How to use both cores?

jonas123

jonas123

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I'm new to this folding business. In resource manager, cpu usage maxes out at about 55%. How do I get folding at home to use both cores?

Also, which client should i use, the pretty graphical one or the other one?

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no non-sense text based one is best I think. To use both cores it's easier to just use 2 clients at the same time.

There's a SMP multi-core clients as well but AFAIK it's best to use it with quad core systems.

Also if you happened to have a X1900 based GFX you can use their GPU client as well.
 
As above, it depends what CPU you've got - obviously a dual, though if it's maxing out at 50%. A modern dual core should have no problems running an SMP client. Older ones might be better off with 2 standard clients depending on whether or not they're left on for that long.

jonas123 said:
how do you run 2 copies at the same time? or do you have to install it twice?
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It's all in the guide at the top of the forum, but just create two folders and install it twice separately.
 
Just put the same file in 2 different folders then you simply run both .exe files and configure them, make sure one copy is set to machine ID 1 and the other copy is set to 2.
 
i have one more problem. When i run the client, it automatically logs me on as anonymous then starts folding. I can't access the options anywhere. How do i change this?
 
If you've still got the client windows showing, then close them with CTRL-C. If they're running hidden as services, then shut down the services through computer management.

Make a shortcut to the .exe and change the route to include -configonly at the end. This is all explained in the guide in more detail and better then I've done there. Using -configonly when the client isn't running will allow you to go through the configuration again. You'll have to do that for both clients. Once you're done you can restart the services.

Give the relevant bits a good read: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17538642
 
Or you can do it the dirty way and open the client.cfg file in notepad and make the changes there. It's usually not recommended but I've done it several times with no problems (I even did it while the client was running a couple of times and got away with it :o).
 
Welcome to team 10! :)

Which CPU have you got? If it's a Core2 or a reasonably quick dual-core AMD then you can run the SMP client, if you don't mind a bit of configuration and keeping an eye on it and would like lots more points. Post back if you want to give it a go and someone'll be along to explain everything!
 
i've got an e6750. Would like to use the smp client but seems to be problematic. When it starts it says '0 out of 1500000' or so units complete and i've left it for a good 10 minutes without it progressing. Is this normal?

Would also like to use my graphics chip (x1800) but that's getting a bit more complicated!
 
Well give it a chance, it won't update that often depending on the interval for saves you set in the configuration. A single SMP client will give you much better ppd than two standard clients on that processor, though. Rather than an SMP the other option would be to have a single standard client and a gfx client, but this won't give as many ppd and works the gfx card a bit too much for most people to be that comfortable with it, so don't bother.
 
I tried the graphics client on my old X1800 before and although it worked very well it slowed down windows considerably, that was with a 256mb card though.

It can take a good 20 to 30 minutes per interval so I wouldn't worry about it too much.
 
jonas123 said:
i've got an e6750. Would like to use the smp client but seems to be problematic. When it starts it says '0 out of 1500000' or so units complete and i've left it for a good 10 minutes without it progressing. Is this normal?
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Very normal. I have 2x cores @3Ghz that take 12-13 minutes per frame. It will process, it just takes time.

Once you're at that stage you can pretty much forget about it. :)
 
steve258 said:
I tried the graphics client on my old X1800 before and although it worked very well it slowed down windows considerably, that was with a 256mb card though.

It can take a good 20 to 30 minutes per interval so I wouldn't worry about it too much.
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Anything less than an X1900 is not worth it generally - there are so many more shaders in the X1900 and beyond that you get easily double/triple the output of the lower spec cards.
 
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