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Questions and Answers : Preferences : Suspend GPU work while computer is in use?
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I'm not sure what this means or what a GPU even is. Should I put yes or no? | |
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I'd put "no", even though, since you're using the default apps and there are no apps for ATI cards, you won't be doing any GPU work. If, later on, you want to switch to the optimised apps, you'll be ready. | |
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Thanks. One more question; If I'm running more than one program on BOINC will it slow everything down? | |
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Thanks. One more question; If I'm running more than one program on BOINC will it slow everything down? By program, you mean different projects? No, it won't affect speed. BOINC will switch automatically bewtween different projects so that each gets its share of your available resources. Of course, different projects' work might utilize resources differently (more or less memory, or I/O, for instance) so that might affect your system's performance on non-BOINC uses, but if that happens, you can suspend BOINC. There are a number of settings that can impact how and when BOINC uses your system. Once you've gotten used to running it for awhile, and have an idea how it affects your system, you can start fine tuning things. As to other projects, look at this list and pick something thst interests you. ____________ | |
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yes I meant projects. What I meant was, if I have 7 projects going, is each individual project going to get less done than it otherwise would have? Like if I just had seti@home running by itself, would it be more productive than if it had 6 other projects? | |
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yes I meant projects. What I meant was, if I have 7 projects going, is each individual project going to get less done than it otherwise would have? Like if I just had seti@home running by itself, would it be more productive than if it had 6 other projects? It will get less done for each project, but may very well get more done in total. Most projects have outages (either intentional or not) that can be covered by work from other projects. For example, SETI@Home has regularly scheduled outages on Tuesdays that have a tail that last for a day or two where it is hard to get work. S@H also runs on a shoe string budget and occasionally has a hardware failure where the project goes down for several days to several weeks. ____________ BOINC WIKI | |
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