TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[ChristTheGreat]

I think I will do this next time. I'll ask Asus for replacement, and sell the board, of builda rig for someone. if I make a server I need raid, and this board doesn't do

 

[agent00skid]

So you guys are using your crunchers for other things than WCG
Didn't know that was allowed I always use my lappy on the internett and such stuff.

Thanks stinger608

My lappy is a better gpu cruncher than my desktop, so I really would like to let it crunch too.
Not happening unless I am sleeping or at school though.

Currently my desktop CPU is also being devoted to F@H, as I was a bit curious how it would do. Not sure how long I'm going to let it stick at that though.
It has given me a nice idea of peak temperatures though, since WCG GPU+F@H CPU pushes it as far as it can, where as WCG CPU+GPU never did quite that.

 

[manofthem]

Hey team, just threw up a game giveaway.

All WCG team members who want to enter are welcomed w/ a little bonus: all team members will have their names entered 2x in the drawing, giving you all a little edge on the competition.

 

[n3rdf1ght3r]

I got some free Arma III lite keys if anyone wants them. Might get more if alot of members want them

 

[Nordic]

I got some free Arma III lite keys if anyone wants them. Might get more if alot of members want them

You have been messaged.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

question, at $39 is the Thermaltake Frio OCK better than a Hyper 212 Evo?

 

[Nordic]

I got two 7870 xt. I will post some wu completion times whenever I get that going.

 

[[Ion]]

I got two 7870 xt. I will post some wu completion times whenever I get that going.

Should be good for 150k PPD easy with a solid CPU, maybe a bit more

 

[manofthem]

I got two 7870 xt. I will post some wu completion times whenever I get that going.

I ordered one too, can't wait to get it crunching. Hopefully with that, I'll be getting closer to the 300k mark that I had hoped for.

 

[brandonwh64]

Well guys I am hoping for my 7970 tomorrow but the tracking on it has not moved since it was dropped off at the PO Hope its just a glitch in the system and it arrives tomorrow.

 

[Peter1986C]

I had some POEM@home* WUs for the GPU, and the load is 50% (+/- about 8%). Assuming the use of a 1 WU per GPU setup, 1 CPU WU gets sacrificed in favour of the GPU WU (like what happens with the HCC GPU WUs from the WCG).
The DistrRTgen** GPU Wus we discussed before, reserve less CPU (again, assuming 1 WU per GPU) and allow the maximum amount of CPU WUs to run. The load on the GPU that the distrRTgen WUs generate is higher than those of the POEM@home project, but lower than the WCG WUs (about 80%, +/- about 10%). On my computer, I got 18 valid Wus and 5 invalid, so the project may be less stable on AMD cards.

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* POEM@home is protein related research, as it seems being similar to "Human Proteome Folding" (as part of WCG) and Folding@home. I could be wrong though, it is not exactly my field.

**DistrRTgen (Distributed Rainbow Table Generation) is about generating Rainbow Tables, that can be used in the field of encryption, when klooking for weak hashes. Once again, it is not my field so I cannot tell more.

 

[manofthem]

Well guys I am hoping for my 7970 tomorrow but the tracking on it has not moved since it was dropped off at the PO Hope its just a glitch in the system and it arrives tomorrow.

Yeah, tracking sucks. In awaiting an arrival but tracking hasn't change in over 3 days . I hope you get it in soon and get that sucker crunching!

I had some POEM@home* WUs for the GPU, and the load is 50% (+/- about 8%). Assuming the use of a 1 WU per GPU setup, 1 CPU WU gets sacrificed in favour of the GPU WU (like what happens with the HCC GPU WUs from the WCG).
The DistrRTgen** GPU Wus we discussed before, reserve less CPU (again, assuming 1 WU per GPU) and allow the maximum amount of CPU WUs to run. The load on the GPU that the distrRTgen WUs generate is higher than those of the POEM@home project, but lower than the WCG WUs (about 80%, +/- about 10%). On my computer, I got 18 valid Wus and 5 invalid, so the project may be less stable on AMD cards.

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* POEM@home is protein related research, as it seems being similar to "Human Proteome Folding" (as part of WCG) and Folding@home. I could be wrong though, it is not exactly my field.

**DistrRTgen (Distributed Rainbow Table Generation) is about generating Rainbow Tables, that can be used in the field of encryption, when klooking for weak hashes. Once again, it is not my field so I cannot tell more.

Thanks for the info!

 

[AlienIsGOD]

change of plans I'm ordering a 2500K tomorrow for $222 and my father in law is splitting on the cost, so my rig should be up in april as planned CPU was the hardest thing to get out of the way 'cause of the cost, everything else i can afford every month as its ~$100 which is in my spending cash range.

 

[manofthem]

change of plans I'm ordering a 2500K tomorrow for $222 and my father in law is splitting on the cost, so my rig should be up in april as planned CPU was the hardest thing to get out of the way 'cause of the cost, everything else i can afford every month as its ~$100 which is in my spending cash range.

