Can I run two instances of the same CPU client?

[codysluder]

Changing the priorities in Task Manager reduced the TPF by around 3 minutes. TPF is over 1 hour/frame anyway so no, it doesn't make much difference at all.

FAH will use all the resources it can get. If your computer typically run about 2% processor, FAH will use the 98% idle time. If you increase the priority so that FAH is a higher priority that part of that 3%. you'll delay some of that 3% which might result in a reduction of the number of times all the programs that create that overhead will be processed, leaving more time for FAH. If the 3% is nonessential, then find a way to shut those processes down rather than trying to do it with priority. If it's 3% that you want your computer to do, then you don't want FAH running at a higher priority than those processes.

[JoshEllie-16]

Alright, I'll try convincing friends and family to get into folding. Also, I thought the client in beta testing right now was v6

[codysluder]

Some versions are called beta and once they stabilize, they never are updated one more time so that they're no longer called beta. V6 is possibly like that.

There are also beta tests of things like a new Project or a new analysis method ("core") or a new method of awarding points.

As far I can see, the v6 client is frozen, but there is an active development project for the V7 client which has been going long enough that it has become pretty reliable except for a few cosmetic issues.

Other than that, there will always be new proteins to fold so there will be new Projects with varying degree of stability. If you specify "advanced" or "-advmethods" you'll get some of those projects that may be less mature. If you leave out that option, you will get only the most stable assignments.

Warning: FAH may be habit-forming
(but it's for a very good cause.)

[JoshEllie-16]

Can I have a link to get the V7 GPU3 client please? I can't seem to find it...

[codysluder]

The V7 client combines GPU3 with the other flavors found in V6 into a single client. The latest beta is V7.1.38 which is found in the first topic in this forum: viewforum.php?f=67 It's not listed on the main download pages yet.

e.g.- it will run GPU3 assignments as well as uniprocessor assignments, if that's what you want to do.

[JoshEllie-16]

So, if I get the v7 GPU3, I can practically get any WU?

[codysluder]

There is no V7 GPU3 client, just a single V7 client. When you install it, it asks if you want to run GPU or SMP or Uniprocessor or more than one of the above. No matter what you decide, you can remove what are called "slots" at a later time or add them provided you have the hardware to run them.

[JoshEllie-16]

So I would just download and install the client, start it up and just select GPU3?

[Jesse_V]

See this page: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/WinGuide

[JoshEllie-16]

Cool, got it all set up and working, though the interface took some getting used to and I cant seem to find the configuration options such as checkpoint intervals and how much CPU to utilise; at the moment it's being greedy and taking everything it can, which I don't particularly want. The viewer seems to just slow everything down though. got P11060 (which I can't find listed in the project summary list, but found it after using the little search tool) and seems to be going well

[gwildperson]

Yes, avoid the viewer unless you want to show off to someone who might join FAH on your recommendation. The graphics take a lot of resources which could be used for folding if the viewer didn't need them.

FAH is designed to be greedy, but since it's much lower priority than anything else that you're be running, it should immediately become un-greedy if you want to run something else at the same time. It will willingly yield resources to any other program that you run, using only resources that would have been idle time.

[JoshEllie-16]

^ So it shouldn't really slow down my machine at all? Is there a minimum amount of computing resources it will reserve?

[Amaruk]

^ So it shouldn't really slow down my machine at all?

Priority settings work well with the main processor, so this is true for the CPU clients. GPU clients are more likely to impact the user experience because GPUs don't really have this ability yet - it's more of a first come, first served situation. This can be mitigated somewhat by trying various drivers and client settings, but I don't have much experience in this area as all my folding gear is dedicated soley to FAH.