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Which client should I use? GPU2 or SMP Client? See system specs below.

System Specs-
GeForce 8400GS 512mb
AMD Athlon X2 2.71 GHz
2 GB 1066 Ram

SMP.

Both.

Neither.

J/k. Both. GPU2 on an Nvidia card barely uses the CPU. An 8400 GS won't get great PPD, but every piece of hardware helps the project.

Alright, since everyone says both. I will use both. =D Console versions!

Be careful, you'll probably have to fold 24/7 to be able to make the deadlines ...

If you can't (or don't want to), stick to two uniprocessor clients.

v00d00 wrote:SMP.

jrweiss wrote:Both.

Zagen30 wrote:Neither.

toTOW wrote:Be careful, you'll probably have to fold 24/7 to be able to make the deadlines ...
If you can't (or don't want to), stick to two uniprocessor clients.

Ok, so the real answer is: It depends . . . .

A sense of humor from a Site Admin?
I have never experienced that other than in private correspondences with the above.

IMHO, there should be some sort of (at least general) guidelines in a thread in this (now huge and barely manageable) forum that contains some sort of "optimization" information (and is updated as needed).

I guess that it simply depends........

With SMP he should make the deadlines on a dual core at 2.7, but yes would have to fold near enough 24/7 to do it.

A GF 8400 probably isnt worth running, but if you can afford to run it then do so, i personally wouldnt.

I will add to this question here. I have an E8400 with 4GB ram and a 9600GT Nvidia. I am currently using the GPU systray client and have been wondering lately if I could run more than one client (like GPU and SMP)
The computer doesn't get used for gaming or anything like it and is mostly left on 24/7.
I have Server 2008 64bit and also a Win 7 install plus Ubuntu. So, would it be useful for ME to run the SMP AND the Gpu client?

Yes. The Linux SMP client will run faster (it uses a different core than the Win SMP client), so you can try that route.

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