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PiKe

PiKe

PiKe

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I'm using a work machine for 8 hours a day to fold, I've currently got 2 clients running to utilise both cores, but would I be better using the SMP client?
 
The SMP client has quite short deadlines, and with your machine only running for 8 hours a day you might not make those deadlines.

What CPU is in the work machine? Anything below a C2D and you probably don't stand much chance of making the deadlines.
 
Hmm, not sure that would cut it.

Although I suppose there is no harm in trying! Get yourself to http://smp.aeternum.co.uk/windows.xhtml and follow my guide there.

Once you have the SMP client installed, get FahMon installed and monitor the client. FahMon will tell you when the deadline is and also how fast your WU is being completed. Typically deadlines are about 3 or 4 days, so your CPU would need to be crunching a WU in 32 hours.

The only issue is weekends. I could see you losing a few WUs a month due to the machine not being on. There is also the issue of the Windows SMP client being a touch finicky at times, so you could be spending a lot of time nursing it back to health, so to speak.
 
Ok I'll give it a go, I've got one client on an XP2800, two clients on the Windows C2D and an SMP client on a Macbook of the same CPU spec. Will see how well it fares.
 
Ok the Mac won't manage it, but theres no UNI client available for OSX so what can i do?
 
A moderatly clocked E6300 (@2.0) needs ~36h to complete the longer WU's.

Your'll need at least 10h a day to be sure you'll meet the 4 day (96h) deadlines, so I'd stick to two standard clients and run the smp over the weekend if allowed. - That what I do anyway ;)
 
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