LeonardoWake up and smell the glaciersEagle River, AlaskaIcrontian
edited October 2006
Yes, agreed. No, I'm not considering a video card(s) purchase now - for any reason. I am though, a long term planner for technology upgrades, so just need to keep my head in the game.
And that is another serious issue - energy consumption of high powered video cards. Why was there so much tech press and enthusiast scrutiny and criticism (and deserved ridicule) on Intel's outrageous P4 Prescotts and D8xx series CPUs, but the tech press is making very little fuss over the huge power requirements of new vid cards? Is it because the power hungry cards don't appear in computers in the millions like the P4s did?
Thanks, UN. Yeah, I just had to install the April 2006 redistributable, and it works now.
CPU Core 1: 100%
CPU Core 2: 50%
GPU Core 1: 100%
So, feeding the GPU core takes 50% of one of the CPU cores.
If the GPU production estimates are correct, itseemslike it's well worth it! From what it's sounding like, you're losing half a core's production, but theoretically gaining up to 20 core's worth of production with the GPU.
If the GPU production estimates are correct, itseemslike it's well worth it! From what it's sounding like, you're losing half a core's production, but theoretically gaining up to 20 core's worth of production with the GPU.
That's a misnomer, actually. Stanford might get 20X the science out of it but they won't be giving 20X the points value. They did much the same thing when they started using the Gromacs core itself. Before the Gromacs core was at production level, they only had the Tinker core. And they were getting 10X the scientific data from Gromacs that they were getting from Tinker work, but they didn't give 10X the points for them. As a matter of fact, by the time that Gromacs core work was totally out of open beta testing (-advmethods flag), they had even changed the benchmark machines from 500 Celerons to today's present 2.8 P4 machines and started benching Gromacs work with SSE enabled. This made many of the Gromacs wu's give a lot more crappy points return from Gromacs wu's compared to Tinker wu's. When Gromacs was still open beta and Stanford was using the Celeron 500's, the Gromacs work was benched without SSE and they turned in quite a bit better points return (because the Celeron 500's didn't have SSE extensions).
So don't go dreaming that your X1950XTX is going to turn in 2500 ppd because it just won't be happening.
If you run GPU folding - make sure you have Cat 6.5 drivers and the latest DirectX you should be OK to run with them.
The units I have been working on are giving me 220 points and take about 13 hours.
And the science is what I am concerned about too but I would love in the future for Stanford to maybe up the points a bit for GPU's - you would get more converts and it will compensate for the increase in power needed compared to CPU folding.
On ATI website with the drivers and software install I saw this....
Follow these steps to help the cure:
1. Download and install Catalyst Beta 6.10 for the Folding@Home client
2. Download and install the Folding@Home GPU client application
3. Enter the ATI team number 51394 <---- Now thats Recruitment!
4. Download and install the DirectX 9.0c update from Microsoft.
Just for giggles, I ran 3dmark06 both with and without gpu folding. This is using beta client 5.05 and beta catalyst 6.10. On a 5000+ X2, with a radeon x1900xt:
As you can see, GPU folding affects the 3dmark performance not one whit.
Just for giggles, I ran 3dmark06 both with and without gpu folding. This is using beta client 5.05 and beta catalyst 6.10. On a 5000+ X2, with a radeon x1900xt:
As you can see, GPU folding affects the 3dmark performance not one whit.
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And that is another serious issue - energy consumption of high powered video cards. Why was there so much tech press and enthusiast scrutiny and criticism (and deserved ridicule) on Intel's outrageous P4 Prescotts and D8xx series CPUs, but the tech press is making very little fuss over the huge power requirements of new vid cards? Is it because the power hungry cards don't appear in computers in the millions like the P4s did?
This application has failed to start because d3dx9_30.dll was not found.
BTW, use this latest Dx9 distro.
CPU Core 1: 100%
CPU Core 2: 50%
GPU Core 1: 100%
So, feeding the GPU core takes 50% of one of the CPU cores.
If the GPU production estimates are correct, itseemslike it's well worth it!
