^^ dannydigitl, how do you know they were 20 point WUs? i usually get the 1250 point WUs which take a little more than a day to complete.

^^^ prospero, did you see the note in there about antivirus? seems to cause a LOT of problems...like NOD32 did for us in the past. do you run antivirus?

9/17/2008 10:26:20 PM

^because i finished two already and saw they gave me 20 each. i have 40 points now. yay. hah they took about 7 hours each to finish.

I found another post on the foldingforums PS3 section that a guy got the new PS3 Life w/ PS update like i did and now its super slow. so i guess thats it. boo. they need to fix this shit before they release it for real. Maybe the folding priority is too low and the Life crap is taking over? i dunno

9/17/2008 10:45:34 PM

^^that's exactly the crap i'm talking about, the HELL i'm turning off my AV

they should be able to fix bugs like this, this kinda crap pisses me off.

^^you have 5 minutes to add our info to the top of this page

[Edited on September 17, 2008 at 10:51 PM. Reason : .]

9/17/2008 10:51:26 PM

i dunno, i don't really mind not running an active antivirus program. i take enough other security precautions, i don't do dumb stuff on the internet, and i have a scanner i use if i download something im unsure of, it just doesn't run 24X7.

9/17/2008 11:27:28 PM

Support Cancer Research and the NCSU Wolfpack With Your Computer's Idle Time!

What Is It?
Essentially Folding@Home uses your unused CPU cycles to model how proteins fold in the human body. The misfolding of proteins is often involved in well known diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, and Parkinson’s disease. Because this endeavor requires massive amounts of computing power, their project uses spare CPU time on computers that would otherwise sit idle in homes and businesses across the world. Here at North Carolina State University, we have formed this team in order to donate our spare CPU time to help this important endeavor.

The North Carolina State University Folding@Home Team (Team # 59) was one of the first teams to join the Folding@Home project, and was the very first University-based team to join. We are currently ranked in the Top 100 teams in the world and are ramping up production in an effort to make it into the Top 50. We are all dedicated to doing our part to help end some of these terrible diseases, and we would appreciate the support of anyone who would like to help.

All it takes is the installation of a small piece of software and your computer will start completing Work Units for the project and the team. The Folding@Home process runs at the lowest possible priority so you can run it 24X7 without slowing down your computer or interfering with your everyday computing tasks. If you have a Sony PS3 Game Console you can also run Folding@Home on it with great results.

How can I Help?
Download and install the software appropriate for your OS (Windows/Linux/Mac). For dual/quad core computers, be sure you install the SMP client. It will get you and the NCSU team far more points than the traditional client. Whichever client you choose, we recommend running the Folding@Home client as a service. The client will run in the background without notification, and will release CPU resources as needed since it runs at the lowest priority. The NCSU Team Number is 59.

Visit the team homepage for detailed installation instructions

Windows Computers
We recommend using the "text-only console” client for most windows computers. If you have a dual/quad core processor, be sure to install and run the SMP client to get you and the team far more points than the standard console client In general, its best to stay away from the graphical clients. If you have a Pentium 4 with Hyperthreading, its best to turn off Hyperthreading in the BIOS if you know how. Feel free to post in this thread with any questions.

Mac and Linux Computers
There are both "text-only" consoles and SMP clients for Linux and Macintosh computers too! If you have a dual/quad/etc core processor be sure to run the SMP client as you'll get far more points than the text-only client. But the regular console clients also help out too if you only have single-core processors.

Playstation 3
PS3s currently provide over 60% of the processing power in the Folding@home network and are capable of producing many points for the team. If you have PS3 system version 1.6 or later, you will see a Folding@Home icon in the Network column of the XMB (PS3 Networking menu). Just click on the icon and that's it. If you don't have 1.6 or later, perform a system upgrade. Make sure to use Team #59!

The more computers and PS3s you run the clients on, the more points your username and the NCSU team earns! Install as many clients as you can and watch your username/team progress at the stats page


Links

Team Links
Official NCSU F@H Team Website - Tell your friends people. It's ncsufolding.com
NCSU F@H Team Discussion - This page.
NCSU F@H Team Facebook Group - Join our facebook group!

F@H Links
F@H Project Homepage - Official Stanford project webpage
F@H Official Forums - Official Project forums. Full of great information about the project and the computer/ps3 clients
F@H Wikipedia Article - General information about the F@H project
F@H Wiki Site - Excellent Wiki site with tons of helpful information about the project. Geared towards F@H users like us.

Stats
Extreme Overclocking NCSU Team Stats Page - The best F@H stats site
Stanford Stats Page - Official Stanford stats site
Monitor your production - Extremely useful little utility. Monitor the point production of local/network F@H clients
Compare your production with other users - Use information from above to compare your points production with other folders

9/17/2008 11:27:59 PM

i think you're missing the point. i shouldn't have to. it's clearly a bug that they should fix.

