Getting your GTX680 to Fold

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You have to use the v7 Client and you need to add the command:
"client-type:beta" to the gpu slot

And don't expect any help or sympathy from the folding peeps unless you are a signed up beta member ;)
 
Biffa said:
You have to use the v7 Client and you need to add the command:
"client-type:beta" to the gpu slot

And don't expect any help or sympathy from the folding peeps unless you are a signed up beta member ;)
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Where specifically do you add this?

Cause I added it to the GPU Slot - Extra Slot Options section and it ain't working - unless I've done something wrong....

Name: client-type
Value: beta
 
Cheers Biffa

Is there a location to download it from - as I assume the one the client keeps downloading is the wrong one (due to the cards not folding).
 
Ok so I am not sure if it is a coincidence, and I'd been wanting to do this for a while anyway given the range of hardware I have to fold on, but I joined the beta team and managed to get the correct client.

But even then I had to delete the client files and work files I had already downloaded an been unable to fold. Getting around 16.5K PPD when left on its own, but drops down if the system is in use.

Code: 
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06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:
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06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:
06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:Window's signal control handler registered.
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06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:- Looking at optimizations...
06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=01/wudata_01.ckp
06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:- Created dyn
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06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:- Expanded 121843 -> 544090 (decompressed 446.5 percent)
06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=121843 data_size=544090, decompressed_data_size=544090 diff=0
06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:- Digital signature verified
06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:
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06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:
06:43:52:WU01:FS00:0x15:Assembly optimizations on if available.
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06:43:54:WU01:FS00:0x15:GPU device id=0
06:43:54:WU01:FS00:0x15:Working on Protein
06:43:54:WU01:FS00:0x15:Client config unavailable.
06:43:55:WU01:FS00:0x15:Starting GUI Server
06:43:59:WU00:FS00:Upload 96.95%
06:43:59:WU00:FS00:Upload complete
06:43:59:WU00:FS00:Server responded WORK_ACK (400)
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06:44:59:WU01:FS00:0x15:Completed         3 out of 25000000 steps (0%).
06:48:42:WU01:FS00:0x15:Completed    250000 out of 25000000 steps (1%).
06:52:25:WU01:FS00:0x15:Completed    500000 out of 25000000 steps (2%).
 
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Yeah, that's not fantastic but not unexpected given the cut down computer abilities. My 470 would nudge 20K on good units, but I'd assume the 680 would use less power and obviously it's much better for gaming so a bit of a trade-off. Looks like I'll be waiting for the high end!
 
I managed to get the 680's to work and did a quick test......

Looks like the 990x and 4 x 680's would manage just over 100k ppd :(

As I'm participating in SETI at the moment I see no problem holding out until the 680's become more useful (if at all).
 
After talking to mr Bagging I'm thinking about getting back into folding (not that no hope SETI rubbish)

Are the 6 series getting worse results over the 5 series

Stelly
 
I'd say they are probably a level below their 5 series counterparts, i.e a 680 performs more like a 570/560Ti, with equivalent power usage. So a 680 is definitely less power hungry than a 580 but then it has lower performance and costs almost twice as much. The maths is pretty straight forwards for me :)

Remember there are other BOINC projects that do similar science to Folding, or even other types of non-seti science, but again I think the 5 series and even the (shock, horror) AMD gpu's get much better returns than the 680's.

As per someone elses thread in the gpu forum, I said it there and I'll say it here, for the return you get better PPD from a 2600K than you do from any GPU. I'm currently pulling 40K on a 2600K running a normal SMP WU while crunching Seti on my 7970 @ 20K RAC
 
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