Koala, Welcome to SMP!

**mattlock** · 12-20-2007, 02:36 AM

Congrats on completing your 1st SMP WU and raking in 1760 points. They rack up quick when running the SMP client.

Now if only we could get some more of the multicore members to run the SMP client we would really rocket up the rankings.

I should have another dual core system up and running SMP within the next couple of weeks. I took advantage of a combo deal, promo code and MIR from Newegg and got 2GB of XMS DDR2 800 and an AM2 4200+ for $75. I just have to pickup a motherboard, then I'll upgrade my oldest kids PC. Total upgrade cost will be about $140. (Fantasy Football winnings going to good use)

We'll be in the top 1000 in no time!

**ashumann12** · 12-20-2007, 04:44 AM

Thats no fair, I buystuff from Newegg on a reg basis and have never received a promo code!

ebackhus · 12-20-2007, 08:43 AM

The SMP client wasn't playing friendly on my PC.

**koala** · 12-21-2007, 10:13 AM

I wish I'd known about the SMP client earlier. Using the GUI or text console, I was getting about 300 points per WU. With the SMP it's 1760 and it takes the same amount of time, about 60 hours.

I noticed it's a beta version which expires after 2 months. Do you know if this is 2 months from its release date or 2 months from installation?

**mattlock** · 12-21-2007, 09:43 PM

I believe it's 2 months after release. I did a little searching and found that it's suppose to expire Feb 1st, but as long as you don't restart your system or the client itself it will continue to run. The expiration dosn't cause the client to stop, it only prevents it from starting after the expiration date. At that time you'll need to download the next Beta or the final release (which ever the case maybe) The FAQ said that another client would always be released prior to the expiration.

http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=163

**TheMatt** · 12-25-2007, 10:39 PM

I will have to try it out on my main rig. Do our stats still register as having 2 CPUs or does folding only see the SMP client as one CPU?

**mattlock** · 12-25-2007, 10:59 PM

It's only seen as one CPU, the points per day are outstanding though. I've done 12-15k per week since I started running 2 SMP clients.

**koala** · 03-19-2008, 11:50 PM

I was going through my list of subscribed threads, clearing out all the old ones, and found this thread from December.

Just a quick update. I've upgraded from an AMD X2 4200 to an Intel E6850 and my SMP times have now dropped from 60 hours per WU to 32 hours. The CPU is only running at 2.4GHz because of a BIOS problem. When I get that fixed and do some overclocking, the time should drop to about 24 hours.

**Glaswegian** · 03-20-2008, 07:27 AM

That's pretty good. I found a real difference switching to SMP - I reckon it's about 27 hours for one WU now.

12-20-2007, 02:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
mattlock Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,183 OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC My System	Koala, Welcome to SMP! Congrats on completing your 1st SMP WU and raking in 1760 points. They rack up quick when running the SMP client. Now if only we could get some more of the multicore members to run the SMP client we would really rocket up the rankings. I should have another dual core system up and running SMP within the next couple of weeks. I took advantage of a combo deal, promo code and MIR from Newegg and got 2GB of XMS DDR2 800 and an AM2 4200+ for $75. I just have to pickup a motherboard, then I'll upgrade my oldest kids PC. Total upgrade cost will be about $140. (Fantasy Football winnings going to good use) We'll be in the top 1000 in no time! __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

12-20-2007, 04:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
ashumann12 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,945 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Koala, Welcome to SMP! Thats no fair, I buystuff from Newegg on a reg basis and have never received a promo code! __________________ Adam Sr.

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12-21-2007, 10:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,211 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Koala, Welcome to SMP! I wish I'd known about the SMP client earlier. Using the GUI or text console, I was getting about 300 points per WU. With the SMP it's 1760 and it takes the same amount of time, about 60 hours. I noticed it's a beta version which expires after 2 months. Do you know if this is 2 months from its release date or 2 months from installation? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

12-21-2007, 09:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
mattlock Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,183 OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC My System	Re: Koala, Welcome to SMP! I believe it's 2 months after release. I did a little searching and found that it's suppose to expire Feb 1st, but as long as you don't restart your system or the client itself it will continue to run. The expiration dosn't cause the client to stop, it only prevents it from starting after the expiration date. At that time you'll need to download the next Beta or the final release (which ever the case maybe) The FAQ said that another client would always be released prior to the expiration. http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=163 __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

12-25-2007, 10:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
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12-25-2007, 10:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
mattlock Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,183 OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC My System	Re: Koala, Welcome to SMP! It's only seen as one CPU, the points per day are outstanding though. I've done 12-15k per week since I started running 2 SMP clients. __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

03-19-2008, 11:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,211 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Koala, Welcome to SMP! I was going through my list of subscribed threads, clearing out all the old ones, and found this thread from December. Just a quick update. I've upgraded from an AMD X2 4200 to an Intel E6850 and my SMP times have now dropped from 60 hours per WU to 32 hours. The CPU is only running at 2.4GHz because of a BIOS problem. When I get that fixed and do some overclocking, the time should drop to about 24 hours. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

03-20-2008, 07:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
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