Christmas Quest Contest

Question for all racers...I posted a while back about the snowstorm knocking our power out which crashed my hdd. :BangHead: I had to reinstall everything and start over, and it looked like it used the same computer host ID, but evidently it created a new one. :( I tried to merge the new one to the old one, but instead just the opposite happened, merged the old one to the new ID. I've already lost 1 1/2 days of crunching but I'd still like to be in the race. How would you guys feel about letting me use that ID? If not, I understand, rules are rules.:sad5: :dontknow:

Hi Ramjet, what your suggesting doesn't hurt my feelings. I've had to format under similar conditions myself.... anyone else have a opinion ??

seems fine to me. but lets hear if anyone else in the race has any objections.

I am ok with it.... more people to comment please!

My host id also got wiped just this morning after I formatted the PC. :-(
I was careful to keep a copy of all the boinc folders, and all the stuff, but I forgot to give the same name to the machine again and I think that's what made it not recognize the same host id after.

I'm ok with it and I'll even join Ramjet too, and change my own host number if no one minds. :)

Ramjet, what is the new host id? You are running with the machine under Jason's name right?

this early in the race and given the circumstances, I have no objection.

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Thanks guys for understanding first of all, the new host id is http://www.primegrid.com/show_host_d...p?hostid=89860
Boy, another 6 inches of snow today, we are now double our average for this year. I don't know if I will be able to keep this thing running for a whole month straight. :icon_redface: I guess if the new host id is a go, I'll have to play with the OC and see if I can do some catching up. My poor opty already has a pretty orange glow to it. :icon_mrgreen:

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Thanks guys for understanding first of all, the new host id is http://www.primegrid.com/show_host_d...p?hostid=89860
Boy, another 6 inches of snow today, we are now double our average for this year. I don't know if I will be able to keep this thing running for a whole month straight. :icon_redface: I guess if the new host id is a go, I'll have to play with the OC and see if I can do some catching up. My poor opty already has a pretty orange glow to it. :icon_mrgreen:

No problem; good luck Ramjet and NeoGen.

Don't you just hate re-installs? :icon_twisted:

Absolutely, I can hold my own when Windows crashes, but I'm as green as can be with Linux, I can put the disk in and click Install, but when problems arise like I just had, I am lost, it's a whole new world....thus the day and a half to get back up and running. :icon_redface:

Stats snapshot! :icon_mrgreen:

1. meshmar - 5,451.90
2. shotgunner101 - 4,264.20
3. Danish Dynamite - 2,851.50
4. Nflight - 2,750.60
5. vaughan - 2,391.10
6. liuqyn - 2,063.40
7. Bender10 - 1,149.90
8. BlackAdder - 703.69
9. txt.file - 596.01
10. Jason1478963 - 215.48
11. NeoGen - 47.85

I still haven't gathered all the info and design for the contest webpage... I need some more free time.

Ramjet... the "Jason1478963" up there is already with the new ID. :icon_wink:

Ok, thanks Neo, looks like we better put the petal to the metal, we have a long way to go to catch Meshmar:shocked:

Yeah I got cheap ram 2gb and im on the 32 bit windows aswell so lol my mobo is a nforce 590 so this could be a factor aswell :(.

yup meshmar is starting to run away with it. They rest of you guys .. "We need more power Scotty" :icon_wink:

http://www.amateurscientist.org/2008...ore-power.html

OK all the TPS cached tasks have been crunched now so I'm on to the better scoring sub-project now. :icon_thumright:

Lol I believe I calculated which project pays the most creds but I will refuse to tell :). I hope this advantage in itself will allow me to catch up :0.

since everyone else is changing comp id's would it be okay for me to get comp running on kubuntu 64 bit which would create a new comp id which is unknown at this point in time ?

I don't have a problem with it. You will miss the first few days of the month long race if you change computers now. I guess you have allowed for that in your decision.

I'm good with the 'Ramjet Decision', run it.

So, on the topic of meshmar...:icon_twisted:... I guess I should be running BOTH cores of my X2 on this???

yes Bender, both cores plus a 100% OC to let you catchup :icon_mrgreen:

I'm starting to feel paranoid - as if everyone was out to get me :sad5:

Maybe I should start tweaking a little more out of my BE :icon_twisted:

heh heh, that's the problem with being on top, everyone wants to knock you off your perch. :rolleyes:

Well mefsher you dont have to worry about my even though I am the closest to you I wont catch up because my hardware reached its limits :(.

There's always something more one can do to get that extra cpu cycle. Shut down unused windows services, disable fancy graphics, kill unnecessary processes, so many things can be done. :)
A dedicated crunching machine should be as lightweight as possible. Think of command line. :icon_wink:

Is is just me or the primegrid website is down?

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Originally Posted by vaughan

I don't have a problem with it. You will miss the first few days of the month long race if you change computers now. I guess you have allowed for that in your decision.

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no since it doesn't seem like anyone else is receiving that sort of disadvantage from changing comp ids

Danish, I don't advise you to do that seeing that you're well placed on the rankings. Changing host id's like I did for Ramjet (and will do for myself tonight), resets the workunits and credits back to zero. That's what vaughan was talking about.
In both my case and Ramjet(Jason) there wasn't much of a loss, we both had computer problems right at start and didn't get many credits, but you are way ahead and running well.

Are you sure you want to change host id and lose the credits you've gained so far?

Hey Neo can you add the the updated race stats to your signature so we can see whos winning currently?

