GPU Folder added

[Rhiyddun]

I just got an X1900GT for about a buck and a half at NewEgg, to put in a media system because it has VIVO, and tried the GPU core on it. It's doing 11:11 on a frame for the 330 pt. 2758, an estimated 425 PPD boost. Not a bad deal. I've also ordered parts for my upcoming NAS box, and for no real reason than folding, I'll go ahead and put x86_64 on it, since everyone here is so pleased with the folding results from it. Soon, I guess there will be one more in the red.<img>

[KillerBeagle]

Very nice - let us know how it goes. I'd be interested to hear how hard it is to get a GPU set up folding, how stable, points, etc etc.

[Rhiyddun]

Well, they jumped the gun saying in the FAQ thinking 7.1 would make everything right. Use the Catalyst 6.5 and ONLY Catalyst 6.5, I got two EUE's faster than I could shut it down with the Catalyst 7.1 drivers, GPU init failure. It's turning in 330 pt GPU WU's every 18 hours or so, running very stable with Win2KSP4 on a Shuttle SN21 with A64 3700 @ 2.5GHz. The wimp 250W PS in the Shuttle seems to be able to take it just fine, 12V rail is 12.24V with a DVM. I got the X1900GT because everything faster/bigger is doublewide, and the Shuttle's PCIe is on the outside so it can only take a singlewide card.

EDIT: Has anyone tried running a normal CPU client alongside the GPU client, with the GPU client at slightly higher priority? I may give that a shot and see how it works out.

[ikitai]

I am running an E6300 with an x1900gt getting similar results. The E6300 turns in ~375 to 396 every three days or so and the x1900gt does 330 every 18-21 hours (usually 2x18 hrs followed by a 21 hrs). Think it is just the timing of the stats page updates. Between the two instances my machine runs at 100% on both cores 24/7 in Windows XP Pro.

[frozndevl]

As long as you've got a dual core system, you should be able to feed the GPU with 1 core and use the other for the standard client.

[Conroe]

I think I'm getting more points now that I have one core 100%, the other at 70%, and the GPU running then just running one CPU and GPU. Before just running one CPU and one GPU CPU usage was 100%.

[frozndevl]

If you can find some happy medium that gets you the best ppd, let us know. I've seen some other posts like yours.

[Rhiyddun]

Well, when I get back home tomorrow night, I should have the parts to put an Opty 165 system together, but I'm going to load x86_64 linux on it, and I'm not about to waste a perfectly good Opteron on a scrawny 250W PS box like the Shuttle, so the GPU will be a single processor box for the foreseeable future. Sounds like I might be able to squeeze a few extra PPD running a CPU folder at 20-40% while the GPU client is running, hardly seems worth the points loss tweaking it would involve.

[SPD010273]

I'm thinking about RMAing my 7900GT for an x19xx series but the ATI cards are sooo freakin long it'll block the CPU cooling intake on my SD31P!

[Rhiyddun]

The X1900GT is single wide, and wasn't really any longer than the 6800GT that I had in there. Your SD31 isn't any smaller than my SN21...

[xrgong]

I just got the gpu client up as well: 1950pro running around 8:05 a frame on the 330s. Setup was fantastically easy too (download client, open client, it's off and running.) This is better than I expected, since the pro is a stunted card. Cat 6.11 drivers, if anyone cares. I think it's completed 5 wu since I started it, no errors yet. I'm pretty happy, i guess.

[Rhiyddun]

Good going, and welcome! If you haven't, go to the CP and set up your folding name to get your "carbon ring" red folding icon. I had an odd one, Catalyst threw up a box saying it had reset the craphics card because it wasn't accepting commands, which interrupted the GPU folding. This is after about a week of continuous folding, don't know if it will be a regular thing or if it's a glitch.