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Holy Crap 200 Teraflops!!!

Beta 6.01 is out, couple of my machines had stopped loading Beta6.0 so looks like it's time to update the Beta

when will they ever come out with new version for smp boxes?  Seems 5.91 has been forever.

I want to use my 3850 for folding, but it's not supported. Neither is the GPU client if you use Vista.

The beta has ben 5.91 for a long time but they have many versions of it.  We are on 5.91 beta 9 right now and I noticed a difference in preformance when I switched to it on my Opteron 165 box.

i'll prolly join the team when i build a new pc, and prolly hook it up on my HTPC as well. I'll be using an HD 3870, anyone know if that is compatible? pm with response... i don't think i'll visit this post till after i get new pc. (would do it on mine now, but it has random shut downs and all sorts of problems from being too old) thing barely runs mythtv. haha.

Yeah the last updates to the GPU FAQ were in March of 2007 and no mention of the new generation of cards anywhere.

But most people who have those cards can be just as productive with their multi-core CPUs just get the SMP client.

cool, i lied, i did come back to this post cuz i got bored. Hmmm.. I think the new cards will be supported soon enough. with so many people buying them they are missing out on productivity and will eventually want to take advantage of that. Even intel/nvidia 'fanboys' are buying the 3850 and 3870 just because of sheer performance at a great price... on a side note, i think this boost in ati's cards and the recent better drivers are due to amd acquiring ati, and i'm all for it. I also think that soon we will see improvements in the phenom line... if they can't get it ino track within the next year they'll find another way to improve their proc lineup... they've already got the 790fx chipset which is supposed to be amazing. :-p  

I got a question... How do you post system specs at the bottom of the post? I have tried everything to configure it for this forum but have had no luck!

uh, just go to the forum management page in your profile..
 
 
 
go f@h!

Nope... tried that... It's not called forum managment page either... or at least not that I can see!

anyone know how not to get bogged down by crap WU's?... i know some people block certain servers, but i'm not gonna do that... i've been getting screwed by the 2451-2453 range, i had a nice thing going on a hyperthreading cpu before this happened... any ideas?
 
and no, i didn't change any settings recently
 
and the forums have REALLY become pathetic...

 
Dump the P4 and dual cores and pick up a quad. I scrapped everything else (4 computers running pentium Ds and one p4 for 2 quads. Each Quad is more ppd than the other 9 cores combined and use 1/5 the power. You can either run 4 regular clients or the SMP. Either way, you will still tear up the "bad" work units in a fraction of the time. Ive got 2 quads running now and expect my PPD average to be just over 5,000 by Thursday. I'm adding a third Quad next weekend   I am putting a core 2 duo in my media server that might get a client on one core. Should be 7800-8000ppd in 2 weeks on 3 1/2 machines.......while consuming less power than I was before. I have not given any effort to overclocking yet either.
 
P.S. Even the bad WU need some luvin. We need to plow thru the bad ones too.

Not everyone can afford a bunch of Quad Core chips.

 
If you are running 2-3+ P4 class machines 24/7, you can't afford not to upgrade, based on power consumption alone.
 
Q6600 $220 ($199 at microcenter this week)
mobo $30 to whatever you want for features, $50 or more for a decent board with integrated graphics.
2GB memory (if needed) $20
 
For less than $300 you can upgrade a complete system and get more points per Watt.

Those of us who have more than one machine normally have more then one because they are for different purposes, so we are not dropping to one machine.

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