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G0UDG · 18th Feb 2011, 08:49

wierd I completed 3 units in gpu2 and my first big adv last night on my 980x and 2 x 8800 gtx xxx gpu's but my 24hr average says only 82 points im using smp.exe for the cpu and have entered my passcode for the bonus points,can anyone help Im not sure if ive configured it right as Im an idiot when it comes to tech things in pc's lol

saspro · 18th Feb 2011, 09:53

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Originally Posted by G0UDG

wierd I completed 3 units in gpu2 and my first big adv last night on my 980x and 2 x 8800 gtx xxx gpu's but my 24hr average says only 82 points im using smp.exe for the cpu and have entered my passcode for the bonus points,can anyone help Im not sure if ive configured it right as Im an idiot when it comes to tech things in pc's lol

Have you done 10 SMP2 units with your passkey yet?

G0UDG · 18th Feb 2011, 09:58

not yet m8 on the second one now its at 60% Im guessing from that my points dont register until ive done 10 units then

saspro · 18th Feb 2011, 10:07

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Originally Posted by G0UDG

not yet m8 on the second one now its at 60% Im guessing from that my points dont register until ive done 10 units then

Until you have 10 Passkey'd SMP's under your belt you only get base points for units (which aren't much)

G0UDG · 18th Feb 2011, 10:12

Ah roger that ill bear that in mind tnx saspro

davebodger · 27th Feb 2011, 15:54

Hi all, recently I've seen some people rocketing up the points ladder with single work units returning 80,000+ points each, overtaking me like I'm standing still.
Does anyone know how this is done?

Are they just using overclocked hex-core cpus, or some special GPU?
Is Linux that much more efficient?
Or do I need to buy a mainframe now just to keep up??

I'm running an overclocked i-7 920 @ 3.9GHz under Windows Vista and only get around 6,500 points per (921 point) SMP unit.

Dave.

Ph4ZeD · 27th Feb 2011, 15:59

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Originally Posted by davebodger

Hi all, recently I've seen some people rocketing up the points ladder with single work units returning 80,000+ points each, overtaking me like I'm standing still.
Does anyone know how this is done?

Are they just using overclocked hex-core cpus, or some special GPU?
Is Linux that much more efficient?
Or do I need to buy a mainframe now just to keep up??

I'm running an overclocked i-7 920 @ 3.9GHz under Windows Vista and only get around 6,500 points per (921 point) SMP unit.

Dave.

They are running a special type of work unit, called BigADV. These are huge work units that only overclocked (3.8GHz+) i7s can complete in time. They take like 2 days of solid folding to complete. You get big credits for these work units, and many of our top folders crunch BigADVs with i7 quads or hexacores.

Ph4ZeD · 27th Feb 2011, 16:00

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.c...hp?s=&u=539714

Example of a bigadv folder.

davebodger · 27th Feb 2011, 16:39

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Originally Posted by Ph4ZeD

They are running a special type of work unit, called BigADV. These are huge work units that only overclocked (3.8GHz+) i7s can complete in time. They take like 2 days of solid folding to complete. You get big credits for these work units, and many of our top folders crunch BigADVs with i7 quads or hexacores.

Thanks for that, but these guys seem to get them continuously.
I too process BigADV units but only get 10,500 points for them (the 1395 point units) and I receive a mix of units. I did not think it was possible to set up the client to only receive BigADV units. Is it?

Dave.

StreetSam · 27th Feb 2011, 17:27

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Originally Posted by davebodger

These guys seem to get them continuously.I too process BigADV units but only get 10,500 points for them (the 1395 point units) and I receive a mix of units. I did not think it was possible to set up the client to only receive BigADV units. Is it?
Dave.

Yes you add the -bigadv flag. The 1395pt WU you refer to is not a BigAdv WU.

davebodger · 27th Feb 2011, 20:13

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Originally Posted by StreetSam

Yes you add the -bigadv flag. The 1395pt WU you refer to is not a BigAdv WU.

Thanks very much StreetSam.

I've added that flag now.

The biggest units I had before were the 6040 ones.

I had (obviously erroniously) thought that setting "big" in advmethods in the config was the same thing.

Dave.

MrGumby · 27th Feb 2011, 21:09

Ph4ZeD thats me ya linked

. Ive now got my 2600k @ 4.2 24/7 with a couple of hours gaming each night. Just dropped my graphics card down to slot three in my mobo and temps have dropped nicely with it.
Also should be swopping out my hd6970 for a 560 SOC next week so hopefully there will be a little bump in ppd.

