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Message 1834036 - Posted: 4 Dec 2016, 15:13:36 UTC

Hi
I recently replaced my old Radeon 5850 with a GTX 1070. A very nice upgrade, it's currently crunching away at 2.1GHz.
I tried to figure out how to make it run several WU's at the same time by going through the forum. I made an app_config.xml file and copied this content to it:

<app_config>
<app>
<name>astropulse_v7</name>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>.50</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>.67</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>
<app>
<name>setiathome_v7</name>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>.5</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>.075</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>
</app_config>

But it does nothing. And I don't have a clue what I'm doing.
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Message 1834037 - Posted: 4 Dec 2016, 15:26:37 UTC - in response to Message 1834036.  

Hi
I recently replaced my old Radeon 5850 with a GTX 1070. A very nice upgrade, it's currently crunching away at 2.1GHz.
I tried to figure out how to make it run several WU's at the same time by going through the forum. I made an app_config.xml file and copied this content to it:

<app_config>
<app>
<name>astropulse_v7</name>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>.50</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>.67</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>
<app>
<name>setiathome_v7</name>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>.5</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>.075</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>
</app_config>

But it does nothing. And I don't have a clue what I'm doing.

Just to start you are going to have to change Setiathome_v7 to Setiathome_v8 and those are the WUs we are currently running.

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Message 1834039 - Posted: 4 Dec 2016, 15:31:39 UTC - in response to Message 1834037.  
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You see, not a clue haha! :)
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Message 1834045 - Posted: 4 Dec 2016, 15:49:45 UTC - in response to Message 1834039.  

Replace setiathome_v7 with setiathome_v8
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Message 1834053 - Posted: 4 Dec 2016, 16:41:33 UTC - in response to Message 1834045.  

Replace setiathome_v7 with setiathome_v8

I did this, the file is placed in C:/Program files/BOINC.

Restart BOINC, Read local prefs files.

There is still 7 cpu wu's and one gpu, like before.
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Message 1834057 - Posted: 4 Dec 2016, 16:49:33 UTC - in response to Message 1834053.  

Replace setiathome_v7 with setiathome_v8

I did this, the file is placed in C:/Program files/BOINC.

Restart BOINC, Read local prefs files.

There is still 7 cpu wu's and one gpu, like before.

The file is placed in C:/Program Data/BOINC/Projects/Seti.Berkley.edu

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Message 1834060 - Posted: 4 Dec 2016, 17:00:19 UTC - in response to Message 1834057.  
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Replace setiathome_v7 with setiathome_v8

I did this, the file is placed in C:/Program files/BOINC.

Restart BOINC, Read local prefs files.

There is still 7 cpu wu's and one gpu, like before.

The file is placed in C:/Program Data/BOINC/Projects/Seti.Berkley.edu


Oh, that was the right directory. Thanks!
That did the trick it works!

What is the recommended number of wu's for the GTX 1070?
edit: I changed it to 3, with a free cpu thread for each.
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Message 1834080 - Posted: 4 Dec 2016, 18:14:45 UTC - in response to Message 1834060.  

3 is probably about the best.
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Message 1834094 - Posted: 4 Dec 2016, 19:16:06 UTC - in response to Message 1834080.  

3 is probably about the best.

Ok thanks!
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