Fold Faster on GPUs With FahCore_17

yasamoka

2013-05-09 00:49

Competition here is healthy! 😀 @mooney: yeah, just divide that power consumption by like 80-85% and you'd get some relatively accurate number. Nice talking to you too 🙂 FOLD FOLD FOLD :banana:

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mooney4321

2013-05-09 01:00

you two will be catch me up soon haha not a bad thing in my eyes but don't expect me to give up lightly i think at the moment im pushing 250k ppd

i got a gtx285 and my CPU.. ill start folding@those too..:)

#4593216

yasamoka

2013-05-09 16:09

Zero points per WU sounds nice! Guess I'll give that a go.

#4593232

Babel-17

2013-05-09 17:00

Wow, I got a great ppd boost on my HD 7950. A big thank you to everyone who helped make that happen.

#4593233

yasamoka

2013-05-09 17:02

Wow, I got a great ppd boost on my HD 7950. A big than you to everyone who helped make that happen.

What clocks, how much PPD?

#4593246

Babel-17

2013-05-09 17:24

What clocks, how much PPD?

I underclock and undervolt my card, so, I'm now getting around 52k ppd running at 650MHz on the core and 800MHz on the memory. Voltages are at 881mV on the core and 1.550 volts for the memory. GPU is running at 53C and the fan at 46%. Power Limit is at -20. My PC is like two feet from me on my desk so, all in all, I find this a good compromise of performance, cost, heat, and noise.

#4593255

yasamoka

2013-05-09 17:35

Quite impressive!

#4593688

Babel-17

2013-05-10 14:07

Quite impressive!

Thanks! It's still good but the PPD of the gpu has stabilized at around 43K. I think the previous estimate was partly based on the regular clock speeds.

#4593703

iancook221188

2013-05-10 14:31

those results sound grate Babel-17 ive now OC my 670s a bit and there kicking out 70k ppd

#4599760

must_kill_ati

2013-05-19 23:36

@yasamoko (from rig pic thread) I added the flag you mentioned (I think) - only effect I've noticed so far is a lower estimated ppd by around 4k/day. Not too comfy with the interface and wondering if I've borked something. Does the config window look correct? Btw, thanks for even asking - I appreciate any/all help! http://i44.tinypic.com/fnybtc.jpg

#4599769

yasamoka

2013-05-19 23:46

No, not there. You need to go to "Slots", click on gpu, edit, then add them at the bottom. It should not take effect instantly. It should take effect when you upload the finished Core15 WUs and the client then downloads new beta Core17 WUs.

#4599774

must_kill_ati

2013-05-19 23:58

But I want my ppd naaaaoww. 🙂 tnx, i had tried the slots route and added a : behind client-type for some odd reason. when it threw errors at me i fig'd it MUST be the client cuz i'm not toopid. Tnx again

#4599778

yasamoka

2013-05-20 00:06

hahaha, alright. Tell me what PPD you get when your WUs become Core17.

#4599792

must_kill_ati

2013-05-20 00:38

I'll tell ya' right now, the ppd increase is big. One of my clients is on the beta, while one is still on the older project. Estimated ppd atm is 58,682 - my old high for estimated ppd was around 42k, so extrapolate that and we're looking at a possible 75k ppd? That would be a phenomenal increase. I'll post actual ppd increases later but for now, I have a question for you. FahCore_17.exe*32 is using 1 of my cores at 25%(the full core) whereas FahCore_15.exe32 used a max of 4% of a core. Is that normal/what yours is using?

#4599793

yasamoka

2013-05-20 00:41

I'll tell ya' right now, the ppd increase is big. One of my clients is on the beta, while one is still on the older project. Estimated ppd atm is 58,682 - my old high for estimated ppd was around 42k, so extrapolate that and we're looking at a possible 75k ppd? That would be a phenomenal increase. I'll post actual ppd increases later but for now, I have a question for you. FahCore_17.exe*32 is using 1 of my cores at 25%(the full core) whereas FahCore_15.exe32 used a max of 4% of a core. Is that normal/what yours is using?

Yes, the PPD increases come from the new OpenMM core that has greatly sped up GPU folding. The core usage is normal. That happens with Nvidia cards currently on Core17. It doesn't happen with me because I run an AMD card (7970). What's your TPF for each card, clocks and voltages? EDIT: If you want an accurate TPF, take a look at the log, and get the TPF by time difference.

#4599795

must_kill_ati

2013-05-20 00:46

TPF for the core15 atm is 3mins 10secs. TPF for the core17 atm is 3mins 27secs. Clocks and voltages are stock. 980MHz @ 1.0620V I appreciate folding and it's goals, but asking me to decipher the log is going too far. lol, i just realized how lazy i really can be. *ninja edit

#4599796

yasamoka

2013-05-20 00:48

hahaha well just choose the slot for core17, and take a look at the last adjacent percentages, then subtract the time. That's all there is to it 😉

#4599838

must_kill_ati

2013-05-20 03:01

and then this happened... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II4vsALZoe8&feature=youtu.be You're all goin' down! Yay for me! One computer to rule them all! It settled at 72k and is holding steady there. Almost doubled my ppd, wow.

#4599919

iancook221188

2013-05-20 09:58

that strange, im on 7.2.9 have not heard of any problems in 7.3.6 . it taking me a little time to get used to V7 as well

#4600027

mooney4321

2013-05-20 14:52

Apparently I'm missing something. I've been trying the get the beta option working and it never saves it in the config. I'm trying to use 7.3.6, trying. I click on Configure, then the slots tab, select one of the GPU slots, then click edit at the bottom. scroll to the bottom to extra options, click add and put beta in the box that pops up and save the config. When I go back and edit the GPU slot, the extra options is empty. Am I doing this in the correct location?:bang: V6 client was so much easier to configure.

use client-type in Name field and beta in Value field..