Dead Men Walking

Forum Archive 2023 => dMw's Community Centre => Community Archive => Dead Men Folding => Topic started by: smilodon on March 23, 2020, 05:49:36 PM

Title: keep folding
Post by: smilodon on March 23, 2020, 05:49:36 PM
Keep folding. The usual research shouldn't be forgotten but maybe add a few cycle's to Covid 19 research


Here. - https://foldingathome.org/covid19/ (https://foldingathome.org/covid19/)
Title: keep folding
Post by: Michelanio on March 23, 2020, 07:55:45 PM
Just today downloaded and installed the client on my server so it can do a bit of runs on it since that is always on anyway, downside is apparently so many are folding their servers can't keep up atm
Title: keep folding
Post by: Michelanio on March 26, 2020, 09:58:12 AM
Seems to be a bit more stable now and they can send out work to the clients, done a few and it seems to be going steadily for the moment at least
Title: keep folding
Post by: Sparko on September 14, 2020, 05:00:31 PM
Just hit 1.2m and going strong still :yahoo:
Title: keep folding
Post by: Michelanio on September 15, 2020, 06:07:22 PM
just checked and I've somehow managed to reach up to 2,4m :crazy: :wacko:
Title: keep folding
Post by: Penfold on September 15, 2020, 06:53:01 PM
:thumbsupsmileyanim::worshippy::thumbsupsmileyanim:

Badged up!
Title: keep folding
Post by: Jamoe on September 16, 2020, 09:36:52 AM
I've started folding again and non of that idle nonsense much to my 12 year olds annoyance :lmfao:

(Posting to see the shinny badge)
Title: keep folding
Post by: Sparko on September 16, 2020, 10:07:11 AM
Quote from: Penfold;443060:thumbsupsmileyanim::worshippy::thumbsupsmileyanim:

Badged up!

oooooo shiny :D
Title: keep folding
Post by: DiseasedBunny on September 17, 2020, 01:56:12 PM
Just broken into dMw top 60....Still a long way off any badge though (150k) :sad::sad:
Title: keep folding
Post by: Michelanio on September 17, 2020, 05:58:44 PM
Every little bit helps :)
Title: keep folding
Post by: vobler on December 04, 2020, 08:21:37 AM
Whehey!

I'm dMw Top 3! Passing 41 million.
Most likely the first and last thing I will reach top 3 at... ;-)
Title: keep folding
Post by: OldBloke on December 04, 2020, 10:08:50 AM
Quote from: vobler;443760Whehey!

I'm dMw Top 3! Passing 41 million.
Most likely the first and last thing I will reach top 3 at... ;-)

Top folding, Sir :thumb:
Title: keep folding
Post by: TeaLeaf on December 04, 2020, 10:37:57 AM
Well done Vobler, another podium!   I doubt anyone of us is going to catch Wordan though, I think he had a few Cray supercomputers working for him!
Title: keep folding
Post by: vobler on March 30, 2022, 07:10:02 AM
Hello all,

I want to talk to you a little bit about folding again.

I have not been folding much for half a year now, but have started up again a few weeks ago.  Just as I write this I am passing 100 million points.

I have a few tips I want to share that could help others to use their PC's for this kind of work.

The main problems I had with folding was that the computer generated too much heat in a small room when folding 24-7.

To remedy this  I found out that there is no need to fold on the CPU. If you have a NVIDIA graphic card (not sure about AMD),  You can fold very well without using the CPU. This cools down the PC a lot and keeps the fan noise much lower. It also makes the PC much more responsive when using it for general tasks when folding. In the Advanced folding Client under Configure, Slots, Folding slot, just delete the cpu entry.

The other thing I do, is to use a GPU Management software to reduce the power usage and clock speed on the GPU. With my computer I got a program called Asus GPU Tweak that I use for this. I have made a special profile that reduces the clock speed and the power consumption on the GPU to a setting that does not increase the heat in the room. By using different profiles I can adjust the temp in the room by selecting the best profile for the outside temp. So there is no need for other heating in my room. It is completely "folding heated" :-)

This way it is easy to change between gaming and folding. When I want to start MSFS or Star Citizen I click Pause in the folding client, Click the Game Mode profile in the GPU Tweak software and start the game. When I am finished gaming I press Fold in the folding client and select the user folding profile in the GPU tweak software.

Using this setup I currently fold about 500000 points per day, and I wish more would try to use a similar method to be able to fold more. There is still a lot of work needed on many diseases.

Thanks

vobler
Title: keep folding
Post by: smilodon on March 30, 2022, 10:28:33 AM
Encouraged me to fire it back up, cheers
Title: keep folding
Post by: vobler on April 01, 2022, 09:06:34 AM
That is great smilo, keep going!

But we would of course prefere if you where folding for Dead Men Folding (33597).

Wouldn't it be great if we could climb in to the top 1000 folding teams in the world?
Currently around 1315

Thanks
Title: keep folding
Post by: albert on April 02, 2022, 08:52:23 AM
Thanks Vobler, same as Smilo, back on it, Medium power use on Idle, GPU only, -40% max GPU power.
Title: keep folding
Post by: vobler on April 02, 2022, 08:23:24 PM
Quote from: albert;448126Thanks Vobler, same as Smilo, back on it, Medium power use on Idle, GPU only, -40% max GPU power.

Great! Same as my setup.
Title: keep folding
Post by: vobler on December 07, 2022, 06:47:33 AM
Quote from: TeaLeaf;443763Well done Vobler, another podium!   I doubt anyone of us is going to catch Wordan though, I think he had a few Cray supercomputers working for him!

Hello guys!

Well, someone did it! :yahoo:

I passed Wordan's top spot of 266 millions last night. And this is only with my own private PC's.
The team is now soon at 1200 place in the world.

Link to Folding at Home
https://stats.foldingathome.org/team/33597
Title: keep folding
Post by: sulky_uk on December 07, 2022, 07:22:20 AM
congrats :D
Title: keep folding
Post by: faust82 on January 24, 2023, 02:46:14 PM
Downloaded the client this weekend to keep my home office toasty (since mining is dead), and that 3080ti is rocketing me up the board :D
Title: keep folding
Post by: vobler on January 25, 2023, 08:44:51 AM
Yes! Thanks for that! 6500000 points per day!

This will get dMw up to the Top 1000 teams in 2 months!

Keep Folding!