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by Lockheed_Tvr
Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:07 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?
Replies: 20
Views: 40326

Re: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?

I'm turning a lot of stuff off right now. Holy cow it's hot out. Turning off 3 folding machines in my home office dropped the temp 10 degrees even with the A/C on!
by Lockheed_Tvr
Sun Jul 07, 2013 3:24 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?
Replies: 20
Views: 40326

Re: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?

I'm very much in agreement about adding another heat source this summer. I've always been nervous about folding on laptops. The cooling systems just don't seem robust and replacing fans is next to impossible. I'd bail on it, as well.
by Lockheed_Tvr
Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:23 am
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?
Replies: 20
Views: 40326

Re: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?

Very interesting. My understanding is that that the gpu doesn't start working unless the screen save kicks in if the slider is less than 100%. I don't know if the cpu and gpu are independently adjustable some other way.
by Lockheed_Tvr
Sat Jul 06, 2013 4:17 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?
Replies: 20
Views: 40326

Re: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?

Oddly, I'm getting bonus points on this one (on a GTX550ti) but the 650 and 7790 aren't.
by Lockheed_Tvr
Sat Jul 06, 2013 4:05 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?
Replies: 20
Views: 40326

Re: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?

Perhaps I'm mistaken but there is a line in FAHControl under the Status tab that says "FahCore" and mine says 0x17 next to it. I'll grab a screen shot. If I'm wrong, please let me know.

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by Lockheed_Tvr
Sat Jul 06, 2013 3:40 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?
Replies: 20
Views: 40326

Re: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?

Thanks for the replies. I added the setting for client-type to advanced and started getting core 17 WUs but ppd dropped. I'm not seeing extra credit on some of them and though they are higher base points, it's taking over a day to process on both my 650ti and on my 7790. I think I'll drop the advanc...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:14 am
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: How are some users getting so many points per work unit?
Replies: 20
Views: 40326

How are some users getting so many points per work unit?

I'm just jumping back into folding more seriously and the huge difference in ppd between users surprised me. Looking into it, I see that some get points that are triple mine (yes, I have the passkey and get the bonus points). I've noticed fuzzhead and JpinTo get single units that return around 30K p...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:51 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Dollhouse
Replies: 27
Views: 3802

Re: Dollhouse

No, the original story was very good, and is widely considered to be one of the best pieces of short story writing to come from a US author. However, a good story can be worn thing with excessive retelling (see also: Harrison Berguron). Ok. Fair enough. I re-read the story and some criticism of it....
by Lockheed_Tvr
Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:15 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Dollhouse
Replies: 27
Views: 3802

Re: Dollhouse

I was deeply disapointed. I loved Firefly and Angel and Buffy were both very good if a little specific in their audience. Buffy in particular moved television forward. Shows like Chuck, Middleman, and even things like Burn Notice, and Leverage (as different as they are) all owe a little debt to Buff...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:33 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!
Replies: 83
Views: 16871

Re: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!

Ok! 177 drivers on an 8400GS: Big improvement! Jumped from around 450PPD to about 560PPD both on the 98 point WUs. Good enough to scrap SMP, add a console client on one core and get a nice bump in points! May I know what project that 450/560ppd came from? I have got some new data myself and I would...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:31 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!
Replies: 83
Views: 16871

Re: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!

A few things we need to sort out first: ⋅ I have to admit, I'm using the X2's "magical" 64-bit VM on 32-bit host support and is running the Linux SMP client based on notfred's diskless folding stuff. The Linux SMP client is known to do more ppd than the Windows version ⋅&nb...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:25 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!
Replies: 83
Views: 16871

Re: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!

Is there an option where you allow large work units on the SMP client? Maybe Lockheed_Tvr has that disabled, and that's why he only gets 500 PPD with the SMP client. The lower clock speed should only account for 20% difference. The difference that FF shows is MUCH higher. How are you measuring the ...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:12 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!
Replies: 83
Views: 16871

Re: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!

Ok! 177 drivers on an 8400GS: Big improvement! Jumped from around 450PPD to about 560PPD both on the 98 point WUs. Good enough to scrap SMP, add a console client on one core and get a nice bump in points! You mean your dual core CPU is doing less than 500ppd? My "lowly" S939 3800+ @2.4GHz...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:43 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!
Replies: 83
Views: 16871

Re: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!

Ok! 177 drivers on an 8400GS:

Big improvement! Jumped from around 450PPD to about 560PPD both on the 98 point WUs. Good enough to scrap SMP, add a console client on one core and get a nice bump in points!
by Lockheed_Tvr
Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:23 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!
Replies: 83
Views: 16871

Re: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!

Just figured out how to install 177 drivers on a 8400. Restated and will have point numbers pretty soon!
by Lockheed_Tvr
Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:44 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!
Replies: 83
Views: 16871

Re: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!

Hahaha! Just for fun I tried it out on my 8400GS:) It worked fine and didn't crash but only turns in about 450 PPD. It is in a box running an AMD X23800 (stock at 2.0) that itself gets about 515 PPD With the SMP Client! If I had a single core PCIe box sitting around I would put it in there but for ...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:16 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!
Replies: 83
Views: 16871

Re: NVIDIA 6.12 beta 6 GPU client Released!

