Whaler_99

Nice to see this going on and the community pulling together. I've been reading up and looks the folks are working on bringing more WU's into the system as well as more back end architecture to support the surge!
 
Congrats and thanks to all for working and donating!
 
Cheers and love to all!
Whaler
 

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You can help scientists studying Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and many cancers by simply running a piece of software on your computer.


Join others around the world to form the world's largest distributed supercomputer.

Here is link to download the software....
http://folding.stanford.edu/
 
Here is a link to the Installation Guides for various OSes:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/
And for the direct link to the Windows Install Guide:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/windows/
 
Link for the Passkey...
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
You need that for bonus points. After you have complete 10 Work Units on the CPU slot, you will then get extra PPD point.
 
HOW do I get one of those fancy Badges?? Check here:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/207857-for-folding-users-tips-tricks-and-faq-updated-aug-2014/
 
Done by our own @Xsilent(X)
Folding@home Installation guide! Linux distros and server.
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/51633-foldinghome-installation-guide-linux-distros-and-server/#entry689950
 
Remember, during the install, use our Team Number for proper points crediting - 223518

Team links:
Official Folding@Home Site:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=223518
 
ExtremeOverclocking Stats
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=223518
 
The DC-Vault link (combines scores from various teams to a global one)
http://www.dc-vault.com/showteam.php?team=547
 
The official forum: http://foldingforum.org/
 
The official News blog: http://folding.stanford.edu/home/blog - A blog all about Folding@home, from its Director, Prof. Vijay Pande
 
 
Link to my 4P Folding build logs/guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/15102-whalers-4p-folders-build-log-32-cores-and-24-cores/
 
Link to my Multi GPU Folding build guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/12541-whalers-gpu-folder-build-log-folding3/
 
MORE Stats and Links
 
Stanford Client Stats
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=osstats2
 
Want to look up a Project Description?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/fahproject.overusingIPswillbebanned
 
Folding @ Home Projects Summary - Pretty neat.
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/new/psummary.html

Nice to see this going on and the community pulling together. I've been reading up and looks the folks are working on bringing more WU's into the system as well as more back end architecture to support the surge!
 
Congrats and thanks to all for working and donating!
 
Cheers and love to all!
Whaler
 

You can help scientists studying Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and many cancers by simply running a piece of software on your computer.


Join others around the world to form the world's largest distributed supercomputer.

Here is link to download the software....
http://folding.stanford.edu/
 
Here is a link to the Installation Guides for various OSes:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/
And for the direct link to the Windows Install Guide:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/windows/
 
Link for the Passkey...
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
You need that for bonus points. After you have complete 10 Work Units on the CPU slot, you will then get extra PPD point.
 
HOW do I get one of those fancy Badges?? Check here:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/207857-for-folding-users-tips-tricks-and-faq-updated-aug-2014/
 
Done by our own @Xsilent(X)
Folding@home Installation guide! Linux distros and server.
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/51633-foldinghome-installation-guide-linux-distros-and-server/#entry689950
 
Remember, during the install, use our Team Number for proper points crediting - 223518

Team links:
Official Folding@Home Site:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=223518
 
ExtremeOverclocking Stats
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=223518
 
The DC-Vault link (combines scores from various teams to a global one)
http://www.dc-vault.com/showteam.php?team=547
 
The official forum: http://foldingforum.org/
 
The official News blog: http://folding.stanford.edu/home/blog - A blog all about Folding@home, from its Director, Prof. Vijay Pande
 
 
Link to my 4P Folding build logs/guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/15102-whalers-4p-folders-build-log-32-cores-and-24-cores/
 
Link to my Multi GPU Folding build guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/12541-whalers-gpu-folder-build-log-folding3/
 
MORE Stats and Links
 
Stanford Client Stats
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=osstats2
 
Want to look up a Project Description?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/fahproject.overusingIPswillbebanned
 
Folding @ Home Projects Summary - Pretty neat.
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/new/psummary.html

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At all time when posting, remember these few key items from the Community Standards :
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Thank you all for your contributions to the LTT forum!

