SETI Thread

G5orbust · Sep 13, 2002, 07:21 PM

Hey,

This is just a curiousity to see who runs seti, how fast they run it (how many minutes it takes to finish one percent) and how many data blcks they have completed.

I run my seti on a 933 g4 and it runs about 5 minutes per percent (about 9 hours per data block) and ive completed one data block.

edesignuk · Sep 13, 2002, 07:25 PM

This thread is pretty much along the same lines as this one, allthough it's from some time back (Nov 2001!), but never the less you still may find it interesting.

G5orbust · Sep 13, 2002, 07:32 PM

thanks. BTW do u run seti by any small chance??

mmmdreg · Sep 13, 2002, 10:26 PM

shouldn't this be in the "Distributed" forums?

Mephisto · Sep 13, 2002, 10:45 PM

welp, looking at my status, seti has been runnin fer 4hrs and 6mins and has completed 65.83%

G5orbust · Sep 13, 2002, 11:46 PM

oops forgot about the distributed forums. O well i went to the next best thing... general discussion.

G5orbust · Sep 13, 2002, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mephisto
welp, looking at my status, seti has been runnin fer 4hrs and 6mins and has completed 65.83%

Wow, thats pretty fast.

im curretnly at 17% at 1 hr 50 minutes

Mephisto · Sep 14, 2002, 12:00 AM

Now its at 5:15 and 83% complete

yeh, its fast, I wonder why...

Im using the command line version on a new DDR 1Ghz

But is has gone slower than this before, longest i ever seen it take was like 8hr for the whole thing

Are all packets basically the same size?

G5orbust · Sep 14, 2002, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mephisto
Now its at 5:15 and 83% complete

yeh, its fast, I wonder why...

Im using the command line version on a new DDR 1Ghz

But is has gone slower than this before, longest i ever seen it take was like 8hr for the whole thing

Are all packets basically the same size?

The longest ive see it take was 23 hours on a pb 450 g4. ad all packets are different.

shadowfax0 · Sep 14, 2002, 01:14 AM

Mine take 12 hours per processor on a dual 450 G4

Choppaface · Sep 14, 2002, 03:03 AM

between 4 and 5 hours (closer to 4 average) per unit per CLI client running two clients on my dual 1900XP box

between 10 and 11 hours per unit per client runnint two CLI clients on my dual 500 G4

i remember running the graphical client in OS9, and then when I first tried the graphical client on my PC it just FLEW....speed was just amazing.... must be about the same for the dual gig G4 users

approaching about 3,000 units.... a lot of which are from my G4, whose power supply recently clogged from doing all that crunching >_<

all units are not only different, but sometimes if there's too much interference that it just dumps the unit and grabs another...I've had like 5 min work units from this he he

G5orbust · Sep 14, 2002, 11:30 AM

which is better, the command (terminal) interface or the GUI version of SETI?

edesignuk · Sep 14, 2002, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by G5orbust
which is better, the command (terminal) interface or the GUI version of SETI?

Command line! You can also take proper advantage of dual CPU's with the command line client.

G5orbust · Sep 14, 2002, 11:49 AM

can the command line one use my profile taht ive already made??

edesignuk · Sep 14, 2002, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by G5orbust
can the command line one use my profile taht ive already made??

If you mean your username you have registered with SETI then yes, no problem at all.

G5orbust · Sep 14, 2002, 11:54 AM

what about my progress?

Choppaface · Sep 14, 2002, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by G5orbust
can the command line one use my profile taht ive already made??

ya, it'll just ask you to enter the email address that you registered with them

you could also run 1x GUI client and 1x CLI client on a dual processor machine, but it will only be using both processors for crunching when the GUI client goes to blank screen, so it's not really worth it he he

G5orbust · Sep 16, 2002, 06:48 PM

hehe i tried the command line one. Guess im not as good at UNIX as i tohught i had to be. O well, the GUI one works stunningly for me and the screen saver version... even better.

iShater · 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by G5orbust
Hey,

This is just a curiousity to see who runs seti, how fast they run it (how many minutes it takes to finish one percent) and how many data blcks they have completed.

