Posts by Gecko

21) Message boards : Number crunching : FYI: Cruncher Alert - GTX 460 CHEAP (Message 1073506)
Posted 2 Feb 2011 by Profile Gecko
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Just got my daily email from Tiger Direct this morning; they have a Galaxy GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 for only $89.99 (after two rebates). You can buy up to two of them with the rebates.


Lol, I ordered 2 yesterday on this same deal as I couldn't pass it up. Had a $10 coupon also that covered the shipping cost and no sales tax for my state. Yeah!
22) Message boards : Number crunching : Highest RAC ever recorded? (Message 1072425)
Posted 30 Jan 2011 by Profile Gecko
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I recall him averaging over 1M RAC for quite a period of time.
23) Message boards : Number crunching : Optimized Applications and Other Binaries - Read Only (Message 1071730)
Posted 28 Jan 2011 by Profile Gecko
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ATI OpenCL MultiBeam 6.10 (r177) for Windows OS
Available now at GPU Apps Public Downloads area

Full release notes HERE

VERY IMPORTANT!!! Note that correct install of this application requires ADVANCED SKILLS.

Thanks to Raistmer and special thanks to SubSpace for invaluable assistance and profiler testing.
Lastly to all Lunatics' Alpha & Beta Testers for continual and very helpfull support. W/o it this release could not be happen.
To all of you we value your input and would like to hear from you.

Regards,
The Lunatics Team
24) Message boards : Number crunching : Consensus on GTX460 768MB, 2 or 3 WUs = best? (Message 1067665)
Posted 17 Jan 2011 by Profile Gecko
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Thanks for the replies.
Responses confirm my perceptions re: 2.

Thanks again!
25) Message boards : Number crunching : Consensus on GTX460 768MB, 2 or 3 WUs = best? (Message 1067320)
Posted 16 Jan 2011 by Profile Gecko
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Have seen comments in various threads re: GTX 460 & number of WUs in parallel for best production.

Any consensus if 2 or 3 is ideal on cards w/ 768MB memory?
26) Message boards : Number crunching : Welcome to the 11 year club (Message 1059821)
Posted 26 Dec 2010 by Profile Gecko
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Opps. Missed my anniversary.
Better to miss this one...than the wife's, lol.

27) Message boards : Number crunching : Optimized Applications and Other Binaries - Read Only (Message 1033024)
Posted 11 Sep 2010 by Profile Gecko
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ATI/AMD GPU-only and HYBRID GPU+CPU Optimized AstroPulse 5.06 (r449-r456) for Windows OS

Three editions available now at GPU Apps Public Downloads area
Full release notes HERE

VERY IMPORTANT!!! Note that correct install of these applications requires ADVANCED SKILLS.

Special Thanks to Raistmer for his tireless development efforts, and
to all Lunatics crew for continual and very helpfull support. W/o it this release could not be happen.
To all of you we value your input and would like to hear from you.

Regards,
The Lunatics Team
28) Message boards : Number crunching : Financial assistance for Fermi Development (Message 1007144)
Posted 22 Jun 2010 by Profile Gecko
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Nice job Gents.

This kind of initiative is what sometimes allows good things to come earlier, vs. later ;)
Thanks for helping to push the wheels of progress!
29) Message boards : Number crunching : Revised Lunatics Membership Policy (Message 999750)
Posted 31 May 2010 by Profile Gecko
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Please note revisions to Lunatics' membership policy.

30) Message boards : Number crunching : Every dog has its day (Message 994930)
Posted 8 May 2010 by Profile Gecko
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Nice prices...that should boost your rac nicely...

Apple is the object of my ire as well...the iPad has irked me to no end.


Yeah, pretty excited to build this one. It has 2 slots for graphics cards, so will put in my gtx-260s to start, and upgrade to Fermi cards little later.

re: Apple, am disgusted w/ business tactics, product and over-all lack of anything "really" new/innovative since iPhone. Have seen/played w/ iPad. Can't figure out WHY I need it, and why in the world I would pay $500.00, MORE than a netbook or even entry laptops, for a larger iPod Touch?!? Truly, they are the BEST marketing company in the world.
31) Message boards : Number crunching : Every dog has its day (Message 994855)
Posted 8 May 2010 by Profile Gecko
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In the past, I've been pretty critical of AMD's execution over the past few years. Of course, I was equally critical of Intel during "Netbust" era and Apple is currently the object of my ire. However, I have, and/or do own products from all the companies.

Lately, I've been considering an upgrade and have been agonizing a bit as to *how much* to sink into it. Also was being tempted to wait until 32nm quad cores are intro'd as I want to have at least 4 cores, and ideally 8 via HT.

However, I became motivated to pull the trigger today :>)

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz + MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0

$289.00 total for both!

I was equally impressed w/ component quality & OC features of the MB. Very pleased at the $$$/performance ratio and overall, a nice *sweet* spot for a pretty nominal investment.

If AMD can keep finding these *value* holes and do so profitably, they can win some battles.
32) Message boards : Number crunching : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 330 @ 1.60GHz +NVIDIA ION (512MB) driver: 19621 (Message 972588)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 by Profile Gecko
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Short answer = Yes.

If using Windows, Just need to extend desktop to 2nd card via Control panel > Display > Settings.
33) Message boards : Number crunching : Seen any good Atom D510 boards out there? (Message 972249)
Posted 20 Feb 2010 by Profile Gecko
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That Supermicro looks pretty good.
You can also put a full size graphics card on that, likely up to @ 9.5" aka a Sugo SG-05 or SG-06.

