should my 1.33 athlon take this long to complete a WU in Seti?

[HOWITIS]

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i have a 1.33 athlon, what numers should i be getting? what can i do to impove them? i am a newbie

 

[DarkMajiq]

I assume you're running the GUI, or screensaver version? If so, if you want to improve your times, the best way to do so is to start using the command-line, or CLI version of the program. That's the easiest way to improve your times, and you can find a link to that, and other SETI programs, here. Also, serialb has created a "Quick Guide" to optimising SETI.

Non-SETI related ways to improve SETI performance:
- running Win2K helps performance
- SETI loves memory bandwidth, so if you're already overclocking, a higher FSB would help out
- if you're not already overclocking, that can be a way to improve your times as well

 

[Bleep]

Yes the GUI version is pretty slow. But sometimes it does take a long time for WU's, 3 of my machines are working on some low angle ones. 21 hours----25 hours----27 hours. these are machines that will do normal work units in 10 to 12 hours.
Bleep

 

[networkman]

To give you an idea of what you can expect from your Athlon 1.33 GHz machine, compare to mine:

I'm running a AMD Tbird 1000@1300 (10x 130fsb), 512meg PC133 ram CAS2, CLI client. Avg wu is 5h32m; some may get better speeds, but I do use the rig for gaming too, so that cuts into the production a bit.

You'll definitely notice a HUGE performance increase by using the CLI client over the GUI/screensaver version - and don't feel bad - I didn't start using the CLI client till after my first 600 units!

 

[lane42]

Hi HOWITIS, Welcome to the Team.

Ia'm running a 1.2 @ 1.3 on an older KT-133 (12 @ 110 ). A good 20 to 25 min. slower then networkman's 1.3 at 10 @130. So FSB helps.

 

[Maggotry]

Until last Wednesday, I was running the gui version. I didn't even know about the cli version until I joined TA. My systems would run wu's with the gui version in about 15-20hrs. With cli, the same systems now run wu's in about 5-8hrs.

 

[JWMiddleton]

HOWITIS, Check this thread and you might find a system close to yours to compare the times running the CLI.

Welcome to the TeAm!