Can I still the do the Folding@home thingy?

[hinzwifi]

I want to contribute since I just built a new pc.

[Ashley MLP Fangirl]

of course you can. the project has been a thing since 2004, it won't just go away overnight. 

 

https://foldingathome.org/

[Moonzy]

yes you can

you may also want to check out BOINC and other such distributed computing, to see what cause you wanna support

 

make sure your PC is adequately cooled too, happy contributing!

[hinzwifi]

Okay2 thank you, I am downloading it right now.

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, hinzwifi said:

Okay2 thank you, I am downloading it right now.

side note, if it's a laptop i would recommend you to be extra careful as some laptops arent really great for 100% load 24/7

[hinzwifi]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

side note, if it's a laptop i would recommend you to be extra careful as some laptops arent really great for 100% load 24/7

I am using a 2 intake and one exhaust kind of pc.

btw what does this consume cpu or gpu?

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, hinzwifi said:

I am using a 2 intake and one exhaust kind of pc.

btw what does this consume cpu or gpu?

@Den-Fi may be able to clarify this for you

 

i believe there are tasks for both CPU and GPU

[zeusthemoose]

1 minute ago, hinzwifi said:

btw what does this consume cpu or gpu?

I believe it is set to use both from the start. However you can (and it is recommend to) disable cpu folding and only use your gpu.

[hinzwifi]

Just now, zeusthemoose said:

I believe it is set to use both from the start. However you can (and it is recommend to) disable cpu folding and only use your gpu.

oh nice I almost uninstalled it since my cpu went to 90 degrees medium got kinda scared there.

[WhitetailAni]

1 minute ago, hinzwifi said:

I am using a 2 intake and one exhaust kind of pc.

btw what does this consume cpu or gpu?

You can choose, if you use the FAHControl thing.

I have it set to use my GPUs as my CPU instantly hits 105C and then the room heats up a lot.

My GPUs use a blower design, so I have an external fan that blows the air away from it and by my feet, warming (or cooling, depending on how hard the GPUs are working) my feetses.

[Guest]

Just now, Moonzy said:

@Den-Fi may be able to clarify this for you

 

i believe there are tasks for both CPU and GPU

Yes, CPU isn't vastly beneficial to score, while having a large impact on your thermals. So use the advanced folding control, remove the CPU slot in options, and always remember that @Eschewis cute.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, hinzwifi said:

oh nice I almost uninstalled it since my cpu went to 90 degrees medium got kinda scared there.

Yeah, it's rather heavy. You can tell it how many cores to use to reduce that, but again... just remove the CPU slot.

[ProjectBox153]

4 minutes ago, Den-Fi said:

Yes, CPU isn't vastly beneficial to score, while having a large impact on your thermals. So use the advanced folding control, remove the CPU slot in options, and always remember that @Eschewis cute.

Does it always have a major impact on CPU thermals? My R7 2700 is always running F@H and right now it's only at 60°. It also does get a decent chunk of my daily points. 

[hinzwifi]

8 minutes ago, Den-Fi said:

Yes, CPU isn't vastly beneficial to score, while having a large impact on your thermals. So use the advanced folding control, remove the CPU slot in options, and always remember that @Eschewis cute.

HAHA caught me off-guard 

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, ProjectBox153 said:

Does it always have a major impact on CPU thermals? My R7 2700 is always running F@H and right now it's only at 60°. It also does get a decent chunk of my daily points. 

Big ole cup of It Depends™

Different WUs have different impacts.

[ProjectBox153]

5 minutes ago, Den-Fi said:

Big ole cup of It Depends™

Different WUs have different impacts.

That's what I figured. I just leave my CPUs running. Most of my F@H systems don't even have GPUs.