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Hi fellow SR-2 lovers. I just wanted to make a brief appeal for help in the "Chimp Challenge" next week. For those of you that are already Folding for EVGA, I trust that you already have plans to unleash your beast. If you have never heard of "Folding" or "Chimp Challenge", please click on my sig banner below. This year, EVGA defends our title and the Chimp Challenge award. We need all the help from fellow EVGA Team members that we can martial. The SR-2 is in it's element when Folding and is one of the activities that really shows how well the product can perform under load.
Please join us this year if you can!
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 07:43:32
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If I had an SR-2 I would love to "Unleash the Kraken". Going to enjoy watching the points if every SR-2 goes towards the Chimp Challenge.
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 09:58:05
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I'll provide a little more background information for those that are unfamiliar with the Chimp Challenge or Folding@Home. First of all, Folding@Home is a distributed computing project through Standford University that studies protein folding with the goal of curing a range of diseases that afflict humanity today including: Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Its a worthwhile project to be a part of and from what I hear SR2 based computers are absolutely beastly at ripping through the projects work units. You can find more information about folding@home here: http://folding.stanford.edu/ and in the folding section on these boards: http://www.evga.com/forum.tt.aspx?forumid=69 Please take the time to check it out! If you're looking to get started, you can find a basic introductory guide here: http://forums.evga.com...gh=&m=973109 One thing you'll want to make sure you enable -Bigadv folding to fully unleash the power of your SR2 system. If you have any questions along the way, don't hesitate to ask - you'll find everyone in the folding section eager to help newcomers get up and running. A little more background info on the Chimp Challenge: 2011 Chimp Challenge starts on May 5 and is less than a week away! The Chimp Challenge is a fun contest between the top folding teams that takes place in early May each year. This will be EVGA's third year entering the contest. After a close defeat in 2009 we rallied together in 2010 and claimed our first Chimp Challenge victory! We're looking to make another strong showing in 2011 and defend our title and claim the prized jaded monkey as well as the accompanying fame, glory and accolades. This year with a new contest format the other teams are looking to take us down and need the support of every possible folder both big and small to retain our title as King of the Folding Primates! We sincerely hope that you will join us in our teams effort to increase our scientific output in May and raise awareness about folding in general. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask! Why you should participate: - Its fun and for a good cause!
- Help Folding@EVGA win the Chimp Challenge again this year!
- You will have the opportunity to win one of many great prizes
Sign up today! For more information: - More detailed information on the 2011 Chimp Challenge you can read this thread.
- Information on signing up for the 2011 Chimp Challenge you can visit this thread.
- The sign up form can be found here.
- Prize information can be found here.
- The prize list can be found here.
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 10:19:20
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SR-2 w/ HD 5850 Z8PE-D12X (2x5520's) w/ GTX 260 at your service. 
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 10:37:31
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 13:05:23
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TPB, how many points is that machine putting out. Looks like I might be getting an SR-2 and would love to see the ppd of something similar to what I plan to put in the build. Also as long as everyone has fun and it helps the community, fold for anyone you feel like. Although EVGApes would love to have you folding with them.  
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 17:11:19
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Pictures are worth a thousand words. The remote session on the right is the Z8PE-12X with dual E5520's. [My sister's render box XD]  Edit: I really wish F@H would get their rumps in gear and start writing better clients for AMD GPU's. My GPU PPD is pathetic :/
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 17:20:03
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Thank you for the pictures. Have you tried running the v7 F@H client since the new core for AMD GPUs seems to have doubled from many of the tests I have seen.
Also is running the GPU effective since you are taking away cycles from the CPU? Thought it would be more worth it to use just the CPU, unless you dedicate one thread to the GPU?
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 17:37:33
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SR-2 #1 2x X5670@4.6 2x580s
SR-2 #2 2x E5620@3.8 GTX 470
at your service for CC
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 17:38:27
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New client, eh... I will have to check that out. Although, the Tracker was supposed to take care of that because it downloaded the clients fresh. I'm aware that my PPD can go down if I don't reserve cores for the GPU client. I'm experimenting with 23/22 to see what gives me the best PPD. The screenshot above is with 23 "cores" [ ] active. Hopefully the PPD for the Z8PE will go up once it moves onto a bigadv switch WU; been doing dry runs to see how I fair. I also spent a great deal of time today getting the GPU client working. Turns the GPU in my sister's box isn't detected unless a monitor is attached; and there isn't a forcegpu switch for gt200 GPU's. 
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 17:43:57
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Glad to see two SR-2s from farthestkris have made the CC. I think with everyone on the boards here putting their best in, even with the different challenge, we will be able to repeat last year. TPB, I thought you would know about the GPU client, just wanted to make sure.  As for the Jedi's Tracker, I thought he said it was not really set up for v7 since there are changes with the F@H client (have not read the thread for a few weeks though). Weird that the GT200 do not have a forcegpu anywhere, but at least you figured out the problem instead of be in a state of confusion.
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 17:51:36
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you use forcegpu g80 for GT200 also.
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 17:52:09
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ajohnes2
Glad to see two SR-2s from farthestkris have made the CC. I think with everyone on the boards here putting their best in, even with the different challenge, we will be able to repeat last year.
