–forceasm 100% boost?

[ShaunBrewer]

Okay,

I have added the –forceasm to my main folding box.

This is currently an KT7A-Raid with 1700+ clocked to 2000+

Runs 100% stable. I appear to be getting through 2 WU a day instead of one!!! - happy puppy.

Still going to be a while for the other pc to come on line but I am creeping up the ladder.

Oh found the link to the more detailed rainbow stats site:

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_members.php?TeamID=32

Did I not see this link in any sticky - did I miss it - I found it when I got curious about the geen yellow etc that people were mentioning.

Great for keeping interest going - a little more competition will result in more wu's for the cause so can't be bad.

Shaun

[OSUmaxx]

Yeah, forceasm can give you a really big boost. Everyone should use it on newer SSE machines.

Glad to see you enjoying folding :)

[nikhsub1]

But the forceasm flag will only give 3DNow boost if you are using the 3.24 client, you need the 3.25 beta client to get SSE boost with AMD CPU's.

[Drizzit]

does this do anything with a intel cpu?

will it just make it worse or will it be better or is it something else I need to do for an intel p4?

[nikhsub1]

Originally posted by Drizzit
does this do anything with a intel cpu?

will it just make it worse or will it be better or is it something else I need to do for an intel p4?
No Intels are not in need of beta 3.25. All Intels will get SSE boost with the 3.24 and the -forceasm flag set.

[Cowboy Shane]

With the three computers you listed in the other thread

amd 1700+@2400Mhz
amd 1800+@1533Mhz
p4 2,2 @ 2,2

turning on -advmethods and -forceasm (only turn forceasm on if you are certain that your machine is stable) may give you a boost. Gromacs are public now, so you will get them either way, but turning the flags on may increase your chances of getting some of the more lucrative units.

[Drizzit]

ok.... atm I got those flags set on all 3 comps and they are all stable....
but I got a 70p tinker at the intel machine... its not saying anything about sse boost though...

[Cowboy Shane]

You won't get an SSE boost on tinkers. It's just comes down to what's available as far as getting gromacs over tinkers, but it all goes toward the project.

[Honest_Bob]

I cant seem to find myself on that stats page. What am I doing wrong? :)

[Cowboy Shane]

This is your personal stats page on folding.extremeoverclocking (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/member_overview.php?UserID=51091). You are on page 14 of the member stats for right now. (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_members.php?TeamID=32&pagenumber=14)

[Drizzit]

thanx for the help cowboy....;)

[Honest_Bob]

Originally posted by Cowboy Shane
This is your personal stats page on folding.extremeoverclocking (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/member_overview.php?UserID=51091). You are on page 14 of the member stats for right now. (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_members.php?TeamID=32&pagenumber=14)

Wow, thanks! How did you do that? I cant seem to find out how you did that.. :(

[Cowboy Shane]

I went to the Stanford stats page for team 32 (http://folding.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/teampage?q=32), and searched for your forum name to find your current rank. Then I knew about what page you should have been on over at the rainbow stats page.