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StefanR5R

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Finally the CPU market regained some sanity --- but RAM prices plainly hurt, flash memory remains expensive too, and the red part of the GPU market is pure weirdness right now...
 

crashtech

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All I can say is that is was a long day yesterday, and even on a good day, I'm rather easily confused.
 
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StefanR5R

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Right, GCW-LLR is the one. Check this one as the only CPU project at www.primegrid.comYour accountPrimeGrid preferencesEdit PrimeGrid preferences:
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Then don't forget → Update preferences at the bottom of the page...

Here is a C:\ProgramData\BOINC\projects\www.primegrid.com\app_config.xml example to enable multiple processor threads per task:
Code:
<app_config>
    <app>
        <name>llrGCW</name>
        <fraction_done_exact/>
    </app>
    <app_version>
        <app_name>llrGCW</app_name>
        <cmdline>-t 4</cmdline>
        <avg_ncpus>4</avg_ncpus>
    </app_version>
</app_config>
I tested 1-, 2-, 4-, 7-, and 14-threaded tasks on 2x14 core Broadwell-EP with reg-ecc 2x4-channel RAM. 2 or 4 threads per task look to be the optimum for throughput, judging from average task durations. I am still waiting for more tasks to get validated in order to check throughput in credits/day. Processor time per task and credits per task are somewhat variable.

I guess the amount of processor cache, maybe in relation to RAM speed, play a role for the optimum thread count of the LLR applications.
 

Ken g6

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Timing seems to vary. I've got one running on what's in my sig, and it's aiming at 2:10 running one WU on all HT cores (8 threads). My laptop is running one that's aiming to take over 12 hours!
 

Ken g6

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I just noticed that myself. And it's still happening!

Rank___Credits____Username
1______152819_____xii5ku
13_____23380___10esseeTony
15_____21889______crashtech
34_____7429_______Ken_g6

Rank__Credits____Team
1_____228397_____SETI.Germany
2_____205519_____TeAm AnandTech
3_____158783_____Czech National Team
4_____145038_____Aggie The Pew
5_____112938_____Sicituradastra.

Congrats!
 
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StefanR5R

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Tomorrow at this time the picture will look much different, when all the contestants who run without "-t" parameter have begun submitting results.
 

Ken g6

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Day 1 stats:

Rank___Credits____Username
3______1080002____xii5ku
16_____259473___10esseeTony
23_____209538_____crashtech
59_____52780______Ken_g6
115____25320______zzuupp
182____6876_______Orange Kid

Rank__Credits____Team
2_____3202264____SETI.Germany
3_____2361169____Czech National Team
4_____1990160____Sicituradastra.
5_____1633992____TeAm AnandTech
6_____736079_____BOINC@Poland
7_____665176_____Crunching@EVGA
8_____468728_____BOINC@MIXI

Delayed a little because I was watching the eclipse. Stefan's down to 3rd, and the TeAm to 5th, but we're more than double the next team. :)
 

Ken g6

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Day 2 stats:

Rank___Credits____Username
3______2181749____xii5ku
19_____497327___10esseeTony
24_____437151_____crashtech
87_____96250______Ken_g6
140____58193______zzuupp
231____15109______Orange Kid

Rank__Credits____Team
2_____7350527____SETI.Germany
3_____6437744____Czech National Team
4_____4865399____Sicituradastra.
5_____3285780____TeAm AnandTech
6_____1837424____Crunching@EVGA
7_____1582339____BOINC@Poland
8_____1000974____US Navy

Still a good lead on EVGA, largely thanks to Stefan, who's done more than all of EVGA combined! :)
 

TennesseeTony

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Thanks Ken, 17 hours to go on PG, so I've suspended getting new tasks. I hope it's not premature.

Formula BOINC gets announced in about 24 hours!!!! :D Hope it's not GPU (due to SETI). :/
 
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Smoke

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This is a LLR event, not sieve

Welcome to the TeAm Forum! :)

If you are not already crunching one of our TeAm Projects, I'd like to formally invite you to join the friendliest DC TeAm in the universe. TeAm AnandTech :D

Let's hear it for bill1024! Hear! Hear! bill1024! bill1024! bill1024!

Pull up a comfortable chair and have your first beer on me! :beermug:
 

StefanR5R

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Yeah, @bill1024 selected the right subproject in the web prefs for this challenge, but must have made a little mistake when selecting the team affiliation. ;)

(bill1024 is currently tenth on this list.)
 
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crashtech

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@TennesseeTony , @crashtech , looks like it will be down to the wire for you two!

19_____772460___10esseeTony
20_____770548_____crashtech
I don't think Tony is trying that hard! I've pulled a couple out of production already since they were going to take too long to finish. The Westmeres in particular are obsolete for this project.
 

Ken g6

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Day 3 stats: And the winner between the two I mentioned above is...

Rank___Credits____Username
3______3308476____xii5ku
19_____793154_____crashtech
20_____791336___10esseeTony
93_____154225_____Ken_g6
145____95216______zzuupp
230____31077______Orange Kid

Rank__Credits____Team
2_____11778193___SETI.Germany
3_____10755509___Czech National Team
4_____8008352____Sicituradastra.
5_____5173487____TeAm AnandTech
6_____3280410____Crunching@EVGA
7_____2552410____BOINC@Poland
8_____1669957____US Navy

...Crashtech! Congrats! :)

And thanks to Stefan (who could have achieved this position on his own :eek:) we tied our best finish at 5th. :)
 

StefanR5R

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Congratulations to us all for making the top 5 again!
And the winner between the two I mentioned above is... Crashtech! Congrats! :)
Heh, that's a win by a single WU. Validations are still proceeding, so the jury is still out. ;)
 
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TennesseeTony

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I checked the PG stats page first and was (sorta) disappointed to see I only finished 20th, but then I saw who was in 19th and giggled a bit. :D Good job all!

I did lose one box due to a Winblows update, it never showed up again in my TeamViewer list. I haven't had the gumption yet to turn off and unstack all the computers in front of it to attach a monitor and see what the heck is going on with it.