Community Folding Project **Updated with Pics** (rig #1)

[gibsonnova74]

Originally Posted by wamubu

I was reading somewhere (can't remember where of the top of my head) that each GPU folding maxed out a core on the CPU. They had a picture of one GPU folding with one maxed out CPU core, the other cores were nill. Could a dual-core CPU be slowing down the rig?

See how much CPU usage is happening with one, two, and four GPU folding. AMD Quad-cores are not that expensive if this is the case.

When you run Vista, each GPU2 client only uses 7% of a core. I could have them all running off of one core, but I actually have them all sharing both cores. Right now, Task Manager shows that the GPU's while folding are only using about 40% of the CPU. I don't believe that they are choking, since it's not even using 50% of the CPU.

[Lumi]

What's the word on F@Hmon for each GPUs PPD?

I'm looking to purchase this same setup but if something doesn't seem right I'll have to reconsider parts.

[CL3P20]

Pretty sure the issue with PPD is the newer WU's.. they cut production ~20-40% depending on GPU. They have affected my PPD as well..22-26k average with all rigs folding..turned to ~15-18k average with new WU's and new core.

I think that the optimization is using the GPU cores more effectively now..as I have noticed increased temps with new core and WU's..as well as reported OC's having to be lowered for many users..due to unstable machine errors..potentially related to heat output.

**off topic a bit:

I have hit a max PPD on watercooling + vmod for the 8800GS.. 6380 PPD. This possible with shaders at 2214mhz. Better cooling is required for more PPD/shader speeds..of course.

[gibsonnova74]

Originally Posted by Lumi

What's the word on F@Hmon for each GPUs PPD?

I'm looking to purchase this same setup but if something doesn't seem right I'll have to reconsider parts.

With good w/u's fahmon shows 4800 PPD, with the new w/u's fahmon shows 2400 PPD. The new w/u's cut the PPD in half.

[Hueristic]

Originally Posted by CL3P20

**off topic a bit:

I have hit a max PPD on watercooling + vmod for the 8800GS.. 6380 PPD. This possible with shaders at 2214mhz. Better cooling is required for more PPD/shader speeds..of course.

[Hueristic]

Originally Posted by gibsonnova74

With good w/u's fahmon shows 4800 PPD, with the new w/u's fahmon shows 2400 PPD. The new w/u's cut the PPD in half.

[Lumi]

Well I guess that it all, more or less, makes sense with the numbers then.

Everybody else is getting hit with them too though so it's not all bad.

And the Community_Project just showed up in my overtake sights. It's blazing up the rankings.

[wamubu]

Originally Posted by gibsonnova74

When you run Vista...

That explains a lot right there! I'm not overly fond of the bloatware known as Vista. I mean, 1GB just to load up the OS? That is sick! Or at least makes me sick...

Thanks for the info, gibson!

*wanders off dreaming about how many systems a 30A circuit can handle...*

*wakes up when wife slaps head...*

[wamubu]

Dang!!! It's about to pass TEAM_ROUGH_RIDERS!

[G-Byte]

STOP IT!!!!!!

It's going past me!@$#$!%!% And after I worked so hard to get up in the numbers.





All in good cause I know...