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jfields Send message Joined: 16 Jan 12 Posts: 19 Credit: 1,256,185 RAC: 0 |
If I turn Boinc off/on a lot (testing and such) does it increase my chances of submitting a bad WU? I think the answer is yes, but question is how much...if it can be quantified by experience or theory, maybe it varies, ....thoughts? |
red-ray Send message Joined: 24 Jun 99 Posts: 308 Credit: 9,029,848 RAC: 0 |
If I turn Boinc off/on a lot (testing and such) does it increase my chances of submitting a bad WU? I start and stop BOINC a few times each day and have never seen an issue. I suspect there may be an issue with your GTX 560 Ti and/or if your PSU big enough. What PSU do you have and what voltage and temperature is your 560 Ti reporting? Using SIV for my 460s typically see as below. [GPU Status] <- [BOINC V6.12.34.0 x64 Status] <- SIV64X - System Information Viewer V4.27 RED::ray GPU Device Description Current Average Minimum Maximum Current Average Minimum Maximum Samples GeForce GTX 460 Memory 1.90GHz - - - 82°C 81°C 75°C 83°C 2,470 GPU-0 Core @ P0 763MHz - - - 1.012 - - - Shader Cores 336 1.53GHz - - - 3,120 3,093 2,970 3,150 1GB Frame Buffer 449MB 425MB 159MB 482MB GeForce GTX 460 Memory 1.90GHz - - - 73°C 74°C 70°C 76°C ... GPU-1 Core @ P0 763MHz - - - 1.000 - - - Shader Cores 336 1.53GHz - - - 2,850 2,894 2,760 2,970 1GB Frame Buffer 377MB 373MB 134MB 414MB |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
Most BOINC projects including Seti have checkpoints. Turning BOINC off or suspending the WU won't kill the WU. It will just restart from the most recent checkpoint. There are several projects out there that have no checkpoint and will usually restart from the beginning of the WU or fail outright. IIRC if the WU is restarted 100 times BOINC will fail it In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
If I turn Boinc off/on a lot (testing and such) does it increase my chances of submitting a bad WU? It sort of depends on how you turn BOINC off. If you do a normal shutdown (net stop BOINC if installed as a service or through the UI) there should be no increased chance of a corrupted task. If you yank the power out of the back of the computer, then yes, there is a greatly increased risk of a corrupted task. BOINC WIKI |
jfields Send message Joined: 16 Jan 12 Posts: 19 Credit: 1,256,185 RAC: 0 |
Great answers guys, this makes sense! Thanks! Love this community :) |
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