I recently installed VMware folding for my CPU and the results have been great. Except for one problem, even though my GPU folding's priority is "slightly higer" and VMware's is "idle" VMware is still taking too much CPU time and leaving none for GPU cores. With VMware running, the GPU cores get ~1% per core, but without VMware running the GPU cores take ~2-5% each. Can I tell VMware folding to use only 95% of my processor?

heyabop, you may want to try Process Lasso.  I've used it for months now and it's nice not having to adjust affinities all the time.  You can set your gpu's (fahcore11s & 14s) to a default higher level (I use Normal), and your vmware default to idle, as well as adjust your cores to be used.  For my i7, I spread the -smp 7 across all 8 cores, as well as my two gpu clients.  That way, my gpu's aren't starving for cpu usage.

theGryphon

You can manually increase the priority of GPU folding cores at system task manager. I keep it at "Normal". I that doesn't do the trick, you can even do "High" with no problems I think, as GPU folding cores are not demanding as to cause a panic in the system...

SupplyChain

heyabop, you may want to try Process Lasso.  I've used it for months now and it's nice not having to adjust affinities all the time.  You can set your gpu's (fahcore11s & 14s) to a default higher level (I use Normal), and your vmware default to idle, as well as adjust your cores to be used.  For my i7, I spread the -smp 7 across all 8 cores, as well as my two gpu clients.  That way, my gpu's aren't starving for cpu usage.

Ah, thanks guys. The process lasso works rather nicely. However, will the affinity reset when a WU is done?
EDIT: Nvm, I just found the default affinities feature.

_Nite_

Win AFC will work too, I did a guide on it here.

http://www.evga.com/forum..hive/tm.asp?m=100865853

Okay. I'm going to see how Process Lasso works for now, but I'll keep your guide in mind. Thanks!

Horvat

Set the affinity to all cores and the priority to high for the gpu clients. Personally I would go with the WinAFC because it only directs the priority and affinity of the gpu clinets where as Process Lasso has an effect on the entire OS of your computer and I have had it cause problems. Others have used it with success though.

Hm, okay. I'll keep an eye out for odd behavior. I've disabled most of Lasso's automatic functions, but we'll see.

So, what's different that these programs do than the windows task manager?

theGryphon

So, what's different that these programs do than the windows task manager?

 


If you manually set the priority in windows task manager for the core process, each time a new WU is run, it's run at the old, default priority, and so you would have to re set it to what you want. These programs check priorities and make sure they're as you assigned them. At least that's what I've gathered.