Core i7 Laptop Setup Question

[RH64082]

Hi All-

I just took delivery of a new laptop -- my first question always has always been, "How to setup FAH?" I have been folding on older machines for several years.

I have read a multitude of info and haven't come to a conclusion with this processor architechture in addition to the NVIDIA GPU. My goal is what's best for the Folding Project and not necessarily points.

Specs:
Intel Core i7 Q740
6GB Ram
NVIDIA GeFORCE GT 435M
Windows 7 Home Premium
Plan: Dual Boot into Ubuntu 64-Bit as the primary folding OS

So the question becomes, run 8 SMPs, 4 SMPs with an add-on program, and/or utilize the GPU separately somehow?

Many Thanks in Advance!

RH77

[Qinsp]

I have an i7 notebook with a 230m graphics chip. Best for me is one Win SMP 8 client, and one GPU client.
But yours has a Fermi chip, so I have a hunch it will do better with SMP 7.

[uncle fuzzy]

I'll second -smp 7 and the GPU client.

[RH64082]

Just playing with Windows, I went with the SMP 7 and GPU. The GPU works great, but the SMP client (6.30) downloaded an old work-type (78), so it isn't maximizing the -smp 7 flag (running at ~15% CPU load). I expect that once the machine establishes a performance fraction (perhaps?) it will allow heavier, SMP-style work?

Thanks again...

RH77

[uncle fuzzy]

Core 78 is a classic cpu client WU. You started it at least once without the -smp flag. As long as the flag is in place now, the next WU should be an A3 SMP WU.

[Qinsp]

Make sure there is "big" in the config too. No "big" no SMP.

[RH64082]

Core 78 is a classic cpu client WU. You started it at least once without the -smp flag. As long as the flag is in place now, the next WU should be an A3 SMP WU.

That was the problem -- after the first WU, it loaded an A3 WU and it's running extremely well on both the SMP and GPU.

Thanks again for the assistance!

RH77