FR Folding@Home Project- ATI Stream Computing Drive Bio-Medical Research at Stanford University

ATI Website and Stanford University ^ | Nov 13 2006 | Vijay Pande

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If anyone is buying a new ATI X1900 (R580 core) and is running the Folding@Home project, please let us know how it is running.

The X1900 and X1950 series is supposed to increase computation by 20x to 30x. This is accomplished using the 48 pixel shaders in the R580 GPU. That will make an enormous difference in folding times for F@H.

If Santa leaves one of these video cards on your fireplace, please pop a F@H core onto it and tell us what results you experience.

Tech support is available on this thread for users wanting to begin folding for Team 36120 Free Republic Folders!

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Pinging the F@H group. With Wild Wednesday and Black Friday upon us, surely someone will have the pleasure of a new toy!

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Pinging the F@H group. With Wild Wednesday and Black Friday upon us, surely someone will have the pleasure of a new toy!

[Drango]

Sorry, I've got no time to read F@H threads...I'm busy reading all the Black Friday ads and figuring how early I have to get up to get what I want (need?)at Fry's. Do you think 4:30 am is too late?

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Folding@Home FAQ for new users:

What is Folding@Home? A Stanford University project to find out how proteins fold.

Why it's important: Proteins folding wrong causes all kinds of diseases, like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and forms of cancer. Folding@Home uses novel computational methods and large scale distributed computing, to simulate timescales thousands to millions of times longer than previously achieved. Through Folding@home, scientists now have the horsepower to study the mechanics of protein folding. With its ability to share the workload among hundred of thousands of computers economically, Folding@home can help scientists understand how proteins snap, or don't, into their predestined shapes - and may help to explain the origins of diseases such as Alzheimer's and apparently unrelated diseases. We're fueling research that could end all that.

How does it work?: You download a safe, tested program (see link below) that is certified by Stanford University. It gets work from Stanford, runs calculations using your spare computer power, and sends the results back to the University.

Is it safe? Yes! Folding@Home rarely effects computer performance in any way and won't compromise your privacy in any way. It only uses the computing power you aren't using so it doesn't slow down other programs.

How do I get started folding for Team FreeRepublic?:
1.) Download the folding program from Stanford University's folding download page (Folding@home Client Download). Type in your desired username.
2.) Type in 36120 for the team number. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - if you get the number wrong, you won't be folding for team FreeRepublic!
3.) The third question asks, "Launch automatically at machine startup, installing this as a service?" - We recommend you answer YES. Otherwise you will have to manually start the program after every reboot.

How can my computer help? Even if they were given exclusive access to all of the world's supercomputers, Stanford still wouldn't have as much processing power as they get from the supercluster of people's desktop systems Folding@home relies on. Modern supercomputers are essentially a cluster of hundreds of processors linked by fast networking. But Stanford needed the power of hundreds of thousands of processors, not just hundreds.

There's no reason to not get involved! It's free, easy, and you can know you're helping every minute without lifting a finger.

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List of Relevant Folding Links
Why Fold - Watch This !!

Another Folding Clip

Folding@home Client Download

FreeRepublic.com Folder Stats

Extreme Overclockers Stats for FreeRepublic

Another Stats Page

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Competition (Not!!) Dummies ..Daily Kos

Dummie Folding Threads #7 #8 #9#10#11 #12

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Other Useful Stuff - Links

How much are those work units worth? And what are they?
All Projects Listed
Point Summary for Workunits

Stat Image Generator

Fahmon Third Party Monitoring Software

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Past FreeRepublic Folding threads

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[ican'tbelieveit]

It is too late... everyone will be lined up before then at the doors, :-).

BTW, where are you finding ads? I just want a food processor and I can't find a single one with a decent price.

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Just make sure that your pup tent is cleaned out after waiting in line to get a PS3.

Fry's? Thank G_d that Denny's stays open all night. 4:30 may not be early enough.

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http://bfads.net/

http://blackfridayads.com/

I have wasted enough time here. Not enough money for all the good deals.

[IslandJeff]

Type I Diabetes Ping List
FR mail me to add yourself! (Type IIs welcome, too.)

Research ping for the "Shooter's Gallery".

Seriously, Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

[Drango]

http://www.fatwallet.org/news/

Found this: Sony H2 6mp/12X optical net price after MIR of $305
but I can help you on the food processor

[Drango]

>I just want a food processor and I can't find a single one with a decent price.

http://blackfridayads.com/category/13

KitchenAid 9-Cup Food Processor $149.99 @ Sears

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http://blackfridayads.com/stores/15

Kohl's Friday Door Buster (6:00 am to 10:00 am)

Cuisinart 7-cup Food Processor

$97.99

[texas booster]

Correction: Kohl's early bird specials are 5:00 am to noon.

People will line up starting at 4:30 am.

[prophetic]

well I've just upgraded one of my machines from a Athlon 3400+ to an Opteron 170 (dual core) running at 2.5ghz and have the 502 console running 2 sessions at 95%.

[IslandJeff]

Hey Hay Hey,

We're up to 63rd Place. Not bad for a bunch of troglodyte xenophobic mostly-Christian rednecks.

Wish I had a server farm of my own, but my little intrepid desktop has gotten me to #200 on Team Reagan.

I've pinged my Type I Diabetes list, as glucose metabolism will likely be more completely understood as a result of this research. In fact, Project 2124 specifically is designed (in layman-speak) with diabetic side-effects in mind.

What could also come of this, speculating, is more efficient transfer of energy from the glucose/carbohydrate molecule. That means either better booze or sugaring up the gas tanks of the future.

Thanks a mil, Tex. This is fun. No problems running F@H at all, except during #%#&%&& Windows Updates that demand a system restart.

-Jeff

[ican'tbelieveit]

I am torn. I could get that system online today from Macy's for $90. Or, I can get a unit at Walmart for $50.

But, I love the links, thanks guys!!!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Paladin2]

IKEA has a "vegamatic" available for $9.99.

[LonePalm]

Actually we are in 61st. We should also be moving up several places by Christmas. The teams immediately ahead of us do not have nearly as many folders as we do.

I have only been folding for a few weeks and I'm all most in the top half at FR and all ready in the top quarter of all folders. This probably says more about the activity level of some of the folders than about me.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[houeto]

FAH Bump!

Happy Thanksgiving to all y'all!