It's great that more people are joining but it would also be great if more of the people would come back. Of the 10 people that are ahead of me (im top 31) only 2 are active. Im running a P4 3.0ghz but im thinking about getting an AMD 3500 once i build. Just have that fear that im losing 1K for a comp but it will be ever so nice. Just make sure though you set it to run on start up so that way if you shut it off for a game or something if you restart your comp it will come back.
It's great that more people are joining but it would also be great if more of the people would come back. Of the 10 people that are ahead of me (im top 31) only 2 are active. Im running a P4 3.0ghz but im thinking about getting an AMD 3500 once i build. Just have that fear that im losing 1K for a comp but it will be ever so nice. Just make sure though you set it to run on start up so that way if you shut it off for a game or something if you restart your comp it will come back.Kurushio
Maybe we should PM the people who stopped folding? I know some of them it would be hard since they don't use their GameSpot name, but it would be worth a shot. The front page also needs updating badly. I've been working on it but still need more time to finish.
[QUOTE="Stevobob"]Good to see some activity in this thread. I only have 18 WUs completed but I'm ranked 61 :D
Long time no see Krall, I'll go chuck a Folding Team link in my sig right now. Hi Stevobob :) I wish I could remember how I know you but it's not coming to me. Could you refresh my memory? :)
It is the exact same thing but for figuring out medicine instead of looking for possible radio signals from all over the cosmos. SETI is the biggest @home project in the world with Folding 2nd. With folding though there have been some real results but SETI as yet has not found a single shread of proof of life anywhere. Dont get me wrong i truely do think there is SOME kind of life but i doubt we will find anything for many many years. On my comp i am running FightAIDS, SETI, and Folding all at the same time (i know it slows them all down but im usually not at my comp for 12hrs at a time so it can use the CPU all it wants) but Folding is the main one i use as seen by my #30 spot now on the GS folding team.
[QUOTE="Krall"][QUOTE="Stevobob"]Good to see some activity in this thread. I only have 18 WUs completed but I'm ranked 61 :D
Long time no see Krall, I'll go chuck a Folding Team link in my sig right now. Hi Stevobob :) I wish I could remember how I know you but it's not coming to me. Could you refresh my memory? :) Nothing big, you helped pick parts for my computer, which is tossing WUs aside like pieces of paper :D
[QUOTE="Stevobob"] [QUOTE="Krall"][QUOTE="Stevobob"]Good to see some activity in this thread. I only have 18 WUs completed but I'm ranked 61 :D
Long time no see Krall, I'll go chuck a Folding Team link in my sig right now. Hi Stevobob :) I wish I could remember how I know you but it's not coming to me. Could you refresh my memory? :) Nothing big, you helped pick parts for my computer, which is tossing WUs aside like pieces of paper :D Cool Stevo, welcome to the team :)
Ive been slowing down alot since my comp is running 3 different @home projects at once and i only have a single core cpu. Once i build my new comp ill give this one to my little sis but ill have the 2 others run on it and have the folding one run on the new machine (also will be single core unless prices for dual come way down).
This thread is for the GS folding team, not getting recruits for another. Plus I doubt a team made now could catch up to GS's, especially if it only has a couple people. Just join GS's team.
I just set it up on my intel Pentium 4 630 3.0 GHz (OC'd 3.6 GHz). I used the two console thing so that its running on both my "cores." Hope I can be of some help!
[QUOTE="zackattack784"]I just set it up on my intel Pentium 4 630 3.0 GHz (OC'd 3.6 GHz). I used the two console thing so that its running on both my "cores." Hope I can be of some help!
We need more contributors! Out of 257 people, only 29 people have RUN the program in the past 50 DAYS. 11% of our team actually contributes. Join up, folks! Pump out those work units! You don't even have to DO anythimg, just install it and let it think.
I just downloaded the folding client at home, and started folding under the gamespot team. I figure my computer isn't doing anything while I'm not home anyway...
