Help me optimize SM14's output

CaffeineMeCaffeineMe Cedar Rapids, IA
edited October 2003 in Folding@Home
About 2 weeks ago, I enabled forceasm and advmethods on SM14, as well as my own folding rigs. A quick look at the stats page:

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/member_overview.php?UserID=38007

makes it appear that things are still going as before. I'm running 3.24 console client, as a service, FireDaemon as the service "manager", and the two flags are in FireDaemon. What else can I do?

Comments

  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    You need to upgrade to the beta 3.25 client, because 3.24 stops using sse after the first WU
  • CaffeineMeCaffeineMe Cedar Rapids, IA
    edited October 2003
    and give it a week or so. We'll see what happens.
  • TBonZTBonZ Ottawa, ON Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Here's the link to save you the trouble. :)

    http://folding.stanford.edu/beta/beta.html
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited October 2003
    Yeah 3.25 will make the Athlon run faster.
  • CaffeineMeCaffeineMe Cedar Rapids, IA
    edited October 2003
    I did this about 3PM Central today. Reconfigured FireDaemon w. both -forceasm and -advmethods flags, rebooted, and she's folding away. It'll be interesting to see what impact, if any, this has on SM14's output.
  • PreacherPreacher Potomac, MD Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    I'd really like to use FireDaemon to run folding on my two computers as a service. Can anyone post a quick link and any tips on getting started?
  • CaffeineMeCaffeineMe Cedar Rapids, IA
    edited October 2003
    http://www.overclockers.com.au/folding/service-nt2000xpnew.htm
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited October 2003
    With a P4, does the 3.24 client still use SSE on any work units completed AFTER the first, or does it revert back to something else (like the Athlon's do)?
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    If the WU calls for SSE, SSE will always be invoked ("SSE boost") for the P4.
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited October 2003
    So, even with 3.24, as long as I'm running Gromac's, each and every Gromac unit will utilize the SSE extensions available? :)
  • PreacherPreacher Potomac, MD Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    CaffeineMe said
    http://www.overclockers.com.au/folding/service-nt2000xpnew.htm
    THANKS!:D
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    So, even with 3.24, as long as I'm running Gromac's, each and every Gromac unit will utilize the SSE extensions available

    With a P4 CPU - yes. If you are using an Athlon, SSE boost might not be invoked correctly, as the software might not translate the command correctly to call up AMD's 3DNow. For AMD CPUs, you either need to add the -forceasm tag or run the 3.25 Folding client.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited October 2003
    You need both the -forceasm tag AND 3.25 to get SSE working all the time.
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