TAS-member thread for December 2008: A race in WCG

[alan2308]

Hello TeAm AnandTech. The Horde is here, prepare to feel our wrath!

Thanks for the challenge and the warm welcome, here and at our forum. We really do thrive on competition.

 

[petrusbroder]

Here is the 13th set of stats: December 15, 2008:

_Rank ___ Current Score ___________ Team Name
__ 1 ______ 8 451 174 _________________ TeAm AnandTech <------------------- That is us!
__ 2 ______ 7 117 273 _________________ HardOCP
__ 3 ______ 6 455 144 _________________ Fansub for Research
__ 4 ______ 4 653 976 _________________ MYCHAT@TAIWAN
__ 5 ______ 4 605 654 _________________ BRASIL
__ 6 ______ 4 463 194 _________________ CANAL@Boinc
__ 7 ______ 3 697 979 _________________ ___In2My.Net___
__ 8 ______ 3 201 373 _________________ - All Together To Fight AIDS -

:beer:

The difference to HardOCP:
December 15: ______ 1 333 901 points ________ - 73 591 points (well done Hard-OCP!)
December 14: ______ 1 407 492 points _______ + 22 228 points (team challenge issued)
December 13: ______ 1 385 264 points _______ +116 937 points
December 12: ______ 1 268 327 points _______ (stats starting)

OK,it seems that the Hard-OCP recruiting campagain has started!

 

[Fardringle]

It would never happen since so many of us enjoy doing different things, but I think it would be VERY interesting to see the results if all members of both teams crunched the same project at the same time.

 

[biodoc]

I knew Peter was a man of many talents but........"King of Trash Talk"??:laugh::laugh:

Looks like beating the Hornets nest has made this a race!:shocked:

 

[petrusbroder]

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Bzzzzzzzzz Bzzzzzzzizong Bzzzzoingzzzzz

Where is the Radar-spray?


<Radar is an in Europe well known insecticide aerosol spray - 100% lethal to flying insects, and absolutely not "Green".>

 

[petrusbroder]

Here are the BOINC-stats for today:

Date _______ Ranking _____ points _______ production
____________ BOINC ________ in WCG BOINC points
Dec. 01 _______ __ 168 _____ 4 060 379 _______ 56 302
Dec. 02 _______ 165 (+3) ___ 4 137 927 _______ 77 548
Dec. 03 _______ 162 (+3) ___ 4 218 783 _______ 80 857
Dec. 04 _______ 160 (+2) ___ 4 306 621 _______ 87 857
Dec. 05 _______ 159 (+1) ___ 4 398 142 _______ 91 521
Dec. 06 _______ 156 (+3) ___ 4 498 142 _______ 91 212
Dec. 07 _______ 152 (+4) ___ 4 580 793 _______ 91 439
Dec. 08 _______ 151 (+1) ___ 4 671 086 _______ 90 293
Dec. 09 _______ 148 (+3) ___ 4 775 133 ______ 104 047
Dec. 10 _______ 145 (+3) ___ 4 894 037 ______ 118 904
Dec. 11 _______ 143 (+2) ___ 4 971 236 _______ 77 199
Dec. 12 _______ 143 (+0) ___ 5 092 244 ______ 121 008
Dec. 13 _______ 140 (+3) ___ 5 197 145 ______ 104 901
Dec. 14 _______ 139 (+1) ___ 5 281 360 _______ 84 360


1st week ___ __ 152 (+16) _______ ___________ 576 716
2nd week _____ 140 (+12) _______ ___________ 616 352
3rd week
4th week
Total: ________ 140 (+28) _______ _________ 1 193 068

 

[alan2308]

Originally posted by: biodoc
I knew Peter was a man of many talents but........"King of Trash Talk"??:laugh::laugh:

Looks like beating the Hornets nest has made this a race!:shocked:

Stirring up this [.H.]ornets nest never turns out well. Just ask OCAU.

 

[petrusbroder]

Here is the stats as of December 16, 2008:

_Rank ___ Current Score ___________ Team Name
__ 1 ______ 9 090 529 _________________ TeAm AnandTech <------------------- That is us!
__ 2 ______ 7 754 035 _________________ HardOCP
__ 3 ______ 6 935 281 _________________ Fansub for Research
__ 4 ______ 5 013 304 _________________ MYCHAT@TAIWAN
__ 5 ______ 4 951 664 _________________ BRASIL
__ 6 ______ 4 791 740 _________________ CANAL@Boinc
__ 7 ______ 3 977 985 _________________ ___In2My.Net___
__ 8 ______ 3 446 772 _________________ - All Together To Fight AIDS -

:beer:

The difference to HardOCP:
December 16: ______ 1 336 494 points _______ +003 048 points (well done TeAm AnandTech
December 15: ______ 1 333 901 points _______ - 073 591 points (well done Hard-OCP!)
December 14: ______ 1 407 492 points _______ +022 228 points (team challenge issued)
December 13: ______ 1 385 264 points _______ +116 937 points
December 12: ______ 1 268 327 points _______ (stats starting)

TeAm AnandTech maintains the lead, adds a tíny distance (0.228%).
Well done TeAm AnandTech!

