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Here's something I've noticed and maybe someone else can confirm it:

I can gain the most points by configuring F@H to fold deadliness WU in batches. In other words, if I let F@H download WUs with deadlines one at a time (the default behavior), then I will get less points.

FYI, I allow large WUs in both cases (I don't think that should matter though).

Has anyone else seen this?


117 posted on 01/31/2006 12:53:20 AM PST by TheMightyQuinn
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To: TheMightyQuinn

I'm interested to see what you find out about this. I haven't read or heard anything anywhere about it.


118 posted on 01/31/2006 4:23:51 AM PST by Clara Lou (A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality. --I. Kristol)
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To: TheMightyQuinn
" I can gain the most points by configuring F@H to fold deadliness WU in batches"

I don't understand the 'in batches' part of this. If you chose deadlineless WU's, they are automatically done in batches, or do you configure the program somehow to run batches?

Gives me some details on how you set this up so I can give it a try.

119 posted on 01/31/2006 4:35:05 AM PST by HangThemHigh (Entropy's not what it used to be.)
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To: TheMightyQuinn; Clara Lou
For one of my machines, this is true. It was getting 33-41 pointers, and taking just under a day to complete. After I set it to timelessness, I get 239-244 pointers, that take a hair over two days to complete. It doesn't take much math to figure that one out.

I just brought another box online that should start reporting today, and I'm going to time it so it works opposite my first one, so I'll get reported points everyday.
120 posted on 01/31/2006 4:38:54 AM PST by dfwddr (Join our Folding@Home team (Team# 36120) keyword:folding.)
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