Interesting Dnet command line options

[sciencewhiz]

I just read through the list of command line options for the distributed.net client and I found 2 options that might come in handy for some people:

dnetc.exe -bench

this runs a rc5 long benchmark for each of the different cores and lists the results. This might come in handy when you want to find which core is best for that POS cyrix (BK) or any other none Athlon or Intel CPU

dnetc.exe -test

This runs through some sanity checks, making sure that you CPU can accuretly run RC5 and OGR. This would be usefull for all of us who overclock and would also help alleviate some of dnet's concerns against overclocking: http://n0cgi.distributed.net/faq/cache/148.html

 

[ViRGE]

The -bench command is nothing more than the command line version of running a full benchmark under the client's "benchmark" options, so it isn't that new. As for the -test command, that could prove to be interesting.

 

[RC]

sciencewhiz:
Is there people that actually overclock their computers? That's disgusting. LOL!!!

I just completed the -test check and passed all the individual tests. I imagine the test was not meant to be 100% proof that an overclocked CPU is 100% stable. The test is certainly better than no stability test.

I read the link you mentioned a few months ago, and I understand their concern.

 

[sciencewhiz]

Virge,

Actually, the -bench runs benchmarks for all the cores. -benchmark is the equivilant of the GUI benchmark -> all long.
Like I said before, If you all you have are Intel Cpu's or Athlon's (which have their own cores) you won't benefit but anyone with a cyrix, winchip etc could benefit.

I'd be interested to see if anyone's system fails the -test command. I agree that it won't be a 100% accurate stability test, but it does seem that most stability tests don't check whether a cpu can do math 100% accurately (only whether it can do math accurately enough to not crash)

 

[ZpottrDPC]

* phew *

Reading this subject got me worried you'd found out about the "dnetc.exe -beat_ta_in_dailies" option we've been using for some time now... or worse even, the much feared "dnetc.exe -decimate_dpcs" command

Crack on,

Zpottr (no troll intended).

 

[Jagators]

sciencewhiz,

Where are you finding this test command??

 

[dkappos]

My first double post

 

[dkappos]

You can either run it from a DOS window of from the "run" at the start menu. It must be something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Distributed\Dnetc.exe" -bench

 

[sciencewhiz]

Zpottr ROTFL

dkappos is correct, you either need to use a dos prompt or the run command.

on my computer it is f:\dnet\dnetc.exe -test

dkappos's example is for the default instalation directory