D0NIMATRIX
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I figured it out (at last). I thought the instructions meant preferences in the program, not system preferences.
Team CFC: Folding@Home project
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schmiddi
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IIRC, they no longer offer deadlineless WUs.
At least i think i read that somewhere.
At least i think i read that somewhere.
MOTH
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Has anyone figured out how much extra it costs to run these? I am mostly concerned with the extra electricity running the cpu and cooling fans.
Mulholland
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If you run your computer 24/7 just to fold it will cost you quite a bit more to fold. However if you run it only when your computer is being used the extra costs should be negligible.
Look at how many watts your processor consumes at load, and compare wattage that to a light bulb. You should then have a rough Idea of how much it will cost you to run folding.
Well, I finally got the SMP thing to work. Now both my cores are constantly at max. Is there any way to get it to work without the DOS console window? I tried running it as a service but then it seems to not use as much proccessign power.
http://twit.tv/fib27
Here's a podcast interview with the person running the Folding@Home program, with discussing some of the history, some of the technical specs, etc.
Here's a podcast interview with the person running the Folding@Home program, with discussing some of the history, some of the technical specs, etc.
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I have a desktop and my laptop folding 24/7, and my electric bill for November for my entire apartment was under $30. Really not that bad. To give a few numbers, a Core2 Duo processor is rated at 65 watts, which doesn't mean it uses that all the time, but it's a typical load. Folding will probably add a few watts, lets say 10. 10 watts over 24 hours over a 30 day month = 7.2 kWh, electricity costs around .08/kWh, so you've got less than an extra dollar a month if your computer is already on. Your mileage may vary, but it's a small cost for the benefit science gets.
Mulholland
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True, but I don't run my computer 24/7 anymore. I did for a while and my period rate for electricity was about $80. Now that I turn it off at night my period rate is only $60. It all depends I guess.
On an unrelated note team CFC has overtaken Team Microsoft and is sitting at 229 overall. Good job guys!!!
Link:
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_list.php?s=&p=3
Furiey
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I've just had a look at the FAH Forums for the first time in a while and a lot seems to be happening. For Windows users the SMP client is now in Beta testing!
As for the cost, if you don't run your PC specially for folding and only leave it switched on when you would do so anyway, the extra cost of the electricity is only going to be due to any increase in processor loading.
As for the cost, if you don't run your PC specially for folding and only leave it switched on when you would do so anyway, the extra cost of the electricity is only going to be due to any increase in processor loading.
It's been available for a while. The Mac SMP version came first (for a change), and it's been pretty stable, so I can recommend this option as long as you run a multi-core PC for more than a few hours a day.
It would be enormously helpful if a few more CFC-ers would switch to the SMP (or GPU or PS3) client to get the results moving, as well as to boost Team CFC on the rankings. We are stalling at our current ranking in the low 200s.
Okay, why is it that, whenever I start the SMP client, it always says:
User name: Anonymous (Team 0).
Even though I set it to ggganz and team (whatever the number is) when I started it the first time??
EDIT: I looked in the files, the client.cfg file has the user name and team number, and so does the log. Stranger still, the log says 7 percent but the console window (it's working right now) says 14 percent.
User name: Anonymous (Team 0).
Even though I set it to ggganz and team (whatever the number is) when I started it the first time??
EDIT: I looked in the files, the client.cfg file has the user name and team number, and so does the log. Stranger still, the log says 7 percent but the console window (it's working right now) says 14 percent.
Furiey
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I just need a PC capable of running the SMP client, or Civ 4 come to that...
Furiey
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Nope, no dual core here hence no SMP client, PC far too old for that and Civ 4 hence my comment. I was hoping to get a new one around Christmas but unfortunately it will have to wait a while longer.
Mulholland
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