It's about what I'd expect using the stock app, yes.

zombie67 is using an optimized app for his T7600 iMac, that's why he can pull such a high RAC (he's using Alex Kan's excellent OSX optimized apps).

HTH,
Simon.

Will Alex's optimized OSX apps work on the Mac Pro?

Machine Name: Mac Pro
Machine Model: MacPro1,1
Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz

T

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Will Alex's optimized OSX apps work on the Mac Pro?

Yep. Use the C2D version....and watch your RAC sky rocket!

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Dublin, California
Team: SETI.USA

Will Alex's optimized OSX apps work on the Mac Pro?

Yep. Use the C2D version....and watch your RAC sky rocket!

Thanks, so far I can only find Alex's G4 and G5 apps via this site.

T

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Hi mercury,

this post has what you're looking for ;o)

HTH,
Simon.

P.S.: Merry Christmas!

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Optimized SETI@Home apps + Information

Hi mercury,

this post has what you're looking for ;o)

HTH,
Simon.

P.S.: Merry Christmas!

Simon,

Thanks for the help. Now to install.

T.
Ho Ho Ho...

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Thanks for the help. Now to install.

1) Quit BOINC

2) Download the application

3) Extract the files from the download, and copy them into

/Library/Application Support/BOINC Data/projects/setiathome.berkeley.edu

Answer "yes" if it asks if you want to replace.

4) Restart BOINC

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Dublin, California
Team: SETI.USA

Thanks for the help. Now to install.

1) Quit BOINC

2) Download the application

3) Extract the files from the download, and copy them into

/Library/Application Support/BOINC Data/projects/setiathome.berkeley.edu

Answer "yes" if it asks if you want to replace.

4) Restart BOINC

Thanks, now to watch the RAC.

Cheers, T.

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I have a fairly new T7600 iMac (2.33ghz), which today hit a RAC best of 2176. It's a daily working machine (nothing too strenuous, just email,

2176 of RACs by a single machine? How is that possible? I have a 2.8 GHz dual-core Pentium D and my highest RAC is about 400. What's wrong?

Well lets start of with the fact that you are running I count 36 projects...you have everything on your machine except kitchensink@home.

I'm NOT SURPRISED in the least that you are only pulling 400 RAC personally I'm running a quad 3Ghz Mac Pro an my RAC is usually around 2400-2450 while I have seen it get to as high as 2800 RAC when the machine is not being used on a daily basis for work. Of course this is a work machine so it only gets to crunch about 80% of the time give or take as work dictates. I'm toying with the Idea of adding a Mac Mini cluster in but I'm not sure how the app would run when it's being redistributed amongst the processors and I may get more bang for the buck by just running it on each machine separately as a farm. Something to toy with and contemplate.

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2176 of RACs by a single machine? How is that possible? I have a 2.8 GHz dual-core Pentium D and my highest RAC is about 400. What's wrong?

Well lets start of with the fact that you are running I count 36 projects...you have everything on your machine except kitchensink@home.

No kidding. Many of the alpha/beta projects have a much lower validation rate. Testing is their point after all.

I'm NOT SURPRISED in the least that you are only pulling 400 RAC personally I'm running a quad 3Ghz Mac Pro an my RAC is usually around 2400-2450 while I have seen it get to as high as 2800 RAC when the machine is not being used on a daily basis for work.

Ouch! My Quad G5 got up to 2900, and it's a daily worker too. You *really* need to install alexkan's C2D application...immediately! Also, join Team MacNN. =;^)

I'm toying with the Idea of adding a Mac Mini cluster in but I'm not sure how the app would run when it's being redistributed amongst the processors and I may get more bang for the buck by just running it on each machine separately as a farm. Something to toy with and contemplate.

This has come up a lot on all the major BOINC boards. The general consensus is that the overhead of splitting and distribution of WUs will just slow things down. Better to have a lot of hosts, and manage them via something like BAM.

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Dublin, California
Team: SETI.USA

2176 of RACs by a single machine? How is that possible? I have a 2.8 GHz dual-core Pentium D and my highest RAC is about 400. What's wrong?

Well lets start of with the fact that you are running I count 36 projects...you have everything on your machine except kitchensink@home.

No kidding. Many of the alpha/beta projects have a much lower validation rate. Testing is their point after all.

I'm NOT SURPRISED in the least that you are only pulling 400 RAC personally I'm running a quad 3Ghz Mac Pro an my RAC is usually around 2400-2450 while I have seen it get to as high as 2800 RAC when the machine is not being used on a daily basis for work.

Ouch! My Quad G5 got up to 2900, and it's a daily worker too. You *really* need to install alexkan's C2D application...immediately! Also, join Team MacNN. =;^)

I'm toying with the Idea of adding a Mac Mini cluster in but I'm not sure how the app would run when it's being redistributed amongst the processors and I may get more bang for the buck by just running it on each machine separately as a farm. Something to toy with and contemplate.

This has come up a lot on all the major BOINC boards. The general consensus is that the overhead of splitting and distribution of WUs will just slow things down. Better to have a lot of hosts, and manage them via something like BAM.

Zombie is there a good how to out there for swaping the app and client to Alex's optimized app? I have very recently become interested in running his app and have downloaded it but I havent seen anything that tells how to swap it out or install it in Bonic. Any info would be good...I really dont care about graphics...I prefer the raw power/speed.

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Zombie is there a good how to out there for swaping the app and client to Alex's optimized app? I have very recently become interested in running his app and have downloaded it but I havent seen anything that tells how to swap it out or install it in Bonic. Any info would be good...I really dont care about graphics...I prefer the raw power/speed.

Just look for my post a few messages earlier in this thread. Very simple instructions.

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Dublin, California
Team: SETI.USA

Zombie is there a good how to out there for swaping the app and client to Alex's optimized app? I have very recently become interested in running his app and have downloaded it but I havent seen anything that tells how to swap it out or install it in Bonic. Any info would be good...I really dont care about graphics...I prefer the raw power/speed.

Just look for my post a few messages earlier in this thread. Very simple instructions.

Absolutely perfect that's the missing link...thanks a whole bunch

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