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Welcome to the first Crunchathon of 2009!

We're all going to have a play with...

MilkyWay!

For those that haven't done MilkyWay before the attaching URL is http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/

We're all ready the top UK team but after the crunch we will be a Top 10 World Team. We need to have a RAC to match as we're at 14 in RAC performance.

There was a tie for the backup project, so in the event of MilkyWay going down you can choose between AQUA ( http://aqua.dwavesys.com/) or PrimeGrid ( http://www.primegrid.com/ ).

So the targets for this Crunch are...

1 - Get into the Top 10 total
2 - Get into the top 10 in RAC

and the BIGGY...

3 - 600,000 credits over 7 days!

"600,000 credits? That's not likely" you say! It may not be but it's a damn good target - no one said a target should be easy!

So there you go! You've got 168 hours to blast them there stats!

Starting stats...

Day 0

• UK position 1st
  World Total Position 11th
  World RAC = 14th
  Current Credit Total = 14,342,049
  Target Credit Total = 14,942,049
  Gained so far = 0
  To get = 600,000

I`m just glad Temujin`s on board!  :shock:

GO GO Go  :lol:  :lol:  :lol: The milky bars are on meeeeee !  :shock:

all systems go go go go






b.

Everything but Milkyway set to no new tasks, wu's I have other than Mway are between 25 and 40% finished. Should be totally Mway before the evenings out

All mine onto it.

and the BIGGY...

3 - 500,000 credits over 7 days!

"½ million credits? That's not likely" you say! It may not be but it's a damn good target - no one said a target should be easy!

We only need 71k a day ......not too much of a BIGGY ......
Just 2 more quads and we will pass it easy 

UBT - mickyb69 wrote:

and the BIGGY...

3 - 500,000 credits over 7 days!

"½ million credits? That's not likely" you say! It may not be but it's a damn good target - no one said a target should be easy!

We only need 71k a day ......not too much of a BIGGY ......
Just 2 more quads and we will pass it easy 

Actually you're right! We did 436,000 last week!

Hmm, I suppose I could make it a real challenge and set it to 600,000 - yeah I think I will...

cool

Cor ... 600k! I'm also glad we have a super cruncher in our midst ... Ain't that right melter? lol rock an roll!!

eh?....who?.....what vote?.......I've been on nights all week!

OK, I've got everything but MW set to nnw

Day 1

13 hours in and things have ramped up nicely. We've gone from just under 3,000/hour to around 5,500/hour! Looks like 600,000 might be too easy! I'll leave it at 600,000 for now, but if we hit it would anyone have any objections to setting it higher just to get through the 7 days? It may have to go as high as 850,000!

Day 1

13 hours in...

• UK position 1st
  World Total Position 11th
  World RAC = 14th
  Start Total = 14,342,049
  Target Credit Total = 14,942,049
  Gained so far = 63,681
  To get = 536,319

Why not make it a real challenge, and make it a million?

UBT - Rick Horn wrote:Why not make it a real challenge, and make it a million?

Yeah!!

At the very least we could set our minimum objective as 15 million total credits.

UBT - Rick Horn wrote:Why not make it a real challenge, and make it a million?

A million? That would really squeeze the pips! Hmmm, well based on just the 10:00 update...

((5,375*157)+63,681) the projected total would be 907,566. To get 1 million the hourly rate would have to increase to an average of 6,410. This is about an extra immediate 25 cores, more cores would be required if we drifted off this target. We currently have, very approximately, about 160 running.

As we've only just started so I'll leave it for now, see where we are on Monday/Tuesday.

15 million should be easily attainable anyway based on recent output.

123k a day  :lol:

Where are some of those Core i7's when you need them!?  :P

Just 100 of them is like having 800 cores (if hyper-threading is enabled)  :shock:

36 Hours in...

Didn't we do well overnight?

We've managed to achieve one of our targets all ready -  World Top 10 in total! We've also gone up 2 World places in RAC to 12th.

Day 2

• UK position 1st
  World Total Position 10th UP 1
  World RAC = 12th UP 2
  Start Total = 14,342,049
  Target Credit Total = 14,942,049
  Total so far = 14,539,031
  Gained so far = 196,982
  To get = 403,018

For the first time in a long time I'm going to get my finger out and contribute.
Hope nobody minds a lazy frog joining in.


Gary.

Hop to it, froggi!!  :lol:  (groan!)

Rockinfroggi wrote:For the first time in a long time I'm going to get my finger out and contribute.
Hope nobody minds a lazy frog joining in.


Gary.

OMG it can only go down hill from here  

welcome back to the forum gary....hope your keeping well



b.

60 Hours in...

Another day - another target reached! 10th World RAC now reached!

Day 3

• UK position 1st
  World Total Position 10th UP 1
  World RAC = 10th UP 4
  Start Total = 14,342,049
  Target Credit Total = 14,942,049
  Total so far = 14,539,031
  Gained so far = 332,649
  To get = 267,351

UBT - bobuk wrote: OMG it can only go down hill from here  

welcome back to the forum gary....hope your keeping well



b.

