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[H] just showed up on our overtake list...
- Thread starter torin3
- Start date
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2009
- Location
- Madison Wisconsin
sad to say but I think there are some pissed off big time folders at [H]. but time move's on and it would appear that f@h is going the way of the gpu. so I guess we adapt or move on to something else. such is life.
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2002
Oh oh... EVGA gonna rule GPU folding?
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- Apr 29, 2002
Funny thing is that GPU folding will eventually be supplanted with the next computational tech as fah needs to find new ways to model their theories as the science progresses.
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- Apr 28, 2012
- Location
- Jersey, Channel islands
It is a sad time to be a [H]er, there are a lot of folders who have either moved to boinc or shut down all together. AVX would provide a boost to the cpu folders but that seems to be a pipe dream at the moment, gpu is the way to go but last time we all went in that direction - we got a curve ball from PG in the shape of BA units. a lot of people don't want to get burned yet again buying expensive hardware
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- Jul 1, 2004
- Location
- 1 Infinite Loop
Very understandable. Every project has issues and it can be hard to make confident roadmaps for donors to follow.
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- May 31, 2004
A lovely summary of the trials and tribulations of folding.
The one thing you can be sure of, no matter what you think is going to happen, its a good bet something else will.
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2008
Upset? No, not so much, at least not now. The [H] Bigadvanced folders started migrating or shutting down even a year ago; but yes, many more recently, including me. Sure, there was quite a number of upset Folders, but I think that's mainly passed over by now. What many of the 4P Folders did was join DC projects through BOINC. I made the move two weeks ago and am having lots of fun.
Nathan, I don't think it's sad. We aren't a monolithic force as we were in the hay-day of F@H multi-core Folding, but [H] is very active in DC projects, just much more diversified now. Yeah, I got caught up in the F@H GPU-4P-GPU 180 degree turns, but that won't happen again. That's the beauty of BOINC - there's a worthy project for whatever hardware configuration you prefer. My 4Ps continue to be valid, productive platforms for contributing to scientific research.
If you do pass the [H]orde, that will be quite an event. Give it your best. If and when you do it, I'll lead a charge of [H] crunchers over here to congratulate you! You may have better odds than you think. There are still Team 33 F@H contributors running 4Ps. It's my guess that those remaining may change their focus and move on to other projects.
Team 32, I am not disparaging Folding@Home or your excellent team. F@H is a wonderful enterprise with great promise. If it works for you, you have my respect. If you do though, become frustrated, consider that the DC world is MUCH larger than you might think.
'It's all good.'
Leonardo@Overclockers
Linden@[H]
Leonardo@F@H
