Anandtech vs Tom's Hardware Folding@Home Coronavirus Race thread

[ZipSpeed]

Anyone else having issues with their stats not updating? I know for a fact that my machines are churning away. Stat servers backlogged or something?

 

[Markfw]

You are right, I just noticed.....

 

[Soulkeeper]

Can someone tell me what the "S" and ":4" means in GPUs.txt ? ie: 0x1002:0x9640:1:4:BeaverCreek [Radeon HD 6550D] S

The link explaining the format is no longer online it seems
Apparently all the AMD APUs get no work because they don't support double precision math. Maybe the "S" stands for single ?

 

[mopardude87]

Looks very good to me. I f I need fans, I will remember this.

Yeah appears people are saying they got good pressure, that and with the cfm should be no issue with that heatsink now. Prob get lucky and load under 70cel instead of the usual 76cel.

Edit: Nevermind i just ordered a CM H500P Mesh, gonna remove front filter behind mesh then honey comb grill on rear for maximum outgoing. Put one of my rear 110cfm rear fans back there then find some of those 110 cfm 200mm CM fans. Then should be set besides black nh-d15 for whatever cpu i get at end of year. New paste as well. Gonna run the stocks which do prob i guess 75cfm? See how those handle before i consider some 110cfm swaps.

Edit: with new case gonna pick up these prob soon too i got one strip in my AE-5 already,3 more and that is rgb all around the frame of the side door. First time going rgb on a build.

Sound BlasterX AE-5 / AE-5 Plus Lighting Kit

Extend your Sound BlasterX AE-5 RGB Lighting Effects

us.creative.com

 

[StefanR5R]

Anyone else having issues with their stats not updating? I know for a fact that my machines are churning away. Stat servers backlogged or something?

Your latest stats have an update again. So perhaps it was just some fault in the stats export.

But those here who have client-type:beta in operation should check the configs of their clients, whether username, team ID and passkey are still present. If a beta client had to be shut down and restarted, it can happen that the client restarts with an empty config.

 

[mopardude87]

Had to quit gpu folding, one of those cheap Fractal fans took a crap. So till my new 120mm fans and the case are in, gonna have to take small break. Will let the cpu do its thing then

The case should ship today, the fans idk hopefully i get it all by Saturday. Usually 2 day shipping here as warehouse is in california and when i have ordered being here in california its always shipped like in 2 days unless i get unlucky and get fedex but usually been striking out with UPS.

 

[StefanR5R]

If a beta client had to be shut down and restarted, it can happen that the client restarts with an empty config.

PS: The danger of this is not from a regular shutdown/restart of a beta client, but at most if failures due to faulty WUs put the client into an irregular state before the shutdown. Which is rare. And even then it shouldn't happen (but could).

 

[StefanR5R]

Day 15: Thursday, April 2
14:00 UTC stats
(10 AM EDT, 7 AM PDT)
links: official race stats, TeAm AnandTech at EOC, Tom's Hardware at EOC

Daily production


Our advantage


Our performance yesterday was so good that it was worth repeating exactly today. :-)

 

[mopardude87]

Eh i done goofed, i saw multiple sellers for the 120mm fans for my gpu. I picked the ones shipping from Hong Kong, that's what i get for ordering things with zero sleep. Still have not slept lol. Hypomania and the mountain dew yesterday DID not help my case either. Being hyped about the CM H500P Mesh, yeah there was no way i was getting sleep. It's gonna be like xmas morning when the case arrives.

Took one for team, i hate seeing my 1080ti out of commission so i just drop the power limit to 65%, core got downclocked to 1213 boosted and its currently hitting only 71cel. Still doing like 640k at times, if case comes i got some meh 110cfm fans on the Antec 900 i could brute force on the 1080ti and tame till my little mistake of a purchase arrives ha. Maybe saturday latest for H500P?

Gonna tinker and max out the gpu power limit+ core clock til we hit a 80 cel load as i know anything over will just throttle boost anyways. 76% power limit and a 1329 avg boost now. Hitting 78 cel. Am boosting constantly over 1304 now as before i was dropping down to 1291.

 

[Endgame124]

What is everyone on linux using to control fan speeds for their video cards when folding? The 1080ti gets pretty toasty when folding for long stretches - normally I would load something like GPU Tweak II, but thats not an option on linux.

 

[mopardude87]

Looks like i picked up a insane ppd bump with the latest wu, project number 14340 is crunching atm and its showing i should be able to get a 1.1 million ppd deal on the downclocked 1080ti. Was hovering mainly about 540k for over a hour easily. Cooling off here a bit so will prob dynamically adjust clocks dependent on ambient temps and make a secondary profile to reflect on it. Before bed prob could bump the power limit and get another 200mhz before heating is a issue?

These fans can't come enough

 

[ZipSpeed]

Looks like i picked up a insane ppd bump with the latest wu, project number 14340 is crunching atm and its showing i should be able to get a 1.1 million ppd deal on the downclocked 1080ti. Was hovering mainly about 540k for over a hour easily. Cooling off here a bit so will prob dynamically adjust clocks dependent on ambient temps and make a secondary profile to reflect on it. Before bed prob could bump the power limit and get another 200mhz before heating is a issue?

These fans can't come enough

Would taking the side panel off, and aiming something like a table fan at it be an option?

 

[mopardude87]

Would taking the side panel off, and aiming something like a table fan at it be an option?

