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New, more stable Win SMP client in open beta

You can upgrade in the middle of a work unit and not lose the WU. Install, confirm a few frames complete correctly, then upgrade. The v5.92 is either faster or slower, or same speed, depending on your hardware, and the kind of WU. Deino MPI is slightly different, but much more stable...
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- Post #10
- Apr 3, 2008
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

I visit a lot of forums, bored or otherwise occupied. My rose colored glasses are better than the AMD green ones you wear. All you gripe about is a year of QMDs and yet you ignore that AMD chips cleaned up on points for several years previously in the project. That's a rather one-sided...
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- Post #64
- Nov 25, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

I agree with Sid on that first point. Both AMD and Intel were playing dirty :evil:, and both disabled SSE2 support for the other chip in their code LONG before Stanford purchased an "off the shelf" copy of the compilers and libraries. NO special arrangements were made just to run QMDs. There...
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- Post #61
- Nov 24, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

A1, Intel has several years of experience with compilers over AMD, and Intel has a whole division dedicated to developing and supporting the compilers and science libraries they sell as Retail Products. Historically, AMD hasn't had the revenue streams to match Intel's efforts in the...
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- Post #56
- Nov 17, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

What's your point Doc? The compilers and libraries from AMD contained the same stipulations against running SSE2 on Intel chips. (I wonder why?) :roll:
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- Post #54
- Nov 16, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

Sid, If Stanford did not try to make QMDs work on AMD chips, then how did Stanford know the AMD science libraries made the QMDs run so much slower on both the AMD and Intel chips? How did they know the AMD libraries disabled SSE2 on the Intel chips just like the Intel libraries disabled SSE2...
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- Post #50
- Nov 15, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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Can't get to http://forum.folding-community.org/

The Folding Forum came back up early this morning. http://folding.typepad.com/new.../11/forum-is-back.html
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- Post #4
- Nov 14, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

I've been here a long time, much before my registration date. And I'm not going anywhere now, when things are just about to get really fun. :)
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- Post #46
- Nov 14, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

It's hilarious how far from the truth things can get 3 years after the fact. It's like that kid's game of Grapevine, where the original message at the first child is nothing like what comes out at the last. 1. QMDs ended when the Principle Investigator graduated, and for NO other reason...
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- Post #44
- Nov 14, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

Yes, the Folding@home support forum, sponsored by a private 3rd party so that Stanford can not unduly influence our opinions there, has been down for several days. Feel free to donate and keep it running if you like. Maybe the owner forgot to pay the light bill? Don't know. Sorry, but that's...
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- Post #30
- Nov 12, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

There is a saying that goes... "A wise man can not reason away what a fool believes." ;) As mentioned previously, I am pleased to now serve the first of several crow appetizers, this one has a hint of GPU encouragement flavoring... see the Folding@home News link...
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- Post #27
- Nov 12, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

Yes, that's why they do things like QMD work units, or release a Linux SMP client months before a Windows client is possible. It's not to screw AMD users, or Microsoft. It's becasue Stanford DOES follow the science, wherever it leads even if it doesn't please everyone, not because someone pays...
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- Post #25
- Nov 12, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

The original code base for the F@h GPU clients is Brook. As I said, the GPU client (Brook back end) was developed on the old 7xxx series NV cards, so Stanford knows very well how the code performs. And portions of Brook run on the current generation of NV cards, portions that perform about the...
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- Post #23
- Nov 11, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

:DGLeeM, I apologize for the vitriol, but what you call fury, I call fervor. So then are you saying its okay to spread BS and Dogma in this forum, as long as its done calmly and politely? Or only if I agree with this forum's point of view for bashing the project/project lead? Or do I get a...
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- Post #19
- Nov 10, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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nVidia F@H ??

Sheesh, who's slinging the Dogma in this forum? :Disgust; I'm not here to pick a fight, but someone needs to set the record straight. You should check your history Sid. The original GPU code was developed on NV hardware. However, by the time the GPU code was ready to be put in a F@h...
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- Post #15
- Nov 9, 2007
- Forum: Distributed Computing

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