Which client is best for me?

J-WeB · Post by **J-WeB** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:46 am

Hello. I am not new to this, but I was wondering which client would be best for me.

Here are my specs...
CPU: i5 750 (true quad core)
GPU: nVidia 250GTS
RAM: 8 GB DDR3 1066

I run my computer for about 8-12 hours a day.

Leonardo · Post by **Leonardo** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:00 am

If you are running Windows, then go for V7. Ensure to read the installation guide so that you get both your CPU and video card folding. Welcome to Folding!

Post by **Jesse_V** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:41 am

Welcome to the forum J-WeB!

Yes the v7 client should work for you. It's still in beta, but it makes running F@h pretty simple and sets up everything for you. Note that there are a still few bugs in it, such as the ETA/PPD being off, but it should work fairly well for you. You can get it here: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/WinGuide

EDIT: By the way, its latest release was announced on this thread: viewtopic.php?f=67&t=20459

J-WeB · Post by **J-WeB** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:25 pm

Also, I have 64-bit Windows 7. Is there a 64-bit version?

7im · Post by **7im** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:32 pm

No. No need for a 64 bit version. It doesn't go any faster.

J-WeB · Post by **J-WeB** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:54 pm

Should I run a separate smp for each cpu?

Post by **bruce** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:55 am

J-WeB wrote:Should I run a separate smp for each cpu?

No.

When a smp slot is configured, it defaults to using all of your CPUs. You can manually adjust it to a lower number, as 7im suggests, leaving one CPU to run an AMD GPU.

J-WeB · Post by **J-WeB** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:58 am

bruce wrote:
J-WeB wrote:Should I run a separate smp for each cpu?
No.

When a smp slot is configured, it defaults to using all of your CPUs. You can manually adjust it to a lower number, as 7im suggests, leaving one CPU to run an AMD GPU.

Alright. Sounds good. I don't understand why it is lagging really badly though. I mean it makes it impossible to use the computer. The cursor even freezes momentarily. Any ideas?

Post by **bruce** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:48 am

J-WeB wrote:Okay that's what I figured. For some reason my computer is lagging really bad when I run the FAH Control. I'm sure it isn't supposed to be like that. I tried setting the CPU usage down, but in task manager it's still saying it is 100% CPU usage. What can I do?

I'm moving the rest of this discussion into the other topic where you are asking the exact same question about screen lagging. We really don't like answering the same questions in two places.

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