FormulaBOINC

[StefanR5R]

if you look at the credits of tasks which have been uploaded yesterday, they look like about two types of tasks

100...170 points/task: link
370...490 points/task: link

 

[crashtech]

Well, my bunkers didn't fill properly, so I had to decide whether to flush and refill or let some projects idle. On a couple, it is Milkyway that didn't get enough tasks, too bad I can't selectively allow network access.

 

[StefanR5R]

Well, my bunkers didn't fill properly, so I had to decide whether to flush and refill or let some projects idle. On a couple, it is Milkyway that didn't get enough tasks,

Look at this break with the electric bill in mind.

too bad I can't selectively allow network access.

I for one want to study the handling of two (or more) client instances per host still before May, but am not sure whether I will have the spare time.

 

[TennesseeTony]

OCN has some info on that, but it was over my head. The following is on pages 22-23.

[quote name="mmonnin" url="/t/1620003/formula-boinc/210#post_26009859"]There isn't much time to do bunkering since its announced the day before but you can do a couple of things.
Shut off networking in Boinc Manager
Add the projects server to the hosts file so other GPU tasks can still run if CPU project.
Setup multiple HDDs for more work.
Setup multiple Boinc Managers to get more work.[/quote]

[quote name="4thKor" url="/t/1620003/formula-boinc/220#post_26010476"]I found this guide on bunkering. Seems to be very detailed.

https://www.tsbt.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2092[/quote]

 

[crashtech]

Looks like some of my machines had a pretty good pile of tasks built up, others ran out of things to do. I was not well-prepared for this one...

 

[yodap]

Hey, hoping all your bunkers are swimming to their destination.
Does anyone know how often FB updates stats for sprint projects? Does it vary with each one?

 

[TennesseeTony]

Each hour, at the top of the hour, is how they have reported the last two Sprints. So we should know the first results in about 15 minutes.

Strange scoring system, apparently it doesn't matter how many tasks you complete, it only matters how much TIME you spent on the task. So yes, crashtech, that old idle C2D Quad can produce just as many points as a Skylake i5 overclocked to 6.78GHz on liquid nitrogen. ...Assuming it finishes the tasks prior to the race's end.

I wasn't expecting a LOT of points, but 277k is a little disappointing (from the bunker that I had).

 

[TennesseeTony]

1st hour

EDIT: Only SETI.USA has surpassed our first hour results, by ~25%. Assuming we take one of the medals and AMD Users do not, we have already passed them in the Marathon, and will keep the 6th place that we just earned.

 

[crashtech]

Each hour, at the top of the hour, is how they have reported the last two Sprints. So we should know the first results in about 15 minutes.

Strange scoring system, apparently it doesn't matter how many tasks you complete, it only matters how much TIME you spent on the task. So yes, crashtech, that old idle C2D Quad can produce just as many points as a Skylake i5 overclocked to 6.78GHz on liquid nitrogen. ...Assuming it finishes the tasks prior to the race's end.

I wasn't expecting a LOT of points, but 277k is a little disappointing (from the bunker that I had).

Wow, haha, I have another Q6600 I can press into service then...

 

[StefanR5R]

The March CPU sprint obviously had OcUK realize that they needed more cores, and they acted on it.

 

[4thKor]

Leaderboard took a bit of a turn.

 

[StefanR5R]

Circa a day's work:

Core 2 Duo, 2.33 GHz:

15 tasks (3.2 tasks per core and GHz and day)
1,870 points (125 points per task)​

Phenom II X4, 2.5 GHz:

39 tasks (3.9 tasks per core and GHz and day)
5,076 points (130 points per task)​

i7-4960X, 4.5 GHz, 11 threads used:

193 tasks (3.9 tasks per thread and GHz and day, 7.1 tasks/core/GHz/day)
28,639 points (148 points per task)
​

 

[StefanR5R]

Leaderboard took a bit of a turn.

We just moved a bit to the side for a minute so that everybody can have a good look at the track ahead and not lose their way.

 

[crashtech]

I'm going to link to the Free-DC page for this project, though it doesn't look updated for today:

http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=team&proj=num&team=54

 

[TennesseeTony]

The March CPU sprint obviously had OcUK realize that they needed more cores, and they acted on it.

Lol. Quick and dirty. And quite literally too.

Leaderboard took a bit of a turn.

Yeah well I dusted off and fired up the Duron 700 system, which is oc'd to 900, AND I just got new "D" batteries installed on the mono cassette player for the Timex Sinclair 1000, so it will be online soon too! (joking of course)

Ooooh. I did just find a PIII-733 with Windows 2000! Wonder if that even works anymore....

 

[GLeeM]

I wasn't expecting a LOT of points

This is fairly good points. Three times better than Credit New.

BOINC "Credit New", or whatever it's called, gives about: 0.01 times total WU seconds = points.
I did a few TN Grid WUs yesterday, they were about 0.006 before they were about 0.01
Number Fields about --- 0.03
VGTU about -------------- 0.01
Gerasim about ----------- 0.02
Cosmology about ------- 0.01
pogs about --------------- 0.025
Primegrid PSP about -- 0.09
Acoustics about --------- 0.006
CSGrid about ----------- 0.06
Universe about --------- 0.02
DENIS about ----------- 0.01
ClimatePrediction about - 0.01

 

[4thKor]

I could get my third DL-580 warmed up. But it only has 64 processors.

 

[TennesseeTony]

I think you mean 30 cores/60 threads, no 4th processor on that one? Socket damaged or just too hard to find that CPU for sale these days?

 

[crashtech]

I literally have nowhere to put more machines at this point, it's time to buy some wire racks and more Ethernet switches.

 

[4thKor]

It has quad X7560's. 8/c, 16/t.

 

[TennesseeTony]

I literally have nowhere to put more machines at this point, it's time to buy some wire racks and more Ethernet switches.

I feel your pain.

 

[crashtech]

I feel your pain.

Hmm, makes me wish for a larger house! How's the noise level right there?

 

[TennesseeTony]

About the same as a box fan on low.

 

[crashtech]

I have a Dell XPDFK board that I got for cheap, had to solder new fan connectors to match their proprietary cr*p fan headers, but now it sounds like a small turbine; there is no provision in the BIOS to adjust fan speed at all... You have clearly had better luck with Dells than I have!

Edit: Maybe I should buy complete boxes instead of trying to cobble together one of their boards, lol.

 

[TennesseeTony]

I once hot-wired one of the super-tower fans to run 100%. I was curious because the fan was massive and double thick. I think it measured out to be a 160mm by 50mm fan. Anyway, at 100% speed, that thing sounded like a cheap wet/dry vacuum cleaner. It was unbearable.

You could try soldering in a resistor to slow the fan(s).