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So my questions remain unanswered...7im wrote:They all end the same way. -> Use the 327.xx drivers on all hardware except the GK-110s until NV fixes their drivers.
There is a kluge patch in the v55 beta fahcore_17 to workaround this driver issue, but the best speed will come when NV puts the fix in the drivers.
That can only be answered by a PG Member. They decided when FahCore_17 is stable enough to be released to the public.b-morgan wrote:...How much longer will the beta last (i.e. when will this version be released)?...
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*********************** Log Started 2014-06-26T00:34:45Z ***********************
00:34:45:************************* Folding@home Client *************************
00:34:45: Website: http://folding.stanford.edu/
00:34:45: Copyright: (c) 2009-2014 Stanford University
00:34:45: Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
00:34:45: Args:
00:34:45: Config: C:/ProgramData/FAHClient/config.xml
00:34:45:******************************** Build ********************************
00:34:45: Version: 7.4.4
00:34:45: Date: Mar 4 2014
00:34:45: Time: 20:26:54
00:34:45: SVN Rev: 4130
00:34:45: Branch: fah/trunk/client
00:34:45: Compiler: Intel(R) C++ MSVC 1500 mode 1200
00:34:45: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /Qdiag-disable:4297,4103,1786,279 /Ox -arch:SSE
00:34:45: /QaxSSE2,SSE3,SSSE3,SSE4.1,SSE4.2 /Qopenmp /Qrestrict /MT /Qmkl
00:34:45: Platform: win32 XP
00:34:45: Bits: 32
00:34:45: Mode: Release
00:34:45:******************************* System ********************************
00:34:45: CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz
00:34:45: CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 9
00:34:45: CPUs: 1
00:34:45: Memory: 2.00GiB
00:34:45: Free Memory: 897.61MiB
00:34:45: Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
00:34:45: OS Version: 6.1
00:34:45: Has Battery: false
00:34:45: On Battery: false
00:34:45: UTC Offset: -4
00:34:45: PID: 7740
00:34:45: CWD: C:/ProgramData/FAHClient
00:34:45: OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
00:34:45: OS Arch: AMD64
00:34:45: GPUs: 2
00:34:45: GPU 0: NVIDIA:1 GT200b [GeForce GTX 295]
00:34:45: GPU 1: NVIDIA:1 GT200b [GeForce GTX 295]
00:34:45: CUDA: 1.3
00:34:45: CUDA Driver: 6000
00:34:45:Win32 Service: false
00:34:45:***********************************************************************
00:34:45:<config>
00:34:45: <service-description v='Folding@home Client'/>
00:34:45: <service-restart v='true'/>
00:34:45: <service-restart-delay v='5000'/>
00:34:45:
00:34:45: <!-- Client Control -->
00:34:45: <client-threads v='6'/>
00:34:45: <cycle-rate v='4'/>
00:34:45: <cycles v='-1'/>
00:34:45: <data-directory v='.'/>
00:34:45: <disable-sleep-when-active v='true'/>
00:34:45: <exec-directory v='C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient'/>
00:34:45: <exit-when-done v='false'/>
00:34:45: <fold-anon v='false'/>
00:34:45: <open-web-control v='false'/>
00:34:45:
00:34:45: <!-- Configuration -->
00:34:45: <config-rotate v='true'/>
00:34:45: <config-rotate-dir v='configs'/>
00:34:45: <config-rotate-max v='16'/>
00:34:45:
00:34:45: <!-- Debugging -->
00:34:45: <assignment-servers>
00:34:45: assign3.stanford.edu:8080 assign4.stanford.edu:80
00:34:45: </assignment-servers>
00:34:45: <auth-as v='true'/>
00:34:45: <capture-directory v='capture'/>
00:34:45: <capture-on-error v='false'/>
00:34:45: <capture-packets v='false'/>
00:34:45: <capture-requests v='false'/>
00:34:45: <capture-responses v='false'/>
00:34:45: <capture-sockets v='false'/>
00:34:45: <core-exec v='FahCore_$type'/>
