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[lemonato]

Count me in too.    I never knew such a project existed. Don't have a PS3 but, (and not really any intention on getting one). But every bit helps

[xr06t]

all setup and we're away!!

EDIT: ok, my computer must really suck because it says that it will take 105d for the WU to end
i hope every REALLY little bit helps haha

[AndrewW]

xr06t, on Apr 5 2007, 09:44 PM, said:

all setup and we're away!!

EDIT: ok, my computer must really suck because it says that it will take 105d for the WU to end
i hope every REALLY little bit helps haha

only sucks a little more than mine, about 1.5 days for my work unit

not sure that I really want to risk the premature demise of my PS3 by working it's guts out doing this stuff ...

Andrew.

[k00k]

xr06t, on Apr 5 2007, 07:44 PM, said:

ok, my computer must really suck because it says that it will take 105d for the WU to end
i hope every REALLY little bit helps haha

The initial estimate it gives you when it first starts up each time, is way out. Wait till its done about an hours worth of folding and then it will give a reasonably accurate time to completion.

I doubt you are working the guts out of your PS3 at all Andrew. The Cell processor is ideal for these sort of calculations, and its probably just still has plenty of spare cycles in it even while its processing.

http://folding.stanf...du/FAQ-PS3.html

For PC's, my Core2Duo machines sit on 50% CPU usage when they're folding. My rendering machines, which are all SMP, sit on only about 15% total CPU usage, though theres now an SMP client to work the guts out of those machines...

[xr06t]

you are right k00k, it is looking much better now. using alot of cpu % but all my other programs are still running fine so i am not bothered. has around 1 day left now so everything seems to be normal.

cheers

[MarkH]

lemonato, on Apr 5 2007, 04:25 PM, said:

Count me in too.    I never knew such a project existed. Don't have a PS3 but, (and not really any intention on getting one). But every bit helps

Welcome aboard!

[HumanMedia]

Joined team.

[MarkH]

HumanMedia, on Apr 6 2007, 08:49 AM, said:

Joined team.

Excellent!

[Greebs]

Great idea MarkH - I'd join DTV's efforts but I've been part of the Overclockers team for many years now. Great to see more people getting involved though .

[MarkH]

Greebs, on Apr 6 2007, 01:47 PM, said:

Great idea MarkH - I'd join DTV's efforts but I've been part of the Overclockers team for many years now. Great to see more people getting involved though .

Thanks mate, justa shame moderation dont see it that way and make this a sticky, now that we have separated the forums. Anybody who thinks this would be worthwhile as a sticky I would appreciate it if you contacted the mods and voiced your opinion.

[MeWhoElse]

Joined also.
Wow... look at that, both processors sitting on 100% (no more virtual machines running all day LOL)

[MarkH]

MeWhoElse, on Apr 6 2007, 10:42 PM, said:

Joined also.
Wow... look at that, both processors sitting on 100% (no more virtual machines running all day LOL)

Cheers!

[Scorchie™]

I didn't pin the "Wii" thread, so I can't comment.  

I'll pin this thread for a period of 2 or so weeks due to visitor preference.

[ejm]

I can not join this team as I am already a part of another team. The important thing is that I am folding.

I'm going to start doing it on my Mac as well. Does anyone know how long each segment will take with a 2Ghz Core 2 Duo?

[k00k]

ejm, on Apr 8 2007, 02:10 PM, said:

I'm going to start doing it on my Mac as well. Does anyone know how long each segment will take with a 2Ghz Core 2 Duo?

Though it all depends on what work unit you've been assigned, you're probably looking at about 24 hours.

[Scotto83]

MarkH, on Apr 2 2007, 11:27 PM, said:

Ive set up a folding@home team on the PS3, so if anybody would like to join this team, the team number is 64045. You can also join this team if you have a PC. Lets get DTVForum on the map!!!

Well i've just joined the team..

[AndrewW]

Team DTVForum is now ranked 12955 of 59603.

Come on guys and gals, surely we can make it sub 10,000.

Andrew.

[MarkH]

Now up to 12286. More members required!

[lemonato]

Ugh, NOT HAPPY!!

After installing some drivers that weren't vista friendly i needed to use system restore, problem is i lost all the frames that were completed. The thing that really shits me is that since my computer isn't on that much it's gonna take about a week to catch up to where i was.  

[Scotto83]

Good work guys we've gotten into the top 10,000
Currently ranks 9859 of 60850
Next big challenge to get into the top 5000, were gonna need some more members tho so join up and get folding..
lol

[watmorej]

Added my two home PC's they're both always on

[MarkH]

watmorej, on Apr 18 2007, 10:23 PM, said:

Added my two home PC's they're both always on

Good stuff guys, plus Felix joined the team too.

[xr06t]

my computer must be real slow because i have finished a few of the thingos and dont have a very high score

[AndrewW]

Come on people.

I can't believe that from a forum with 28,000+ registered users, we can only muster 10 team members for this worthy cause.

We are currently ranked 9260 / 61435, and with a little effort we should easily push into the 8000's.

In case anyone doesn't realise, this process just sits happily in the background using and spare CPU cycles.

If you actually start to use your computer, the process goes to sleep and does not affect your system performance.

Cheers,

Andrew.

[k00k]

This thread needs to be taken out of the games console section. It SHOULD have its own Forum Section. It relates to anyone who visits this site, not just those who are reading about Games Consoles. Most people are probably using their PC's to Fold as it is. Everyone uses their PC to read this forum anyway! The only reason I'm replying as I first subscibed to this thread before the forum section rebuild. Otherwise, I would not know this thread existed, as I dont visit the game console section at all.

I'll change my PC's over from Team OCAU to Team DTV...