Boinc Pentathlon

PDW · 30 Apr 2015 at 20:21

We have already picked up 15 points and it hasn't even started yet

So do you think I should move from Poem to Einstein just in case it turns out to be that GPU project (as it can't be Poem) ?

hanluc · 30 Apr 2015 at 22:09

andy_taximan said:
Flogging dead horses makes them more tender, just like steak

I know there must be a positive in that statement but I just can't see it yet

PDW said:
So do you think I should move from Poem to Einstein just in case it turns out to be that GPU project (as it can't be Poem) ?

That's what's I'm taking a punt on, don't know when the GPU one will start but I reckon 4 days crunching should be enough to get upto speed.

andy_taximan · 30 Apr 2015 at 23:51

Well i dont know if i done the right thing but as linustechtips is now number 1 for users i just reminded them they are below us on the total points in folding! haha and that they should join in the competitions in future, we will see, whatever im staying in here tho, OcUK for ever

PDW · 1 May 2015 at 12:34

Decided to have a quick play with Milkyway in case that turns out to be one of the projects. All I've done at the moment is get it to use the GPU at 95+% load by running 2 WUs at a time.

I have no idea what changing the Frequency setting will do or how it will affect my chunks :eek:

Also "Make particles bigger or smaller when using uglier particles" is an unusual option in the preferences. I couldn't find anywhere to opt for just the pretty particles

On the plus side they did award me a badge just for turning up and completing 1 WU

hanluc · 1 May 2015 at 13:27

PDW said:
Decided to have a quick play with Milkyway in case that turns out to be one of the projects. All I've done at the moment is get it to use the GPU at 95+% load by running 2 WUs at a time.

I have no idea what changing the Frequency setting will do or how it will affect my chunks

Also "Make particles bigger or smaller when using uglier particles" is an unusual option in the preferences. I couldn't find anywhere to opt for just the pretty particles

On the plus side they did award me a badge just for turning up and completing 1 WU

I don't know anything about those ugly particles

Phil is the expert on Milkyway perhaps he can tell you if he reads this. I don't know what cards you have (as you are so secretive

) but AMD double precision cards are king, I would say 7970/280x are the best cards for milkyway, my AMD 290s aren't supported.

EDIT:
Just tried my 7970 out now on milkyway, running 3 tasks at once, each work unit takes 68 secs for 106.88pts, which is a PPD of 407,401.

88 secs each, running 3 tasks on a 7950 .. both cards at stock. You may find that Nvidia cards are useless in comparison, if that's what you have.

PDW · 1 May 2015 at 16:35

Yes, I knew they wanted DP but having never signed up for it hadn't seen the options or even read the forum about it. Hopefully it won't come up as a challenge project and if it does Phil will sort me out with my chunks.

Why don't your 290s work, is that a Milkway app problem that they haven't bothered to fix or because they are as bad at DP as nVidia ?

Our WCG stats have improved from yesterday, looks like I have a taxi to catch and overtake

andy_taximan · 1 May 2015 at 17:17

If you catch mine ill put the meter on !!!

hanluc · 1 May 2015 at 19:15

PDW said:
Why don't your 290s work, is that a Milkway app problem that they haven't bothered to fix or because they are as bad at DP as nVidia ?

It's working now

I used to get a message from the server saying my card wasn't supported. I looked into it after speaking to you and downloaded a app_info and the exe files manually though speed wise it's actually slower than my 7950 but I am ready if it gets added though I do think it's more likely to be Einstein or GPUGrid, I just hope it not the latter.

hanluc · 2 May 2015 at 06:29

http://www.seti-germany.de/blog/category/boinc-pentathlon/

City run discipline has been announced and it's malaria control, starts 2 days after WCG.

Deadlines for these work units are only 3-4 days, so anyone thinking of bunkering would need to fill up their cache Monday.

hanluc · 2 May 2015 at 06:53

Bunkering, though sometimes frowned upon, is accepted in this challenge.

For those that don't know what bunkering is, it's a practise were work units are completed over several days, but not submitted to the work server until after the challenge starts.

To bunker

... First increase your cache size so the server gives you more work.
Boinc client/tools/computer preferences/network usage ... increase minimum work buffer (max 10 days) and also additional work buffer if 10 days isn't enough. Though work server limits may overide.

