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MacBandit
macrumors 604
I know just what you mean. I actually did start folding way back when for the XlR8yourmac.com team. That was on my B/WG3 400. It was so frigging slow and I ended up quiting. Before I started getting these new small units that take a lot of time my Dual/1.4 was getting about 1100 points/week on it's own.
I think the reason our daily point gap is getting smaller and smaller between us and the Knights is because of these little work units. I can't think of any other reason unless there's just a bunch of machines that were not being used over the winter break and were just folding but are now busy doing other tasks.
Dreadnought
macrumors 68020
I know have one which takes an hour for 1% when my G3 B&W 400 is idle... So this is gonna be a while...
Dreadnought
macrumors 68020
[21:05:25] + Processing work unit
[21:05:25] Core required: FahCore_78.exe
[21:05:25] Core found.
[21:05:25] Working on Unit 03 [January 7 21:05:25]
[21:05:25] + Working ...
[21:05:26]
[21:05:26] *------------------------------*
[21:05:26] Folding@home Gromacs Core
[21:05:26] Version 1.56 (December 23, 2003)
[21:05:26]
[21:05:26] Preparing to commence simulation
[21:05:26] - Looking at optimizations...
[21:05:26] - Created dyn
[21:05:26] - Files status OK
[21:05:26] - Expanded 509414 -> 2524925 (decompressed 495.6 percent)
[21:05:26] - Starting from initial work packet
[21:05:26]
[21:05:26] Project: 920 (Run 59, Clone 8, Gen 12)
[21:05:26]
[21:05:26] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[21:05:26] Entering M.D.
[21:05:33] Protein: p920_vpf910
[21:05:33]
[21:05:33] Writing local files
[21:05:34] Testing CPU type...
[21:05:34] Done testing.
[21:05:34] Extra AltiVec boost OK.
[21:05:34] Writing local files
[21:05:36] Completed 0 out of 250000 steps (0)
[21:10:19] Writing local files
[21:10:21] Completed 2500 out of 250000 steps (1)
[21:15:03] Writing local files
[21:15:05] Completed 5000 out of 250000 steps (2)
[21:19:47] Writing local files
[21:19:49] Completed 7500 out of 250000 steps (3)
[21:24:31] Writing local files
Yeah Dual G5's is shweet. This X2.
But what I wanna see is a Xgrid enabled folding client. I already asked the head honcho about it on the stanford forum and he said it had been discussed internally, whatever that means.
He needs to know that we mac users want a Xgrid enabled client as soon as the xgrid beta is made final. With xgrid and a few mac using universities and businesses the mac teams would rule.
[21:05:25] Core required: FahCore_78.exe
[21:05:25] Core found.
[21:05:25] Working on Unit 03 [January 7 21:05:25]
[21:05:25] + Working ...
[21:05:26]
[21:05:26] *------------------------------*
[21:05:26] Folding@home Gromacs Core
[21:05:26] Version 1.56 (December 23, 2003)
[21:05:26]
[21:05:26] Preparing to commence simulation
[21:05:26] - Looking at optimizations...
[21:05:26] - Created dyn
[21:05:26] - Files status OK
[21:05:26] - Expanded 509414 -> 2524925 (decompressed 495.6 percent)
[21:05:26] - Starting from initial work packet
[21:05:26]
[21:05:26] Project: 920 (Run 59, Clone 8, Gen 12)
[21:05:26]
[21:05:26] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[21:05:26] Entering M.D.
[21:05:33] Protein: p920_vpf910
[21:05:33]
[21:05:33] Writing local files
[21:05:34] Testing CPU type...
[21:05:34] Done testing.
[21:05:34] Extra AltiVec boost OK.
[21:05:34] Writing local files
[21:05:36] Completed 0 out of 250000 steps (0)
[21:10:19] Writing local files
[21:10:21] Completed 2500 out of 250000 steps (1)
[21:15:03] Writing local files
[21:15:05] Completed 5000 out of 250000 steps (2)
[21:19:47] Writing local files
[21:19:49] Completed 7500 out of 250000 steps (3)
[21:24:31] Writing local files
Yeah Dual G5's is shweet. This X2.
But what I wanna see is a Xgrid enabled folding client. I already asked the head honcho about it on the stanford forum and he said it had been discussed internally, whatever that means.
