why cant i take sm27?

BudBud Chesterfield, Va
edited February 2006 in Folding@Home
I have an 2x p4 820d & a amd64 3200+. Why cant i beat sm27 we just go back and forth moving up at the same time but i can stay ahead like 1 day then ill be above.
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  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    It's because SM27 is fueled with team spirit!
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    What CPU is in SM27?
    It shows two active processors.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    edcentric wrote:
    What CPU is in SM27?
    It shows two active processors.
    It has a 3.0GHz P4 w/ HT. Jon & Sally keep the thing stocked with 450-point WU's which do great on HT P4's.

    On top of that, there's the Vegemite factor. :D

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    BTW: It looks like you're about to make your move. See the "do great" link. :thumbsup:
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited November 2005
    how does he keep 450's coming at it? cause i have 2 p4's running that are dual cores though does that make a diff?
  • ArmoArmo Mr. Nice Guy Is Dead,Only Aqua Remains Member
    edited November 2005
    Buddy Jesus wrote:
    It's because SM27 is fueled with team spirit!

    its actually powered by human blood pumped by an orphan heart. thats why its unstopable. not even your local priest can exercise sm27 out of its spot
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited November 2005
    damn i guess ill have to kill it
  • DonutDonut Maine New
    edited November 2005
    I always thought the SMX Franken-rigs were unstopable!

    If they broke, a few extra parts, a little know how, and an electrical storm (for effect) would bring them back to life. (insert manical laugh)
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    It's that crisp australian air :scratch:
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited November 2005
    would a PIII 500MHz help get some points, or is not woth the time?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    It's definitely worth the time.
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited November 2005
    alright i scrounged through some parts i gotta buy a new power supply, 3 power cords and a dvd drive and ill have 3 new systems. amd 2200+, 1Ghz celeron, & PIII 500MHz all up and running. I should be able to get sm27 then!
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    It's that crisp australian air :scratch:
    Spring is just coming to an end Down Under and they're closing in on Summer. How "crisp" is that? ;D

    PS: I love snow, but I'm a little jealous nevertheless... :o
  • dragonV8dragonV8 not here much New
    edited November 2005
    Fresh (warm) air, vegemite, being driven by Team spirit all plays part of the success story that SM27 has become. She is hooked up to a 29 computer network and they are all her BEST friends.

    When someone tries to beat her steady run, the others chip in with moral support and do what they can to keep her climbing the folding ladder. ;D

    Just having a look at the stats and me thinks poor SM27 will have a hard time keeping up with the challenge. :(
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited November 2005
    i hope so im tryin, but i keep getting these huge 600 pointers
  • DanGDanG I AM CANADIAN Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    How many PPD are you doing? With a pair of 820D's and an A64 3200 you should be smoking a single system. Are you running 2 clients on the P4's? Each set for a different cpu id?
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited November 2005
    the p4's are both running 2 clients, the amd64 i think is acting up i think i need to reinstall windows. It was locking up today so i might not have seen it since i havent looked at the screen in like a week. One of the p4's get shut off each night though (damn work)
  • dragonV8dragonV8 not here much New
    edited December 2005
    Just to let you know, SM27 is trying REAL hard to stay ahead. :D

    If only by one point today. ;D
  • Venz-DirgeVenz-Dirge Silicon Valley
    edited December 2005
    Back to a question poised earlier in this thread....is there a way to request particulair types of units?

    I'd love to fine tune a few of the machine I have running, i know one of them estimated a Wu to take like 26 days once...that seemed a bit long no?
  • DonutDonut Maine New
    edited December 2005
    Yoy can't really request the type you want, however through the use of flags you can point in a general direction. (also how your client is configured will help)
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited December 2005
    With Intel CPU's and signing up (and being accepted) to test beta WU's, you can do quite well with the QMD-core WU's. Oh, yeah - you'll need a Gig of RAM, too. :eek:

    Checking the advmethods flag under Advanced Options in the new 5.04 Console helps some if you're an AMD man.

    Personally, I don't worry about the "stinker" WU's. My reasoning is that Stanford wouldn't send them out if they weren't necessary. Who knows - some of the answers we're hoping to find might well lie in those low-point-yield Work Units. I just try and keep my rigs running at top efficiency and let the rest take care of itself. :)
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited December 2005
    how does sm27 stay so consistent of 900 every other day?
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited December 2005
    Bud wrote:
    how does sm27 stay so consistent of 900 every other day?
    profdlp wrote:
    With Intel CPU's and signing up (and being accepted) to test beta WU's, you can do quite well with the QMD-core WU's...

    Most of the QMD core WU's are worth 450 points. They do extremely well on P4's. With HT enabled it can crank them out in two days.

    2 X 450 = 900

    Plus, there's always the VEGEMITE! ;D
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited December 2005
    Bud, how much ram do you have installed on those 820 machines? If you are running 2 consoles, I recommend 1GB. To get a steady stream of QMD's on my 2 P4 machines, I have the clients configured with bigpackets=yes and start them with the -advmethods flag. I don't know how long ago it's been since either of my P4 machines have drawn a non-QMD from the normal assignments while configured like that.
  • dragonV8dragonV8 not here much New
    edited December 2005
    Sorry Bud...........too much Vegemite again. :)
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited January 2006
    were still going at it. Im adding a 3GHz tommorow and i know i shouldnt but i think ill be buyin a 246 opteron or a new intel d820 for my fileserver and that will be a good folder too. I better be taking sm27 dang it
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited January 2006
    Bud, the advice given above to you about setting up your 820D for Folding was good. Set it up right, and it should bury SM27. You should be getting 600-800 points a day with an 820D. Formula:

    two Folding clients
    each "Big Packets - Yes"
    each -advmethods

    I would not use these settings though, without a 1GB of RAM. The same settings also work beautifully for HT-enabled P4 machines.

    BTW, check out your heatsink thread. I highly, highly recommend the Big Typhoon. BTW, if you ever decide to sell your 820, just let me know! :D
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited January 2006
    how do you add -advmethods with the console version
  • MrBillMrBill Missouri Member
    edited January 2006
    Bud wrote:
    how do you add -advmethods with the console version
    Just add it to the target in the shortcut. I'm not at home to look at mine but it should be something like c:\fah\FAH502-Console.exe -advmethods
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited January 2006
    ~.exe(space)-advmethods Just make sure there's a space there.
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited February 2006
    looks like i finally got my p4d setup right cause i finally gained some ground from sm27. I cheated though right now I have my 820d and a 930d at work, hahaha. I need to reinstall windows on my amd64 rig and just a mobo for my p4 3GHz and it should be over. But know bluknight is on my tail
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