That sounds like maybe spyware? Can you format and re-install O/S?Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] 2long4u
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That sounds like maybe spyware? Can you format and re-install O/S?Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] 2long4u
I'd run spybot S&D and ad-aware first, may need to use hijackthis for some tougher things (just be careful with it). Most spyware can be cleaned out without a reformat.Quote:
Originally Posted by coo-coo-clocker
I ran spybot ad-aware and my McAfee virus scan. The only one that I knew about McAfee found but couldn't get rid of. It was web-hancer. I downloaded pc tools's spyware doctor and a-hem regestered it and it took care of it.
Then my comcast was down over the weekend because of an audit and my line wasn't marked so they thought I was stealing cable so they disconnected me! Got it turned back on today and closed over 4k today.
Geez, glad you got it all figured out. Long haul there. Hey look at the bright side, EOC was down over the weekend so at least your sig wasn't there to remind of the issues :lol2:
Problems again.
I have 1 work unit that is stuck on 98%, and it started on 06/02
The other is stuck also it is at %46 and started on 06/04
What is going on?
if it's failing over and over, I usually trash it and get a fresh one. delete work folder, queue.dat, and unitinfo.txt...
but if it's just stuck, reboot to restart the client.. and see if you can finish it...
honestly though, if it's been eue'ing or erroring at the same % over and over and starting over from initial work packet, trash it. delete those 3 files and it'll erase it, so it won't just keep starting from initial work packet over and over..
you can report the wu at fah with your logs if you want, http://foldingforum.org/viewforum.ph...60c51052360161 but they usually just repeat what I said above...
I restarted the clients. The one that was 46% started back up. The one that was 98% completed went past the deadline. :(
In the summer heat make sure they aren't running too warm. Increased temps can lead to goofy things.
The summer heat is a killer here lol. I've been shutting 2 Q6600's off during the day, my little AC just can't keep it cool in here with them on.:(
The next 10 days should be alright for 24/7 use tho, only 3 days that it will be 80f-90f+.
Sounds like you need an AC upgrade. The AC at my apartment is set to 75 and has been able to keep up OK. Are you using a window AC unit?
Boy have I ever got the same problem. It's been over 100f for 5 days straight. And with 5 computers in the same room, it's just too much for the central air to handle... global climate change is tickin me off. :cussing:Quote:
Originally Posted by twiggy
Yes I'm using a window unit(very small 8k BTU). We just bought this house last fall and haven't had too much time to do anything but fix what needed fixing. Theres still much more too. Plus my father-in-law is running for district judge so theres tons of political/public stuff that I have to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
Maybe after the Nov. elections I'll be able to install some central air....Hopefully....
Ouch! We haven't hit 100f yet lol but its coming.:(Quote:
Originally Posted by coo-coo-clocker
yeah, my dedicated folder is crapping out. I'm not sure if it is rebooting, or the SMP clients are simply closing. Not seeing anything in the error logs. Does anyone know that command to see how long windows has been running (i.e., time since last reboot)?
I still get points for the expired WU. :D
when I have shutdown probs, I can usually find them in event viewer with timestamps.. it'll showup as "unexpected shutdown"..Quote:
Originally Posted by coo-coo-clocker
you can also check task mgr in vista, and it'll display uptime...
but for xp, you can open a cmd window and type:
"net statistics server"
and the very first line will display a date and time the system came back up, so you'll know when it was rebooted basically..
thanks Mike!
I'll try that next time I see the problem.
The high pressure finally let go last night and a cold front moved through Virginia - so we cooled down to the low ninties!
OK, the team output is going up!!!
WAY TO GO GUYS! I think if we can recruit all of our NV users to run the GPU2 client, we'll see our daily output surge above 200k!
Everyone keep up the great work and tell a friend!!
Man I think it time to upgrade the x1950xt in the wifes computer.;)
Now I just gotta con her into it!:hehe:
Hehe sounds like a plan :DQuote:
Originally Posted by twiggy
I just got fold8 up and running, my PC is going to be on a borrowed phenom 9600BE that looks to be good at around 2.8GHz or so (perhaps less for 24/7 load usage) until I can get AMD to finally replace my chip as I have confirmed that yes it has issues. Hoping my output to ramp upward finally :D
Sparky. Go to Intel. Get rid of that junky AMD quads. Hows the RMA coming?