Constant crashing:
--- Opening Log file [October 5 02:09:16]
# Windows Console GPU Edition #################################################
###############################################################################
Folding@Home Client Version 5.90beta
http://folding.stanford.edu
###############################################################################
###############################################################################
Launch directory: C:\FAH3
Executable: C:\FAH3\FAH5.05beta1-console.exe
[02:09:16] - Ask before connecting: No
[02:09:16] - User name: primesuspect (Team 93)
[02:09:16] - User ID: 4CC9B04420EFF127
[02:09:16] - Machine ID: 1
[02:09:16]
[02:09:16] Work directory not found. Creating...
[02:09:16] Could not open work queue, generating new queue...
[02:09:16] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:09:16] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:09:16] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:09:16] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:09:16] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:09:16] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:09:17] + Closed connections
[02:09:17]
[02:09:17] + Processing work unit
[02:09:17] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:09:17] Core not found.
[02:09:17] - Core is not present or corrupted.
[02:09:17] - Attempting to download new core...
[02:09:17] + Downloading new core: FahCore_10.exe
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[02:09:19] Verifying core Core_10.fah...
[02:09:19] Signature is VALID
[02:09:19]
[02:09:19] Trying to unzip core FahCore_10.exe
[02:09:20] Decompressed FahCore_10.exe (2294784 bytes) successfully
[02:09:20] + Core successfully engaged
[02:09:25]
[02:09:25] + Processing work unit
[02:09:25] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:09:25] Core found.
[02:09:25] Working on Unit 01 [October 5 02:09:25]
[02:09:25] + Working ...
[02:09:25]
[02:09:25] *
*
[02:09:25] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:09:25] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:09:25]
[02:09:25] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:09:25] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:09:25] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:09:25] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:09:25] - Created dyn
[02:09:25] - Files status OK
[02:09:25] - Expanded 82043 -> 443705 (decompressed 540.8 percent)
[02:09:25]
[02:09:25] Project: 2725 (Run 1, Clone 803, Gen 0)
[02:09:25]
[02:09:25] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:09:25] Entering M.D.
[02:09:47] Completed 0
[02:09:47] Starting GUI Server
[02:10:01] mdrun_gpu returned 114
[02:10:01]
[02:10:01] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[02:10:05] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[02:10:05] Sending work to server
[02:10:05] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_01.dat
[02:10:05] - Error: Could not read unit 01 file. Removing from queue.
[02:10:05] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:10:05] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:10:05] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:10:05] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:10:05] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:10:05] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:10:06] + Closed connections
[02:10:11]
[02:10:11] + Processing work unit
[02:10:11] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:10:11] Core found.
[02:10:11] Working on Unit 02 [October 5 02:10:11]
[02:10:11] + Working ...
[02:10:11]
[02:10:11] *
*
[02:10:11] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:10:11] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:10:11]
[02:10:11] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:10:11] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:10:11] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:10:11] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:10:11] - Created dyn
[02:10:11] - Files status OK
[02:10:11] - Expanded 82061 -> 443705 (decompressed 540.7 percent)
[02:10:11]
[02:10:11] Project: 2725 (Run 1, Clone 807, Gen 0)
[02:10:11]
[02:10:11] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:10:11] Entering M.D.
[02:10:32] Completed 0
[02:10:32] Starting GUI Server
[02:10:33] mdrun_gpu returned 114
[02:10:33]
[02:10:33] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[02:10:35] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[02:10:35] Sending work to server
[02:10:35] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_02.dat
[02:10:35] - Error: Could not read unit 02 file. Removing from queue.
[02:10:35] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:10:35] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:10:35] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:10:36] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:10:36] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:10:36] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:10:37] + Closed connections
[02:10:42]
[02:10:42] + Processing work unit
[02:10:42] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:10:42] Core found.
[02:10:42] Working on Unit 03 [October 5 02:10:42]
[02:10:42] + Working ...
[02:10:42]
[02:10:42] *
*
[02:10:42] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:10:42] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:10:42]
[02:10:42] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:10:42] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:10:42] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:10:42] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:10:42] - Created dyn
[02:10:42] - Files status OK
[02:10:42] - Expanded 82114 -> 443705 (decompressed 540.3 percent)
[02:10:42]
[02:10:42] Project: 2725 (Run 1, Clone 812, Gen 0)
[02:10:42]
[02:10:43] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:10:43] Entering M.D.
