SETI GUI vs SETI CLI

bbarnes

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I am currently running SETI GUI 3.03 on my system, and I read that the CLI version is faster...

I use it as my screen saver also, so if I switched to CLI, would it run all the time, or just as screen saver?
 

RaySun2Be

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CLI runs all the time, I recommend setting the screensaver to the blank screen. 3D & Fancy Screensavers eat up a lot of CPU cycles, making SETI take longer to complete a WU. :)
 

Baldy18

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If you switch to the CLI I would use these instructions for getting it set up. They make it real easy to do and the CLI can reduce your times by as much as 50% (although your results may very but I would say by a minimum of 30%).
 

KouklatheCat

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It took me several months to get 100 work units with the GUI version. With the CLI it has only taken me several weeks to get 60+ work units. The CLI is much faster.
 

ShotgunSi

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<< I am currently running SETI GUI 3.03 on my system, and I read that the CLI version is faster...

I use it as my screen saver also, so if I switched to CLI, would it run all the time, or just as screen saver?
>>



Here is a decent comparision between my computer with the GUI and CLI. Mind you overclocking was invovled to make the CLI numbers look better :)

http://forums.anandtech.com/message...did=711697&highlight_key=y&keyword1=overclock

BTW you are not part of a team in Seti! Why not join Team Anandtech? :)