New F@H cruncher box

[Markfw]

OK, so time to check out new hardware....

I ordered 2 GTX 470 Nvidia cards to go in a Q6600@3.3 box. I estimate 30k ppd for the box. 12500 x 2 for the video cards + 5000 ppd for the cpu.

What do you think ? It will be online by Friday night I think.

 

[theAnimal]

Sounds good.

Have you thought about trying bigadv again on your i7? Don't need a VM anymore & it is very stable.

 

[Markfw]

Sounds good.

Have you thought about trying bigadv again on your i7? Don't need a VM anymore & it is very stable.

oh... What do you need ? Thats a thought..And would it work on my 1090T hexcore ??

 

[TonyH]

oh... What do you need ? Thats a thought..And would it work on my 1090T hexcore ??

It's an 8 core minimum for that ride. It can be real or virtual but 8 cores have to be seen by the program.

 

[Markfw]

It's an 8 core minimum for that ride. It can be real or virtual but 8 cores have to be seen by the program.

So, if you have "-bigadv" in your command line, it will grab one of these ? Is it that easy ? I am doing A3 units now.

 

[TonyH]

So, if you have "-bigadv" in your command line, it will grab one of these ? Is it that easy ? I am doing A3 units now.

That's my understanding. I haven't gotten brave enough to overclock my i7 860 enough to try it. You can check with GLeeM. I know he runs them on his rig.

 

[theAnimal]

You can check with GLeeM. I know he runs them on his rig.

As do I.

Yes, just add -bigadv (& remove -advmethods and/or change that setting in config as well) & you're good to go. You will still get regular A3 if no bigadv are available.

 

[Markfw]

ok, no bigadv. Do I also have to remove the "-smp" ??

Also, I only get 11,700 ppd on my GTX470@stock.

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8 cores detected
If you see this twice, MPI is working
If you see this twice, MPI is working


--- Opening Log file [August 5 00:18:34 UTC]


# Windows SMP Console Edition #################################################
###############################################################################

Folding@Home Client Version 6.29

http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: c:\smp2
Executable: C:\smp2\Folding@home-Win32-x86-629.exe
Arguments: -smp -bigadv -verbosity 9

[00:18:34] - Ask before connecting: No
[00:18:34] - User name: Mark_F_Williams (Team 198)
[00:18:34] - Machine ID: 4
[00:18:34]
[00:18:34] Loaded queue successfully.
[00:18:34]
[00:18:34] - Autosending finished units... [August 5 00:18:34 UTC]
[00:18:34] + Processing work unit
[00:18:34] Trying to send all finished work units
[00:18:34] Core required: FahCore_a3.exe
[00:18:34] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[00:18:34] - Autosend completed
[00:18:34] Core found.
[00:18:34] Working on queue slot 01 [August 5 00:18:34 UTC]
[00:18:34] + Working ...
[00:18:34] - Calling '.\FahCore_a3.exe -dir work/ -nice 19 -suffix 01 -np 8 -che
ckpoint 15 -verbose -lifeline 2728 -version 629'

[00:18:35]
[00:18:35] *------------------------------*
[00:18:35] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[00:18:35] Version 2.19 (Mar 12, 2010)
[00:18:35]
[00:18:35] Preparing to commence simulation
[00:18:35] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[00:18:44] - Looking at optimizations...
[00:18:44] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[00:18:44] - Previous termination of core was improper.
[00:18:44] - Files status OK
[00:18:45] - Expanded 1762480 -> 2246261 (decompressed 127.4 percent)
[00:18:45] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=1762480 data_size=22
46261, decompressed_data_size=2246261 diff=0
[00:18:45] - Digital signature verified
[00:18:45]
[00:18:45] Project: 6071 (Run 0, Clone 101, Gen 48)
[00:18:45]
[00:18:45] Entering M.D.
[00:18:51] Using Gromacs checkpoints
[00:18:52] Resuming from checkpoint
[00:18:52] Verified work/wudata_01.log
[00:18:52] Verified work/wudata_01.trr
[00:18:52] Verified work/wudata_01.edr
[00:18:53] Completed 166178 out of 500000 steps (33&#37

