folding at home GPU client and Windows 7 beta

[jonesthewine]

I looked around quickly, but did not search thoroughly. Has anyone installed and run the sys tray GPU client in Windows 7 yet?

 

[TAandy]

for what it's worth, i tried to install windows 7 last weekend (as an upgrade), but it failed.
think i'll try it again this weekend with a clean install so if nobody else beats me to it i'll let you know

 

[jonesthewine]

So, I performed a clean install of W7 over XP and it is slick, it looks and feels a lot like a snappier Vista. I'm no Vista hater; it's on three of the rigs in my house.

Pertinent to my question, both the systray GPU client and FahMon work in W7. I installed the 181.20 vinvista 32 bit drivers and there was no problem. EVGA Precision tool also works in W7. So far so good, though the 5750 WUs drag down the PPD ;>(

 

[Assimilator1]

How much RAM does W7 use?

 

[jonesthewine]

Originally posted by: Assimilator1
How much RAM does W7 use?

According to the Resource Monitor, 809 MB are in use with f@h, fahmon and a few gadgets running.

 

[Assimilator1]

I meant just W7, F@H uses a fair bit , how much, less F@H?

Btw good to know the GPU client works already on it .

 

[TAandy]

got an orbit unit running at the minute.

it's at 92% complete after 436 hours and has approx 43 hours left to go.
so, i think i might just hold off on the clean install for a couple of days
:beer:

 

[Assimilator1]

My god that's an insanely long WU!!:shocked:

Is that typical of Orb@H or are you running it on a 486?

 

[TAandy]

Originally posted by: Assimilator1
My god that's an insanely long WU!!:shocked:

Is that typical of Orb@H or are you running it on a 486?

lol!

unfortunately, that's typical!!!!

 

[Assimilator1]

Ekk, & what spec is your PC?

 

[TAandy]

Originally posted by: Assimilator1
Ekk, & what spec is your PC?

only a pentium d 2.8
2gb

edit:
i know, i'm a pauper these days when it comes to crunching hehe

 

[TAandy]

woo-hoo,
36 hours

 

[Markfw]

Will a Celeron 420 run Win7 64 bit ? It has the below:
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, EM64T

 

[TAandy]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Will a Celeron 420 run Win7 64 bit ? It has the below:
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, EM64T

?

 

[Assimilator1]

Originally posted by: TAandy

Originally posted by: Assimilator1
Ekk, & what spec is your PC?

only a pentium d 2.8
2gb

edit:
i know, i'm a pauper these days when it comes to crunching hehe

I seem to recall those chips were awesome overclockers , your punishment for running it at stock is watching me drink 3 :beer:s in front of you!
Can't your mbrd o/c?

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: jonesthewine
So, I performed a clean install of W7 over XP and it is slick, it looks and feels a lot like a snappier Vista. I'm no Vista hater; it's on three of the rigs in my house.

Pertinent to my question, both the systray GPU client and FahMon work in W7. I installed the 181.20 vinvista 32 bit drivers and there was no problem. EVGA Precision tool also works in W7. So far so good, though the 5750 WUs drag down the PPD ;>(

Will the 64 bit driver work ? I installed 64 bit.

 

[TAandy]

Originally posted by: Assimilator1

Originally posted by: TAandy

Originally posted by: Assimilator1
Ekk, & what spec is your PC?

only a pentium d 2.8
2gb

edit:
i know, i'm a pauper these days when it comes to crunching hehe

I seem to recall those chips were awesome overclockers , your punishment for running it at stock is watching me drink 3 :beer:s in front of you!
Can't your mbrd o/c?

oh! that wasn't fair!!!

no, don't seem to be able to. and believe me, i've looked

 

[TAandy]

ps,
now at 95.774% and 22 hours, 6 mins to go.
woohoo

 

[jonesthewine]

Originally posted by: Markfw900

Will the 64 bit driver work ? I installed 64 bit.[/quote]

I don't know...I installed the 32 bit version for evaluation. Will try 64 bit in a week or so on a different machine.

 

[Assimilator1]

Lol Andy , tried software overclocking?

 

[TAandy]

Originally posted by: Assimilator1
Lol Andy , tried software overclocking?

hadn't, actually.
but i think i'll leave it as it is.
knowing my luck, something would go wrong, and bloody electricity is costing me a small fortune at the minute. buggers

99.83% done, and 52 mins to go

 

[TAandy]

to get back to the subject ,
now installed windows 7 and the gpu client seems to be running fine