New SOB client released

[vaughan]

Hi AMD Users - there is a new Seventeen or Bust client released.

From their web site:

Major Enhancements



Mac OS X (intel) clients now available!
Full multi-core support
64-bit processor support
15% faster per thread than SB v2.5.0
P-1 factoring (with cEM credit for factors)
Separate network thread - no delays
Now communicates on port 80
98.2% less network traffic
Better save-file handling (no registry keys in windows!)

Get it here Seventeen or Bust new client (http://www.seventeenorbust.com/download/)

[Beerknurd]

It runs like the Prime 95 client??

[liuqyn]

it IS the prime 95 client, just sending to SoB servers instead.

[Beerknurd]

I DON'T LIKE CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

[plonk420]

dammit, i want to do this, now!

just got a 710 (man, gaming (or at least WoW) is perfect now!), however, i popped a 550 watt PSU the night after getting it :S ..it's probably the GPU to blame. it was right under the GPU (4870) which was a non-2slotter which only blew the heat into the case.

hopefully the PC Power & Cooling can live with the abuse of the 4870...

[Nflight]

My system is not sending any info to either the existing SoB work that I have already done or the new site Mersenne PrimeNet. Has anyone else had this problem? I have completed 17% of the work unit and I can't find my points values anywhere, what Jives?

If I can't figure this out this project is forever ruined in my mind! Very Angry person here, someone guide me into what the HECK is going on! :icon_redface:

[Nflight]

I ran this project with the new Client and for 5 days, I was not seeing any updating happening. I resorted to contacting one of the admins and after altering a few things, both the new site for progress on the long work units and the old site nothing was showing in my account.

I have stopped the project and have returned to DPAD.

I have suggested to the admin ( L) that before he deploys a new client he should get his Instruction set in place with great accuracy.

I am not a happy camper... Will use old Client as I know it works, and works Well...

[vaughan]

Thank you for the warning re the new client Nflight. Your perseverance will hopefully result in an improved project.

[Nflight]

Wow long time since an update but here is the new link to the new project version: http://seventeenorbust.com/download/ :blob3:

[Dirk Broer]

Are these WUs as buxom as their BOINC sisters?
SOB there stands for 'Son Of a Bitch', taking weeks to compute

[vaughan]

Yes SOB tasks take far too long to crunch. Not going to touch it.

[Dirk Broer]

Guess I'll try some in the next months to get rid of the low score compared to other subprojects:
http://stats.free-dc.org/pgridtag.php?id=72063&theme=26