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*debro* · 14-04-2007

Every PC I own has an AMD chip in it (even my work PC & Work laptop)... I guess my upgrades generally coincide with those times that AMD is the better choice

There was a time when AMD was the underdog ... back when the intel MMX chips were first released .. and then AMD released their Athlon based line and mopped the floor with Intel for less power & significantly lower MHZ (still lower MHZ) .. and that period lasted about 10 years - through the P2, P3, P4, P4HT, and P4 Dual Core... and now they're the underdog again vs intels lucky fluke, the Core Duo/Core 2 Duo.

Don't worry .. AMD will be back on top shortly.

**jwill427** · 14-04-2007

intel was on top for a while when they released the northwood P4

(6 months IIRC)

with the competition between intel and AMD the consumer wins big time, just think of where we would be if intel was still a monopoly

I'm waiting for AMD to release the Stars procs before I make a move, if they are any good I'll get one, and if not, they will probably still force price drops on core 2

*debro* · 15-04-2007

6months in 10 years can be disregarded as an anomaly

**zevia** · 16-04-2007

I retired one of my Core2Duo PC for folding and will get it up sometime next week. For now I'm only folding using the other Core2Duo but it seems I'm still alone up there.

*adict2jane* · 16-04-2007

Unless someone gets a core 2 quad or a PS3, I think you should be alone up there for some time.

**Arachne** · 16-04-2007

Yep, methinks he should get used to it and make himself comfortable

Mind you, at the rate Dee is going, I bet she'll be up there with you soon enough

*debro* · 17-04-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by debro

If it helps, many computer shops & adverts refer to them all as Core Duo's, or Core2's. And most sales assistants can't tell you the difference between a Core 2 Duo, or Core Duo, or for that matter refer to Core Solo's (yonah) as Core 2 Solos.

I believe Core 2's don't come in a solo model. The Dual core is the budget model for the Core 2's

Ooooh! We have a potential darwin award Nominee in Oz!

Harvey Normans recently placed a (full page) commercial in the Sydney Telegraph (one of the two largest papers in Oz) advertising the following laptop:

"Amd Turion Core 2 Duo"

**Dee-27** · 17-04-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arachne

Mind you, at the rate Dee is going, I bet she'll be up there with you soon enough

Only using 1 PC and it's not on 24/7 and even when it is on, F@H isn't always running @100%. I'm also just using the standard Windows client.

[EDIT] The Core 2 Duo is being used though. With the warm weather and the PC's in a small room. It was to hot to run both PC's. So this PC is also acting as a network server too.

**Womble** · 17-04-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by adict2jane

Unless someone gets a core 2 quad or a PS3

4 Core is my next upgrade, or probably 8 core by the time I get around to it.

I was going to stick the F@H client on my works demo PS3 to get some extra crunching going but it's not conencted to the net.

**Dee-27** · 17-04-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Womble

I was going to stick the F@H client on my works demo PS3 to get some extra crunching going but it's not conencted to the net.

I was thinking of adding the schools computer, but i thought they might notice.

**Arachne** · 17-04-2007

You sneaky pair

At the moment it's just the one PC for me. But every little helps as they say

*debro* · 17-04-2007

Yeah, my poor main beast doesn't get much of a workout either .. it must be feeling neglected

It might be on for 2 hrs/ day.

I might have to switch it back to two single standard fah clients, since I doubt that a x2 3800 on for 2 hrs can meet thetight SMP deadlines.

*headquarter84* · 18-04-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by debro

Ooooh! We have a potential darwin award Nominee in Oz!

Harvey Normans recently placed a (full page) commercial in the Sydney Telegraph (one of the two largest papers in Oz) advertising the following laptop:

"Amd Turion Core 2 Duo"

WOW!!! i want that one

i'm sure it has a VIA Nforce4 chipset

and a Nvidia Radeon X1600 GS VGA

!!!!

4 WUs done... crrrrrrrrunching the fifth

*debro* · 18-04-2007

And Dell too!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dell.au

Fabulous! Core 2 Duo!
Pentium D915 .....
512MB Ram .......

