Can I participate in GPUGRID with that version of BOINC running XP Pro x64?
My card should arrive today or tomorrow.

I suggest Boinc 6.5.0
http://boincdl.ssl.berkeley.edu/dl/?C=M;O=D

I don't see a 6.5.0 listed. Only 6.4.5 as reccomended version and 6.6.2 development and 6.2.19 as older.
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I should have gone to the link you posted first. I went to the BOINC website.
Which one for XP Pro x64?
boinc_6.5.0_windows_x86_64.exe ?

Go with 6.4.5 t get started, and read the threads for client issues.

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OK, I downloaded and installed boinc_6.5.0_windows_x86_64.exe.
I went to SETI and selected for it not to use the GPU. Will that affect me running GPUGRID? I'm just waiting for my new card (GTX260) to arrive now.
What kind of RAC can I expect with this card?

OK, I downloaded and installed boinc_6.5.0_windows_x86_64.exe.
I went to SETI and selected for it not to use the GPU. Will that affect me running GPUGRID? I'm just waiting for my new card (GTX260) to arrive now.
What kind of RAC can I expect with this card?

6.5.0 should be fine and don't read the thread on client issues, unless you're having issues. Otherwise you may get mad with all the information ;)

RAC for GPU-Grid should be able to reach 10k in 24/7 operation, depending on clock speed and whether it has 192 or 216 shaders.

MrS

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Otherwise you may get mad with all the information ;)

You once asked for help with the proper English formulation for a colloquial expression ... may I make a suggestion here?

"Get mad" is when a person becomes enraged or angry ...

"Go mad" is when they become insane ...

So, if I may, "Otherwise you may go mad with all the information"

The intent here is to be helpful and not offensive, if it is, let me know and I will stop ... :)

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OK, I downloaded and installed boinc_6.5.0_windows_x86_64.exe.

6.5.0 should be fine and don't read the thread on client issues, unless you're having issues. Otherwise you may get mad with all the information ;)

MrS

Yes, don't research blindly on your own. The 'Collective' will make your choices for you...hehe

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Consciousness: That annoying time between naps......

Experience is a wonderful thing: it enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.

What kind of RAC can I expect with this card?

RAC for GPU-Grid should be able to reach 10k in 24/7 operation, depending on clock speed and whether it has 192 or 216 shaders.

With two GTX 260 (192&216, both oced @666/1500/1150) I reached 15k RAC, one additional, infrequently used 9800GX2 raised my RAC to 16,5k, don´t expect too much from that single card.

With two GTX 260 (192&216, both oced @666/1500/1150) I reached 15k RAC, one additional, infrequently used 9800GX2 raised my RAC to 16,5k, don´t expect too much from that single card.

When you add a GPU to your farm, it will take a while for the RAC to change (someone else will be along to explain the math later...). If you look at the results from just your GX2, it should be doing around 9k per day.

The single 260 will do a good job, and is a great card to start with.

Time to go and shovel out the driveway...;)

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Consciousness: That annoying time between naps......

Experience is a wonderful thing: it enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.

This is the one I got.I hope it does well. It'll be in this
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I have a Zalwin 750 Watt PS to power it all.

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So, if I may, "Otherwise you may go mad with all the information"

Thanks, that's much more in line with what I actually intended to say! But I think our efforts are in vain.. I just noticed that according to his nick he's crazy now, so I guess he already made it through the entire forum.

MrS

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So, if I may, "Otherwise you may go mad with all the information"

Thanks, that's much more in line with what I actually intended to say! But I think our efforts are in vain.. I just noticed that according to his nick he's crazy now, so I guess he already made it through the entire forum.

Well, the only thing that bothers me is that my wife keeps hiding my axe ... I mean how can you be a homicidal axe murderer without an axe?

It is about time for me to go looking again ... be back in a little while ...

OK, Card is in and is detected by BOINC. Driver version is 180.48. BOINC Version is 6.5.0. Do I need to change any settings or should this be good to go?
I want to thank all of you for your help and advice so far and as I get started on this.

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Can't see your machine yet.. if you run XP64 you may want to uprade to 182.22, the older ones crash the WUs. With XP32 and Vista 32/64 you should be fine.

MrS

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You should be able to see it now. I just attached and got 4 tasks.
BOINC shows running0.03 CPU's and 1 CUDA. However there are in fact 4 SETI units running and 1 GPUGRID.
How long should I expect these tasks to run on average?
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Will it hurt to upgrade the driver after the task has already started?

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Interesting, still can't see your host. Anyway, upgrading the driver during a WU should be fine. Just make sure to stop the BOINC client (not pnly closing the manager) before doing the upgrade. Runtime on youe GTX 260 should be 6 - 7h.

MrS

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I take it GPUGRID has checkpointing then. I really hate loosing work.
Is it true this card has the potential for 9K plus per day credit? WOW!

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Interesting, still can't see your host. Anyway, upgrading the driver during a WU should be fine. Just make sure to stop the BOINC client (not pnly closing the manager) before doing the upgrade. Runtime on youe GTX 260 should be 6 - 7h.

MrS

I think he needs to do a scheduler request again to make the machine show up ...

Your 260 should be doing 4-6 tasks a day times 2.5K per task ...

The CPU usage of the 6.22 application of GPU Grid will "steal" a little from one of your cores to feed teh GPU but the loss is very small now though if you are ultra sensitive to the RAC on SaH you may be able to note it ...

Task switching between SaH CUDA and GPU Grid is still rocky with all the clients ... I ran into some issues with it with 6.5.0 ... though I ran down all the SaH work I have so that I can get back to concentrating on GPU Grid ...

With 6.5.0 BOINC Manager you should not need any of the app_info or other hack files to get it to run the GPU in parallel with the CPU tasks... at least I have not had to do that ...

I did another scheduler request just now. Maybe you'll be able to see the computer now.
I went to EVGA's site to download the driver you suggested(182.22) all I see there is 181.22. Is that what you meant?

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