PPD...

Tee Hee Johnson · 22 Apr 2008 at 20:51

Im fair new to folding... but thought id ask to see if im doing ok :

On this rig (one in sig) im using the CLI SMP Client and on my Media Center 3Ghz P4 im just using the Normal CLI Client... Is that right... i know my p4 doesnt have Dual Core... but it shows as dual core in task manager and also only seems to be using about 50% of each? Confused! lol

Oh but basically my question is... im using FahMon and it says 1495.2 PPD, is that any good?

Thanks!

shadowscotland · 22 Apr 2008 at 21:06

yes to smp, on sig rig
yes to standard client in P4 (if it a hyper threading P4 you could run 2x standard clients for 1.4x the points - but at best it still only around 150ppd for a P4 - lot's for heat and eletric for small amount of extra ppd (then again every little helps)

1500ppd is good for a single machine

Tee Hee Johnson · 22 Apr 2008 at 21:26

Thanks... i had read something about the p4's HT... but i think ill leave it as it is

The PPU is the 2 systems, added them both to FahMon

theheyes · 23 Apr 2008 at 11:21

In this ever-green day and age I would personally retire the P4.

Every little helps, sure, but I believe in intelligent application of resources and the P4 doesn't represent much bang for buck. It's the reason I don't run my PS3 which would add 900 ppd... but more than double my power consumption.

shadowscotland · 23 Apr 2008 at 13:04

I sit in the middle on this one - install F@H (as service) and it will fold when used
Folding uses about 50w more that a P4 at idle.

But I would not personally run it 24/7 as the electric used would buy you a C2D and mobo in under a year (£150).

Where as £260-300 of electric is the 24/7 cost of a dedicated quad cruncher - for 20x the points!

There would also be a small saving on your heating bill but not enough to off set the electric bit

Tee Hee Johnson · 23 Apr 2008 at 14:14

The media center is usually on, thats why i decided it would be good for F@H...? Its always sittin at the desktop or in windows media center for when someone wants a film of something

rich99million · 23 Apr 2008 at 19:47

craig_kennedy83 said:
The media center is usually on, thats why i decided it would be good for F@H...? Its always sittin at the desktop or in windows media center for when someone wants a film of something

In that case you NEED to upgrade it - for the good of the environment of course

Tee Hee Johnson · 23 Apr 2008 at 20:01

rich99million said:
In that case you NEED to upgrade it - for the good of the environment of course

lol... if your chucking a C2D my way... id gladly accept... for the good of the enviroment of course as you say

Berserker · 23 Apr 2008 at 21:09

C2D eh? You'll be wanting a Quad then, overclocked at that. If I can justify it for my media centre, so can you.

theheyes · 23 Apr 2008 at 23:23

I take it back slightly - I glossed over the fact it was a HTPC and on anyway. In which case yes F@H is justifiable. The way I see it, a PC with F@H installed on it is never wasting electricity.

oceaness · 27 Apr 2008 at 22:28

Berserker said:
C2D eh? You'll be wanting a Quad then, overclocked at that. If I can justify it for my media centre, so can you.

lol how can you justify anything less than a Quad for a media centre

HD videos are quite demanding you know

My HTPC will have a Quad in it as soon as I've saved enough :cool:

MikeTimbers · 27 Apr 2008 at 22:43

1) Highly unlikely that a 3GHz P4 can do 1500ppd. That's the performance of a stock C2D at 2GHz with real dual-cores and much better design.

2) a quad might get to 5000ppd if over-clocked and you wun two SMP clients and Linuz not Windows.