[02:11:07] Completed 0
[02:11:07] Starting GUI Server
[02:11:28] mdrun_gpu returned 114
[02:11:28]
[02:11:28] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[02:11:30] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[02:11:30] Sending work to server
[02:11:30] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_03.dat
[02:11:30] - Error: Could not read unit 03 file. Removing from queue.
[02:11:30] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:11:30] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:11:30] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:11:31] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:11:31] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:11:31] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:11:32] + Closed connections
[02:11:37]
[02:11:37] + Processing work unit
[02:11:37] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:11:37] Core found.
[02:11:37] Working on Unit 04 [October 5 02:11:37]
[02:11:37] + Working ...
[02:11:37]
[02:11:37] *
*
[02:11:37] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:11:37] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:11:37]
[02:11:37] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:11:37] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:11:37] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:11:37] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:11:37] - Created dyn
[02:11:37] - Files status OK
[02:11:37] - Expanded 82038 -> 443705 (decompressed 540.8 percent)
[02:11:37]
[02:11:37] Project: 2725 (Run 1, Clone 817, Gen 0)
[02:11:37]
[02:11:37] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:11:37] Entering M.D.
[02:11:57] Completed 0
[02:11:57] Starting GUI Server
[02:11:58] mdrun_gpu returned 114
[02:11:58]
[02:11:58] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[02:12:01] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[02:12:01] Sending work to server
[02:12:01] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_04.dat
[02:12:01] - Error: Could not read unit 04 file. Removing from queue.
[02:12:01] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:12:01] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:12:01] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:12:01] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:12:01] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:12:02] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:12:03] + Closed connections
[02:12:08]
[02:12:08] + Processing work unit
[02:12:08] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:12:08] Core found.
[02:12:08] Working on Unit 05 [October 5 02:12:08]
[02:12:08] + Working ...
[02:12:08]
[02:12:08] *
*
[02:12:08] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:12:08] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:12:08]
[02:12:08] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:12:08] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:12:08] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:12:08] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:12:08] - Created dyn
[02:12:08] - Files status OK
[02:12:08] - Expanded 82082 -> 443705 (decompressed 540.5 percent)
[02:12:08]
[02:12:08] Project: 2725 (Run 1, Clone 821, Gen 0)
[02:12:08]
[02:12:08] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:12:08] Entering M.D.
[02:12:27] Completed 0
[02:12:27] Starting GUI Server
[02:12:40] mdrun_gpu returned 114
[02:12:40]
[02:12:40] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[02:12:44] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[02:12:44] Sending work to server
[02:12:44] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_05.dat
[02:12:44] - Error: Could not read unit 05 file. Removing from queue.
[02:12:44] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:12:44] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:12:44] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:12:44] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:12:44] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:12:44] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:12:45] + Closed connections
[02:12:50]
[02:12:50] + Processing work unit
[02:12:50] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:12:50] Core found.
[02:12:50] Working on Unit 06 [October 5 02:12:50]
[02:12:50] + Working ...
[02:12:50]
[02:12:50] *
*
[02:12:50] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:12:50] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:12:50]
[02:12:50] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:12:50] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:12:50] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:12:50] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:12:50] - Created dyn
[02:12:50] - Files status OK
[02:12:50] - Expanded 82068 -> 443705 (decompressed 540.6 percent)
[02:12:50]
[02:12:50] Project: 2725 (Run 1, Clone 825, Gen 0)
[02:12:50]
[02:12:51] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:12:51] Entering M.D.
[02:13:14] Starting GUI Server
[02:13:14] Completed 0
[02:13:16] mdrun_gpu returned 114
[02:13:16]
[02:13:16] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[02:13:19] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[02:13:19] Sending work to server
[02:13:19] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_06.dat
[02:13:19] - Error: Could not read unit 06 file. Removing from queue.
[02:13:19] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:13:19] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:13:19] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:13:19] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:13:19] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:13:19] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:13:20] + Closed connections
[02:13:25]
[02:13:25] + Processing work unit
[02:13:25] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:13:25] Core found.
[02:13:25] Working on Unit 07 [October 5 02:13:25]
[02:13:25] + Working ...