Zotac has one coming as well w/ Ion 2 integrated & a full size graphics card slot in pcie2 x16.

That's the one I'm waiting for and will replace my son's older (large, power hungry & disposable) desktop that he uses for mostly kids stuff and watching Sesame Street etc.
34) Message boards : Number crunching : Optimized Applications and Other Binaries - Read Only (Message 971194)
Posted 18 Feb 2010 by Profile Gecko
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REPOST from older thread.

Linux x32 & x64 Multibeam applications and x64 Multibeam_CUDA aps are hosted at below links on Crunch3r's site
NOTE: x32_Multibeam_ CUDA ap link is dead & was withdrawn due to unresolved bugs/issues.

Linux x64
Linux x32
35) Message boards : Number crunching : Optimized AstroPulse_v505 5.06 for OSX (Intel) x64 & x32 OS & FreeBSD x64 OS (Message 969999)
Posted 12 Feb 2010 by Profile Gecko
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Optimized AstroPulse_v505 5.06 for OSX (Intel) x64 & x32 OS & FreeBSD x64 OS
Updated 2.10.09 w/ new Application_v505 5.06 & revision r237 available now at: Lunatics

Hi Everyone,

SETI@Home AstroPulse optimized applications for Mac OSX (Intel) and FreeBSD (Intel/AMD) have been released.
This release offers significantly improved performance for computers running 64 and 32 bit versions of Mac OSX and 64 bit versions of FreeBSD.

Thanks to Urs Echternacht for updated source improvements and porting to FreeBSD and OSX, derived from original r112 by Crunch3r, Jason G & Raistmer.

Special thanks once again go to zvonas for motivating the FreeBSD builds, Arkayn and Gecko_R7 for OSX alpha testing & all the Lunatics members who performed final Beta testing, for their expertise, input & assistance.

To all of you we value your input and would like to hear from you at Lunatics'

Regards,
The Lunatics Team
36) Message boards : Number crunching : Optimized Applications and Other Binaries - Read Only (Message 969998)
Posted 12 Feb 2010 by Profile Gecko
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Optimized AstroPulse_v505 5.06 for OSX (Intel) x64 & x32 OS & FreeBSD x64 OS
Updated 2.10.09 w/ new Application_v505 5.06 & revision r237 available now at: Lunatics

Hi Everyone,

SETI@Home AstroPulse optimized applications for Mac OSX (Intel) and FreeBSD (Intel/AMD) have been released.
This release offers significantly improved performance for computers running 64 and 32 bit versions of Mac OSX and 64 bit versions of FreeBSD.

Thanks to Urs Echternacht for updated source improvements and porting to FreeBSD and OSX, derived from original r112 by Crunch3r, Jason G & Raistmer.

Special thanks once again go to zvonas for motivating the FreeBSD builds, Arkayn and Gecko_R7 for OSX alpha testing & all the Lunatics members who performed final Beta testing, for their expertise, input & assistance.

To all of you we value your input and would like to hear from you at Lunatics'

Regards,
The Lunatics Team
37) Message boards : Politics : The Day The World Failed (Message 967975)
Posted 3 Feb 2010 by Profile Gecko
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Unlikely to get 193 world leaders to EVER agree for the same thing if having to "pay", even if faced w/ certain extinction of human race in a VERY short period i.e. astroid strike, containment of the "perfect" virus, whatever.

IMO, we're far too petty a species and always revert to self-interest, even if it means our own collective demise.

38) Message boards : Number crunching : Early SETI contributors - who's still around? (Message 967844)
Posted 3 Feb 2010 by Profile Gecko
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Woke-up this AM. Yep, still here :>)

Countdown to 11 years.....

Started crunching classic on Compaq Armada Pent II 200MMX laptop w/ Win95.
IIRC, it took @ 120 or so hours per WU.

I read about the project in an article @ Pop Sci or Business Week while on a flight.
Thought it was really cool opportunity since I was already familiar w/ Seti project, Arecibo etc.
39) Message boards : Number crunching : Scratching my head over iPad (Message 966541)
Posted 29 Jan 2010 by Profile Gecko
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Bottom line is that even analysts don't know and are afraid to "underestimate" the power of the Apple brand, even with all the questions surrounding this product.


Which brings us to this video:

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard


OMG, that is hysterical! and SOOOO believable.

I thought this article from TheInquirer gave a nice "no-spin" summary.

40) Message boards : Politics : Obama to kill Ares program (Message 966520)
Posted 28 Jan 2010 by Profile Gecko
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From that article:

Instead, according to White House insiders, agency officials, industry executives and congressional sources familiar with Obama's plans, NASA will look at developing a "heavy-lift" rocket that one day will take humans and robots to explore beyond low-Earth orbit. That day will be years away.

The White House will direct NASA to concentrate on Earth-science projects -- principally, researching and monitoring climate change -- and on a new technology research and development program designed to someday enable human exploration of asteroids and the inner solar system.

Looks like Obama is looking beyond the moon.

We've been there, done it. The moon is an old goal. Why repeat it? Especially, why repeat past glory when there is far greater interest beyond?


Let's look closer. If Kennedy had laid out the same deliverables as this, the moon NEVER would have happened in 69'. There's no substance to these words, and NASA will find there to be NO FUNDING from Washington to support this directive. He's pushing off details and funding to future administrations that will be LONG after his.

This isn't an inspiring Vision, just empty words from a President that doesn't have any plan and is too narcissistic to admit it.

And above is merely my opinion. Don't let me dissuade anyone from theirs. :>)


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