Minimum hardwre requirement
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 6:18 pm
Hi:
I have been reading through the forums looking to see if anything has been dealt with regarding this topic.
Is there a minimum CPU and GPU requirement that will run Folding@Home software?
I have a dated Alienware laptop which has an Intel i7-3740QM CPU and a NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660M GPU. Folding@Home is running on the CPU but not on the GPU. Which begs the question, does this video card fail to meet the minimum hardware requirement to fully run Folding@home? Otherwise this dated laptop runs fine on fully patched Win 10.
Using Task Manager, I can tell the CPU is using between 19% - 70% of its processing power. The video card is using 0%. I have the laptop sitting on a Targus cooling pad. I have removed the battery to enhance the internal air flow. In addition, I have a small fan at the rear of the laptop to further enhance air flow.
Clive
I have been reading through the forums looking to see if anything has been dealt with regarding this topic.
Is there a minimum CPU and GPU requirement that will run Folding@Home software?
I have a dated Alienware laptop which has an Intel i7-3740QM CPU and a NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660M GPU. Folding@Home is running on the CPU but not on the GPU. Which begs the question, does this video card fail to meet the minimum hardware requirement to fully run Folding@home? Otherwise this dated laptop runs fine on fully patched Win 10.
Using Task Manager, I can tell the CPU is using between 19% - 70% of its processing power. The video card is using 0%. I have the laptop sitting on a Targus cooling pad. I have removed the battery to enhance the internal air flow. In addition, I have a small fan at the rear of the laptop to further enhance air flow.
Clive