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FR Folding@Home Project Update -- The Need for Speed (#56 - 19,000,000 Points)
Stanford University Folding@Home Distributed Computing Project ^ | 02/02/2007 | Stanford University

Posted on 02/02/2007 6:22:25 AM PST by texas booster

OK, new thread for the next week, celebrating 100,000 Work Units!

First, a big shout out to the SETI and BOINC members who have added CPUs to the effort. Remember, its Team 36120, NOT Team 0.

Next, congrats to all for bumping our team up to 1040 processors and 420 user names.

We now have 29 members who have contributed at least 100,000 points each. Woo-Hoo!

Even more impressive, our team now boasts 342 members who have folded at least 1,000 points. That is more than the entire number of folders for our erstwhile left-wing environazi competitors!

Free Republic Folding@Home Stats Page

On the global front, Free Republic Folders is now listed at # 56. We will be in the Top 50 within 6 months!

Thanks again to all that are helping us advance science and promote the peaceful use of computers.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: alzheimers; folding; parkinsons; proteins
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To: texas booster

No problems installing or getting the drivers to run.

I am getting an error message that I have the wrong version of DirectX 9. Surprising as I keep Winders up to date. Off to check it out now.

...

Interesting that M$ wants a Genuine (PITN) validation for DirectX. It is also a different validation than I am used to seeing.

...

Now running Project: 2736 (Run 7, Clone 564, Gen 4)


61 posted on 02/10/2007 7:47:13 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: texas booster

Now working to get Egon's F@H monitor working.

Can't seem to find a unitinfo.txt file in the GUI ...


62 posted on 02/10/2007 7:55:02 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: texas booster
My son had an Age of Empires III party here last night with 8 players

I hope they all left with a little red flower in their system trey! Hint, hint!

63 posted on 02/10/2007 8:11:53 AM PST by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Drango
Are you kidding? I couldn't get an open computer at all last night.

Those kids were fueled with Oreos and Mountain Dew until about 6:00 am.

However, they are asleep now ...

64 posted on 02/10/2007 8:14:29 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: texas booster

May the "fold" be with you...


65 posted on 02/10/2007 8:15:51 AM PST by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: texas booster

Folding is going good here. My project is 3040 and thats not listed in the project list. Is there another lising elsewhere?


66 posted on 02/10/2007 8:15:56 AM PST by FreedomGuru
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To: texas booster

Had to wait until 1% was complete before the unitinfo was created.


67 posted on 02/10/2007 8:30:54 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: FreedomGuru

The researchers at Stanford who create the work units have not provided the information on the protein to Prof Pande.

Admitted as much on their project website.

I'll look around this weekend after the house is up to the Wifey's cleanliness standards.


68 posted on 02/10/2007 8:40:34 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: texas booster

I have two cores running now, the new GPU GUI and the normal 5.04 console. CPU usage is at 100% as expected, with the GPU getting more of the CPU time than the console.

There is a noticable jerkiness with Solitare, but no appreciable lag on surfing.

The X1650 AGP is much faster than the NVidia FX5900XT that I have used for a few years.

I also found the same X1650Pro 512 MB card that I bought for $206, for $159.99 after $70 Instant rebate at CompUSA. Looks like Best Buy owes me some cash.


69 posted on 02/10/2007 9:11:39 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: texas booster

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161032

This one? For $128?


70 posted on 02/10/2007 9:17:03 AM PST by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Drango

The HIS card purchasers have had a hard time getting the cards to run consistantly. Once locked in they seem to work, but I didn't want my first experience to be such a hassle. The HIS card also takes up two slots, from the pics.

I bought this card:

http://www.compusabusiness.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=cat3&product_code=342119&Pn=X1650_PRO_Video_Card

from Best Buy. Maybe I can get a discount without returning it outright.


71 posted on 02/10/2007 9:37:11 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: JosephW; Drango; GoldCountryRedneck; LonePalm; prophetic

The X1650Pro 512 MB card has 12 pixel shaders, the X1950 Pro has 36 shaders and the X1900XT has 48 pixel shaders.

I read that the X1900XT can pop a 1% frame in about 7 minutes, or 700 minutes for a work unit. That calculates to a work unit every 12 hours.

I am getting 24:40 minutes per 1% frame. It is certainly slower than the X1900XT, at around 1/4 of the speed. That shows the direct impact of the pixel shaders.

I will run the card this weekend before I decide to return it for a faster card.

Pros: it runs just fine on a 300 watt power supply. No major reconfiguration required.
Thin, only takes one slot.
Came with 512 MB not 256 MB.
Cheaper and within budget.

Cons: It isn't the fastest card available.
For a hundred $ more I could have the fastest card available.

Still, for not much money I have easily tripled my production on this system, and thats before I start playing with overclocking.

prophetic, did your new video card ever come in? How is it working for you?


72 posted on 02/10/2007 9:58:36 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: Egon

Guess I'm officially at number 9 now and right on your 6.


73 posted on 02/10/2007 7:51:39 PM PST by JosephW (Mohammad Lied, People die!)
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To: JosephW
Guess I'm officially at number 9 now and right on your 6.

Won't take you too long-- I R tanked!

74 posted on 02/10/2007 11:33:49 PM PST by Egon ("If all your friends were named Cliff, would you jump off them??" - Hugh Neutron)
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To: Egon

When you get a chance, I don't see the new X1650 card coming up on the monitor. Can you take a look and see if it may be reporting incorrectly?


75 posted on 02/11/2007 5:00:20 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: FairWitness

Your first completed protein showed up on the charts today!

Welcome to the team and happy folding.

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_summary.php?s=&u=207933


76 posted on 02/13/2007 12:29:17 PM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: JosephW; Drango; GoldCountryRedneck; LonePalm; prophetic; Egon

The addition of the X1650 Pro card to my system has worked out very well. While I do not see the massive earned points that one gets on an X1900XT, the X1650 is a very viable upgrade for any AGP system.

I am running on an AMD Sempron 3000+, not the fastest CPU out there. The video upgrade did make the system faster and simply much prettier to watch a DVD or flash movie.

I had all the problems and driver issues pretty well fixed within an hour. F@H fired right up, but it took the better part of a day before I quit fiddling with it.

F@H GPU seems to produce about 250 - 350 ppd. I also have a console CPU running which completes in just a little longer than it used to, so add another 100 ppd for that.

I can heartily recommend adding the X1650 to an older system that you don't want to spend a lot upgrading.

Well worth it if you can buy it below $160.


77 posted on 02/13/2007 1:20:25 PM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: texas booster

Do not EVER - EVER sign up for anything with "yahoo" "SNET" or "ATT" as a DSL provider.


78 posted on 02/14/2007 4:10:23 PM PST by NY.SS-Bar9 (DR #1692)
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To: NY.SS-Bar9

Hmmm ... tell me more. I love to hear stories of evil ISPs buying each other out, promising lower fees and better service.

Sounds like a "IHate____" website in the making!


79 posted on 02/14/2007 5:56:30 PM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: texas booster

Have had a marginal connection (we are 3 miles from the CO) with our DSL line. Marginal turned to crappy about three months ago.

Service inept, unable to correct the problems and each service call resulted in a multi-day outage and a change in our (supposedly) static IP.

Called the local cable company - had service on under 24 hours with 10x the bandwidth.


80 posted on 02/15/2007 12:25:02 PM PST by NY.SS-Bar9 (DR #1692)
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