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(Vanity) FreeRepublic Folding@Home Project Update
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=36120 ^

Posted on 12/09/2005 6:28:09 PM PST by systematic

FR Team ranking up to number 1782 of 41608


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To: soccer_maniac

My wife told me to fold the towels in the dryer!


61 posted on 12/12/2005 7:19:39 AM PST by Young Werther
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To: soccer_maniac

Thanks


62 posted on 12/12/2005 7:29:46 AM PST by tallhappy (Juntos Podemos!)
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To: soccer_maniac
Image hosted by Photobucket.com since i'm running a 120mhz box and only at 2% on my first work unit, it looks like it'll be awhile before i show up on the list... 8^) i also set up another machine called RicKim in our work group but it's not much faster.
63 posted on 12/12/2005 7:48:10 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: soccer_maniac
They've been lobbing those three-day work units at me. I got one yesterday that took only 6 hours, and I was like, "woohoo! Lookit them proteins fold!!"

According to my system performance monitor, the console unit eats a solid, consistent 50% of my processing cycles. Oddly, I don't even notice the performance hit, even doing Photoshop (though I wouldn't try running HalfLife 2 without pausing it).

64 posted on 12/12/2005 7:56:53 AM PST by prion (Yes, as a matter of fact, I AM the spelling police)
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To: soccer_maniac
You have an incredible machine if you completed 4 WUs already.

AMD Athlon 64, 4000+ with 2GB of ram :). Got two of those actually, but only one has been crunching so far. The other one started this morning. As well as 5 other machines. My number should go up a bit pretty soon. Hehe.

65 posted on 12/12/2005 9:27:52 AM PST by Malsua
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To: systematic
I won't be satisfied until we are the NUMBER ONE protien folder.

Whatever the frog that means.

66 posted on 12/12/2005 9:29:05 AM PST by Lazamataz (Liberals screwed again: HOLIDAY derives from the words Holy Day. NOW what will they do?)
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To: A.Hun; Paladin2

I cannot leave SETI...I'm in the running to take over the #1 spot!

Does this use BOINC? I think with BOINC you can work on multiple projects simultaneously.


67 posted on 12/12/2005 9:30:57 AM PST by Recovering Hermit
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To: soccer_maniac

Do you have to complete a WU to be shown? If so, I'll be on there next July!


68 posted on 12/12/2005 9:39:17 AM PST by A.Hun
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To: A.Hun

Yeah, you only show up after the first completed WU.

I also got a huge WU assigned to me that will take 3 days. The good news is that you get a ton of points for large WUs and in the end ranking is determined by points, not WUs.


69 posted on 12/12/2005 9:57:50 AM PST by soccer_maniac (www.polipundit.com -- Elections and politics with a Conservative bent.)
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To: Recovering Hermit

I still think we're better off folding@home [stanford.edu] than hunting for aliens

F@H is not part of BOINC but you can run both at the same time (each sharing 50% of unused cycles)


70 posted on 12/12/2005 10:04:16 AM PST by soccer_maniac (www.polipundit.com -- Elections and politics with a Conservative bent.)
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To: soccer_maniac

Thanks for the info.


71 posted on 12/12/2005 10:04:16 AM PST by A.Hun
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To: Lazamataz

We are #1,711 http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=36120

Top 100
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teamstats


72 posted on 12/12/2005 10:06:39 AM PST by soccer_maniac (www.polipundit.com -- Elections and politics with a Conservative bent.)
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To: systematic; All
By design, the software will use IDLE CPU cycles. The software will work your CPU like nothing else - overclocked CPU's / memory will be pushed to the limit. If the software frequently dies then back off on the overclock. An average WU on a FAST machine will take about 2 days - on a slow machine a WU could take weeks. There are several different cores that are processed - each having it's own demands. The GUI interface and the screensaver version are slightly slower than the plain jane console version - which can be installed as a service - which is then up anytime the OS is up - so more folding is occurring.

On Intel machines, it's better (for Stanford and the project) to NOT use hyperthreading/process dual WU's. Hopefully some great research will become available thanks to everyone's effort.

A F@H beta-tester.

73 posted on 12/12/2005 10:09:43 AM PST by 4CJ (Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito, qua tua te fortuna sinet.)
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To: 4CJ

what does the term "overclock" mean?


74 posted on 12/12/2005 12:14:23 PM PST by soccer_maniac (www.polipundit.com -- Elections and politics with a Conservative bent.)
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To: soccer_maniac
what does the term "overclock" mean?

The short of it, crank up the processor beyond its rated specification and crank down the memory timings.

To keep the processor within it's heat tolerance range, you need to improve the cooling over the stock coolers. Memory tends to need heat spreaders, which most quality ram has these days with an eye towards improved timings. You then make sure the case it's in is well designed to allow good airflow.

Some folks use water cooling on the CPUs, others still use compressors to get frigid temps to allow for some pretty extreme overclocks.

I tend to buy components that allow me to mildly overclock without any issues. I've not done it yet in either of my AMD 4000 machines simply because they've only been built for under a month and I wanted the Arctic Silver(CPU thermal "grease") to "set" and the machines to be stable before I monkey around.

75 posted on 12/12/2005 1:21:31 PM PST by Malsua
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To: Malsua
AMD Athlon 64, 4000+ with 2GB of ram

Darn... I hate it when people have more hardware than me. Time to build a couple new machines. :-)

76 posted on 12/12/2005 2:41:03 PM PST by ken in texas (Can't afford a tagline... please send money.)
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To: ken in texas
Darn... I hate it when people have more hardware than me. Time to build a couple new machines. :-)

Heh, remember, I got 2 of them :). This particular combo, Abit AN8 Ultra + AMD 64 4000+(San diego core) will overclock to FX-57 speeds too. I've got that Zalman CPNS7700 copper brick on there and I prolly won't stretch it up to FX-57 speeds, but I will tweak it some. I put a 250gb SATA 3g/s drive in each one and my game one has a 7800GTX. No question, it's the fastest machine I've ever used in every category I can figure and it's running fully bloated XP. In an Antec Sonata II case and it's whisper quiet. Love it :)

Ok, I'll stop the geek talk :)

77 posted on 12/12/2005 2:54:23 PM PST by Malsua
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To: systematic

I've been running Rosetta@home on BOINC. Anybody else?


78 posted on 12/12/2005 2:56:09 PM PST by TChris ("Unless you act, you're going to lose your world." - Mark Steyn)
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To: A.Hun; All

Congrats, A.Hun and all others for completing your 1st WU.

Team FR now [b]#1683[/b] of 41647 teams


79 posted on 12/12/2005 4:24:57 PM PST by systematic (Folding@Home for Team FreeRepublic (Team# 36120))
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To: systematic

Thanks for the update. It had told me July of next year!

The screensaver is crashing my system....any idea why?


80 posted on 12/12/2005 4:33:56 PM PST by A.Hun
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