Believe me, with all the trouble I've had and with the possibility of getting a q6600 from ebay for cheap and breaking even after selling my stuff (after CPU replacement that is) it is very tempting. And this is coming from a die hard AMD guy! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] riptide
Gotta call AMD again and get them to take this bad X4 back and replace it this time.
*edit* I can't believe what I just did... I actually bought a q6600 G0.... what's happening to me...
welcome to the dark side.. :up: I was a amd guy for quite a few years, my last 3 were a semron barton, x2 4600, and x2 6000... then in oct 07 I bought a Q6600, now have 3... :shakes:Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
Huh though it was the other way around :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeB12
But +1 anyway, and Sparky just be carefull, those are addictive look at Mike ;)
I been able to resist, due to a pretty flat wallet and nothing else :shrug::up:
:WTF:
Heh I can't get more than one, after all, once I get this nuisance phenom replaced finally I should be able to sell it and my board for enough to cover most of the cost of the switch if not all of it (I got a really good deal on the CPU).Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
I just got my tax returns, but most was spend before it got in. I bought the cheapest 22'' lcd I could find ( 180e ) and a 9600GT to power it and that's it to. Ow and my gf gave me a new camera, also entry level nut allot better then our old one, Kodak Z710. Small things, new dvd burner ect but nothing I can say I specificly bought for folding. Even couldn't stretch to a 4850 which I know smokes the 9600gt in anything. But atleast I just found out my gpu can fold to lol, just installed the cuda drivers since I was stuck at 60 ops/second and when I wake up tomorrow I'll reboot the rig and try running the gpu client with the smp.
Well I had my fingers crossed that a few necessary parts for my darkside build would arrive in the mailbox today, and they did :D
First, the IP35-E and Q6600 in it in all its glory...
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/IMG_1378.jpg
My trusty old HR-05, pushpins broke from reusing them too much so I bought the bolt-thru kit
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/IMG_1381.jpg
Strip that NB naked!
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/IMG_1382.jpg
Mounted!
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/IMG_1383.jpg
Wait, what are these things doing on the table...? Grr, the little rubber washers popped off! :mad:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/IMG_1385.jpg
Screw the rubber, they squeeze out too easily. I have something that won't squeeze out to use instead.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/IMG_1389.jpg
Ha, take that! Works great :D
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/IMG_1386.jpg
And the backplate with the original Fuzion hardware attached to it. I bought and used some other bolts and nuts on my old AMD setup because the threading was different.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/IMG_1391.jpg
That's it for now.... I want to keep putting this together but I just downloaded a fresh new WU, one of the better ones, and I don't want to lose it :(
:YIPPIE::pimp::YIPPIE:
ACK!! Just when I start to get you in my sights, you're gonna add more crunching power?!? Yet another GRAY ENTRY whom I have no hope of ever catching :ROTF:
But seriously, the new board is looking awesome! Great job and keep the pics coming - I love build threads. :clap:
Haha I don't think that the Q6600 will boost me up over 7K PPD from my current standing ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by coo-coo-clocker
I'm thinking I'll just go ahead and start work here soon, I figure I'm only like 8% into this WU so not like its been working on it for a while, I can try to save it, and even if I can't I'll make up for lost time pretty quickly I'd think.
reboot the pc to kill the client, then make a copy of the entire install folder...
then just run the install on the new machine, and copy the backup ontop of the new install folder...
it'll save it, I've done it before.
fah doesn't approve of sneaker netting, but you can do it...
edit: I'm talking about smp here... not sure on gpu2..
Well it looks like it is just an average chip, VID of 1.3175V and it isn't prime stable for more than a couple seconds at 3.6GHz 1.45V :( oh well. Gotta tinker with it more though.
another pic for your enjoyment :D
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/IMG_1393.jpg
I'm really glad that you have things sorted out a bit now, Sparky. After your ordeal with attempting the RMA, at least you have something that will work well, Intel or otherwise.