Note: This computer is not a dedicated crunching machine I do stuff on here while I crunch because its my only pc.

Here's what your racing for: :icon_santa:

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Originally Posted by shotgunner101

Hey Neo can you add the the updated race stats to your signature so we can see whos winning currently?

Note: This computer is not a dedicated crunching machine I do stuff on here while I crunch because its my only pc.

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The image was too big, but I added a link to it. Check out how meshmar is really turning on the nitro boost now! :)

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Originally Posted by NeoGen

Danish, I don't advise you to do that seeing that you're well placed on the rankings. Changing host id's like I did for Ramjet (and will do for myself tonight), resets the workunits and credits back to zero. That's what vaughan was talking about.
In both my case and Ramjet(Jason) there wasn't much of a loss, we both had computer problems right at start and didn't get many credits, but you are way ahead and running well.

Are you sure you want to change host id and lose the credits you've gained so far?

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well phase 1 is in place
phase 2 install boinc
phase 3 swap ram with phenom (800 mhz for 1066 mhz)
phase 4 install amd 6000+ and oc
phase 5 advise new client id
phase 6 win comp lol :P

Lol I iwhs I wasnt afraid to overrite my exitising linux because last time I tried I had the quickest format on record............

Holy Crap Meshmar, you're gonna have to back her down a little and taunt the rest of us, we can't even see your taillights any more! :)

I hate to say this but the server at primegrid is down again, I can't report my gazillion work units! Which means meshmar keeps leading dag nabbit! :sad5:

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Originally Posted by Ramjet

Holy Crap Meshmar, you're gonna have to back her down a little and taunt the rest of us, we can't even see your taillights any more! :)

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Now that I'm properly paranoid, I don't think I need to get into line of sight to let any of you get off a rail gun shot. :qleft7: :icon_twisted:

Meshmar please don't take offense to all this jabbering, its all in jest! :)

Lighten up, if your were not doing so good at leading, the rest of us would have no one to pick on! :icon_wink:

I'm not having much luck with the Primegrid server either, I spent two days crunching on one of those Woodall wu's, even longer waiting to validate it, estimated credit was 862, and actual credit was a big fat Zero!:cussing: I don't think anybody is gonna be seeing me in their rearview mirror, I think I'm still sitting at 253 credit . :-( Looks like I'm gonna have to stick one foot in the carburator and push with the other to even make a showing! But this is a great race, who ever came up with the one dual core each? That really makes it interesting. :icon_thumright:

Doesnt make it too interresting some of us have limited hardware lol If i had better ram and a better mobo my overclock should be somewhere around 3.3 ghz per core but 3.0 ghz is my limit per core :(.

I'm not taking anything personally.

What's sad is the box I competing with is my maxed out cruncher. I've been wanting a better system, but on a fixed income upgrades or new boxes are few and far between. Maybe I'll have something to slip into that empty server case when this is over.

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Originally Posted by Ramjet

I'm not having much luck with the Primegrid server either, I spent two days crunching on one of those Woodall wu's, even longer waiting to validate it, estimated credit was 862, and actual credit was a big fat Zero!:cussing: I don't think anybody is gonna be seeing me in their rearview mirror, I think I'm still sitting at 253 credit . :-( Looks like I'm gonna have to stick one foot in the carburator and push with the other to even make a showing! But this is a great race, who ever came up with the one dual core each? That really makes it interesting. :icon_thumright:

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So the take home message is - avoid those Woodall tasks. :icon_wink:

Personally, I have found the TPS tasks are quick (sub 5 minutes) but only yield about 14-15 points per hour. The PPS_LLR tasks take a bit longer (about 5-6 minutes each) and yield about 25 points per hour. The best points however seem to come from PSP Sieve tasks (PSP_sr2sieve) which take about 55 minutes each and yield about 45 points per hour.

This was under Windows XP Pro 64bit with an Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.23 GHz with 4GB DDR2 1066 Corsair dominator ram.
As always YMMV. :)

My way of upping the output, from my point of view no less.

For every work unit I noticed that for TPS Prime Grid the work units are just 6 minutes 20 seconds long ~. To get more crunching time on the work units and not the communications between the time done and the time sent then report each unit when completed. I decided to turn off Network Activity till a gazillion of work units are finished. This allows the system to work effectively at what I am after = large deposits of completed work units. I breifly turn on the network activity selector and then upload the gazillion WU's. Once they are uploaded then I report them with the update button, as soon as the update is over I click the network activity to ssuspended once again and with that I do not download with each reporting only when I have reached my end of work units and it looks like I won't reach 24 hours in a day of crunching then I allow the work units to download over the coarse of 30 minutes or so and back off the network activity again.

Yes this is more work to accomplish the same goal and it also means someone will have to be available to nurse the system through its paces. IF you can download 2000 work units as some have told me great I am only able to download 500 per core.

The job gets down and I get to stay up in the high numbers of reported stats. So this is how I am cheating. I also uninstalled every program that is not needed in my system I am running for the project. Less trickle of access for those pesky programs the better and more time spent on crunching the work units to win that ellustrious over powered mitchellds machine.

Why did I tell you this, well I hate the idea when people wonder how someone is better then you are when they have less of a machine then you do.

May the best man win ! :icon_wink::icon_mrgreen: :sad5: My Liquid Nitrogen was delivered today, the cask it sits in has a fog that falls to the floor, very interesting to observe in the darkened basement dungeon I exist in. ~snicker snicker