Optimize your GPU. Find the value the easy way.

the <count>n</count> statement is the one that controls the number of tasks running in parallel, where n=1 corresponds to 1 task, n=0.5 corresponds to 2 tasks, n=0.33 corresponds to 3 tasks, and so on and so forth...

Well, I know about <count> and I finally found some info on <flops>, but there is stuff in there that I don't entirely understand (for example, what's <avg_ncpus> mean?). It would be nice if the parameters in the app_info file were documented someplace...

I am currently running two SETI tasks in the 520 -- they appear to complete in somewhat less than twice the time for a single task, so It looks like I am coming out ahead. GPU-Z shows 99% GPU Load, 74% Memory Controller Load, 466 MB Memory Used and GPU Temp of 79 deg C when running two SETI enhanced tasks in parallel.

But it would be nice if I could get Fred's test program to run on my machine...

so i suppose you could try 3 simultaneous tasks to see if they finish in less than three times the run time of a single task by itself.

so i suppose you could try 3 simultaneous tasks to see if they finish in less than three times the run time of a single task by itself.

If you look at the numbers posted in this thread, you'll see that for most video cards 2 is the number.
Only highend cards get any benefit from 3, on most cards you end up doing less work.

Or you could just download MSI Afterburner and design you own custom fanspeed vs. Gpu temp Curve.

Max fan speed 100%.
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Or you could just download MSI Afterburner and design you own custom fanspeed vs. Gpu temp Curve.

Max fan speed 100%.

I do not have an MSI motherboard or MSI graphics card. Will it work on any system?

@Snowmain

Another awesome graph, thanx! One thing I noticed is it's around a dollar a Watt per year. Crude, but easy to remember:)

This brings up another question: Since there is no Lunatics NVIDIA GPU app for Astropulse (as of yet...), will my machine run GPU Astropulse WU's using the standard SETI app, or do I need to add something the the app_info file? And if so, what? The answer may be out there somewhere, but a search here and on the Lunatics site hasn't turned it up...

yes, once you enable AP tasks via your web preferences, your host should eventually download the stock nVidia OpenCL Astropulse binaries, and tasks will of course follow when they become available. you really only need an entry for it in the app_info.xml if you want to run multiple tasks in parallel/increase GPU utilization/decrease CPU utilization/mitigate GUI lag/etc.

Well, that does not appear to be the case as I received the following message:

SETI@home: notice from server
your app_info.xml file doesn't have a usable entry of AstroPulse V6

So obviously, I need to add entry(s) the the app_info file -- but what?? I think that I will start a new thread on this and see if anyone can help...

This is a great app! I definitely noticed about a 6K bump in my RAC after adjusting my app_info.xml.

My config:
Win7 64-bit, Core i7-2600K @ 4.2 GHz
2x GeForce GTX 570 (no OC)

Output from x41g:

Starting automatic test: (x41g)
10 September 2012 - 00:22:06 Start, devices: 1, device count: 1 (1.00)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results: Device: 0, device count: 1, average time / count: 127, average time on device: 127 Seconds (2 Minutes, 7 Seconds)
Next :---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 September 2012 - 00:24:15 Start, devices: 1, device count: 2 (0.50)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results: Device: 0, device count: 2, average time / count: 218, average time on device: 109 Seconds (1 Minutes, 49 Seconds)
Next :---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 September 2012 - 00:27:56 Start, devices: 1, device count: 3 (0.33)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results: Device: 0, device count: 3, average time / count: 349, average time on device: 116 Seconds (1 Minutes, 56 Seconds)
>> The best average time found: 109 Seconds (1 Minutes, 49 Seconds), with count: 0.50 (2)
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Just a quick question, I have just updated my comps to crunch with Lunatics programs, and I am wondering if the program that is being talked about in this thread would be a good thing for me to use as well. I have an I5 laptop with the 525M Nvidia GPU?

Is there a similar program that I can use on my older P4's( I have 2) that have Nvidia's 6200 GPU's installed in them?