00:34:45: <core-wrapper-exec v='FAHCoreWrapper'/>
00:34:45: <debug-sockets v='false'/>
00:34:45: <exception-locations v='true'/>
00:34:45: <gpu-assignment-servers>
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00:34:45: <stack-traces v='false'/>
00:34:45:
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00:34:45: <max-slot-errors v='10'/>
00:34:45: <max-unit-errors v='5'/>
00:34:45:
00:34:45: <!-- Folding Core -->
00:34:45: <checkpoint v='30'/>
00:34:45: <core-dir v='cores'/>
00:34:45: <core-priority v='idle'/>
00:34:45: <cpu-affinity v='false'/>
00:34:45: <cpu-usage v='100'/>
00:34:45: <gpu-usage v='100'/>
00:34:45: <no-assembly v='false'/>
00:34:45:
00:34:45: <!-- Folding Slot Configuration -->
00:34:45: <cause v='ANY'/>
00:34:45: <client-subtype v='STDCLI'/>
00:34:45: <client-type v='normal'/>
00:34:45: <cpu-species v='UNKNOWN'/>
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00:34:45: <max-packet-size v='normal'/>
00:34:45: <os-species v='UNKNOWN'/>
00:34:45: <os-type v='WIN32'/>
00:34:45: <project-key v='0'/>
00:34:45: <smp v='true'/>
00:34:45:
00:34:45: <!-- GUI -->
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00:34:45:
00:34:45: <!-- HTTP Server -->
00:34:45: <allow v='*.*.*.*'/>
00:34:45: <connection-timeout v='60'/>
00:34:45: <deny v='0/0'/>
00:34:45: <http-addresses v='*:*'/>
00:34:45: <https-addresses v=''/>
00:34:45: <max-connect-time v='900'/>
00:34:45: <max-connections v='800'/>
00:34:45: <max-request-length v='52428800'/>
00:34:45: <min-connect-time v='300'/>
00:34:45: <threads v='1'/>
00:34:45:
00:34:45: <!-- Logging -->
00:34:45: <log v='log.txt'/>
00:34:45: <log-color v='false'/>
00:34:45: <log-crlf v='true'/>
00:34:45: <log-date v='false'/>
00:34:45: <log-date-periodically v='21600'/>
00:34:45: <log-debug v='true'/>
00:34:45: <log-domain v='false'/>
00:34:45: <log-header v='true'/>
00:34:45: <log-level v='true'/>
00:34:45: <log-no-info-header v='true'/>
00:34:45: <log-redirect v='false'/>
00:34:45: <log-rotate v='true'/>
00:34:45: <log-rotate-dir v='logs'/>
00:34:45: <log-rotate-max v='16'/>
00:34:45: <log-short-level v='false'/>
00:34:45: <log-simple-domains v='true'/>
00:34:45: <log-thread-id v='false'/>
00:34:45: <log-thread-prefix v='true'/>
00:34:45: <log-time v='true'/>
00:34:45: <log-to-screen v='true'/>
00:34:45: <log-truncate v='false'/>
00:34:45: <verbosity v='5'/>
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00:34:45: <child v='false'/>
00:34:45: <daemon v='false'/>
00:34:45: <pid v='false'/>
00:34:45: <pid-file v='Folding@home Client.pid'/>
00:34:45: <respawn v='false'/>
00:34:45: <service v='false'/>
00:34:45: <!-- Slot Control -->
00:34:45: <idle v='false'/>
00:34:45: <max-shutdown-wait v='60'/>
00:34:45: <pause-on-battery v='true'/>
00:34:45: <pause-on-start v='false'/>
00:34:45: <paused v='false'/>
00:34:45: <power v='full'/>
00:34:45: <!-- Work Unit Control -->
00:34:45: <dump-after-deadline v='true'/>
00:34:45: <max-queue v='16'/>
00:34:45: <max-units v='0'/>
00:34:45: <next-unit-percentage v='99'/>
00:34:45: <stall-detection-enabled v='false'/>
00:34:45: <stall-percent v='5'/>
00:34:45: <stall-timeout v='1800'/>
00:34:45:
00:34:45: <!-- Folding Slots -->
00:34:45: <slot id='0' type='CPU'>
00:34:45: <paused v='true'/>
00:34:45: </slot>
00:34:45:</config>
Please note that there was an issue with the FahCore_11 Work Servers which was resolved recently (viewtopic.php?f=18&t=26481).Ghetto_Child wrote:...By the next day I swapped back to the GTX 295 and was not getting any GPU WUs for days. I tried upgrading to client 7.4.4 to see if that would fix not receiving GPU WUs, no change. I just started receiving GPU WUs yesterday (YAY I can connect with GPU assignment servers)...
