Best setup for older clients?
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Best setup for older clients?
Currently running 2 separate machines.
Both are running Windows 2000 Pro on them and folding with the Windows Graphical Edition client.
Both machines are P4 3.0GHz HT capable using onboard graphics.
What is the best configuration for these machines, or is there a better client for them?
Both are running Windows 2000 Pro on them and folding with the Windows Graphical Edition client.
Both machines are P4 3.0GHz HT capable using onboard graphics.
What is the best configuration for these machines, or is there a better client for them?
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Intel Q9450; 2x2GB=8GB Ram; Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard; PC Power and Cooling Q750 PS; 2x GTX 460; Windows Server 2008 X64 (SP1).
Machine #2:
Intel Q6600; 2x2GB=4GB Ram; Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard; PC Power and Cooling Q750 PS; 2x GTX 460 video card; Windows 7 X64.
Machine 3:
Dell Dimension 8400, 3.2GHz P4 4x512GB Ram, Video card GTX 460, Windows 7 X32
I am currently folding just on the 5x GTX 460's for aprox. 70K PPD - Location: Salem. OR USA
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Just use a single instance of the standard uniprocessor client for each machine.
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Only running one on each.
Using 5.03.
Is there any better client for this setup?
Using 5.03.
Is there any better client for this setup?
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Re: Best setup for older clients?
No, with Windows 2000, you're stuck with v5 clients
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Thought as much. Thank you for responding.
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Re: Best setup for older clients?
Bump them to Ubuntu, then run the linux uni.
WooHoo = L5639 @ 3.3Ghz Evga SR-2 6x2gb Corsair XMS3 CM 212+ Corsair 1050hx Blackhawk Ultra EVGA 560ti
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Re: Best setup for older clients?
Doesn't make a difference...patonb wrote:Bump them to Ubuntu, then run the linux uni.
Linux uni = Windows uni
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Does make a difference.
Tried Ubuntu and couldn't get thje hang to it.
Windows, I know my way around.
Tried Ubuntu and couldn't get thje hang to it.
Windows, I know my way around.
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- Hardware configuration: Machine #1:
Intel Q9450; 2x2GB=8GB Ram; Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard; PC Power and Cooling Q750 PS; 2x GTX 460; Windows Server 2008 X64 (SP1).
Machine #2:
Intel Q6600; 2x2GB=4GB Ram; Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard; PC Power and Cooling Q750 PS; 2x GTX 460 video card; Windows 7 X64.
Machine 3:
Dell Dimension 8400, 3.2GHz P4 4x512GB Ram, Video card GTX 460, Windows 7 X32
I am currently folding just on the 5x GTX 460's for aprox. 70K PPD - Location: Salem. OR USA
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Slight difference, with Linux you can use the most recent clients. No difference in performance, but maybe someday the extra features in v.6 clients will mean access to better WU's.DanGe wrote:Doesn't make a difference...patonb wrote:Bump them to Ubuntu, then run the linux uni.
Linux uni = Windows uni
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Re: Best setup for older clients?
I think this is degerating into a fanboy debate of Linux vs. Windows, which will get us nowhere.P5-133XL wrote:Slight difference, with Linux you can use the most recent clients. No difference in performance, but maybe someday the extra features in v.6 clients will mean access to better WU's.
The V6 client can be run either way: You can upgrade to Linux or you can upgrade to a current version of Windows. You can also continue to run the older client on your older OS. The decision is yours.
Windows 2000 is a 10-year old OS and in that 10 years, there have been some improvements in FAH v6 that are not in the older clients, but the V5 client still works.
Re: Best setup for older clients?
In my book, Linux can be put where the sun don't shine, for all the use I could get from it.
Maybe my old brain cell ( singular ) couldn't grasp it, but I prefer to click only 1 button to get something going, not 3 or 4 like I had to do with Ubuntu.
Maybe my old brain cell ( singular ) couldn't grasp it, but I prefer to click only 1 button to get something going, not 3 or 4 like I had to do with Ubuntu.
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Re: Best setup for older clients?
Pretty much the reason to do it...P5-133XL wrote:Slight difference, with Linux you can use the most recent clients. No difference in performance, but maybe someday the extra features in v.6 clients will mean access to better WU's.DanGe wrote:Doesn't make a difference...patonb wrote:Bump them to Ubuntu, then run the linux uni.
Linux uni = Windows uni
XP would be a bit big for max performance of the folding.
Ubuntu runs just like 98se, and if you can read, theres multiple step by step setups...
WooHoo = L5639 @ 3.3Ghz Evga SR-2 6x2gb Corsair XMS3 CM 212+ Corsair 1050hx Blackhawk Ultra EVGA 560ti
Foldie = i7 950@ 4.0Ghz x58a-ud3r 216-216 @ 850/2000 3x2gb OCZ Gold NH-u12 Heatsink Corsair hx520 Antec 900
Foldie = i7 950@ 4.0Ghz x58a-ud3r 216-216 @ 850/2000 3x2gb OCZ Gold NH-u12 Heatsink Corsair hx520 Antec 900