Permanently set Affinity

**Aus_Karlos** · 07-02-2009, 03:51 AM

How can i permanently set the Affinity for 2 separate folding Programs.
This is my setup.

F@H Core 4 - CPU threads 6 and 7
F@H Core 3 - CPU threads 4 and 5

Every time i restart the folding processes the Affinity changes are undone. Is there a program that will allow the changes to stick (even from shutdown) and when the job is done make the next WU have the same Affinity setting. (If you get what i mean)

**RockmasteR** · 07-02-2009, 08:55 AM

Hey mate,
take a look at this:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=167477

and this:
http://www.sharkyforums.com/showthread.php?t=279144

hope it helps

**Aus_Karlos** · 07-03-2009, 01:22 AM

Ive tried PriFinitty2 and its not compatible with 64-bit systems. When i try to set the Affinity of one of the programs, the PriFinitty2 gives me an error.
And Vista doesn't seem to have imagecfg.exe, not even on the Setup disk.

**RockmasteR** · 07-03-2009, 04:17 AM

I've seen in some forums that you can get imagecfg.exe
but I don't now it that is legal

Tiber Septim · 07-03-2009, 04:18 AM

Have you tried AFC?
Documentation here.
Download here.

**Aus_Karlos** · 07-03-2009, 05:15 AM

Thanks Tiber It works wonders. Im not a big fan of cmd line or text based applications but it works great.

Here is the line setup for anyone else with a QUAD core and want to run two folding programs at the same time.

If your Quad core supports Hyper-threading (Do not use attribute "threads" will crash WinAFC)

Code:

C:\(F@H directory for Core 3)\FahCore_*.exe : PAIR2 [force=yes]
C:\(F@H directory for Core 4)\FahCore_*.exe : PAIR3 [force=yes]

This utilizes both threads also full L2 cache (That the two cores share, quad cores have 2x L2 cache) for the folding programs to minimize memory consumption add the following. [forced=yes,assign=1,resource=CPUUSE,policy=PSEUDOBALANCED]

For Quad cores with no Hyper-threading

Code:

C:\(F@H directory for Core 3)\FahCore_*.exe : CPU2
C:\(F@H directory for Core 4)\FahCore_*.exe : CPU3

Can also use the following lines [assign=1,resource=CPUUSE,policy=PSEUDOBALANCED]

Also ive used "*" in (\FahCore_*.exe) as a wildcard. Which means when the WU is complete and you get a new core as long as the core starts with FahCore_ the same Affinity changes will apply.

**RockmasteR** · 07-03-2009, 07:04 AM

cool!
thanks Tiber
it could be handy after all
some apps needs one core to run good, and got lots of those

**mattlock** · 07-03-2009, 10:07 AM

Karlos, are you folding under a new name?

**Aus_Karlos** · 07-03-2009, 10:04 PM

No its still Aus_Karlos. Its just given me 2 very big WUs to start with, They have been ticking over all night and are almost done so my Username Active CPU should be updated soon.

**mattlock** · 07-04-2009, 09:51 AM

Nice.....welcome back to the fold

07-02-2009, 03:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,424 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Permanently set Affinity How can i permanently set the Affinity for 2 separate folding Programs. This is my setup. F@H Core 4 - CPU threads 6 and 7 F@H Core 3 - CPU threads 4 and 5 Every time i restart the folding processes the Affinity changes are undone. Is there a program that will allow the changes to stick (even from shutdown) and when the job is done make the next WU have the same Affinity setting. (If you get what i mean) __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

07-02-2009, 08:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,114 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Permanently set Affinity Hey mate, take a look at this: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=167477 and this: http://www.sharkyforums.com/showthread.php?t=279144 hope it helps __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

07-03-2009, 01:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,424 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Permanently set Affinity Ive tried PriFinitty2 and its not compatible with 64-bit systems. When i try to set the Affinity of one of the programs, the PriFinitty2 gives me an error. And Vista doesn't seem to have imagecfg.exe, not even on the Setup disk. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

07-03-2009, 04:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,114 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Permanently set Affinity I've seen in some forums that you can get imagecfg.exe but I don't now it that is legal __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

07-03-2009, 04:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,862 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: Permanently set Affinity Have you tried AFC? Documentation here. Download here. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

07-03-2009, 05:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,424 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Permanently set Affinity Thanks Tiber It works wonders. Im not a big fan of cmd line or text based applications but it works great. Here is the line setup for anyone else with a QUAD core and want to run two folding programs at the same time. If your Quad core supports Hyper-threading (Do not use attribute "threads" will crash WinAFC) Code: C:\(F@H directory for Core 3)\FahCore_.exe : PAIR2 [force=yes] C:\(F@H directory for Core 4)\FahCore_.exe : PAIR3 [force=yes] This utilizes both threads also full L2 cache (That the two cores share, quad cores have 2x L2 cache) for the folding programs to minimize memory consumption add the following. [forced=yes,assign=1,resource=CPUUSE,policy=PSEUDOBALANCED] For Quad cores with no Hyper-threading Code: C:\(F@H directory for Core 3)\FahCore_.exe : CPU2 C:\(F@H directory for Core 4)\FahCore_.exe : CPU3 Can also use the following lines [assign=1,resource=CPUUSE,policy=PSEUDOBALANCED] Also ive used "" in (\FahCore_.exe) as a wildcard. Which means when the WU is complete and you get a new core as long as the core starts with FahCore_ the same Affinity changes will apply. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home Last edited by Aus_Karlos; 07-03-2009 at 05:20 AM.

07-03-2009, 07:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,114 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Permanently set Affinity cool! thanks Tiber it could be handy after all some apps needs one core to run good, and got lots of those __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

07-03-2009, 10:07 AM	#8 (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: Permanently set Affinity Karlos, are you folding under a new name? __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

07-03-2009, 10:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,424 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Permanently set Affinity No its still Aus_Karlos. Its just given me 2 very big WUs to start with, They have been ticking over all night and are almost done so my Username Active CPU should be updated soon. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

07-04-2009, 09:51 AM	#10 (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: Permanently set Affinity Nice.....welcome back to the fold __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!