Any response will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!
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Please disregard the previous post \i made with regards to using the program, I have ran the program after reading further, and here are my results;

Toshiba Satellite L770
Intel I5 2450m @ 2.5Ghz Sandy Bridge
NVidia GeForce GT 525M
Driver version nvlddmkm 8.17.13.142(Force Ware 301.42
Windows7 64 bit GPU clock; 475Mhz, Memory; 900Mhz, Shader 950Mhz



Starting automatic test: (x41g)
10 September 2012 - 18:17:04 Start, devices: 1, device count: 1 (1.00)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results: Device: 0, device count: 1, average time / count: 981, average time on device: 981 Seconds (16 Minutes, 21 Seconds)
Next :---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 September 2012 - 18:33:28 Start, devices: 1, device count: 2 (0.50)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results: Device: 0, device count: 2, average time / count: 1560, average time on device: 780 Seconds (13 Minutes, 0 Seconds)
Next :---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 September 2012 - 18:59:34 Start, devices: 1, device count: 3 (0.33)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results: Device: 0, device count: 3, average time / count: 2338, average time on device: 779 Seconds (12 Minutes, 59 Seconds)
>> The best average time found: 780 Seconds (13 Minutes, 0 Seconds), with count: 0.50 (2)

With the testing now done, I know it's in my best interest to allow a device count of 2. My question now is how do I take this information and utilize it, in other words, how do I change the GPU to allow 2 instances to run at the same time?

Is there a link or 2 that I can read, that will help me learn how to do this? Reading prior posts in this thread, some coding is probably involved, and while I don't know how to do this on my own, I can learn real fast, cut and paste with the best, and can follow directory instructions without getting lost.

I know I have been needy in the last week or so, asking for help to accomplish these tasks, but I feel we're almost at an end of what I can do in to improve my computers behaviour when completing S@H tasks.

Once again, Thanks for your kind words of knowledge and your willingness to share them with me, it really is appreciated.

Cheers!
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Go again at the link/page where you get Seti Performance

There is short explanation, read after:
"Now that I found out that a count of 2 (0.5) is the best setting, what now? ..."


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- ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :)

ATI tests using SetiPerformance 1.3

I think this is the first report for ATI tests (I managed to make it run both MB and AP ATI tests)

If you want to get this combined experimental package (all files from the original + ATI tests added by me) use the link bellow:
(I hope Fred will not be angry that I supply this)

SetiPerformance_32_64_1_3__ATI-added-by-BilBg.7z - 17 MB:
http://www.datafilehost.com/download-04a5fb4f.html


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Before you run the tests:

* A) Look in config.xml and change the 'parameter' for MB/AP if you wish.

As you can see I use:
-period_iterations_num 20 (which is the default in the app_info.xml created by Lunatics installer)
-unroll 3 (which I choose for my AMD Radeon HD 6570 which have 'Number of compute units: 6'; if no -unroll is specified the .exe by (internal) default uses -unroll 2)

<parameter>%20--device%20%device%20-instances_per_device%204%20-period_iterations_num%2020%20</parameter>
<parameter>%20--device%20%device%20-unroll%203%20</parameter>

(The additional 'Space' char %20 at the end is intentional - to avoid error if you add something in the 'Parameters' field (in the program window) and forget to add initial Space ' ' there)


If you want e.g.
-period_iterations_num 44
-unroll 11

1) You may edit to:
<parameter>%20--device%20%device%20-instances_per_device%204%20-period_iterations_num%2044%20</parameter>
<parameter>%20--device%20%device%20-unroll%2011%20</parameter>


2) Or you may delete to:
<parameter>%20--device%20%device%20-instances_per_device%204%20</parameter>
<parameter>%20--device%20%device%20</parameter>

... and paste the options/parameters/cmdline:

Results: Device: 0, device count: 3, average time / count: 2161, average time on device: 720 Seconds (12 Minutes, 0 Seconds)

Results: Device: 0, device count: 4, average time / count: 2825, average time on device: 706 Seconds (11 Minutes, 46 Seconds)

>> The best average time found: 720 Seconds (12 Minutes, 0 Seconds), with count: 0.33 (3)