Where do our CPU cycles go now?

Nightfall · 09-03-2004, 07:03 AM

Well looks like October 1st we will no longer be able to fold for Distributed Folding. Lets see where everybody wants to go after this is over. SETI, Folding@Home, or does somebody else have a different idea :shrug:

Well.... I ment to make this a poll but messed it all up

killernoodle · 09-03-2004, 07:30 AM

F@H is the next best thing, seti just proved to us that they are a waste of time.

pHaestus · 09-03-2004, 10:37 AM

I don't have any interest in participating in Seti either. Folding@Home is ok by me.

jaydee · 09-03-2004, 11:29 AM

http://www.aspenleaf.com/distributed...-projects.html

pHaestus · 09-03-2004, 12:10 PM

oooh good link JayDee

I like the particle accelerator design DC projects!

Nightfall · 09-03-2004, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pHaestus

oooh good link JayDee

I like the particle accelerator design DC projects!

What about us that run Linux? I don't want to have to run the Windows client using WINE... It is up to you though, this is your site

mikoto · 09-03-2004, 12:30 PM

f@h would be a lot simpler for me to implement at work. Can't speak for the accelerator project as I haven't looked at its client yet, but f@h is something I could put 8-10 machines to work for. Accelerator project sounds cool though.

The LHC one for the hadron collidor at CERN looks interesting too.

pHaestus · 09-03-2004, 12:39 PM

linux client is a reasonable requirement for our next DC project I think.

KnightElite · 09-03-2004, 01:24 PM

Folding@Home is fine by me. We just need to make up a team and get started.

killernoodle · 09-03-2004, 03:05 PM

you crazy linux people, always ruining everything for everyone...

prb123 · 09-03-2004, 05:01 PM

Anything but SETI.

Nightfall · 09-03-2004, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pHaestus

linux client is a reasonable requirement for our next DC project I think.

Thank you

ItsSoLARGE · 09-04-2004, 12:09 PM

well back when i suggested that we do a DC project... we decided that F@H wouldnt be a good choice just because there would be no way we could be competitive.

Places like hardocp and overclockers have a huge amount of folders and we wouldnt be able to keep up with them (and by we i mean you guys because i dont fold anymore).

So... I think you shouldnt pick F@H.. even though it is the most worthwhile folding project if you are not worried about competiting.

ZaVkE · 09-05-2004, 09:21 PM

You could also go with distributed.net

Arcturius · 09-05-2004, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by killernoodle

you crazy linux people, always ruining everything for everyone...

We're crazy for wanting more of our CPU cycles to be used for something useful, instead of GUI overhead?...

(I'll bet you have Bonzai Buddy installed, too, don't you? j/k

)

I don't necessarily think F@H is a bad project due to its popularity...who wants to be a big fish in a small pond, anyway?

Nightfall · 09-06-2004, 07:25 AM

So how does the UN scheme for F@H work? I installed the client and it just asks me to type in a username. You don't have to actually register it... does that mean that anybody can come along and type in Nightfall and it will start posting WU's to my 'account'?

Chew_Toy · 09-06-2004, 07:41 AM

Yes it does. It just requires a user name and team number. Stats are listed by userame under each team that username contributed to.

Here is a link to my stats and should show two teams since I made a typo once when I setup FAH on one of my systems.

Nightfall · 09-06-2004, 08:23 AM

Last 3 posts have been from Wisconsin.... were taking over these forums

Chew_Toy · 09-06-2004, 08:38 AM

Doesnt hurt that the site owner is from Wisconsin.

Nightfall · 09-06-2004, 10:12 PM

edit: Stats pages are working okay now

jaydee · 09-07-2004, 10:00 PM

I have done F@H for amdmb and was not to exited about it. Especially being they have plenty of comps already on it. If you go that way I wish you guys good luck and happy crunching as I am not going to participate. Don't want ot discourage anyone else here intersted though as it is a good project.

I am pondering finding a good team running this: http://www.find-a-drug.org/ Whenever (if ever) I get home for more than a few days I will load it up and see how it goes.

Nightfall · 09-08-2004, 07:45 AM

I am not discouraged, im kind of excited to get working on a new project

Our team consists of 4 folders though, I hope people start switching over from DF soon

thezfunk · 11-06-2004, 05:28 PM

how about United Devices...they do cancer primarily and also small pox and anthrax.

JWFokker · 11-08-2004, 12:32 AM

I think we're pretty competitive as far as F@H goes. We won't see much real competition until we get near the Top 100. We'll be overtaking several teams a day for the next couple months. We'll have to start a campaign around Februrary though to get to the Top 100 and stay there if our projected points total is fairly accurate.