But I was wondering exactly how much the gamespot team has been doing. I also think a Folding union would be a great idea, sign me up!
I just downloaded the folding client at home, and started folding under the gamespot team. I figure my computer isn't doing anything while I'm not home anyway...
But I was wondering exactly how much the gamespot team has been doing. I also think a Folding union would be a great idea, sign me up!
dbpanek
Welcome aboard :)
Someone (me I guess:)) needs to do an update to the front page and see how the team is doing... I don't have time right now but I'll do it when I free some up.
I just downloaded the folding client at home, and started folding under the gamespot team. I figure my computer isn't doing anything while I'm not home anyway...
But I was wondering exactly how much the gamespot team has been doing. I also think a Folding union would be a great idea, sign me up!
dbpanek
Welcome aboard :)
Someone (me I guess:)) needs to do an update to the front page and see how the team is doing... I don't have time right now but I'll do it when I free some up.
An update would be good when you have the time :) I had to uninstall the Folding software for now, because I think it might be conflicting with something, and causing my PC to be really sluggish, but once I figure out what's going on, I'll have it back on. You can always decrease the usage in the graphical client or with the -config flag in the CLI version
I'm running the newest beta version and it has made things a little sluggish, but I think mine is due to the failed dual-core I'm trying to run F@H on :)
...yeah an update...I'll get to it at some point ;) It's a little hectic around here now, plus the 15,000,000 other things I am working on :(
I'm running the newest beta version and it has made things a little sluggish, but I think mine is due to the failed dual-core I'm trying to run F@H on :)
...yeah an update...I'll get to it at some point ;) It's a little hectic around here now, plus the 15,000,000 other things I am working on :( Shhhhh, you shouldn't be telling about the beta client too much. Tsk tsk tsk, I'll just have to teach you some manners Krall. Wait a sec, let me just take my whip... :P j/k
[QUOTE="DirkVDV01"][QUOTE="Krall"] Dirk's on the money with that.
I'm running the newest beta version and it has made things a little sluggish, but I think mine is due to the failed dual-core I'm trying to run F@H on :)
...yeah an update...I'll get to it at some point ;) It's a little hectic around here now, plus the 15,000,000 other things I am working on :( Shhhhh, you shouldn't be telling about the beta client too much. Tsk tsk tsk, I'll just have to teach you some manners Krall. Wait a sec, let me just take my whip... :P j/k
But I don't quite get how they score this. I seem to have a very high score per WU ratio.
And the Amber core is just the name of the program base that your machine is using. Amber is apparently the newest version of the program, and runs a little quicker than the older versions.
The amber core is a new core designed specifically for some protein folding projects and to use some processor in-built optimisations. Other cores are available which use different methods, are designed for different projects and use different or no optimisations. For example: Tinker cores don't use any optimisations, while Gromacs core do heavy stuff and use optimisations A LOT. I run FAH for more then 3 years with my own team (not GS), but I'm thinking of quiting since I intend to do other stuff and won't find the time to run them any more. I'm still doubting to do that, unless some people would contribute to my team, but I'll leave it like it is I guess. Still hesitating to leave the project entirely...
The amber core is a new core designed specifically for some protein folding projects and to use some processor in-built optimisations. Other cores are available which use different methods, are designed for different projects and use different or no optimisations. For example: Tinker cores don't use any optimisations, while Gromacs core do heavy stuff and use optimisations A LOT. I run FAH for more then 3 years with my own team (not GS), but I'm thinking of quiting since I intend to do other stuff and won't find the time to run them any more. I'm still doubting to do that, unless some people would contribute to my team, but I'll leave it like it is I guess. Still hesitating to leave the project entirely...DirkVDV01
Thanks for the more detailed answer. If you couldn't tell, I was kinda guessing based on the faqs at the folding home page. :P
I noticed I had been running a bunch of smaller work units (500 frames) and that they were using the amber core. I checked earlier and it was running a big one (20000 frames) and this was using the gromacs core, which was working enough that I could notice my hard drive light blinking.
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