DF: Speed up the Client!!!!

[bunker]

If you're running Distributed Folding, it's probably not running as fast as it can!!

I've been checking my task manager (winxp and 2k) and noticed a little process called csrss.exe taking up 10-20% of the cpu consistently. Well, lo and behold it's the df client causing that.

The output to the dos window, the "fancy" graphics, cause csrss.exe to use cycles.

So bunker, you ask, how do I go about fixing this little problem?

Simple, if using dfGui, put a check next to Quiet Mode and stop and restart the client.

If using just the client or as a service, add -qt to this line:

.\foldtrajlite -f protein -n native -qt -rt

That's your friendly DF tip for this evening .

 

[GhettoFob]

Those pretty graphics take up 10-20% cpu?!? :Q

 

[FoBoT]

running is as a service accomplishes the same thing, you can't run it as a service with console output, thus, running as a service is always "quiet"

 

[GhettoFob]

Does running the linux client in quiet mode also incrase speeds? I'm assuming it would.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: GhettoFob
Does running the linux client in quiet mode also incrase speeds? I'm assuming it would.

not much
however linux writes to the console, it is more efficient/less overhead

there is some cpu use in linux (to write the pretty designs) , but it is minimal compared to winders

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
running is as a service accomplishes the same thing, you can't run it as a service with console output, thus, running as a service is always "quiet"

Good point. I forgot the service = no client output.

 

[NicColt]

Another tip is that if your connecting to your clients through a VNC close that window cause it can expensive on cpu cycles when those VNC windows are open.