I changed the apps to the new versions. Can someplace please check my new XML file:

<app_info>

<app>
<name>setiathome_enhanced</name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>AK_v8b_win_SSE3_AMD.exe</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<app_version>
<app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name>
<version_num>603</version_num>
<platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
<file_ref>
<file_name>AK_v8b_win_SSE3_AMD.exe</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
</app_version>
<app_version>
<app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name>
<version_num>603</version_num>
<platform>windows_x86_64</platform>
<file_ref>
<file_name>AK_v8b_win_SSE3_AMD.exe</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
</app_version>


<app>
<name>astropulse_v505</name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>ap_5.05r409_SSE.exe</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<app_version>
<app_name>astropulse_v505</app_name>
<version_num>505</version_num>
<platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
<file_ref>
<file_name>ap_5.05r409_SSE.exe</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
</app_version>
<app_version>
<app_name>astropulse_v505</app_name>
<version_num>505</version_num>
<platform>windows_x86_64</platform>
<file_ref>
<file_name>ap_5.05r409_SSE.exe</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
</app_version>


<app>
<name>astropulse_v505</name>
</app>
<file_info>
        <name>ap_5.06_win_x86_SSE2_OpenCL_ATI_r516.exe</name>
        <executable/>
    </file_info>
<file_info>
    <name>AstroPulse_Kernels.cl</name>
    <executable/>
</file_info>
<app_version>
        <app_name>astropulse_v505</app_name>
        <version_num>506</version_num>
        <platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
        <avg_ncpus>0.04</avg_ncpus>
        <max_ncpus>0.20</max_ncpus>
        <plan_class>ati13ati</plan_class>
<cmdline>-ffa_block 6144 -ffa_block_fetch 1536 -instances_per_device 1 -unroll 10 -no_cpu_lock</cmdline>
<flops>30987654321</flops>
             <file_ref>
                  <file_name>ap_5.06_win_x86_SSE2_OpenCL_ATI_r516.exe</file_name>
                  <main_program/>                           
           </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
        <file_name>AstroPulse_Kernels.cl</file_name>
        <copy_file/>
    </file_ref>
   <coproc>
   <type>ATI</type>
   <count>1</count>
   </coproc>
</app_version>

<app>
<name>setiathome_enhanced</name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>MB_6.10_win_SSE3_ATI_HD5_r177.exe</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>MultiBeam_Kernels.cl</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>


<app_version>
<app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name>
<version_num>610</version_num>
<platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
<avg_ncpus>0.05</avg_ncpus>
<max_ncpus>0.05</max_ncpus>
<plan_class>ati13ati</plan_class>
<cmdline>-period_iterations_num 2 -instances_per_device 1</cmdline>
<flops>20987654321</flops>
<file_ref>
<file_name>MB_6.10_win_SSE3_ATI_HD5_r177.exe</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>MultiBeam_Kernels.cl</file_name>
<copy_file/>
</file_ref>
<coproc>
<type>ATI</type>
<count>1</count>
</coproc>
</app_version>
</app_info> 

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Also since I got the ap_5.06_win_x86_SSE2_OpenCL_ATI_r516.exe app it does not slow down anymore.

But it still uses only about 35% of the GPU and the CPU usage fluctuates from 15 to 23%. That is way too much. It's like it is almost using a whole core. Is that normal?

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Ok, looking over the app_info. Looks ok to me. points to note:

I only checked the ATi parts, I assume your CPU parts are installer made.

Flops are system specific. Either take them out or calculate them (application detail page is your friend) but don't use somebody elses.

Whether or not to run with flops is very much a matter of taste nowadays (Joe would disagree I think :) ). If you don't put them in, the server will provide them after the 10th validated task for the app for dcf adjustment. Recomendation is to run a very small cache until that 10th validation is through, to keep the overfetching at transition at a minimum.

Tuning cmd line parameters.

For AP: If you get lags or worse driver restarts, decrease unroll. if you run stable you can try to increase it.
ffa_block should be a multiple of ffa_block_fetch. Start low e.g. -ffa_block 4096 -ffa_block_fetch 2048 and try increasing if it runs fine. sticking to the power of 2 line at first can help.

The will be a system specific best combination - too low slows you down, too high slows you down as well.

Remember AP runtimes depend on blanking % so only compare runtimes on similar blanking %.

For MB: other way round - if you experience lag or driver restarts increase -period_iteration_num


That was tuning in a nutshell.

