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im new to folding...

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Aus10

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Someone told me too ask you guys if you could help me make the best out of my computer and help with folding. I dont know anything about it just started it and right now it says 360/2000. I am apart of the group 33.... Thanks :)
 
you dont have to, GPU tracker does SMP/Bidadv, with alot of features that make it easy to use and maintain.
 
if you are only doing smp/bigadv folding i highly suggest using the console client over the gpu tracker. in my option the gpu tracker is way to bloated for just running the smp client.

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1511766

i would suggest running the standard SMP client with your overclock. if you want to do bigadv you will probably want to get above 3.6Ghz preferably in the 3.8-4Ghz range. yes it is possible to do bigadv WU's at 3.4Ghz but at that clock every day stuff like playing games with have a huge impact on your PPD where as the impact on the standard SMP WU's is much much smaller.

either way if you plan to do bigadv WU's i suggest running the standard SMP client til you complete your first 10 WU's. it will take 3-4 days to complete them instead of a week and half to complete 10 bigadv WU's with 0 bonus points on them.

like patriot said do not fold on the 5830. it's not worth it at this point. the ATI clients total garbage and you will lose points instead of gaining points.

if ya have any other questions just ask and we shall answer em.
 
Thank you all. I will not be folding 24/7, I fold whenever i am home. I do a lot of gaming so I don't want something that will slow my computer down. When I get my next liquid cooling setup, I will be taking the cpu up too 3.8-4ghz if i can figure it out lol. A lot of what you guys were saying was really confusing me, I am going to read through the links but i dont know how to change anything.

Thanks glad to be part of the team :)
 
I think i am going to try to run only SMP for right now untill i take my cpu higher, How much will it affect my computers performance?

Im trying to do a peresentation at my school to get my poeple to start folding too. My bio teacher is looking into it.. :)
 
Sounds like standard SMP with bonus' is the way for the best points for you. Sign up for your passkey from stanford and put that in the SMP client. After you have completed 10 work units (WU) with 80% of them being within deadlines and not corrupted, you should get some fairly decent points out of that 920.

I usually do the standard SMP during the week, and I'm experimenting with being a weekend warrior on bigadv, but then again my 970 can complete one of the bigadv units in just under 2 days.

 
You won't notice running the SMP client. The only exception is if you game, but the tracker can take care of that for you.

and Welcome..
 
Aus10 said:
I think i am going to try to run only SMP for right now untill i take my cpu higher, How much will it affect my computers performance?

Im trying to do a peresentation at my school to get my poeple to start folding too. My bio teacher is looking into it.. :)
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Performance during regular usage won't be affected. If you play a game, you'll probably have to shut down the client and start it back up after you're done.
 
Aus10 said:
Thank you all. I will not be folding 24/7, I fold whenever i am home. I do a lot of gaming so I don't want something that will slow my computer down. When I get my next liquid cooling setup, I will be taking the cpu up too 3.8-4ghz if i can figure it out lol. A lot of what you guys were saying was really confusing me, I am going to read through the links but i dont know how to change anything.

Thanks glad to be part of the team :)
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Regular SMP sounds like the way to go then. GPU Tracker automatically pauses F@H whenever a game is detected :)
 
Ok, i did somethinig but my cpu is maxed out?!?!?!? I didnt want that i dont mind it running in the background but maxing my cpu? help idk how to take it down..
 
Ok i have it turned off for now but i will not let it run my cpu maxed out lol. I dont like 70-85c all the time.

Is there anyway I can run it without maxing it out? What i first did was installed it from the website and then it just used like 13percent of cpu which im fine with. Any tips or anything? I wanna help but not at the cost of maxing my cpu out...
 
It's supposed to max your CPU out. When something else needs CPU power, F@H will reduce its CPU usage to allow the other program to run. You're seeing perfectly normal behaviour. Why don't you want to max out your CPU? There's nothing harmful about doing it.
 
Welcome to the folding project, it's a great thing to do with idle CPU power. You definitely want to leave it maxed out while folding, otherwise you're not going to get anything done (at least, on time). It's not going to hurt your CPU, it was made to go to 100%.
 
Aus10 said:
Ok i have it turned off for now but i will not let it run my cpu maxed out lol. I dont like 70-85c all the time.

Is there anyway I can run it without maxing it out? What i first did was installed it from the website and then it just used like 13percent of cpu which im fine with. Any tips or anything? I wanna help but not at the cost of maxing my cpu out...
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the cons of folding are increased stress on the hardware, increase in heat output, increase in power usage, and more noise.

F@H with the CPU only uses the IDLE cycles, if any other program requests CPU cycles, F@H will release them and not get in the way. I game, Photoshop and do everything else on my PC while F@H is running, and your i7 920 can safely take 100*C with no problem.
 
if you want a good compromise, try setting F@H to use only 50%, see if you're comfortable with that.