These are the specific guidelines all users must follow when posting in the Off-Topic thread. They are subject to change/update at any time.
 
First of all, ALL the items of the Community Standards apply to the Off-Topic section. The Off-Topic section is NOT for junk posts, SPAM, trolling and just any old thing. The Off-Topic section IS for productive threads that may not fall into one of the already laid out sections of the forum. At all times though, this is a tech centered and focused forum.  
Any posts which are deemed by the mod staff to not meet the rules outlined in the Community Standards or these guidelines might be locked or deleted without warning. If you are found to have violated the core values of the Community Standards via a topic and/or post (attacking another member, vulgar language, racism, etc,) warning points will be assigned.
 
At all time when posting, remember these few key items from the Community Standards :
"Don't be a dick" - Wil Wheaton. "Be excellent to each other" - Bill and Ted. Remember your audience; both present and future. No excessive/excessively off-topic threads or posts. No posting nonsensical messages. No "Flooding" the forum with similar meaning messages. The posting solely of memes or similar images without contributing to the discussion, memes can be funny and applicable but if it is completely unrelated it is spam. Do not create threads for the sole purpose of causing unrest on the forums. Do not cause disturbances in forum threads such as picking fights or insulting other members. Do not make non-constructive posts for the purpose of causing unrest.  This includes posting LMGTFY links. No replying to a thread simply to call the author a troll (regardless of whether the post is actually trolling) We are working to make this a productive and positive environment for all and the Off-Topic section must maintain these standards.
 
Thank you all for your contributions to the LTT forum!

Nice to see this going on and the community pulling together. I've been reading up and looks the folks are working on bringing more WU's into the system as well as more back end architecture to support the surge!
 
Congrats and thanks to all for working and donating!
 
Cheers and love to all!
Whaler
 

With the new Cores and the release of new GPUs, there is a lot of information floating around from various sources. Not, if any, is official unfortunately. So, in this thread I am going to post some info I have found to be pretty trustworthy as well as results I know from my own tests.
 
I invite other users to post their findings. NOTE!! Do not simply post PPD results and the like. This thread is for posting config examples that you know to work based on your testing. Yes, testing, meaning you have multiple systems, GPUs, whatever, to back up your claims. Or you have read, post links if possible, trusted sources.
 
This will hopefully allow you, the average user, who might be considering some GPU upgrades, to get some information that may pertain to your environment. Also, NOTE, all this info is very subjective to the testers environment and settings. Mileage will always vary. Most of this directly effects multi GPU configs. 
 
General Information
Unfortunately most of the info you see on the Stanford site is out of date. Much of the information is from 2013 when the new website was launched and has not been updated much. So, when reading things there, take it with a grain of salt. There have been a lot of upgrades and changes over the past two years.
 
Supported GPUs
There is a file, called the GPU White-list, that contains a listing of all supported GPUs. This does NOT mean that because your GPU is in there, it is supported. This list is updated with new cards but never has old cards removed.
 
As per the Folding Forum, the somewhat official information source, here are the currently supported cards:
 
Officially Supported GPUs
AMD -> HD 5000 Series or higher
Nvidia -> GTX 400 Series (Fermi) or higher
 
That was from 2013. I think the minimum's supported have now gone up, but I am not positive. 
 
Also the equivalent Quadro, FireGL and such cards are also supported.
 
The dedicated GPU compute cards, NVidia Tesla, Intel Phy and others, are not supported.
 
PCIe Slots
You can use PCIe x1 size through x16 sized slots for folding with GPUs. There are various types of expanders that allow your x16 card to plug into a x1, for instance, slot. Also, v1 through v3 of the PCI Express specifications is also supported. Now, here is where is gets complicated. Different Cores and Projects need differing amounts of bandwidth. 
 