I don't run ATI, no idea if your GPU/CPU usage is normal

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Carola
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I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages!

GPU/CPU usage depends on blanking of the unit.

Low blanking is higher GPU usage and lower CPU usage.
High blanking is lower GPU usage and higher CPU usage.

You have to complete a few units so you can compare the values.

15 - 23% CPU usage is normal.

Units with over 60% blankings uses up to 50% on my 1090T.

GPU load only increases while running at least 2 instances.
But i´m not sure its practicable on a 5770.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

What kind of RAC should I expect if I only crunch with this 5770 GPU? (I use cpu for another project)

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Your card is crunching a AR 0.4 unit in ~2700 seconds.
That ~40 minutes.
So you can finninsh 30-35 units a day crunching 24/7.
Average of 100-120 credits per unit should give you 3500 - 4000 RAC.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Your card is crunching a AR 0.4 unit in ~2700 seconds.
That ~40 minutes.
So you can finninsh 30-35 units a day crunching 24/7.
Average of 100-120 credits per unit should give you 3500 - 4000 RAC.

How does that compare to a similar NVIDIA GPU? For example for gaming the 5770 is a bit faster than a GTS 450 and a bit slower than a 460.

What are the RAC for those?

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With Astropulse_v505 you're doing a 0% blanked tasks in about 6,500 secs (like my HD5770), you should be able to do up to 13 AP_v505 tasks a day, (or 7 Heavily Blanked AP_v505 tasks)
once you're done your 10 validations you should ger around 750 Credits a Wu, making a RAC of 5,200 to 10,000,

Claggy

Your card is crunching a AR 0.4 unit in ~2700 seconds.
That ~40 minutes.
So you can finninsh 30-35 units a day crunching 24/7.
Average of 100-120 credits per unit should give you 3500 - 4000 RAC.

How does that compare to a similar NVIDIA GPU? For example for gaming the 5770 is a bit faster than a GTS 450 and a bit slower than a 460.

What are the RAC for those?

For AP work the ATI cards blow the Nvidia ones away. As there is currently no AP app for the Nvidia cards.

For the MB work not so much. I think the the 450/460 cards run in the 10-15m range if not quicker.

In time things may even out or could even move in favor of ATI, but that is where we stand at the moment.

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Just a reminder that this is the only project where Nvidia has the advantage. ATI is king on all other projects hands down

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Your card is crunching a AR 0.4 unit in ~2700 seconds.
That ~40 minutes.
So you can finninsh 30-35 units a day crunching 24/7.
Average of 100-120 credits per unit should give you 3500 - 4000 RAC.

How does that compare to a similar NVIDIA GPU? For example for gaming the 5770 is a bit faster than a GTS 450 and a bit slower than a 460.

What are the RAC for those?

My friends 450 has a RAC ~7000.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

How does that compare to a similar NVIDIA GPU? For example for gaming the 5770 is a bit faster than a GTS 450 and a bit slower than a 460.

What are the RAC for those?

My RAC of ~23000 (was ~24000 last week) is for the Q9450 plus the GTX460. I reckon about 6000 of that is from the 4 CPU cores...

F.

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How does that compare to a similar NVIDIA GPU? For example for gaming the 5770 is a bit faster than a GTS 450 and a bit slower than a 460.

What are the RAC for those?

Lately, my RAC is floating around the 18,000 level. About 3.5-4k of that is cpu. The rest is one (o/c'd) 460.

Martin

Still trying different Uroll(16) and ffa_block 2048, ffa_bloc_fetch 4096.
Also running 2 on each EAH5870, which also runs 10% faster, then stock setting.

Gives a higher load on the GPU's, 50-75%, CPU load decreases. (Can't tell by
how much.)

Is there anewer version, I could swear, I saw rev.521?

I'll let a few AP's run with these settings(above), looking at the advance per minute,
it looks this unroll=16 seems a lot faster, GPU load has more then doubled.
I wrote in a post, GPU use 100%, which isn't true ofcoarse, one zero to many! My bad.[/color]

Even my total throughput keeps on rising, I'm gettin allergic reactions , hearing the word, ehhrm ehremm R(ecent) A(verage C(redit), just ( a little) {Just some kiddin around........}

(Problems with my 90 year old mother, Alzheimers...and my own health problems..) (Undiscribable!#*|*#)
Well, I shouldn't bother you with my problems, sorry and I won't mention again,
I just had to write it down, what can you expect from a LUNATIC , ;^)...................

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