Well fank ye fury muck for your usual kind greetings Slobuk I shall do my very best to ensure havoc reigns and chaos ensues.

I know the team can't make it without my help so feel free to worship the ground I hop on and send all financial contributions to the usual PO box.

May frog be with you.

Away for the weekend so I missed the start of this, you lot seem to be doing alright without my help though!

Going to join in anyway, then I can bask in the glory at the end without having to do too much actual work  :P

Rockinfroggi wrote:

UBT - bobuk wrote: OMG it can only go down hill from here  

welcome back to the forum gary....hope your keeping well



b.

Well fank ye fury muck for your usual kind greetings Slobuk I shall do my very best to ensure havoc reigns and chaos ensues.

I know the team can't make it without my help so feel free to worship the ground I hop on and send all financial contributions to the usual PO box.

May frog be with you.

All hail the green one!  :lol:

Ben wrote:

All hail the green one!  :lol:

My first devout follower, as you are first to acknowledge my status as forum deity  I here by promote you to disciple #1 and you shall sit on my left side feeding me jelly beans and Red Bull.

I have the makings of a new religion here, Froginsanity

A plate full of fly's sah?  :lol:

72 Hours in...

Surpassing targets now!! You're just showing off!

9th World RAC now reached!

Day 3

• UK position 1st
  World Total Position 10th UP 1
  World RAC = 9th UP 5
  Start Total = 14,342,049
  Target Credit Total = 14,942,049
  Total so far = 14,760,218
  Gained so far = 418,169
  To get = 221,187
  
  NEW
  Secondary target = 15,000,000 credits.
  Tertiary Target = 1,000,000 credits over 7 days.

I wasn't going to put a third target of 1 million in, but ((418,169/3)*7)= 975727 - which is just 24,273 short of the million. It's actually a little less than that as the first day was a bit lower than subsequent days.

So, as long as everyone carries on as they are and we can get a couple more members in we might be able to do it!

Well done team! On we go  :D

83 Hours in...

A little early today.

Just 30,000 short of primary target! The way things are going I should be able to report both primary and secondary targets reached tomorrow!

I've been watching John's Statsfor this project and it's heartening to see gradual increase in members joining in, and consequently, watch the daily totals surpass the previous days. The way things are going we should be able to hit the million before Friday evening.

Day 4

• UK position 1st
  World Total Position 10th UP 1
  World RAC = 9th UP 5
  Start Total = 14,342,049
  Target Credit Total = 14,942,049
  Total so far = 14,912,521
  Gained so far = 570,472
  To get = 29,528
  
  NEW
  Secondary target = 15,000,000 credits.
  Tertiary Target = 1,000,000 credits over 7 days.

Way to go team ....Keep em crunching  

113 Hours in...

Wow! Quite a bit has happened since yesterday!

1 - We hit the primary target.
2 - We blasted through the secondary target of 15,000,000.
3 - We jumped another 2 World RAC places to #7

That's enough to be going on with, so onto the last target of 1,000,000 credits in 7 days!

Day 5

• UK position 1st
  World Total Position 10th UP 1
  World RAC = 7th UP 7
  Start Total = 14,342,049
  Target Credit Total = 14,942,049
  Total so far = 15,086,897
  Gained so far = 744,848
  To get = 0 - now 144,848 over target!
  Secondary target = 15,000,000 credits.
  Final Target = 1,000,000 credits over 7 days - 255,152 needed

Watch John's Stats (the 1wk total column) to see how close we are getting.

141 Hours in...

An early update today because...

well it just is!

We've gone up another World RAC place!!

Day 6

• UK position 1st
  World Total Position 10th UP 1
  World RAC = 6th UP 8
  Start Total = 14,342,049
  Target Credit Total = 14,942,049
  Total so far = 15,288,550
  Gained so far = 946,501
  To get = 0 - now 346,501 over target!
  Secondary target = 15,000,000 credits.
  Final Target = 1,000,000 credits over 7 days - 53,499 needed

John's Stats (the 1wk total column) actually show we've achieved the target but this is from Thursday to Thursday - bit of a technicality there!

UBT - Mikee wrote:John's Stats (the 1wk total column) actually show we've achieved the target but this is from Thursday to Thursday - bit of a technicality there!

Oi, technicality indeed

the 1wk total is from midnight friday morning to now, so I reckon we've done it, a day early :thumbup:

Temujin wrote:

UBT - Mikee wrote:John's Stats (the 1wk total column) actually show we've achieved the target but this is from Thursday to Thursday - bit of a technicality there!

Oi, technicality indeed

the 1wk total is from midnight friday morning to now, so I reckon we've done it, a day early :thumbup:

Some of us may have started midnight Friday, but the actual start was 8PM Friday when the result of which project to do was officially known, (Anyone know where my 'Jobsworth' hat has gone?! ) but as there's only 22,000 to go it doesn't really matter.

('Even if it does matter does it matter that it matters' - Marvin)

Well done everyone! A magnificent team effort from the best team in the UK.

Thanks for your excellent updates Mikee.

Edit: Oops, thought it was Friday today  :oops:  Think we might make the 1 million after all.

