Can you use quad processors?

jethroted

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Mar 27, 2003

• #1

If you have a comp with 4 processors, can you run 4 copies of F@H? Anyone know?

 

bousozoku

Moderator emeritus

• Mar 27, 2003

• #2

If the version of the folding application is made to do so, sure.

 

MrMacMan

macrumors 604

• Mar 27, 2003

• #3

Re: Can you use quad processors?

Originally posted by jethroted
If you have a comp with 4 processors, can you run 4 copies of F@H? Anyone know?

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What the hell are you installing folding on?
4 CPU's... uh... 😱

 

Catfish_Man

macrumors 68030

• Mar 27, 2003

• #4

Re: Re: Can you use quad processors?

Originally posted by MrMacman
What the hell are you installing folding on?
4 CPU's... uh... 😱

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A Sun, IBM, Dell, HP, or Cray box perhaps? They all make 4-way SMP models.

 

MrMacMan

macrumors 604

• Mar 28, 2003

• #5

Re: Re: Re: Can you use quad processors?

Originally posted by Catfish_Man
A Sun, IBM, Dell, HP, or Cray box perhaps? They all make 4-way SMP models.

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I've heard of cray systems... just not installed stuff on them

 

jethroted

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Mar 28, 2003

• #6

I'm just curious to know if you could use a quad setup. You can buy quad pentium 3 or xeon boards. They're big $$ though.

 

mc68k

macrumors 68000

• Mar 28, 2003

• #7

4 folders, 4 folding apps, 4 -local switches, 4 independent machine ids

i think if it's possible for 2 without stanford intending it, it's possible for 4