Cube Challenge 3^3=27

Please join us for a PRPNet challenge at the 27 prime search project from the 27th May till 3rd of June.
Leading edge of the search now up to 6,525,272 on both the plus and minus sides.
Goal will be to get to 6.6M and hopefully find a big prime!
More about the 27121 prime search can be found here . News and infos about the PRPNet client can be found here .
Stats will be available at the well known place here .
All previous PRPNet challenge stats can be found here .
Discussion and more information can be found here: 2017 PRPNet May-June Challenge .
Good luck!
5/27/2017 06:48:36 · more...

Just gave myself a crash course in PRPnet.
To be clear, I setup PRPNet client and only enable server=27:100:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12006
 
Correct?
 
Any info on task size/completion time?

I believe you're thinking of someone else Bill. I hardly do anything out side of the BOINC mgr.
 
 

Hi, here Goetz talk about 50 minutes for a task with a trick, but my 6600k with basic settings takes about 130min. I'm using only two cores because I've some Rosetta wus to end for the PG sprint.
Start the project in one computer is not hard, I never used this client before but with the instructions that you find when you download the software is really easy to setup everything for the challenge.
 
With only two cores I'm not doing much work, I'm doing the challenge mostly because I was curious to try this project.
 
I really need more cores, now that my AMD is dead I've only two PCs for a total of 8 cores with not HT and I'm really not happy:(

bill1024Steve seems to have a good source for hardware over on your side of the pond.
He had found some used multisocket servers. Not sure about the price and VAT taxes you guys have over there.

Sorry for the OT/ In Italy new hardware is pretty expensive, like the new 1080ti FTW3 that I'm gonna buy soon from the EVGA store cost 889€ (993$) plus shipping. And I must say thanks to EVGA for the folding bucks, the only way I can afford that monster is thanks to them!
Now I'm looking on a couple of old Xeons , but they have to wait for the next paycheck  /end of the ot, I swear
 
I hope somebody will join me on the PRP challenge now that the Formula Boinc sprint is ended. crunching@EVGA FTW!(or at least for the 8th place, at the moment!)
 
 

Okay that wasn't too bad to setup.  3930k added to the fight.

Dang it, I keep going to start a few cores and get side tracked every time.
Something not working right, the dog has to go out, time to cook dinner.
 
 

OK, I've decided to bring more cores on for that last couple days.
I think we can at least get one more spot!

Found this to be the best resource: News and info about the PRPNet client can be found here .
 
Basically:
Download correct PRPnet client
Extract
run appropriate install file
run corresponding update file
edit the master_prpclient.ini per the instructions and save
(the only server that should not be commented out for this event is server=27:100:1:prpnet.primegrid.com:12006)
run the correct start file
 
You will get a separate window for each thread.
ctrl-c shuts down each thread (make sure you select the shutdown procedure you want in master...ini)
 
Took me about 10 minutes of reading to do the first PC.
Got my other PC ready in about 2 minutes now that I've done it once.
 
Credit from PRPNet will eventually get converted to BOINC credit and show up on your PrimeGrid account (and you can earn the PSA badge).
Make sure your username and email match your primegrid info.
 

Running now on my AMD Rig 6 with HT of Temps hitting 79C
I may have messed up the first 10 task so I hope they do not start a new task.

Link 10197726 Our Team is Moving Up
Link Our Team is at #6 Tonight

Up to 5th place with 4th just ahead!
bcav almost catching me in one day

We seem to being well on this, we are now a #3 Nice Going Team
Looks like I did pass you up Opolis sorry about that I only have 41 Cores running.

Opolis
You have almost double the cores as me, so I'll let it slide
Let's not forget OlddanIT, who has been crunching away since the very start.

OlddanIT just moved into 20th

bcavnaughOlddanIT just moved into 20th

I had to stop for a while yesterday. Amazon delivered my new little toy and I lost some time to set it up(Sorry if it's not an EVGA but it was a bargain and I couldn't choose the brand)