Doubled memory, should I see a performance gain ?
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Doubled memory, should I see a performance gain ?
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 CoolBlue87GT  Send message Joined: 27 Dec 03 Posts: 59 Credit: 53,580 RAC: 0 
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I added 512 more memory, now have 1 gig. (max for this laptop) Should I expect see a gain in performance on wu's / processing time ? If someone could take a look at my settings, give advise on the best settings ie: swap space, memory usage ... Thanks in advance. 
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Keck_Komputers  Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 1575 Credit: 4,152,111 RAC: 1
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You may see a gain, it mostly depends on what else you use the host for though. We can not see your preferences unless you post them for us. My general advice for maximum queue size is 40% of the shortest deadline divided by the number of projects, if you only run SETI that means less than 2 days. However there are other considerations at times, also once 5.8.x is released larger queues should cause less problems. BOINC WIKI   BOINCing since 2002/12/8 ID: 500984 · |
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Clyde C. Phillips, III Send message Joined: 2 Aug 00 Posts: 1851 Credit: 5,955,047 RAC: 0
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Depends. If you just double your memory but you had had enough to begin with (for Seti and all other functions of the computer) you might not see any improvement. If you had had just one stick but now have two (that can take advantage of "dual-channel memory") you may see a measurable improvement. If your new memory is faster, you might see an improvement - but the strength of a chain is only that of its weakest link. ID: 501140 · |
htrae  Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 241 Credit: 768,379 RAC: 0 
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I added 512 more memory, now have 1 gig. (max for this laptop) The biggest thing you could do right now to increase crunching performance is to start using the Chicken Soup crunching application for your specific CPU. Chicken Soup Downloads ID: 501147 · |
Suzuki  Send message Joined: 17 Sep 01 Posts: 318 Credit: 4,474,402 RAC: 1 
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Better than most memory upgrades, surely! Steve. ID: 501255 · |
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CoolBlue87GT Send message Joined: 27 Dec 03 Posts: 59 Credit: 53,580 RAC: 0
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The biggest thing you could do right now to increase crunching performance is to start using the Chicken Soup crunching application for your specific CPU. I looked at that site, which of the following would I pick ? Downloads Linux optimized Seti@Home apps - Any released apps will be offered for download here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seti@Home & BOINC modified source code - You can always find the most recent versions of my source tarballs here - they are based on Eric Korpela's archives, which you can find in the Links section. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Test and Benchmark Tools - In this section you can find the test WUs and scripts that have been used to create the result comparison tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows SETI@Home apps - MMX/SSE/SSE2/SSE3 optimized executables. They are based on Eric Korpela's source tarball (you can find it in the Links section). The application version is 5.15. The current code revision is 2.0. Code Revision 1.3 (old) - Previously released apps. Code Revision 2.0 (current) - Version: 2.0 'Ni!' Anything with Intel in its name will ONLY run on Intel chips! Code Revision 2.0 (current) with graphics - Version 2.0 'Ni!' Anything with Intel in its name will ONLY run on Intel chips! Eye candy or raw crunching speed - you choose. ID: 501307 · |
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CoolBlue87GT Send message Joined: 27 Dec 03 Posts: 59 Credit: 53,580 RAC: 0
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zombie67 [MM]  Send message Joined: 22 Apr 04 Posts: 758 Credit: 27,771,894 RAC: 0
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I looked at that site, which of the following would I pick ? For windows, right? Select "Code Revision 2.0 (current)". The graphics just slow your crunching. Then download an run the Automatic Installer. Run it on at least medium length, and then when it is done, click the button to automatically install the best one for you machine. Dublin, California Team: SETI.USA 
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spitfire_mk_2  Send message Joined: 14 Apr 00 Posts: 563 Credit: 27,306,885 RAC: 0
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"Doubled memory, should I see a performance gain ?" No. 
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CoolBlue87GT Send message Joined: 27 Dec 03 Posts: 59 Credit: 53,580 RAC: 0
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"Doubled memory, should I see a performance gain ?" Gee, thanks ID: 501868 · |
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htrae Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 241 Credit: 768,379 RAC: 0
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Your XP2200 Mobile has SSE instructions..... Download the Optimized application from Here and save it. Now unzip the file you just downloaded and you will see a folder named KWSN Ni! 2.0B SSE. Open that and you will see a folder that says Files to Install. Open that one and copy the files. Shut Down Boinc.....Open your Boinc folder...open the Projects folder...open the setiathome.berkeley.edu folder and paste the files you copied. Close out and restart Boinc. It will run benchmarks and then start crunching with the Chicken Soup SSE Rev. 2 crunching application. ID: 501873 · |
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spitfire_mk_2 Send message Joined: 14 Apr 00 Posts: 563 Credit: 27,306,885 RAC: 0
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"Doubled memory, should I see a performance gain ?" It's true and that is the point. If you want SETI to be more productive, you will want to do two things. One, get CPU with more cache. Two, run optimized version of the application.
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