 

[petrusbroder]

Originally posted by: alan2308
Hello TeAm AnandTech. The Horde is here, prepare to feel our wrath!

Thanks for the challenge and the warm welcome, here and at our forum. We really do thrive on competition.

I certainly hope so. Hmmm, will your competions engine start in time?
I mean the race is over in 15½ days ...

And at the pace shown above it will take 18.8 days to eliminate the difference - and that is if TA does not increase production ...

 

[caferace]

Originally posted by: petrusbroder
....if TA does not increase production ...

We'd never do that. It wouldn't be .... sporting.

Haha. Hahahaha. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.....

phew.



-jim

 

[petrusbroder]

Some more stats ...

Date _______ Ranking _____ points _______ production
____________ BOINC ________ in WCG BOINC points
Dec. 01 _______ __ 168 _____ 4 060 379 _______ 56 302
Dec. 02 _______ 165 (+3) ___ 4 137 927 _______ 77 548
Dec. 03 _______ 162 (+3) ___ 4 218 783 _______ 80 857
Dec. 04 _______ 160 (+2) ___ 4 306 621 _______ 87 857
Dec. 05 _______ 159 (+1) ___ 4 398 142 _______ 91 521
Dec. 06 _______ 156 (+3) ___ 4 498 142 _______ 91 212
Dec. 07 _______ 152 (+4) ___ 4 580 793 _______ 91 439
Dec. 08 _______ 151 (+1) ___ 4 671 086 _______ 90 293
Dec. 09 _______ 148 (+3) ___ 4 775 133 ______ 104 047
Dec. 10 _______ 145 (+3) ___ 4 894 037 ______ 118 904
Dec. 11 _______ 143 (+2) ___ 4 971 236 _______ 77 199
Dec. 12 _______ 143 (+0) ___ 5 092 244 ______ 121 008
Dec. 13 _______ 140 (+3) ___ 5 197 145 ______ 104 901
Dec. 14 _______ 139 (+1) ___ 5 281 360 _______ 84 360
Dec. 15 _______ 138 (+1) ___ 5 398 873 ______ 117 513


1st week ___ __ 152 (+16) _______ ___________ 576 716
2nd week _____ 140 (+12) _______ ___________ 616 352
3rd week
4th week
Total: ________ 143 (+28) _______ _____ ____ 1 193 068

 

[nomad8u]

Originally posted by: petrusbroder

Originally posted by: alan2308
Hello TeAm AnandTech. The Horde is here, prepare to feel our wrath!

Thanks for the challenge and the warm welcome, here and at our forum. We really do thrive on competition.

I certainly hope so. Hmmm, will your competions engine start in time?
I mean the race is over in 15½ days ...

And at the pace shown above it will take 18.8 days to eliminate the difference - and that is if TA does not increase production ...

Actually... I'd say the competitive juices are flowing quite nicely! We've boosted our output to reduce your average daily gain over us by 14%(since we now know this is a race :shocked. Even though the race is over in 15 days, it's going to be VERY interesting from here on out. Now had we have known you wanted to race... say like on December the 1st well............

Peter, I like your stats, but since you're across the pond, do you see different dates? Because being a bit of a stats weenie m'self I only see stats through the 15th on WCG not the 16th.

No matter. Being a stats weenie m'self I thought I'd share my stats spreadsheet with y'all if your interested. I'll upload a new version every couple of days as I have time. The 1st three sheets are just some info from another stats site I use. The sheet of interest is #4 called WCG daily. I culled the numbers directly from the WCG daily output stats Which for TeAm AnandTech I got from here and for HardOCP from here.

Since WCG updates stats so infrequently, I usually keep tabs on the Boinc poits which are a bit more current throughout the day. You're here and we're here.

At my last check, you were up on us by 192/1344 Boinc/WCG point today. We're working on closing that lead!!

 

[nomad8u]

Originally posted by: caferace

Originally posted by: petrusbroder
....if TA does not increase production ...

We'd never do that. It wouldn't be .... sporting.

Haha. Hahahaha. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.....

phew.



