TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[jboydgolfer]

my 14 core Xeon keeps losing it's internet connection

Boinc keeps locking up for me. Ive had to shut it down, until i have time to uninstall, and reinstall it....it has happened over the last week or so i havent noticed loss of connection, but it is acting weird aF for me...maybe it is losing connection tho, i dont monitor the systems until end of day

 

[manofthem]

@manofthem If you need some ram for that 4770k I might be able to help you out.

My numbers have been all over the place lately, my 14 core Xeon keeps losing it's internet connection. It has over 100 days of uptime with no problems so I don't know wtf it loosing connection now.

Thanks for the offer. I'll give it a go and try to get it sorted, but I'll be in touch soon if it doesn't work out. Thank you!

@manofthem Congrats on taking the Ryzen plunge. The best piece of advice I received was to download and install all the latest drivers and BIOS, then just let it run for 2 days. That worked for me. Don't know what it does, but it seems to find its best "groove". After it settles down, then you can mess around with overclocking, etc.

Thanks for the tip. I'm really looking forward to it, hope it goes OK. It'll probably be a few weeks til I get going on it, but I'll be sharing my adventures.

ASRock X370 Killer SLI/ac

ASRock X370 GAMING X Fatal1ty

the taichi are selling for roughly $170 currently, even saw one on ebay BNIB for $170+ S/H

That gaming board looks pretty but I was thinking about switching up my color scheme from red to something else this time around. Not sure yet though. Lots to decide

But thanks for the info, keep it coming if you don't mind

 

[manofthem]

As I mentioned, my 4770k rig started throwing WCG memory errors so I had to stop crunching on since I didn't have the time to fix it. Now finally looking back into it and the issues. The rig never bsod'd or restarted, just threw errors.

Last night, I ran some memtest from within windows and found nothing, and then I dl'd and ran W1zz's memory testing utility; it runs from within Windows too. I checked in this afternoon after 12-14 hours and saw that 0 errors reported. I figured I'd fire up WCG again so I'll be checking that throughout the day to see.

Next step if I get more errors is to load up memtest86 on a USB drive, boot to it and run the test, yes? Anything else I should try, other than a reinstall of WCG and its data? I only get this problem while crunching; other than that it seems rock solid.

 

[phill]

Have you tried anything like Prime 95 blend or Small FT's or whatever the option is with it?? I can't remember exactly but there's a few CPU only and some ram tests you can try to do.. Or IBT (Intel Burn Test??) Might be something to try if you'd like to

 

[manofthem]

Have you tried anything like Prime 95 blend or Small FT's or whatever the option is with it?? I can't remember exactly but there's a few CPU only and some ram tests you can try to do.. Or IBT (Intel Burn Test??) Might be something to try if you'd like to

I haven't yet, but thanks for recommending. I haven't run Prime in a long time, but I used to run IBT. I just made a usb drive with memtest86 so I'm going to be booting into that soon to do a few runs.

Just checked WCG and saw that the returned results are good so far, but i'm not getting too excited yet. In the past it would run ok and then throw errors after a while. Will be reporting back.

 

[jboydgolfer]

Thanks for the offer. I'll give it a go and try to get it sorted, but I'll be in touch soon if it doesn't work out. Thank you!



Thanks for the tip. I'm really looking forward to it, hope it goes OK. It'll probably be a few weeks til I get going on it, but I'll be sharing my adventures.



That gaming board looks pretty but I was thinking about switching up my color scheme from red to something else this time around. Not sure yet though. Lots to decide

But thanks for the info, keep it coming if you don't mind

For my last couple pc's, I've been running the extreme4 series, and they really overclock well. . Great mobo @$160 last i checked

The Z97 extreme4 got my old pentium to 5.0ghz. Beastly single core perf. Outperformed a lot of much better cpu's at those speeds in ST

 

[Norton]

I haven't yet, but thanks for recommending. I haven't run Prime in a long time, but I used to run IBT. I just made a usb drive with memtest86 so I'm going to be booting into that soon to do a few runs.

Just checked WCG and saw that the returned results are good so far, but i'm not getting too excited yet. In the past it would run ok and then throw errors after a while. Will be reporting back.

Are you running on an SSD or HDD? If ram checks out it may be an issue with the drive- lots of writes can cause drive issues.

 

[manofthem]

Are you running on an SSD or HDD? If ram checks out it may be an issue with the drive- lots of writes can cause drive issues.

WCG is running on ssd, Samsung 850 Evo. It's the newest of my ssds, but I suppose I could check the health on that drive too. Thanks for the tip.

Running memtest86 now. Pass 1 found 0 errors, about half way through pass 2 now.

For my last couple pc's, I've been running the extreme4 series, and they really overclock well. . Great mobo @$160 last i checked

The Z97 extreme4 got my old pentium to 5.0ghz. Beastly single core perf. Outperformed a lot of much better cpu's at those speeds in ST

Thanks for the tip. I'll look around and see if there's a deal. I'm going more for stability and crunching, and won't be seeking a crazy OC.

