TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[thebluebumblebee]

F@H is a better bet if you want to stay warm during the winter.

 

[80-watt Hamster]

F@H is a better bet if you want to stay warm during the winter.

That's no joke a decent chunk of why I signed up for F@H and WCG. Though I've only got one F@H-worthy card atm, and it's likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future. Damn graphics market...

 

[windwhirl]

That's no joke a decent chunk of why I signed up for F@H and WCG.

I'll agree with the gentleman here lol

FAH puts the GPU to good use during winter

 

[Jacky_BEL]

I am still puzzled why 3 of my machines won't run OPNG's.
Same program configurations, same profiles and it just won't run them.

Upon reading about WCG I vaguely remember installing WCG as a service for security reasons.
And this could be why these 3 machines wouldn't run OPNG.
So I did reinstall WCG and it seems to be doing OPNG now.

 

[Jacky_BEL]

Guys I'm having a senior moment I think but I just wished to check in with you...

I've got some OPNG work units in and they are ready to go. Sadly for some reason today, they only seem to be completing one at a time. Yesterday they where doing 12 at a time as I had it set in the settings when we did the app_config and cc_config setup back along.

Would anyone know why or what would be stopping it carry on with the GPU work at all??

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Here's my config files as they where yesterday -
app_config

<app_config>
<app>
<name>opng</name>
<max_concurrent>12</max_concurrent>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>0.0833</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>1</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>
</app_config>

Am I missing something or am I having a senior moment here??

Do you need the 1 CPU per OPNG-task?
Maybe lower cpu_usage in the app_config.xml to free up CPU cores ?

 

[mstenholm]

Do you need the 1 CPU per OPNG-task?
Maybe lower cpu_usage in the app_config.xml to free up CPU cores ?

You need one thread per ONPG task but you can run more than one ONPG at a time. I wrote a long private message to you some days ago but your settings does that you can’t receive them. I’m not at my PC and is about to head for bed so…..

 

[Jacky_BEL]

With help from @mstenholm I did some optimisation for OPNG work now that they are in abundant supply.

 

[Jacky_BEL]

I will be optimizing my 2 PC's with the roomiest case for OPNG work now.

 

[mstenholm]

I will be optimizing my 2 PC's with the roomiest case for OPNG work now.

Two GPUs in one PC is no guarantee for twice the ONPG work, but test and see. You have enough more or less identical systems to make a comparison.

 

[Jacky_BEL]

I couldn't see anything to maximum output set or anything like that, I know there's something there for the how many types of tasks do you wish to have but nothing more that I could see...

I normally just leave it to whatever if I'm honest, I don't tend to worry about the tweaking and such, I just crunch whatever comes down Here's hoping it's sorts itself out a little quickly... I'm on the hunt for points!!

I think this is what @80-watt Hamster is referring to:

Instead of a custom profile , you can choose the preset "Maximum Output" profile , in the device profiles section.

Two GPUs in one PC is no guarantee for twice the ONPG work, but test and see. You have enough more or less identical systems to make a comparison.

I am staying with 1 GPU per system.
I will try to have a queue for caching more OPNG work and fill it up when OPNG's are available.

 

[phill]

I believe so @Jacky_BEL and likewise, I just have one GPU per crunching PC. More chances of something hitting your PC I'd hope As @mstenholm says, it's luck really

 

[HammerON]

I have been having trouble getting any work for my 6700XT. I have been getting plenty for my 3080. Don't know what the deal is.

 

[Caring1]

I have been having trouble getting any work for my 6700XT. I have been getting plenty for my 3080. Don't know what the deal is.

Isn't OPNG Cuda based so only Nvidia cards get them?

 

[HammerON]

I used to get them before I switched the motherboard/CPU from the 3900X to the 3960X. I have had some for the 6700XT since then. I think it was last week or the week before that I had a page full of Valid OPNG's for the rig with the 6700XT. Before I switched out the motherboard/CPU, I was getting them on a regular basis.

 

[Jacky_BEL]

Isn't OPNG Cuda based so only Nvidia cards get them?

There are options to let GPU work run on AMD/ATI , Intel or Nvidia.
@mstenholm runs OPNG on a AMD HD7770.

 

[mstenholm]

There are options to let GPU work run on AMD/ATI , Intel or Nvidia.
@mstenholm runs OPNG on a AMD HD7770.

AMD works just fine even on my low power backup for a backup GPU. We are talking about max 50W for around 30k per day for the GPU alone, 170W for the PC. Today that PC did 281 points per hour beating my 3900X with a 2070 S that uses around 228W/371W for 250 pph. Ok the slow had jobs all day, and the fast were busy max 10% of the time.

 

[Caring1]

There are options to let GPU work run on AMD/ATI , Intel or Nvidia.
@mstenholm runs OPNG on a AMD HD7770.

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[Arjai]

OK, just got the R7 240, for $20, delivered today. I installed and logged in via Teamviewer. Got WCG running and it is using the GPU!! Also, it is Folding, albeit at 1 job per day and a half! LOL.

Better than a stick in the eye!

I did not expect this thing to do anything but allow me to use the computer to crunch, since I could not see the box on Teamviewer after a reboot (my 580 died a while back and it wasn't an issue because I could still pull it up on Teamviewer, for some reason, a week or so ago, it quit working after the last reboot).

Somebody, can't remember who, sent me an E-Bay link to this 240 for $20.

Best 20 I have spent in a while!!

So, good news is threefold, I am writing this on my newly restarted box, "White", I am crunching again on this thing (15,000 WCG points daily avg.) and the GPU is working for both WCG crunching and Folding at Home!

Way more than I expected from this little tiny GPU!

 

[Jacky_BEL]

I am in a bit of a dilemma.

Do I run workunits to get runtime for my next badges , or do I run OPNG's for points to stay ahead of Team China.

 

[mstenholm]

I am in a bit of a dilemma.

Do I run workunits to get runtime for my next badges , or do I run OPNG's for points to stay ahead of Team China.

You lose max 2 hours per PC, go for the points, ONPG will not be around for ever. The next GPU project isn’t just around the corner.

 

[mstenholm]

I hope that this isn’t a “what did I said” post but the very few OPNGs I got after midnight UTC are re-sends. Look for a _1 or _2 at the end of filename. Did any of you get your normal shipments?

 

[Jacky_BEL]

OPNG work was noticably lower at this end also. But mostly _0 , and some _1.
I tried to fire up some F@h work.

What is the best strategy to run both WCG and F@h GPU work?

 

[mstenholm]

OPNG work was noticably lower at this end also. But mostly _0 , and some _1.
I tried to fire up some F@h work.

What is the best strategy to run both WCG and F@h GPU work?

You will get reduced QRB of course but with hardly any OPNGs around that’s a very small penalty/risk. I ran both at a time under similar conditions and I would that again if the situation doesn’t change. If you run more then one OPNG job at the time the folding will be real slow. I would remove the app_config until the situation is back to normal and start folding.

 

[stinger608]

What is the best strategy to run both WCG and F@h GPU work?

You also have to delegate 1 CPU core to folding.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

WOW!

Well, @phill gets a break.