OK, I'm trying the Windows SMP (also running the Linux SMP on the same box but in VMWare). This will give me an easy transition to Windows if it's faster than Linux (even slowed in a VM), or back to Linux if the Windows client is a dog. Should be interesting to watch Pegasus (Linux in VM, Windows SMP and 2 single folding session to catch between WU time in the SMP clients).
I'm just a sick puppy.
JosephW
Field notes for the Windows SMP client recommend a four core CPU for the SMP client.
Not 4 clients per CPU ;')
As long as the cores don't spend all their time thrashing between clients, fighting for memory and other resources, you should be good to go.
I know that Stanford likes their WUs back fairly quickly, but lots of guys are running multiple WUs on a single core system (like an Intel P4 HT chip). The WUs do not complete as fast, but the points are slightly elevated.
Let us know how it goes.
Also, the PS3 client will be released after the new 1.6 update is published, probably late Thursday night.
Ought to be a great weekend for Folding!
OK, I don't have enough computing power to run both SMP clients on a single box :(
Will let the Linux SMP client finish its current WU and then shut it down. Let's see how MS folding performs natively (why do I get a feeling I'm going to be disappointed).
JosephW