Help increase my BOINC output.

HankScorpio

HankScorpio

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Running BOINc gpu only and SMP 4 F@H on my rig below at the same time bottlenecks my gpu. I've been thinking of putting SMP to 3 but then my resource monitor shows only like 75-77% usage and I don't like that 20% wastage.

I've tried setting priorities to boinc.exe+manager to high/realtime and F@H to low and it doesn't change/increase the gpu load. Depending on the current F@H WU the gpu load can drop to the mid 60% and obviously I want it running near 99% since it only uses 0.05% cpu.

Anyone got any ideas how to remedy this?

CPU set to 4.6Ghz,
memory 2133Mhz 10-10-10-28-1T
GPU 1050 Core (will increase to 1175 when new cooler arrives this week, but the gpu load% drops on higher clocks currently, obviously hits 100-99% when F@H is turned off.)
 
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Just using MW@H for the 7970, how do I do this multiple units on the 7970? You mean run Seti+MW at the same time on the same card, can that be done?

Also I prioritise F@H so don't want to lose a core for 1% usage of that core for the gpu, even if it does give a big boost in gpu output :(

Will using a program like Bill's2 allow me to still use smp4 and get the gpu to 99% ?
 
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Getting some system crashes with using this now. I remember making a thread awhile back and was told my 500w psu might be the culprit. Well now I've replaced it with an 850w and still getting crashes. Had 2 so far, one was overclocked crash I assumed (1175 clocks) and just now was on my card stock '1050' core not 925.

Anyone know what the problem might be? The card was running 100% for about 30 hours.

Should I up the voltage, or lower the clocks?
 
I'll try with that power on 20 good thought.

Yeah just got the cooler and the fan's aren't very good with it, the temps steadily rise and they don't make any sound at all 1200rmp ones. won't be folding with it until I get better fans as the 2 vram temps go very high, up to 100c!
 
Can I just ask for anyone who is folding with a 7970 how are you temps?

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Are these normal? I remember they were like this with my stock cooler so I'm a bit annoyed I spent £65 on a new cooler that hasn't reduced my temps at all, or only slightly. This might be because the fans just aren't good enough to shift the heat, as the massive rad is very hot and the 1200rpm fans don't push much air through. I imagine if I switched to 2000rpm or above the temps would drop.

Just asking what other temps 7970 users are getting so I can compare.
 
yeah that's ****. on a cold boot the temps hover around 45-50c for a while before slowly climbing up so I'm assuming it's just the fans at this point.
 
heh my vrm1 goes north of 100c, when I stick it on 1200v on msi, think I clocked it climbing fast to 120c before I quickly reset settings XD

Got a 5400rpm 120mm fan coming for my cooler so hopefully this'll help put temps in order.
 
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