PrimeGrid Winter Solstice Challenge December 18-21, with GPUs!

[biodoc]

Good question. I had "use GPU when computer is in use cleared" and it still ran them anyway, I'll look for another checkbox - I must have missed that one.

EDIT - Ah, I don't see it but you are going to tell me that it is a file, not a configuration option, aren't you?

create an cc_config.xml file and place in ProgramData/Boinc directory and restart boinc.

The one below will result in no gpu use.

Lots of other options here: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Client_configuration

<cc_config>
<options>
<no_gpus>1</no_gpus>
</options>
</cc_config>

 

[blckgrffn]

create an cc_config.xml file and place in ProgramData/Boinc directory and restart boinc.

The one below will result in no gpu use.

Lots of other options here: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Client_configuration

<cc_config>
<options>
<no_gpus>1</no_gpus>
</options>
</cc_config>

Great, thank you

 

[zzuupp]

It's not pretty, but here are stats.

Rank
24 .. Lane42 TeAm AnandTech........ 2629380.00
103 . zzuupp TeAm AnandTech........ 1260754.00
121 . biodoc TeAm AnandTech........ 1088833.00
205 . sangyup81 TeAm AnandTech...... 620264.00
390 . GLeeM TeAm AnandTech.......... 256196.00
420.. SlangNRox TeAm AnandTech...... 212373.00
462.. Rudy Toody TeAm AnandTech......175292.00
501.. Icecold TeAm AnandTech........ 144953.00
503 ..filibusterman TeAm AnandTech.. 144953.00
665.. Ken_g6 TeAm AnandTech.......... 67420.00
672.. blckgrffn TeAm AnandTech....... 64049.00
724 . rabrittain TeAm AnandTech...... 53936.00
761.. geecee TeAm AnandTech.......... 47194.00
1045. wayliff TeAm AnandTech......... 13484.00
1170. Ryan TeAm AnandTech............. 6742.00
1283. Kiska TeAm AnandTech............ 3371.00

Rank Team Score
13 BOINCstats.............8582566.00
14 PrimeSearchTeam........8397161.00
15 L'Alliance Francophone.8070174.00
16 Team Norway........... 6846501.00
17 TeAm AnandTech.........6789194.00
18 US Navy................6583563.00
19 TKWSN .................6408271.00
20 Overclock.net..........5676764.00
21 BOINC.Italy............4871095.00

 

[Kiska]

Damn CPU tasks won't complete on time but I will try to get them to finish, by keeping the laptop on all the time instead of hibernating it. Anyway GPU tasks should have a better chance of completing on the 9300M GS and the GTX 525M.

 

[Rudy Toody]

It's not pretty, but here are stats.

Rank
24 .. Lane42 TeAm AnandTech........ 2629380.00
103 . zzuupp TeAm AnandTech........ 1260754.00
121 . biodoc TeAm AnandTech........ 1088833.00
205 . sangyup81 TeAm AnandTech...... 620264.00
390 . GLeeM TeAm AnandTech.......... 256196.00
420.. SlangNRox TeAm AnandTech...... 212373.00
462.. Rudy Toody TeAm AnandTech......175292.00
501.. Icecold TeAm AnandTech........ 144953.00
503 ..filibusterman TeAm AnandTech.. 144953.00
665.. Ken_g6 TeAm AnandTech.......... 67420.00
672.. blckgrffn TeAm AnandTech....... 64049.00
724 . rabrittain TeAm AnandTech...... 53936.00
761.. geecee TeAm AnandTech.......... 47194.00
1045. wayliff TeAm AnandTech......... 13484.00
1170. Ryan TeAm AnandTech............. 6742.00
1283. Kiska TeAm AnandTech............ 3371.00

Rank Team Score
13 BOINCstats.............8582566.00
14 PrimeSearchTeam........8397161.00
15 L'Alliance Francophone.8070174.00
16 Team Norway........... 6846501.00
17 TeAm AnandTech.........6789194.00
18 US Navy................6583563.00
19 TKWSN .................6408271.00
20 Overclock.net..........5676764.00
21 BOINC.Italy............4871095.00

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and my eye beholds beauty!

 

[Rudy Toody]

Unfortunately, I am not getting any work units. So, I guess I'm done.

 

[blckgrffn]

Hell yes, Lane42, bringing the Thunder! Awesome job anchoring the team!

:thumbsup:

(obviously, hats off to everyone participating )

 

[biodoc]

Hell yes, Lane42, bringing the Thunder! Awesome job anchoring the team!