147 Hours in...

Interim update...

DONE!!

Start Total = 14,342,049
Current total = 15,351,074
Difference of 1,009,025

All three targets achieved with 21 hours to spare!

Horay, I think I got 0.7% of it

Well done team

And well done Quacky, every bit helps.

Primegrid anyone?  8)

Oooh errr! Well done everyone!

Endex

Final Tally

• UK position 1st
  World Total Position 10th UP 1
  World RAC = 6th UP 8
  Start Total = 14,342,049
  Target Credit Total = 14,942,049
  Total = 15,548,680
  Gained = 1,206,631
  To get = 606,631 over target!
  Secondary target = 15,000,000 credits.
  Final Target = 1,000,000 credits over 7 days - Final result = 1,206,631

I think this is probably the best official Crunch we've ever had - great effort by all concerned.

Now the credits.....

Starring - Temujin with 443,846

Leading support

UBT_Timby with 225,398
Keith with 104,577

Supporting cast...

• Joshrandom
  m4rtyn
  UBT – Mikeejones
  mickyb69
  UBT - Chris Suddick
  Woodles
  UBT – Knightlight
  UBT - JohnR
  UBT – bobuk
  Darren
  melter65
  Pieter
  UBT - Rick Horn
  Quacky
  Ben
  RodEllery
  Rockinfroggi
  MAVRIK
  simplespud
  alan
  WTBroughton
  Martin Greenwood
  UBT - The Prof....
  Alisdair MacLean
  Richard Bullock

Background artists...

• Tom Kerss
  Naon
  Joc
  David
  Richard – Wills
  Ram Raider
  SALGUOD
  Daniel Duggan
  Kieran
  eaa965
  Jacord
  ~ Daniel ~
  Mr Woof
  Kyre
  UBT – Janea
  Pete Bown
  UBT - Graham Pike
  Swizzle

In the great James Bond tradition....

Crunchathon will return in....

The St. Valentines Mascara Part 2

Lol. Nice touch Mikee.

Well done to all, it was a good challenge and I'm ready to get started on another as soon as it comes!  :D

Nice crunch team  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Well done all who took part

and nice running stats Mikee :thumbup:

Great going all, and thank you MuckyBones for all your updates and info.

Gawd, it felt good to join in again.

The one and only Frog.

Rockinfroggi wrote:Great going all, and thank you MuckyBones for all your updates and info.

Gawd, it felt good to join in again.

The one and only Frog.

Hey - it's good to have you back!

Never heard 'MuckyBones' before! I've got to use that somewhere!

hey guys - when is the next 'team crunch'?? i'd like to get involved in the next one, looks like good fun

Here here  :)

I'm open to suggestions

(as the actress said to the bishop!)

melter65 wrote:I'm open to suggestions

(as the actress said to the bishop!)

Clean suggestions I trust
Also interested. Time we had another. Its been awhile

Sounds good to me i want to join in my first one

This is starting soon @ PrimeGrid

29 April - 01 May

PSP Sieve * * *  ONLY  * * *  

48 hours Nice little mini crunch to get us in the mood  :)

What you think ?




b.

UBT - bobuk wrote:  

48 hours Nice little mini crunch to get us in the mood  :)

What you think ?




b.

Go on then Bob, I`ll join you, but you might have to remind me later.  :roll:

UBT - Rick Horn wrote:

UBT - bobuk wrote:  

48 hours Nice little mini crunch to get us in the mood  :)

What you think ?




b.

Go on then Bob, I`ll join you, but you might have to remind me later.  :roll:

No probs Rick will let you know nearer the day....

Right who's next to join our 'mini crunch' ?



b.

I'm doing prime at the moment as I've given up on M/W, so nearer the time I'll switch to sieve only.

Rockinfroggi wrote:I'm doing prime at the moment as I've given up on M/W, so nearer the time I'll switch to sieve only.

Cheers Gary.....btw how you keeping?




b.

I'll be glad to join in a PG crunch with my lowly 4 cores. Just started doing some of the 64 bit Proth Prime Search sieve W/U but they should be done by then and i'll be free to go for it.

madas91 wrote:I'll be glad to join in a PG crunch with my lowly 4 cores. Just started doing some of the 64 bit Proth Prime Search sieve W/U but they should be done by then and i'll be free to go for it.

Welcome to the mini crunchers...
you are more than welcome...

i shall post later with an up date...


b.

Count me in!

melter65 wrote:Count me in!

Well come sah!





b.

I'll be there too. New thread required!

UBT - Mikee wrote:I'll be there too. New thread required!

Now moved to Prime Grid


b.

UBT - bobuk wrote:

UBT - Mikee wrote:I'll be there too. New thread required!

Now moved to Prime Grid


b.

Slick as a barrel of oily fish!!  :D  :D

UBT - bobuk wrote:

Rockinfroggi wrote:I'm doing prime at the moment as I've given up on M/W, so nearer the time I'll switch to sieve only.

Cheers Gary.....btw how you keeping?




b.

Doing great at the moment thanks Bob, keeping busy and enjoying life  :)