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GPU2 - Everything old is new again

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Yet another client change, a complete realignment of the 'best folding configuration' and all of the associated noise that goes with it.

If this was anything new, I might take notice. But honestly, this is how it's been from day one.

I have a Vista64 box with a q6600, 8GB and 8800GT. Two SMP clients perform about the same as one GPU client. (I haven't tested both clients together yet)

Now, with the GPU2 client, at least we're a bit closer to the original idea. It used to be you could throw together a cheap system and fold, if you wanted you could add more CPU power and you would fold more.

With GPU2 we are back to a cheap system with the scaling dependent on one piece, this time it's the GPU instead of the CPU. Except this time there is an option for the big CPU systems to be competitive as well.

Most of the noise is about the constantly changing 'best' configuration. This will likely continue as it has in the past. The good news, now, is that there are competitive options and you can play at the top end with several types of systems.

I can get the same PPD out of my Vista-64 Q6600, my Vista-x86 Q6600, my openSUSE-x64 Q6600 or even be competitive with a retired P4 updated with a relatively cheap 8800GT (which is a nice budget folding system)

In my opinion, we're getting back to the wild-west days of folding, where there are many options to play at the top of the field. I like it.
 
Good point relic, maybe we should set up some sort of page that has optimal configurations and how to set them up for the basic different kinds of machines.

Single core
Single core w/ GPU2
Dual core
Dual corex2
Dual core w/ GPU2
Quad core
Quad core w/ GPU2
Quad core w/ GPU2x2 (when this is available)
Quad corex2

And a few more...just so that people who are just starting out can get the best amount of bang for their buck. Just my $0.02.
 
I think optimal configurations pretty much become common knowledge after a while, then they change with a new client release. :p

ATM It looks like an Intel quad core + NVidia GPU is the biggest single box producer, but I'm sure that as soon as multiple GPU folding is official, that will be the big hitter.

At some point multiple multi-cored video cards make take the lead or 8-core CPUs may take over. ;)

The only thing certain is change....and the [H]
 
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