What to do with a shiny new Intel Core Duo Mac Mini

[Berserker]

Well, I have an Intel Mac sitting in a box waiting to do 'stuff', but I need 'stuff' to do.

Checked F@H, and the only option there still seems to be 'use Rosetta', which sucks, so I won't be doing that. So, more options needed, otherwise it stays where it is - in it's box. You have been warned.

 

[tolien]

The BOINC site doesn't say whether BOINC comes in Universal or not, so the closest to a best option might be to compile your own.

You could alternatively just send it my way - I'll make sure it gets put to good use

 

[Berserker]

You could alternatively just send it my way - I'll make sure it gets put to good use

That suggestion goes in the same box as 'use Rosetta'. Nice try though.

I tried compiling BOINC once, but gave up. Too many dependencies. Of course, save for the benchmarks, it's the project's applications that count, so I doubt I'd gain much anyway.

 

[tolien]

That suggestion goes in the same box as 'use Rosetta'. Nice try though.

It was worth a shot

This might be useful. Seems the 5.4.6 dev versions are Universal.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Have any of the major projects come out with OSx86 native binaries yet? It seems like the FAH dudes are dragging their feet quite a bit in this arena but that's how they usually are.

 

[tolien]

Einstein say they have one, as do Seti.

Doesn't look like Predictor does, nor LHC.

 

[NickK]

Can't you boot camp windows XP and then run BOINC + ClimatePrediction.net ?

Two models run nicely on the ol' dual cores

 

[Berserker]

Not letting Boot Camp anywhere near it.

 

[Berserker]

 

[Amp34]

SPAM*


*whistles

 

[Berserker]

SPAM*


*whistles

Spam. Me. Never. There was a point to that post - you just have to find it.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

/post for the slow witted like me

Oh no you don't - can't give the game away

 

[Berserker]

Well, it's official. Core Duos rock.

When I left it this morning it was churning 'em out at a rate of 1 every 72 minutes. Not bad for 1.66GHz and the standard Mactel client.

Heaven knows what it'd do in Wintel mode with a nicely optimised Windows client.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Be there a mactel optimized client? People with PMs/Core duos agree: They rock for DC!

I'm going to get sooo poor this fall when FAH-on-GPU comes out along with Woodcrest.

 

[diogenese]

Nice stats Berserker, there's a lot of crunch in them little boxes

 

[Berserker]

Glad to see you got your account back - eventually.

 

[diogenese]

Glad to see you got your account back - eventually.

 

[tolien]

How hot do the little beauties run at full tilt?

 

[Berserker]

They don't get *that* hot on the case, but they breathe fire out the back.

Problem is then don't shift much air, so hot air tends to build up a bit.

I probably need to find some way to help the airflow, but short of cutting big holes in it (sacrilege for a Mac), I'm at a loss.

 

[aaron_00]

Well, I have an Intel Mac sitting in a box waiting to do 'stuff', but I need 'stuff' to do.

Checked F@H, and the only option there still seems to be 'use Rosetta', which sucks, so I won't be doing that. So, more options needed, otherwise it stays where it is - in it's box. You have been warned.

Hi there,

I'm using an intel Imac to crunch SETI@Home the best version of BOINC (at the moment) is 5.4.9

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php?dev=1

This is a development build but it crunches 4 times faster than using Rosetta. The only down side is only EAH and SAH support it until the next official version of BOINC is out.