Amen, CPU is the hardest thing, holding back my rig as well . Glad you got it ironed out

 

[AlienIsGOD]

Amen, CPU is the hardest thing, holding back my rig as well . Glad you got it ironed out

yep, SSD, HSF and Windows can all come in a month or 2 rather than me trying to save up cash I KNOW im going to ask back for during the month for various things

That and the fact that a 2500K runs a bit cooler than a 3570K. The price diff between the two is 9 dollars, but i dont want a hot cpu that tortures air cooling.

 

[stinger608]

yep, SSD, HSF and Windows can all come in a month or 2 rather than me trying to save up cash I KNOW im going to ask back for during the month for various things

That and the fact that a 2500K runs a bit cooler than a 3570K. The price diff between the two is 9 dollars, but i dont want a hot cpu that tortures air cooling.

Keep in mind the 2500K chips do not support hyperthreading.

I got some free Arma III lite keys if anyone wants them. Might get more if alot of members want them

PM incoming!

 

[AlienIsGOD]

Keep in mind the 2500K chips do not support hyperthreading.

im aware i cant afford an i7, so the 2500K is the best choice for me atm. I think you misread the 3570K for the 3770K.

 

[KieX]

Looking to hook up [Ion] with my idle HD 7950, so if he can keep the rest of his output going he's going to be shooting for 700k+ a day

Anyway, great going by everyone.. nice to see such an awesome list of stoners and pie munchers each day

 

[Jstn7477]

yep, SSD, HSF and Windows can all come in a month or 2 rather than me trying to save up cash I KNOW im going to ask back for during the month for various things

That and the fact that a 2500K runs a bit cooler than a 3570K. The price diff between the two is 9 dollars, but i dont want a hot cpu that tortures air cooling.

3xxx chips dissipate less heat and consume less power than their 2xxx counterparts. The problem that people have trouble understanding is that the die area is smaller and thermal paste doesn't transfer heat as well as a soldered IHS, so those two factors make the chip "run hotter" and people are hell bent on believing "hotter means more power consumption, right?" which is NOT TRUE across different chip generations.

My 2600K @ 4.3GHz/1.32v LLC = 130-140w MAX in IntelBurnTest
My 3770K @ 4.3GHz/1.18v LLC = 80-85w MAX in IntelBurnTest

2xxx chips have 95w TDP and 3xxx chips have 77w TDP, but people are scared of the temperature for whatever reason (I refuse to overclock my chips beyond the point where they require massive voltage increases). If temperature is ever an issue with a 3xxx chip, de-lid it and put some Coolaboratory Liquid Metal Pro on it. Sure, it will probably kill the resale value of the chip, but people are making a mountain out of a mole hill about the stupid temperature "issue."

 

[Nordic]

Should be good for 150k PPD easy with a solid CPU, maybe a bit more

I will be putting them with some amd system I have yet to pick parts for. I was thinking and am3+ board with whatever am3 or am3+ cpu I can get for a good deal. I have been watching ebay. I won't be using the system for crunching most of the time. It will have other uses.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

3xxx chips dissipate less heat and consume less power than their 2xxx counterparts. The problem that people have trouble understanding is that the die area is smaller and thermal paste doesn't transfer heat as well as a soldered IHS, so those two factors make the chip "run hotter" and people are hell bent on believing "hotter means more power consumption, right?" which is NOT TRUE across different chip generations.

My 2600K @ 4.3GHz/1.32v LLC = 130-140w MAX in IntelBurnTest
My 3770K @ 4.3GHz/1.18v LLC = 80-85w MAX in IntelBurnTest

2xxx chips have 95w TDP and 3xxx chips have 77w TDP, but people are scared of the temperature for whatever reason (I refuse to overclock my chips beyond the point where they require massive voltage increases). If temperature is ever an issue with a 3xxx chip, de-lid it and put some Coolaboratory Liquid Metal Pro on it. Sure, it will probably kill the resale value of the chip, but people are making a mountain out of a mole hill about the stupid temperature "issue."

im just looking for an even 4ghz, which should be doable just by changing the multiplier right?

 

[Jstn7477]

im just looking for an even 4ghz, which should be doable just by changing the multiplier right?

4GHz is incredibly easy to reach. Just set the multi to 40x and if you want the lowest power consumption, find the next to lowest stable VID for your FID.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

ok i did the math on newegg.ca and the 2500K is $262 and the 3570K is $266. For 4 dollars more I think i should choose the 3570K and still get it to 4ghz

 

[Jstn7477]

ok i did the math on newegg.ca and the 2500K is $262 and the 3570K is $266. For 4 dollars more I think i should choose the 3570K and still get it to 4ghz

Not to mention the 3570K has HD4000 graphics vs. the 2500K and its HD 3000 graphics. I even had my second 3770K at 4.3GHz/1.18v on the stock cooler for about a month and nothing bad happened (granted, I did not run IBT (+10c core temp guaranteed) on it or monitor the temps because of Linux).

 

[[Ion]]

Agreed, I had my 3770k briefly doing 4GHz on stock. WCG ran warm, but it ran. It's still at 4GHz on a H50, but much more comfortable doing so