I run my seti on a 933 g4 and it runs about 5 minutes per percent (about 9 hours per data block) and ive completed one data block.

The P4 I use at work is I believe a 1.4GHz machine. I get around 43 hours per data chunk!

My Pentium Pro 200 at home I think gets around 100 hours per unit.

I have 26 completed.

G5orbust · Sep 17, 2002, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iShater

The P4 I use at work is I believe a 1.4GHz machine. I get around 43 hours per data chunk!

My Pentium Pro 200 at home I think gets around 100 hours per unit.

I have 26 completed.

whoa....... my 933 g4 pulls like 13 hours per chunk. God, and tehy say P4s are so much better.... (no offence to ur computer)

ddtlm · Sep 17, 2002, 11:27 PM

G5orbust:

Sorry to burst your anti-P4 bubble, but read the upcoming link and weep (version 3.03+ results links on the left):

http://www.teamlambchop.com/bench/

Using a stardard packet, the fastest Athlon does (1900mhz) it in 2:48, fastest P4 (2200mhz) does it in 2:58. Those scores are from January. A slightly newer link from that page is here:

http://pages.tca.net/roelof/setispy/tlctop200.htm

Which shows a P4 @ 2502mhz pulling a 2:34 packet.

Damn.

ddtlm · Sep 17, 2002, 11:32 PM

Oh hey look, there's a 1000mhz G4 score from February!

http://www.teamlambchop.com/bench/303resultsp3.htm

7:07 though, that's pretty far behind the PC's, but pretty much in line with what I expect from my own DP-800. Oh hey look a little above the G4, that's a Duron at 1.03ghz that scores 7:03. Sheesh, so much for that whole Megahertz Myth huh?

Hahah.

GeeYouEye · Sep 18, 2002, 12:43 AM

The fastest its ever gone was just under 1 minute for a data block. It's done that three times or so over the years. On my iBook and iMac it takes about 18 hours per unit.

iShater · Sep 18, 2002, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by G5orbust

whoa....... my 933 g4 pulls like 13 hours per chunk. God, and tehy say P4s are so much better.... (no offence to ur computer)

OK ok, I tried this again using the commandline client.

BOY! Did that make a difference!

On the P4 ~1.4GHz machine, it seems to be around 5 hours per packet. Not sure about my PPro, I left it running with command client this morning.

G5orbust · Sep 18, 2002, 06:38 PM

Hehe, guess new P4s just completely smoke us..... Well, the again, most people running a newer P4 like taht probably woundt be running seti. Theyd prbably be running games, cuz no doubt their system came w/ a kik arse graphics card of some kind. I tihnk 13 hours is fast enough for me.....