-jim

Heh..heh...

We'll see your increase and raise you 10 quads..

Not that we're competitive or anything... no that's not a twitch..

I just move REALLY fast.

 

[petrusbroder]

@nomad8u:
I may have missed something about the dates - when looking at different stats-sites I sometimes see the same (or similar) numbers @ different dates. It may have to do when the numbers are updated, then posted and then read by me. As long as a stats-wiz or stats-weenie is consistent (i.e. uses the same stats-site and the same dates then it does not really matter.

At BOINCstats the stats are updated usually around 19:00 - 20:00 (UTC+1). The stats are collected some hours before that, and I may read them some hours later.

Then the stats sites update different parts of their stats at different time points and at different intervals:

Look for example here:

On the top of the page the current status of TeAm AnandTech is

5,398,872.88
Comprising 5,376,215.78 from the daily update (+ 22,657.10 since then)

Further down on the same page (in the table) the numbers are different:

2008-12-16
5,376,216

Both numbers are valid for the same day. Which do I choose for the stats?
As long as I use the same source for the stats, it does not matter. If I use one day the upper source and on the next day the lower, then I am in trouble.

This is the same matter at most stats sites. Therefore I like to think that the stats are accurate +/-3% and that differences less then that may or may not be true.

This is what makes the stats work fun (and troublesome) and thats why I never fight with others about the numbers: because at some or an other time point both have been right.

 

[biodoc]

Is WCG 64-bit linux friendly??

RT, how do your quads perform on WCG?

:beer:

 

[alan2308]

A bit anal about the numbers are we?

 

[petrusbroder]

Here is the stats as of December 17, 2008:

_Rank ___ Current Score ___________ Team Name
__ 1 ______ 9 718 253 _________________ TeAm AnandTech <------------------- That is us!
__ 2 ______ 8 387 661 _________________ HardOCP
__ 3 ______ 7 446 127 _________________ Fansub for Research
__ 4 ______ 5 366 537 _________________ MYCHAT@TAIWAN
__ 5 ______ 5 319 437 _________________ BRASIL
__ 6 ______ 5 170 855 _________________ CANAL@Boinc
__ 7 ______ 4 298 124 _________________ ___In2My.Net___
__ 8 ______ 3 691 647 _________________ - All Together To Fight AIDS -

:beer:

The difference to HardOCP:
December 17: ______ 1 330 592 points _______ - 005 902 points (well done Hard-OCP!)
December 16: ______ 1 336 494 points _______ +003 048 points (well done TeAm AnandTech!)
December 15: ______ 1 333 901 points _______ - 073 591 points (well done Hard-OCP!)
December 14: ______ 1 407 492 points _______ +022 228 points (team challenge issued)
December 13: ______ 1 385 264 points _______ +116 937 points
December 12: ______ 1 268 327 points _______ (stats starting)

TeAm AnandTech maintains the lead, looses a tíny distance (0.444%).

 

[nomad8u]

The stats spreadsheet has been modified and updated. For your bragging rights enjoyment of course.

Originally posted by: biodoc
Is WCG 64-bit linux friendly??

Doc, it sure is. I'm running OpenSuse 11.0 64 bit with Boinc 6.2.15 64 bit and it works great. On a Q6600 @ 3.3Ghz (benches in Boinc as 3.6Ghz) it looks so far to be about a 20% increase in output from the XP 32 bit client I was running.

I've only been running it for about a day and a half, but I'm so impressed I'm going to switch another quad over to Suse after the race.

Cheers.

 

[biodoc]

Originally posted by: nomad8u
The stats spreadsheet has been modified and updated. For your bragging rights enjoyment of course.

Originally posted by: biodoc
Is WCG 64-bit linux friendly??

Doc, it sure is. I'm running OpenSuse 11.0 64 bit with Boinc 6.2.15 64 bit and it works great. On a Q6600 @ 3.3Ghz (benches in Boinc as 3.6Ghz) it looks so far to be about a 20% increase in output from the XP 32 bit client I was running.

I've only been running it for about a day and a half, but I'm so impressed I'm going to switch another quad over to Suse after the race.

Cheers.

Excellent. Thanks nomad!:thumbsup:

 

[Philippart]

HCC runs much faster on linux than on windows, however they plan to optimize both platforms for the HCC project in 2009.

