Help Needed: Skynet CPU challenge

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Over in the OcUK Distributed Computing forum we have got together to try to win a one month long challenge to produce more points than any other team this month in the 'Skynet' project.

This is a project where you use your computer to process data from radio telescopes in order to map the night sky looking for stars and galaxies etc.

We are currently leading the challenge but a large team from the EVGA forum are about to overtake us. There are only 6 days left of the challenge.

WE COULD USE ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET!

1) To join us you need to download the Boinc software from http://boinc.berkeley.edu/

2) install it and 'add project' then scroll down and choose 'theSkynet POGS'

3) next go to http://www.theskynet.org and create an account and then join the OcUK team on the same page.

Come over to the Distributed Computing forum if you want to see what's going on and for any help. The project is for CPUs only and we already have some serious firepower with one user using over 200 cpu cores!

 

[Rizo-UK]

Please help us

Cant be over run by the guys at EVGA!

 

[ozaudio]

think of it as a way of giving your cpu a good testing

 

[Sandycheeks]

not sure you'd see a difference with my 5800k !

 

[ozaudio]

not sure you'd see a difference with my 5800k !

everything is helpfull

 

[chris182008]

not sure you'd see a difference with my 5800k !

Any CPU helps. I've got it running on an old Pentium dual core and my phone

 

[gpuerrilla]

It is coined as "theSkyNet", instead of the confusing 'skynet' which reminds me of the Terminator days!

 

[TALON1973]

Ok I think im registered , can you confirm ? listed as TALON1973

 

[ozaudio]

Ok I think im registered , can you confirm ? listed as TALON1973

not seeing you, in the boinc program that's running it will show what team you in.

you should appear here when you register with team ocuk, next to " new members in last day "

http://pogs.theskynet.org/pogs/team_display.php?teamid=86

 

[TALON1973]

I did get slightly confused on the signup bit .. not sure if ive linked the skynet with the bionic .

and in the bionic program , where does it show team ?

 

[ozaudio]

did you go to

view > advanced view. itll take you to the projects page and you'll hav

project.... account ....... team ..... workdone
pogs ..... ozaudio ....... ocuk ......xxxxxxxx

 

[TALON1973]

yeah its showing all that , with the account bit being differerent obviously

 

[ozaudio]

if its showing as Overclockers as your team then your registered with ocuk just got to complete some work units now and itll start showing completed work

 

[TALON1973]

ah ok . won't be much with my pc tho lol ,. does this take up a lot of hd space ? im down to my last 20gb lol

 

[ozaudio]

doesn't take up any harddrive space really , it uses the cpu to complete work units & them returns the results. Doesn't matter what cpu you have , it is helping. people are even using there phones lol

 

[Threepwood]

When I get home tonight I'll put everything I have on it, not much but 17 cores must help

 

[ozaudio]

When I get home tonight I'll put everything I have on it, not much but 17 cores must help

17 cores not much? 17 cores will make a good difference

 

[miniyazz]

Thanks for the help guys, we need it! And also every little helps, I'm using my 1.2GHz celeron ULV notebook too

 

[TALON1973]

btw ... what's the point in this ?

 

[gpuerrilla]

Computational power put to good use if your not using the PC. Some like the E.T searching and other technology project (check out BOINC).

I usually do the cancer projects. They also help stress test those overclocks!