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Project Suggestion
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:08 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
Got a small Netbook which I'm currently using to crunch QMC, however the WU's are taking an age to crunch.
So I want 2 - 3 projects which have small WU's, any suggestions?
Gonna fire main PC up sometime soon and start the bigger projects back up on that
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:10 pm
by Ben
Probably some of PG's projects, or MW when it works. I assume it is 32-bit?
Some quick PG projects:
Proth Prime Search (LLR)
Recent average CPU time: 10:43 (all together)
Twin Prime Search (LLR)
Recent average CPU time: 5:55 (same as above)
Hope that helps
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:00 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
yeh just 32 bit, I know of a few small projects just too lazy to search the newer projects to me and see what else is suitable for it
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:45 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
Just waiting on QMC to finish in next 24 hrs then its on to smaller WU's
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:40 pm
by Timby
Hi David, nice to see you back on the forum and crunching, probably Milkyway is as good as any as Ben says, but its had a couple of days off just recently. There are optimized apps for it which brings the run time down to around 6 to 10 mins depending on your CPU, awards around 10 to 12 credits/work unit.
Mark
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:11 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
Milkyway it is then, still waiting on QMC to finish, maybe another 2 days
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:51 pm
by Ben
What CPU do you have? Depending on it's generation you maybe able to use SSE3 or SSE2, with SSE3 being the faster one of the two.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:17 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
Not looked into what processor this netbook has, I know what the main PC has, will have to pull my finger out and find the netbook specifics
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:56 pm
by Ben
If you goto:
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
You should be able to download the CPU-Z program which will tell you all about your processor information. On the 1st tab you will see a section called 'Instructions'.
Under instructions you should be able to see all the processor features. Basically look for the highest SSEX where X can be either 2, 3, 4 etc and then you know what optimized MW app you can use on your PC.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:11 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
Got the optimised app, can't for life in me find the projects folder anywhere!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:35 pm
by UBT - Mikee
Windoze/Vista/linux?
Windows on this PC is c:/documents and settings/boinc_master/application data/boinc...
thought it has been in my c:/documents and settings/all_users/application data before!
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:39 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
Windows and no its in neither of those locations, think I may uninstall then re-install it, I recall it telling me where the files would be stored but have forgotten since
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:11 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
Well BOINC tells me where the files are located, only prob is I can't actually find the folder in the location it says is the data file.
Any suggestions?
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:21 pm
by Ben
Are you running Vista? If so you will have to un-hide the folder as it is hidden by default.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:24 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
No XP, prob solved now, no folders are hidden but files still don't show, had to access them a different way