[02:13:25]
[02:13:25] *
*
[02:13:25] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:13:25] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:13:25]
[02:13:25] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:13:25] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:13:25] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:13:25] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:13:25] - Created dyn
[02:13:25] - Files status OK
[02:13:25] - Expanded 82088 -> 443705 (decompressed 540.5 percent)
[02:13:25]
[02:13:25] Project: 2725 (Run 1, Clone 830, Gen 0)
[02:13:25]
[02:13:25] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:13:25] Entering M.D.
[02:13:45] Completed 0
[02:13:45] Starting GUI Server
[02:13:58] mdrun_gpu returned 114
[02:13:58]
[02:13:58] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[02:14:01] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[02:14:01] Sending work to server
[02:14:01] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_07.dat
[02:14:01] - Error: Could not read unit 07 file. Removing from queue.
[02:14:01] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:14:01] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:14:01] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:14:02] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:14:02] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:14:02] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:14:03] + Closed connections
[02:14:08]
[02:14:08] + Processing work unit
[02:14:08] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:14:08] Core found.
[02:14:08] Working on Unit 08 [October 5 02:14:08]
[02:14:08] + Working ...
[02:14:08]
[02:14:08] *
*
[02:14:08] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:14:08] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:14:08]
[02:14:08] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:14:08] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:14:08] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:14:08] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:14:08] - Created dyn
[02:14:08] - Files status OK
[02:14:08] - Expanded 83033 -> 443705 (decompressed 534.3 percent)
[02:14:08]
[02:14:08] Project: 2723 (Run 0, Clone 421, Gen 0)
[02:14:08]
[02:14:08] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:14:08] Entering M.D.
[02:14:28] Completed 0
[02:14:28] Starting GUI Server
[02:14:42] mdrun_gpu returned 114
[02:14:42]
[02:14:42] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[02:14:46] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[02:14:46] Sending work to server
[02:14:46] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_08.dat
[02:14:46] - Error: Could not read unit 08 file. Removing from queue.
[02:14:46] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:14:46] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:14:46] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:14:46] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:14:46] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:14:47] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:14:47] + Closed connections
[02:14:52]
[02:14:52] + Processing work unit
[02:14:52] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:14:52] Core found.
[02:14:52] Working on Unit 09 [October 5 02:14:52]
[02:14:52] + Working ...
[02:14:53]
[02:14:53] *
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[02:14:53] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:14:53] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:14:53]
[02:14:53] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:14:53] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:14:53] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:14:53] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:14:53] - Created dyn
[02:14:53] - Files status OK
[02:14:53] - Expanded 82045 -> 443705 (decompressed 540.8 percent)
[02:14:53]
[02:14:53] Project: 2725 (Run 1, Clone 839, Gen 0)
[02:14:53]
[02:14:53] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:14:53] Entering M.D.
[02:15:16] Completed 0
[02:15:16] Starting GUI Server
[02:15:37] mdrun_gpu returned 114
[02:15:37]
[02:15:37] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[02:15:39] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[02:15:39] Sending work to server
[02:15:39] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_09.dat
[02:15:39] - Error: Could not read unit 09 file. Removing from queue.
[02:15:39] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:15:39] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:15:39] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:15:39] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:15:39] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:15:39] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:15:40] + Closed connections
[02:15:45]
[02:15:45] + Processing work unit
[02:15:45] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:15:45] Core found.
[02:15:45] Working on Unit 00 [October 5 02:15:45]
[02:15:45] + Working ...
[02:15:45]
[02:15:45] *
*
[02:15:45] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:15:45] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:15:45]
[02:15:45] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:15:45] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:15:45] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:15:45] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:15:45] - Created dyn
[02:15:45] - Files status OK
[02:15:45] - Expanded 82973 -> 443705 (decompressed 534.7 percent)
[02:15:45]
[02:15:45] Project: 2723 (Run 0, Clone 424, Gen 0)
[02:15:45]
[02:15:46] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:15:46] Entering M.D.
[02:16:08] Starting GUI Server
[02:16:08] Completed 0
[02:16:10] mdrun_gpu returned 114
[02:16:10]
[02:16:10] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[02:16:14] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[02:16:14] Sending work to server
[02:16:14] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_00.dat
[02:16:14] - Error: Could not read unit 00 file. Removing from queue.