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also, 70-85c at 3.4 on a H50? get some canned air in that radiator man! Ive got a 950 at 4.0 on a H70 and i rarely break 70c. either way, below 80c is not out of the intel spec for heat, but blow out your rad for sure.
 
jarhead said:
also, 70-85c at 3.4 on a H50? get some canned air in that radiator man! Ive got a 950 at 4.0 on a H70 and i rarely break 70c. either way, below 80c is not out of the intel spec for heat, but blow out your rad for sure.
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It is cleaned out no matter what i do I cant get it any lower.
 
Epona said:
Welcome to the folding project, it's a great thing to do with idle CPU power. You definitely want to leave it maxed out while folding, otherwise you're not going to get anything done (at least, on time). It's not going to hurt your CPU, it was made to go to 100%.
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I thought it was bad to max out your cpu? I was afraid to do that cuz i thought it waas bad. So its ok if i let it run but it wont slow my computer down at all?
 
Aus10 said:
It is cleaned out no matter what i do I cant get it any lower.
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Hrm, what is the vcore you are running at? Do you have high ambient temps in your room? Consider turning the heat down or off in your room, if you fold the computer will literally keep you warm ;) Not sure, just some suggestions.

Aus10 said:
I thought it was bad to max out your cpu? I was afraid to do that cuz i thought it waas bad. So its ok if i let it run but it wont slow my computer down at all?
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No, running your CPU at max isn't bad for it at all. I used to work at intel, trust me. I mean, yes, over several years, it won't be great for your cpu to run at 78-80c temps, but 100% usage wont hurt anything. Even then, by the time you are looking at potentially damaging your cpu, you will probably be upgrading anyway ;) Lets bear in mind that the 920 was released in 2008, that was 3 years ago.
 
jarhead said:
Hrm, what is the vcore you are running at? Do you have high ambient temps in your room? Consider turning the heat down or off in your room, if you fold the computer will literally keep you warm ;) Not sure, just some suggestions.



No, running your CPU at max isn't bad for it at all. I used to work at intel, trust me. I mean, yes, over several years, it won't be great for your cpu to run at 78-80c temps, but 100% usage wont hurt anything. Even then, by the time you are looking at potentially damaging your cpu, you will probably be upgrading anyway ;) Lets bear in mind that the 920 was released in 2008, that was 3 years ago.
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I thought the 920 was a pretty good cpu..... and ok ill leave it running maxed out....
 
jarhead said:
Also, are you running the auto overclocker on your asus board? When I played around with that I saw that it put my voltages really high, manually setting it up yourself is probably much better.

http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overclocking/22106-core-i7-overclocking-guide-beginners.html

This guide really helped me out when I got my rig (hadn't had a desktop since the days of the old P4's) in re-learning how to OC.
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only thing i did is set the BLCK too 165 and the ram was set too its XMP profile and set to like 1688 i think or something like that.. everything else is set too normall or auto..
 
Aus10 said:
I thought the 920 was a pretty good cpu..... and ok ill leave it running maxed out....
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Don't misunderstand, the 920 is a GREAT cpu. There is effectively no difference between a 950 and a 920, unless you have a C0 stepping. You should check for that in CPU-Z.

Aus10 said:
only thing i did is set the BLCK too 165 and the ram was set too its XMP profile and set to like 1688 i think or something like that.. everything else is set too normall or auto..
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Ok, well, read that guide. I would also make sure you have the H50 installed correctly, those temps sound high for 3.4, so maybe the H50 isn't making good contact with the heatspreader on your chip. Are you currently using your H50 fan as intake or exhaust? Again, not trying to criticize your setup at all, just trying to help you get the most D out of your equipment :)

Also, welcome to the team!
 
Aus10 said:
only thing i did is set the BLCK too 165 and the ram was set too its XMP profile and set to like 1688 i think or something like that.. everything else is set too normall or auto..
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If your voltages are set to Auto, chances are the motherboard is using values higher than necessary, which would cause your CPU to run at higher temperatures. Try setting your Vcore and QPI voltage to 1.275V and see if your temps go down and if your overclock is still stable.
 
Aus10 said:
Ok i have it turned off for now but i will not let it run my cpu maxed out lol. I dont like 70-85c all the time.

Is there anyway I can run it without maxing it out? What i first did was installed it from the website and then it just used like 13percent of cpu which im fine with. Any tips or anything? I wanna help but not at the cost of maxing my cpu out...
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I suppose you could limit to 2 cores... thats about all you can do... it will scale back when you use the computer... but the idea is to use the whole cpu...

you can try changing the smp flag to -smp 2 .... see what that does...
 
Ok im ok as long as it doesnt slow my computer down and it hasnt so far so im ok with it being maxed out. Second It is set to a intake and i will fix the voltages in a few. this is a pic of the inside of the case. The fan on the rad is bring in cold air from the back...

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By null at 2011-03-01

This is the entire setup (speakers on top are going away soon)

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By null at 2011-03-06
 
This is all the info from CPU-Z

Core voltage is at 1.248 (dont know if that is stock or the change part)

Core speed= 3465mhz
Bus Speed= 165
QPI link- 2969.9 Mhz
 
nice setup.. i have that same chair but in black.. friggin love that chair.
 
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