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Old GPU can it contribute?

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:33 am
by Ricorocks
Sorry for originally posting in the wrong place, I'm learning & seeing better now :D

The XP machine, is a desktop with a "BFG R6600GT 128mb DDR3, AGP, from 2006. Is this too ancient for FAH to see, & can it be config. for FAH manually????
Okay I found the configure & Identity.


while in configure 'slots' says '0 cpu' so it's not using the GPU, I saw where the 'radio button' for GPU, should I check this & make no other changes, or add/change values?

Re: Old GPU can it contribute?

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:37 am
by 7im
Most AGP based GPUs are too old to fold. Sorry.

Re: Old GPU can it contribute?

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:27 am
by Ricorocks
Nice try, swung on missed! At least this old timer will, go out contributing to... Thank You!

Take Care
Rico

Re: Old GPU can it contribute?

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:53 am
by JimboPalmer
The 6600GT dates from 2004 and lacks a general purpose shader. (It still uses pixel shaders and vertex shaders, each dedicated to one task) Without a programmable general purpose shader, it never could fold. (you won't find any other project for it either, as they all need programmable shaders to work)

Nice try though These days a Keplar based GPU from about 2012 or newer is needed to fold well with a Nvidia card. (Fermi works but is getting less and less WUs to work on as researchers finish their projects.)