Are there any sites providing optimized clients? -- PART II

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KWSN - Chicken of Angnor Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 99 Posts: 1199 Credit: 6,615,780 RAC: 0	Message 360544 - Posted: 8 Jul 2006, 23:13:35 UTC You may want to check out this announcement :o) Windows optimized clients are available for download. Regards, Simon. Donate to SETI@Home via PayPal! Optimized SETI@Home apps + Information ID: 360544 ·

hiamps Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 4292 Credit: 72,971,319 RAC: 0	Message 360554 - Posted: 8 Jul 2006, 23:25:07 UTC - in response to Message 360544. You may want to check out this announcement :o) Windows optimized clients are available for download. Regards, Simon. Simon you are the Man!!!Thank you so much for your UNSELFISH work. So many will appriciate your time... Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons... And no good credit hound! ID: 360554 ·

Tye W. Botting Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Jan 00 Posts: 11 Credit: 53,631,368 RAC: 0	Message 360559 - Posted: 8 Jul 2006, 23:27:56 UTC - in response to Message 360544. You may want to check out this announcement :o) Windows optimized clients are available for download. You rock, Simon! Thanks for the hard work and well-done resource for disseminating your resulting clients. Kung Fu and Powerlifting ID: 360559 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 360599 - Posted: 8 Jul 2006, 23:54:07 UTC - in response to Message 360544. You may want to check out this announcement :o) Windows optimized clients are available for download. Regards, Simon. Strictly for comparison purposes how do your apps stack up against Crunch3r's? me@rescam.org ID: 360599 ·

KWSN - Chicken of Angnor Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 99 Posts: 1199 Credit: 6,615,780 RAC: 0	Message 360609 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 0:01:18 UTC Last modified: 9 Jul 2006, 0:01:28 UTC Varies. Depending on host and AR, his is sometimes faster, sometimes mine is. In my own testing, AMD chips tended to favour his binary, while Intels were quicker on mine. You could check out the comparison tables to find out more. Regards, Simon. Donate to SETI@Home via PayPal! Optimized SETI@Home apps + Information ID: 360609 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 360613 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 0:03:39 UTC - in response to Message 360609. Varies. Depending on host and AR, his is sometimes faster, sometimes mine is. In my own testing, AMD chips tended to favour his binary, while Intels were quicker on mine. You could check out the comparison tables to find out more. Regards, Simon. I have, which is why I was asking. Intel Prescott with Windows here. me@rescam.org ID: 360613 ·

KWSN - Chicken of Angnor Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 99 Posts: 1199 Credit: 6,615,780 RAC: 0	Message 360614 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 0:06:08 UTC Last modified: 9 Jul 2006, 0:06:38 UTC I intentionally did not include results using Crunch3rs binary because I did not distribute it to anyone. Some people did bench with it anyway, I also did myself. These results will stay private, though Crunch3r can have them if he wants to. Regards, Simon. Donate to SETI@Home via PayPal! Optimized SETI@Home apps + Information ID: 360614 ·

hiamps Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 4292 Credit: 72,971,319 RAC: 0	Message 360617 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 0:11:26 UTC - in response to Message 360614. I intentionally did not include results using Crunch3rs binary because I did not distribute it to anyone. Some people did bench with it anyway, I also did myself. These results will stay private, though Crunch3r can have them if he wants to. Regards, Simon. Never ran crunchers but things are looking better...What a good day, My machine is quieter, cooler and running seti faster and I decided to have a beer to celebrate. Prost!!! Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons... And no good credit hound! ID: 360617 ·

Pepperammi Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 200 Credit: 737,775 RAC: 0	Message 360622 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 0:17:53 UTC A Hip and a Hip and a really big Hooray ID: 360622 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 360624 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 0:18:28 UTC - in response to Message 360614. I intentionally did not include results using Crunch3rs binary because I did not distribute it to anyone. Some people did bench with it anyway, I also did myself. These results will stay private, though Crunch3r can have them if he wants to. Regards, Simon. Are there any special .xml files we need to use with your app? me@rescam.org ID: 360624 ·

archae86 Send message Joined: 31 Aug 99 Posts: 909 Credit: 1,582,816 RAC: 0	Message 360627 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 0:22:27 UTC - in response to Message 358465. There will be several versions you can download - SSE (P3/Athlon XP) SSE2-generic (Athlon 64/Turion) SSE2-P4 (P4-only) Um... Both my Coppermine P3's report by CPU-Z supporting SSE2, and happily ran SETI/Einstein aftermarket aps designated as SSE2, I think. Argh--I was wrong. My Coppermine P3's indeed report supporting SSE, and not SSE2, and I did not figure out that I had remembered this wrong until I downloaded Simon's AMD/Intel SSE2 code, and it very promptly bombed. I hope others rely on CPU-Z and not on my fallacious post. I abase myself. ID: 360627 ·