**zevia** · 27-04-2007

Project 2609

Using E6300 2M Cache 450x7= 3.15Ghz ~18:30 mins per frame

Code:

[10:12:17] Completed 195000 out of 500000 steps (39 percent)
[10:27:17] Timered checkpoint triggered
[10:30:51] Writing local files
[10:30:51] Completed 200000 out of 500000 steps (40 percent)

same project, paused to change CPU...

E6600 4M Cache 400x9= 3.6Ghz ~ 11:30 mins per frame

Code:

[20:10:49] Completed 300000 out of 500000 steps (60 percent)
[20:22:22] Writing local files
[20:22:22] Completed 305000 out of 500000 steps (61 percent)

So basically a 14% increase of CPU speed and additional 2MB cache can increase folding speed about 40%... nice!

**Arachne** · 27-04-2007

Mmmmm....very, very nice

**Arachne** · 30-04-2007

Anyone else having trouble getting a WU? My results went through fine last night, but still this afternoon it's having trouble fetching work.

Edit: Hehe, nm - found the problem, possibly

In fact, there's several threads there about it.

*adict2jane* · 30-04-2007

yeah, I can't get work either, switch all my F@H rigs to WCG. Will switch back when work becomes available again.

**zevia** · 30-04-2007

No problem sending WUs here....

*adict2jane* · 30-04-2007

I can send just fine, but couldn't get any new work

**zevia** · 30-04-2007

Oh doh. sorry.

But I did get a WU this morning or around 11:45AM on the 171.64.65.64 server time. Maybe some of their servers are down? I had that problem a while back but cleaning up the FAH folder usualy fix the problem, maybe restarting FAH will get you a new server address that works? (cleaned "work" directory etc and leave client.cfg and FAH-console.exe).

Btw, I failed to meet the deadline in my lowly Pentium D 2.66Ghz with this SMP project 2610.

I didn't know that the console was closed so the PC didn't fold for a day.

Code:

[11:42:01] - Ask before connecting: No
[11:42:01] - User name: zevia (Team 13505)
[11:42:01] - User ID: 21300B4844A5B89B
[11:42:01] - Machine ID: 1
[11:42:01] 
[11:42:01] Loaded queue successfully.
[11:42:01] Unit 3's deadline (April 30 05:54) has passed.
[11:44:21] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[11:44:21] + Attempting to get work packet
[11:44:21] - Connecting to assignment server
[11:44:21] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.64).
[11:44:21] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[11:44:21] Loaded queue successfully.
[11:44:32] + Closed connections
[11:44:32] 
[11:44:32] + Processing work unit
[11:44:32] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[11:44:32] Core found.
[11:44:32] Working on Unit 04 [April 30 11:44:32]
[11:44:32] + Working ...
[11:44:33] 
[11:44:33] *------------------------------*
[11:44:33] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[11:44:33] Version 1.74 (March 10, 2007)
[11:44:33] 
[11:44:33] Preparing to commence simulation
[11:44:33] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[11:44:50] - Looking at optimizations...
[11:44:50] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[11:44:50] - Previous termination of core was improper.
[11:44:50] - Files status OK
[11:44:50] ndard loops.
[11:44:50] - Files status OK
[11:45:12] - Expanded 3955988 -> 21620008 (decompressed 546.5 percent)
[11:45:12] - Starting from initial work packet
[11:45:12] 
[11:45:12] Project: 2610 (Run 1, Clone 166, Gen 14)
[11:45:12] 
[11:45:13] ete work/wudata_04.pdo
[11:45:13] Warning: check for stray files
[11:45:13] - Starting from initial work packet
[11:45:13] 
[11:45:13] Project: 2610 (Run 1, Clone 166, Gen 14)
[11:45:13] 
[11:45:13] packet
[11:45:13] 
[11:45:13] Project: 2610 (Run 1, Clone 166, Gen 14)
[11:45:13] 
[11:45:13] Entering M.D.
[11:45:20] Rejecting checkpoint
[11:45:22] Protein: Protein
[11:45:22] Writing local files
[11:45:24] Extra SSE boost OK.
[11:45:25] Writing local files
[11:45:26] Completed 0 out of 500000 steps (0 percent)