snip

[04:45:06] Completed 500000 out of 500000 steps (100%)
[04:45:07] DynamicWrapper: Finished Work Unit: sleep=10000
[04:45:17]
[04:45:17] Finished Work Unit:
[04:45:17] - Reading up to 3697488 from "work/wudata_01.trr": Read 3697488
[04:45:17] trr file hash check passed.
[04:45:17] edr file hash check passed.
[04:45:17] logfile size: 57257
[04:45:17] Leaving Run
[04:45:18] - Writing 3790297 bytes of core data to disk...
[04:45:18] ... Done.
[04:45:18] - Shutting down core
[04:45:18]
[04:45:18] Folding@home Core Shutdown: FINISHED_UNIT
[04:45:21] CoreStatus = 64 (100)
[04:45:21] Unit 1 finished with 95 percent of time to deadline remaining.
[04:45:21] Updated performance fraction: 0.928008
[04:45:21] Sending work to server
[04:45:21] Project: 6071 (Run 0, Clone 101, Gen 48)


[04:45:21] + Attempting to send results [August 5 04:45:21 UTC]
[04:45:21] - Reading file work/wuresults_01.dat from core
[04:45:21] (Read 3790297 bytes from disk)
[04:45:21] Connecting to http://171.64.65.54:8080/
[04:45:23] Posted data.
[04:45:23] Initial: 0000; - Uploaded at ~1851 kB/s
[04:45:23] - Averaged speed for that direction ~1677 kB/s
[04:45:23] + Results successfully sent
[04:45:23] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[04:45:23] + Number of Units Completed: 693

[04:45:28] Trying to send all finished work units
[04:45:28] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[04:45:28] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[04:45:28] Cleaning up work directory
[04:45:28] + Attempting to get work packet
[04:45:28] Passkey found
[04:45:28] - Will indicate memory of 2814 MB
[04:45:28] - Detect CPU. Vendor: GenuineIntel, Family: 6, Model: 10, Stepping: 5

[04:45:28] - Connecting to assignment server
[04:45:28] Connecting to http://assign.stanford.edu:8080/
[04:45:28] Posted data.
[04:45:28] Initial: 43AB; - Successful: assigned to (171.67.108.22).
[04:45:28] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[04:45:28] Loaded queue successfully.
[04:45:28] Connecting to http://171.67.108.22:8080/
[04:45:38] Posted data.
[04:45:38] Initial: 0000; - Receiving payload (expected size: 24832826)
[04:45:49] - Downloaded at ~2204 kB/s
[04:45:49] - Averaged speed for that direction ~1364 kB/s
[04:45:49] + Received work.
[04:45:50] Trying to send all finished work units
[04:45:50] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[04:45:50] + Closed connections
[04:45:50]
[04:45:50] + Processing work unit
[04:45:50] Core required: FahCore_a3.exe
[04:45:50] Core found.
[04:45:50] Working on queue slot 02 [August 5 04:45:50 UTC]
[04:45:50] + Working ...
[04:45:50] - Calling '.\FahCore_a3.exe -dir work/ -nice 19 -suffix 02 -np 8 -che
ckpoint 15 -verbose -lifeline 2728 -version 629'

[04:45:50]
[04:45:50] *------------------------------*
[04:45:50] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[04:45:50] Version 2.19 (Mar 12, 2010)
[04:45:50]
[04:45:50] Preparing to commence simulation
[04:45:50] - Looking at optimizations...
[04:45:50] - Created dyn
[04:45:50] - Files status OK
[04:45:54] - Expanded 24832314 -> 30791309 (decompressed 123.9 percent)
[04:45:54] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=24832314 data_size=3
0791309, decompressed_data_size=30791309 diff=0
[04:45:54] - Digital signature verified
[04:45:54]
[04:45:54] Project: 2684 (Run 8, Clone 13, Gen 12)
[04:45:54]
[04:45:55] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[04:45:55] Entering M.D.
[04:46:11] Completed 0 out of 250000 steps (0%)

 

[theAnimal]

ok, no bigadv. Do I also have to remove the "-smp" ??

No.