Sep 13, 2002, 07:21 PM	#1
G5orbust macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2002	SETI Thread Hey, This is just a curiousity to see who runs seti, how fast they run it (how many minutes it takes to finish one percent) and how many data blcks they have completed. I run my seti on a 933 g4 and it runs about 5 minutes per percent (about 9 hours per data block) and ive completed one data block. __________________ Most powerful is he who has himself in his power. To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.
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Sep 13, 2002, 07:25 PM	#2
edesignuk Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: London, England	This thread is pretty much along the same lines as this one, allthough it's from some time back (Nov 2001!), but never the less you still may find it interesting. __________________
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Sep 13, 2002, 07:32 PM	#3
G5orbust Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2002	thanks. BTW do u run seti by any small chance?? __________________ Most powerful is he who has himself in his power. To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.
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Sep 13, 2002, 11:46 PM	#6
G5orbust Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2002	oops forgot about the distributed forums. O well i went to the next best thing... general discussion. __________________ Most powerful is he who has himself in his power. To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.
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Sep 14, 2002, 01:14 AM	#10
shadowfax0 macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2002	Mine take 12 hours per processor on a dual 450 G4 __________________ I might be in the gutter, but I'm looking up at the stars...
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Sep 13, 2002, 10:26 PM	#4
mmmdreg macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia	shouldn't this be in the "Distributed" forums?
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Sep 13, 2002, 10:45 PM	#5
Mephisto macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2002	welp, looking at my status, seti has been runnin fer 4hrs and 6mins and has completed 65.83%
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Sep 14, 2002, 12:00 AM	#8
Mephisto macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2002	Now its at 5:15 and 83% complete yeh, its fast, I wonder why... Im using the command line version on a new DDR 1Ghz But is has gone slower than this before, longest i ever seen it take was like 8hr for the whole thing Are all packets basically the same size?
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Sep 14, 2002, 03:03 AM	#11
Choppaface macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: SFBA	between 4 and 5 hours (closer to 4 average) per unit per CLI client running two clients on my dual 1900XP box between 10 and 11 hours per unit per client runnint two CLI clients on my dual 500 G4 i remember running the graphical client in OS9, and then when I first tried the graphical client on my PC it just FLEW....speed was just amazing.... must be about the same for the dual gig G4 users approaching about 3,000 units.... a lot of which are from my G4, whose power supply recently clogged from doing all that crunching >_< all units are not only different, but sometimes if there's too much interference that it just dumps the unit and grabs another...I've had like 5 min work units from this he he
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Sep 14, 2002, 11:30 AM	#12
G5orbust Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2002	which is better, the command (terminal) interface or the GUI version of SETI? __________________ Most powerful is he who has himself in his power. To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.
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Sep 14, 2002, 11:49 AM	#14
G5orbust Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2002	can the command line one use my profile taht ive already made?? __________________ Most powerful is he who has himself in his power. To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.
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Sep 14, 2002, 11:54 AM	#16
G5orbust Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2002	what about my progress? __________________ Most powerful is he who has himself in his power. To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.
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Sep 16, 2002, 06:48 PM	#18
G5orbust Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2002	hehe i tried the command line one. Guess im not as good at UNIX as i tohught i had to be. O well, the GUI one works stunningly for me and the screen saver version... even better. __________________ Most powerful is he who has himself in his power. To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.
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Sep 17, 2002, 11:27 PM	#21
ddtlm macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2001	G5orbust: Sorry to burst your anti-P4 bubble, but read the upcoming link and weep (version 3.03+ results links on the left): http://www.teamlambchop.com/bench/ Using a stardard packet, the fastest Athlon does (1900mhz) it in 2:48, fastest P4 (2200mhz) does it in 2:58. Those scores are from January. A slightly newer link from that page is here: http://pages.tca.net/roelof/setispy/tlctop200.htm Which shows a P4 @ 2502mhz pulling a 2:34 packet. Damn.
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Sep 17, 2002, 11:32 PM	#22
ddtlm macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2001	Oh hey look, there's a 1000mhz G4 score from February! http://www.teamlambchop.com/bench/303resultsp3.htm 7:07 though, that's pretty far behind the PC's, but pretty much in line with what I expect from my own DP-800. Oh hey look a little above the G4, that's a Duron at 1.03ghz that scores 7:03. Sheesh, so much for that whole Megahertz Myth huh? Hahah.
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Sep 18, 2002, 12:43 AM	#23
GeeYouEye macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: State of Denial	The fastest its ever gone was just under 1 minute for a data block. It's done that three times or so over the years. On my iBook and iMac it takes about 18 hours per unit. __________________ I bring order to chaos. You are in chaos Windows, you are the contradiction, a bug wishing to be an OS. Visit Softyards Software NEW DEFINITION OF GEEK Like politics, free speech, computers, entertainment, and more? Join us at Wordforge.net
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Sep 18, 2002, 06:38 PM	#25
G5orbust Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2002	Hehe, guess new P4s just completely smoke us..... Well, the again, most people running a newer P4 like taht probably woundt be running seti. Theyd prbably be running games, cuz no doubt their system came w/ a kik arse graphics card of some kind. I tihnk 13 hours is fast enough for me..... __________________ Most powerful is he who has himself in his power. To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.
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