Devballs
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Hey there,
Recently I have been hearing on this folding stuff and thought it would be a cool idea to get into. Just had some basic questions.
1) Do you just launch a program and it starts folding?
2) Do you need to be by your computer, or can you just start the program and let it do its thing?
3) In any specific hardware needed, or as long as you have a gpu are you good to go?
Thanks!
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cokeman54
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/19 23:34:46
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Devballs
Hey there,
Recently I have been hearing on this folding stuff and thought it would be a cool idea to get into. Just had some basic questions.
1) Do you just launch a program and it starts folding?
2) Do you need to be by your computer, or can you just start the program and let it do its thing?
3) In any specific hardware needed, or as long as you have a gpu are you good to go?
1 http://folding.stanford.edu/ this will answer question 1 2 No you start , pause or finish with program and let it run. 3 From your specs you will do great. You will need a passkey for bonus points http://folding.stanford.edu/home/faq/faq-passkey/Folding name and forum name must match to get EVGA Bucks http://www.evga.com/folding/promo.aspWelcome to the team and we are here to help with any issues..........
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Devballs
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/19 23:36:30
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Thanks for the info cokeman! I will start signing up and give my comp to the greater good!
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 01:10:36
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Welcome, as it were, to the Fold!
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mflanaga
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 03:19:27
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Welcome to the team devballs!! 
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 04:35:36
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Excellent decision and welcome aboard...it is addictive, but fun!! 
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 05:16:59
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Welcome aboard! If you have anymore questions don't hesitate to ask.
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 05:28:51
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Welcome!
Once you get settled in, and wish to get in to some of the more advanced settings, the members in this forum are the best.
They will help you every step of the way.
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Devballs
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 06:09:56
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Thanks guys! So I got it up and running, notice it is beating the heck out of my OC sc 780, but my CPU does not seem to be doing anything, is that something I missed, or is this program directly related to GPUs? I believe I have my passcode entered properly and the team as well, evga ftw!
Hmmm seems I cant post a picture...
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 06:48:15
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You should be able to post pictures... you've reached the 50 post milestone. Not sure anymore about how the Windows client works and uses CPU/GPU. I do know it beats the heck out of GPU's and does often require the CPU to assist at times.
I'm sure someone will chime in soon to help you with your question. Since I've gone 4P... I crunch now on my gaming rig when I'm not home.
Thanks for joining the team. I look forward to seeing your rise in the ranks!
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 07:40:35
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Welcome! Open the full version next to Quick Reply for easy picture posting.
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Devballs
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 07:54:55
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Thanks for the tip yodap! Looks like the CPU just took some time before it started running. Last question before I go to bed, say if I was to power down my computer/stop folding, does it resume upon re-starting the program, or do you need to wait until it finishes?
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 08:18:13
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Devballs
Thanks for the tip yodap! Looks like the CPU just took some time before it started running.
Last question before I go to bed, say if I was to power down my computer/stop folding, does it resume upon re-starting the program, or do you need to wait until it finishes?
Yes, it will pick up from where you powered down. However you may lose points of your doing QRB (Quick Return Bonus) since it is a time sensitive work unit. (Quicker completion = more points)
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Devballs
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 08:28:33
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Perfect, thank you Viper!
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 08:55:30
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Hook, Line, and Fold...Welcome to the Team 
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 09:51:53
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 10:00:02
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Welcome to Team EVGA! you'll want to get the client-type beta flag in place for that 780GTX. With that flag you'll get work more suited for your video card and more PPD=points per day. The beta work units also run cooler than the 8018 core 15 WU's=work units. You'll need to open configure from the v7 client, pick the Slot tab then the GPU slot be sure the GPU is marked before clicking add or double click the GPU slot. then click add below and up will pop a smaller screen, top line client-type, next line beta as shown below. Edit: fixed some errors in the post. Edit2: Also to add to this you will want to free up 2 cores of the CPU slot to help the GPU fold. Not sure how many cores+HT that CPU has, but lets say 8 cores with HT enabled. do same as above but this time double click the CPU slot, under the SMP CPU you will see a -1 as stated assuming the CPU has 8 cores you'll want to replace the -1 with the number 6. added picture to help i7-4770K has 8 so 6 would be correct if HT is enabledDoing as I say here should put the GPU in the 100k PPD instead of the low 34k PPD its doing now on core 15.
post edited by TheWolf - 2013/11/20 10:41:44
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/20 19:32:10
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Welcome to the "Fold".
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Re: Folding? What is this sorcery?
2013/11/21 06:50:16
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Awesome stuff - welcome to the team! As you have seen - I don't think there's a question that can't be answered with this crew - Team EVGA has some of the best folders in the world!
Fold On!
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