Latest boinc version thread

[jcool]

Yeah well, only that didn't work for me
Installed the new 6 stable rls over the old 5.10.45 and all was gone, WUs, settings, account info, everything. Oh well...

Didn't see any benefit over 5.10.45 by the way, so I wouldn't really bother updating machines if they are producing well as it is.

[sierra_bound]

6.3.10 beta is available for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit users.

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[HanmoLi]

yeah, everything was gone like what jcool said... i guess i'll stick with the 5.10.45 for my other machines for now. good thing i only updated 1 machine, and didn't lose too much computing time.

[jcool]

Ya I'm sorry, but I told ya so

[sierra_bound]

Just an FYI to everyone. Beta and alpha builds have those names for a reason. The 6.3.X clients are technically alpha releases, though I've referred to them as betas. I've had no issues with any of the 6.2.X clients. Even though 6.2.18 is listed as a recommended version, my understanding is that it has not been fully tested.

There is no one client that works best, point-wise, for all machines and operating systems. You have to try each one to see. If you are not adventurous, then stick with the older clients.

Personally, I use different clients for different machines. The most important thing is stability. A client that continually hangs on you is not worth having, no matter how many more points it generates.

If you're looking for a way to boost your daily output without increasing your overclock, switch to a 64-bit operating system. This has been proven to increase daily point production, especially for Windows users.

[sierra_bound]

6.2.19 is available for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit users. These are listed as recommended versions.

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[skinnee]

6.2.19 fixed the odd Rice WU lock-up problem I was having on a couple machines.

[sierra_bound]

6.3.11 is available for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit users. These are not recommended versions, so use at your own risk.

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[sierra_bound]

6.3.12 is available for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit users. Again, these are not recommended versions, so use at your own risk.

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[hawkeyefan]

Obviously YMMV but here are some benchies I ran a few moments ago:

AMD X2 3800+ @ 3100mhz (300x10) / UCCC DDR500 @ 250mhz 3,4,4,8 1T


v. 5.10.45

9/27/2008 7:39:31 PM||Benchmark results:
9/27/2008 7:39:31 PM|| Number of CPUs: 2
9/27/2008 7:39:31 PM|| 2905 floating point MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU
9/27/2008 7:39:31 PM|| 6604 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU
9/27/2008 7:39:32 PM||Resuming computation



v. 6.2.19

9/27/2008 7:25:44 PM||Suspending computation - running CPU benchmarks
9/27/2008 7:26:15 PM||Benchmark results:
9/27/2008 7:26:15 PM|| Number of CPUs: 2
9/27/2008 7:26:15 PM|| 2905 floating point MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU
9/27/2008 7:26:15 PM|| 6499 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU
9/27/2008 7:26:16 PM||Resuming computation



v. 6.3.12

9/27/2008 7:32:49 PM||Suspending computation - running CPU benchmarks
9/27/2008 7:33:20 PM||Benchmark results:
9/27/2008 7:33:20 PM|| Number of CPUs: 2
9/27/2008 7:33:20 PM|| 2918 floating point MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU
9/27/2008 7:33:20 PM|| 7437 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU
9/27/2008 7:33:21 PM||Resuming computation


FYI.

[jcool]

W00t, more points!
Did you use x86 or x64 version? XP or Vista?

[hawkeyefan]

W00t, more points!
Did you use x86 or x64 version? XP or Vista?

Sorry, should have mentioned that. Vista x64.

[jcool]

The more results I see the more I suspect Vista gives higher FPU rating... even though Integer seems to be unbeatable on XP x64 (my X5450 get 11500, but only 3500 FPU or so).

[jcool]

Ok, just updated my Harper from 5.10.45 to 6.3.12

3,87Ghz (430x9) on XP x64 SP2 results are as follows:

5.10.45

# of CPUs: 8
3930 FPU
11467 Integer

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6.3.12

# of CPUs: 8
3934 FPU
12107 Integer

So, what we see is yet another increase in Integer performance, while FPU stays the same. Still nice boost, let's see how that translates to PPD

Thanks hawkeyefan for pointing this out.

Oh yeah, one more thing: This time, I didn't lose all WUs, config files etc. like last time. So it should be safe to update.

[The Warlock]

Sombody explain this?
02.10.2008 13:37:52||Not using a proxy
02.10.2008 13:37:53||CUDA devices found
02.10.2008 13:37:53||Coprocessor: GeForce 8800 GT (1)
02.10.2008 13:37:53||Version change (6.2.19 -> 6.3.12)

[D_A]

Let's see ...

You're don't have a proxy server set in your config
It found the CUDA capacity of your video adaptor
It nominated it as a coprocessor, named it a GeForce 8800 GT and says there's only one of them
It registered that you updated from 6.2.19 to 6.3.12

Did I miss anything?

[The Warlock]

Let's see ...

You're don't have a proxy server set in your config
It found the CUDA capacity of your video adaptor
It nominated it as a coprocessor, named it a GeForce 8800 GT and says there's only one of them
It registered that you updated from 6.2.19 to 6.3.12

Did I miss anything?

Dooooh, ok, nice, youre funny, but what i meant was, does this mean it uses my gpu as a co-processor?

[D_A]

I think it means you now have the CAPACITY to do that, but you'll need the science application to be coded to make use of that capacity for it to be any use.

[loonym]

The new boinc betas are incorporating gpu processing for applications that can use it. WCG is not one of those yet.

[The Warlock]

I think it means you now have the CAPACITY to do that, but you'll need the science application to be coded to make use of that capacity for it to be any use.

The new boinc betas are incorporating gpu processing for applications that can use it. WCG is not one of those yet.

Thx, guys, hope we will be able to fire away with our gpu`s soon at wcg also, would rock, bet there are as many powerfull gpu`s as there is cpu`s on this team.

[D_A]

AT LEAST as many. There's a few with multi-GPU setups, too.

[sierra_bound]

6.3.13 is now available for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit users. These are not recommended versions, so use at your own risk.

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[mreuter80]

Hi guys,
A new user on WCG has some problems getting a BOINC version running on his 64-bit installation. Does someone has experience with that.
Here is the link to the forum: https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.or...22051&offset=0

thanks and cheers

[mreuter80]

nevermind ... the guy found a solution

[sierra_bound]

6.3.14 is available for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit users. These are recommended versions.

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