We're getting our @$$3$ kicked here

[Lithium381]

How come you guys all have big bad buff computers and you're not putting it to work, look at this, we're getting creamed, how about a little help, how about 10 WU's each, that would help tremendously with AT's massive member base(heh, even though most arne't active....) help guys!

 

[fatbaby]

whats a wu? and if i participate, what effect will it have on my gaming? (fps, rts, rpg...)

 

[notfred]

Give me one good reason, and I'll help.

"So the number next to our team's name is bigger than the number next to thier team's name" isn't good enough.

1.4ghz of athlonXP sitting here, mostly idle

edit: Um, those numbers show AT as winning... I don't see the dilemma.

 

[yobarman]

im sorry but this is such a dumb idea i really can't comprehend why everyone is so crazy about it.

 

[salman327]

I'm crunching as we speak so i'm doing my part

 

[Kenazo]

if it was for the cure for cancer prjoect (can't remember what it's called now), then i'd want to contribute.... i have a couple old 166's on a network that are doing absolutely nothing.

 

[Lithium381]

<< Give me one good reason, and I'll help.

"So the number next to our team's name is bigger than the number next to thier team's name" isn't good enough.

1.4ghz of athlonXP sitting here, mostly idle

edit: Um, those numbers show AT as winning... I don't see the dilemma. >>



"*** DSLR Team Starfire leads by 798 WU's ***"

I do it just because, my computer is idle most of the time, so i figure i might as well do something "productive" ..... idle time bugs me, so i run SETI, so i contribute to something, i turn it off when i game or whatever, but i try to keep idle cycles to a minimum, besides, it lets me see how much my upgrade helps, when i OC'd from 800 - 850, i got a 30 minute drop in time, now there are tangible results!

 

[fataIerror]

What is the point? Everyone's doing all this "crunching". Do you guys think about things like energy conservation? I personally don't leave my computer on when I'm not using it and only use it for 2-3 hours per day.

 

[Lithium381]

EDIT - double post

 

[conjur]

1) It is kinda fun...friendly competition
2) The SETI@home project is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest distributed computing project
3) The team is a great bunch of folks...even pitching in over $2000 to help out David McOwen in his fight to clear his name against the State of Georgia (read about that in the Distributed Computing forum)
4) Stats! Stats! Stats!!
5) Put that overclocked idle time to some use
6) Why not?

 

[salman327]

Energy Conservation? W/ an AMD?? That's totally foreign bro

 

[fataIerror]

You telling me using my computer for 2-3 hours a day as opposed to leaving it on for 24 hours a day for the sake of "crunching WU's" is not conserving energy?

 

[notfred]

Can someone explain how we're losing if we have higher WU unit numbers each day?

 

[conjur]

<< What is the point? Everyone's doing all this "crunching". Do you guys think about things like energy conservation? I personally don't leave my computer on when I'm not using it and only use it for 2-3 hours per day. >>



Some of my machines crunching are SQL Servers and domain controllers for my <ahem> small business (company of 2 ). They sit idle a fair amount of the time but run 24/7 (PCs don't draw that much power...many people leave a couple of TVs running in the house at the same time, let their cars idle for a few minutes in drive-thru lanes and at long red lights)

 

[conjur]

<< Can someone explain how we're losing if we have higher WU unit numbers each day? >>



Are you looking at this page?

If so, don't forget to include the handicap

 

[fataIerror]

<< Some of my machines crunching are SQL Servers and domain controllers for my <ahem> small business (company of 2 ). They sit idle a fair amount of the time but run 24/7 (PCs don't draw that much power...many people leave a couple of TVs running in the house at the same time, let their cars idle for a few minutes in drive-thru lanes and at long red lights) >>




Now this I can understand.

And I'm not totally against the idea, I think it's great that you guys have a sense of team spirit. I've thought about doing it but I can't find a good reason to let my computer run all day.

 

[notfred]

What's the handicap for? So, the better we do, the more points they take off? I don't think I like the rules for this game.

 

[fataIerror]

How much would an Athlon XP 1900+ with 512 MB ram produce per day?

 

[conjur]

If someone joins the team and has, say, 1000 WUs already under their belt, those cannot count for this race. The race is only for new Work Units (WUs) produced during the race period.

Also, if someone leaves a team, the WUs produced by that person during the race still count toward the race totals.

 

[BlueApple]

I joined Team AT, but I have a 700 Celly and a WU usually takes 50 some hours.

 

[conjur]

<< How much would an Athlon XP 1900+ with 512 MB ram produce per day? >>



Probably around 5-7/day...depending on other uses of the PC and if you're o/c or not.

 

[conjur]

<< I joined Team AT, but I have a 700 Celly and a WU usually takes 50 some hours. >>



Are you running the GUI screensaver? Sounds like it. You should really switch to using the CLI and SetiDriver to manage the CLI.

Check out Teriba's Site

 

[Lithium381]

Head on over to the DC forum and check out the rules there, it explains things, it should be stickied to the top.
For those of you interested in joining, Here's a great thread, to help get you started! CRUNCH!

 

[Lithium381]

<< I joined Team AT, but I have a 700 Celly and a WU usually takes 50 some hours. >>



Yeah, grab the CLI, dropped me from 40 hours to 10 hours on my 800mhz duron

 

[salman327]

One of the main reasons to join is just b/c of the spirit of the whole thing.