TPB, I thought you would know about the GPU client, just wanted to make sure. As for the Jedi's Tracker, I thought he said it was not really set up for v7 since there are changes with the F@H client (have not read the thread for a few weeks though). Weird that the GT200 do not have a forcegpu anywhere, but at least you figured out the problem instead of be in a state of confusion.
tpb7463
New client, eh... I will have to check that out. Although, the Tracker was supposed to take care of that because it downloaded the clients fresh.
I'm aware that my PPD can go down if I don't reserve cores for the GPU client. I'm experimenting with 23/22 to see what gives me the best PPD. The screenshot above is with 23 "cores" [] active.
Hopefully the PPD for the Z8PE will go up once it moves onto a bigadv switch WU; been doing dry runs to see how I fair. I also spent a great deal of time today getting the GPU client working. Turns the GPU in my sister's box isn't detected unless a monitor is attached; and there isn't a forcegpu switch for gt200 GPU's.
GPU Tracker does not work with v7 client. The new folding client is a complete rewrite that is intended to make things easier, like Tracker has been designed for with older clients. With this new setup, Tracker, and many other 3rd party solutions, needs to be completely rewritten to work with v7.
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 18:28:09
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tedster59
you use forcegpu g80 for GT200 also.
I did try that at first, but I got nothing but [MACHINE_UNSTABLE] returned WU's, however, I suspect there's more to it from what I saw. Whatever the case, booting with a monitor attached solved the problem and the client handles the GPU detection just fine. Le sigh, guess I might as well bring out the stops for the CC; V7 here I come. Thanks for all the tips fellas, really appreciate it. I'm used to just running SMP by itself for the while I'm at school--never tried running the GPU clients for very long. (Roommate would get pissy from all the heat ).
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 18:59:21
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What drivers are you using on that 260? If they are really old, then you need to have a monitor, or dummy plug, hooked up to it. With newer drivers, you can go into nVidia Control Panel and on the Manage 3D Settings section there is an option called CUDA - GPUs, just make sure it is set to All and it should work fine without a monitor hooked up to it.
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 22:01:52
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What drivers are you using on that 260? If they are really old, then you need to have a monitor, or dummy plug, hooked up to it. With newer drivers, you can go into nVidia Control Panel and on the Manage 3D Settings section there is an option called CUDA - GPUs, just make sure it is set to All and it should work fine without a monitor hooked up to it.
The first thing I did when my card wasn't detected was to grab a fresh copy of the latest drivers. [270.61] By default it would appear that CUDA is enabled; I toggled it off/on to be sure it was on. Now I'm inclined to start making dummy plugs; I have more than enough electronic refuse lying around to make one. There's still a couple of days left until the CC; so I'll have more than enough time to work out the kinks. (Albeit this headless issue is most annoying  ) EDIT: I need to start taking some of my own advice: "RTFFAQ". I guess Remote Desktop and F@H GPU clients do not play nice together; which I had been using to control the headless machine--and it's right on the FAQ page. http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-NVIDIA  .
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 22:29:10
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I was just about to ask if you were trying to RDP into it but you beat me to it use something like logmein to remote into it and it should be fine.
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/04/30 23:30:46
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my dad might kill me for the amount of electricity i use but i plan on folding for the CC challenge. I put my SR-2 on water tuesday, and gonna try for some quick OC's and see what i can do. ALso throw my 5870 behind it and try and convince my brother to fold till CC is over
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/05/01 03:50:25
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my dad might kill me for the amount of electricity i use but i plan on folding for the CC challenge. I put my SR-2 on water tuesday, and gonna try for some quick OC's and see what i can do. ALso throw my 5870 behind it and try and convince my brother to fold till CC is over
Glad to have you aboard!  Be sure to tell dad its for a good cause and don't forget to register on the sign up page! This helps us to get organized and is necessary to be entered in the prize drawing at the end of the contest!
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/05/01 04:20:47
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Plus, don't forget there is a random drawing for prizes for all of those who participate. 
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/05/01 06:38:29
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My "Sr-2 brothas"...thank-you for bringin' your muscle to CC this year! Go Apes!!!
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/05/01 17:38:59
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my dad might kill me for the amount of electricity i use but i plan on folding for the CC challenge. I put my SR-2 on water tuesday, and gonna try for some quick OC's and see what i can do. ALso throw my 5870 behind it and try and convince my brother to fold till CC is over
Got any extra cycles on that server of yours that could add to the folding?
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/05/02 18:01:30
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sad to say this but the dual hexacore cant come out and play.... high ambient temps here in CA are preventing me from running full bore.... the dual quad will come out and play though...
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/05/02 18:16:45
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Hear ya...I'm sitting in a room flanked by 3 PCs and the current room temp is 80.6. My wife won't even come into the room until Chimp Challenge is over. I told her that I'm slowly turning into a CPU that seems to feel at home in high heat. I got no argument from her on that note. 
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Re:SR-2 parents...please let them come out to play for Chimp Challenge next week!
2011/05/03 20:08:48
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sad to say this but the dual hexacore cant come out and play.... high ambient temps here in CA are preventing me from running full bore.... the dual quad will come out and play though...
Send them northward...we'll put them to good use!
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