1) Message boards : Number crunching : AP V7 (Message 1591217) Posted 24 Oct 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: Hi, I started some 6 weeks ago crunching SETI MB 7.0 & 7.03 and AP 7.04 WU's. Running stock app. BOINC 7.2.42 on an I7-2600 and 2 ATI 5870 GPU's. offset=0&show_names=0&state=0&appid=20 show_names=0&state=0&appid=20 I hope my links are correct?! Correct me if I'm wrong, please.

2) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (91) Server Problems? (Message 1591212) Posted 24 Oct 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: I just started to crunch SETI again with 1 computer and noticed some server problems, but I get enough work for now MB 7.0 and 7.03 also AP 7 WU's. Seeing a lot off mega crunchers b.t.w.

3) Message boards : Number crunching : I need a ups especially for when I have to flash the bios (Message 1582293) Posted 5 Oct 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: When using high-end GPU's make sure your PSU has enough separate +12V -18 to 25Amp connectors. Best to supply each GPU with it's own +12V rail, especially twin GPU's. They 'll need almost 30Amp's when used at 100%. I now us 2 AMD/ATI HD5870* GPÚ's, each has a separate +12V 22Amp 8 pin PSU connector. The Mobo has it's own connector, + 3.3V; + 5V ad + 12V. * Each GPU can draw 180Watt at 100% load. I use a Kill A Watt (K)Watt meter, doing 4 Einstein BRPS WU's, 2 per GPU and all 8 'cores' off the I7-2600 are used at 100%, the PC draws 465 Watt, according to the Watt meter. The HDD's also have there own power supply connector, +5V and + 12V. Some "overhead" is more off a safety measure. 25% to 50% is sufficient. Most PSU's have about 98% efficiency and hardly produce any extra heat. I use a 1KWatt modular PSU. It has 6 +12V connectors, 4 are 24 Amp\s.

4) Message boards : Number crunching : Server for SETI@Home (Message 1582014) Posted 4 Oct 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: Well just take your time browsing these forums, maybe take a look at the SETI SERVER Page. Considering the amount off data SETI has to handle, I don't even start to explain the different SERVER job's and the sending and receiving off WU's. There certainly will be someone far better at explaining the in 's and out 's off the whole SERVER CIRCUS ;^) Just take your time . . .

5) Message boards : Politics : Computers & Technology 2 (Message 1580665) Posted 1 Oct 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: Speaking about "cloud"[s] and persistent e-mails how important my 'data' could be, storage in a secure cloud, was the most cheapest way keeping my precious data safe. I end up making my own 'cloud' in a USB 2.0/3.0 HDD's kept somewhere else in my house. No hussle and not dependend on any network (ISP) and easely accessed by me, or my house mates /ladies.

6) Message boards : Number crunching : Win7 ate 9 & spit out 10! (Message 1580441) Posted 1 Oct 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: In the following 'video', I almost got a heart attack, as my sound volume appeared to be at maximum setting!? So please take care . . ;^)

7) Message boards : Number crunching : @Pre-FERMI nVidia GPU users: Important warning (Message 1579040) Posted 28 Sep 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: Doctor's prescription, take at least 2 beers and chill out before you give yourself a heart attack or stroke. ;-) Cheers. I can only agree to this prescription, eventually an Attivan, would do the trick, but I'm not a fycisian . .;^)

8) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (90) Server Problems? (Message 1577405) Posted 24 Sep 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: Aren't they not yet fixed. ?! Can the splitters overflow? Is this an AstroPulse issue or also MB work And I run several other projects . Getting work isn't an issue ;^)) . I'm working on a second computer, then a third . which has to be more power ful as the PC I now use so a 20core XENON. and 4 High End GPU's f.i.that will solve that %^) . . .it can be even become an addiction, a way of live .(I"m also an Oxycontin/HydroMorfone (Palladon 1 -2 and 4mG tablets user, these are powerfull narcotics but great pain killers). Where were we, splitter problems, appears to have no end unfortunelly .