Oh I still have that RMA to deal with, believe me :rolleyes: I have to convince AMD to replace the CPU so that I can sell the replacement. The only way I can afford to do this.Quote:
Originally Posted by xVeinx
BTW, your stats look a tad low again... beef 'em up! :D
My PSU died and I chose to wait a week + for the replacement unit from RMA. Traded a 600 watt xfinity for a 650 watt LSP series. Strangely enough, the voltage regulation on the new one is impressively good; efficiency still sucks though...Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
I'll beef up my scores as I can, but I need to figure out a few things in terms of cooling, etc.
Keep us updated on the RMA thing. If they refuse and we need to figure out a way to "make the upgrade work," talk to me :)
Well I'm trying to keep the mosfets under control right now. Last night I was hitting 80C :eek: so today I pulled the heatsink and removed the crappy rubber-like pad and replaced it with ceramique. Replaced the pushpins with screws too. Thing is when the heatsink is mounted the board warps ever so slightly and it looses some contact between the fets and the heatsink. It did stay a bit cooler and it took longer but they have hit 80C again, but at least the heatsink actually feels quite warm now. Hmm gotta find a way to mount a fan on it or something.... A thermalright HR-09 would do wonders as it would be right in front of my rear fan but none of them will fit :(
Do you have a backplate for the heatsinks? That would be a great way to at least minimize some of that. If not, I can either dig some up or machine some or something...
Edit: Some nice ram sinks would probably work just as well also, just use the adhesive AS5 and you would have good contact and heat transfer without the warping...
No I have no backplate for the mosfet heatsink. I'm thinking that one would be good once I get something more final but right now I'm just rigged up so I don't want to try anything yet. Something like thermalright's HR-09 would be perfect but it won't fit properly. Wish I had the capability and know-how to make my own thing similar to that. Heck, even something like a glorified swiftech MC14 heatsink, only larger and taller to fit my mosfets would work I'd think...
I'm going to dig through my stash of old heatsinks that I have at home next time I'm there and see if there is anything I can hack up. You said you machine things? A backplate for this would be a useful thing if you can do that type of thing. What would be the cost?
Currently this is my rigged up cooling (that little fan is driving me crazy lol), twist ties are so useful! :D
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/IMG_1408.jpg
If you can tell me the exact dimensions needed, I'll see what I can do. The approximate size of the holes and the diagonal distance between them should be enough to do the job. I'll see if I can find the info online. Price wouldn't be anything, its just a scrap of metal with holes....
I'll be sure to contact you once I have something more final to mount on top (since pulling the board with all the tubes still attached isn't easy!). Thanks! :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by xVeinx
You just made my day, Sparky :D Riggin with cable ties!Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
I had to tear down my folding rig, sorry guys. I'm consolidating my farm, and going on a little vacation. In a month or so, when the the gpu2 client is a little more mature, I'll get a folding rig going again :)
Hey Sparky, maybe you should ebay that chip. I've got a decent one for you if you're interested.
I suppose you're allowed to take a vacation... geez :rolleyes: :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] 4X4N
Just saw that you set up this q6600... what happened to your Phenom? Troubles with this RMA? I was thinking to myself that this is taking forever....
Trouble out the wazoo. Narrowed it down to the CPU, which I had already done, but they didn't believe me. Kept blaming my board. Which by the way is now on their recommended board list :rolleyes: Tested with another phenom 9600BE that belongs to a member here and it worked just fine and even overclocked to 2.8GHz without issue (any higher was going to take a lot of tweaking). So I have to call AMD again (probably tomorrow as I'll have a chance then) and convince them to take my CPU back and this time actually give me a replacement.Quote:
Originally Posted by p2501
I'll go through a lot, but this just totally killed my enthusiasm for them. Don't get me wrong, I still prefer AMD, and the next time they come out with a great setup I'll hop back on the AMD wagon but for now this disgruntled and slightly insane AMD guy is in the intel camp - for a little while at least!
I was like, "Yay another budget OCer" and then i saw the watercooling :p: Do those NB heatsinks really help in OCing??
^ Hehe, no wonder you switched to Intel.
I already had the watercooling from a year ago. Not sure if the NB helps with overclocking but I already had the HR-05 so I figured what the heck and put it on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingcarcas
Man considering how long this is taking by now and through what you have to go to get that chip replaced it's laughable... this is no customer support this is a joke. In the end I guess they're all the same..
