I slightly overclock a 9900K and I had to drag my AVX multiplier right back to -6 to stay stable. It wasn't worth it given that my GPU was beating my CPU by over an order of magnitude.
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I slightly overclock a 9900K and I had to drag my AVX multiplier right back to -6 to stay stable. It wasn't worth it given that my GPU was beating my CPU by over an order of magnitude.
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Kotaku/Lifehacker just put up an article on helping to research Covid-19 though Folding@Home, so it's good the word is getting out.
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-assist-coronavirus-research-with-folding-home-1842270929
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-assist-coronavirus-research-with-folding-home-1842270929
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MacRumors put up an article yesterday as well. Unfortunately GPU folding isn't supported natively on macOS and coupled with so many of Apple's products already being a bit shaky in the thermals department I dunno if it's something I'd undertake on any of their notebooks.
But I bet those new Mac Pros can crank out some work units, boy howdy.
Well, under Windows or Linux anyway.
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I don't believe there is a currently supported one. As far as I can tell Sony was maintaining one a few years back but at some point stopped development on it. I believe the actual Folding@Home team was supposed to be working on one but I don't think anything ever came to fruition.
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Guys, I want to help, but I can't leave my PC on all day. Is it ok to turn it in only when I use my PC? Or is it not enough for anything meaningful?
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How long are we talking? If it's about eight hours or more I think you're probably okay but it's less than a few hours a day it might not be worthwhile.
You're typically given decently long deadlines for work units. For instance, my current project was assigned today, but isn't due until the 22nd, so I as long as I get it done by then I should get credit.
That should be fine. I have mine configured to run when idle and I shut my computer down while I'm at work.
Thank you for the reply, I'll see about managing my system resources!
Running a 2070 Super and 3700X and my CPU at full load was running 160F-179F and GPU was running 130F-140F. I let it run for two hours like that and it definitely was warm where my computer was. I took off my glass panel on my case just to allow extra air flow. I'll probably just let it run on GPU resources because at full load it's only running my CPU temps up to 135F-145F with spikes to 155F on occasion.
Edit: 3800X excuse me.
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Thanks for the detailed temps. Appreciate it :) Gotta monitor mine the next time I let it run.
I've joined the cause. Gonna see if I can do some folding while the PC is just being used for browsing, streaming etc.
Currently #4 on the list when sorted by "Rank Change Over 7 Days."
Nice.
We're up to #3 now. Reddit has twice the power we do and they're next on the list. For a ragtag group of individuals we're cranking out those WUs like crazy.
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We broke the chart for a second there. The number was outside of the range of what was plottable and the line pointed straight down.
This is our highest hourly rate yet though.
This is our highest hourly rate yet though.
Just joined, it's been a while since I've folded anything. Maybe it will take the edge off of this cold room at night. If only I had a Vega to spew heat instead of this RX 580...
Anyone have an idea on the wear-and-tear this has on GPU/CPUs? As I mentioned earlier, I stopped it from running on my CPU because of the temps were pushing above 160 at the upper limit. My GPU is currently running 115F-135F. Just want to know it's not going to ruin it in a months time.
135F is 57C. That's really, really cool, if not idle for a desktop class gpu. If it was 135C, you're blowing something up, lol.
165F is 73C, that's towards the hotter side for a cpu but not anything super serious (85C-95C+).
My 1080 Ti is running at 71 C (just fine) with a 899mv undervolt, and my 4770k 4.1GHz CPU ranges from 75C-88C (a bit hot).
For anyone concerned about their GPU heat output, this might be a good video introduction to undervolting:
As for wear and tear, most GPUs are rated to do a lot of 24/7 work for at least the usual 3-5 year business turnaround time at stock/reference voltages. A few years back, I put at least 2,200+ hours on a GTX Titan Black for a rendering project, and that's not even counting the hundreds of hours extra I spent on gaming during that time. If you have a "gaming" pc that's already well ventilated and has a 80+ bronze certified psu, you're more than fine.
If you are using a well worn gaming laptop (or general laptop), I'd be concerned about the battery+power brick and overall mobo power delivery if its over 3 years old or something, rather than the cpu+gpu independently.
