1) Message boards : Number crunching : Why no work on my computer (Message 61374)
Posted 23 days ago by Richard Mitnick
Thanks for your reply. I a subscribed to this thread but got no notice that there was a reply. Am I missing something? The project and Forum have my email address.
2) Message boards : News : Discord channel for GPUGRID (Message 61333)
Posted 32 days ago by Richard Mitnick
Why should I take on something new when the project has sent me no work?
Is there a problem with my computer.

I am only recently back to BOINC after years away. In my previous adventure with GPUGRID I amassed 17,000,000 credits. That was on a much different machine but the current machine should be good.

Why have I not received any tasks?

I would like that answered before I try something new.

Thanks.
3) Message boards : Number crunching : Why no work on my computer (Message 61317)
Posted 36 days ago by Richard Mitnick
Why have I not received any work on my computer. Is there something wrong with my computer, something the project does not like? The computer is performing well on seven other projects.

Thanks
4) Message boards : Number crunching : Why no work (Message 60887)
Posted 115 days ago by Richard Mitnick
Thanks for your response.
5) Message boards : Number crunching : Why no work (Message 60885)
Posted 116 days ago by Richard Mitnick
Why no work? IS my NVidia T1000 GPU not up to your standards?
If, so, tell me and I will detach from the project.

Thanks.
6) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : New user checking on my drivers (Message 60872)
Posted 136 days ago by Richard Mitnick
My machine has Intel onboard compliant with nVidia T1000. Will that work?
7) Message boards : GPUGRID CAFE : GPUGrid and social media (Message 44134)
Posted 2787 days ago by Richard Mitnick
I see that GPUGrid has a Facebook page, but very little posted.

I also see RSS on forums, but I could not find RSS for the project.

GPUgrid is a very important project, but the project needs to get its word out to be more prosperous. Social media is what every major scientific institution and university is using to do this.
8) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : Shot through the heart by GPUGrid on ATI (Message 28216)
Posted 4079 days ago by Richard Mitnick
After reading through all of this, it seems to me that there should be somewhere on the web site a statement of the minimum requirements to safely and successfully run WU's on this project. Specifically, cards, power supply, CPU, DRAM, maybe cooling.

As I revealed, I have a very expensive and powerful computer which managed to work up 17 million credits, but which had to be rebuilt three times. That is a very costly situation, definitely to be avoided if possible.
9) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : Shot through the heart by GPUGrid on ATI (Message 28185)
Posted 4081 days ago by Richard Mitnick
MrS-

Thanks for taking so much time to look at my issues.

The i7-920 machine will go into the shop to have the CPU looked at. Either new thermal paste will be done, or if necessary and if possible a replacement, unless the cost is too high. Also, I will ask about better cooling.

Regarding Dagorath, he is just a nasty harsh mean-spirited Canuck who should move to Florida. He does not even like Hockey.

TJ-

Very interesting about the power supply. The Shift Super Stock has a 1000 watt unit.

skgiven-

Thanks also for your comments.

I have to say, I went into GPU crunching with very little knowledge, looking especially for the GPUGrid project. I am surprised I have gotten this far with GPU work. GPUGrid is very demanding; Milky Way requires DP cards, yet ATI is not all that popular. This field is still in its infancy.
10) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : Shot through the heart by GPUGrid on ATI (Message 28145)
Posted 4083 days ago by Richard Mitnick
flashawk-

We actually ran it both ways. In fact, with GPUGrid in the mix, we ran SLI, we ran two cards, we ran BOINC on Dev 0 only, Dev 1 only, we really tried everything, through two builds actually, and had a lot of success which was in both cases only temporary. The only thing that was not done was to connect the monitor to Dev 1. The builder was adamant that monitor be on Dev 0. The first build ran successfully for about ninety days, the second build for about 60 days, both running GPUGrid, each with SLI enabled and this disabled. The worst was SLI disabled and BOINC ignoring Dev 1, so that both BOINC and the rest of the computer were using Dev 0. I am sure that I said earlier, I was told that BOINC wants to be on Dev 0.

The way it looks now, I am not going to change anything on the Shift Super Stock. Of course, as soon as I post this, I may eat my words. But, up until now, with SLI enabled, and thus running BOINC and the rest of the machine on what looks like Dev 0, running SETI and Einstein GPU WU's, plus a bunch of CPU only projects, everything is stable.

And, this machine does nothing else. It was purchased with the express intent of running BOINC projects but with a focus on GPU work. My colleague has done the same thing, a Maingear F131 that all it does is crunch (that is an older style F131, the case is more standard and so GPU work can be questionable. Also, my colleague only runs WCG and he is on the WCG build of BOINC 6.10.58, still the standard at WCG). You know, we are talking about a lot of money devoted to this work.

If I can get some good advice on what to put on the F131, then I will run GPUGrid on that machine. If not, then I will run Einstein, SETI, and a bunch of CPU only projects.

One way or the other, the machine will be purchased. It will replace my oldest desktop, an i7-920 that is about 3-1/2 years old. It is apparently now accepted as a fact that i7's run hot. The topic is not new, but it has only recently been dealt with in any meaningful way with tthrottle to control temperature. This i7-920 ran BOINC at 100%/100% for along time with temperatures in the 90's C. Now, we know that is abusive. All of my machines are now controlled for CPU with tthrottle. So, this CPU is old before its time. There is work which is failing to finish, runt times that are ridiculous. I could have the CPU changed out, but it's like a car: what might be next.

I want to get this settled very soon. I can still get Win 7; but I do not know how much longer that will be possible.


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