:thumbsup:

(obviously, hats off to everyone participating )

:thumbsup:

Awesome job all!

conversation earlier today:

wife: what do you want for xmas?
me: well, I'd like to get a new video card but it's kind of expensive
wife: how much?
me: about $300..but it's uses a lot less power than the old one (GTX295).
wife: ok, sure. It would be nice to have a lower power bill.
me: thanks!! I'll go to microcenter and pick it up!
wife: Hi, did you get the new video card?
me: Yes! is it ok to install it now and wrap the empty box?
wife: Yeah I guess that would be ok..

New GTX660Ti in the race! 1 WU/12 minutes.

 

[filibusterman]

main rig failed over night....back crunching though hopefully further the lead on team norway.

 

[Ken g6]

~2.5-day stats:

Rank___Credits____Username
26_____4045200____Lane42
110____1921470____zzuupp
120____1786630____biodoc
166____1233786____sangyup81
333____586554_____GLeeM
456____326987_____SlangNRox
460____323616_____Icecold
560____198889_____filibusterman
563____195518_____Rudy Toody
634____141582_____blckgrffn
686____114614_____Ken_g6
723____97759______geecee
743____91017______rabrittain
779____80904______wayliff
864____60678______Ryan
1743___3371_______Kiska

Rank__Credits____Team
13____13612098___PrimeSearchTeam
14____13200836___L'Alliance Francophone
15____12819913___BOINC@Taiwan
16____11208575___TeAm AnandTech
17____10746748___Team Norway
18____10605166___US Navy
19____10106258___The Knights Who Say Ni!

We've had a nice turnout this race!

 

[GLeeM]

me: about $300..but it's uses a lot less power than the old one (GTX295). wife: ok, sure. It would be nice to have a lower power bill.

OK ... ah ... hmm ... she doesn't know that the old one is still crunching does she?

 

[lane42]

Thanks for the great stats zzuupp and Ken g6 :thumbsup:

 

[biodoc]

OK ... ah ... hmm ... she doesn't know that the old one is still crunching does she?

No...not right now anyway..:sneaky:

 

[zzuupp]

No...not right now anyway..:sneaky:

:thumbsup:so you'll be 2nd in the morning

 

[sangyup81]

Hmmm most ATI tasks are ok but a number of them are failing for me =T

 

[Kiska]

just checked on the CPU tasks and they're at 90% hope the finish in time

 

[biodoc]

:thumbsup:so you'll be 2nd in the morning

I didn't install the GTX295 on a different machine. My only option is my 2600K which running SMP FAH WUs and that machine has a 4850 on it. It's a bit of a hassle to remove ATI drivers and install nvidia on linux. Plus, running PrimeGrid would totally kill the FAH SMP ppd on that machine.

 

[biodoc]

DPC has knocked Sicituradastra out of first place!

Go COWS!! :thumbsup:

 

[Kiska]

Wow one of the WU just finish and submitted at the last second

 

[zzuupp]

:awe:
Milestones Today
TeAm AnandTech passes 1,000,000,000

 

[biodoc]

:thumbsup:so you'll be 2nd in the morning

Congrats on 2nd place zzuupp! :thumbsup:

Great race everyone! We held on to 16th place!

 

[somethingsketchy]

DPC has knocked Sicituradastra out of first place!

Go COWS!! :thumbsup:

Holy cow (no pun intended), that's impressive. I can only imagine how many GPUs it took to accomplish that.

 

[Ken g6]

Final stats:

Rank___Credits____Username
27_____4635125____Lane42
113____2322619____zzuupp
117____2278796____biodoc
155____1634935____sangyup81
295____815782_____GLeeM
455____411262_____Icecold
461____394407_____SlangNRox
529____279793_____filibusterman
608____195518_____Rudy Toody
629____178663_____blckgrffn
697____134840_____Ken_g6
766____107872_____geecee
782____101130_____wayliff
816____91017______rabrittain
879____70791______Ryan
1332___20226______Kiska

Rank__Credits____Team
13____16413399___PrimeSearchTeam
14____15833587___L'Alliance Francophone
15____15189726___BOINC@Taiwan
16____13672776___TeAm AnandTech
17____13133416___Team Norway
18____13092964___US Navy
19____12091777___The Knights Who Say Ni!

Looks like we're in the top 10 overall for the year! Way to go TeAm! :awe:
Edit: That doesn't include this race. So I'm not sure where we are yet.

So we made only 16th place this race. Don't worry - it's not the end of the world. :sneaky:

DPC has knocked Sicituradastra out of first place!

Go COWS! :thumbsup:

Although this might be a sign of the apocalypse!

 

[pinhodecarlos]

Now you can help for the final days the challenge taking place at NFS@Home. More info here: http://boincstats.com/en/stats/challenge/team/chat/285
More about the NFS@Home project here and how to run and set up: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2248278

Carlos Pinho
(NFS@Home post-processing helper of NFS@Home)

 

[petrusbroder]

Please don't forget the 7th Annual Folding@Home Holiday Season Race!
The last part of the race starts - now!