

Yeah, it would be even better if we can move our SETI points to folding@home.

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05-01-2003, 12:16 AM	#125
black~cobra Custom User Text: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 236	ok its working lol :eek: im at step 12500 out of 1250000 __________________ Laptop: DELL Inspiron 5100: P4B 2400 MHz Unknow stepping \| 2x512mb ddr 266 \| ATI 7500 32mb \| 15.4" LCD \| 60 Go HDD \| DVD+RW \| D-Link GWL-650+ Desktop: Custom: P4C 2400 MHz SL6WF RK80532PG056512 \| Asus P4P800 DX \| 2x256mb DDR400 Micron \| Asus GF5 FX5200 VS \| ViewSonic VE700 LCD 17" \| Seagate 80Go Sata \| Altec Lansing 621 \| Antec PP1080AMG 430W \| MS IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 \| Logitech Elite \| Lite On DVD \| Lite On CDRW \| D-Link Di-614+ Router \| Canon FB630U scanner \| Efficient Network 5200 DSl Modem \|
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05-19-2003, 12:15 PM	#126
darkman013 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 333	this is prolly off topic, but is FoH a good substitute for prime 95?
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05-21-2003, 03:48 AM	#130
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