F keys w/ GPU display

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

Did anyone notice you can toggle between the nvidia and ati screens? (F3 = ati, F7 = nvidia_

I although I have an nvidia card, if I switch to the ati screen, my iterations cut in half. Anyone even bothered with this? Its not very important, but makes me wonder if they are purposely making the "ati" client slower. Probably not, but its funny that I can even display it.

http://i36.tinypic.com/6gzsw4.jpg

My normal iterations are 3100 to 3300. The pic captures the top end of 1600 or so. It was hovering between 700 and 1300 normally.

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

I'm the only one that didn't know this? LOL

[MikeB12]

lol... I didn't know it... that is weird...

I haven't opened the viewer since I installed the client though... so I'm not too informed on the subject... just get my data from fahmon across the network..

[Kingcarcas]

Yup, i once heard having that open slows down the client so i never really check it out.

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

Yup, i once heard having that open slows down the client so i never really check it out.

Question is...

Why does it slow down? Is there a legit reason, its just a display screen and isn't stressing the video card...

Anyone here with an ATI card using GPU? Maybe you can switch to the nvidia screen (F7) and your ppd may increase? I haven't let it sit on the ati screen for fear of losing ppd.

[Aleki]

thats wierd, my iter stayed around 2500-2800 when switching. also, when you close the display and open it back up, the nvidia display goes back up

[Sir_Loin]

Anyone here with an ATI card using GPU? Maybe you can switch to the nvidia screen (F7) and your ppd may increase? I haven't let it sit on the ati screen for fear of losing ppd.

An interesting thought. I doubt it would help, but it would be a good thing to check on for giggles...or points. :)

[SocketMan]

:lastweek:

no offence m8 :)

The F1 to F6 keys were around since the ATI gpu2 client came out:F1 to F3 were made by Stanford, F4-F6 by ATI

The reason you see ATI logo on the NV client is because
NV client was/is a port from ATI's.
I don't know how accurate the "iterations" are since the viewer
slows things down but for ATI hitting F6 would show "iterations'
in the thousands, yet F4-F5 would show in hundreds.

Hitting F10 for the ATI&NV "pauses" the viewer- take some screen shots mode(?)
For the ATI any other (then f1-f6,f10) keys make it go black.



Edit*
it slows down because that "thing" is spinning - being hardware accelerated by the card it also uses CPU cycles so on a DC machine
cpu usage would go from 50% to 100% assuming there is 1 card only. ATI has a "gpu usage" readout so when the client is paused
but the viewer screen is up, saying "the core is not running now" spinning the "test protein" the gpu usage is at 99%.