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 Feb 10 2008, 09:13 PM
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Forum Regular  Group: Members Posts: 262 Joined: 20-May 07 Member No.: 131,991  |
Anyone know about how long it takes for a frame with say, 1ghz of processing power on continiously to complete? I'm just wondering, so I can plan things out. -------------------- Q6600, 4GB g-skill, 8800GT, P5N-D motherboard  My art |
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Feb 10 2008, 10:51 PM
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 Bleepin' Conundrum Group: Global Moderator Posts: 8,863 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235 |
Hi Vaerli and welcome to the BC's F@H.
Many factors determine the speed of the folding process. A "frame" is comprised of a number of steps - depending on the core in use. Your processor, RAM, number of resident programs running on your system all affect the folding speed. With the console model of the F@H program, one can also determine the % of CPU usage. A few minutes after initializing, the console program will start to show a time estimate of the folding process. -------------------- |
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Feb 11 2008, 10:41 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 262 Joined: 20-May 07 Member No.: 131,991 |
ah, I see.
frames take forever... especially with my 2.0 ghz P4, and on top of that, I got a 1500 frame thing... -------------------- Q6600, 4GB g-skill, 8800GT, P5N-D motherboard My art |
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Feb 12 2008, 08:19 AM
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Bleepin' Conundrum Group: Global Moderator Posts: 8,863 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235 |
Vaerli, with that CPU you could set a 75% useage for the F@H program and probably not notice any real difference in your other processes, unless you are working a major computation program also.
Besides, the F@H is designed to run secondary to all other basic operating programs. And you can pause the program as needed also to do other CPU intensive work. Every frame/step counts to helping - FOLD ON Friends!!! -------------------- |
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Feb 12 2008, 10:40 AM
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 To INSANITY and BEYOND !! Group: Moderator Posts: 8,697 Joined: 10-September 04 From: NJ USA Member No.: 2,608 |
Welcome to the Fold Vaerli!!!! Good to have you on the team.
-------------------- Can you spare some PC cycles to help FIND A CURE .. BC FOLDING TEAM Click me /info..
ThoughtVent a goodplace to discuss.<<>>>Staying Updated Calendar of Updates. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.... |
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Feb 19 2008, 09:18 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 262 Joined: 20-May 07 Member No.: 131,991 |
QUOTE(KoanYorel @ Feb 12 2008, 06:19 AM)  Vaerli, with that CPU you could set a 75% useage for the F@H program and probably not notice any real difference in your other processes, unless you are working a major computation program also. Besides, the F@H is designed to run secondary to all other basic operating programs. And you can pause the program as needed also to do other CPU intensive work. Every frame/step counts to helping - FOLD ON Friends!!! yeah, well I have to disable it sometimes, like when I'm using the GIMP, or some other game. Starcraft shouldn't die from it though... Thanks for the welcome... This post has been edited by Vaerli: Feb 19 2008, 09:18 PM -------------------- Q6600, 4GB g-skill, 8800GT, P5N-D motherboard My art |
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Feb 21 2008, 09:50 PM
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 I can see what you post! Group: Members Posts: 6,346 Joined: 14-February 05 From: Somewhere in North East Ohio Member No.: 12,053 |
Anyone have any troubles viewing the stats page over the last 12 hours or so? I couldn't get anything updated after 5 hours last night on both folding.stanford.edu and kakaostats.com
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Feb 21 2008, 09:55 PM
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To INSANITY and BEYOND !! Group: Moderator Posts: 8,697 Joined: 10-September 04 From: NJ USA Member No.: 2,608 |
Both worked for me just now yano?!
-------------------- Can you spare some PC cycles to help FIND A CURE .. BC FOLDING TEAM Click me /info..
ThoughtVent a goodplace to discuss.<<>>>Staying Updated Calendar of Updates. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.... |
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Feb 21 2008, 10:27 PM
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I can see what you post! Group: Members Posts: 6,346 Joined: 14-February 05 From: Somewhere in North East Ohio Member No.: 12,053 |
Yea they both work for me too now. But from about 10pm (EST) to about 11am today neither seemed to be updating or showing anything new.
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Feb 22 2008, 07:30 AM
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Bleepin' Conundrum Group: Global Moderator Posts: 8,863 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235 |
kakaostats was down for many hours yesterday. IDK why.
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Feb 22 2008, 08:19 AM
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 The BSG Malware Fighter Group: HJT Team Posts: 4,543 Joined: 20-April 06 From: Hamburg Member No.: 64,788 |
I am in process of putting my "new" old laptop to a format and installing opensuse. will then use it for folding too. Should not be on as often as my main pc, but I guess as long as it folds it folds...
Oh and welcome to all new members of the BC F@H team. -------------------- - "How did I get infected?" - "Safe-hex" - Member of UNITE - - The HJT forum is very busy. If I've not posted back within 24 hrs., send a PM with your topic link. Thank you. - HELP REQUESTS VIA THE PM SYSTEM WILL BE IGNORED. The Forums are there for a reason! Thanks-  |
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Feb 22 2008, 08:24 AM
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Bleepin' Conundrum Group: Global Moderator Posts: 8,863 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235 |
YH - every flip of a fold counts and helps.
I have a little 256 system that stumbles along on its own and I sometimes forget to check it and put up the results. It may take it two weeks to complete a small assignment. Fold on Friends. (except rowal5555 who is running overboard now. Watch out Yano!) -------------------- |
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 Feb 22 2008, 08:38 AM
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 Just enough info to be armed & dangerous... Group: Members Posts: 1,923 Joined: 18-March 06 From: St Kilda, Dunedin. South Island. NZ Member No.: 59,805 |
Greetings to all old and new folders.
Desktop was playing up so had to pop home before it broke me with nonstop uploading. LOL. Installed LogMeIn on each now so will be able to access any one without travelling halfway round the country. Petrol is too expensive for that carry on.  It appears that the investment in a couple of laptops is paying big dividends in Folding results, I have been very pleasantly surprised. Look out Yano. My 10 years to catch you is down to a couple of months. LOL. Better find a few more relations to run F@H  When you are connected 24/7, you don't realise how much is going on in the background. With the 2 laptops in my tent finishing an average of 2 WUs/day, each WU takes 15 minutes to upload and at 10c/min it soon mounts to quite a bit of money but, all for the cause. Be home again in a few weeks and all will be back to normal. The weather in Central Otago has been superb as usual, over 30C most days. Not really looking forward to coming back to the coast and the sea breezes. Fold On Team.  Cheers -------------------- |
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Feb 22 2008, 07:28 PM
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 Multi Megaton Malware Munition Group: HJT Team Posts: 3,934 Joined: 17-January 08 From: Northfield, Ohio Member No.: 184,215 |
Jesus this is a long thread!
Well well well... look who else is now in this race! http://kakaostats.com/t.php?t=38444 One E6600 (Dual Core so 2 clients) (My main Desktop) One Pentium 4 2.6GHZ (My server) One Pentium 4 1.8GHZ (School computer) One Pentium 4 2.8GHZ (Work computer) Currently borrowing a Pentium D 2.8GHZ running 2 clients.... but I wont have that one too long... Find a cure...... -------------------- 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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Feb 22 2008, 07:43 PM
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 Bleepin' Mod Group: Moderator Posts: 4,537 Joined: 18-March 06 From: B.C. Canada Member No.: 59,826 |
Way to Fold Billy O'Neal
 My desktop was complaining, so am taking a break from folding. *TMacK waiting for garage sales to start back up, so can get an old unit (or two) just for F@H. 
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