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xyoufailmex

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Well, I've been stuck on a pretty crappy rig for a while, but now that I have my new PC, I can seriously Fold. AMD 64 3000+ running at 2.5GHz :p

My problem is, though, I dont know which to use, UDC or the Stanford thing... the thing at the top of the page only confuses me. Anyways, if I could get some help that'd be nice. So glad to be apart of such a wonderful program.
 
Most of the people here use the Stanford one, but UD is valid as well. They go toward different projects, but the same concept.

If you pick the Stanford one (my suggestion :D) make sure to tell it team 33. Then add onto the "D to..." thread.

Fold on, bro.
 
also if your rig has over 512 mb, get the option for the big packets to come in. That way you get the 600 point whoppers to fold on.
 
xyoufailmex said:
Well, I've been stuck on a pretty crappy rig for a while, but now that I have my new PC, I can seriously Fold. AMD 64 3000+ running at 2.5GHz :p

My problem is, though, I dont know which to use, UDC or the Stanford thing... the thing at the top of the page only confuses me. Anyways, if I could get some help that'd be nice. So glad to be apart of such a wonderful program.
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Welcome, and hope you decide to fold on our team! Feel free to ask anyone here for help.
They are very good at it, and willing I might add. ;)


 
If you haven't checked out the main Stanford site for folding, you may want to do so. The link is http://folding.stanford.edu . It may help you to figure out whether you want to donate your CPU cycles to the program.

Essentially, the Folding@Home project simulates the way proteins "fold" to better understand the process. With this information, they hope to find a way to stop or reverse the process of proteins "mis-folding" which is the cause of many cancers and things like Alzheimers. I believe that is the explanation of the project in a nutshell.

Many of the folders on the team have been affected in one way or another by the diseases that Folding@Home hopes to cure which is why many here have put the time, money and effort into the boxen and farms they have.

 
Congratulations to all of the new folders we have gotten in these past few days. Make sure you fold for the [H]orde.

On a personal note, to let you guys know in advance, I will be away from the dc forum from: 1-17 to 1-27 my contract job has something promising coming up. When I get a chance I will swing in and talk to you guys on my crappy laptop.

Which I might say, does the bare things I need, it can't fold and it is a Ibm thinkpad 765xd. It runs at 166mhz, so it can't fold. While I can't be here, my folding boxes will still be going folding for the [H]orde, and at that time, it will help me get me cash to help on my quad system.
 
Welcome aboard. You will find that an A64 @ 2.5GHz is about the fastest folding setup you can have without spending a small fortune.
 
Yeah, running 2.4GHz now, didnt stay stable folding last night. Ok, I will definetily enable for the large packets.

Also, I will definetily be folding for Team 33. I folded some a few months ago, but that was on a much slower box, so I gave it up. Now, I'm ready to fold.

One question though, Folding won't really shorten my PC life will it? Or will it? I mean, running 100% cpu usage non stop seems kinda bad, lol.
 
Folding runs its 24/7 but are you really planning to use this same cpu for 5+ years? I seriously doubt it will burn out before then. Also, stability wise, folding is really the best way to test for it. My little Athlon XP 1.8 has been running 2.24 stable as a rock for 2 months now. If you are crashing during folding, you probably will experience some problems with extended gaming periods anyway, with or without folding. Like I said, its a stability test. :cool:


edit: grrrr, one day I will remember to use the [H]orde sig upon first post lol
 
As long as you keep your CPU somewhat cool (under 60C) I doubt you will notice any decline in lifespan even with an overclock. About the only thing that could lower the lifespan is by running a really high voltage.

Running 100% usage will not do anything for the life. Just look at some of us in here. Between SETI, Genome@Home and Folding@Home, I've been running every processor at 100% load I've had in the past probably five years or so. No, it's not the same processor since I upgrade. But I have several of those processors (Celeron 300, T-Bird 900, T-Bird 1.2 T-Bird 1.33 & XP1800) still running in some machine. The T-Bird 1.33@1.4 is still crunching proteins. Every one of them was run on aircooling and overclocked with the voltage turned up. Every one was also run 24/7 while I had them.

That should give you an idea of what a processor can really take. By the time 100% usage would kill your CPU (as long as you take care of it otherwise) there will probably be a processor at least 5 times faster.

 
I wouldn't worry about Folding or any other DC project shortening the life of your processor. I've got a Celeron 300@450 that has been running a DC project (RC5, UD, Genome, Folding) at 100% utilization pretty much 24/7 since whenever the Celeron 300 came out. I would have some PII300s that date back farther than that, but I retired those beasts. I would caution against running laptops 24/7 on DC projects unless they are well cooled. If you want to run your laptop, make sure you have a fan blowing on it to keep the thing cool. It's good to prop it up so the air can blow over and under it.
 
Mattman said:
I wouldn't worry about Folding or any other DC project shortening the life of your processor. I've got a Celeron 300@450 that has been running a DC project (RC5, UD, Genome, Folding) at 100% utilization pretty much 24/7 since whenever the Celeron 300 came out. I would have some PII300s that date back farther than that, but I retired those beasts. I would caution against running laptops 24/7 on DC projects unless they are well cooled. If you want to run your laptop, make sure you have a fan blowing on it to keep the thing cool. It's good to prop it up so the air can blow over and under it.
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Another tip for laptop folders is to set the CPU utilization to something under 100% if heat becomes a problem or concern. Some laptops just won't take the 100% utilization and instead of just taking folding off the laptop, setting it to 50-75% would probably work.

 
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