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Fah Client 8.4.9 released into the wild

BUCK NASTY

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System Name Main Rig
Processor AMD RYZEN 5600X
Motherboard MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI
Cooling CORSAIR H115i
Memory 16gb DDR4 @ 1200MHZ
Video Card(s) GIGABYTE RTX 4080 SUPER
Storage SAMSUNG M.2 1TB
Display(s) ASUS 24" IPS
Case Coolermaster Centurion 590
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply EVGA SUPERNOVA 1000
Software Windows 10 64
Yesterday I had a power outage for about 3 hrs and when it came back up. the V7 client did not support my GPU's:shadedshu:. This normally requires a re-install of the FahClient. so I figured I would try the new Beta 8.4.9. After searching for it, I found that it is no longer a Beta and released to the public. Below are the release notes and improvements since FahClient 8.3.16:

v8.4.9
Recommend nvidia-opencl-icd package on Debian install. #293
Attempt graceful shutdown of client in Windows installer. #290
v8.4.8
Delay Windows shutdown until F@H has shutdown gracefully. #290
Fix crashing on Windows. re: #278
Use all DNS servers. #304
v8.4.7
Pause group after 5 consecutive lost WUs. #305
Ensure WU is saved to DB in case shutdown Windows kills the process. #290
v8.4.6
Attempt more graceful shutdown in Windows.
Increase clock skew detection threshold from 15s to 5m.
Fix call to open Web Control URL on startup.
Require polkitd-pkla on Debian.
Handle CORE_RESTART return code correctly.
Fix data dir permissions in Windows.
v8.4.5
Don't allow invalid machine name option. #282
Track WU end state.
Clear WU retry count after WU has run successfully for some time.
Set WU final WU progress correctly.
v8.4.4
Acquire client DB lock on startup. #269
Added fahctl command line client control script. #119
Added package dependency on libexpat. #266
Ignore exit code of killed or crashed cores.
Delay next WU after failure.
Log error if core does not produce any log output.
v8.4.3
Start Linux client after DNS service. (Marcos Mello)
v8.4.2
Fixed DNS bug. #257
Reduced ETA updates.
Prevent negative ETA.
v8.4.1
Log machine and group pause, fold, finish changes.
v8.4.0
Don't add client install path to PATH when running cores on Windows.
Added disable CUDA option.
Added system HTTP proxy support. No config necessary.
Automatically set machine from account settings.
v8.3.18
Windows installer fixes.
v8.3.17
Fixes for account (un)linking and node changes.
Fix for repeated "No active" exception.

As you can see, there have been quite a few bugs to clear out. I'll walk you thru the slightly new GUI.

Machines screen:
  • It treats each card as it's own machine and totals up all your machines to give your total active PPD.
  • There was a progress bar for each card initially, but I borked it in the settings. Have to fix that.
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Work Unit Screen
  • Work Units info and history is now available. No longer do you have to scroll through the log to gather info.
  • There is a very useful set of filters that you can use to sort through the history.
  • This is the first time I have seen Stanford make this type of info available to the end user.
  • So far, I have 21hrs of Work Unit info displayed on the screen. I will update with how much history it holds at one time.
  • 1737297508989.png
There are numerous customization s to the client that you will find when you click on your profile. Now it's time for some Coffee!

P.S.: Check out the ancient TPU Logo in the top left of the client..:cool:
 
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I updated as the number of EOF and DNS issues was astounding and caused 3+ MPPD variation. Hopefully it fixes everything. Looks like the 7900XTX is on par with a 3080 at least.
 
Looks like the 7900XTX is on par with a 3080 at least.
That is impressive, much better than I thought it would be tbh.. wow.
 
Drawing a blank :confused:

:pimp:

Comp ¡¡

I'm in!! Fired up the 4070 Super. Hot spot, 50c only at 200w (stock). :peace:
 
Sure I can jump in :) I have my 4070Ti and 3070Ti, will let mine run for sure tonight, new case coming tomorrow so that has me mildly moist..

I know it probably wont be as good performance wise as this one.. but we will cross that bridge when it comes :)
 
Sure I can jump in :) I have my 4070Ti and 3070Ti, will let mine run for sure tonight, new case coming tomorrow so that has me mildly moist..

I know it probably wont be as good performance wise as this one.. but we will cross that bridge when it comes :)
Lol. Nice. New gear is always fun.
 
I just leave it stock to ensure completion of all Work Units.
Yeah, this' the best way to do it. Efficiency matters more than sheer speed anyway.

I've got a slight undervolt on my 3060 Max-Q to help it out just a little bit. (Actual power is around 80-100W I think, don't have any way to measure it properly).
Screenshot (10).png
 
Yeah, this' the best way to do it. Efficiency matters more than sheer speed anyway.

I've got a slight undervolt on my 3060 Max-Q to help it out just a little bit. (Actual power is around 80-100W I think, don't have any way to measure it properly).
No reason to beat the GPU down, that looks really good in a laptop. 2.7Mil for 45w board power. It's probably not pulling 100w though unless the CPU is cranking WUs also.
 
No reason to beat the GPU down, that looks really good in a laptop. 2.7Mil for 45w board power. It's probably not pulling 100w though unless the CPU is cranking WUs also.
It's not in a laptop. ;) It's complicated but the wattage shown isn't real (essentially like a shunt mod).
 
It's not in a laptop. ;) It's complicated but the wattage shown isn't real (essentially like a shunt mod).
Haha, gotcha. Would love to see a picture:)
 
Mine is ok, it spent months running like that :rockout:
 
Windows decided last night was the perfect time to update......... so client restarted now.
 
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