Are my slots configured correctly?

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KA1J
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Hardware configuration: ROG Strix Z390-E Motherboard - i7-8700K @ 5100 MHz - 32 Gig GSkill RAM - NVIDIA GaForce GTX 1080
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Re: Are my slots configured correctly?

Post by KA1J »

So many replies, thanks.

Now three more of the WU's have completed. I will go to the advanced settings and delete those three slots. How do I best select what to do with the folding slots? I thought I should set up one slot for each of the six cores and leave each at -1 but I could use advice to maximize my output.
My processor is an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz, 3696 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s)
ROG Strix Z390-E Motherboard
i7-8700K @ 5100 MHz
32 Gig GSkill RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Neil-B
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Hardware configuration: 1: 2x Xeon E5-2697v3@2.60GHz, 512GB DDR4 LRDIMM, SSD Raid, Win10 Ent 20H2, Quadro K420 1GB, FAH 7.6.21
2: Xeon E3-1505Mv5@2.80GHz, 32GB DDR4, NVME, Win10 Pro 20H2, Quadro M1000M 2GB, FAH 7.6.21 (actually have two of these)
3: i7-960@3.20GHz, 12GB DDR3, SSD, Win10 Pro 20H2, GTX 750Ti 2GB, GTX 1080Ti 11GB, FAH 7.6.21
Location: UK

Re: Are my slots configured correctly?

Post by Neil-B »

Set one CPU slot for 9 CPU threads (so remove -1 and enter 9) and then set the other CPU slot for 2 CPU Threads (remove -1 and enter 2) or use the up down arrows ... then ok and save.

The QRB rewards quick returns so having one slot as large as you can (without hitting less good core counts - hence 9 not 11 or 10) will do the best for science and points ... the 2nd slot simply puts the remaining 2 cores to use.

If you were not running A GPU slot you would go for a single slot of 12 which is a good number ... but the GPU slot should provide a better PPD than you will lose by having a core set aside to manage it.

You can either delete each CPU slot until they are all gone and create two new ones ... or just delete the excess CPU slots and edit the last two to the values above.
2x Xeon E5-2697v3, 512GB DDR4 LRDIMM, SSD Raid, W10-Ent, Quadro K420
Xeon E3-1505Mv5, 32GB DDR4, NVME, W10-Pro, Quadro M1000M
i7-960, 12GB DDR3, SSD, W10-Pro, GTX1080Ti
i9-10850K, 64GB DDR4, NVME, W11-Pro, RTX3070

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KA1J
Posts: 43
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:53 am
Hardware configuration: ROG Strix Z390-E Motherboard - i7-8700K @ 5100 MHz - 32 Gig GSkill RAM - NVIDIA GaForce GTX 1080
ASUS P8Z68-DELUXE-GEN3 - i72600K - 16 Gig Ram EVGA RTX 2060 KO Ultra - GTX 1060
Location: CT

Re: Are my slots configured correctly?

Post by KA1J »

Thanks so much, I think everything is where it needs to be now. Probably like most all of us, I want to do as much help with research on Covid, and whatever helps to get this information done and back to the scientists, I want to do.

I finally understand the numbers I was seeing in the print on my first photo, it's the number of threads "processors" that is being used on a particular WU. When I set the one slot for "9", that is the number reflected on the web control "CPU". Now I get it.

Cheers!
ROG Strix Z390-E Motherboard
i7-8700K @ 5100 MHz
32 Gig GSkill RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Neil-B
Posts: 2027
Joined: Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:52 pm
Hardware configuration: 1: 2x Xeon E5-2697v3@2.60GHz, 512GB DDR4 LRDIMM, SSD Raid, Win10 Ent 20H2, Quadro K420 1GB, FAH 7.6.21
2: Xeon E3-1505Mv5@2.80GHz, 32GB DDR4, NVME, Win10 Pro 20H2, Quadro M1000M 2GB, FAH 7.6.21 (actually have two of these)
3: i7-960@3.20GHz, 12GB DDR3, SSD, Win10 Pro 20H2, GTX 750Ti 2GB, GTX 1080Ti 11GB, FAH 7.6.21
Location: UK

Re: Are my slots configured correctly?

Post by Neil-B »

Glad you got where you want to be :)
2x Xeon E5-2697v3, 512GB DDR4 LRDIMM, SSD Raid, W10-Ent, Quadro K420
Xeon E3-1505Mv5, 32GB DDR4, NVME, W10-Pro, Quadro M1000M
i7-960, 12GB DDR3, SSD, W10-Pro, GTX1080Ti
i9-10850K, 64GB DDR4, NVME, W11-Pro, RTX3070

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