KWSN - Chicken of Angnor Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 99 Posts: 1199 Credit: 6,615,780 RAC: 0	Message 360628 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 0:25:22 UTC Last modified: 9 Jul 2006, 0:26:11 UTC Misfit, there is a customized app_info.xml included with each package. All you need to do is copy all files in the directory it makes into BOINC\\projects\\setiathome.berkeley.edu. All this is explained in Instructions.txt, which is also included in each archive. archae86, I was wondering what kind of special P3 you had ;o) Regards, Simon. Donate to SETI@Home via PayPal! Optimized SETI@Home apps + Information ID: 360628 ·

KWSN - Chicken of Angnor Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 99 Posts: 1199 Credit: 6,615,780 RAC: 0	Message 360650 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 0:39:09 UTC Yeah, I thought the standard icon was a bit boring, myself. The icon is the same I'm using for my site. I tested on XP32 and 64, and although it is not a real 64-bit binary, it runs on 64 fine (and seems marginally quicker than on XP32). Regards, Simon. Donate to SETI@Home via PayPal! Optimized SETI@Home apps + Information ID: 360650 ·

hiamps Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 4292 Credit: 72,971,319 RAC: 0	Message 360659 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 1:09:10 UTC - in response to Message 360650. Yeah, I thought the standard icon was a bit boring, myself. The icon is the same I'm using for my site. I tested on XP32 and 64, and although it is not a real 64-bit binary, it runs on 64 fine (and seems marginally quicker than on XP32). Regards, Simon. So to be the Idiot...Can I download the new app and run the .exe on a new machine or do I download the client and set it up first and then follow the instructions? Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons... And no good credit hound! ID: 360659 ·

KWSN - Chicken of Angnor Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 99 Posts: 1199 Credit: 6,615,780 RAC: 0	Message 360661 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 1:13:50 UTC Last modified: 9 Jul 2006, 1:15:03 UTC On a new machine, first download BOINC. Let it download the standard client and some WUs. Then stop it and install the optimized application. Restart it, you're off. It will resume your WUs for you (the app_info.xml is set up for versions 5.12 through 5.15). Regards, Simon. Donate to SETI@Home via PayPal! Optimized SETI@Home apps + Information ID: 360661 ·

hiamps Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 4292 Credit: 72,971,319 RAC: 0	Message 360663 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 1:15:49 UTC - in response to Message 360661. On a new machine, first download BOINC. Let it download the standard client and some WUs. Then stop it and install the optimized application. Restart it, you're off. It will resume your WUs for you (the app_info.xml lists versions 5.12 through 5.15 ). Regards, Simon. Thanks...Now it is worth starting the P4 1800...And maybe some of my celerons... Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons... And no good credit hound! ID: 360663 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 360717 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 2:30:05 UTC - in response to Message 360628. Misfit, there is a customized app_info.xml included with each package. All you need to do is copy all files in the directory it makes into BOINC\\projects\\setiathome.berkeley.edu. All this is explained in Instructions.txt, which is also included in each archive. archae86, I was wondering what kind of special P3 you had ;o) Regards, Simon. Simon, I see it now. I was in bozo-mode and looking at the wrong file. :/ me@rescam.org ID: 360717 ·

MattDavis Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Nov 99 Posts: 919 Credit: 934,161 RAC: 0	Message 360720 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 2:32:46 UTC Last modified: 9 Jul 2006, 2:36:06 UTC Why are so many posts suddenly missing from this thread? Look at the first post, then the next few - a whole week was deleted! I read the whole thread earlier today, so I know thost posts exist - also, they're in Google cache. Why are they suddenly gone? What topic being discussed was so unsavory so as to have someone cover it up? ----- ID: 360720 ·

MattDavis Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Nov 99 Posts: 919 Credit: 934,161 RAC: 0	Message 360727 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 2:38:55 UTC So sorry ^_^ ----- ID: 360727 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 360754 - Posted: 9 Jul 2006, 3:07:43 UTC Thank you Simon. :-) Also for your kind thoughts about donating to Seti what you might not spend yourself for your expenses. And yes, it works fine, I'll let you know about the times as soon I have some results. "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 360754 ·

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