[Edited on September 18, 2008 at 12:36 AM. Reason : .]

9/18/2008 12:36:26 AM

oh i understand, i was just stating my view on antivirus usage
In that guide they do offer some tips on how to configure your antivirus to minimize issues.

9/18/2008 8:05:05 AM

Quote :

"because i finished two already and saw they gave me 20 each. i have 40 points now. yay. hah they took about 7 hours each to finish. I found another post on the foldingforums PS3 section that a guy got the new PS3 Life w/ PS update like i did and now its super slow. so i guess thats it. boo. they need to fix this shit before they release it for real. Maybe the folding priority is too low and the Life crap is taking over? i dunno"

I havent heard of very many problems with the PS3 client...esp not 20pt workunits. I would just keep it running and see if it rights itself

9/18/2008 9:09:23 AM

^turns out it was something on the admin side of the new Life thing "prerelease". some guy from sony on the foldingforums said he forgot to update something and then he did and it was back to normal.

ppl are reporting a 10-12% performance hit w/ the new Life version though...

9/18/2008 9:27:24 AM

Vijay posted this about the 20pt workunits:

Quote :

"those pre-release WU's were for testing. They're gone now."

9/18/2008 9:37:56 AM

hah i see you posting on there.

yeh i guess it is what it is. i just turned in a 250 pointer. so thats better i guess

9/18/2008 9:38:42 AM

yeah i should have just sent you a link for the thread i made glad to hear you're back on track

9/18/2008 9:40:55 AM

must...go...faster....

what kinda ppd are you guys getting?

9/19/2008 3:23:05 AM

to check ppd use the first link under stats in synapse's post

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=59

9/19/2008 7:45:55 AM

good news, 6.22 is now working (submitted one complete WU per computer) successfully now that I installed it in C:/FAH, and I lowered my GPU usage to 90% and the computer's are usable now.

bad news, it doesn't like my WHS (Windows Server 2003) machine

[Edited on September 19, 2008 at 11:11 AM. Reason : .]

9/19/2008 11:11:05 AM

Do you think the 6.222 working has anything to do with lowering the GPU doen to 90%, or was that just to get rid of the 2D lag issue?

Quote :

"must...go...faster.... what kinda ppd are you guys getting? "

I used to get ~900PPD with my PS3. Is yours still running F@H?

9/19/2008 11:24:27 AM

no i manually set it down to 90% to deal with the 2D lag issue

9/19/2008 11:35:15 AM

Yep the ps3 and my crappy ol laptop have been going 24/7 for the past 3 days. the first few 20 pointers i got for the Life test surely screwed up my average, but i'm working on a 30 hour 1250 pointer thats almost done.

9/19/2008 8:58:21 PM

Quote :

"but i'm working on a 30 hour 1250 pointer thats almost done."

that sounds about right

9/19/2008 9:49:58 PM

i'm gaining on fools hard. +96 in the past 24 and +214 in the past week. yay low hanging fruit

9/20/2008 8:03:09 PM

yeah that'll start to slow down after a while

9/21/2008 11:00:16 AM

keep it up guys, 5 more days and we'll be tied with our highest rank ever. in the next 4 weeks or so we'll be up 4-5 spots on the team list

9/21/2008 5:52:46 PM

I'm folding with fury.

9/21/2008 8:56:38 PM

i noticed

plz to keep it up guys, we're kicking serious arse

hopefully we can keep it up and get our average over 200K per day

9/21/2008 10:08:47 PM

well, if the smp client is working better now, I should be able to get 3 SMP's going again. Actually, I'll probably stick to 1 each my PC's since I'm already running a GPU on both. Should add another 3K PPD though, it'd be great if I could hold 10K PPD...

9/22/2008 11:51:01 AM

yeah im just running 1 SMP on my Q6600 for now. might put a second one on once i'm sure everything is working gwell

9/22/2008 1:08:28 PM

I've been playing with my overclocks and I've been slowly eking up the performance. I overdid it on the GPU today though and the GPU client was really unstable while I was at work. Probably won't break 7000 today.

9/22/2008 6:00:59 PM

My office has extra computers that get any where between 50-200 ppd with the standard client. Does anyone know of a cheap agp GPU folding solution that is better than that? I wish they were pci-e so I could get some 8800gs cards

9/24/2008 11:33:44 AM

^ so they're all P4s then? No dual cores?

i'm not sure about an AGP video card which would make good PPD...maybe prospero knows on some options. This might be a good start: http://fahinfo.org/

9/24/2008 11:36:30 AM

dual core cpu preferred:
3850 AGP - 700-1800 ppd (depends on CPU)
3650 AGP - 850 ppd

single core cpu:
2600 Pro AGP - 600ppd
2600 XT AGP - 600ppd
X1950 Pro - 600-700 ppd

AthlonXP users cannot currently fold using the GPU client (due to SSE2 requirements)

SSE1 client is in testing.