 

[petrusbroder]

Date _______ Ranking _____ points _______ production
____________ BOINC ________ in WCG BOINC points
Dec. 01 _______ __ 168 _____ 4 060 379 _______ 56 302
Dec. 02 _______ 165 (+3) ___ 4 137 927 _______ 77 548
Dec. 03 _______ 162 (+3) ___ 4 218 783 _______ 80 857
Dec. 04 _______ 160 (+2) ___ 4 306 621 _______ 87 857
Dec. 05 _______ 159 (+1) ___ 4 398 142 _______ 91 521
Dec. 06 _______ 156 (+3) ___ 4 498 142 _______ 91 212
Dec. 07 _______ 152 (+4) ___ 4 580 793 _______ 91 439
Dec. 08 _______ 151 (+1) ___ 4 671 086 _______ 90 293
Dec. 09 _______ 148 (+3) ___ 4 775 133 ______ 104 047
Dec. 10 _______ 145 (+3) ___ 4 869 547 _______ 94 413
Dec. 11 _______ 144 (+1) ___ 4 954 645 _______ 85 098
Dec. 12 _______ 143 (+1) ___ 5 037 252 _______ 82 607
Dec. 13 _______ 143 (+0) ___ 5 112 244 _______ 74 992
Dec. 14 _______ 140 (+3) ___ 5 197 145 _______ 84 901
Dec. 15 _______ 139 (+1) ___ 5 281 505 _______ 84 360
Dec. 16 _______ 139 (+0) ___ 5 376 216 _______ 94 711
Dec. 17 _______ 138 (+1) ___ 5 461 856 _______ 84 856

I have adjusted these stats ; now the numbers represent the daily update of BOINC-stats and not the interim updates which happen now and then. I think that I'll stick to those numbers in the future. This way we will get stats from WCG in the mornings and from BOINCstats in the eary evening (CET).

 

[petrusbroder]

Here is the stats as of December 18, 2008:

_Rank ___ Current Score ___________ Team Name
__ 1 _____ 10 258 316 _________________ TeAm AnandTech <------------------- That is us!
__ 2 ______ 9 077 176 _________________ [Hard]OCP
__ 3 ______ 7 920 096 _________________ Fansub for Research
__ 4 ______ 5 675 795 _________________ MYCHAT@TAIWAN
__ 5 ______ 5 657 044 _________________ BRASIL
__ 6 ______ 5 518 290 _________________ CANAL@Boinc
__ 7 ______ 4 594 691 _________________ ___In2My.Net___
__ 8 ______ 3 938 362 _________________ - All Together To Fight AIDS -

:beer:

The difference to HardOCP:
December 18: ______ 1 181 140 points _______ - 149 452 points (well done [Hard]-OCP!)
December 17: ______ 1 330 592 points _______ - 005 902 points (well done [Hard]-OCP!)
December 16: ______ 1 336 494 points _______ +003 048 points (well done TeAm AnandTech!)
December 15: ______ 1 333 901 points _______ - 073 591 points (well done [Hard]-OCP!)
December 14: ______ 1 407 492 points _______ +022 228 points (team challenge issued)
December 13: ______ 1 385 264 points _______ +116 937 points
December 12: ______ 1 268 327 points _______ (stats starting)

TeAm AnandTech maintains the lead, looses a lot of distance (12.65%).
[Hard]-OPC has gained 226 352 in 4 days, which is 16.08%.

I am using the name [Hard]-OCP because [square bracket-H-square bracket] codes for "highlight" and is not visible.

 

[nomad8u]

Nice job on the stats update Peter. Thanks!

Originally posted by: petrusbroder
I am using the name [Hard]-OCP because [square bracket-H-square bracket] codes for "highlight" and is not visible.

Ahhh. I didn't realize the bracket H code was used as well as the bracket b for bold. Makes sense. It's a PITA switching from forum to forum for posting sometimes.

Since it's Christmas and all, I added a bit of eye candy in the new and improved stats spreadsheet.

Enjoy!

 

[nomad8u]

Originally posted by: Philippart
HCC runs much faster on linux than on windows, however they plan to optimize both platforms for the HCC project in 2009.

Thanks for the info.

FAAH does too. I'm trying some HPF2 as well as the HCC to see how they do. RICE stinks on Linux though. It claims higher and scores lower than my other 2 quads running it.

 

[alan2308]

Originally posted by: nomad8u
Nice job on the stats update Peter. Thanks!

Originally posted by: petrusbroder
I am using the name [Hard]-OCP because [square bracket-H-square bracket] codes for "highlight" and is not visible.

Ahhh. I didn't realize the bracket H code was used as well as the bracket b for bold. Makes sense. It's a PITA switching from forum to forum for posting sometimes.

Since it's Christmas and all, I added a bit of eye candy in the new and improved stats spreadsheet.

Enjoy!

I've been using [.H.] myself. We'll have to settle on an official way of identifying ourselves here.