G0UDG · 10th Mar 2011, 08:53

Are units with 500,000 steps big adv and also where in SMP.EME do I type -bigadv Im an idiot when it comes to setting up folding clients as saspro will tell you

Ive asked on here as I dont want to become a pain in the preverbial to saspro by constantly pestering him for help,Btw many thanks for you help so far saspro matey very much appreciated your a star and a gentleman. As I have disabilities my short term memory stinks causing me to forget many things so please be patient with me tnx all

for info I am running SMP.EXE (not sure if its configured correctly as im getting low points even with passcode and over 10 bigadvs done)my pc is rampage 3 ex motherboard,Intel 980x cpu @ 4.2 ghz and 6 gig corsair dominator gt 2000 mhz CMT6GX3M3A2000C8 ram,with 2 x samsung f3 in raid 0 config im waiting for crucial to release the replacements for thier c300 series ssd's, windows 7 ultimate 64 bit operating system

narwen · 10th Mar 2011, 12:03

-smp -bigadv -verbosity 9 after the .exe

discovertrance.com · 3rd May 2011, 01:25

We are very new to this, the systems we own are more bandwidth intense than anything else which means the cpus tend to sit on 0% usage. So just threw 6 of our uk blade servers on to this folding project hoping stanford can do something good with it.

So any ideas what the best setup is for this, I think we are dontating 112 xeon class cores total.

all advice welcome.

Lizard · 3rd May 2011, 12:58

Welcome to the forum and team discovertrance.com, if you do join our folding team you'll be making a fantastic contribution to medical science

As you've already got the servers up and running doing a day job, the best setup depends on what OS you're running. Also how much RAM does each server in the cluster have?

Tangster · 3rd May 2011, 13:28

Another load of blade servers! CPC&Bit-tech know how to get to them. Great radio station as well.

Leroyingo · 3rd May 2011, 23:52

How much of a difference in points does running the -bigadv on an i7-920 @ 3.8 (or anything someone can compare) as opposed to running standard projects.

Lizard · 4th May 2011, 13:36

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Originally Posted by Leroyingo

How much of a difference in points does running the -bigadv on an i7-920 @ 3.8 (or anything someone can compare) as opposed to running standard projects.

It's been years since I've run the standard SMP CPU client, so I honestly can't remember. You're probably looking at least a 2-3x points increase though.

holzj17 · 4th May 2011, 16:39

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Originally Posted by Leroyingo

How much of a difference in points does running the -bigadv on an i7-920 @ 3.8 (or anything someone can compare) as opposed to running standard projects.

standard projects will net you around 8k max with bonus points. bigadv at 3.8 roughly 60k+

running 24/7

18th Feb 2011, 08:49	#41
G0UDG helping others costs nothing Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kidsgrove,Stoke On Trent Posts: 787	wierd I completed 3 units in gpu2 and my first big adv last night on my 980x and 2 x 8800 gtx xxx gpu's but my 24hr average says only 82 points im using smp.exe for the cpu and have entered my passcode for the bonus points,can anyone help Im not sure if ive configured it right as Im an idiot when it comes to tech things in pc's lol __________________ Hard to explain to someone who has no clue. Or doesn't believe you. It's a daily struggle being in pain or feeling sick on the inside while you look fine on the outside. Please put this as your signature for at least 1 hour if you or someone you know has an invisible illness (Pancreatitis, Crohn's, PTSD, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Diabetes, LUPUS, Fibromyalgia, MS,Lupus, ME, Arthritis, Cancer, Heart Disease, Epilepsy, Autism,M.D. Evan Syndrome etc.) " Never judge what you don't understand.

18th Feb 2011, 09:58	#43
G0UDG helping others costs nothing Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kidsgrove,Stoke On Trent Posts: 787	not yet m8 on the second one now its at 60% Im guessing from that my points dont register until ive done 10 units then __________________ Hard to explain to someone who has no clue. Or doesn't believe you. It's a daily struggle being in pain or feeling sick on the inside while you look fine on the outside. Please put this as your signature for at least 1 hour if you or someone you know has an invisible illness (Pancreatitis, Crohn's, PTSD, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Diabetes, LUPUS, Fibromyalgia, MS,Lupus, ME, Arthritis, Cancer, Heart Disease, Epilepsy, Autism,M.D. Evan Syndrome etc.) " Never judge what you don't understand.

