BOINC Pentathlon 2020

[marknd59]

4 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

I think they know what we're up to.

 

 

Whenever we up our output they seem to raise theirs to match.

You could go spy on them. 

 

https://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/threads/435511-11-Pentathlon-2020

[Windows7ge]

4 minutes ago, marknd59 said:

You could go spy on them. 

 

https://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/threads/435511-11-Pentathlon-2020

I could but it wouldn't change our situation. Just speculating why almost every time I see our hourly output jump so does theirs. Like they want to keep us at just arms reach.

[leadeater]

Just now, Windows7ge said:

I could but it wouldn't change our situation. Just speculating why almost every time I see our hourly output jump so does theirs. Like they want to keep us at just arms reach.

We just need more people on Rosetta, more I say more!

[Windows7ge]

1 minute ago, leadeater said:

We just need more people on Rosetta, more I say more!

I think our only option is to simply overpower how much CPU they have. We don't know what they've got though and it seems as if they've got CPU to spare so it's anybodies guess weather or not we'll pull it off. You helped bridge the gap with that 275K dump this morning (I think that's what I saw). If we can pour everything we've got into it we may yet pass them but it'll be a photo-finish.

[marknd59]

6 minutes ago, leadeater said:

We just need more people on Rosetta, more I say more!

Would it help if after I dump my NumberFields bunkers I turn off CPU tasks for NumberFields and switch the CPU over to Rosetta and keep the GPUs on NumberFields ? I only have a R7 2700X using 12 threads.

[leadeater]

3 minutes ago, marknd59 said:

Would it help if after I dump my NumberFields bunkers I turn off CPU tasks for NumberFields and switch the CPU over to Rosetta and keep the GPUs on NumberFields ? I only have a R7 2700X using 12 threads.

Yep moving your CPU to Rosetta would help, it's so close anything could be the difference, even a 4 core Atom lol

[marknd59]

1 minute ago, leadeater said:

Yep moving your CPU to Rosetta would help, it's so close anything could be the difference, even a 4 core Atom lol

OK will do.

[Windows7ge]

1 minute ago, leadeater said:

Yep moving your CPU to Rosetta would help, it's so close anything could be the difference, even a 4 core Atom lol

Breakout the ol'FX-8150 that I received a settlement check for for a lawsuit I never knew happened.

[WiredInventor]

I was away from my computer, but I just remoted in and got stuff fixed up. 12 Thread 3600 on Rosetta, and GPU back to bunkering. I think we defiantly have enough, but it only pulls like 2 cores away from Rosetta, so I think its worth it. 

[Windows7ge]

Just now, etv24 said:

I was away from my computer, but I just remoted in and got stuff fixed up. 12 Thread 3600 on Rosetta, and GPU back to bunkering. I think we defiantly have enough, but it only pulls like 2 cores away from Rosetta, so I think its worth it. 

It is 1CPU+1GPU for each GPU task. Do leave a couple threads free for the system or else it chokes on itself. Especially if you're running Windows.

[leadeater]

Slowly, very slowly....

 

 

294k to close now or 12.25k/hr higher than P3D.

[WiredInventor]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

It is 1CPU+1GPU for each GPU task. Do leave a couple threads free for the system or else it chokes on itself. Especially if you're running Windows.

I had it configured at some point to run 2 per GPU because it was around 50% otherwise. And yeah I have just been leaving one thread open, it seems to be enough (windows). I'm not really using the computer while it's crunching. Any reason I would need more then one?

[leadeater]

1 minute ago, etv24 said:

I had it configured at some point to run 2 per GPU because it was around 50% otherwise. And yeah I have just been leaving one thread open, it seems to be enough (windows). I'm not really using the computer while it's crunching. Any reason I would need more then one?

Only if you are using it or memory usage is over 90%, doing 1 less Rosetta thread can speed them all up if you are at memory limit.

[Windows7ge]

Just now, etv24 said:

I had it configured at some point to run 2 per GPU because it was around 50% otherwise. And yeah I have just been leaving one thread open, it seems to be enough (windows). I'm not really using the computer while it's crunching. Any reason I would need more then one?