In my testing, and some others, about two years ago, we found no PPD decrease when using x1 slots versus x16 slots (PCIe v2). Back then though Core17 was just coming out and there was no Core18. This has changed somewhat. If you get Core15 and some Core17 assignments, this still won't make a difference. But, on Core18 it can. Some have seen up to a 20% drop on PDD when going from x16 to x4 slots. At this point though, v2 or v3 slots don't seem to make much of an impact. So, where does this leave you?
 
If planning to make a multi GPU folding system, try and get/use as many x16 slots as possible. You can use x4 and x1 with the use of expanders, but depending on the work you get assigned, you might notice some PPD decline now on those cards.
 
CPU Impact
This is primarily a NVidia issue, mostly attributed to NVidia drivers. So, the rule of thumb when folding with a NVidia GPU and CPU folding, is to leave one core free per GPU to maximize your GPU Folding performance. In the case of AMD, it is simply recommended to leave a single core free for one or more cards as the impact isn't as great.
 
So, what is going on? Well, it turns out when Folding on NVidia there seems to be a lot of polling. If you watch the CPU, yes, you can see it pegged pretty high, but if you look at something like the heat output, it actually isn't generating much. The CPU isn't actually working that hard, just being consumed with polling queries. Apparently not having the core free can greatly increase processing time, which in turn affects the QRB bonus. But, the CPU isn't actually doing a whole heck of a lot. The GPU is still doing all the work, just there seems to be this polling mechanism for some reason. 
 
SLI and Crossfire
If you have two cards with either of these enabled, no fear. There is minimal impact on Folding from having these technologies set.
 

 
Hopefully some of you find this useful and as mentioned, feel free to add your findings. 
 
Just remember, I will remove posts not on topic and specifically containing config info.
 

 
Update October 2015
 
Drivers
As many have seen, sometimes updating to the latest version, especially when folding, is not always the best thing. One of the more current versions for NVidia is simply crushing folding. If you are on a version and everything is running tip top, pay close attention to what those new updated version are doing. 98% of the time, you don't need them as they have zero performance gain for most things. What they are doing is adding specific support for games, fixes, etc. If you don't play those games, then you don't need the update.
Just pay attention before updating drivers and be prepared to roll back if things don't go something and wait for the next round.
 
Minimum Support Cards
Officially Supported GPUs
AMD -> HD 5000 Series or higher
Nvidia -> GTX 400 Series (Fermi) or higher
 
Looks like they has been tweaked a bit, nothing official, but looks like these are now the minimum needed to get most WU's completed:
AMD -> 6000 series or higher
NVidia -> GTX 620 or higher

You cannot post questions in this thread. Create a new thread for questions, troubleshooting, etc.. Simply posting in here more common and general FAQ'a and Q&A's for the benefit of the team.
 
 
Two main points to remember, first remember to enter in the TEAM ID of 223518 and second, get your passkey for the bonus points.
 
 
Have a missed something you think should be included? PM me and we can work on getting it added. Always looking to increase the knowledge base.
 
 
What is folding?
Folding is a worldwide distributed computing effort conducted by Stanford University to understand how proteins assemble themselves. The real world applications of this research includes potential cures for diseases such as Alzheimer's, cancer, and Parkinson's. Nearly everyone's life has been touched by someone who has had one of these diseases or one of the many other diseases this research is aiming to cure.
Why should I fold? What's in it for me?
Just the knowledge that you're contributing to a very good cause. We do this because we can, because we have the computing power to offer. From a purely fun perspective, as you fold you are awarded points. These points help generate some competition and fun between members and other teams.
 
I don't a high powered folding gear. Is it worth it?
Absolutely! All to often you will see one of the regulars answering this questions with a "EVERY little bit helps". With the various client types, pretty much any system can help to contribute to the cause.
 
What does it cost?
The software is free, and there are no fees of any kind for participating in folding. If you fold 24/7 and/or have several computers folding, you will likely notice a increase in your electric bill.
 
 
 
 
Badges
 
CPU Folding
 
 
Folding on Maxwell Cards
 
 
Chome / NACL Folding
 
 
Flag settings
 
 
What are Cores?
 
 
Quick Return Bonus points
 
 
Which is the best brand GPU?
 
 
What is the slider...
 
