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onefstsnake

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Well I sold my 8800 Ultra last night and today a gtx470 showed up on my door step.

Should be a nice increase in PPD. Just have a few questions.

1. I just need the GPU3 client for the 470 to fold??

2. What shader clocks should I run? (card is a PNY XLR8)

3. What kind of temps should I expect?


Thanks!

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Temps should be in the high 60's low 70's and the WU, it really depends on your case temps...the 470's run hotter then the 460's.

For shaders whats stock on that? 1200 something? I usually go up 100 over stock and watch for eue's then 50 at a time until I get one, then drop 25.
You can also test with some of the programs from msi afterburner and evga's precision.

Here is one of many threads on 470 temps. They can get pretty hot. http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=642800
 
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My EVGA 470 runs 750/1500 just fine. Tried up to 800/1600 and it just won't stay stable. I get 14~14.5k on most WUs.
 
Well I deleted my old client and went to install the fermi client and the older gpu2 client for my gtx285.

Fermi client installed fine, but the older one wont install saying there is a newer client already installed...

So can I not fold the gtx47 and gtx285 together in the same rig?
 
Neither gpu is folding both say "error starting gpu core"
The gtx285 has the force g80 flag...

How do I force the gtx470 to fold?
 
The following files should be in the FAH directory:
cudart.dll
cudart32_30_14.dll
cufft.dll
cuft32_32_14.dll

If they're not there, you might have to install v6.23 and then replace the executable with v6.41
 
Well I sold my 8800 Ultra last night and today a gtx470 showed up on my door step.

Should be a nice increase in PPD. Just have a few questions.

1. I just need the GPU3 client for the 470 to fold??

2. What shader clocks should I run? (card is a PNY XLR8)

3. What kind of temps should I expect?


Thanks!

:comp:
Start at 1500 and see where that gets you. I see the GPU chart here and 1500 with 258.96 gets you 15,100ppd
 
Code:
[00:55:25] + Processing work unit
[00:55:25] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[00:55:25] Core found.
[00:55:25] Working on queue slot 01 [March 18 00:55:25 UTC]
[00:55:25] + Working ...
[00:55:25] - Calling '.\FahCore_11.exe -dir work/ -suffix 01 -priority 96 -checkpoint 15 -verbose -lifeline 2632 -version 623'

[00:55:25] 
[00:55:25] *------------------------------*
[00:55:25] Folding@Home GPU Core
[00:55:25] Version 1.31 (Tue Sep 15 10:57:42 PDT 2009)
[00:55:25] 
[00:55:25] Compiler  : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86 
[00:55:25] Build host: amoeba
[00:55:25] Board Type: Nvidia
[00:55:25] Core      : 
[00:55:25] Preparing to commence simulation
[00:55:25] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[00:55:35] - Looking at optimizations...
[00:55:35] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[00:55:35] - Previous termination of core was improper.
[00:55:35] - Going to use standard loops.
[00:55:35] - Files status OK
[00:55:35] - Expanded 82075 -> 425170 (decompressed 518.0 percent)
[00:55:35] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=82075 data_size=425170, decompressed_data_size=425170 diff=0
[00:55:35] - Digital signature verified
[00:55:35] 
[00:55:35] Project: 10112 (Run 312, Clone 0, Gen 166)
[00:55:35] 
[00:55:35] Entering M.D.
[00:55:40] Tpr hash work/wudata_01.tpr:  3012513219 1883893497 361513089 2967484010 2925522368
[00:55:40] 
[00:55:40] Calling fah_main args: 14 usage=100
[00:55:40] 
[00:55:44] CoreStatus = 63 (99)
[00:55:44] + Error starting Folding@home core.

Thats for the gtx285... The gtx 470 is showing the same error...

Ok well I always name my folders after the gpu.
I just add gtx470 or gtx285 after the file name so that way I know which one is which...

I set the gtx285 to gpu 0 and the gtx470 to gpu 1 since the 285 is on top of the 470...
Now when I run the gtx470 file for gpu1 it runs on the 285....

Im so confused lol
 
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What a ****ing headache :bang head:bang head

I reinstalled both clients. Added the gpu 1 and gpu 0 flag
Once I click on the shortcut its trying to install something then says its missing some cuda file thats already in both folders...

Im about to give up on multi gpu folding...
 
What a ****ing headache :bang head:bang head

I reinstalled both clients. Added the gpu 1 and gpu 0 flag
Once I click on the shortcut its trying to install something then says its missing some cuda file thats already in both folders...

Im about to give up on multi gpu folding...

SUGGESTION:

Uninstall clients, uninstall and sweep drivers
make sure you have a monitor plugged into both cards(not ports....one monitor for each card)

Re-install drivers
Re-install clients

Try folding again.
 
Well I hooked up my wifes monitor for a bit and now both gpu's fold.
Removed the monitor from the gtx470 and it still folds...

Looks like it just needs the monitor to start?

Ill make a dummy plug just in case. (unless someone has a spare;) )
 

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