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05-12-2007, 01:29 AM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
|  Folding
I wanna try folding because my comps on alot.
I've installed it. Ran it.
It gives me some info
e.g. 2/2000
timing estimated
Can someone explain what 2/2000 is? Also how long does it take till the folding site updates. What are points? How do I even know if I am just folding or is it also sending info to the folding site. What are WU's?
It takes me 30 mins to complete one cycle of the pie. But when I restart is jumps from 1/2000 too 14/2000...
Thanks for reading. Some of you might tell me to read the site, but I want a general explanation from the user.
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"The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them in."
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05-12-2007, 02:52 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,133
| Re: Folding
World community grid FTW!! Seriously its a lot better than fold@home.
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05-12-2007, 07:18 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 19,985
| Re: Folding
2000 is what it will take to complete the work unit (WU).
Right now I am at 61%, 3050 of 5000.
The Folding sight updates about three times a day , or so.
Points are what each WU is worth. Think of it as a score.
When a WU is complete, the program will send it back to the Folding site and retrieve the next WU.
I use the Yahoo Widget Engine, with the Folding_at_Home Monitor as one of my widgets. It shows me a meter that displays how far along I am on my current WU, as well as a ticker that tells me about the WU (including how many points it will be worth).
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05-12-2007, 07:40 AM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2006 Location: AB, Canada Posts: 723
| Re: Folding
Trotter answered most of your questions so Im not going to bother to repeat them lol.
But anyway when your computer completes "one cycle of the pie" It's completeing frames. The work unit you are folding now has 2000 frames so when you reach 2000/2000 you will have the work completed. Most of the time your computer does more than one frame in that half hour cycle, that could be why you jumped form 1/2000 to 14/2000.
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05-12-2007, 11:10 AM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
| Re: Folding
is half an hour for one frame slow?
also, how long does it take for you guys to complete one WU?
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My computer uses 1.5A-load, .8A-idle, .65A-standby, .05A-turned off on 125V.
"The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them in."
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Originally Posted by Norcent I need to stop using the internet. | | |
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05-12-2007, 11:18 AM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2006 Location: AB, Canada Posts: 723
| Re: Folding
It all depends on the size of the WU, they vary, Typically it takes me a day to complete one, typically 4000 to 5000 frames.
A half hour isn't bad, thats what I was folding at with my Pentium D. Then I upgraded to the E6600 and I typically do 1% (im using the console) in 16-18 mins.
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05-12-2007, 11:22 AM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
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ok, i want to clarify
im getting half-an-hour frames from my p3 600mhz off 256mb pc100. wu ends in 82days, is this even worth it?
i get 33s frames from the rig below, wu ends in 1 day
on your sig, it says you earned 412 points, is that from one WU?
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My computer uses 1.5A-load, .8A-idle, .65A-standby, .05A-turned off on 125V.
"The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them in."
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Originally Posted by Norcent I need to stop using the internet. | | |
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05-12-2007, 11:26 AM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2006 Location: AB, Canada Posts: 723
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No im running 2 console clients, I finished two 4000 WU's today worth 206 points each.
You'll have that WU done before 82days. I leave my pc on 24/7 for folding.
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05-12-2007, 11:34 AM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
| Re: Folding
oh, ive heard console folding and gpu folding is way faster
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My computer uses 1.5A-load, .8A-idle, .65A-standby, .05A-turned off on 125V.
"The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them in."
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Originally Posted by Norcent I need to stop using the internet. | | |
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05-12-2007, 11:50 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 19,985
| Re: Folding
I'm getting about a WU a day on average. | |
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