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G0UDG helping others costs nothing Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kidsgrove,Stoke On Trent Posts: 787	Ah roger that ill bear that in mind tnx saspro __________________ Hard to explain to someone who has no clue. Or doesn't believe you. It's a daily struggle being in pain or feeling sick on the inside while you look fine on the outside. Please put this as your signature for at least 1 hour if you or someone you know has an invisible illness (Pancreatitis, Crohn's, PTSD, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Diabetes, LUPUS, Fibromyalgia, MS,Lupus, ME, Arthritis, Cancer, Heart Disease, Epilepsy, Autism,M.D. Evan Syndrome etc.) " Never judge what you don't understand.

27th Feb 2011, 15:54	#46
davebodger My Dremel's bigger than your Dremel Join Date: May 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 48	high single unit points Hi all, recently I've seen some people rocketing up the points ladder with single work units returning 80,000+ points each, overtaking me like I'm standing still. Does anyone know how this is done? Are they just using overclocked hex-core cpus, or some special GPU? Is Linux that much more efficient? Or do I need to buy a mainframe now just to keep up?? I'm running an overclocked i-7 920 @ 3.9GHz under Windows Vista and only get around 6,500 points per (921 point) SMP unit. Dave.

27th Feb 2011, 21:09	#52
MrGumby CPC 464 User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wakefield Posts: 1,038	Ph4ZeD thats me ya linked . Ive now got my 2600k @ 4.2 24/7 with a couple of hours gaming each night. Just dropped my graphics card down to slot three in my mobo and temps have dropped nicely with it. Also should be swopping out my hd6970 for a 560 SOC next week so hopefully there will be a little bump in ppd. __________________

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27th Feb 2011, 16:00	#48
Ph4ZeD Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,806	http://folding.extremeoverclocking.c...hp?s=&u=539714 Example of a bigadv folder.

10th Mar 2011, 08:53	#53
G0UDG helping others costs nothing Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kidsgrove,Stoke On Trent Posts: 787	Are units with 500,000 steps big adv and also where in SMP.EME do I type -bigadv Im an idiot when it comes to setting up folding clients as saspro will tell you Ive asked on here as I dont want to become a pain in the preverbial to saspro by constantly pestering him for help,Btw many thanks for you help so far saspro matey very much appreciated your a star and a gentleman. As I have disabilities my short term memory stinks causing me to forget many things so please be patient with me tnx all for info I am running SMP.EXE (not sure if its configured correctly as im getting low points even with passcode and over 10 bigadvs done)my pc is rampage 3 ex motherboard,Intel 980x cpu @ 4.2 ghz and 6 gig corsair dominator gt 2000 mhz CMT6GX3M3A2000C8 ram,with 2 x samsung f3 in raid 0 config im waiting for crucial to release the replacements for thier c300 series ssd's, windows 7 ultimate 64 bit operating system __________________ Hard to explain to someone who has no clue. Or doesn't believe you. It's a daily struggle being in pain or feeling sick on the inside while you look fine on the outside. Please put this as your signature for at least 1 hour if you or someone you know has an invisible illness (Pancreatitis, Crohn's, PTSD, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Diabetes, LUPUS, Fibromyalgia, MS,Lupus, ME, Arthritis, Cancer, Heart Disease, Epilepsy, Autism,M.D. Evan Syndrome etc.) " Never judge what you don't understand. Last edited by G0UDG; 10th Mar 2011 at 09:24.

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discovertrance.com What's a Dremel? Join Date: May 2011 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6	Blades We are very new to this, the systems we own are more bandwidth intense than anything else which means the cpus tend to sit on 0% usage. So just threw 6 of our uk blade servers on to this folding project hoping stanford can do something good with it. So any ideas what the best setup is for this, I think we are dontating 112 xeon class cores total. all advice welcome.

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Lizard @ Scan R&D Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,890	Welcome to the forum and team discovertrance.com, if you do join our folding team you'll be making a fantastic contribution to medical science As you've already got the servers up and running doing a day job, the best setup depends on what OS you're running. Also how much RAM does each server in the cluster have?

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Leroyingo Multimodder Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 177	How much of a difference in points does running the -bigadv on an i7-920 @ 3.8 (or anything someone can compare) as opposed to running standard projects.