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December Boards Foldathon

  • 08-12-2010 11:23am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭


    What is the Foldathon:
    Ok, so last month wasn't our greatest (out of the two we've had so far :p), but December should be something special. We've got 20 active Folders for the team at the moment, and 21 Folders signed up. Plus, it's winter, and with the weather we're having, why not fire up another rig to bring some heat into the house? :)

    So, 158k in October and 113k in November; let's try and do a bit better this time around, alright? :D


    How it works:
    Run Folding@home for team boards.ie (number 39432) during the specified times. If you don't know what Folding@home is, feel free to make a thread in the forum or check these guides:

    What is Folding?
    CPU Folding
    GPU Folding


    When?:
    Wednesday December 22nd (5pm), until Friday December 24th (5pm).


    Sign-Up:
    No need to sign up again if you took part last month.


    > Sign up Link HERE <


    Current sign ups

    Stats Graph


    Sig Link:
    [php]biggrin.gif Join the December Boards.ie Foldathonbiggrin.gif[/php]


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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Are people ignoring me? wth.gif


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    I'm already signed up! :p Besides, no change to my folding capabilities until the OpenCL client finally launches whenever next year! :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Right... seems the Foldathon is going to have to be delayed:

    Source
    One of our main server rooms will be undergoing maintenance on December 16, 2010. This will mean some of the FAH servers will be off line on that day. It looks like most of the key FAH infrastructure will be up, but there will likely be WU shortages on that day since a large fraction of machines will be down.

    We are working to optimize what we can by distributing jobs to servers in other server rooms, but we wanted to give donors a heads up in advance so they know this is coming.

    So... how about a weekend Foldathon instead? Friday to Sunday? :D


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Fine by me :) I'm only really gaming on XBox at the moment anyway :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Bah, no gaming for me for another week I'm guessing. So plenty of points coming in it seems. :p


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 670 ✭✭✭C.D.


    I game at the weekends and work during the week so a weekday foldathon is a much better option for me!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    So... Thursday to Saturday (16th-18th) then? :p


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Um, zo, Stanford might have an issue with that... :o:p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    <---- Idiot who forgot why we changed the dates in the first place.

    Right... well... ideas anyone?

    I won't be able to do it 20th-22nd, but any other dates this month are fine with me. If we're taking out weekends, we've got 3 options:

    • 13th-15th (a bit soon though...)
    • 23rd-25th (CHRISTMAS!)
    • 27th-29th

    What suits you lot best? :p


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Weekends :pac:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Alright, I'll be fair.

    1 guy for weekends, one guy against. Next person to pop in and share their opinion shapes the schedule. ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭BabyEater


    Any time before Christmas would suit me so I vote for next weekend.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 316 ✭✭laurence997


    I completely forgot about this until today :o. Still, I did have the ps3 folding on and off for the last couple of days. Could a pm the night before be arranged? That would help my scattered head a lot (or I could always set an alarm on my phone):P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    I think I can manage a few PMs. ;)

    Ok, anyone object to 22nd-24th?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Nope.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Right, I'm gonna say that's unanimous agreement then. :D

    Aaaaannndd I can't edit the OP anymore. :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    We'll hang on a few days and see what a better consensus is and I'll change it then :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭BabyEater


    Its fine with me also.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 316 ✭✭laurence997


    Fire ahead. (though thats just the day I get off, but anyway :P)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Dates changed in the OP as there were no objections, and to give everyone a week's notice.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,463 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    This may be a really stupid question, but the folding at home thing on the PS3, does that sync up with this? I like the idea of being helpful and if I could use that I'd be game?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Dates changed in the OP as there were no objections, and to give everyone a week's notice.

    Thanks aidan. :)
    RedXIV wrote: »
    This may be a really stupid question, but the folding at home thing on the PS3, does that sync up with this? I like the idea of being helpful and if I could use that I'd be game?

    Yeah, that works fine. Just make sure to sign the form in the OP, and you're ready to go. ;)


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,087 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Only able to chip in a full day + a few hours this time around :(, still I hope to put at least three WU in the basket by 5pm friday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,463 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    Cool got it up and running, looking forward to helping out :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    marco_polo wrote: »
    Only able to chip in a full day + a few hours this time around :(, still I hope to put at least three WU in the basket by 5pm friday.

