Can I GPU fold while idle? (mostly)

[soaringchicken]

Would it be okay to do some folding whilst watching youtube and browsing the forum?

[Kobrastachka]

Yes, You can fold wile on idle.I use a 2 computers to fold and a 2nd GPU in my system to fold wile im watching youtube videos.

[Cukumbermouth]

Just a question. what is this folding you speak of?

[UltraNeonGaming]

Just a question. what is this folding you speak of?

http://folding.stanford.edu/

[tobben]

some wu's and hardware might be impeded more than others with folding,

so your results may vary. But generally yes, you should be able to do

mundane things like watching videos, browsing the web etc just fine. Just

don't launch games while you have folding running in the background

 

Your system might become laggy/unresponsive on certain wu's, but it

shouldn't be much of a problem unless you find it unbearable. 

[GlassBomb]

I generally fold 24/7 these days on my computer. 10/12 are used for folding, and my GPU is pinned at 100%.

 

If I use all of my threads on the CPU, then overall performance is not so good, so that's why I keep it at 10/12. GPU doesn't seem to impede the general performance that much.