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Littleodie914
Mar 25, 2007, 11:02 PM
Howdy guys, I decided to get back into folding on my Macbook, and I'm wondering which way is fastest. Here're the options I'm considering:

1) GPU client running under bootcamp (GMA 950... good/bad idea?)
2) Intel Mac console version using InCrease
2.5) When using InCrease, should I use the default (2) processors, or 4? What kind of difference does that make anyway?
3) Running both the CPU and GPU client simultaneously under windows. I assume they run independently of each other?

Thanks! Here to join the folding army :cool:


crazzyeddie
Mar 26, 2007, 10:04 AM
I would think an OS X client would be the best, and a non-graphical client at the least, but I'm not an expert.

They did just realease the command-line client with a GUI frontend for turning it on and off, but I have experienced problems with it not wanting to stay off...
Dreadnought
Mar 26, 2007, 12:28 PM
I you have 4 cores, use all for of them, if you have only one proc (with 2 cores) then use only two. Don't use the graphical client, it slows down a little bit... Also I don't think it can handle multiple cores.
crazzyeddie
Mar 26, 2007, 07:03 PM
I you have 4 cores, use all for of them, if you have only one proc (with 2 cores) then use only two. Don't use the graphical client, it slows down a little bit... Also I don't think it can handle multiple cores.

Which app are you talking about? All the Intel F@H clients launch 4 threads, which mean they would automatically take advantage of 2 or 4 cores, unless I'm missing something....
Dreadnought
Mar 27, 2007, 04:44 PM
I have a G5, so no Intel, can't speak for an Intel machine, just answering his question. Because a Macbook has 2 cores, it's best to work with two instances of folding, not 4. You can do that, but it goes slower and you might not finish a WU within its deadline.
thesnowman16
Mar 27, 2007, 05:00 PM
Ok time for a really noob question, what is folding? :confused:
crazzyeddie
Mar 27, 2007, 05:48 PM
Ok time for a really noob question, what is folding? :confused:

Folding@Home (http://folding.stanford.edu/)

All the Intel clients spawn 4 instances, regardless of how many CPUs you have, as far as I know anyway. This may be a change that they made to optimize it for the Intel machines.