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Cutler

02-12-09, 11:06 AM

Hey all. I'm not new to this whole F@H thing, but then again I've been out of it since around 2002. Anyway, I've got the GPU core up and running, with FahMon. Currently on this wu (384 point gromac) Fahmon is saying I'll be doing ~3100ppd. Is this decent for a HD4850? I'm slightly overclocked (680/1080) and I'm just wondering if theres anything I can do to boost my ppd.

TIA

MARCI

02-12-09, 11:09 AM

good job and WTF, welcome to the teem. Also check out the smp in vm install info in the stickies, my e8400 pulls around 21-2200 ppd folding smp in a virtual machine running ubuntu

Cutler

02-12-09, 11:12 AM

I've been thinking about dual-booting Ubuntu for a while, though last time I tried was years ago.

Now, with just the GPU client operating, my CPU is at around 50% load. If I VM as well as run the GPU client, will I lose efficiency or will the VM client just "take up the slack" so-to-speak?

benbaked

02-12-09, 11:12 AM

Your PPD out of that 4850 looks alright, based upon the results shown in this thread:

AMD/ATI Win GPU2 ***BENCHES*** (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=566857&highlight=ati+gpu2+benches)

MARCI

02-12-09, 11:16 AM

Don't dual boot, run VMware, basicly run a ubuntu machine inside windows.. unfortunately thre isn't a way to fold on an ATI card in ubuntu Yet.. And if you set the virtual machine to a low priority in windows, it won't starve the gpu client.

Cutler

02-12-09, 11:18 AM

Thanks benbaked, I was looking for something like that :)

Up til now I haven't messed around with OCing the GPU much, now that it's crunching I think I'll strip it down and apply some AS5 and see if I can't get these temps down a bit. Currently it's around 24ºC ambient in this room, and the core is at around 60ºC.

Cutler

02-12-09, 11:19 AM

MARCI

02-12-09, 11:20 AM

And Cutler, as I said earlier looks good, and WayToFold

dfonda

02-13-09, 05:48 PM

:welcome: Cutler!