Posts by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps]

1) Message boards : Server and website : Updates to website (Message 49554) Posted 26 May 2018 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: So I'm trying to update my profile as my picture on there is about 10 years old and I want to change some stuff but the recaptcha is no longer valid and so it won't allow any changes. Who handles updating the site or can I volunteer some time to make some updates?
2) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : GPU not usuable?? (Message 45373) Posted 24 Nov 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: Had it happen again, thought it might be the updated drivers. Noooo. I did some digging and it turns out that my remote desktop services (which I don't use, I use other remote desktop programs) got switched to manual, so it seemed like the remote desktop feature was actually in use when it wasn't. I disabled the service, restarted BOINC and wa-la! it works. Just in case anybody else runs into this issue. My current remote software does not cause any conflicts.
3) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : GPU not usuable?? (Message 45271) Posted 15 Nov 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: Ok, uninstalled everything that was even remotely a remote desktop program. Same issue... Uninstalled (with recommended driver uninstaller, thank you for that, awesome tool) video driver and reinstalled. Same issue... Was really considering doing a system refresh, but then had a thought. Uninstalled and reinstalled BOINC. Worked like a charm. It didn't lose any of the current jobs and fixed the issue. So BOINC was broken somehow. Thanks for the replies!
4) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : GPU not usuable?? (Message 45266) Posted 15 Nov 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: Ok, so I rebooted and did not connect remotely and my jobs still won't run. I'll try cleaning up the driver.
5) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : GPU not usuable?? (Message 45263) Posted 15 Nov 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: I noticed that my GPUGrid task isn't running, even though it's about 90% done. It just says waiting to run. I look at my messages and it says no usable GPU's. Are you using remote desktop to access your PC? (it disconnects the GPU from the console, thus from the apps running under that user account) Are there any other users logged on to this PC? (same effect as the remote desktop) Have you installed BOINC in "protected execution mode" aka system service? (system services can't access the GPU) So it seems it might be the remoting in, but that's strange because it's never been an issue before. I'll see if the software updated itself and then see if I can roll it back.
6) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : GPU not usuable?? (Message 45262) Posted 14 Nov 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: I do connect remotely, but the program I use doesn't disconnect the GPU. I've been using my remote software for over 2 years now with no issues. This was recent. It doesn't specify why it stopped. My BOINC has been running the same way for over a year. There have been no changes to the system (that I'm aware of and I tend to stay on top of these things) that should cause any issues. I'll take a look at the driver uninstaller.
7) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : GPU not usuable?? (Message 45259) Posted 14 Nov 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: I've got my handy-dandy GTX 970 that has crunched for ages. Some of you may recall that my prior one blew up a few months ago. http://www.gpugrid.net/forum_thread.php?id=4332 So anyways, just recently, I noticed that my GPUGrid task isn't running, even though it's about 90% done. It just says waiting to run. I look at my messages and it says no usable GPU's. I'm not running anything using the GPU in the background, so I'm confused why it's doing this. Any suggestions?
8) Message boards : Server and website : BoincStats not updating with recent credits (Message 44610) Posted 1 Oct 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: Good to know. Thanks!
9) Message boards : Server and website : BoincStats not updating with recent credits (Message 44600) Posted 29 Sep 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: For the last week or so, none of my work is showing up on BoincStats for GPUGrid. I'm getting credit for my other projects, but not GPUGrid. What can I do to fix this? For example, Bstats says I have 82,184,499.76 GPUGrid credits but GPUGrid says I have 85,158,587. Any advice?