 
Is Folding safe for my gear?
 
 
The Folding Advanced View overview
 
 
GPU Folding
 

AMD GPU issues
 
 
Overclocking
 
 
Slot sitting at 99%
 
 
Troubleshoot "no connection"
 
 
Trouble shooting, error codes
 
 
Abbreviations
 
 
Will Folding work on my Phi or Tesla cards?
 
 
Remotely managing clients
 
 
Monitoring clients via HFM.net
 
 
Monitoring clients with FAH Client
 
 
 
CPU utilization High
 
 
How to remove a work unit
 
 
Dedicate GPU Folder
 
 

In the Advanced view, you can set and option for your GPU and CPU - where the value is the percentage you want complete - so set it at 100. Try that. The default is around 98/99 so you can end up in fact download a WU while completing one, and then be trying to upload the completed one at the same time.
 
next-unit-percentage
   
Next Unit Percentagev6: not applicable
V7: next-unit-percentage     XX
Sets the work unit percentage completed as to when the V7 client downloads the next Work Unit (WU) while the current WU is processing, where XX is between 90-100%.  98% is the default setting.
v6 and previous clients would finish a Work Unit (WU), upload it to the Work Server, then download a new WU, and begin processing. One of the best new features in the V7 client is the ability to concurrently download a new WU just before the current one completes, or while the current one uploads.  Very fast computers, or computers on a very fast internet connection will find that changing this setting to 100% is the best balance between points and performance.  Remember the bonus clock starts ticking when the WU is downloaded, so if downloaded earlier than necessary to keep the computer folding, the bonus points clock starts ticking down.

You can help scientists studying Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and many cancers by simply running a piece of software on your computer.


Join others around the world to form the world's largest distributed supercomputer.

Here is link to download the software....
http://folding.stanford.edu/
 
Here is a link to the Installation Guides for various OSes:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/
And for the direct link to the Windows Install Guide:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/windows/
 
Link for the Passkey...
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
You need that for bonus points. After you have complete 10 Work Units on the CPU slot, you will then get extra PPD point.
 
HOW do I get one of those fancy Badges?? Check here:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/207857-for-folding-users-tips-tricks-and-faq-updated-aug-2014/
 
Done by our own @Xsilent(X)
Folding@home Installation guide! Linux distros and server.
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/51633-foldinghome-installation-guide-linux-distros-and-server/#entry689950
 
Remember, during the install, use our Team Number for proper points crediting - 223518

Team links:
Official Folding@Home Site:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=223518
 
ExtremeOverclocking Stats
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=223518
 
The DC-Vault link (combines scores from various teams to a global one)
http://www.dc-vault.com/showteam.php?team=547
 
The official forum: http://foldingforum.org/
 
The official News blog: http://folding.stanford.edu/home/blog - A blog all about Folding@home, from its Director, Prof. Vijay Pande
 
 
Link to my 4P Folding build logs/guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/15102-whalers-4p-folders-build-log-32-cores-and-24-cores/
 
Link to my Multi GPU Folding build guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/12541-whalers-gpu-folder-build-log-folding3/
 
MORE Stats and Links
 
Stanford Client Stats
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=osstats2
 
Want to look up a Project Description?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/fahproject.overusingIPswillbebanned
 
Folding @ Home Projects Summary - Pretty neat.
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/new/psummary.html

With the new Cores and the release of new GPUs, there is a lot of information floating around from various sources. Not, if any, is official unfortunately. So, in this thread I am going to post some info I have found to be pretty trustworthy as well as results I know from my own tests.
 
I invite other users to post their findings. NOTE!! Do not simply post PPD results and the like. This thread is for posting config examples that you know to work based on your testing. Yes, testing, meaning you have multiple systems, GPUs, whatever, to back up your claims. Or you have read, post links if possible, trusted sources.
 
This will hopefully allow you, the average user, who might be considering some GPU upgrades, to get some information that may pertain to your environment. Also, NOTE, all this info is very subjective to the testers environment and settings. Mileage will always vary. Most of this directly effects multi GPU configs. 
 
