HCC GPU Launched.

[shoota]

I thought some of those cards (9400GT, 8800GT) didn't even run this gpu project. Why are they on the chart?

[Conquistador SW]

I thought some of those cards (9400GT, 8800GT) didn't even run this gpu project. Why are they on the chart?

Yeah, weird.

Even weirder that the 8800GT is so high on that chart. It beats every card except the 79xx series and a 78xx.

[fallwind]

So I think I'm giving in... only have a 460 ATM but have to fight off the dogs as best I can! (That stats page is looking pretty scary right now...)

What's the best way to maximize output? It's on a 2700k with a GTX460.

Edit: Also, anyone know what kinda points I can expect out of that?

Mine does around 55k at stock clocks running 1 WU at a time. If I OC it to 850MHz core and run 3 WU's simultaneously it'll do 85k. Be warned though that you'll likely have to set BOINC to "suspend GPU while in use" as GPU crunching causes severe display lag on alot of machines.

[Mydog]

Yeah, weird.

Even weirder that the 8800GT is so high on that chart. It beats every card except the 79xx series and a 78xx.

Must be a glitch of some sort, only 16 WU's returned from the 8800GT. I really doubt that it can run the GPU WU's and certainly not at that speed but I'll try when I get home from work, got plenty of those GPU's at home.

[haschioz]

so, i pulled the trigger on a msi 7950 twin frozr. we'll see when it arrives. hopefully wcg will release new gpu projects. is there any update on how to run multiple gpu wus plus work on cpu with a 7950?

[Mydog]

These GPU WU's really got the Pending's way up

[D_A]

Errrrrmm ... how come you have som much pending when you're own sig lists you as inactive? You helping someone out?

[Mydog]

Errrrrmm ... how come you have some much pending when you're own sig lists you as inactive? You helping someone out?

Who me nooo

Nice increase going from CPU/GPU to 4 tasks GPU crunching and yesterday was only half a day with only GPU on the 7970 rig

[bluestang]

OK, noob at this app_info.xml game play here. Some of your experts care to do me a 2 GPU HCC + 6 CPU GFAM app_info for my 7870...I would be extremely grateful

[pirogue]

OK, noob at this app_info.xml game play here. Some of your experts care to do me a 2 GPU HCC + 6 CPU GFAM app_info for my 7870...I would be extremely grateful

close boinc manager/stop boinc service
Open notepad
copy/paste this into the new document:

<app_info>
<app>
<name>hcc1</name>
<user_friendly_name>Help Conquer Cancer</user_friendly_name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>wcg_hcc1_img_6.56_windows_intelx86__ati_hcc1</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>hcckernel.cl.6.56</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<app_version>
<app_name>hcc1</app_name>
<version_num>656</version_num>
<platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
<plan_class>ati_hcc1</plan_class>
<avg_ncpus>1.0</avg_ncpus>
<max_ncpus>1.0</max_ncpus>
<coproc>
<type>ATI</type>
<count>.5</count>
</coproc>
<file_ref>
<file_name>wcg_hcc1_img_6.56_windows_intelx86__ati_hcc1</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>hcckernel.cl.6.56</file_name>
<open_name>hcckernel.cl</open_name>
</file_ref>
</app_version>
</app_info>

save as app_info.xml in your <boinc>\data\projects\www. worldcommunitygrid. org folder
start boinc manager

[bluestang]

Thank you pirogue!

[Mydog]

You mean you can run 2x GPU + 6x CPU WU's with that pirogue??

I was under the impression that you can't run multiple GPU WU's and at the same time run CPU WU's.

[Rob_B]

I thought that too. I gave it a try and it doesn't download any CPU WU's.

[Snow Crash]

You mean you can run 2x GPU + 6x CPU WU's with that pirogue??

I was under the impression that you can't run multiple GPU WU's and at the same time run CPU WU's.

All you need to do is add the appropriate app info for the CPU program you want to run, the number of cores is set through BOINC Manager.

I think it is page 11 has an NVidia GPU + HCC CPU app_info. You guys need one for mulitlple ATI and HCC CPU?

You can tease the info out of a couple different files ... client_state is the one I usually work from

<app_info>
   <app>
      <name>hcc1</name>
      <user_friendly_name>Help Conquer Cancer</user_friendly_name>
   </app>

   <file_info>
      <name>wcg_hcc1_img_6.56_windows_intelx86__ati_hcc1</name>
      <executable/>
   </file_info>

   <file_info>
      <name>hcckernel.cl.6.56</name>
      <executable/>
   </file_info>

   <file_info>
      <name>wcg_hcc1_img_6.56_windows_intelx86</name>
      <executable/>
   </file_info>