10) Message boards : Number crunching : 4 Months to GTX970 Burn out (Message 44102) Posted 8 Aug 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: I was really lazy about shipping this card in. Got my RMA installed day before yesterday. Going to be looking over the OC settings and maybe try getting my hands on a surface thermometer and see what that spot is hitting in temps. If this one burns out the same way, I'm still covered under warranty and then, with any luck, if they're out of that card maybe they'll give me a GTX 1070 or something. I'm not really one for getting my cards this way, but it shouldn't burn out like that either. If it was a badly designed card and can't run for at least the full year, then I'm better off with a different model anyway. Let's see how it goes. Gotta get my crunching rolling again. :)
11) Message boards : Number crunching : 4 Months to GTX970 Burn out (Message 44052) Posted 26 Jul 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: No, just an Acer 27" monitor. Nothing special. I think it's just a cheaper design, since these are sold specifically to Best Buy. I'm hoping they'll send me a better model for a replacement. If they send me another of the same one then I'll simply wait and see if it burns out as well. I may disable any stock overclock it has, but that remains to be seen.
12) Message boards : Number crunching : 4 Months to GTX970 Burn out (Message 43995) Posted 17 Jul 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: I should also note that this particular version of the EVGA GTX970 is the one that only Best Buy carries. I'm not sure if that should affect the thermal capabilities of the card or not but just in case I thought I'd throw it out there.
13) Message boards : Number crunching : 4 Months to GTX970 Burn out (Message 43993) Posted 17 Jul 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: Oh, and I'm running: ASUS X99 TUF Sabertooth I7 5930K 32GB Corsair Vengence DDR4 2666 I think? Corsair Graphite T760 case EVGA 850W PSU
14) Message boards : Number crunching : 4 Months to GTX970 Burn out (Message 43992) Posted 17 Jul 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: Ran it completely stock settings. I don't OC, because I like stuff to run forever whenever possible and there's too little gain (and then this kind of thing). So I'm assuming if there was any OC it was the default, which I've had other cards in the past (put my "old" 660TI back in and it's still crunches fine) that had OC like my 660 built in and they never had any problems. I don't OC anything unless it's built in and I use the most basic of levels that they come with. I already have my RMA number from EVGA and will be getting a replacement once I ship it to them. I killed an 850W PSU once because of crunching with 3 graphics cards and I got a warranty replacement on that one too. I was just really surprised by this because the card typically sat at 70°C, while others before sat at 80°C. Any recommendations for water cooler blocks or should I just look at the 1070 as a replacement and sell the warranty replacement?
15) Message boards : Number crunching : 4 Months to GTX970 Burn out (Message 43924) Posted 10 Jul 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: I purchased my EVGA GTX 970 on March 19th, 2016. It has officially burned out as of Thursday. That's the fastest I've ever had a GPU card fail on me. I'm thinking the replacement will get a standalone water cooling unit added to it...
16) Message boards : Number crunching : Is it SWAN_SYNC, Swan_Sync or swan_sync? (Message 42983) Posted 11 Mar 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: Where exactly does swan_sync go?
17) Message boards : Wish list : extended use of SWAN_SYNC environment variable (Message 42981) Posted 11 Mar 2016 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: Where does the SWAN_SYNC option even go? I keep seeing environment variable swan_sync and set to 0 but I don't know where to put it. What file? Please let me know. Ironically, I used to know where to put it (about 4 years ago) and now I can't remember.
18) Message boards : Number crunching : Load balancing GPUGRID and other boinc projects on Linux. (Message 21081) Posted 27 Apr 2011 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: I'm crunching on 3 gpus in my tower and felt that losing a core for a small performance gain seemed kind of pointless. I run a quad core processor and I like to keep it running with tasks from other projects as well as GPUGRID. I tried swan sync and I can say that it works but I feel it's not worth it for 10-15% increase when you can put that core to work doing other helpful things. My gpu's still crank out the work without sacrificing other projects. GPU utilization seems to vary from pc to pc but I find that even with 100% cpu use I'm still getting 60-85% GPU use and that works for me to help keep the temps down. Good luck crunching!
19) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : Do not get a GeForce GT 430 (Message 21078) Posted 26 Apr 2011 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: Just budget for a $200 or so card brand new and you can have confidence it'll do the project some good. ;)
20) Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : Card Problems (Message 21075) Posted 26 Apr 2011 by CJ in Seattle [BlackOps] Post: Milkyway is running steady with no problems on GTX 260. Thanks for the recommendation!

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