Just started folding, do I need to change/optimize anything?

[KeltonDSMer]

Hello LTT, I just installed and configured the F@H client and wanted to make sure I am not missing out on anything important.

 

The client began working a few minutes after it was set up and it did seem to properly load the GPU and CPU with work units. I read all the stickies at the top of the page and am a little confused about the "core" series and how to implement them.

 

I am using an 8320 @4.0 and an r9 270 at 975mhz, running catalyst 14.12 and F@H client version 7.4.4. The current work units that the client automatically started are showing a combined PPD of just over 90K (~11K CPU, ~79K GPU)

 

Does this seem in order, like is the PPD in line with what one should expect from this hardware? Do I need to manually adjust settings/core series to maximize output? I created a username, submitted my e-mail and username for a passkey, and entered those along with team #223518 so my "points" will be added to the LTT team.

 

 

Thanks in advance for any tips/tricks! Please let me know if I missed anything or am doing something wrong. I should have got this going months ago, but I guess it is better late than never .

 

Edit: I did notice in the "Advanced Client Control" that the GPU is in fact running "FahCore 0x17". From what I understand in the FAQ sticky, "core 17" is what I want to use with an AMD gpu, correct? Does this mean the client has already optimized the work units for me? Also, the difference between "medium" and "full" settings seems to just load one more hardware thread (6-medium, 7-full), but I see no other obvious differences. Is that the only change from "medium" to "full", or is there something else?

[Whaler_99]

You are pretty much all set. You have no choice on what cores you get - it is all automatically decided by the client and distribution server. Just some WU's yield better PPD than others, but you get what you get.

 

At MED you should see about 70-80% load and with Full close to 100% load, on CPU. GPU always folds at full power.

[KeltonDSMer]

You are pretty much all set. You have no choice on what cores you get - it is all automatically decided by the client and distribution server. Just some WU's yield better PPD than others, but you get what you get.

 

At MED you should see about 70-80% load and with Full close to 100% load, on CPU. GPU always folds at full power.

 

Thanks for the clarification, I really appreciate it.

 

Side note: I am pretty happy with how usable the computer is while folding on "medium", even streaming 1080p video is fine with hardware acceleration off. I like that the advanced control UI offers pausing of the individual slots, that allowed me to play some Dota2 while still folding on 3/4 of the available CPU resources...awesome!

[Imakuni]

Thanks for the clarification, I really appreciate it.

 

Side note: I am pretty happy with how usable the computer is while folding on "medium", even streaming 1080p video is fine with hardware acceleration off. I like that the advanced control UI offers pausing of the individual slots, that allowed me to play some Dota2 while still folding on 3/4 of the available CPU resources...awesome!

You'd love BOINC. Even MORE control over the slots. As well as full control on what kind of WUs you get, as well as which type of research you participate in.

[KeltonDSMer]

You'd love BOINC. Even MORE control over the slots. As well as full control on what kind of WUs you get, as well as which type of research you participate in.

 

Very cool, I will look into it!