Folding@Home Software

[hennessy1]

I went to the Folding@Home website and I also saw the software in the Geforce Power packs. I was wondering if both of those use both the CPU and GPU cycles or if they are completely different?

I basically am unsure which version to get and use with my computer and was wondering if someone who knows a little more about it could help me figure it out.

 

[lxskllr]

I haven't looked at the site in awhile, but I'm running 2 clients on my main rig. 1 for the cpu, and 1 for the gpu. You had to download, and run them separately. I'd expect it's still the same.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I would get the software from folding.stanford.edu . I don't know what version that Nvidia bundles, but it's usually best to get software straight from the source.

 

[GLeeM]

The TeAm number is 198

 

[hennessy1]

I went to this page and downloaded the GPU and SMP versions. I also downloaded SETI@home as well for the gpu.

 

[hennessy1]

Only thing with the SETI is everytime I go to view the graphical interface it causes the driver to crash resulting in a crash of folding as well.

 

[petrusbroder]

Hmmm, I don't know how efficient it is to run a Seti-GPU-client and a folding@home-GPU-client at the same time. Will your Folding@home-WU make the deadline? If not, you loose all the credits ...
I have tried running BOINC and Folding@home at the same time. It works, but I found that running either (i.e. switching) for one day and the other for one day is more efficient.
Unless of course you have 8 - 12 threads and know how to allocate half of them to Folding@home and the other half to BOINC ... which I don't know how to do.

 

[Drsignguy]

Hmmm, I don't know how efficient it is to run a Seti-GPU-client and a folding@home-GPU-client at the same time. Will your Folding@home-WU make the deadline? If not, you loose all the credits ...
I have tried running BOINC and Folding@home at the same time. It works, but I found that running either (i.e. switching) for one day and the other for one day is more efficient.
Unless of course you have 8 - 12 threads and know how to allocate half of them to Folding@home and the other half to BOINC ... which I don't know how to do.

Yet! I have faith Peter, Faith........

 

[hennessy1]

Ya the switching to every other day is a better idea. If I had more then one GPU installed or a dual GPU card is it possible to run one program with each gpu available or is that not how it works?

 

[theAnimal]

I went to the Folding@Home website and I also saw the software in the Geforce Power packs. I was wondering if both of those use both the CPU and GPU cycles or if they are completely different?

I basically am unsure which version to get and use with my computer and was wondering if someone who knows a little more about it could help me figure it out.

What are your system specs?

 

[petrusbroder]

Yet! I have faith Peter, Faith........

() Message to Faith: Does he have you or do you have him?

 

[brownstone]

() Message to Faith: Does he have you or do you have him?

Neither, it's George Michael.

 

[petrusbroder]

LoL!

 

[hennessy1]

@theAnimal I have a 980x, OC'd 480gtx and 24GB of memory. I had been considering getting the SR-2 but might wait and see if they make a socket 2011 version.

 

[theAnimal]

You should run the SMP client version 6.34 on the CPU with the -smp flag for 10 work units with a passkey, then add the -bigadv flag. Run GPU3 on the video card.