Hello. I have done my own research on this, and for the bleeping life of me, i cannot get this to work! I have created a new cc_config.xml file and placed it in c:\Documents and settings\all users\Application data\Boinc how ever, boinc still uses only 2 threds instead of 3.
this is what my xml file looks like
<cc_config>
<options>
<ncpus>3</ncpus>
</options>
</cc_config>
what am i doing wrong. The only thing i can think of is my rig is old, but has a decently new video card... I have no clue. thanks for your help!

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What are your SETI@home settings from your Accounts/Preferences page?

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The NCPU's thing will only affect CPU's, not GPU's. SInce you have a dual-core machine, just leave it at 2, or not present at all. You may need to adjust your project settings on this website to allow GPU work (Check "Use NVidia GPU"). Other than that, you might also need a driver upgrade (260.99 is current I believe).

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Which machine are you talking about? I see one rig running a 210 that has received and completed work, is that it? If it's the rig running Linux, that might be your problem. It doesn't show a GPU on it but that could be because it is Linux. If so, I'll wait and see if one of the Linux gurus shows up to help you.

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PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC

You haven't actually said what is running, is it just two CPU tasks?, or is there one CPU and one GPU task running?

I expect the server has told Boinc to reserve half a core to feed the GPU,
so leaving only one and a half cores for the CPU apps,

Claggy

It is the Pentium 4 with the geforce 210. I did manage to fix the issue on my own. I don't think it was actually an issue at all. I didn't realize that under advanced -> preferences to put the check in use gpu when computer is in use. so i never actually saw CUDA running. many thanks!

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