    As long as there's not a 0. It's all appreciated. ;)
    RedXIV wrote: »
    Cool got it up and running, looking forward to helping out :)

    Cool... should be a few newbies this month then. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 280 ✭✭BeciMester


    Sorry lads I'll be out of this one. :( We're leaving the country and won't be back until January, and I'm unplugging everything electronic 'cos I'm just paranoid. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    I just came back to the PC to see my 8800gtx running at 116C :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    BeciMester wrote: »
    Sorry lads I'll be out of this one. :( We're leaving the country and won't be back until January, and I'm unplugging everything electronic 'cos I'm just paranoid. :D

    Ah well... I'm not gonna ask you to risk anything for Folding. Yet. ;)
    I just came back to the PC to see my 8800gtx running at 116C :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

    Nicely done. Wait... that's not good is it?

    Also, my PS3 points aren't registering at the moment. Hopefully it's just Stanford servers and they'll all be recreditted soon. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    zodac wrote: »
    Nicely done. Wait... that's not good is it?

    Nope... the fan keeps doing weird things, vanishing, it came back a while ago and the temp is now down to 58C, it's nearly on par with the CPU@load....

    I think there's a dry solder on the GPU fan... only explaination for it turning on/off randomly under heat. :(


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Nope... the fan keeps doing weird things, vanishing, it came back a while ago and the temp is now down to 58C, it's nearly on par with the CPU@load....

    I think there's a dry solder on the GPU fan... only explaination for it turning on/off randomly under heat. :(

    I've got that on my 9800GT (or something similar at least). Every once in a while the fan will just stop working for a few minutes, and temps will soar. Then it kicks in again. :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Seems like the advice to fix the solder is to bake it in the oven :eek:

    Might just get an aftermarket cooler....cant afford for it to go up in flames :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    I was going to do the same, but now I'm just waiting for it to die so I have an excuse to have a proper upgrade. :p


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 LiLChris


    Hi everyone! :)
    zodac wrote: »
    Are people ignoring me? wth.gif

    Good they should ignore you. :p
    I shall convert them to Boxxy the queen they should be listening to.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Oh good God no.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 LiLChris


    zodac wrote: »
    Oh good God no.

    :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    LiLChris wrote: »
    :D

    Mods, might I recommend banning him now? Nothing good will come from him being allowed to post here. :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 LiLChris


    zodac wrote: »
    Mods, might I recommend banning him now? Nothing good will come from him being allowed to post here. :pac:

    Pfft! You have no power here. :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    LiLChris wrote: »
    Pfft! You have no power here. :rolleyes:

    :eek:


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    aidan does! :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Knew you guys would have my back. wubsmiley.gif

    EDIT: Also, my PS3 is switching over to OCN for a couple of days. But then I'm bringing the whole farm over here until the weekend. :)


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  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Oh, shi-

    rockal seems to be curtailing the folding, and while I'm throwing myself into it now, recent weather and family conditions and a severe case of heartbreak have severely delayed my crappy scratchbuild. As I have to have it in at least semi-complete order for Christmas my i5 might wind up being offline for the Foldathon so I'll be down two-thirds of my PPD :(

    Short version: the two fastest folders may be sitting this one out :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Yeah, I've noticed he was down. Our team PPD has plummetted because of it. And now you're going down too. :(

    Well, I guess I'll have to do as much as I possibley can this time. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    and I'm not sure if I can run my GPU client which was the strongest one at like 4-5k PPD....

    ****ing thing is doing insane things. Fan will die for 2 hours, card hits 96C idle, spontaneously starts working again, and right now the fan is at 5745RPM (I've never seen it above 3kRPM@100% speed)

    To top it off... I've not one but 2 P6701's :mad:

    I'll try get some of the other PCs in the house online for it...

    Next month will certainly be better though, gonna invest in a VF-1000 for the 8800gtx before it goes on fire and I'll have a shiny new PS3 folding as well ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    We'll just have to muddle through this month then, and hope for a massive start for 2011. :D


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Three hours to go and I haven't even disassembled the testbed :o PPD shall suffer! :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Gah... gotta switch all my clients over in 40 mins. OCN Foldathon ends just as this one starts, so at least everything I own is running. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Thunderbirds Folders are go!


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Getting slaughtered by P6701s here :( C2D is now out of the running as its been nailed by yet another one which won't be finished until just after the end of the Foldathon! :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    My C2D has a 6701 that should JUST be completed by the end of the foldathon....I'm talking down to the minute :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    I've been out all day, and just came home to find the internet on my desktop disconnected. I had a P6701 that never dropped. :(


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