Folding - Windows vs Linux

[Berserker]

I'm deciding which OS to stick on a cruncher and need to know which is best for folding - Windows or Linux?

Any thoughts on this?

 

[A.N.Other]

The machine that they bench the WUs on when deciding on how many points to make them runs Linux.

As for which is faster, I doubt that you would find a massive difference between Windows or Linux.

 

[Whitestar]

Performance wise they are about the same. But if you want easy of use, especially installing as a service, then windows is the way to go.

 

[Berserker]

Linux is cheaper though - especially for the way I want to use it, so if there's little or no difference, I'll grab a copy of Ubuntu or somesuch and shove that on.

 

[Whitestar]

Just noticed in the foldy sticky that there a walkthrough for installing folding as a service on linux.

 

[Mikey1280]

Windows>Linux>OS X

From the sticky

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Linux is slower in my experience, not becasue of the way it runs but becasue of the work you get. All I ever seem to get are Gromacs33 WU that use the FahCore_a0.exe core. This runs very slowly and it's Linux only. Other than that Linux is a fine way to run FAH.

 

[rich99million]

ooops seems I re-stomped you Mister Berserker sir

9 rich99million 392927 2902
10 _Berserker_ 392878 1498

I'd realised I'd been gaining on you but due to my downtime last weekend my 24hr average has been all out of whack

i'll be watching my back very closely