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The points today have been VERY low for F@H.
I ran around my place a few times throughout the day just to check if all of my machines were still running.

Either a Stanford collection server (one or more) is not working right, or they handed out REALLY crappy WUs over the holiday.
I suspect both things happened.

Some of the SMP (CPU) WUs are down-right nasty...taking > 24h to complete and woefully small points.
On top of that, the algorithms they are using may be so tightly optimized that it doesn't give much room for other work...
...like servicing the occasional GPU request.

Even the WUs for GPU are running excessively long. Causality?

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sir spuddly buddly · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:34 am Post subject:

Nobody wanted to be like the poor guy at SETI and go kick a server on Thanksgiving!
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sir spuddly buddly · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:50 am Post subject:

Have you got the same problem as this guy? see http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=23065
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Putting_things_on_top · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:04 pm Post subject:

Sounds kinda similar, but I haven't specifically noticed 70xx projects.
I just checked. Everything I am currently running is 80xx.

But I do remember one WU recently that I had that had a TPF > 15 mins!
That one took a little over 24 hours to complete (SMP) for a mere ~2300 points.
The base points on that WU was something like 640.
It was running on my FX-8350, too! (all 8 cores @ 4.0GHz)
Had it been running on one of my other CPUs, it would have taken 1.3 to 1.7 days to complete - and given less points.
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I think it had more to do with some servers that were down for "scheduled" maintenance.
http://folding.typepad.com/news/2012/11/folding-servers-vsp12a-g-will-be-down-for-maintenance.html
These kinds of things never go as smoothly as planned.
They were probably down for a couple of DAYS (instead of a couple of hours).
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sir spuddly buddly · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:24 am Post subject:

Do n't know if it's relevant, but I'm running GPU project 8044 and it's only max 80% load instead of the 99% on previous WUs.
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Putting_things_on_top · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:25 am Post subject:

I don't pay attention too closely to the projects that come thru.
But I have noticed that some WUs really heat-up the GPUs while others are less intense.

OH - I just looked. I actually have one 8044 running now.
It's running 99% on a 384-core GTX-560Ti (882MHz).
The TPF is 2 min 19 sec.

There may be differences within the project (the PRCG) that dictate different algorithm usages based in the input-data.
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Putting_things_on_top · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:53 pm Post subject:

I just got done reworking my oldest shrubber. UUGGH! What a chore!

1) Changed the CPU cooling from air to water (Thermaltake Bigwater 760)
2) Cleaned & re-thermaled my GPUs
--- Of course I found huge gobs of dried-out gunk in both GTX-560Ti's! I wonder how these cards don't burn-out within the first week!
--- One of my GPUs had a fan that seized-up (they both have two fans each), so I'm ordering a set of replacement fans. I'm sure the other fan will stop within a few weeks or so.
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sir spuddly buddly · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:50 am Post subject:

Be nice to your shrubbers and they will be nice to you!

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sir spuddly buddly · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:44 am Post subject:

Tried 9600 GT with GPU client and hit 100% fan & 100 C ! Razz

I'm frying my breakfast on the case ... mmm ... fried egg and thermal paste residue ... drool.

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Putting_things_on_top · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:49 am Post subject:

Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 6:19 am Post subject:

If you know someone with an air compressor that should do the trick. Mine are running in the 70's now but one of the 9800GTX+ hit 105 last week.
I went at it with Q-tips but 12cfm at 90 psi works WAY better... #ni-1

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sir spuddly buddly · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:23 pm Post subject:

Can of compressed air empty, and only arctic silver to hand, but temps dropped to 75 C after removal of dust and 1/2 inch of old thermal paste.

OC time! Laughing

Now running Boinc & F@H GPUs at the same time ...

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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:12 pm Post subject:

Cans are nearly worthless. Get the kind that you can take Lug Nuts off with. I'm not joking. You are not gonna believe how much dust comes out
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Putting_things_on_top · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:34 pm Post subject: