Dogforum folding team has broken the 7% mark!

[skunkstripe]

WOW! We now rank 5661 out of 82497 teams! Way to go, dogforum!
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[PomeranianCrazy]

This is GREAT! Keep up the good work Team!

[KatzNK9]

Wooohooo! Way to go, us!:cheers:

[iwantmypup]

OMG YAY!
Woooo hooo!!!!11!!!1

[sheplovr]

This is very good. How do we get to the top or near so. We are a good forum I know that, but wonder how some are there that fight, have members that love to argue, etc.

[CountryGirl]

This is very good. How do we get to the top or near so. We are a good forum I know that, but wonder how some are there that fight, have members that love to argue, etc.


The ranking is for "Folding at Home". It's based on how many work units are completed and I think that it has something to do with how quick and the size of the units as well. Read the sticky in the top of this section. It explains the whole thing



WOOHOO! Go us!

[vagreys]

Heh...I've infected the Honors College dorm at VCU. My daughter started folding for our team, under my name, and now others in her dorm have noticed and started asking about folding, too! We may add a few more CPU's yet.

[skunkstripe]

I was WONDERING how you got such a high score so fast! :D

[iwantmypup]

Yay stanford just made some awesome discovery! And we helped with the folding! YAY!

[vagreys]

I was WONDERING how you got such a high score so fast! :D
lol....no, so far it's just my family's machines. As I was preparing for the transplant, I replaced my desktop PC and got a laptop for my own work. Coincidentally, my daughter had to have a particular laptop for school, so, in August, I upgraded my folding to three PC's with dual-core processors of 1.8GHz, 2GHz, and 2.16GHz, and all three machines have 4gb of ram. So, we are moving just a little faster than my old 600MHz desktop P3, or my Pentium M.

I will be interested to see if any of the students decide to start folding, though.

[Taeric]

With the dual core systems, you should be making use of the SMP client for a whole lot more bang for the buck over the standard client. The setup for the Windows version of the SMP client is just a bit more intensive than the standard client, but the day to day use of it is essentially identical. The minimal extra setup effort is well worth it as that client produces many times more points.

[jnrcorps]

nice to hear that well done to all the guys

[xcolbi]

WOOHOO! :drunken:

[vagreys]

With the dual core systems, you should be making use of the SMP client for a whole lot more bang for the buck over the standard client. The setup for the Windows version of the SMP client is just a bit more intensive than the standard client, but the day to day use of it is essentially identical. The minimal extra setup effort is well worth it as that client produces many times more points.
The folding site strongly recommends using the SMP client on 4-core boxes, saying that there are known problems with running it on a 2-core box. That's why I chose not to run the SMP version. Are you saying it won't be problematic on a 2-core box?

[Taeric]

Yeah, the whole optimized for quad cores thing seems to be a total myth. While I do personally have it running on three quads, I have previously run it on three dual cores without the slightest problem. In terms of production, it's very rewarding to go with the SMP client, and Stanford has described the scientific results of the SMP cores as "exciting", which can only be good.

The only catch with SMP WUs is that the deadlines are relatively short - days instead of weeks, so they're not ideally suited for systems that do not fold a majority of the time. While 24/7 isn't necessary, a good number of hours a day will be needed to reach the deadlines.

[vagreys]

Yeah, the whole optimized for quad cores thing seems to be a total myth...The only catch with SMP WUs is that the deadlines are relatively short - days instead of weeks, so they're not ideally suited for systems that do not fold a majority of the time. While 24/7 isn't necessary, a good number of hours a day will be needed to reach the deadlines.
My machines pretty much run around the clock, so I'll give it a try.

Heh, if I hose my new, pristine machines, I'm going to calling you for tech support...lol.

[vagreys]

Well, this is special. I haven't been able to successfully install the SMP client under Vista. My postal factor is high. I give up. I have posted to the folding forum for assistance. I've already done everything in the wiki article. There is only one user on the machine and it is running as admin. grr.

[vagreys]

I've got it running, but only under the Administrator account. I wish I understood Vista security better.

[Taeric]

Vista is definitely a picky OS for SMP. The three big hangups seem to be running under admin privileges, having a password for Windows, and disabling UAC. Check out the MANY Vista SMP thread here (http://www.overclock.net/overclock-net-folding-home-team/) as a lot of our members have wrestled with that OS and client with successful outcomes.

On a separate note, I broke the 2 million folding point barrier on OCN yesterday. :)

[KatzNK9]

On a separate note, I broke the 2 million folding point barrier on OCN yesterday. :)

Wow! Well done. How long did it take you to get there? and with how many PCs?

[vagreys]

Vista is definitely a picky OS for SMP. The three big hangups seem to be running under admin privileges, having a password for Windows, and disabling UAC. Check out the MANY Vista SMP thread here (http://www.overclock.net/overclock-net-folding-home-team/) as a lot of our members have wrestled with that OS and client with successful outcomes.

On a separate note, I broke the 2 million folding point barrier on OCN yesterday. :)
Congrats. Was that achieved only on the three quad-core machines you mentioned, or some others as well? At 17000 pts, I've got a long way to go...

[Taeric]

Wow! Well done. How long did it take you to get there? and with how many PCs?

Congrats. Was that achieved only on the three quad-core machines you mentioned, or some others as well? At 17000 pts, I've got a long way to go...
I started folding at the end of July 2005 with two Pentium 4s. My setup has changed and evolved over the months and years and currently consists of three quad cores (2 Q6600s and 1 X3210) and a Pentium M 730 that trickles in a few points here and there. It took me about 23 months to get the first million and only about 4 months to get the second one thanks to the quads. I don't really seeing myself adding any additional capacity, though I'm sure there will be some upgrades over time. It's likely that two out of my three setups will not easily handle more than the next generation or two of CPUs, though hopefully the third setup will have a bit more longevity.

I just noticed that I'm sitting exactly at 500th in the world in points. My movement up the ranks has definitely started to slow down, and it's just a matter of time until my ranking peaks. As long as I continue to make a good contribution, I'll be happy, though.

Hopefully I'll be able to increase my production here over the next few months. I'm hoping to upgrade work computers from a P4 to a C2D, which will equate to maybe ten times as many points as I'm cranking out now.

[mermaid2708]

excuse me for being thick...but what is 'folding'???

[KatzNK9]

Wow! Top 500! Well done, Taeric. That's an awesome contribution. Congrats.

[KatzNK9]

excuse me for being thick...but what is 'folding'???

All the info you need: HERE (http://www.dogforum.org/showthread.php?t=743)

Join the team! It's quick & easy to join the team effort & I find I don't even notice it running.:)

[mermaid2708]

..........OMG........way too complicated for me!!!

[KatzNK9]

No, no, no ... It's simple to install & get started. Once it is setup, it does all the work for you. It just sits there & does its own thing. I don't even notice it. It really does take just a few minutes to get started & very little effort. Easy, really ... no need to be intimidated by it. Honest!