F@H says my gpu isn't supported

[JeffCos]

It's a sapphire HD5770 1gb ddr5 128bit. Every time I try to load f@h gpu it tells me either my card isn't supported or I need a current driver. I tried to install the newest driver, but that causes other problems with my machine so I had to roll that back.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Are you running the GPU2 client, or GPU3 beta client?

 

[theAnimal]

Use the "-forcegpu ati_r700" flag.

 

[JeffCos]

@Larry GPU2

@Animal so create a shortcut and add that flag? bc as of right now, as soon as i try to launch the program it says not supported and doesn't start

edit: added the flag, still won't launch. I uninstalled the newer driver and reinstalled the driver that came on the disk with the gpu and everything looks a whole lot better, but f@h gpu still says my card isn't supported or i need a new driver.

 

[theAnimal]

According to the FAQ @ Stanford you need driver version 9.10 or newer & need to use the flag I posted above for HD5XXX GPUs. I normally add the flags in the client config, but I don't think it would make a difference.

 

[JeffCos]

I was using the systray client, I'm going to try the console version when I get home today. Not being home I'm taking a guess that my driver is 8.7xx. Anything newer causes problems with my resolution and monitor. This is my first foray into win 7 so maybe i'll figure it out in a few days. thanks for the help.

 

[JeffCos]

finally got the driver to update properly, it's catalyst 10.5, the driver number is 8.732, still says my card is unsupported or I need a new driver. tried Larry's flag and it said it was an improper flag or something

 

[JeffCos]

ok, just read folding forum and the whole 5k series is not supported. No GPU client for me...:-( should have bought a 4k series card

 

[JeffCos]

ok, GPU3 works! now another questions....do I have to tell me SMP client to only fold on 7 threads instead of 8 bc i'm now using the GPU? I saw that somewhere, but it was an old post, didn't know if it was still applicable.

 

[GLeeM]

I think you can set the GPU client to 'a little higher' priority so that it will get CPU cycles.
Or you could set SMP client to -smp 7

Check your ppd on the SMP without GPU and then see how many ppd the GPU takes away from the SMP average. It might not be worth running the GPU!

 

[JeffCos]

What do you suggest I monitor it with?

 

[GLeeM]

What do you suggest I monitor it with?

HFM.net works well for most.

 

[theAnimal]

ok, GPU3 works!

Not for ATI yet; you're actually getting GPU2 WU.

 

[JeffCos]

Not for ATI yet; you're actually getting GPU2 WU.

but at least I can get it to run, and it looks like it's working pretty quickly. Last night before i went to sleep it, according to HFM my SMP client was putting out something like 4800ppd and the GPU client was doing just under 3000. This morning when I checked it, something was wrong with the SMP client and it was taking over an hour for 1% of the WU, and saying i was getting like 34ppd. Deleted that WU and got a new one that looked like it was running properly when I left.