FolderChat 4/14/08 - Folderocity!

[engracio]

Originally Posted by 2monsters

Wouldnt running 1 smp wu on all 4 cores be better than running 4 instances?

He does not have a smp box with internet connection. So he cannot download a smp wu with the amd xp3200 single core box. He should be able to download 3-4 single core wu and sneakernet it to the quaddie.

[KarmaKiller]

Originally Posted by engracio

KK,

2 q6600@3350mhz
2 e6300@2100
1xeon@2800
1e4300@2575
1pd945@@3800
1e2200@2500

About 53ghz

I have another 12ghz or so but they are all remotes and crunching for a different project.

Good God man.
What's your power bill like?

[nunyadam]

Ok next SMP question. Can I run it on a Dual Processor server? IE The HP LC2000 Net server with dual PIII 1GHZs CPUs. (Impulse engines)

[dchw_dude]

Originally Posted by nunyadam

Ok next SMP question. Can I run it on a Dual Processor server? IE The HP LC2000 Net server with dual PIII 1GHZs CPUs. (Impulse engines)

I see no reason why not. 2 Separate packages appear no different than a dual core to windows.

[KarmaKiller]

We are also releasing another type of client: the Folding@Home SMP client. SMP means "Symmetric Multi-processing" and it is a term that generally refers to the situation where a computer has more than one processor core. Dual core CPU's are pretty common and even 4-core boxes (currently implemented as dual socket dual core computers, such as Apple's Mac Pro) are becoming common. With advances from Intel and AMD, quad core processors are on the horizon, with 8-core and even 16-core boxes soon to become common.

From the way they make it sound, I believe you could in fact retro fit your impulse engine to run the SMP client..

[nunyadam]

Time to investigate turning the thrusters into a warp core. (Insert evil laugh here.)

[engracio]

You'all correct but the issue is the cpu. As you all know smp client spawn four(4) fah clients and the two older cpu will have to split those 4 processes between two processors.

Real life result, smp client finishes twice as long as a real quaddie given the same speed. SMP client is also optimized for the newer processors and speed addons like sse,sse2,sse3,etc,etc.

Maybe its better to run two standard wu and let it finish in time or have the two processor struggle to complete the smp wu in time.

[nunyadam]

Well we shall find out if its a warp drive or a warped drive. SMP running. Its not like anybody will notice if I go any slower.

[dchw_dude]

Originally Posted by nunyadam

Well we shall find out if its a warp drive or a warped drive. SMP running. Its not like anybody will notice if I go any slower.

he says as he falls off the stats page due to inactivity . . impulse engine turning into nothing more than a pile of flames . . . .

[engracio]

Originally Posted by KarmaKiller

Good God man.
What's your power bill like?

Actually I have paired down the herd two cows. Plan on not replacing them as they move away. Electric bill, I don't know after the second year they all look the same circa 2001.