09-03-2004, 07:03 AM	#1
Nightfall Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: 39.78N - 104.88W Posts: 149	Where do our CPU cycles go now? Well looks like October 1st we will no longer be able to fold for Distributed Folding. Lets see where everybody wants to go after this is over. SETI, Folding@Home, or does somebody else have a different idea :shrug: Well.... I ment to make this a poll but messed it all up

09-03-2004, 07:30 AM	#2
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	F@H is the next best thing, seti just proved to us that they are a waste of time. __________________ I have a nice computer.

09-03-2004, 12:30 PM	#7
mikoto Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: smog Posts: 47	f@h would be a lot simpler for me to implement at work. Can't speak for the accelerator project as I haven't looked at its client yet, but f@h is something I could put 8-10 machines to work for. Accelerator project sounds cool though. The LHC one for the hadron collidor at CERN looks interesting too. __________________ "I hate people faggoting up my forums to no good end..." --pH

09-03-2004, 01:24 PM	#9
KnightElite Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Posts: 294	Folding@Home is fine by me. We just need to make up a team and get started. __________________ Can anyone else here say that they have a watercooled monster that's 45" tall?

09-03-2004, 03:05 PM	#10
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	you crazy linux people, always ruining everything for everyone... __________________ I have a nice computer.

09-03-2004, 10:37 AM	#3
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	I don't have any interest in participating in Seti either. Folding@Home is ok by me.

09-03-2004, 11:29 AM	#4
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	http://www.aspenleaf.com/distributed...-projects.html

09-03-2004, 12:10 PM	#5
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	oooh good link JayDee I like the particle accelerator design DC projects!

09-03-2004, 12:39 PM	#8
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	linux client is a reasonable requirement for our next DC project I think.

09-03-2004, 05:01 PM	#11
prb123 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 51	Anything but SETI.

09-04-2004, 12:09 PM	#13
ItsSoLARGE Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: So Cal Posts: 125	well back when i suggested that we do a DC project... we decided that F@H wouldnt be a good choice just because there would be no way we could be competitive. Places like hardocp and overclockers have a huge amount of folders and we wouldnt be able to keep up with them (and by we i mean you guys because i dont fold anymore). So... I think you shouldnt pick F@H.. even though it is the most worthwhile folding project if you are not worried about competiting. __________________ Plumber's Goop: The Watercooler's Duct Tape

09-05-2004, 09:21 PM	#14
ZaVkE Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 83	You could also go with distributed.net __________________ signatures are for wussies

09-06-2004, 07:25 AM	#16
Nightfall Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: 39.78N - 104.88W Posts: 149	So how does the UN scheme for F@H work? I installed the client and it just asks me to type in a username. You don't have to actually register it... does that mean that anybody can come along and type in Nightfall and it will start posting WU's to my 'account'?

09-06-2004, 07:41 AM	#17
Chew_Toy Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 120	Yes it does. It just requires a user name and team number. Stats are listed by userame under each team that username contributed to. Here is a link to my stats and should show two teams since I made a typo once when I setup FAH on one of my systems. Last edited by Chew_Toy; 09-06-2004 at 07:54 AM.

09-06-2004, 08:23 AM	#18
Nightfall Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: 39.78N - 104.88W Posts: 149	Last 3 posts have been from Wisconsin.... were taking over these forums

09-06-2004, 08:38 AM	#19
Chew_Toy Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 120	Doesnt hurt that the site owner is from Wisconsin.

09-06-2004, 10:12 PM	#20
Nightfall Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: 39.78N - 104.88W Posts: 149	edit: Stats pages are working okay now Last edited by Nightfall; 09-07-2004 at 03:13 PM.

09-07-2004, 10:00 PM	#21
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	I have done F@H for amdmb and was not to exited about it. Especially being they have plenty of comps already on it. If you go that way I wish you guys good luck and happy crunching as I am not going to participate. Don't want ot discourage anyone else here intersted though as it is a good project. I am pondering finding a good team running this: http://www.find-a-drug.org/ Whenever (if ever) I get home for more than a few days I will load it up and see how it goes.

09-08-2004, 07:45 AM	#22
Nightfall Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: 39.78N - 104.88W Posts: 149	I am not discouraged, im kind of excited to get working on a new project Our team consists of 4 folders though, I hope people start switching over from DF soon

11-06-2004, 05:28 PM	#23
thezfunk Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wouldn't you like to know Posts: 33	how about United Devices...they do cancer primarily and also small pox and anthrax.

11-08-2004, 12:32 AM	#24
JWFokker Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, NY Posts: 269	I think we're pretty competitive as far as F@H goes. We won't see much real competition until we get near the Top 100. We'll be overtaking several teams a day for the next couple months. We'll have to start a campaign around Februrary though to get to the Top 100 and stay there if our projected points total is fairly accurate.

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