The 4th annual Folding@Home Holiday Season Race: Race is on!

[petrusbroder]

OK, it is the time. At last ..

This is the official 4th Annual Folding@Home Holiday Season Race thread.

If all act quickly, we can start December 1, 00:00 GMT.

Please post in this thread if you want to take part. I'll then compile two teams (in the past races it has been TAS vs Folders) and December 1: all go.

Here are the rules:
1. Have fun.
2. Let others have fun.
3. Crunch as much as you can, as often as you can and as efficiently as you can.
4. Assimilating computers, adding members to the teams, switching teams, borging is allowed.
5: (Sid's rule) Whistle while you work; DON'T whistle while you sip.
6: (Sid's rule) No pouting.

Time frame:
Start: December 1, 2009, 00:00 UTC
End: January 1, 2010, 12:00 UTC

() Anybody there who really wants to collect the stats at 24:00 between December 31 and January 1? No? I thought so ... ()

I'll ask the mods to pin this thread until January 3rd, 2010.

Edit: Nov. 25, 2009:
Participants of the 4th Folding@home Holiday Season Race 2009
-- added Nov 17th ----
GLeeM
PCTC2
Markfw900
theAnimal
biodoc
petrusbroder
-- added Nov 19th ----
Orange Kid
Philippart
ksherman
Pokey
Baldurs_Gate
-- added Nov 20th ----
Drsignguy
-- added Nov 23th ----
Insidious
Hurricane Andrew
-- added Nov 25th ----
Denithor
winsantz!

I'll do the teams very soon!

Edit: Dec 7, 2009
Here are the teams!

Name _____________ Team

Markfw900 -------- Team 1
GLeeM ------------ Team 1
biodoc ----------- Team 1
Hurricane Andrew - Team 1
PCTC2=paulnt04 --- Team 1
petrusbroder ----- Team 1

theAnimal -------- Team 2
Pokey ------------ Team 2
Drsignguy -------- Team 2
mike90 ----------- Team 2
Tom Philippart --- Team 2
ksherman --------- Team 2
Insidious -------- Team 2
winsantz --------- Team 2
Orange Kid ------- Team 2
Baldurs_Gate ----- Team 2
Denithor --------- Team 2
Uppsala9496 ------ Team 2 ---- added December 6, 2009
Neurodog --------- Team 2 ---- added December 8, 2009
salvorhardin ----- Team 2 ---- added December 8, 2009

Now, team-members of the teams, find some good names for your teams!

We need more participants!

Please remember: recruiting, assimilating, borghing, adding CPUs and GPUs are encouraged.

The stats-master decides into which team new recruits go. The reason: to keep the teams as equal as possible and thus to keep the race interesting.

Please see my post of December 3, 2009, further down!


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[GLeeM]

Thanks Petrus!

Sign me up

We need a little more info on it but it looks like for those who have a computer with at least eight cores, includes an overclocked i7, the most efficient client (best PPD) is the one that runs fahcore_A2.
That would be Linux/Mac SMP client with "-bigadv" and "-smp 8". It can be run in native Linux or on Windows/VMWare Player 3.0.
The reason it gives best PPD is that a bonus is given for quicker return of results. The faster it is done, the bigger the bonus.

Requirements: A Passkey must be used. Ten core_A2 WUs must be completed before a bonus can be given (the 10 can be the smaller, quicker finishing WUs).
Check here for more info:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=323860

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[PCTC2]

I'm in! I'll have to brush up on F@H stuff, and get all my computers up in 2 weeks flat... wish me luck!

Maybe I'll just get half of my computers up and get the rest up by the second week or something...

 

[Markfw]

I am trying to get those big wu....

But count me in regardless..

 

[theAnimal]

I'm in. Hopefully I'll be on the big WU by then...

 

[biodoc]

I'm in!!:biggrin:

 

[biodoc]

We need more people signing up!!:biggrin:

 

[Orange Kid]

You can add me in. I've only got a PS3 and a couple of other computers I can throw at it, but hey better than nothing

Awwwwwwww, just noticed I've lost my elite status, ooooooohhhhhhhhh well.

 

[Philippart]

i'm in

 

[biodoc]

Welcome aboard Orange Kid & Tom!!

 

[petrusbroder]

Welcome, Orange Kid and Philippart!

 

[ksherman]

I'd be interested. Just installed Folding@Home to make use of my GPU. I felt dumb since I only get to use my new desktop MAYBE two hours a day and thought I wasted the money. Then I remembered the Folding projects and decided to give it a shot!

Of course, my machine isn't on its way to beating any records, but it will do what it can!

So... how exactly does this work? Trying to run F@H as much as possible December 1 - 31st?

 

[biodoc]

I'd be interested. Just installed Folding@Home to make use of my GPU. I felt dumb since I only get to use my new desktop MAYBE two hours a day and thought I wasted the money. Then I remembered the Folding projects and decided to give it a shot!

Of course, my machine isn't on its way to beating any records, but it will do what it can!

So... how exactly does this work? Trying to run F@H as much as possible December 1 - 31st?

Yes, that's the idea! Welcome aboard ksherman!

Here's the thread from last year's race!!

 

[Pokey]

Count Pokey in. In the past I have raced with the Folders.............

 

[Pokey]

Count Pokey in. In the past I have raced with the Folders.............

Still don't have hang of this new Forum posting...........

Old dog............new tricks........

 

[petrusbroder]

Edited 1st post:
Added Orange Kid, Philippart, ksherman and Count Pokey, our first nobleman
And Baldurs_Gate.

 

[Drsignguy]

I would like to join in on the reindeer games, sounds like it would be fun...again....:biggrin:

Peter, put me wherever you feel it would be best.()

 

[biodoc]

I would like to join in on the reindeer games, sounds like it would be fun...again....:biggrin:

Peter, put me wherever you feel it would be best.()

Welcome aboard Drsignguy!!

 

[Drsignguy]

Welcome aboard Drsignguy!!

Thanks! Quite a bit happened since last years race.

 

[Insidious]

Whoooo Hoooooo

This is totally worth coming out of hybernation for!!!!

Thanks Peter. Count me in! :biggrin:

WHAT????? No [size=+3]Beer smiley[/size] thing in here... WTF?

 

[biodoc]

<-------- Found a BEER for ya Sid!!! :biggrin:

Whoooo Hoooooo

This is totally worth coming out of hybernation for!!!!

Thanks Peter. Count me in! :biggrin:

WHAT????? No [size=+3]Beer smiley[/size] thing in here... WTF?

 

[Insidious]

BURP!...


Ahhhhhhh.....

Thanks buddy, I needed that!

-Sid

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

How about counting an old fella' in? I'd love to ring in the new year with a nice race amongst some old friends

Let the games begin!!!

 

[biodoc]

Welcome aboard Hurricane Andrew!!!

 

[petrusbroder]

OK, folks, I have added some more participants, but more are needed ... talk, PM, post to your friends, mates, competitors ...

BTW: I am posting this from Cattlesloe Beach, close to Perth, West Australia. I'll keep in touch as often as I can. and if you know Swedish or just want to see some pics go to http://www.resdagboken.se/Default.aspx?documentId=3&section=journey&journeyId=381236&userID=273914 :biggrin:http://www.resdagboken.se/Default.aspx?documentId=3&section=journey&journeyId=381236&userID=273914