[02:16:14] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:16:14] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:16:14] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:16:14] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:16:14] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:16:14] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:16:15] + Closed connections
[02:16:20]
[02:16:20] + Processing work unit
[02:16:20] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:16:20] Core found.
[02:16:20] Working on Unit 01 [October 5 02:16:20]
[02:16:20] + Working ...
[02:16:20]
[02:16:20] *
*
[02:16:20] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:16:20] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:16:20]
[02:16:20] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:16:20] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:16:20] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:16:20] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:16:20] - Created dyn
[02:16:20] - Files status OK
[02:16:20] - Expanded 82108 -> 443705 (decompressed 540.3 percent)
[02:16:20]
[02:16:20] Project: 2725 (Run 1, Clone 848, Gen 0)
[02:16:20]
[02:16:21] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:16:21] Entering M.D.
[02:16:40] Completed 0
[02:16:40] Starting GUI Server
[02:16:41] mdrun_gpu returned 114
[02:16:41]
[02:16:41] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[02:16:44] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[02:16:44] Sending work to server
[02:16:44] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_01.dat
[02:16:44] - Error: Could not read unit 01 file. Removing from queue.
[02:16:44] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:16:44] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:16:44] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:16:45] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.159).
[02:16:45] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to our GPU beta.
[02:16:45] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:16:46] + Closed connections
[02:16:51]
[02:16:51] + Processing work unit
[02:16:51] Core required: FahCore_10.exe
[02:16:51] Core found.
[02:16:51] Working on Unit 02 [October 5 02:16:51]
[02:16:51] + Working ...
[02:16:51]
[02:16:51] *
*
[02:16:51] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[02:16:51] Version 0.06 (Tue Oct 3 07:59:02 PDT 2006)
[02:16:51]
[02:16:51] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
[02:16:51] Build host: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 vishal-gpu 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i686 Cygwin
[02:16:51] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:16:51] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:16:51] - Created dyn
[02:16:51] - Files status OK
[02:16:51] - Expanded 82056 -> 443705 (decompressed 540.7 percent)
[02:16:51]
[02:16:51] Project: 2725 (Run 1, Clone 852, Gen 0)
[02:16:51]
[02:16:51] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:16:51] Entering M.D.
That's a misnomer, actually. Stanford might get 20X the science out of it but they won't be giving 20X the points value. They did much the same thing when they started using the Gromacs core itself. Before the Gromacs core was at production level, they only had the Tinker core. And they were getting 10X the scientific data from Gromacs that they were getting from Tinker work, but they didn't give 10X the points for them. As a matter of fact, by the time that Gromacs core work was totally out of open beta testing (-advmethods flag), they had even changed the benchmark machines from 500 Celerons to today's present 2.8 P4 machines and started benching Gromacs work with SSE enabled. This made many of the Gromacs wu's give a lot more crappy points return from Gromacs wu's compared to Tinker wu's. When Gromacs was still open beta and Stanford was using the Celeron 500's, the Gromacs work was benched without SSE and they turned in quite a bit better points return (because the Celeron 500's didn't have SSE extensions).
So don't go dreaming that your X1950XTX is going to turn in 2500 ppd because it just won't be happening.
the research is what I'm primarily concerned with. I'm sure the points can be figured out later.
The units I have been working on are giving me 220 points and take about 13 hours.
And the science is what I am concerned about too but I would love in the future for Stanford to maybe up the points a bit for GPU's - you would get more converts and it will compensate for the increase in power needed compared to CPU folding.
/me gags on his Earl Grey
Follow these steps to help the cure:
1. Download and install Catalyst Beta 6.10 for the Folding@Home client
2. Download and install the Folding@Home GPU client application
3. Enter the ATI team number 51394 <---- Now thats Recruitment!
4. Download and install the DirectX 9.0c update from Microsoft.
Very sly ATI very sly.....:smiles:
Good news for those GPU ppd. Hopefully they'll find a way to free up the CPU as well!
As you can see, GPU folding affects the 3dmark performance not one whit.
nice!
EM3 thus doesn't monitor the work. The fahcore_10.exe process is definitely doing something, but it doesn't mark any progress in fahlog.txt
Any ideas?