It's something you would want to fine-tune to see which number of free threads gives you the highest PPD. Personally a starting metric is when looking at your overall CPU utilization in Task Manager don't let it peg the CPU at 100%. Aim for 95%. Last year I tested this and gave the same advise to leadeater. IIRC we both saw higher PPD's by not pegging the CPU at 100%

[WiredInventor]

9 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

It's something you would want to fine-tune to see which number of free threads gives you the highest PPD. Personally a starting metric is when looking at your overall CPU utilization in Task Manager don't let it peg the CPU at 100%. Aim for 95%. Last year I tested this and gave the same advise to leadeater. IIRC we both saw higher PPD's by not pegging the CPU at 100%

I shut down one more core so now I am sitting like 90-94% usage. I can defiantly see the logic behind that, lets the system do it's thing. I'll keep an eye on PPD. 

[cbigfoot]

1 minute ago, etv24 said:

I shut down one more core so now I am sitting like 90-94% usage. I can defiantly see the logic behind that, lets the system do it's thing. I'll keep an eye on PPD. 

QJust did the same on 2 of my systems dam it hurts lol.  have to lower a dual core 4 thread to 3 thread and quad core (SR) to 6 threads... but will see what happens nibbler and JR are next...

[leadeater]

Should have rolled out those 5 24 core VMs from the start, would have made all of this so much easier  Would have given 850k+ more over the event, oh well.

[Windows7ge]

1 minute ago, leadeater said:

Should have rolled out those 5 24 core VMs from the start, would have made all of this so much easier  Would have given 850k+ more over the event, oh well.

You already have 600 sum threads how much more could you possibly be holding out on us?

[leadeater]

6 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

You already have 600 sum threads how much more could you possibly be holding out on us?

788 atm. If I could have gotten in to work I could have built another 7-10 DL560 Gen8 servers with 4x E5-4650 in them plus maybe like another 4-6 other servers 

 

Edit

Oh and I almost forgot about the 7 2x E5-2690v4 servers I could have added as well, stupid virus.

[Windows7ge]

4 minutes ago, leadeater said:

788 atm. If I could have gotten in to work I could have built another 7-10 DL560 Gen8 servers with 4x E5-4650 in them plus maybe like another 4-6 other servers 

 

Edit

Oh and I almost forgot about the 7 2x E5-2690v4 servers I could have added as well, stupid virus.

Speaking of the DL560. Any idea what the function of the power connector is on the PCI_e riser boards? The PCI_e slots on the board have the power pins so...

[cbigfoot]

15 minutes ago, leadeater said:

788 atm. If I could have gotten in to work I could have built another 7-10 DL560 Gen8 servers with 4x E5-4650 in them plus maybe like another 4-6 other servers 

 

Edit

Oh and I almost forgot about the 7 2x E5-2690v4 servers I could have added as well, stupid virus.

wow ummmm yeah uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

i thought my ~128 threads was a lot... 

[leadeater]

3 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

Speaking of the DL560. Any idea what the function of the power connector is on the PCI_e riser boards? The PCI_e slots on the board have the power pins so...

GPU power, there's HPE GPU power cables you can buy (or just make your own) that you need to use GPUs in the server. At least I'm pretty sure that's what they are for, been a while since I looked and we don't have GPUs in ours.

[Windows7ge]

1 minute ago, leadeater said:

GPU power, there's HPE GPU power cables you can buy (or just make your own) that you need to use GPUs in the server. At least I'm pretty sure that's what they are for, been a while since I looked and we don't have GPUs in ours.

I have the idea in my head to put a pair of R9 290X's in the server if they'll physically fit. I don't know if that connector will supply enough power though. Think I'll have to solder wires directly to the PSU output.

[ffbr]

Ok ok, pushing two more 32 core servers, once I manage to remote into the instances. I believe they are good old Skylake.

Should put about 260 cores on my side, this time it's scrapping under the sofa . I still have around 64 on sprint.

It's funny how @leadeater makes me feel all small.

 

 

 

[leadeater]

3 minutes ago, ffbr said:

It's funny how @leadeater makes me feel all small.

As you know we need everything so it doesn't matter, only takes a small group of Ryzen members to match what I have which just goes to show just how crazy and awesome AMD has been in the last few years, actual giant strides in CPU performance.