9) Message boards : Number crunching : Your thoughts on the upcoming Haswell E CPUs (Message 1577402) Posted 24 Sep 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: Haswell (microarchitecture) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Haswell A Haswell wafer with a pin for scale CPUID code 0306C3h Product code 80646 (desktop) 80647 (mobile) Cores 2–4 (Mainstream) 6–8 (Enthusiast) 8+ (Xeon) L1 cache 64 KB per core L2 cache 256 KB per core L3 cache 2 MB to 20 MB shared L4 cache n/a or 128 MB (Iris Pro models) GPU HD Graphics 4200, 4400, 4600, 5000, Iris 5100 or Iris Pro 5200 200 MHz to 1.3 GHz Predecessor Sandy Bridge (tock) Ivy Bridge (tick) Successor Broadwell (tick) Skylake (tock) Socket(s) LGA 1150 rPGA 947 BGA 1364 BGA 1168 LGA 2011-v3 Brand name(s) Core i3 Series Core i5 Series Core i7 Series Haswell is the codename for a processor microarchitecture developed by Intel as the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture.[1] It uses a 22 nm process.[2] Intel officially announced CPUs with this microarchitecture on June 4, 2013 at Computex Taipei 2013.[3] With Haswell, Intel introduced a low-power processor designed for convertible or "hybrid" Ultrabooks, having the Y suffix. Intel demonstrated a working Haswell chip at the 2011 Intel Developer Forum.[4] Haswell CPUs are used in conjunction with the Intel 8 Series chipsets and Intel 9 Series chipsets. Contents [hide] 1 Design 1.1 Notes 1.2 Performance 2 Technology 2.1 Features carried over from Ivy Bridge 2.2 New features 2.3 Expected server processors features 2.4 Haswell Refresh 3 List of Haswell processors 3.1 Desktop processors 3.2 Server processors 3.3 Mobile processors 4 Roadmap 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Design[edit] The Haswell architecture is specifically designed[5] to optimize the power savings and performance benefits from the move to FinFET (non-planar, "3D") transistors on the improved 22 nm process node.[6] Haswell has been launched in three major forms:[7] Desktop version (LGA 1150 socket): Haswell-DT Mobile/Laptop version (PGA socket): Haswell-MB BGA version: 47 W and 57 W TDP classes: Haswell-H (For "All-in-one" systems, Mini-ITX form factor motherboards, and other small footprint formats.) 13.5 W and 15 W TDP classes (MCP): Haswell-ULT (For Intel's UltraBook platform.) 10 W TDP class (SoC): Haswell-ULX (For tablets and certain UltraBook-class implementations.) Notes[edit] ULT = Ultra Low TDP; ULX = Ultra Low eXtreme TDP Only certain quad-core variants and BGA R-series SKUs receive GT3e (Intel Iris Pro 5200) integrated graphics. All other models have GT3 (Intel HD 5000 or Intel Iris 5100), GT2 (Intel HD 4200, 4400, 4600, P4600 or P4700) or GT1 (Intel HD Graphics) integrated graphics.[8] See also Intel HD and Iris Graphics for more details. Due to the low power requirements of tablet and UltraBook platforms, Haswell-ULT and Haswell-ULX are only available in dual-core configurations. All other versions come as dual- or quad-core variants. Performance[edit] Compared to Ivy Bridge: Approximately 8% better vector processing performance.[9] Up to 6% faster single-threaded performance. 6% faster multi-threaded performance. Desktop variants of Haswell draw between 8% and 23% more power under load than Ivy Bridge.[9][10][11] A 6% increase in sequential CPU performance (eight execution ports per core versus six).[9] Up to 20% performance increase over the integrated HD4000 GPU (Haswell HD4600 vs Ivy Bridge's built-in Intel HD4000).[9] Total performance improvement on average is about 3%.[9] Around 15 °C hotter than Ivy Bridge, while clock frequencies of 4.6 GHz are achievable.[12][13][14][15][16][17] Technology[edit] See also: Intel HD Graphics Features carried over from Ivy Bridge[edit] 22 nm manufacturing process 3D tri-gate transistors Micro-operation cache capable of storing 1.5 K micro-operations (approximately 6 KB in size)[18] 14- to 19-stage instruction pipeline, depending on the micro-operation cache hit or miss (the same approach as used in predecessor CPUs, Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge)[18] Mainstream variants are up to quad-core[19] Native support for dual-channel DDR3 memory,[20] with up to 32 GB of RAM on LGA 1150 variants 64 KB (32 KB Instruction + 32 KB Data) L1 cache and 256 KB L2 cache per core[21] A total of 16 PCI Express 3.0 lanes New features[edit] Wider core: fourth ALU, third AGU, second branch prediction unit, deeper buffers, higher cache bandwidth, improved front-end and memory controller New instructions[22] (HNI, includes Advanced Vector Extensions 2(AVX2), gather, BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3 support).[23] The instruction decode queue, which holds instructions after they have been decoded, is no longer statically partitioned between the two threads that each core can service.[18] New sockets and chipsets: LGA 1150 for desktops, and rPGA947 and BGA1364 for the mobile market.[24] Z97 (performance) and H97 (mainstream) chipsets for the Haswell Refresh and Broadwell, in Q2 2014.