Of course the NB cooling helps OCing. Very often past 400-450 etc, an unfanned NB can very well be the limit.Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
Riptide what a bull... how many p35 mobo's and up can run high fsb's on air. This is XS, I don't have to link you to another forum even :confused: If you ment, yes you could potentially reach a higher oc if the nb temp was your limiting factor or yeah most off the time it's the cpu's wall not the nb but it can never hurt to try..
I'm confuself, I never thought you would say such a thing :confused:
I'm at 383 right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] riptide
Well on a Q6600 it takes 400MHz to get 3.6GHz, and I've seen some at 3.8GHz which takes 422, so it is entirely possible to get up there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
I think he means relative to crunching... a lot of high fsb's on the forum for benching and oc runs, but how many of those are used to fold 24/7 at 100% tdp for months on end... maybe so, I dunno. I wouldn't abuse my stuff like that though... heck I keep mine pretty mild to conserve on power (try to keep the voltage/fsb under the power hungry curve-the point on the curve where it takes a lot of voltage to see small boosts). but that's just me..
also some users lower the multi to crank up the fsb, but that really has no use for crunching... we need core speed..
3.6GHz is fairly common even on crunchers. I was actually aiming for that at first. But yeah I see what you mean.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeB12
I'm running mine at 450x8 :shrug:
Ok that came out wrong.
First off all, I was truelly surprised to read what I did and I don't think I read it well the first time. Offcourse does cooling help oc, but I was thinking you were talking about the limiting factor. Idk what board you got but any recent and decent board ( which came out after mine hehe ) should do 400fsb or it will end up in the garbage. This I975 can take my c2d past 4g though I can fold at 3.8 stable only. Now, what I'm trying to say is, I just misinterpreted your post.
I had eue's due to dust on my nb, so yes cooling does help ocing while crunching. Riptide I thought you said it as a joke and though I jump in and play along, but in the end I wasn't that sure what you ment anymore and started to question myself...
Strange things.. I need to talk to my shrink about this :nuts:
Sorry for the confusion folks
:D
I run mine at 380x9@1.4v, if I want 3.6, I have to go up to 1.5v... that's a big bump in vcore for only 200mhz core speed...
guess all 3 of my chips are mediocre chips..
actually I pulled the 2 on scythe mugens down to 375x9@1.37v, because they were hitting over 60c with summer here.
which is not bad, because the vid's on them are 1.325, so that's only a +.05 over stock...
and my dam electric bill was $400 last time, I hurt myself on that one.
450x8 is fine if it works for you Barn... I just meant some users try to max out their fsb by lowering the multi, which really has no benefit for folding.
Changing the direction a bit....
SMP folding is going to be VERY interesting on nehalem w/ HT. Someone at F@H needs to get off their butts and make the typical client multithreaded. 8 "cores" or even 12 is going to really push folding and if they can do it right, make folding on the cpu as fast as on the gpu (being VERY optimistic).
I'd be VERY happy to set up a computer w/ 3 video cards. I'd have at least 25k ppd if not more with a set up like that. I can always dream, lol.
They could leave it at 4, and just run multiple SMP clients. Might just be easier, can't imagine the coding required to make it that heavily multithreaded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Synthetickiller
I think they were working on that.. with the a2 core... were still on fahcore_a1 right now..
I can't find where I read that, maybe I dreamed it... I swear it was a pande announcement somewhere..
Well my ppd are back up, but it looks like there are a lot more people joining or getting better hardware.
I slipped out of the top 20! :shocked:
I'm going to have to do something about this soon.
Yeah I just posted about that in the other thread, glad to hear you're not letting go that easilly. :up:
Same here, Mike. I just got my bill for June and it was crazy - quite a bit higher than yours there. So I've taken my PS3 offline for now. 1,000 less PPD, but until after the summer I need to manage the bills.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeB12
I never thought of that. In CA our power is insanely expensive. :shocked: I will have to watch the bills as they come in to see how much I can push.
what's that rumbling I hear from behind?....
is it some kind of freight train?
Maybe its a 747 taking off....