If you spend the next 3+ months straight rendering 24/7, that's a different story.
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Thanks for the reply, I have a case that is quite a tight squeeze for my GPU and thermal output but I can take off the front glass panel to help with the heat dissipation. I'll try and use it when I'm at work or before bed, but I will not be having it running 24/7.
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Anyone know how the base vs. estimated credit works? It's got something to do with how fast it's completed, right? I submitted a WU with an estimate of ~45k but it's only crediting the base right now. If it makes a difference, I paused right after it submitted and the next WU was started so I could play a game on my PC. It was also my first WU on this account. I'm still happy the coronavirus simulations are being done, but I want points for the team dammit :p
Not gonna lie...it is all a bit confusing and not particularly well documented. This explains some of it: https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/points/
Once you submit your first 10 WU's there is a definite uptick in points earned as you start getting bonus points & QRB (Quick return bonus) which are a lot - if you are signed in with a passkey the web interface already adds on the bonus points & QRB (even when they are not yet active or earn-able).
Basically until you complete your first 10 WU's it will not look like you are getting as much as it states (because you will only get the base amount despite what the web interface might say) but after 10 WU it starts to increase a lot. For example I jumped from 70k -ish to nearly 300k very quickly when the bonus & QRB started to kick in.
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My GPU is stuck on download. It keeps attempting, but the download doesn't start. Anyone got any info on this? A google search didn't help.
Not just you. I was having issues this morning downloading a new WU, I reckon their servers are being hammered, it keeps pinging the IP but says it keeps failing to connect in the logs.
Yep, same here :/
Time to smoke this Devil's Canyon.
EDIT: GPU is GO.
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I've got almost the same setup :p
2600x + 2060 KO and my new 3700x + 2070 Super
Haven't tried it, but will do after work.
Somehow web control dosen't work for me anymore. It just reloads all the time. Advanced control works just fine. Someone knows what the problem could be?
Apparently it doesn't like Chrome, mine does it a bunch - have to press F12 then right click the refresh button and force an Empty Cache and Hard Reload
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I'd love to know how those new 64-core Ryzen Threadrippers work for Folding@Home, assuming the software is even equipped to recognize that many cores.
CPUs are always pretty bad at folding. Not only do they lack the sheer number of ALUs per dollar as the GPUs, the 3990X doesn't have the memory bandwidth to keep them fed cause it's a quad core memory architecture unlike the 8 channel EPYC servers. My 1080 Ti has 5 times the bandwidth of a quad channel 3200MHz setup. Even though the 3990X should be capable of >7 TFLOPs, because of the memory bandwidth limitation Linpack benches them at around 1.7 TFLOPs.
Ah that makes sense. I vaguely remember a start-up period many years back when I ran F@H on PS3 and an old PC, but I don't think I was projected to get many bonus points because of the old hardware so I didn't pay much attention. I'll just let it chug along.
Interestingly, if the FAQ is up to date, the basis for all points payouts is a comparison between how quickly a machine can compute in relation to an i5 750. Even GPUs get compared to it. Seems a little funny to have the benchmark be static over 11 years, but moving the goalposts to more modern hardware might discourage people from running with older hardware that can still contribute.
I have some free VMs handy and now have 24 CPUs pointed at FAH, running 24/7. Don't have any GPUs, but hey I'm trying.
Don't see any options to point it specifically at COVID-19 in the web interface... Does anyone have an example config.xml of a FAH Client that's pointed at the right project?
Don't see any options to point it specifically at COVID-19 in the web interface... Does anyone have an example config.xml of a FAH Client that's pointed at the right project?
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Neat, and don't feel bad, because all I have are CPUs running as well. (7 of various ages, assuming I can count correctly.)
Just set it to "Any" and it'll COVID-19 work units will eventually pop up. Right now they're mostly targeted at GPU users but supposedly CPU work units are coming down the pipeline.
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Broke through the 2 million points hourly barrier with flying colors.
Also spotted my first CPU work unit for Covid-19 just now.
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