 

[Arjai]

I am writing this from my new farmer! RushCity1. Not in my sys specs, yet.

EDIT: Updated Sys Specs

 

[phill]

I haven't yet, but thanks for recommending. I haven't run Prime in a long time, but I used to run IBT. I just made a usb drive with memtest86 so I'm going to be booting into that soon to do a few runs.

Just checked WCG and saw that the returned results are good so far, but i'm not getting too excited yet. In the past it would run ok and then throw errors after a while. Will be reporting back.

Glad to be of some help If there's anything else I can help with I'll do my best!

 

[manofthem]

Ran almost 4 full passes of memtest86 last night with no errors. Booted up and started WCG again, and it'd been crunching since. Nearly 24 hours with no errors, but not getting too excited just yet.

Was too tired to tinker with it more last night, and I doubt I'll have time to do more tonight. I'll keep checking in with it and hopefully catch errors quickly, but just in case I kept the queue very small.


Best news, I should start to see parts coming in for the new build, first thing should be here today...

 

[phill]

I wonder if it's using the CPU more than the ram, in which case, memtest86 might not really show too much up.. I take it the CPU is not overclocked, undervolted or anything like that? Factory set bios on the board etc etc?

 

[manofthem]

I wonder if it's using the CPU more than the ram, in which case, memtest86 might not really show too much up.. I take it the CPU is not overclocked, undervolted or anything like that? Factory set bios on the board etc etc?

Good thinking. Didn't think it was that at first since pc never blue screened or crashed completely but I need to look into it. CPU has a modest overclock of 4.3, been there for 3+ years; cpu was delidded and tim'd with liquid metal, and it crunches at about 58*C. If error resurfaces, I'll try dropping 100mhz to see if helps. (similar issue happened years ago when my 2600k was rock stable for years and then needed to be dropped 100mhz while crunching because it started crashing).





Another question for the team:

Does anyone have experience with open box items from Newegg? Saw a Taichi on there pretty cheap and since regular Taichi shot up to like $210, started thinking

 

[Norton]

Does anyone have experience with open box items from Newegg? Saw a Taichi on there pretty cheap and since regular Taichi shot up to like $210, started thinking

Amazon may be the better option these days- there may be a few open box ones in the Amazon Warehouse atm

 

[stevorob]

3930k up and running. Modest 4.2ghz OC - temps in mid 60s

 

[phill]

You might find Stevorob, that you'll use less power and crunch nearly as much if you left it to stock speeds.. Might be worth a look at least??

 

[jboydgolfer]

Does anyone have experience with open box items from Newegg? Saw a Taichi on there pretty cheap and since regular Taichi shot up to like $210, started thinking

Don't get me wrong the ThaiChi is a nice board ,but if overclocking is what you want to do get the extreme4. It costs about $60 less has the same overclock capabilities and fewer of the fancy things ,but it's a very nice board . They both have the same power phase count and they both have the same high quality components except the extreme cost $160 as opposed to $220 , because it lacks things like Bluetooth or wireless or whatever else the taichi comes with


or even the Gaming series would be a nice mid way choice. iirc, its a little more pricey than the Extreme series (due to wireless & some fancy lights) but less than the taichi. Ive owned several of the "extreme" series fro Asrock, from different Generations, and they are VERY good Overclockers, with amazing functions. I got my old PEntium to JSUT shy of 5Ghz with the Z97 Ext 4

 

[stevorob]

You might find Stevorob, that you'll use less power and crunch nearly as much if you left it to stock speeds.. Might be worth a look at least??

I don't really mind a little extra power usage

 

[manofthem]

Don't get me wrong the ThaiChi is a nice board ,but if overclocking is what you want to do get the extreme4. It costs about $60 less has the same overclock capabilities and fewer of the fancy things ,but it's a very nice board . They both have the same power phase count and they both have the same high quality components except the extreme cost $160 as opposed to $220 , because it lacks things like Bluetooth or wireless or whatever else the taichi comes with


or even the Gaming series would be a nice mid way choice. iirc, its a little more pricey than the Extreme series (due to wireless & some fancy lights) but less than the taichi. Ive owned several of the "extreme" series fro Asrock, from different Generations, and they are VERY good Overclockers, with amazing functions. I got my old PEntium to JSUT shy of 5Ghz with the Z97 Ext 4

I've been considering this line of thinking. Previously I've used mid level boards and have had great experiences, though mostly MSI. I didn't want to spend $200+ on a board especially since I don't need or use most of the premium features.

Mainly looking for a stable board that give maybe a mild OC on a 1600x (nothing major), an m.2 slot for an nvme ssd I picked up, and not too much else. I don't think I'll go dual gpu again anytime in the foreseeable future since I barely game anymore, so don't need to worry much about PCIe slots much.


