2p build suggestions

[jimh425]

The newer coretemp and cpuz should show both processors. You should be able to install Ubuntu after Windows to make it a dual boot. That seems really slow and low ppd.

BTW, congrats for getting it up!

[PatonB]

I find 2/4p setups blow on smp a3!

My dual l5639s get only 9k on a3 where my 950@4.0Ghz is getting 21k

I think a3 doesnt scale well over 2 or more cpus.

[slider11]

so how can i remedy it to get a different core that it will do well at?

[PatonB]

You can't, have to get an a5 unit drop in.

[Maniac]

Originally Posted by slider11

ok so i got it up and running. had to install win 7 home premium 64 bit for now.

So what was the problem?

[slider11]

it didnt want to start the install from the disk. im installing it now though through win7 then ill delete win7 or at the least have it dual boot

[Maniac]

Originally Posted by slider11

it didnt want to start the install from the disk. im installing it now though through win7 then ill delete win7 or at the least have it dual boot

You were having problems even getting the machine to post... I'm confused how that's related to installing windows

[slider11]

Machine is up and running now. I had some jumpers away from their rightful spots. It's just one issue after another man

[Maniac]

Originally Posted by slider11

Machine is up and running now. I had some jumpers away from their rightful spots. It's just one issue after another man

I see, well glad you got that sorted out anyway

[slider11]

once i get these updates to fully install i gotta hit the guides and get f@h running... ubuntu resource manager is also only showing 8 cores though :-/

if i have a dual boot setup right now is there a way to delete windows so its only ubuntu?

[jimh425]

Does the BIOS/CMOS see both processors?

[jmknsd]

Not to hijack the thread, but I thought that bigadv didn't work on windows, but earlier my client kicked up to 23k point units up from about 1300 point units. And how much better does linux perform than windows?

you can use gparted to remove the partitions that windows is on and expand the linux ones to fill the drive. If it's command line only, then it's fdisk you want.

[Maniac]

bigadv works on windows, has for a long time.

[slider11]

well linux has a program called the kraken which once you have ran a fold will wrap the core and run something like 20-30% faster folds. plus linux uses alot less resources so you fold has more stuff to fold with.

from what i have heard windows will do some bigadv's but they are rare and finicky

[PatonB]

Originally Posted by jmknsd

Not to hijack the thread, but I thought that bigadv didn't work on windows, but earlier my client kicked up to 23k point units up from about 1300 point units. And how much better does linux perform than windows?

you can use gparted to remove the partitions that windows is on and expand the linux ones to fill the drive. If it's command line only, then it's fdisk you want.

My 950@4.0Ghz has gained 3k ppd by running a virtual box install of ubuntu. I also run a vbox install on my 2p hex xeons for bigadv pts of 68k ppd.

Originally Posted by Maniac

bigadv works on windows, has for a long time.

While its been a hile, there are no curent windows bigadv units out to fold

Originally Posted by slider11

well linux has a program called the kraken which once you have ran a fold will wrap the core and run something like 20-30% faster folds. plus linux uses alot less resources so you fold has more stuff to fold with.

from what i have heard windows will do some bigadv's but they are rare and finicky

^thats not correct. Well fully, The current a5/a3 core for Linux is the newest cores wrote, as such they were wrote pretty efficiently and so perform better, bout 20% better natively.

Thekraken as writen by some amazing people at [h]ardfolding and is just an affinity wrapper ensuring that the core is the highest priority item being worked on. Its only useful on 2/4p setups

[Maniac]

Originally Posted by PatonB

My 950@4.0Ghz has gained 3k ppd by running a virtual box install of ubuntu. I also run a vbox install on my 2p hex xeons for bigadv pts of 68k ppd.

So are you saying that using Linux in a VM is faster than Windows again? I know that was true at one point, but then Windows caught up.

[PatonB]

Yha then the *nix core got updated and became faster again.

[Maniac]

Originally Posted by PatonB

Yha then the *nix core got updated and became faster again.

Hmm... might be worth checking into. Thanks for the info.

[slider11]

or you could just dual boot/single boot linux and have it be even faster since windows isnt hogging resources... i assume

[PatonB]

Its not resources as much as it's the core.. Some people can't run native *nix setups.

My daily work computer is also my main folding rig, and theres no *nix alternative