14-04-2007	#301 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 9,702	Re: Folding@Home <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Every PC I own has an AMD chip in it (even my work PC & Work laptop)... I guess my upgrades generally coincide with those times that AMD is the better choice There was a time when AMD was the underdog ... back when the intel MMX chips were first released .. and then AMD released their Athlon based line and mopped the floor with Intel for less power & significantly lower MHZ (still lower MHZ) .. and that period lasted about 10 years - through the P2, P3, P4, P4HT, and P4 Dual Core... and now they're the underdog again vs intels lucky fluke, the Core Duo/Core 2 Duo. Don't worry .. AMD will be back on top shortly. __________________ CDFreaks - Overwhelmed by Ignorance since 2005! We lost the battle, but we haven't lost the war! Click Here to sign up to the resistance movement! Viva La Resistance! Admitting that you've illegally downloaded movies/songs and need help to process/burn is comparable to robbing a bank, and walking into the bank the next day holding the bags of money to deposit them into your account. Don't be surprised if people laugh at you when you make the headlines.

14-04-2007	#302 (permalink)
jwill427 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal USA Posts: 1,110	Re: Folding@Home intel was on top for a while when they released the northwood P4 (6 months IIRC) with the competition between intel and AMD the consumer wins big time, just think of where we would be if intel was still a monopoly I'm waiting for AMD to release the Stars procs before I make a move, if they are any good I'll get one, and if not, they will probably still force price drops on core 2 __________________ Fold for team 13505 Help us save some lives by joining the Distributed Computing Teams Main rig(aka Arachne's new PC ): X2 4000+ @ 2.83ghz Folding GPU + 5.04 24/7 #2: P4 2.0GHz WCG when on #3: A64 3700+ @ 2.64ghz Folding 5.04 (Small WUs) 24/7 Laptop: Celeron 520 @ 1.6ghz Folding 5.04 (Big WUs) when plugged in Full specs here

15-04-2007	#303 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 9,702	Re: Folding@Home 6months in 10 years can be disregarded as an anomaly __________________ CDFreaks - Overwhelmed by Ignorance since 2005! We lost the battle, but we haven't lost the war! Click Here to sign up to the resistance movement! Viva La Resistance! Admitting that you've illegally downloaded movies/songs and need help to process/burn is comparable to robbing a bank, and walking into the bank the next day holding the bags of money to deposit them into your account. Don't be surprised if people laugh at you when you make the headlines.

16-04-2007	#304 (permalink)
zevia Admin & Review Coordinator N.America Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 9,376	Re: Folding@Home I retired one of my Core2Duo PC for folding and will get it up sometime next week. For now I'm only folding using the other Core2Duo but it seems I'm still alone up there. __________________ Click here to join CDFreaks.com Join CDFreaks Distributed Computing Team, have fun while helping to save some lives! My review PC & Specs & Media Blu-ray to DVD guide Forum Rules \| Blu-ray UDF Driver BenQ/Philips FAQ and tools: BQFlasher, MCSE, WOPC Tool, WinDWFlash LG GGW-H10N Blu-ray/HD-DVD \| LG GBW-H10N Blu-ray \| Panasonic SW-5582 Blu-ray

16-04-2007	#305 (permalink)
adict2jane CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 655	Re: Folding@Home Unless someone gets a core 2 quad or a PS3, I think you should be alone up there for some time. __________________ We have teams helping great causes here at cdfreaks. Please help out if your computer has the spare time. Folding@Home http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=197043 The World Community Grid http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=210320 http://stats.free-dc.org/tag.php?name=adict2jane