   <app_version>
      <app_name>hcc1</app_name>
      <version_num>656</version_num>
      <platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
      <plan_class>ati_hcc1</plan_class>
      <avg_ncpus>1.0</avg_ncpus>
      <max_ncpus>0.783972</max_ncpus>
      <coproc>
         <type>ATI</type>
         <count>.5</count>
      </coproc>
      <file_ref>
          <file_name>wcg_hcc1_img_6.56_windows_intelx86__ati_hcc1</file_name>
          <main_program/>
      </file_ref>
      <file_ref>
         <file_name>hcckernel.cl.6.56</file_name>
         <open_name>hcckernel.cl</open_name>
      </file_ref>
   </app_version>

<app_version>
    <app_name>hcc1</app_name>
    <version_num>656</version_num>
    <platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
    <avg_ncpus>1.000000</avg_ncpus>
    <max_ncpus>1.000000</max_ncpus>
    <flops>3231932486.733310</flops>
    <api_version>6.13.0</api_version>
    <file_ref>
        <file_name>wcg_hcc1_img_6.56_windows_intelx86</file_name>
        <main_program/>
    </file_ref>
</app_version>

</app_info>

[Rob_B]

At the moment I'm running GPU only. But would like a 2x GPU and HCC CPU file if you have it.

Where do you find the app info for the different projects? I would like to try a few things when I have a little more time.

[pirogue]

oops. I only saw the 2 GPU part. (This is a GPU thread after all. )
There's a post on the WCG forums on how to do it for SNS2, but I don't know what to change to make it work for GFAM.
http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/fo...set,240#396895

[haschioz]

not sure, but a good guess is that you need to change everything from sn2s to gfam or any other project. might give it a go when i get the 7950

[Mydog]

I tried to run both multi GPU + CPU WU's but then I ran out of GPU WU's and didn't get new ones, might be script in the app_info file I got.

Only problem I got is that three out of four WU's stop after a while, looks to me that they stop when they get to much out of sync with each other.

[pirogue]

P.S. For your 7870, you may be able to squeeze a few more points out by running 3 at a time.

To try, change .5 to .33 here:
<coproc>
<type>ATI</type>
<count>.5</count>
</coproc>

You should try with 2 at first and see what your times are like and then change it to 3.

In my case, 1 WU was running in 80-85 seconds, 2 were running in 120-125, and 3 are running in 160-170.

Make sure you check the GPU usage%. I don't think you want it pegged at 100%. For me, 1=~85%, 2=~90%, and 3=~95%

edit: P.P.S Keep in mind that you'll need 3 CPU cores if you do this.

P.P.P.S. With as many points as these things generate, I'm not sure running CPU projects on the same PC is worth it.

[bluestang]

For me on my setup 2 GPU tasks = 92% and 3 = 96%

In the couple dozen tasks I've done so far:

2 tasks 1:34-1:48
3 tasks 2:05-2:16

I may leave it at 3 GPU tasks only for a while and see how it goes

EDIT: Getting error --
10/18/2012 5:57:31 PM | World Community Grid | File referenced in app_info.xml does not exist: wcg_hcc1_img_6.56_windows_intelx86

EDIT2: NM, got it straightened out!

[Snow Crash]

@bluestang - if you still want to run GFAM CPU instead of HCC CPU and we can work out the app_info deets.

1. Make a copy your client_state.xml file
a note here - this file has way more info than you'll need but for each section (app, file_info, app_version) you only need the bare minimum to match the app_info I posted above.

2. Open the copy and find the equivalent of

   <app>
      <name>hcc1</name>
      <user_friendly_name>Help Conquer Cancer</user_friendly_name>
   </app>

(bonus points if you screw with the friendly name attribute and post back a screenshot)

3. Add that to the beginning, doesn't matter if it is before or after HCC
4. Find the equivalent of

   <file_info>
      <name>wcg_hcc1_img_6.56_windows_intelx86</name>
      <executable/>
   </file_info>

5. drop that in after the app section (I bet you can start to see the pattern here)
6. repeat general process for your app_version.

If you want to post back and we can take a look before you try, I'll be checking in sporadically tonight.

[=[PULSAR]=]

My brain is so cooked right now, I may be on the phone with Dave soon to figure things out here I'm running the script to run 2 GPU work units found on page 1, but now it won't run any CPU WU's.

[Movieman]

My brain is so cooked right now, I may be on the phone with Dave soon to figure things out here I'm running the script to run 2 GPU work units found on page 1, but now it won't run any CPU WU's.

That's correct, when you run the script it shuts off cpu WU

[=[PULSAR]=]

I like this looks like my OC'd 480 pulling about 23K on 3 cores. Won't their be limitations though if you have a beefy processor sitting idle and not doing much work?

[Movieman]

I like this looks like my OC'd 480 pulling about 23K on 3 cores. Won't their be limitations though if you have a beefy processor sitting idle and not doing much work?

the key is you do one GPU WU if you have a "mild" vid card like yours and let the cpu's do their work BUT if you have a "BIG" vid card you use that script and multiple GPU WU and let it fly..
Mydog broke 500,000 WCG points today on just GPU on his 3770K system