dual gpu setup running.

[mitchellds]

Greetings all,

I just installed a ATI 4850 into a cruncher that I now have running MW@home at the same time as a GTX 285 nvidia GPU running GPUGRID@home, along with ABC@home on the quad cpu's.

ITs running all at once:

4 ABC CPU tasks,
1 GPUgrid task
3 MW tasks.

I'm jazzed.

:icon_mrgreen:

[liuqyn]

I'm jealous, I wanted to do that as well, but couldn't even get MW@home to run task even with only the 4850 installed. any tips so I might try again?

[AMDave]

mitchellds just went "UBER" :)

Truly a dedicated custom DC boxen.
nice going!
Great to see you are having fun with it.

[mitchellds]

we it doesn't work under IX yet, and I could only get the 8.12 ATI drivers to cooperate with the MW app.

My setup is:

winxp pro 32 bit
boinc 6.4.7
Ati drivers 8.12
optimized MW app 0.19e for SSE2

also, it was necessary to plug a monitor plug into one of the output ports of the ATI, even though I'm using the GTX 285 card for video output.

see this thread for more detail.
http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/forum_thread.php?id=734#15916

[mitchellds]

I had to look that word up to see what it meant. :icon_wink:

[liuqyn]

My setup is:

winxp pro 32 bit
boinc 6.4.7
Ati drivers 8.12
optimized MW app 0.19e for SSE2

also, it was necessary to plug a monitor plug into one of the output ports of the ATI, even though I'm using the GTX 285 card for video output.



well, a couple differences there I'll have to check out, running Vista 64, Boinc 6.6.15(beta), ATI driver 9.2.
Can't wait to get back to the house to try again.

[Nflight]

Bravo Gentlemen
I like to see the intuitive inspiration and motivation to succeed, plus I like to see Team Mates helping Team Mates get over the hurdles and frustrations.

Nice Job :blob3:

[mitchellds]

Check this out, 84k points in one day on this host with a combo of ABC, GPUGRID, and MW @home projects running on it.

Want to bum rush some science with the added benefits of big points quick, I think I've found a way. :)

[liuqyn]

no go, cannot get both drivers to load in vista and all MW work errors out.

[mitchellds]

you cant get both drivers to load, or the MW units just error ed out? Mine were also doing that to until I plugged the ATI card into a monitor as well as my primary gtx285 plugged into another monitor. (actually to different hi def channels on the same monitor), and then I went into the video control panel and activated both as a primary and secondary monitor. They say you can also use a video dummy plug to simulate a monitor being plugged in. Did you do this?

[liuqyn]

had both plugged in to monitor, but vista refused to load ATI drivers. did some reading around and looks like will only works in XP.

[mitchellds]

oh, bummer, time to downgrade. :icon_wink:

[liuqyn]

I considered it, but decided to just run my 4850 in another box, though having hard time getting work today, 1-2 at a time if any at all.

[mitchellds]

yup getting wu's is tuff now, there are some big hitters sucking em dry.