Is it OK to optimize?

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Dark Angel Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Aug 01 Posts: 432 Credit: 2,673,754 RAC: 0	Message 494854 - Posted: 31 Dec 2006, 17:14:44 UTC I just made the change to Alex Kan's app for my Mac Pro and my old G4 733 Quicksilver and have so far seen a 60% boost on the G4 and a 40% or so boost on the Mac Pro...YES it is very ok to change to an optimized app...turn your computer loose and see what it's truly capable of. I've been watching my RAC climb over the last 24 or so hours and I'm up about 600 RAC on the Mac Pro and still climbing...I'll take that any day!!! ID: 494854 ·

Diego -=Mav3rik=- Send message Joined: 1 Jun 99 Posts: 333 Credit: 3,587,148 RAC: 0	Message 494791 - Posted: 31 Dec 2006, 16:08:11 UTC - in response to Message 493086. Likewise, but you should know that Santa frowns upon posters with such long signatures. Is this OK? Yes. Henri friend with Hulk. Astro bad dog. /Mav We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. (Carl Sagan) ID: 494791 ·

Astro Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Apr 02 Posts: 8026 Credit: 600,015 RAC: 0	Message 493092 - Posted: 29 Dec 2006, 18:15:35 UTC Last modified: 29 Dec 2006, 18:15:59 UTC yes, shame on you and your generous heart which led to the big sig. Shame on you. <chuckle, chuckle> ID: 493092 ·

HTH Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 690 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0	Message 493086 - Posted: 29 Dec 2006, 18:08:51 UTC - in response to Message 490970. Likewise, but you should know that Santa frowns upon posters with such long signatures. Is this OK? Manned mission to Mars in 2019 Petition <-- Sign this, please. ID: 493086 ·

Diego -=Mav3rik=- Send message Joined: 1 Jun 99 Posts: 333 Credit: 3,587,148 RAC: 0	Message 490970 - Posted: 26 Dec 2006, 17:06:52 UTC - in response to Message 490101. Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, fellow crunchers! Likewise, but you should know that Santa frowns upon posters with such long signatures. shrug It's something you might want to think about. ;) /Mav We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. (Carl Sagan) ID: 490970 ·

HTH Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 690 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0	Message 490101 - Posted: 25 Dec 2006, 8:21:24 UTC - in response to Message 489449. Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, fellow crunchers! Manned mission to Mars in 2019 Petition <-- Sign this, please. ID: 490101 ·

Pooh Bear 27 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 Jul 03 Posts: 3222 Credit: 4,603,826 RAC: 0	Message 489481 - Posted: 24 Dec 2006, 18:17:06 UTC SETI has always maintained that their software is an Open Source, and allows it to be optimized by others. They have used some of the optimizations that have been presented to them, but they only have a small amount of people programming so doing specific optimizations are impossible to test for lack of time, hardware, money, etc. As also shown sometimes the highest optimization is not always the best. Some SSE3 machines do better with SSE2 optimization. Since it takes time to test to see which one works best, for whatever machine, it is easier to allow volunteers to do that. ID: 489481 ·

Michael Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Aug 99 Posts: 4603 Credit: 7,427,891 RAC: 41	Message 489478 - Posted: 24 Dec 2006, 18:11:44 UTC - in response to Message 489449. I'm no expert - best ask Chicken - but I think the reason the main application isn't optimised is because it is designed to work across all platforms and chipsets. It's fine to optimise - an it massively improves the efficiency of your work turnaround. Best place to find the right app for you is in th Sticky Thread at the top of this forum. I'm not sure if the 64-bit apps are available, but if they are, they'll be in there. Merry Christmas! Steve. BOINC Manager = Client Seti@Home (or whatever other project you participate in) is the science application for the client. ID: 489478 ·

Suzuki Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Sep 01 Posts: 318 Credit: 4,474,402 RAC: 1	Message 489449 - Posted: 24 Dec 2006, 17:20:40 UTC I'm no expert - best ask Chicken - but I think the reason the main application isn't optimised is because it is designed to work across all platforms and chipsets. It's fine to optimise - an it massively improves the efficiency of your work turnaround. Best place to find the right app for you is in th Sticky Thread at the top of this forum. I'm not sure if the 64-bit apps are available, but if they are, they'll be in there. Merry Christmas! Steve. ID: 489449 ·

HTH Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 690 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0	Message 489439 - Posted: 24 Dec 2006, 16:49:22 UTC Last modified: 24 Dec 2006, 16:49:53 UTC It it OK to use optimized SETI@home applications? Why doesn't the official application use the best optimizations? Where can I find 64-bit Pentium D 920/SSE3-optimized SETI@home application for Windows XP Professional x64? Manned mission to Mars in 2019 Petition <-- Sign this, please. ID: 489439 ·

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