Quad Q6600 SMP Setup
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It is faster under Linux by approximately 15%. The client/cores are more stable and there are fewer poor performing WUs like the dreaded 2610s.
A lot of us run VMWare under Windows in order to run the Linux version inside a virtual machine. The points are still a bit better than the Windows version, and it's a lot more stable.
Sirius's most excellent and just-about-finished SMP Guide should get you started. You'll be well inside the top 20 folders with that system
Sirius's most excellent and just-about-finished SMP Guide should get you started. You'll be well inside the top 20 folders with that system
I'll bear that in mind, for the day i loose my marbles haha!SiriusB said:If you like you can give that quad setup to me and I will get it folding for ya
Mattus said:A lot of us run VMWare under Windows in order to run the Linux version inside a virtual machine. You'll be well inside the top 20 folders with that system
Thanks for that, and thats the idea.
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The only problem being that for a quad you have to run two instances of VMWare to make use of all 4 cores since the free version of VMware can only use 2 cores max - still works but of course it's likely a bit demanding on memoryMattus said:
Doesn't Cob run 3 or 4 instances of the SMP client to get full usage of his cores?
Interesting. I've experimented with running two clients on my E6300, but the total PPD is almost exactly the same, although it uses 99% of my CPU instead of 90%.
I think it might be because my chip only has 2MiB cache, so they're just fighting each other.
I think it might be because my chip only has 2MiB cache, so they're just fighting each other.
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BillytheImpaler said:
not on a Q their not - best ppd of any winsmp WU - a hair under [email protected]
MajorPart said:
Depends how much else you do on the rig, I suppose. I assign 500MiB to an instance of Ubuntu and that can run two SMP clients - you could probably get away with a bit less. It would likely be fine as long as you didn't play too many games, etc.
I'd say you need 32Gb RAM & just run the standard windows client
Don't want you to tax this quad too much & I need the headstart before you stomp me big time.
VMware has prove any easy way for me to run Linux & it will help the team's ppd & help fill the gap caused by the loss [temporary] of Divine madness.
I've found that a lower command rate of my DDR ram makes a bit difference compared to a <100 MHz o/c
Can you not run 2 virtual machines? What about 2 copies of VMWare? [Realises I'm out of my depth]
Don't want you to tax this quad too much & I need the headstart before you stomp me big time.
VMware has prove any easy way for me to run Linux & it will help the team's ppd & help fill the gap caused by the loss [temporary] of Divine madness.
I've found that a lower command rate of my DDR ram makes a bit difference compared to a <100 MHz o/c
Can you not run 2 virtual machines? What about 2 copies of VMWare? [Realises I'm out of my depth
]