[25] LGA 2011-v3 with X99 chipset for the enthusiast-class desktop platform Haswell-E.[26] Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) for the Haswell-EX variant. In August 2014 Intel announced that a bug exists in the TSX implementation on the current steppings of Haswell, Haswell-E, Haswell-EP and early Broadwell CPUs, which resulted in disabling the TSX feature on affected CPUs via a microcode update.[27][28][29][30] Hardware graphics support for Direct3D 11.1 and OpenGL 4.3.[31][32][33] DDR4 for the enterprise/server variant (Haswell-EX and E5v3 SKUs)[34] and for the Enthusiast-Class Desktop Platform Haswell-E[35] Variable Base clock (BClk)[36] like LGA 2011.[37] Four versions of the integrated GPU: GT1, GT2, GT3 and GT3e, where GT3 version has 40 execution units (EUs). Haswell's predecessor, Ivy Bridge, has a maximum of 16 EUs. GT3e version with 40 EUs and on-package 128 MB of embedded DRAM (eDRAM), called Crystalwell, is available only in mobile H-SKUs and desktop (BGA-only) R-SKUs. Effectively, this eDRAM is a Level 4 cache; it is shared dynamically between the on-die GPU and CPU, and serving as a victim cache to the CPU's Level 3 cache.[38][39][40][41][42] Optional support for Thunderbolt technology and Thunderbolt 2.0[43][44] Fully integrated voltage regulator (FIVR), thereby moving some of the components from motherboard onto the CPU.[45][46][47] New advanced power-saving system; due to Haswell's new low-power C6 and C7 sleep states, not all power supply units (PSUs) are suitable for computers with Haswell CPUs.[48][49] 37, 47, 57 W thermal design power (TDP) mobile processors.[19] 35, 45, 65, 84, 95 and 130–140 W (high-end, Haswell-E) TDP desktop processors.[19] 15 W TDP processors for the Ultrabook platform (multi-chip package like Westmere)[50] leading to reduced heat, which results in thinner as well as lighter Ultrabooks, but the performance level is lower than the 17 W version.[51] Shrink of the Platform Controller Hub (PCH), from 65 nm to 32 nm.[52] Haswell-EP models with more than 10 cores support cluster on die (COD) operation mode, allowing CPU's multiple columns of cores and last level cache (LLC) slices to be logically divided into what is presented as two non-uniform memory access (NUMA) CPUs to the operating system. By keeping data and instructions local to the "partition" of CPU which is processing them, thus decreasing the LLC access latency, COD brings performance improvements to NUMA-aware operating systems and applications.[53] Translation lookaside buffer sizes[54][55] Cache Page Size Name Level 4 KB 2 MB 1 GB DTLB 1st 64 32 4 ITLB 1st 128 8 / logical core none STLB 2nd 512 none Expected server processors features[edit] Release by the end of 2014.[citation needed] Haswell-EP variant, with up to 18 cores and marketed as Xeon E5 2600 v3 series.[56] Haswell-EX variant, with 18–20 cores[citation needed] and functioning TSX.[29] A new cache design. Up to 35 MB total unified cache (Last Level Cache (LLC)) for Haswell-EP[57] and up to 40 MB for Haswell-EX. LGA 2011-v3 socket replaces LGA 2011 for the Haswell EP; the new socket has the same number of pins, but it is keyed differently due to electrical incompatibility.[58][59][60] The already launched Xeon E3 v3 Haswells will get a refresh in spring 2014,[61] together with a refreshed Intel C220 series PCH chipset.[62] TDP up to 160 W for Haswell-EP.[63] Haswell Refresh[edit] According to Intel roadmaps, Broadwell will be released in first half of 2015, thus around the middle of 2014 Intel released a refresh of Haswell, simply titled Haswell Refresh. When compared to the original Haswell CPUs lineup, Haswell Refresh CPUs offer a modest increase in clock frequencies.[64] Haswell Refresh CPUs are supported by Intel's new 9 Series chipsets (Z97 and H97, codenamed Wildcat Point), while motherboards with 8 Series chipsets (codenamed Lynx Point) usually require a BIOS update to support Haswell Refresh CPUs.[65] The CPUs codenamed Devil's Canyon, covering the i5 and i7 K-series stock keeping units (SKUs), employ a new and improved thermal interface material (TIM) called next-generation polymer thermal interface material (NGPTIM). This improved TIM reduces the CPU's operating temperatures and improves the overclocking potential, as something that had been problematic since the introduction of Ivy Bridge.[66] Other changes for the Devil's Canyon CPUs include a TDP increase to 88 W, additional decoupling capacitors to help smooth out the outputs from the fully integrated voltage regulator (FIVR), and support for the VT-d that was previously limited to non-K-series SKUs.[67] TSX was another feature brought over from the non-K-series SKUs, until August 2014 when a microcode update disabled TSX due to a bug that was discovered in its implementation.[29][30] Intel also released the Pentium Anniversary Edition (Pentium G3258), an unlocked and highly overclockable processor that marks 20 years of "Pentium" as a brand. Copied and pasted from WiKiPedia.

