Posts by bj

1) Message boards : Number crunching : New Version Boinc (Message 1360684)
Posted 25 days ago by

If I understand ; with the new version you do not need to install lunatics now. Is that right?
Do have set to 'NNT' to empty the cache before updating boinc.

bj
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2) Message boards : Number crunching : Lunatics (Message 1360446)
Posted 25 days ago by

THE WHITE DOG IS UP AND RUNNING

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3) Message boards : Number crunching : Lunatics (Message 1359317)
Posted 28 days ago by

Toby better get it running. Been a member of LWD since 2000.

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4) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU choices (Message 1353788)
Posted 44 days ago by

Hi,
here is a comparison between GTX cards from nVidia....
http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/graphics_cards_buy_now_uk.html

Sorry, prices in GBP.

Basically you get what you pay for. More cores usually means more crunching.
GTX 650ti not listed, but the 650 showing as worse than the 460 !

The 560 ti has a 448 core version which goes quite well.

Reg

The 460 are very hard to find if you are lucky. Got a 460 on my XP and does quite well as you can see. That is without any thing special except the LUnatic's install. So the more cores is better. Do read about some of the different cards as being a problem.

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5) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU choices (Message 1353784)
Posted 44 days ago by

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/NVIDIA-Chips-Comparison-Table/132

This shows the difference between a 650 and a 650ti .

384 cores vs 768.

Reg

I thought I had seen the two types.

My big question is what does the "ti" indicate?

6) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU choices (Message 1353707)
Posted 44 days ago by

Going to upgrade the xp computer (6452988) to Win 7. It has the 9800 gtx in now but would like to upgrade the video. One question is - what is the difference between a 650 and a 650Ti? (I know hard one)
What would be a good one for this machine? Would like to stay within the $200 range.

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7) Message boards : Number crunching : gpu situation (Message 1353344)
Posted 45 days ago by

Since the startup; my two xp machines will not ask for gpu work even though it had before the move. Still getting cpu tasks. My two 7 machines are asking and getting cpu/gpu tasks. Why not the two xp machines? Haven't changed any settings on them.

Looks like one XP machine has gpu tasks now. Things are starting to show improvement now, so be patient. Check Raistmer's thread for more info on work fetch issues.

Okie Dokie.
Just checked them just now. Weird why the 7s' did and not the xps' but no problem. Got all the time in the world.
Thanks

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8) Message boards : Number crunching : gpu situation (Message 1353313)
Posted 45 days ago by

Since the startup; my two xp machines will not ask for gpu work even though it had before the move. Still getting cpu tasks. My two 7 machines are asking and getting cpu/gpu tasks. Why not the two xp machines? Haven't changed any settings on them.

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9) Message boards : Number crunching : Changes coming (Message 1336014)
Posted 99 days ago by

BOINC isn't interested in your computer name - you can even have two completely different computers attached to the same BOINC account with the same name at the same time.

There would be a problem if you really had two different computers with the same name on the same network - windows would freak out, and you couldn't share folders or printers - but that wouldn't apply here, with a software upgrade but only one set of hardware.

BOINC does everything by the HostID number, and by using the techniques Link and Cosmic_Ocean suggest, you can hang on to the existing HostID and save yourself the trouble of any subsequent merging.

Since I'm not in a rush, I"ll probably set to NNT and let lt run dry.
I think I did this same thing before.
Another situation arose, so might be later on but thanks to all for the suggestions.

bj

10) Message boards : Number crunching : Changes coming (Message 1335872)
Posted 100 days ago by

Men

Quick replies.

I think I'll do what Amauri said. Kind of figures that would be possible but didn't want add more problems than what there are. The op system has been already install on a drive on the windows 7 computer yesterday. So called MS and see if I could swap the drive into a different computer and do a clean install which would have to be re-activated. Didn't think I would be able set Win 8 the way I want (even got it to boot straight to the desktop) but it seems to work better than Win 7. Had to call Cable to make sure about the email since Win 8 does not use the pop3 protocol.

Seems like all is coming together with the Windows 8 op system so far. Even some apps that wouldn't work on the preview works now.

Thanks guys for the replies.

bj

11) Message boards : Number crunching : Changes coming (Message 1335858)
Posted 100 days ago by

Hello

Plan to install Windows 8 on the bj1 (6599604)computer in a few days.