Oh, it's thunderduck getting ready to run me down like so much roadkill...
http://www.klimages.com/stock/usa/ca...9800_05100.jpg
This is really weird, when my monitor would go into standby after a few hours i would come back and my PC wouldn't respond. I disabled standby but the next time my PC was just frozen, using the mouse and keyboard did nothing so i'd have to reboot. I paused the GPU2 and it hasn't happened since, i'm going to go back to the Cat 8.6s and hope that fixes it :shrug: Oh well i should be switching to Nvidia soon anyway.
Since I can harass here :D
As a few of you know (anyone who's read my thread about my vista "difficulties"), my 8800gt died today... may it rest in peace.
I need to RMA it... so my ppd it getting cut in half, well, more since my main pc isn't running anything either due to vista and extreme micro-stuttering.
Ok, I'm glad I got that out of my system.
Oh, i have one thing to ask...
When running SMP on a quad.... what is the difference between going 50% and 100%? Its going to take twice as long?
I"m a little confused b/c I thought SMP required two cores....
SMP was designed for 4 cores, more or less. It can run on two just fine however. As for the 50% thing, do you mean in task manager?
Yes... in task manager.
I've been having vista problems lately and I was trying to nail the problem (although I don't believe this is the cause). More or less curious really.
I'll just stick to 100%.
Thanks :up:
Liltle update from me, ppd plumited I guess since a> smp client on q6600 is runnig stock, kid dropped a chain in one off the fans of my radiator and I need to disassemble the whole top piece to put a replacement in ( which as of now, is just laying ontop of the assembly above where the previous, failed/melted fan was ) and b> Gpu client not running as smoothly as before and me not being around as much to correct anything.
A will stay current for awhile, don't have the piece of mind atm to take my whole rig apart ( though, I haven't cleaned rad nor blocks in over a year... ) and as far as b goes, I'm still pretty much occupied elsewhere.
@Synthetic Killer SMP is ment for multi core, not two core or quad core. The client will detect how many cores you have and some wu's will be assigned to quads and some to duals afaik. That withstanding Pande Group has always said the fastest return times are of the highest importance, there are voices speaking out about a change to the award system which more reflects that as running two smp's on one quad produces more points ( but according to The Pande Group, less usuable sience ).
9800gx2 arrived today and is putting up about 9800ppd at stock speeds :up:
Maybe that'll keep ThunderDuck off my tail :D
Did this Saturday got to remount my TRUE then I'll start to oc
http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k...ckx/gpux3a.jpg
and ups dropped me a new q9450 today:D
funny thing I keep hearing this Beep Beep and its getting louder.
Haha, dang you!!!!! :D
Nice PPD, I wish they could the 3870x2 to do that. I have 2 laying on the table...Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Barnacle
ZOMGWTFBBQ!! I need to start playing the lottery so i can smoke you guys :shocked::up:
Nice barnacle what are your clocks for that ppd? And can you also measure power draw to confirm Angra's numbers ( which with 40w per core still seem low, not that I don't trust him I do but I just REALLY think they are low :confused: )
Newegg says core is at 600 and mem is at 2000, I have no idea what the shader clocks are and it's not hooked up to a monitor or keyboard now so I can't really look. I also have no idea waht the power draw is...:shrug: All I know is that the heat sink runs very hot to the touch, much hotter than the 8800gt.
Doesn't rivatuner show the clocks for each card in your system? And the temps btw, with a gx2 I would watch those temps even more closely ( idk ask Angra he has one but I didn't hear him about temps ).
Yes, but you can't use riva tuner without a monitor and keyboard/mouse.
sorry... I was confuzeld!!
:am:
No worries :) I'll eventually get around to installing VNC on it or something but all I had time to do so far was hook it up and get it crunching.
I use evga precisiontool for my gigabyte 8800gt's, it's so much easier than riva tuner... I have a copy if you want it http://scootplace.net/fah/EVGA_Preci...etup_1.1.1.exe
Thanks, I'll give it a try. My 9800gx2 is an EVGA so it might have come with it but I never opened the included CDs as I knew I would have to use the CUDA drivers anyways.
Most benchers ( aka xs normal folks :p ) already know RT, and it offers some more functions then Precission ( which is why it might be harder to use ) so I keeping recommending that.