16-04-2007	#306 (permalink)
Arachne Senior Moderator & Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Keeping my media stash safe. Posts: 23,900	Re: Folding@Home Yep, methinks he should get used to it and make himself comfortable Mind you, at the rate Dee is going, I bet she'll be up there with you soon enough __________________ Current drives: Pioneer DVR-115D (1.06) + Optiarc AD-5170S (1.12) + Litey LH-20A1H (LL0D) + Samsung SH-S182D (SB06 RPC1) x2 + Litey SHM-165P6S (MS0R) + LG E10N (JE07) + BenQ DW1650 (BCDC) x2 + Litey SHW-1635S (YV6P) x2 + BenQ DW1640@164B (BEFB) + LG 4167B (DL13 TDB) + Samsung SH-S162L (TS08) + NEC ND-4551A (1.Z2) + LG GCE-8520B (1.00) + LiteOn SOHR-5239S (2S0B) Retired: LiteOn LDW-851@SOHW-832 + LiteOn SOHW-1693S + LG 4163B My Review PCs How to delete your upper and lower filters : How to check/enable DMA by Womble Click here to join cdfreaks.com and be part of our friendly community! The CDFreaks Distributed Computing Teams need YOU! Join the Team(s) and help save some lives! Read more here

17-04-2007	#311 (permalink)
Arachne Senior Moderator & Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Keeping my media stash safe. Posts: 23,900	Re: Folding@Home You sneaky pair At the moment it's just the one PC for me. But every little helps as they say __________________ Current drives: Pioneer DVR-115D (1.06) + Optiarc AD-5170S (1.12) + Litey LH-20A1H (LL0D) + Samsung SH-S182D (SB06 RPC1) x2 + Litey SHM-165P6S (MS0R) + LG E10N (JE07) + BenQ DW1650 (BCDC) x2 + Litey SHW-1635S (YV6P) x2 + BenQ DW1640@164B (BEFB) + LG 4167B (DL13 TDB) + Samsung SH-S162L (TS08) + NEC ND-4551A (1.Z2) + LG GCE-8520B (1.00) + LiteOn SOHR-5239S (2S0B) Retired: LiteOn LDW-851@SOHW-832 + LiteOn SOHW-1693S + LG 4163B My Review PCs How to delete your upper and lower filters : How to check/enable DMA by Womble Click here to join cdfreaks.com and be part of our friendly community! The CDFreaks Distributed Computing Teams need YOU! Join the Team(s) and help save some lives! Read more here

17-04-2007	#312 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 9,702	Re: Folding@Home Yeah, my poor main beast doesn't get much of a workout either .. it must be feeling neglected It might be on for 2 hrs/ day. I might have to switch it back to two single standard fah clients, since I doubt that a x2 3800 on for 2 hrs can meet thetight SMP deadlines. __________________ CDFreaks - Overwhelmed by Ignorance since 2005! We lost the battle, but we haven't lost the war! Click Here to sign up to the resistance movement! Viva La Resistance! Admitting that you've illegally downloaded movies/songs and need help to process/burn is comparable to robbing a bank, and walking into the bank the next day holding the bags of money to deposit them into your account. Don't be surprised if people laugh at you when you make the headlines.

27-04-2007	#315 (permalink)
zevia Admin & Review Coordinator N.America Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 9,376	Re: Folding@Home Project 2609 Using E6300 2M Cache 450x7= 3.15Ghz ~18:30 mins per frame Code: [10:12:17] Completed 195000 out of 500000 steps (39 percent) [10:27:17] Timered checkpoint triggered [10:30:51] Writing local files [10:30:51] Completed 200000 out of 500000 steps (40 percent) same project, paused to change CPU... E6600 4M Cache 400x9= 3.6Ghz ~ 11:30 mins per frame Code: [20:10:49] Completed 300000 out of 500000 steps (60 percent) [20:22:22] Writing local files [20:22:22] Completed 305000 out of 500000 steps (61 percent) So basically a 14% increase of CPU speed and additional 2MB cache can increase folding speed about 40%... nice! __________________ Click here to join CDFreaks.com Join CDFreaks Distributed Computing Team, have fun while helping to save some lives! My review PC & Specs & Media Blu-ray to DVD guide Forum Rules \| Blu-ray UDF Driver BenQ/Philips FAQ and tools: BQFlasher, MCSE, WOPC Tool, WinDWFlash LG GGW-H10N Blu-ray/HD-DVD \| LG GBW-H10N Blu-ray \| Panasonic SW-5582 Blu-ray