10) Message boards : Number crunching : Second GPU (Message 1577395) Posted 24 Sep 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: I"d rather use 2 high end video cards, the bigger the better. I now use AMD/ATI 2 HD 5870 GPU's. They are great using OpenCL speed up 500 times faster are realistick, Collatz C ; MilkyWay; GPUGrid had very efficient use and thus 200 - 800 times faster. Both video cards and CPU maxed out, the rig uses 575 Watt. It has a 1000Watt PSU. In that case the whole rig gets too hot and a big fan 40cm diameter 9600 rpm max. is used to get rid off the heat and for now I sometimes use it.

11) Message boards : Number crunching : Second GPU (Message 1575951) Posted 22 Sep 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: Doesn 't make the GPU's running at 99% load, a lot off noise? Reminds me doing MilkyWay, GPU's @ 99% making sound like an jet, taking off. Something completely different, still running BOINC 7.2.42 (stock), using an I7-2600 and 2 AMD/ATI HD5870 GPU's. [In Einstein@home I run 2 WU's on each GPU]. And I already experience heat problems on the CPU. which has a stock-cooler. CPU on 90% --> temp >/= 97C, GPU 's 58 and 64C.[2 E@Home WU's on each GPU.] [This rig draws 465 Watt]. A better cooler for the CPU is necessary when running optimized app. 's in fact 100% use sometimes shut's the PC off, thermal shutdown @ 110C ! PSU has enough capacity 1KWatt.

12) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (89) Server Problems? (Message 1574820) Posted 20 Sep 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: When split in 5GByte chunks, 0.1 'tape' content. Looks like a Heavy Duty PC (1/2/4 GPU's[HighEnd,preferebly. Death - lines/dates

13) Message boards : Number crunching : Show and tell your machine. Here's mine. (Message 1573893) Posted 18 Sep 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: I use one self build computer. In an COOLER MASTER Case [Older type] An INTEL dp 67 BG Mobo, 1 I7-2600 CPU, 2 x 8GByte DDR III 1600MHz. DRAM. Two AMD/ATI HD5870 GPU 's and a 1000Watt P.S.U. {Using ~455Watt/h crunching (HT=ON --> 1,4 more comp.power).The DDR3 DRAM is faster and has lower latency. I use a stock - cooler which can't handle the heat from the CPU, so it's on 85% , CPU just sits below 100C . . .GPU 's are 20 % used (EINSTEIN, 2 WU's per GPU). Pretty 'Basic Set Up' in such case. But works as it should.

14) Message boards : Number crunching : How long did it take to generate the tasks we process? (Message 1573804) Posted 18 Sep 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: Is "AstroPulse" signal search done with greater resolution or sensitivity, since it concerns 1 signal - type, if I 'm not terribly mistaken? At wich frequency and modulation-type, is being searched?