General Information
Unfortunately most of the info you see on the Stanford site is out of date. Much of the information is from 2013 when the new website was launched and has not been updated much. So, when reading things there, take it with a grain of salt. There have been a lot of upgrades and changes over the past two years.
 
Supported GPUs
There is a file, called the GPU White-list, that contains a listing of all supported GPUs. This does NOT mean that because your GPU is in there, it is supported. This list is updated with new cards but never has old cards removed.
 
As per the Folding Forum, the somewhat official information source, here are the currently supported cards:
 
Officially Supported GPUs
AMD -> HD 5000 Series or higher
Nvidia -> GTX 400 Series (Fermi) or higher
 
That was from 2013. I think the minimum's supported have now gone up, but I am not positive. 
 
Also the equivalent Quadro, FireGL and such cards are also supported.
 
The dedicated GPU compute cards, NVidia Tesla, Intel Phy and others, are not supported.
 
PCIe Slots
You can use PCIe x1 size through x16 sized slots for folding with GPUs. There are various types of expanders that allow your x16 card to plug into a x1, for instance, slot. Also, v1 through v3 of the PCI Express specifications is also supported. Now, here is where is gets complicated. Different Cores and Projects need differing amounts of bandwidth. 
 
In my testing, and some others, about two years ago, we found no PPD decrease when using x1 slots versus x16 slots (PCIe v2). Back then though Core17 was just coming out and there was no Core18. This has changed somewhat. If you get Core15 and some Core17 assignments, this still won't make a difference. But, on Core18 it can. Some have seen up to a 20% drop on PDD when going from x16 to x4 slots. At this point though, v2 or v3 slots don't seem to make much of an impact. So, where does this leave you?
 
If planning to make a multi GPU folding system, try and get/use as many x16 slots as possible. You can use x4 and x1 with the use of expanders, but depending on the work you get assigned, you might notice some PPD decline now on those cards.
 
CPU Impact
This is primarily a NVidia issue, mostly attributed to NVidia drivers. So, the rule of thumb when folding with a NVidia GPU and CPU folding, is to leave one core free per GPU to maximize your GPU Folding performance. In the case of AMD, it is simply recommended to leave a single core free for one or more cards as the impact isn't as great.
 
So, what is going on? Well, it turns out when Folding on NVidia there seems to be a lot of polling. If you watch the CPU, yes, you can see it pegged pretty high, but if you look at something like the heat output, it actually isn't generating much. The CPU isn't actually working that hard, just being consumed with polling queries. Apparently not having the core free can greatly increase processing time, which in turn affects the QRB bonus. But, the CPU isn't actually doing a whole heck of a lot. The GPU is still doing all the work, just there seems to be this polling mechanism for some reason. 
 
SLI and Crossfire
If you have two cards with either of these enabled, no fear. There is minimal impact on Folding from having these technologies set.
 

 
Hopefully some of you find this useful and as mentioned, feel free to add your findings. 
 
Just remember, I will remove posts not on topic and specifically containing config info.
 

 
Update October 2015
 
Drivers
As many have seen, sometimes updating to the latest version, especially when folding, is not always the best thing. One of the more current versions for NVidia is simply crushing folding. If you are on a version and everything is running tip top, pay close attention to what those new updated version are doing. 98% of the time, you don't need them as they have zero performance gain for most things. What they are doing is adding specific support for games, fixes, etc. If you don't play those games, then you don't need the update.
Just pay attention before updating drivers and be prepared to roll back if things don't go something and wait for the next round.
 
Minimum Support Cards
Officially Supported GPUs
AMD -> HD 5000 Series or higher
Nvidia -> GTX 400 Series (Fermi) or higher
 
Looks like they has been tweaked a bit, nothing official, but looks like these are now the minimum needed to get most WU's completed:
AMD -> 6000 series or higher
NVidia -> GTX 620 or higher

You cannot post questions in this thread. Create a new thread for questions, troubleshooting, etc.. Simply posting in here more common and general FAQ'a and Q&A's for the benefit of the team.
 