27-04-2007	#316 (permalink)
Arachne Senior Moderator & Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Keeping my media stash safe. Posts: 23,900	Re: Folding@Home Mmmmm....very, very nice __________________ Current drives: Pioneer DVR-115D (1.06) + Optiarc AD-5170S (1.12) + Litey LH-20A1H (LL0D) + Samsung SH-S182D (SB06 RPC1) x2 + Litey SHM-165P6S (MS0R) + LG E10N (JE07) + BenQ DW1650 (BCDC) x2 + Litey SHW-1635S (YV6P) x2 + BenQ DW1640@164B (BEFB) + LG 4167B (DL13 TDB) + Samsung SH-S162L (TS08) + NEC ND-4551A (1.Z2) + LG GCE-8520B (1.00) + LiteOn SOHR-5239S (2S0B) Retired: LiteOn LDW-851@SOHW-832 + LiteOn SOHW-1693S + LG 4163B My Review PCs How to delete your upper and lower filters : How to check/enable DMA by Womble Click here to join cdfreaks.com and be part of our friendly community! The CDFreaks Distributed Computing Teams need YOU! Join the Team(s) and help save some lives! Read more here

30-04-2007	#317 (permalink)
Arachne Senior Moderator & Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Keeping my media stash safe. Posts: 23,900	Re: Folding@Home Anyone else having trouble getting a WU? My results went through fine last night, but still this afternoon it's having trouble fetching work. Edit: Hehe, nm - found the problem, possibly In fact, there's several threads there about it. __________________ Current drives: Pioneer DVR-115D (1.06) + Optiarc AD-5170S (1.12) + Litey LH-20A1H (LL0D) + Samsung SH-S182D (SB06 RPC1) x2 + Litey SHM-165P6S (MS0R) + LG E10N (JE07) + BenQ DW1650 (BCDC) x2 + Litey SHW-1635S (YV6P) x2 + BenQ DW1640@164B (BEFB) + LG 4167B (DL13 TDB) + Samsung SH-S162L (TS08) + NEC ND-4551A (1.Z2) + LG GCE-8520B (1.00) + LiteOn SOHR-5239S (2S0B) Retired: LiteOn LDW-851@SOHW-832 + LiteOn SOHW-1693S + LG 4163B My Review PCs How to delete your upper and lower filters : How to check/enable DMA by Womble Click here to join cdfreaks.com and be part of our friendly community! The CDFreaks Distributed Computing Teams need YOU! Join the Team(s) and help save some lives! Read more here Last edited by Arachne; 30-04-2007 at 20:46. Reason: Had to fix link, doh.

30-04-2007	#318 (permalink)
adict2jane CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 655	Re: Folding@Home yeah, I can't get work either, switch all my F@H rigs to WCG. Will switch back when work becomes available again. __________________ We have teams helping great causes here at cdfreaks. Please help out if your computer has the spare time. Folding@Home http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=197043 The World Community Grid http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=210320 http://stats.free-dc.org/tag.php?name=adict2jane

30-04-2007	#319 (permalink)
zevia Admin & Review Coordinator N.America Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 9,376	Re: Folding@Home No problem sending WUs here.... __________________ Click here to join CDFreaks.com Join CDFreaks Distributed Computing Team, have fun while helping to save some lives! My review PC & Specs & Media Blu-ray to DVD guide Forum Rules \| Blu-ray UDF Driver BenQ/Philips FAQ and tools: BQFlasher, MCSE, WOPC Tool, WinDWFlash LG GGW-H10N Blu-ray/HD-DVD \| LG GBW-H10N Blu-ray \| Panasonic SW-5582 Blu-ray

30-04-2007	#320 (permalink)
adict2jane CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 655	Re: Folding@Home I can send just fine, but couldn't get any new work __________________ We have teams helping great causes here at cdfreaks. Please help out if your computer has the spare time. Folding@Home http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=197043 The World Community Grid http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=210320 http://stats.free-dc.org/tag.php?name=adict2jane

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