That is the default setting. It means that the system will fold on the GPU once the system is detected to be in an idle state (http://folding.stanford.edu/home/faq/fa ... ion/#ntoc3).Ghetto_Child wrote:...So here's the issue:, the GPU slot(s) will not run unless set to medium or higher. When set to light the GPU slot(s) status is "waiting for idle"...
That is called screen lag and there is nothing that can be done about it unless the GPU vendors decide to implement a scheduling system. While the CPU can prioritize the tasks given to it, a GPU will work on a first-in-first-out basis which is why you encounter the lag. Depending on the hardware and drivers, some donors experience lag while others don't.Ghetto_Child wrote:...When I do set a single GPU slot to medium or higher, it completes its WUs in about an hour but the whole system because very sluggish to respond and the CPU load in Task Manager stays between 75%-90%+. So basically running GPU processing seems super efficient for WUs but my system is otherwise unuseable during GPU processing...
Please note that you do get the points (you can check the official Stats). The reason that those values are displayed as unknown is that the Work Server is running an older version of the code so it can't send that information. Considering that FahCore_11 WUs have gone end-of-life (http://folding.stanford.edu/home/remind ... -core78-2/), I doubt that the code would be updated (since it isn't a trivial task).Ghetto_Child wrote:...I also noticed that I never get any points for the GPU WUs. There are project numbers and details attached to the GPU WUs but the Base Credit, Estimated Credit, Estimated PPD all say unknown. Estimated TPF usually shows 30 seconds - 3 minutes...
Is there a specific reason why you are swapping the GPUs so often? As 7im stated, you can install both GPUs (to get 3 GPUs in total) and you can pause (or set the Slot to fold only when idle) the primary GPU (the one connected to your monitor) while the other GPUs can fold. This would prevent the screen lag that you are encountering. Do make sure that your system has enough wattage for the GPUs and that the GPUs are operating within a normal temperature range.Ghetto_Child wrote:...How can I reduce the strain of GPU processing and keep the system useable without issue as it is when processing CPU WUs?...
You have to ensure that the "correct" half is idle, i.e. if you pause the secondary GPU, you will still encounter the lag since the primary GPU is folding. Use GPU-Z (http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/SysInfo/GPU-Z/) to ensure that both GPUs are functioning. Then pause one of them and see if the screen lag disappears or not. If it doesn't, then pause the other GPU and screen lag should disappear.Ghetto_Child wrote:...The GTX295 itself is a dual GPU card so F@H allows me to have two GPU folding slots when it is in my system. The screen lag occurs even when I have only configured 1 of 2 F@H GPU slots with the GTX295. I would have thought using half the card's power would make the system balance its responsiveness but for some reason I'm not getting that kind of performance...
It is possible that your system resources are being over-used. A simple test would be to temporarily stop Prime95 and see if there is any effect on the screen lag or not while the primary GPU is paused. Do note that F@H too uses the lowest priority by default. Thus, you may want to increase the priority of F@H to ensure that the GPU has a constant supply of data. I am not sure how that would effect Prime95 so you may want to test a few different cases and use the one which you find the most usable.Ghetto_Child wrote:...I would like to add that I run Prime95 24/7. That is configured with a single worker for my single core CPU and lowest priority...