 
Two main points to remember, first remember to enter in the TEAM ID of 223518 and second, get your passkey for the bonus points.
 
 
Have a missed something you think should be included? PM me and we can work on getting it added. Always looking to increase the knowledge base.
 
 
What is folding?
Folding is a worldwide distributed computing effort conducted by Stanford University to understand how proteins assemble themselves. The real world applications of this research includes potential cures for diseases such as Alzheimer's, cancer, and Parkinson's. Nearly everyone's life has been touched by someone who has had one of these diseases or one of the many other diseases this research is aiming to cure.
Why should I fold? What's in it for me?
Just the knowledge that you're contributing to a very good cause. We do this because we can, because we have the computing power to offer. From a purely fun perspective, as you fold you are awarded points. These points help generate some competition and fun between members and other teams.
 
I don't a high powered folding gear. Is it worth it?
Absolutely! All to often you will see one of the regulars answering this questions with a "EVERY little bit helps". With the various client types, pretty much any system can help to contribute to the cause.
 
What does it cost?
The software is free, and there are no fees of any kind for participating in folding. If you fold 24/7 and/or have several computers folding, you will likely notice a increase in your electric bill.
 
 
 
 
Badges
 
CPU Folding
 
 
Folding on Maxwell Cards
 
 
Chome / NACL Folding
 
 
Flag settings
 
 
What are Cores?
 
 
Quick Return Bonus points
 
 
Which is the best brand GPU?
 
 
What is the slider...
 
 
Is Folding safe for my gear?
 
 
The Folding Advanced View overview
 
 
GPU Folding
 

AMD GPU issues
 
 
Overclocking
 
 
Slot sitting at 99%
 
 
Troubleshoot "no connection"
 
 
Trouble shooting, error codes
 
 
Abbreviations
 
 
Will Folding work on my Phi or Tesla cards?
 
 
Remotely managing clients
 
 
Monitoring clients via HFM.net
 
 
Monitoring clients with FAH Client
 
 
 
CPU utilization High
 
 
How to remove a work unit
 
 
Dedicate GPU Folder
 
 

You can help scientists studying Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and many cancers by simply running a piece of software on your computer.


Join others around the world to form the world's largest distributed supercomputer.

Here is link to download the software....
http://folding.stanford.edu/
 
Here is a link to the Installation Guides for various OSes:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/
And for the direct link to the Windows Install Guide:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/windows/
 
Link for the Passkey...
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
You need that for bonus points. After you have complete 10 Work Units on the CPU slot, you will then get extra PPD point.
 
HOW do I get one of those fancy Badges?? Check here:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/207857-for-folding-users-tips-tricks-and-faq-updated-aug-2014/
 
Done by our own @Xsilent(X)
Folding@home Installation guide! Linux distros and server.
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/51633-foldinghome-installation-guide-linux-distros-and-server/#entry689950
 
Remember, during the install, use our Team Number for proper points crediting - 223518

Team links:
Official Folding@Home Site:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=223518
 
ExtremeOverclocking Stats
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=223518
 
The DC-Vault link (combines scores from various teams to a global one)
http://www.dc-vault.com/showteam.php?team=547
 
The official forum: http://foldingforum.org/
 
The official News blog: http://folding.stanford.edu/home/blog - A blog all about Folding@home, from its Director, Prof. Vijay Pande
 
 
Link to my 4P Folding build logs/guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/15102-whalers-4p-folders-build-log-32-cores-and-24-cores/
 
Link to my Multi GPU Folding build guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/12541-whalers-gpu-folder-build-log-folding3/
 
MORE Stats and Links
 
Stanford Client Stats
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=osstats2
 
Want to look up a Project Description?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/fahproject.overusingIPswillbebanned
 
Folding @ Home Projects Summary - Pretty neat.
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/new/psummary.html

You can help scientists studying Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and many cancers by simply running a piece of software on your computer.


Join others around the world to form the world's largest distributed supercomputer.

