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 Mar 9 2008, 02:28 AM
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 Look buddy -- I'm an Engineer  Group: HJT Team Coach Posts: 8,509 Joined: 17-January 08 From: Northfield, Ohio Member No.: 184,215  |
I still have 3~4 machines at it though Mine (which is really 2 on an E6600) My grandmothers (not on all the time) My server(2.6GHZ P4). Fold on folks! Billy3 -------------------- The forum is always a busy place. In the event I fail to reply within twenty-four hours, feel free to send me a PM.
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Mar 10 2008, 12:15 AM
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 I can see what you post! Group: Members Posts: 6,469 Joined: 14-February 05 Member No.: 12,053 |
Every little bit counts! Good to have anything contribute.
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Mar 13 2008, 02:12 AM
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Hi
 I have read these posts and the one with the 30 pages on it, but still don't understand what Folding@Home is!  Would it be ok if someone could explain it to me  Regards, David. |
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Mar 13 2008, 03:52 AM
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Hi, I sort of am understanding it now. The more CPU power you allow the program to use, results in faster completion and therefore helps the project?
I have already joined and am donating at the moment Regards, David. |
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Mar 13 2008, 08:21 AM
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 The BSG Malware Fighter Group: HJT Team Coach Posts: 6,643 Joined: 20-April 06 From: Hamburg Member No.: 64,788 |
Mhhm, I have yet to get my wlan working at home and to install the F@H on my suse laptop then. We ll see when that happens lol.
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Mar 13 2008, 08:26 AM
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 Bleepin' Conundrum Group: Emeritus Posts: 19,461 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235 |
@ David28
Wiki has about the best description of the project. -------------------- The only easy day was yesterday.
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Mar 13 2008, 04:20 PM
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Thanks Koan, I was about to look it up on Wiki
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Mar 14 2008, 03:15 AM
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I had a 150 frame WU and it took about 4 Hours to complete on a 1.6Ghz AMD Sempron 2600+, is this a fast enough processor?
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 Mar 16 2008, 12:08 AM
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 Just enough info to be armed & dangerous... Group: Members Posts: 2,256 Joined: 18-March 06 From: St Kilda, Dunedin. South Island. NZ Member No.: 59,805 |
Had a bit of a glitch a couple of weeks ago when I was home for the weekend. Desktop decided to crash mightily so had no option but to shut it down and leave.
Came home again on Friday for a 4 day weekend so chucked in a new 320GB Seagate on Sat afternoon and am now madly reinstalling eveything, F @ H being one of the first. Only have a couple of days work left till the end of the stone fruit season so should be home by Easter. Think I will leave all the computers at home this time and let the 6 CPUs do their thing so it will be interesting to see the upcoming results. Welcome to all the new "Folders". Keep up the good work  WTG Yano, spectacular burst there. 
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Mar 16 2008, 12:15 AM
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QUOTE(david28 @ Mar 14 2008, 04:15 AM)  I had a 150 frame WU and it took about 4 Hours to complete on a 1.6Ghz AMD Sempron 2600+, is this a fast enough processor? That's the smallest WU I've ever had also. Worth 15 points, I've had a minimal time of two hours 30 minutes on a dual core system. So 4 hours on your system sound fair? I've forgotten to forward results on these smaller units at times. One must watch the results? -------------------- The only easy day was yesterday.
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Mar 17 2008, 11:01 PM
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I can see what you post! Group: Members Posts: 6,469 Joined: 14-February 05 Member No.: 12,053 |
Seems like my PS3 is on fire! (not literally, but I am thinking about getting one of the extra cooling fans for it). Apparently on days when I have school then work it really pumps WU's. My PS3 has done 65 WU's since I got it.
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Mar 18 2008, 12:25 AM
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So when F@H is run on the PS3, can you still do things with it or does running F2H not allow you to use the PS3 at all?
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Mar 18 2008, 01:17 PM
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I can see what you post! Group: Members Posts: 6,469 Joined: 14-February 05 Member No.: 12,053 |
You can't do anything else while it's runnging, but I have it set up so it turns on after 10 minutes of inactivitiy. So if I'm at the main menu and I haven't done anything for more than 10 minutes F@H while automatically start.
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Mar 19 2008, 12:45 AM
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Gee thats pretty good! Might consider a PS3 and also to use it for F@H
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Mar 19 2008, 04:24 AM
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Look buddy -- I'm an Engineer Group: HJT Team Coach Posts: 8,509 Joined: 17-January 08 From: Northfield, Ohio Member No.: 184,215 |
Anyone else seeing this?
 Billy3 -------------------- The forum is always a busy place. In the event I fail to reply within twenty-four hours, feel free to send me a PM.
Have I helped you? If so, please consider a donation (by clicking this link). And that means I solve problems. Not problems like "What is beauty?" .. 'cause that would fall under the purview of your conundrums of philosophy.... |
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