Edit the CPU slot and set the CPUs field from -1 to 7.  The new GPU core uses a good portion of a CPU thread on Nvidia cards due to sub-par drivers.  If both the GPU and CPU slots are fighting for that thread's resources, both slots' performance will suffer.  Keeping a thread free for the GPU benefits both slots.
 
You don't need to set the CPU slot to advanced.  The only reason it's recommended right now for the GPU slot is because the projects that use the new GPU core haven't gotten a full release yet, having only made their way as far as advanced.

Thanks for the info guys... I did not know that even running just a CPU I would need to still set up a  thread for the GPU?     I'll have to take a look  before turing the Fah back on.  Makes since to me. I was thinking without a dedicated GPU that this option would just be forfeit.
 
Hmmmmmm I'll have a look at see.

thanks zagen...

WARNING:WU01:FS01:Changed SMP threads from 8 to 7 this can cause some work units to fail.
 
if it was set to 8 wont changing it to 7 make it less?
 
sorry for the stupid questions i am new to this.

Yes set it to 6 will ensure it works, the CPU will produce  less work/ppd, but if you leave it @ 8 threads the GPU/GPU's will use some of the CPU cycles and slow the process down considerably
 
setting the CPU to run 6 cores leaves the GPU's 2 cores and both will run at the max
 
This produces lower CPU by about 25% as you would imagine, and the GPU's @ 100%
 
This is far more productive than allowing them all to fight for resources 

oh i see it leaves a core open.
 
so set it to 6 now and have two open cores?
 
this thing is friggen humming along now but i looks like these fahcore 15's don't put out much ppd?

Switch client-type:advanced to client-type:beta.  For a while advanced would only get you core 17 WUs, but lately it's been providing a mix of core 17 and core 15.  I switched to beta and have gotten nothing but core 17's since.

ok i'll try that.
 
i did those tweaks and got a core 17 now i'm getting 231k ppd!
 
i also noticed the core 15's get my card hotter as well i remember reading that somewhere. was averaging 67c on a core 15 now with a core 17 its around 60c.

it went down to 140k ppd. i take it that is still pretty good?

jasonstaley

it went down to 140k ppd. i take it that is still pretty good?

That is very good. Core 17 varies on TPF and that changes the PPD. Stay with the lower PPD and the higher TPF, welcome to folding. But be careful it can be adictive.