I looked at the Asrock Pro4 since it was cheap and simple but Newegg reviews were pretty awful, too consistently bad for my taste. I've decided against it now and will keep looking, in the Asrock or MSI range. Wanted to try Asrock this round since many have spoken well of it.

 

[Norton]

I looked at the Asrock Pro4 since it was cheap and simple but Newegg reviews were pretty awful, too consistently bad for my taste. I've decided against it now and will keep looking, in the Asrock or MSI range. Wanted to try Asrock this round since many have spoken well of it.

I have an Asrock fatal1ty Gaming K4 in one of my builds- that's a real good choice for $100 imo if you don't plan to run dual gpu's
https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-AB350-GAMING-K4-Motherboard/dp/B06WWC7C1D
It has a fairly solid VRM, good memory support, and should give you a nice overclock

 

[manofthem]

I have an Asrock fatal1ty Gaming K4 in one of my builds- that's a real good choice for $100 imo if you don't plan to run dual gpu's
https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-AB350-GAMING-K4-Motherboard/dp/B06WWC7C1D
It has a fairly solid VRM, good memory support, and should give you a nice overclock

Thanks for another option. I'm making a list and going to sift through everything and finally make a decision. I need to decide this weekend and get it ordered so I can start this build.

 

[Arjai]

OK, so, just now downloading 18.3 Sylvia on LowerBay computer. In about an hour, I will have 3 fresh installs on the i3 farmers! I tried to do the update manager route but, that does not upgrade the kernal. The kernal upgrade, via the update manager got hung up.

That is probably my fault, when I intially got the first two i3's, from work, I did a lot of dicking around with Mint and probably damaged the OS from doing the update, correctly. Since I had just done Bay2 last night, after finding even more issues.

What I did yesterday, before work, is due to having an "A Ha" moment, after sleeping on it.

I had surfed the net for hours, the night before, trying to use a USB drive and failing. One of the things I had read was about installing Windows over Mint. In that was a bunch of preliminary steps involving the removal of the partitions in Linux.

My "A Ha" came while looking at the disk manager. I deleted the first partition, shutdown, put USB in and re-started.

The rest, was smooth sailing. So, after finding LowerBay was effed up, not quite as much as bay2, I did the same. Smooth as silk.

Now, to reload BOINC and Teamviewer, and bask in the ease of crunching, more efficiently, and watch the number's grow!!



p.s. I am thinking I may buy another of these, HP i3 UltraSlim's, next month. 3GHz+ 4 logical cores and they sip power.
Gotta find my Kill-A-Watt, one of these days, and get a good reading.

So, Issue I am having now is with Teamviewer on Linux Mint. RushCity1 is showing up online. It is hard lined into the router, ran out of USB dongles... Anyway, the other 2, LowerBay and Bay2, with Wifi dongles, are showing as offline.

They both have a strong signal (router is on the same shelf), both have the same OS and Version of TV (13.0.9865). Same as RushCity1. Both are running with the "Ready to Connect" button Green. I can remote TO RushCity1 from both and to my laptop. I cannot remote INTO either of them.

I have searched and found nothing, left a post on TV's site and here, hoping for something...

 

[jboydgolfer]

I've been considering this line of thinking. Previously I've used mid level boards and have had great experiences, though mostly MSI. I didn't want to spend $200+ on a board especially since I don't need or use most of the premium features.

Mainly looking for a stable board that give maybe a mild OC on a 1600x (nothing major), an m.2 slot for an nvme ssd I picked up, and not too much else. I don't think I'll go dual gpu again anytime in the foreseeable future since I barely game anymore, so don't need to worry much about PCIe slots much.


I looked at the Asrock Pro4 since it was cheap and simple but Newegg reviews were pretty awful, too consistently bad for my taste. I've decided against it now and will keep looking, in the Asrock or MSI range. Wanted to try Asrock this round since many have spoken well of it.

TBH, i thought You were speaking about Intel chipset iirc, the Extreme series' is only intel. the Taichi is actually on sale on NEwegg with a $20 Rebate right now, so it would end up being around $180. the Fatality & Killer boards are good quality too.

 

[manofthem]

Can someone do me a favor and check their Results Status page at WCG for any Errors? Been looking at it and over the last few days I've reported 5 errors all MIP: 3 from the 2600k that is at stock speeds, and 2 on my 4770k that just started crunching again.

If i'm reading this correctly, it looks like the WUs weren't here long, as return time is usually just after sent time. Wondering if anyone else has anything lately.

 

[Norton]

Can someone do me a favor and check their Results Status page at WCG for any Errors? Been looking at it and over the last few days I've reported 5 errors all MIP: 3 from the 2600k that is at stock speeds, and 2 on my 4770k that just started crunching again.

If i'm reading this correctly, it looks like the WUs weren't here long, as return time is usually just after sent time. Wondering if anyone else has anything lately.

Not seeing any in my results but iirc @thebluebumblebee may have been getting some a while back