I.ve been testing the Nvidia Gpu client.

Seems as though well see a major boost in performance running this client.
Currently averaging a "projected" 4800 points per day on a 9800 gtx & Q6600

So far the only issue is with a windows slowdown,so just set cpu usage to 85% and it works fine.

the gpu client only uses about 25 % of the cpu soo...
I,m going to try running the Gpu and SMP client together and see what kind of times I get .



Later...

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Wow, the 9800GTX does nice. My 8800GTX gets about 1200 (with SMP CPU running) -1500 (without CPU folding) iter/sec.

Yup runs well with Gpu and SMP clients together.

Currently have Gpu client at 90% and SMP client at 75%.

aince the gpu client can run on one core I'll have to test different core affinity settings tonight.

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And where can I get this client? Do I have to download CUDA first? I've got an 8800GT (G92) that I'd like to get fire up!

-godling

Quote: Originally Posted by godling And where can I get this client? Do I have to download CUDA first? I've got an 8800GT (G92) that I'd like to get fire up! -godling

going to hijack your thread to promote my thread for link
http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandeg...tray-612b6.msi

this is a direct download for the GPU client for Cuda enabled cards

*a GeForce, Quadro, or Tesla card that supports CUDA card which supports CUDA (G80 or later for the most part)
*A CUDA capable driver, version 174.55 or later
*32-bit Windows operating system, XP or newer; 64-bit Windows operating systems appear to currently be incompatible

Quote: Originally Posted by TCG_Modder going to hijack your thread to promote my thread for link http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandeg...tray-612b6.msi this is a direct download for the GPU client for Cuda enabled cards *a GeForce, Quadro, or Tesla card that supports CUDA card which supports CUDA (G80 or later for the most part) *A CUDA capable driver, version 174.55 or later *32-bit Windows operating system, XP or newer; 64-bit Windows operating systems appear to currently be incompatible

+rep for that, brother!

edit: except that it ain't lettin' me ...

works for me....

here is the link also

stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/release/Folding@home-GPU-systray-612b6.msi

Quote: Originally Posted by TCG_Modder works for me.... here is the link also stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/release/Folding@home-GPU-systray-612b6.msi

No, I meant the +rep ... I need to spread it around before I give you more.

Hmmnn ... RBIEZE started this whole thread ...

Any word on when 64-Vista will be able to support the clients?

Quote: Originally Posted by GrandpaNoob72 Any word on when 64-Vista will be able to support the clients?

64bit folding is working,sort of...
Heres a link to the 64bit work around for vista etc.

Folding Forum • View topic - 64 bit NV GPU2 folding *Workaround* [unsupported]

What kind of PPD is everyone getting? I'm at about 4400 with my 8800GT, 2 gigs DDR2 and 3.0ghz P4.

Quote: Originally Posted by boogityboo04 What kind of PPD is everyone getting? I'm at about 4400 with my 8800GT, 2 gigs DDR2 and 3.0ghz P4.

Lots... but then I only have a 2.4 GHz box, and a 2.93 GHz box. I haven't started any GPU folding yet though. I should probably do that tonight.

Ok, at the risk of sounding like a complete retard (which I'm not, I'm just saying...)

WTF are you guys talking about, SMP, WTH is that?

Anything like Console client (ie: where I can set up one instance for each of the CPU cores)?

BTW, thanks for the linkages, got my GX2 up and running with the GPU client... Getting about 22~2300 for a performance score...

Quote: Originally Posted by GrandpaNoob72 Ok, at the risk of sounding like a complete retard (which I'm not, I'm just saying...) WTF are you guys talking about, SMP, WTH is that? Anything like Console client (ie: where I can set up one instance for each of the CPU cores)? BTW, thanks for the linkages, got my GX2 up and running with the GPU client... Getting about 22~2300 for a performance score...

SMP goes beyond using a client per core and uses all cores for one client.

Edit, and asking the question isn't stupid, not asking would have been.

Yeah, I know... But I felt like asking anyways...

Got the SMP thing working (at least it seems to be, so far...)

We'll see how it works, the GPU and SMP together... Scores posting soon...)

Ok, so apparently I'm cranking them out one right after the other... From my 9800GX2 in the new build machine... The SMP is about to finish a 1920-pointer that it started yesterday afternoon about this time, so not too shabby for a C2QX 6850, I don't think...



Anyone have thoughts on running the SMP client on two different laptops as well? One Intel C2D (my gaming lappy), one AMD X2 (wife's home computer). Are there issues between the SMP client and AMD CPUs, or is that just something I imagined? Obviously, I want to crank out the WU's as quickly and effectively as I can, just want to try and get the client that will allow me to do the absolute most per machine...

Another question: I understand that the GPU client runs on CUDA-enabled cards, my gaming lappy has an 8700M GT. Can anyone verify for me (or point me to the info) as to whether or not the 8700M GT reference designs support CUDA?

The thought is that if it will, I'll plug the gaming lappy back in and run the GPU and SMP, and then stealth-run the SMP from the wife's computer (unless AMD X2s do have a problem with SMP). Should REALLY see those points shoot back up there...

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As far as I know all 8/9 series chips are CUDA enabled...but you may have to have the right driver enabling it. I'd try and see what happens

Well, now...

The desktop (C2QX6850 + 9800GX2) is just a beast at cranking out the WUs... The majority of the WUs you see here are from it... Is the p5002_supervil like the preferred GPU WU or something?



On the bad news front, the 8700MGT doesn't seem to like to work with the GPU client (keeps giving errors and going into the test protein), and the SMP doesn't seem to like my C2D in the laptop, so I'm just running the GUI client on both mine and the wife's laptops...

Still managing to crank out some pretty good numbers... Passed up GK, and holding off the Gruntville Horde for a little while longer...

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