KWSN Orbiting Fortress

Killerrabbit · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:17 pm Post subject: March PrimeGrid Challenge

The next PrimeGrid Challenge starts on March 15th and lasts only 48 hours. So not as long as the last Challenge. That also means we need to finish higher or else we will not be awarded any Challenge points.

Check out www.primegrid.com for more information.

Ni
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PhastPhred · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject:

Where is the team on the list? I just scanned thru it and I didn't see us...

Too many PGGBs? Laughing

Update:

Their sort is by RAC - We are just below Team Ishtar - They have TWO teams? and we're not on the list? - Something's wrong here - Our RAC is 3868, right in between 60 and 61... (Both 'Ishtar')
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Idan · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:55 am Post subject:

Count me in...
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Anyone for Crunch?

LanDroid · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:57 am Post subject:

The longest challenge is in June, 10 days. Maybe we should use some strategery and make the case to reserve PrimeGrid as POTM in June?

Scroll down and you'll see we're in 23rd place after the 1st challenge...

http://www.primegrid.com/challenge/challenge.php

We're currently in 38th place overall on the project.

PhastPhred · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:38 am Post subject:

Found it on Total Credit! #ni-2

It's only missing us when I sort by RAC

Total Credit:
38 The Knights Who Say Ni! 70 3,767 2,827,668 International None

RAC:
63 Phoenix Rising 4 3,769 539,606 International None
64 Boinc@Goettingen 2 3,606 191,800 Germany None
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Adam Alexander · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:49 am Post subject:

I'm in

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Currently running:

Active
Intel Core 2 Quad 9550

Reserves
Now down to one Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 that's in a tiny case and overheats if I actually try to use all four cores at the same time. On the other hand, it makes for a very nice home theater PC
Intel Core i7 CPU 920
AMD Athlon(tm) 7850

Killerrabbit · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:44 pm Post subject:

It starts soon.

Ni
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Adam Alexander · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject:

KWSN - Sir Brian C....... · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject:

hmmm..... might dust off the old farm seeing as the spring's coming and the heating bill is going down.....
I neet to organise the farm's room better , but running it just for a day or so, should let me find out any issues, fire risks etc with hardware, as well and still give me time to be up an running for April's POTM.....

#ni-1

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Oh, it's blessed are the meek!, Well I'm glad they'll get something as they have a hell of a time!

Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject:

it started 3 hours ago and It won't give me any work...... #Mad

I have suspended all other projects Confused

Ok, I got it. I had to change it to 300% and force it to accept it.
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Idan · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:41 pm Post subject:

Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject:

Oops

It starts at 2pm eastern daylight time..... #ni-1

I thought it was 12;00 Utc,

I am an American Male, I don't read directions Wink

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Killerrabbit · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:44 pm Post subject:

For me it does not start for 16 hours. You wanted to get an early start to the process of finding primes.

Ni
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Adam Alexander · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject:

Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:52 pm Post subject:

I am ready with 11 cores...............

Let's Rock #ni-1

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and a Really Hoopy Frood who always knows where his Towel is...

KWSN - Sir Brian C....... · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:06 am Post subject:

damn, just realised that there's no mac client for PPS LLR, time for Boot camp.....
#ni-1

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PhastPhred · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:48 am Post subject:

Just set up for my downloads - Five hrs for me as I write this

I had forgotten to switch to PrimeGrid's Proth Prime Search (LLR), and managed to get myself seven more 321s to crunch - Oh well...

I picked No New Tasks, and just placed all seven on Suspend, and lastly changed my Preferences to be PPS (LLR) ONLY

Now I get back to my SHA-1s for Team KWSN!

(And after the Challenge, I'll PHinish up my 321s!) Embarassed

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LanDroid · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:49 am Post subject:

OK what does that mean for Prime Grid newbies? I have two types of work units, do I suspend any of them? Or just keep crunching?

PPS LLR 5.10

Twin Prime Search (LLR) 5.09

I have suspended all other projects for now...

And what's the deal with the stress test they refer to here? Should I bother to run it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime95

#ni-2

Idan · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:57 am Post subject:

The challenge will start in 4 hours...

LanDroid · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:05 am Post subject:

Look, I'm a Prime Grid newb and a peasant kanigit with an iron helmet, so very easily confused. It looks like I have Proth Prime Search work units to crunch, isn't that what the PPS LLR 5.10 units are? If I switch my settings I'll get a different type of work unit? And yet you say it's useless to get WU's for the challenge now? So shouldn't I just stop completely if I want to crunch only for the challenge? Embarassed

On Edit:
OK I think I see now, the work units don't start for a few more hours so suspend all Prime Grid work units and don't update 'til then? I did set preferences as you stated...