What is boinc?

adnonimape · 10-23-05, 04:59 AM

what is boinc? and seti, and everything, i dont get it.

SunRedRX7 · 10-23-05, 05:35 AM

Your question is very big, lots of pages can be dedicated to answering it.

So I'll start out small.

BOINC lets you donate computing power to scientific research projects.

On that page lists current projects using the BOINC platform.

So as my computer is going to be sitting here idle while I sit idle sleeping all day, my computer will be doing work for all the projects located in my signature. Helping to further advance science!

Please followup with more questions, its a big topic.

Hamm3r · 10-23-05, 01:12 PM

And it works at very low priority, so it does not affect performance of your computer, when you are doing something intensive Boinc does not work, its only taking your spare CPU cycles so you don't even know that its working in the background.

SunRedRX7 · 10-23-05, 08:40 PM

Excellent addition Hamm3r.

So basicly, right now while your reading this messageboard and surfing the internet, your using roughly 1-5% of your PC's power. That extra 95% could be busy helping to solve problems and perform scientific research. As for now its just wasted, so you might as well donate it.

For more information about joining BOINC click the blue BOINC in my sig.

10-23-05, 04:59 AM	Thread Starter #1
adnonimape Registered Join Date: Oct 2005	What is boinc? what is boinc? and seti, and everything, i dont get it.
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10-23-05, 05:35 AM	#2
SunRedRX7 Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Kenmore, NY	Your question is very big, lots of pages can be dedicated to answering it. So I'll start out small. BOINC lets you donate computing power to scientific research projects. On that page lists current projects using the BOINC platform. So as my computer is going to be sitting here idle while I sit idle sleeping all day, my computer will be doing work for all the projects located in my signature. Helping to further advance science! Please followup with more questions, its a big topic. __________________ 7 DP Got a fast computer sitting around idle all day? PUT IT TO WORK! Member Of Overclockers.com's BOINC Teams SETI@home, Climate Prediction, Einstein@Home, Predictor@home, LHC@home Click here to visit The BOINC/SETI section of the forums Click here to visit The Team32 Folding section of the forums Heatware
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10-23-05, 01:12 PM	#3
Hamm3r Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Varazdin, Croatia	And it works at very low priority, so it does not affect performance of your computer, when you are doing something intensive Boinc does not work, its only taking your spare CPU cycles so you don't even know that its working in the background. __________________ P5B-dlx wifi Core2Duo E4300 2GB Corsair DDR2 800Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD4850 Enermax 460 Watt Support Overclockers.com DC teams!
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10-23-05, 08:40 PM	#4
SunRedRX7 Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Kenmore, NY	Excellent addition Hamm3r. So basicly, right now while your reading this messageboard and surfing the internet, your using roughly 1-5% of your PC's power. That extra 95% could be busy helping to solve problems and perform scientific research. As for now its just wasted, so you might as well donate it. For more information about joining BOINC click the blue BOINC in my sig. __________________ 7 DP Got a fast computer sitting around idle all day? PUT IT TO WORK! Member Of Overclockers.com's BOINC Teams SETI@home, Climate Prediction, Einstein@Home, Predictor@home, LHC@home Click here to visit The BOINC/SETI section of the forums Click here to visit The Team32 Folding section of the forums Heatware
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