New client for GPU

[Steve Lux]

If the GPUs are indeed performing significantly more work for F@H than CPUs then I think more credit should be awarded. It shouldn't be significantly more, but it should be enough to encourage people to invest in the newer techniques - so that F@H can accomplish more science in the same amount of time.

Not providing enhanced credit would be counter-productive and would provide no incentive for most crunchers to make the investment.

[mitchellds]

Well I've done 3 Wu's and now have 715 points awarded on my ati 1900. How does that compare to running 3 wu's in a windoze or linux client point wize?

[drezha]

Point wise depends.

How long did they take? I estimate a CPU client (standard) would be doing about 110 points a day...or more precisely thats Standford's benchmark machine. Therefore 6 or 7 days.

Also depends on the WU's. I have had 3600+ points in 3 work units before but those were 7 day moster's on linux that took about 1 hr 30mins per frame..

[mitchellds]

Hi Drezha,
The first wu completed real quick, then the second 2 took over a day each, probably somewhere around 12-15 hours.

btw: is there a way to tell after the wu's have been turned in to tell how much time was spent on each wu after the fact ?

[drezha]

http://home.comcast.net/~wxdude2/rph/fah.html

Those may help.
I use FAHChart, FAHMon, EM3 and UDMon to monitor a few.

Currently using UDmon and FAHChart on my laptop and FAHMon on my main rig...Used EM3 before. Third party apps but they can tell you afterwards yes, if you enable logging. I personally like FAHChart for completed unit info. Very nice.

[mitchellds]

cool, I'll give your suggested favorite a whirl. thanks.

[BlackAdder]

Hi ALL, Just a note on my F@H GPU client. I bought a ATI X1950 XGE for AGP, and so far I am crunching two wu's a day for 660 points per day. Is anyone else getting the same or better results ?? It seems to average 2.0 sec. per frame, where my X1600 pro was 5.2 sec. per frame and completed a wu every 1.5 days...quite an improvement with the new card !!!

[Brucifer]

And what did the card set you back? And what AGP version? Can any of them be purchased that will work on the old socket A motherboards?

[BlackAdder]

Brucifer, Unfortunately the X1950 was $280 on Ebay, I think it retails for around 300 if I'm not mistaken. It is AGP 8X, and I am running it on a Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe MB, which is socket A.I think as long as it is 8X your fine, but this is a VisonTek card so you may want to check their web site for more info. Which is here http://www.visiontek.com/products/ca...50pro_AGP.html
To run F@H on it you need special drivers too
http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...estionID=23354
good luck !!!

[LeBo]

Anyone still running the GPU client? Is it running good or bad ?