Folding@Home: THGC Needs You -Team 40051

[Norton72]

Hope I did this right

is it really that simple?

 

[Unolocogringo]

Hope I did this right

is it really that simple?

Yes, it really is that simple.

 

[Norton72]

Great! And my computer seems to working fine while FAH is running. I have 5 browser tabs open and a video playing in a separate window.

 

[beanoslim]

How are your cpu/gpu/system temps??

 

[king smp]

What is wrong with folding on a AMD 6 core CPU ( I have a Phenom II x 6 1100T Black which i fold on at 3.8ghz)

 

[Unolocogringo]

What is wrong with folding on a AMD 6 core CPU ( I have a Phenom II x 6 1100T Black which i fold on at 3.8ghz)

Nothing that I am aware of.
I run one with 2 video cards for folding.
At cpu 4 it produces 8000+/- ppd.@3.4ghz on 2 cores and 3.6 on4 cores.

 

[king smp]

Oh okay cuz Beano said do not use AMD six cores unless he was referring to FX series?

 

[Mousemonkey]

I have found that running the CPU client on a machine that is also running the GPU client just reduces the overall PPD.

 

[Unolocogringo]

Oh okay cuz Beano said do not use AMD six cores unless he was referring to FX series?

It might be his electricity cost talking. PPD per watt ratio.

 

[Norton72]

I have found that running the CPU client on a machine that is also running the GPU client just reduces the overall PPD.

So is it just best to use GPU?

 

[Mousemonkey]

I have found that running the CPU client on a machine that is also running the GPU client just reduces the overall PPD.

So is it just best to use GPU?

Try it for yourself, give it a couple of weeks running both then try just running GPU.

 

[beanoslim]

I just find its productivity very low compared to gpu folding and on top of that it adds unwanted heat to the system, I generally find more issues with responsiveness when cpu folding and the extra electricity to points gain is pants.

Nothing wrong with it, just plenty of reasons to give it a miss IMO.

 

[Sakkura]

I have upgraded my trusty R9 270 to an R9 290, once I start up folding again (in a couple weeks maybe), I'll probably only fold on the GPU and drop the CPU folding. Not only would the few thousand points per day be completely drowned out by the torrent of points from the GPU, but the points per watt is way worse. Not really ideal when I'm pretty limited by my power bill.

 

[Unolocogringo]

I have found that running the CPU client on a machine that is also running the GPU client just reduces the overall PPD.

So is it just best to use GPU?

Try it for yourself, give it a couple of weeks running both then try just running GPU.

I haven't checked it in the newer 7.4.4 version.
But I know in the older versions you could set core affinity to alleviate that problem. But the newer version does not have that option any more.
I could set CPU folding for cores 0-3 and let 4&5 be used by the GPUs without any difference in points.
I do notice that there is a constant switching of core usage in the new version that core affinity did away with in the older versions.

 

[Unolocogringo]

I have upgraded my trusty R9 270 to an R9 290, once I start up folding again (in a couple weeks maybe), I'll probably only fold on the GPU and drop the CPU folding. Not only would the few thousand points per day be completely drowned out by the torrent of points from the GPU, but the points per watt is way worse. Not really ideal when I'm pretty limited by my power bill.

Nice!!!!
Fall or Autumn officially starts tomorrow so hope to see you put that baby to use real soon.

 

[beanoslim]

I have upgraded my trusty R9 270 to an R9 290, once I start up folding again (in a couple weeks maybe), I'll probably only fold on the GPU and drop the CPU folding. Not only would the few thousand points per day be completely drowned out by the torrent of points from the GPU, but the points per watt is way worse. Not really ideal when I'm pretty limited by my power bill.

I used to run a 290, had to get Afterburner setup to combat the heat.

Great ppd but extremely hot runner😱

 

[Norton72]

How are your cpu/gpu/system temps??

Sorry it has taken me so long to answer this for you. I've letterally spent the last several days getting an M.2 SSD installed and the OS installed on it. what an ordeal that was. I think I'll go back and document it as it seems the problems I was having are common.

Anyway, back to your question. I've always just used Speccy in the past to monitor temperatures. I was never a gamer or overclocked or anything like that. But these temps are off of AI Suite:

CPU 44C
VRM 49C
PCH 42C
Motherboard 32C

There is a slot for T_Sensor, but it says N/A. Once I get my system where I want it and everything is stable, I'll probably dabble with overclocking some.

 

[beanoslim]

Is that temps while folding cpu and gpu??

Could also try HWMonitor

 

[Norton72]

Those were my temps this morning after folding continuously since about 8PM the night before. I'll look into that HWMonitor. What does that mean, not having a temp for the t sensor? Did I fail to connect something?

 

[beanoslim]

I doubt you have done anything wrong, just different boards supply different information.

Pretty sure HWMonitor will provide more accurate readings.

I used to like AISuite because the board diagram showed the temps for the different areas on the board so you could pin point problem areas and maybe change the airflow or install another system fan, just not sure how accurate it is...

 

[Sakkura]

Some very nice temperatures, that's for sure. The GPU temperatures are probably higher, but then GPUs can handle more heat anyway.

My new 290 is a bit odd, the cooling on the GPU itself is not great, around 80C in Unigine Valley (a little lower when folding), but the VRM cooling is amazing. Normally VRMs run hotter than the GPU, but in this case I can only barely push them to 70C.

It's not too obtrusive while folding, but the heavier benchmarks do make it a bit noisy. I might throw a liquid cooler on there at some point. Anyway, it's going to be a nice little desk heater this winter.

 

[beanoslim]

What model 290 do you have??

 

[Sakkura]

Club3D R9 290 RoyalKing. Basically the cheapo edition, it was on clearance sale. And I figured it was so cheap that even if I had to buy a Kraken G10 bracket to watercool it, it'd still be like the same price as most other 290s (let alone 390s). And for a cheapo edition it's pretty good - not just the solid VRM cooling, but it has a metal shroud and backplate. My first graphics card with a backplate, heh.

Club3D's the European sister brand to Powercolor, by the way. They're pretty big here, especially in the budget segment.

 

[beanoslim]

I just had the reference Radeon 290 with the blower but even the high end aftermarket cooled ones were hot.

Had mine set up at optimum temp of 85C, think they are safe up to 95C, overclocked it to 1150mhz, power +20.

Currently have a 280X Powercolor running, very impressed with the cooling on that card.

When are you firing it up then, would be interested to see what points it produces now.

 

[Sakkura]

2 weeks maybe? I did actually run a WU just to see how it compared to my old 270, and it was around 200K PPD. Just about 3 times as much, so a decent improvement in PPD per watt due to the quick return bonus.