Way ahead of ya

 

[TennesseeTony]

What is everyone on linux using to control fan speeds for their video cards when folding? The 1080ti gets pretty toasty when folding for long stretches - normally I would load something like GPU Tweak II, but thats not an option on linux.

Nvidia Xserver I think it's called. I am a nOOb, and it is command line stuff.

This is an old thread, but may prove useful for you. Towards the bottom you will see some stuff about coolbits and Nvidia.

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[StefanR5R]

What is everyone on linux using to control fan speeds for their video cards when folding? The 1080ti gets pretty toasty when folding for long stretches - normally I would load something like GPU Tweak II, but thats not an option on linux.

This may not help you, but I for one use a fixed speed. The fans are not attached to the GPUs' fan headers.

(My dGPU-equipped computers are doing nothing else than DC, and their heat output is at or near their fixed board power target in most DC projects under Linux, although this sometimes requires configuring >1 concurrent tasks per GPU. Hence, no need to change the fan speed.)

 

[mopardude87]

Got myself a nice little midnight profile I think this will do nicely. Still warmer in here then i had expected but then again with this thing going full on swing and then my 40'' 4k next to it pumping out heat too. 1671 boost steady, is ok but i rather be hitting the full 1835. Meh might open up window and let this place freeze off a hair and open it up.

https://imgur.com/a/Vt8ptCm

 

[Soulkeeper]

What is everyone on linux using to control fan speeds for their video cards when folding? The 1080ti gets pretty toasty when folding for long stretches - normally I would load something like GPU Tweak II, but thats not an option on linux.

lm_sensors has the fancontrol daemon
pwmconfig can be used to set it up
/etc/fancontrol is the config file for it.

 

[biodoc]

What is everyone on linux using to control fan speeds for their video cards when folding? The 1080ti gets pretty toasty when folding for long stretches - normally I would load something like GPU Tweak II, but thats not an option on linux.

sudo nvidia-xconfig -a --cool-bits=28

Reboot and then open Nvidia X server settings (menu/administration on linux mint) or by command line using 'nvidia-settings' then go to thermal settings and click on enable fan control and then use the slider to adjust fan speed.

 

[StefanR5R]

Still warmer in here then i had expected

Tell me about it! :-)

Meh might open up window and let this place freeze off a hair and open it up.

My own minor trouble with either a too hot living room or with open windows (which gets slightly drafty) is that in these special days and times, it would be most inconvenient to catch a cold. :-|

 

[Leeea]

https://stats.foldingathome.org/donor/105350
(there are two Layla's, I am the one contributing to Team AnandTech, ignore my evil Twin contributing to LinusTechTips )

https://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_summary.php?s=&u=1028333

 

[TennesseeTony]

Welcome!

 

[blckgrffn]

I tweaked my 5700xt power limit down 10% in the AMD Drivers - for stability. About once every 3-5 days I was getting a driver bomb out and checkerboarding on the screen.

I don't want to deal with an RMA at this time, so this is fine, reducing power 10% didn't seem to really bring it's output down too much but seeing its boosting to 2.05 ghz less frequently and the fan doesn't run at max. It's a win.

Zotac 1080ti Mini was running ~80C with a fan pointed at it but boosted solidly over 1800mhz, I just trimmed power on that by 5% and it dropped a few degrees and I feel better about it. I installed MSI Afterburner to monitor temps and fiddle with the power.

I am sure my output has been trimmed but my sanity is boosted!

 

[mopardude87]

Tell me about it! :-)

My own minor trouble with either a too hot living room or with open windows (which gets slightly drafty) is that in these special days and times, it would be most inconvenient to catch a cold. :-|

Yeah i am just keeping power limit at 75% and it's running about 69-76cel during the day only. I went to bed about 4am and and woke up like about 6 and it was hitting 87cel with power limit at 100%. Never opened anything up but i thought about it, my bed is next to window and while i enjoy fresh air i don't want it that cold and hitting me when sleeping Time to boost the core up while i can. So Raggedy Anne over here limping this thing ha. Holding 76cel now with 85% power limit coasting 1569. Any higher and it spikes.

Downstairs rig now isn't pulling any wu for gpu, simply refuses to. Well it was nice while it lasted. The cpu works 24/7 but its like a pathetic 43k in comparison to the 1060s 540k max or so potential. Hangs more to the 460k or so range.

Now got 2 profiles, a day time and a bedtime one. Apply each one respectfully and we are golden.

 

[Leeea]

Downstairs rig now isn't pulling any wu for gpu, simply refuses to. Well it was nice while it lasted. The cpu works 24/7 but its like a pathetic 43k in comparison to the 1060s 540k

Not sure if you are already aware of this, but client-type: advanced might help you:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/configuration-guide/#advanced-methods

also, with the current WU issues, it might be helpful to obtain work units early:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/configuration-guide/#next-unit-percentage
Default is to wait until 99% done, but I would suggest setting it to 90%.

note: edited 4/5 to fix error in next-unit-percentage suggestion

 

[mopardude87]

Not sure if you are already aware of this, but client-type: advanced might help you:
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/configuration-guide/#advanced-methods

Yeah i forgot to add that to the other rig, been working on a few hours of sleep for weeks on end. Be surprised i can comprehend half the stuff or remember the rest. Thank you sir, will apply this right now to the other rig.

Picked up Wu immediately, thanks again! Yeah i did that to this some time ago, it just slipped i should do it to the other but yeah it was on a roll till yesterday. Didn't wanna break nothing.