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LanDroid Prince


Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Posts: 4476 Location: Cincinnati, OH U.S.
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 1:57 pm Post subject: Einstein GPU App for ATI/AMD |
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Quote: | Einstein@Home GPU Application for ATI/AMD Graphics Cards
After more than a year of work by Oliver Bock, Bernd Machenschalk, Heinz-Bernd Eggenstein and other developers, we are pleased to announce the release of the first Einstein@Home application for ATI/AMD Graphics Cards.
This OpenCL application, which searches Arecibo data for new radio pulsars, is about a factor of ten faster than the same search running on a typical CPU. The application is currently available for Windows and Linux computers with Radeon HD 5000 or better graphics cards. We hope to have a version for Macintosh (Apple OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion) sometime this summer, but there are still some problems that need to be fixed or worked around.
Volunteers who wish to run this application will need to install version 7.0.27 or later of the BOINC client. Please see this thread for more information, or if you want to ask questions.
Many thanks to the AMD/ATI team for their support in the OpenCL software development effort.
Bruce Allen
Director, Einstein@Home
http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/forum_thread.php?id=9446 |
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Pooh Bear 27 Prince


Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 1358 Location: Fond du Lac, WI
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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Put my slow card on it to test. So far looks promising. We'll see how she goes. |
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The Knighty NI Prince

Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 780 Location: Lost in space on a rather small Blue ping pong ball. :)
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah I saw that and looked for the 7.0.27 BONIC client they said about in the BOINC message. Couldn't find it in amongst the versions on the download page they directed you to.
Suddenly realised that I don't need it because this card is CUDA and not ATI/AMD Lol and I have the latest version anyway which is 7.0.25.
So what is the difference between the two versions of BONIC? _________________ What is that in the Shrubbery?
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Pooh Bear 27 Prince


Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 1358 Location: Fond du Lac, WI
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Download of 7.0.27 or newer versions
It's just a listing and you need to find your version.
It acts the same as 7.0.25 except it seems to see OpenCL better. |
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Duke of Buckingham [TeaM] Prince

Joined: 11 Jun 2011 Posts: 670 Location: Lisboa
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 4:47 am Post subject: |
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Problems with the link. I couldn't go there. Maybe is Internet problems, I got a few this last times.
Duke _________________ Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever.
Together we stand - Divided we fall. |
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Sir Cracked of the Mind Guest
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 4:52 am Post subject: |
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Im having trouble with the link as well, but im having trouble geting hold of the SETI server as well today (16th May) |
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Pooh Bear 27 Prince


Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 1358 Location: Fond du Lac, WI
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:10 am Post subject: |
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Berkley BOINC/SETI webservers seem to be down. Since these are hosted at the same site I suspect they are doing some work there today.
I have 2 ATI cards running here are results:
HD5600 series does the units in approximately 3 hours.
Example WU
HD5700 series does the units in a bit over 2 hours.
Example WU
Granted credit shows as 500.00. Not the best paying for the time (Moo! still beats it), but somewhat respectable for what I see others pay. It seems to be using between 15% and 25% of a processor. |
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Duke of Buckingham [TeaM] Prince

Joined: 11 Jun 2011 Posts: 670 Location: Lisboa
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Pooh Bear as I am using the 7.0.25 version I don't know if I can go to that project.
For me, at this moment, the best paying project is Poem, with 3 tasks at the same time for one GPU and two cores. But gives almost the same as Moo with another CPU good paying project.
I am going to wait till I can download the 7.0.27 version of Boinc.
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stooper101 Prince


Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 1248 Location: Cheese Country
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Berkley will probably be up by the time you see this, but I uploaded my copy of 7.0.27 Windows 64 bit if anybody wants to grab it.
Linky-do _________________
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Duke of Buckingham [TeaM] Prince

Joined: 11 Jun 2011 Posts: 670 Location: Lisboa
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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This site is infected with a trojan horse. Be carefull.
Duke  _________________ Friends are like diamonds and diamonds are forever.
Together we stand - Divided we fall.
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stooper101 Prince


Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 1248 Location: Cheese Country
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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Didn't know, well maybe just wait for Berkley. _________________
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Pooh Bear 27 Prince


Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 1358 Location: Fond du Lac, WI
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 7:00 am Post subject: |
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Read over on Einstein that the science lab that holds BOINC/SETI has a major power outage and it may be days. Einstein has put up Windows 7.0.28 on their server. Read this message for the links. |
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Pooh Bear 27 Prince


Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 1358 Location: Fond du Lac, WI
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:47 am Post subject: |
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Berkley is back online, so if you want to get those downloads, go here and get them. I am using 7.0.27 but 7.0.28 is already online. |
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Gemjunkie Prince


Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 3519 Location: Earth, lately
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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I looked at a few WUs other people completed, 1.5-2hrs. GPU time plus having to reserve a CPU core for 500pts.? Plus BOINC 7.0.27 plus picky drivers?
No thanks.  _________________
(older, before split CPID)
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