Hahaha! Just for fun I tried it out on my 8400GS:) It worked fine and didn't crash but only turns in about 450 PPD. It is in a box running an AMD X23800 (stock at 2.0) that itself gets about 515 PPD With the SMP Client! If I had a single core PCIe box sitting around I would put it in there but for n...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:16 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: Best (simple) software to convert .avi to mpeg4
Replies: 15
Views: 6543

Re: Best (simple) software to convert .avi to mpeg4

Wow! I'm poorly informed! In my defense, I've avoided window's media player for so long that I lost contact with what was available from Microsoft. I wish it converted without having to fiddle with a timeline and all, but over a pretty good solution. Thank you very much. I knew this would be an easy...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:29 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: Best (simple) software to convert .avi to mpeg4
Replies: 15
Views: 6543

Best (simple) software to convert .avi to mpeg4

I have a Canon S5IS that saves video clips as avi (motion jpeg) and need to find software to convert to something more friendly for emailing. The included software (Zoom Browser) does an ok job of reducing the size of the avi but does not seem to convert to divx, xvid or similar. I need it to be sim...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Mon May 12, 2008 11:41 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Best movie quotes ever...
Replies: 204
Views: 36729

Re: Best movie quotes ever...

I don't think there is a single line from Caddy shack that is NOT quotable!
by Lockheed_Tvr
Mon May 12, 2008 11:39 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Best movie quotes ever...
Replies: 204
Views: 36729

Re: Best movie quotes ever...

Lacey- "My uncle says you've got a screw loose."
Ty- "Well, your uncle molests collies."

-Caddyshack
by Lockheed_Tvr
Mon May 12, 2008 10:44 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Best movie quotes ever...
Replies: 204
Views: 36729

Re: Best movie quotes ever...

Not a single Big Lebowski line!?!?!?!?!?! Really?

"No, Walter, you're not wrong, you're just an ***hole."
by Lockheed_Tvr
Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:41 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Senior project complete(ish) (with pics and movies!)
Replies: 33
Views: 2077

Re: Senior project complete(ish) (with pics and movies!)

Nice one Spot. See Spot fly. :D Anyone else a real pilot? Yeah, I am. but not current. Kids, house, money, the same old story. Hope to get back up in the air this fall. Maybe buy a C182. This looks like it was a really fun project. Damn kids always make this kind of stuff look easy :wink: Great fir...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:54 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Senior project complete(ish) (with pics and movies!)
Replies: 33
Views: 2077

Re: Senior project complete(ish) (with pics and movies!)

Nice one Spot. See Spot fly. :D Anyone else a real pilot? Yeah, I am. but not current. Kids, house, money, the same old story. Hope to get back up in the air this fall. Maybe buy a C182. This looks like it was a really fun project. Damn kids always make this kind of stuff look easy :wink: Great fir...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:48 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Help me pick a Logitech mouse
Replies: 30
Views: 2526

Re: Help me pick a Logitech mouse

I have an MX Revolution and I love it! I do a little light gaming and works fine. For regular tasks, the weighted dual mode scroll wheel is simply amazing. Getting down to end of a long web page is just a flick away. Feels like a "fly wheel" tuning knob on an old analog stereo tuner. That ...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:00 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Using the second 16x slot for something else?
Replies: 14
Views: 1826

Re: Using the second 16x slot for something else?

Wireless and/or 100Mbps network may be more of a bottleneck than your disks. Definitely. That's why I run wired gigabit ethernet throughout the house. The disk speed is mostly because I get annoyed and I will be using that box locally, not over the network much. I just don't want the network use to...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:51 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Using the second 16x slot for something else?
Replies: 14
Views: 1826

Re: Using the second 16x slot for something else?

I second that opinion. What's probably happening is just at an electrical level, and you'll switch from 1x16 to 2x8. Have you tried mailing Asus about this? :) I thought I would try here first for two reasons: 1. You guys are all really smart and helpfull :D . 2. If the answer was available, maybe ...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:48 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Using the second 16x slot for something else?
Replies: 14
Views: 1826

Re: Using the second 16x slot for something else?

what is the super critical bandwidth intensive application for this raid card anyway? Well, it's not pr0n :lol: Belive it or not it it the home server/my secondary machine. We have turned into a very media centric home and I have always been dissapointed in hard disk performance. I currently have t...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:36 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Using the second 16x slot for something else?
Replies: 14
Views: 1826

Re: Using the second 16x slot for something else?

Yes, but if he doesn't flip the switch, then he's getting only 2x most likely, or maybe even 1x. Why use a 8x raid card if it's only going to have 2x bandwidth? I'd say just get a 1x raid card and be done with it. Normally that's what I would do but I am looking at RAID cards that can serve 8-12 di...
by Lockheed_Tvr
Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:25 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Using the second 16x slot for something else?
Replies: 14
Views: 1826

Re: Using the second 16x slot for something else?

The bridge is already there. Asus calls it the "pre-installed ASUS EZ selector card." (All quotes from the manual.) It sits between the two X16 slots and Asus says to remove, invert and reinstall. "To use two graphics card on this motherboard, you must first set the selector card to D...

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