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I've tested it a bit more and find that P-cores are actually a bit more efficient for feeding the GPU. I think this is the case, too. I disabled e-cores in BIOS, and there seems to be a small improvement on my RTX4080 folding. Not sure it would be noticeable on a card producing less ppd. But since ...

But for what it's worth to anyone, I also (surprisingly) noticed quite a difference going from x8/x8 pcie 4.0 to x8/x8 pcie 5.0. At least 2-3m PPD on the combined total for both cards. These are trends I've noticed over multiple days. So take it with a grain of salt if you will, but from what I'm s...

Performance is not measured by PPD. Check the time per frame on the same project. I bet the difference will be in seconds I can't speak to anything but PPD because those are the only number trends I remember. But for what it's worth to anyone, I also (surprisingly) noticed quite a difference going ...

Well, I officially tried running a 5070Ti on a 4.0 x4 slot, and it lost about 4-5m ppd. I suspect it has more to do with going through the PCH than the actual pcie lanes, though.

Ah, the 580 drivers + v7 FAH client do not play nice together for me. The box in question was W11 Pro, though, not W10. In any case, it's a non-issue for me now.

muziqaz wrote: ↑Sat Aug 16, 2025 11:45 am This is because of some evil sorcery happening with server constraints, which is being investigated

No, there is some dark magic happening with server constraints. Are you on linux by any chance. That seems to reduce the chance to get any work further with 7 or less threads :/ This particular box is on Windows 11. You say 7 or less threads, so if I got a 5600GT and set it to 8 threads, it might h...

I decided to try out a 5090 on Windows. I set the power level as low as I could, which was 66%, so it runs around 400W. Seems to consistently get WU's, but sometimes the PPD will say 40-45M, where other times it's more like 20-25M, depending on the WU. I guess that's where Linux could come in handy ...

Well, for whatever reason the 3000G is no longer consistently getting WU's, despite having it set to 3 threads. It's idle more often than not now. If I move to a 5600G/GT and set it to 6 threads, is that likely to make a difference in reliably getting WU's?

Yes, maybe. I have 580.88 on all my Windows systems and they are all folding fine. :) CaptainHalon> did you reboot after installing the drivers ? It works on the 8.4.9 client, that's not a problem. Are you saying yours folds fine on Windows on 580.88 with the 7.6.21 client? Because that's what wasn...

I got it working in Windows with the 8.4.9 client. Shame because I liked the standalone app with the 7.6.21, and not having to deal with a web interface. Also, 7.6.21 had a finish option, which seems to be missing in 8.4.9.

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