discussion Quad processor G34 build

[jtktam]

I only found out about the kraken wrapper recently.. I have been folding without it for a while now..

how much of a difference would I expect from my dual quad core xeon?

-joe

 

[Zink]

I only found out about the kraken wrapper recently.. I have been folding without it for a while now..

how much of a difference would I expect from my dual quad core xeon?

-joe

The kraken is only needed for computers with multiple CPUs. Each cpus has it's own set of ram so it is best to keep the threads running on the cpu that has their ram data. All it does is make sure folding threads doent try to switch back and forth between CPUs. In a single cpu system there is no need for it.

Edit: I somehow skipped the dual part and just saw quad xeon
I don't think the difference will be very big on a dual intel but it might be noticeable
Ubuntu Desktop Installation Guide for F@H - [H]ard|Forum
linux only

 

[3.0charlie]

He should see a difference using it on his 2p with quads. How much depends on the folded WU and the chips used.

 

[Shadowmeph]

Man I would love to be able to run quads . but 2p is good enough for now i guess.

 

[jtktam]

I am running 2p quad core (16 "cores") and it's getting dated.. hence why I am looking to put together the two 4p amd g34 servers

-joe

 

[jtktam]

He should see a difference using it on his 2p with quads. How much depends on the folded WU and the chips used.

so far last 24 hours the PPD seems to be up 8-10% .. so not too bad

-joe

 

[boggtrotter59]

I am running 2p quad core (16 "cores") and it's getting dated.. hence why I am looking to put together the two 4p amd g34 servers

-joe

What team are you folding for ?

 

[jtktam]

What team are you folding for ?

Not for HWC at the moment.. engaging in a points race with another member in the current team..

-joe

 

[Zink]

3.0charlie, do you have a post with more info about your ram, bios and linux settings you used in your build? I'm at 335k now on a 6903 but I want to figure out if there is a setting that can get me a little bit more. My os is ubuntu 10.10 server with no updates installed following musky's guide.

I have most of the extra SAS controllers and PCIe stuff turned off in bios. The CPU area of the bios looks like this:

* GART Error Reporting           [Disabled]        
* Microcode Update               [Enabled]          
* Secure Virtual Machine Mode    [Disabled]        
* PowerNow                       [Disabled]        
* ACPI SRAT Table                [Enabled]          
* CPU DownCore Mode              [No Leveling]       
* CPU prefetch                   [Enabled]           
* IO prefetch                    [Enabled]          
* Probe Filter                   [Enabled]           
* HTC                            [Disabled]

 

[3.0charlie]

HOW MUCH?!? My rig sits at 223k ppd for a 6903...