He needs to know that we mac users want a Xgrid enabled client as soon as the xgrid beta is made final. With xgrid and a few mac using universities and businesses the mac teams would rule.
I'm trying to hit orange on a personal level. 😀 but I think I am about 2 CPU's short. Computer show coming up this weekend and I'm gonna be on the look out for cheap cpu power to put online here. I want a dedicated folder farm so I can reclaim my "fun" computers without feeling guilty that I'm taking them off the grid.
Our user count has gone up 15 folks in the last week too. Come on you guys I wanna see the Knights bite the big one. 😀
Our user count has gone up 15 folks in the last week too. Come on you guys I wanna see the Knights bite the big one. 😀
I had my first 1000+ point day yesterday. You wouldn't think that adding a single G5 to my other 19 processors would make a big diff but...
My apologies to LordMord and backspinner who I will be passing shortly on my way to the toop 10.😎
My apologies to LordMord and backspinner who I will be passing shortly on my way to the toop 10.😎
when you can do framesets in 5 minute or less you can rack up some points.
You are kicking major ass Fritz. 😀
You are kicking major ass Fritz. 😀
Mr. Anderson
Moderator emeritus
Wow! We made to orange on the Extreme stats page!!😀
It would be great if we could keep it there!
And I just passed 10,000 points recently 😀
D
shemp9999
macrumors regular
i just added 6 more dually linux boxen at work today.
they are:
6 x 900 MHz PIII
2 x 1.4 GHz PIII
4 x 2.0 GHz Xeon
to add to the other 3 procs at work:
1 x 733 MHz G4
2 x 1.0 GHz G4
and the 5 procs at home:
1 x 400 MHz G3
2 x 500 MHz G4
2 x 2.0 GHz G5
for 20 procs all in all. 😎
maybe i can hit 4-5k week now. although i might retire the g3. and when i get the electric bill i might remove the home g4 and g5, too. 🙁
i'm looking at some low-end g4s at scanner stations, too. i'm trying to not abuse more machines than i should 😀
the xeons got tinkers and they look to be slow...11 mins a frame. but soon the WUs they come a rollin' and the knights they go a fallin'... 😛
ok, i just hurt my smiley maker...tata
they are:
6 x 900 MHz PIII
2 x 1.4 GHz PIII
4 x 2.0 GHz Xeon
to add to the other 3 procs at work:
1 x 733 MHz G4
2 x 1.0 GHz G4
and the 5 procs at home:
1 x 400 MHz G3
2 x 500 MHz G4
2 x 2.0 GHz G5
for 20 procs all in all. 😎
maybe i can hit 4-5k week now. although i might retire the g3. and when i get the electric bill i might remove the home g4 and g5, too. 🙁
i'm looking at some low-end g4s at scanner stations, too. i'm trying to not abuse more machines than i should 😀
the xeons got tinkers and they look to be slow...11 mins a frame. but soon the WUs they come a rollin' and the knights they go a fallin'... 😛
ok, i just hurt my smiley maker...tata
MrMacMan
macrumors 604
Wow you are doing pretty damn well also shemp:
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/member_overview.php?UserID=63611
Wee thats a lot.
Rower, Mr. A --
Does Orange + 20 Place = Front Page?
😉
[I keep pushing for it... only cause it recruits a ton of people]
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/member_overview.php?UserID=63611
Wee thats a lot.
Rower, Mr. A --
Does Orange + 20 Place = Front Page?
😉
[I keep pushing for it... only cause it recruits a ton of people]
Mr. Anderson
Moderator emeritus
Well, we've done it 2 days in a row, lets see if we can stay at this level for a while. At our current rate we could *eventually* end up 14th overall - that's damn good! 😀
D
D
Dreadnought
macrumors 68020
Hi all, I am folding@home now, but have at work a 2.0 Pentium 4 running windoos 2000 (that's 2000 more errors!!). And it's sitting idle a lot. Have tried to run folding on it, but it didn't get through the firewall of my company, and the IT support doesn't want to help me with it or give me the port! Does anyone know a program that scans the open ports, so that I can install folding on it and that it gets data from stanford? I know, it's a bit illegal, but it's for team 3446! 😀
Don't tell anyone, but "someone" here got around IT by finding out the address of the HTTP proxy server. We're set up for autoconfiguration, which does silly things like block web based email and who knows what else...