Currently, Windows 7 is installed but was going to remove that drive (after all work has been uploaded) and install Windows 8 on another drive. My question is 'Can I name my Windows 8 computer as bj1 while the Windows 7 computer is still showing?'
So, in other words; there would be two computers named bj1 Windows 7 and Windows 8.

bj

12) Message boards : Number crunching : Cheap Windows 8 Almost Gone, Can I just Copy BOINC Folder from XP? (Message 1334161)
Posted 105 days ago by

Two questions about windows 8

Going to install windows 8 into the 6619276 windows 7 computer. Clean install.

Do you still have to use the protected mode?

Can the nvidia gpu be used?

bj

? I have win 8 and im not running protected mode and my 670 is working fine

Great.

Had to use protected mode when I had the preview version of 8 but couldn't do any nvidia tasks. Otherwise; it did fine on windows 8.

Have another ssd drive on the way so will set 'nnt' and swap drives next week.

Thanks

bj

13) Message boards : Number crunching : Cheap Windows 8 Almost Gone, Can I just Copy BOINC Folder from XP? (Message 1334063)
Posted 106 days ago by

Two questions about windows 8

Going to install windows 8 into the 6619276 windows 7 computer. Clean install.

Do you still have to use the protected mode?

Can the nvidia gpu be used?

bj

14) Message boards : News : Servers are back on line after Monday's outage (Message 1329712)
Posted 118 days ago by

Count me in too.

bj

15) Message boards : Number crunching : help (Message 1329465)
Posted 119 days ago by

[quote
If you want to Install CPU apps (on a fresh machine), you'll need to use the Installer, then add x41zc afterwards,

For the GTX660 use the Cuda5 x41zc app, for the 9800GT use the Cuda23 x41zc app,

Claggy[/quote]

Great.

Will do that later. Question is now: do I use both apps (x41zc overrides lunatics) in future installs?

Sorry if this all sound dummy but never got that deep in this but have been in the project a few years. Just would like to get the most of what I have. Like if you have a v8 engine and put in 4 spark plugs. Kind of defeats the purpose.

Thanks Claggy for your patience and help. Seems like when ever I have a question; you pop right in.

bj

16) Message boards : Number crunching : help (Message 1329452)
Posted 119 days ago by

Basically copy all files to the project directory, and run aimerge.cmd
or edit your app_info and add the app_info info from the .aistub into your app_info manually.

Claggy

OK

Put the files in the projects directory and ran aimerger.cmd

Restarted boinc and no errors so far.

From now on; do I need to install the lunatics files or the x41zc only?

Also; the other win7 has a 660 nvdia, so do Iuse the 42 or 50 version?

bj[/quote]

17) Message boards : Number crunching : help (Message 1329406)
Posted 119 days ago by

Want to install the x41zc app.

Have a one 460SE w/Win7 64 bit computer.
Downloaded the x41zc_win64_cuda42. Is this the right app and where do I unpack this at?

Any thing else need to be done to run the app.?

bj

I guess what I need is a step by step instruction.

Found info about this but no precise instructions.

Thanks

bj

18) Message boards : Number crunching : help (Message 1329404)
Posted 119 days ago by

Want to install the x41zc app.

Have a one 460SE w/Win7 64 bit computer.
Downloaded the x41zc_win64_cuda42. Is this the right app and where do I unpack this at?

Any thing else need to be done to run the app.?

bj

19) Message boards : News : Servers are back on line after Monday's outage (Message 1322337)
Posted 140 days ago by

Sigh....
The only problem I have with Seti is not getting enough Seti...LOL.

Me too. Wasn't talkin about seti but at my age; who cares.

bj

20) Message boards : Number crunching : Some opinions on a good gpu (Message 1320027)
Posted 144 days ago by

An original stock speed GTX 460 1GB card has a max wattage of 160. A GTX 660 has a max wattage of 140 with twice theoretical SP FP rate for under $250USD online.

The GTX 660Ti has a max wattage of 150 watts with 2.7x theoretical for under $320USD online.

Of course if your GTX 460 has been overclocked considerably higher than the original clock speed, they were crazy overclockable, the improvements will be lower.

Dont have it overclock unless done at factory. But it does perform better than the 460-se which is in the other windows 7 computer.

Got the 660 to replace the 460 which will replace the ati in the xp computer.

bj

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