When the newer ATI client comes out it should have a 50% drop in CPU usage, henceforth eliminating the CPU bottleneck, so I'd opt for the 3850 if you can for an AGP replacement.

Although for a cheap solution you may be better off with the 2600.

http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=2058

[Edited on September 24, 2008 at 12:30 PM. Reason : .]

9/24/2008 12:28:15 PM

yea synapse all P4 no duals either.

The cheapest I can find a 2600pro is $40 and x1950pro is $50, both on ebay. Can anyone beat those prices?

9/24/2008 1:20:18 PM

nope, also check on the 3650, it's been mentioned that in the next release of the ATI GPU2 client that once they lower the CPU usage, the bottleneck will be alleviated and your PPD will be higher, but that only helps if it's close in price to the 2600's

9/24/2008 3:21:45 PM

top 200, fools! woot.

9/24/2008 10:09:28 PM

just bought a CPU cooler, should be able to bump the OC up a little this weekend.

9/24/2008 10:22:47 PM

what does "EUE limit exceeded. Pausing 24 hours." mean?

9/25/2008 1:16:22 AM

EUE = Early Unit End

9/25/2008 1:19:37 AM

#81, CONGRATS TEAM, we are back to our highest ranking ever, now let's keep climbing!

9/26/2008 10:35:29 AM

8,762 points yesterday!!! With the same setup I was averaging like 6500 ppd just a few days ago. I did OC my graphics card about 50%

Of course it doesn't even compare with some of the rest of you.

[Edited on September 26, 2008 at 2:33 PM. Reason : ]

9/26/2008 2:32:21 PM

New CPU cooler came in today, but the fan on it has bad bearings. Fan is being replaced, but for now I bumped the Q6600 up to 3.6GHz (51C at full load with fan at minimum speed!). When the new fan arrives I'll see if I can get it stable at 4GHz.

9/29/2008 7:13:38 PM

^,^^ badass! you running one client or two on the Q6600? what graphics card and how did you overclock? stock cooling?

GG on #81 everyone! Lets keep pushing!

9/29/2008 8:31:37 PM

You guys should put a Folding thing on TWW's front page news. No reason why all these nerds can't be folding for NCSU as they do this.

9/29/2008 9:04:03 PM

yeah i'm planning on submitting a new story, need to revamp it to showcase the gpu client though.

anyone wanna update the main post in this thread (just copy and paste the code from the most recent and update)

9/29/2008 11:23:47 PM

Quote :

"^,^^ badass! you running one client or two on the Q6600? what graphics card and how did you overclock? stock cooling? GG on #81 everyone! Lets keep pushing!"

That's two SMP clients. I'm manually assigning one client to cores 0/1 and the other to 2/3. Without assigning the processes to the different cores it runs about 15-20% slower.

GPU is a single nVidia GeForce 9800 GTX, which was overclocked to 795/1210/1998, which is as fast as it would run stable. I bumped it down for now until the new CPU fan comes in so I don't create too much heat in the case.

Without the gratuitous overclocking, this system pulled about 6000ppd. The OCing gives only about a 25-40% increase in production. Might not be worth it given the increased stress on the components.

9/30/2008 6:19:40 PM

I have been running my e6600 with a 50% overclock (2.4 to 3.6Ghz) since December 06 and running FAH for the past 7 months. By the time it releases the magic smoke I will have wanted another for along time and be happy to upgrade. Go ahead and give it all she's got captain!

10/1/2008 7:37:26 AM

I'm getting random reboots without blue screens. I can't tell what the cause is though. Been playing with my voltages to see if I can get it more stable.

On the plus side, > 9000 points yesterday.

[Edited on October 1, 2008 at 5:05 PM. Reason : ]

10/1/2008 5:04:45 PM

^i get that on my WHS

10/1/2008 5:47:51 PM

Huh, the last update caused my PS3 to need to be restored. That happen to anyone else?

10/5/2008 3:37:35 AM

nope, mine is running fine. I've been running my ps3 24/7 as a space heater because we don't have the gas turned on at the house yet. Makes my room nice and toasty. Saving the world from cancer and heating my house.

10/5/2008 4:13:58 AM

Sometimes when I have to exit F@H on the PS3, it looks up and I have to reboot it.

10/5/2008 7:37:47 AM

^Yeah that's what it did after updating. It went to the ribbon background of the ps3 main menu, but no buttons appeared. Upon reboot it had to "rebuild the HDD database." I mean all my stuff was still there, but it was odd.

10/5/2008 12:05:12 PM