15) Questions and Answers : Windows : SETI@Home don't want to stop computing (Message 1565133) Posted 30 Aug 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: How much DRAM has your Multicore LapTop? How is your cooling? My I7-2600 [DeskTop/SelfMade], has 16GByte 1600MHz.DDR3 DRAM. 2x HD5870 GPU 's [The CPU has HT=ON] When runnin S@H WU's (7.00/7.03), AstroPulse on CPU, it's memory use is very low, so B.O.I.N.C. gets 6500MByte, dodn't know if GraphicsMemoryGDDR5, is included in this readout from TaskManager. [PSU=1000Watt; 4x +12V 20A; 2x +12V 28A; 2x +5V each 15A; 3.3V 12A.] COOLERMASTER Case(old type; PSU on-top; GPU cards/slots bottum. CPU gets 102C , when using 100% setting as CPU use. GPU's get at 58C (Lowest) and 63C (PCI-e x16[2.0] slot.

16) Questions and Answers : Windows : Just back to SETI ... (Message 1565122) Posted 30 Aug 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: I started again one week ago, after 18 month's of absence. By the way You can 'merge accounts'. PC., too, as I did this only computer. [url=http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/hosts_user.php]This one.[\url] It also runs in a 'virtual box '. Very little experience with virtualizing but it defenetly has some serious funktion taking care off the need, updating your "What-ever" software to yet another O.S.&(environment).

17) Message boards : Number crunching : blanked AP tasks (Message 1563512) Posted 28 Aug 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: I still run BOINC 7.2.42 (64BIT) in a VM. 1 AP is stuck at 79.801% after 34:09 h. What's best todo ? Just wait or delete it? Also planning to run optimized?

18) Questions and Answers : Windows : SETI@Home Bluescreen Crash (Message 1561023) Posted 23 Aug 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: I started yesterday, since 18 months off absense and installed the latest BOINC 64Bit on WIN 7, 64Bit. PC: I7-2600 (HT=ON)16GB DDR 3 1600MHz. DRAM and 2x HD5870 GPU's. PSU= 1000Watt. I'd set the CPU to a higher TURBO Freq. 3.9 i.s.o/ 3.8GHz. and also aupped some offset CPU voltages. This inmediatly cased not only overheat problems but real instabillity! And lock-ups, BLUE-SCREENS and crashes. Loading the B.I.O.S. settings for this particular CPU, caused the system to respond normally. CPU, with sock-cooling,[HT=ON] caused inmediat overheating problems, choosing 70% CPU load and a auxilliary fan took care offt that. By the way, CoreTemp and INTEL DeskTopUtillities reported 101C for all 4 CPU's [HT=ON], but the temp switched as fast as the core-load and caused no added instabillity The HD 5870 GPU's are running at ~75% off their crunching capacity did run smooth, the whole system uses 500Watt/hour and is very stable also use it for browsing and forum posts, e-mail and other minor tasks, causing no problems with BOINC running 'all the time' setting. I use 1 monitor on each GPU and enough 'head-room' is available the use these quite normally, although no smooth graphics-display f.i web-cam or videos. It took less then 8 hours to get me to post on these forums, enough work was done and validated.

19) Message boards : Number crunching : Question about GPU usage and optimized apps (Message 1560663) Posted 22 Aug 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: Nice to see both S@H and AstroPulse science-app's in BOINC manager behave beautiful without any tuning. Both HD5870 GPU's run at 75% off their maximum capacity. The CPU, I7-2600 with stock cooler get too hot with HT on, so a setting off 70% and an auxillairy fan, is necessary. Tipp off the hat for implementing the OpenCL app's in BOINC manager! And ofcoarse the testing, tuning and getting the OpenCL app's to work in BOINC. And no problem to use the computer for 'other' purposes as well.

20) Message boards : Number crunching : Question about GPU usage and optimized apps (Message 1560593) Posted 22 Aug 2014 by Fred J. Verster Post: I just started, with a fresh new BOINC manager, not yet in a virtual machine, and both 5870 GPU work fine. The I7-2600 runs at 60-70% otherwise it gets too hot. And finished enough work to let me post on the forum pages. Nice to be back ;^).

Next 20

 
©2024 University of California
 
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.