A program to test your OC

win2kuser · August 12th, 2003, 12:43 PM

Hey guys/gals.

Want to run an application that will push your overclocked or powerfull cpu to the max?

Try running Find-a-Drug. Not only will it test your newly overclocked processor and temperatures, it will help find a cure for Cancer, Sars and other killers.

It will sit harmlessly in your tray and will use all free cpu cycles, if you load up another application, it will move aside and release as many cpu cycles as the application requires.

Try it, you might like it

ArcticFox · August 15th, 2003, 05:22 AM

It's a nice concept. But doesn't Seti@Home and such kinda do the same thing? Distributed computing projects always take up 100% of your CPU cycles, which would seem to make your proc go to it's maximum temperature, and do something productive while it's at it.

nukes · August 17th, 2003, 05:51 PM

Yes, but FaD is the one you should join. And remember, its team 2037. (I can't believe you forgot to mention the team number win2kuser! sheesh!

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You can also use superpi and winbench to stress it, as DC projects may not stress the machine as fully as specifically made benchmarks, for example, some may only deal in pure integers and not use certain features of the CPU.

LordKwiKSilva00 · August 17th, 2003, 06:05 PM

eh, join the Dnetc and go with XPC as a team

hehe, it involves decrypting a 64 bit encrypted msg...and, if you find the key, you win 10 grand to be split up between yourself, your team, distibuted computing, and a charity of your choice, as well as having an extra 1 grand in ya pocket to do what ya want with

lol

nukes · August 17th, 2003, 06:11 PM

Don't forget that one, you have the chance (about 1.008x10^-17%) of getting that key. We should all give up crunching for cancer, and start on this ground-breaking project.

BTW the 64bit one was cracked about 18 months-2 years ago, we're into 72-bit territory now!

Buzioid · August 17th, 2003, 06:12 PM

I don't feel like starting over, I have 621 WUs for SETI already, nah, I won't go to FaD.

ArcticFox · August 17th, 2003, 07:53 PM

FaD is Folding@Home, right? Not to sound stoopid or anything...

Telexen · August 17th, 2003, 07:59 PM

I have over 5000 WU for SETI...maybe I should start again? ...decisions decisions.

nukes · August 18th, 2003, 08:04 AM

FaD is Find-a-drug:
www.find-a-drug.co.uk
As to seti, I gave up following all that cheating and the fact that there were some reported problems with what was happening, also that there has been no results whatsoever to suggest ET intelligence.

Buzioid · August 18th, 2003, 09:46 AM

bah, I don't care if they find ET or not, I would just like to keep my WUs going steady and a good record.