new to folding

petriodet · 13 Jan 2011 at 23:54

i've downloaded this http://fahtracker.com/index.html
i've configured to use multicore smp on cpu and gpu0 on the gpu.
is this all i need to do?
also i want to start 2 or 3 computers folding does it all count towards my ppd?
what is our team number?
where do i go to find my total ppd.

edit..
also how do i get a passkey?

Biffa · 14 Jan 2011 at 00:31

Heh..

First welcome, sounds like you have made a good start.

OK Our team number is Team 10
You can track our team stats here
Passkey info here

And yes if you use the same username it all counts towards the one account, even safer with passkey

petriodet · 14 Jan 2011 at 09:42

i've got 3 core 2 duo going and 1 gpu i can't use the other due to being intel onboard, i've hopefully got another core 2 duo coming and i have an 8800gtx sitting at home waiting for the core 2 duo, i also have an i7 920 but i need to fit the watercooling.
hopefully be racking up the points soon.

dekez · 14 Jan 2011 at 10:10

Welcome

petriodet · 14 Jan 2011 at 11:10

dekez said:
Welcome

thanks.

Biffa said:
Heh..

First welcome, sounds like you have made a good start.

OK Our team number is Team 10
You can track our team stats here
Passkey info here

And yes if you use the same username it all counts towards the one account, even safer with passkey

i can't find my user name on that website, do i just have to wait for it to be updated.
i started folding at midnight last night.

Edit .. i found my name on stanfords website i'm sure it'll be updated in time

PhillyDee · 14 Jan 2011 at 11:16

Takes time to update. Think upadtes are done every 3 hours on EOC.

Make sure you get a passkey sorted and put into the passkey part on gputracker. And when you start the i7 folding, you will need this to get your bonus on bigadv units! Download HFM or FAHMON to keep an eye on your pcs.

Delboy · 14 Jan 2011 at 11:40

Sorry to hijack this thread but i'm a relative newcomer again after several years off from folding. What does the credit column in FahMon indicate? I see the PPD but don't understand this column. Ta.

Biffa · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:12

Credit is how many points you will get when it uploads the succesfully completed work unit.

petriodet · 14 Jan 2011 at 16:09

on the configuration page i have gpu 0 enabled next to that it has a box "gpu3 client" should i tick that?

Frozennova · 14 Jan 2011 at 16:23

Only click the gpu3 option if its a Nvidia Fermi card

petriodet · 14 Jan 2011 at 21:32

i have fahmon set up and running it gives you info on the deadline what happens if you don't hit that deadline what happens?

TheTross · 14 Jan 2011 at 21:48

From memory there are two deadlines: preferred and final. If the WU exceeds the final deadline I think it's aborted automatically and a new one downloaded to replace it. Don't know if you get credited for any progress you made though.

By the way, assuming you're running the SMP/bigadv app you're better off using HFM rather than Fahmon, as HFM calculates bonus points as well as the base credit for each WU so gives a much more accurate PPD value.

Snapshot · 15 Jan 2011 at 07:29

The current version of Fahmon gives the bonus points.

petriodet · 15 Jan 2011 at 23:15

just nabbed myself a nice six core amd cpu and motherboard cheap.
is there a list of compatible hardware somewhere? i'm trying to buy a couple of second hand gpus, i am assuming that nvidea gpu's are best, i currently have a 5870 is that worth folding on?

Biffa · 16 Jan 2011 at 15:54

Anything is worth folding on if you are doing it for the science, however you will get the most points from 8 thread (or more) CPU's and Nvidia GPU's