Here is link to download the software....
http://folding.stanford.edu/
 
Here is a link to the Installation Guides for various OSes:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/
And for the direct link to the Windows Install Guide:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/windows/
 
Link for the Passkey...
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
You need that for bonus points. After you have complete 10 Work Units on the CPU slot, you will then get extra PPD point.
 
HOW do I get one of those fancy Badges?? Check here:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/207857-for-folding-users-tips-tricks-and-faq-updated-aug-2014/
 
Done by our own @Xsilent(X)
Folding@home Installation guide! Linux distros and server.
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/51633-foldinghome-installation-guide-linux-distros-and-server/#entry689950
 
Remember, during the install, use our Team Number for proper points crediting - 223518

Team links:
Official Folding@Home Site:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=223518
 
ExtremeOverclocking Stats
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=223518
 
The DC-Vault link (combines scores from various teams to a global one)
http://www.dc-vault.com/showteam.php?team=547
 
The official forum: http://foldingforum.org/
 
The official News blog: http://folding.stanford.edu/home/blog - A blog all about Folding@home, from its Director, Prof. Vijay Pande
 
 
Link to my 4P Folding build logs/guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/15102-whalers-4p-folders-build-log-32-cores-and-24-cores/
 
Link to my Multi GPU Folding build guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/12541-whalers-gpu-folder-build-log-folding3/
 
MORE Stats and Links
 
Stanford Client Stats
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=osstats2
 
Want to look up a Project Description?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/fahproject.overusingIPswillbebanned
 
Folding @ Home Projects Summary - Pretty neat.
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/new/psummary.html

Nice to see this going on and the community pulling together. I've been reading up and looks the folks are working on bringing more WU's into the system as well as more back end architecture to support the surge!
 
Congrats and thanks to all for working and donating!
 
Cheers and love to all!
Whaler
 

You can help scientists studying Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and many cancers by simply running a piece of software on your computer.


Join others around the world to form the world's largest distributed supercomputer.

Here is link to download the software....
http://folding.stanford.edu/
 
Here is a link to the Installation Guides for various OSes:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/
And for the direct link to the Windows Install Guide:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/windows/
 
Link for the Passkey...
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
You need that for bonus points. After you have complete 10 Work Units on the CPU slot, you will then get extra PPD point.
 
HOW do I get one of those fancy Badges?? Check here:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/207857-for-folding-users-tips-tricks-and-faq-updated-aug-2014/
 
Done by our own @Xsilent(X)
Folding@home Installation guide! Linux distros and server.
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/51633-foldinghome-installation-guide-linux-distros-and-server/#entry689950
 
Remember, during the install, use our Team Number for proper points crediting - 223518

Team links:
Official Folding@Home Site:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=223518
 
ExtremeOverclocking Stats
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=223518
 
The DC-Vault link (combines scores from various teams to a global one)
http://www.dc-vault.com/showteam.php?team=547
 
The official forum: http://foldingforum.org/
 
The official News blog: http://folding.stanford.edu/home/blog - A blog all about Folding@home, from its Director, Prof. Vijay Pande
 
 
Link to my 4P Folding build logs/guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/15102-whalers-4p-folders-build-log-32-cores-and-24-cores/
 
Link to my Multi GPU Folding build guide - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/12541-whalers-gpu-folder-build-log-folding3/
 
MORE Stats and Links
 
Stanford Client Stats
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=osstats2
 
Want to look up a Project Description?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/fahproject.overusingIPswillbebanned
 
Folding @ Home Projects Summary - Pretty neat.
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/new/psummary.html

Nice to see this going on and the community pulling together. I've been reading up and looks the folks are working on bringing more WU's into the system as well as more back end architecture to support the surge!
 
Congrats and thanks to all for working and donating!
 
Cheers and love to all!
Whaler
 

Nice to see this going on and the community pulling together. I've been reading up and looks the folks are working on bringing more WU's into the system as well as more back end architecture to support the surge!
 
Congrats and thanks to all for working and donating!
 
Cheers and love to all!
Whaler