Secondly stop the boinc client from reporting tasks..
Boinc client/Activity/Network activity suspended ... change back to 'always available' when you want to submit them.

PDW · 2 May 2015 at 11:14

hanluc said:
http://www.seti-germany.de/blog/category/boinc-pentathlon/

City run discipline has been announced and it's malaria control, starts 2 days after WCG.

Deadlines for these work units are only 3-4 days, so anyone thinking of bunkering would need to fill up their cache Monday.

Deadlines may be short but it seems to take a while for them to get validated.

So what is the PLAN ?

Do we all do a bit of both, do some swap over completely and some stay on WCG ?

gpuerrilla · 2 May 2015 at 11:24

Lol. Didn't know about his 'bunkering'!

verbal · 2 May 2015 at 12:17

I'm in. Already started with WCG.

Do I need to do anything (other than be part of the OcUK team for each project) in order to be counted?

PDW · 2 May 2015 at 12:50

verbal said:
I'm in. Already started with WCG.

Do I need to do anything (other than be part of the OcUK team for each project) in order to be counted?

Welcome, I'm sure hanluc will add you to the roster in the 1st post.

No, that's all that's needed to count

That and running flat out

andy_taximan · 2 May 2015 at 13:21

Added malaria to get me started, also give PDW a chance to catch me up on WCG lol
Im 1144 place now on folding, close to my target of top 1000 but it can wait while the comp is going, ill switch it over tomorrow.

hanluc · 2 May 2015 at 14:05

PDW said:
Deadlines may be short but it seems to take a while for them to get validated.

It's the same with all projects that need validating, at least if someone doesn't return the work units they're given out to someone else pretty quick.

So what is the PLAN ?

Do we all do a bit of both, do some swap over completely and some stay on WCG ?

Well myself, I have 4 rigs, 3 will be on WCG and the other I plan to stock up on malaria work units Monday morning and see how it goes. I suppose it depends on how we're doing on each given project as to what we do. TBH we will do well if we can crack the top 20 on WCG.

PDW · 2 May 2015 at 19:43

andy_taximan said:
Added malaria to get me started, also give PDW a chance to catch me up on WCG lol

Thanks

hanluc said:
Well myself, I have 4 rigs, 3 will be on WCG and the other I plan to stock up on malaria work units Monday morning and see how it goes. I suppose it depends on how we're doing on each given project as to what we do.

Or maybe another quick dip into VDWNumbers

Bad news - those 15 points we had, they've gone :eek:

Even though I checked the team list well after the entry deadline a few more have been added so finishing last in every category no longer guarantees us 3 points

Will just keep pushing WCG for now, see how many pages of pending WUs I can get up to !

hanluc · 2 May 2015 at 20:13

PDW said:
Or maybe another quick dip into VDWNumbers

Bad news - those 15 points we had, they've gone
Even though I checked the team list well after the entry deadline a few more have been added so finishing last in every category no longer guarantees us 3 points

Will just keep pushing WCG for now, see how many pages of pending WUs I can get up to !

Lol you don't miss a thing, the VDWNumbers was just a test, I wanted to see if I could bunker two projects, but only release one. It wasn't so I could be no.1 (honest)

I hadn't noticed the other two teams added, 27 now. Maybe we should make that our goal, see if we can pick up *any* points :eek:

PDW · 2 May 2015 at 20:29

hanluc said:
Lol you don't miss a thing, the VDWNumbers was just a test, I wanted to see if I could bunker two projects, but only release one. It wasn't so I could be no.1 (honest)

I hadn't noticed the other two teams added, 27 now. Maybe we should make that our goal, see if we can pick up *any* points

Your reign at number 1 will be short lived unless you need to run another *test*
My last wu uploaded 08:11 Thursday morning but I have more pending than you and when the dust settles I'll be back in front by about 20 points

I'm sure we'll manage some points but how many is pure guesswork.

verbal · 3 May 2015 at 11:15

So are the six of us on list already bunkering? I've got WCG and Einstein units (just in case) waiting to go. When will they announce the GPU project?

We could also do with some more members.