[04:45:54] Project: 2684 (Run 8, Clone 13, Gen 12)

That's a bigadv. Should take about 3.5 days for that one.

 

[imaheadcase]

The 470 overlock well, overlocked ones are hitting 12k

 

[Markfw]

The 470 overclock well, overclocked ones are hitting 12k

well, its odd how it shows up. It says 607 mhz in the specs, but 1647 for core using the software that came with it, OR evga precision. I tried going to ~1850 from 1647, and got a EUE in minutes. Who, what number to I try that is safe ?

 

[theAnimal]

The default for memory is 1674, are you sure that's not what you changed? Also remember that core/shaders are locked together for Fermi.

 

[Markfw]

The default for memory is 1674, are you sure that's not what you changed? Also remember that core/shaders are locked together for Fermi.

Yup, here it is. What safe settings should I try ?1750 ? Does seem like much of an OC % wise.

 

[theAnimal]

I think you should upgrade to the newest version of Afterburner; those numbers seem strange. As far as OCing, I would go a step or two at a time.

 

[Markfw]

New problem... Different box.

So I have a 100% stable F@H 920@3.7 for 9 months. I turn on HT, and get a bigadv, and at 14%, and many hours in, I get a "client-cor communications error. So its on to a new one. 5000 points wasted.

 

[theAnimal]

Sorry to hear about that.

What settings have you changed in the BIOS for your current OC? What speed is your RAM running?

 

[imaheadcase]

I can't seem to get my 460 working with folding, I installed 6.30r2, but it just keeps giving me errors downloading core. Oddly its not creating a log file just if you hover over the icon.

 

[Markfw]

Sorry to hear about that.

What settings have you changed in the BIOS for your current OC? What speed is your RAM running?

All I did was turn on HT from before. Not sure on the ram, but for sure UNDER spec speed., probably 1333 or less, and stock timings and voltage.

 

[theAnimal]

What speed is QPI? Uncore? Which voltages did you increase if any?

 

[theAnimal]

I can't seem to get my 460 working with folding, I installed 6.30r2, but it just keeps giving me errors downloading core. Oddly its not creating a log file just if you hover over the icon.

Did you install in Program Files? If so, try a different directory.

 

[Markfw]

What speed is QPI? Uncore? Which voltages did you increase if any?

as I said, only change was HT. I will have to rebnoot to tell you the rest.

BTW, up to 21% on the next unit. Wish me luck on this one.

And the new 470 showed up today, so now I have a pair on them working !! For sone reason, the PPD stinks, 5000 on the second card ! Why ??

 

[theAnimal]

as I said, only change was HT. I will have to reboot to tell you the rest.

No problem. It just seems weird seeing an i7 at 3.7 compared to all the rest of your OCs.

BTW, up to 21% on the next unit. Wish me luck on this one.

Definitely!

And the new 470 showed up today, so now I have a pair on them working !! For some reason, the PPD stinks, 5000 on the second card ! Why ??

You changed the priority from idle to low? No SLI?

 

[Markfw]

No problem. It just seems weird seeing an i7 at 3.7 compared to all the rest of your OCs.


Definitely!


You changed the priority from idle to low? No SLI?

Yes, I also am upset about the OC....and up to 28% and counting.

You can't run F@H in SLI (unless its a fermi thing that I don't know about) I just put it in another box, and now I have another quad up also. Up to over 150k ppd !!!!

Now I have 7 video cards for sale !!! 4 8800GT superclocked, 2 9800 GTX+ superclocked and a 8800 GTS 320 meg. All at factory settings.

 

[theAnimal]

You can't run F@H in SLI (unless its a fermi thing that I don't know about)

AFAIK this has been possible for a while.

 

[imaheadcase]

Wait you mean you can't run 2 460 with F@H mark? I'm thinking of getting another for SLI to run F@H as well. Let me know if you can. I will have 2xevga super clocked GTX 460 then for folding/gaming. Remember you can't run 460 GTX in triple/quad configs by design.

btw markfw900, you are using older version of MSI afterburner, the newest one 1.6.1 adds support for 460. I had the same problem at first and was like wth is going on. lol