To each his own :up:
Tis my tool of choice as well. Simple and effective. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeB12
NO I have not quit! Having trouble getting new clients worked out. My production will be back!! FOLD ON
Hey Big_deel nice to see another long time folder return to the land of the living :up:
If you need any help with the new clients just ask we're trying to show this forum fah is far from being a dead subforum and all activity is good :wtf: You could pm me, but I'm off to watch a movie with the missus so for a quick responce I would just look at the forums. Can I ask what clients you're trying to get running ( knowing I'll probably read the answer when you already have everything sorted out... then again maybe the movie will suck ( The onion movie... who knows lol ).
With all the gpu folding around, does anyone know about linux gpu folding? Is it planned or are they just going to ignore the linux community with beefy gpus?
p2501 there is a 3rd party tool which will allow you to run it on wine. They do plan on a Linux client eventually but that will be after the windows client is finalized ( priority is definetly on the windows client atm ).
http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.ph...&sd=a&start=75 the last post is a complete guide to get it running on Gentoo.
Maybe a mod could add the link in the config stickies?
WOw that's pretty cool. Any word yet on what kind of ppd they're getting?
It's a long thread, but it seems it was on par or almost with windows which using an emulator like wini ( edit = wine ) should be a feat on it's own. I'm sure a native Linux client would be quicker though. But for people wanting to run notfred's, this will be the addition they're waiting on for gpu2 folding.
Surely this is because they are looking to hook windows users on their idle time. However, us linux guys are waiting patiently...sort of....where's the damn client?..sorry :ROTF:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
When it comes about, it will be a good thing since dedicated folders will be able to allocate resources towards gpu folding too. Not that windows folders aren't dedicated, but I hope you follow what I'm getting at. Ugh, beer time. :hitself:
That would definitely be nice! Thanks Marv for the link, that's pretty impressive. Even though I don't like emulation, if it's running nearly on par with native Windows GPU client, then :up:!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
Well I wouldn't mind some reports of people actually using it :D
It's :up: non the less though.
:poke: I'm bored anyone got anything to discuss... doesn't even have to be fah related ( but better be or I'm posting in the wrong section :rofl: ) :shrug:
Lol, okay. Update: I want to reinstall SMP but dont want to restart my rig. Im even wondering if it is worth it. :shakes: :ROTF::yepp:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
Sure is... it will keep me from being bored for the coming few minutes :up:
Ppd wise, on your pentium d8xx and a gpu2 client, I wouldn't bother :)
The thread I linked you to makes it seem very uncertain you would be able to make the deadlines for the smp.
Well, the guy with fast RAM (I do have, Crucial Ballistix D9s @ DDR2 800 - 3-3-3-9) and a slight overclock made them no problem. I would make them pretty easy enough...Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
Then why you doubting :p:
If you think you can beat this frame times get going and proof it to me :fact::buddies:
Think after next week I'll start whipping myself more to ;)
Know of a good step by step guide for installing FaH on 64 bit linux in vmware on Vista64 Ultimate? I tried this several months back but never got it working, didn't want to deal with disabling signed drivers in Vista64.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin_The_Martian
I never ran the linux smp client, not even in vmware. Thing is I'm really in this for the science and it's a proven fact them phd's like their wu's coming back ASAP. Running a vm will mean running two instances of the smp client for each two cores ( can't assign all four cores to the vm right? ) which will mean higher points but also introducing more lag into the system.
Anyone who thinks diffrently is entirely entiteld to their opinion, I know some people sometimes feel offended if I say it's not in the best intrest, but I try to suck up to them by admitting the point system is not that good at making clear where the real gains are to be found.
That being said, the idea for a guide is a real good one! If you're volenteering about going to try again, start a thread about it we'll all help you getting it runnig and in the end you can revise post 1 to be a guide reflecting everything we learned through the thread :up:
I really am more asking people to do things then doing things myself, sorry don't want to come accros as trying to boss people around, but you people keep bringing up good idea's on which you're more qualified to work them out :rofl:
I'm going to help everywhere I can though :up:
I have a C2D T7100 in my laptop running @1.8ghz. I'm getting ~120ppd effective...does that sound normal? I have two clients running and the affinity changer.
Is there anything I could do to up my PPD (no OCing) or am I pretty much maxed?