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HI there. I've noticed that these new projects don't like my hardware all that much. I've had about 5-7 of them over the past 2 days or so and they all eue on me.

My specs are;
xp sp3
amd 9850
9800gt and 9800gtx+. I have the gpus slightly overclocked and when I noticed that my gtx+ had a 5900 I dropped the oc down.
m2n32-sli deluxe


[20:06:51] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[20:06:51] Version 1.24 (Mon Mar 2 19:49:32 PST 2009)
[20:06:51]
[20:06:51] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[20:06:51] Build host: vspm46
[20:06:51] Board Type: Nvidia
[20:06:51] Core :
[20:06:51] Preparing to commence simulation
[20:06:51] - Looking at optimizations...
[20:06:52] - Created dyn
[20:06:52] - Files status OK
[20:06:52] - Expanded 70248 -> 360060 (decompressed 512.5 percent)
[20:06:52] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=70248 data_size=360060, decompressed_data_size=360060 diff=0
[20:06:52] - Digital signature verified
[20:06:52]
[20:06:52] Project: 5900 (Run 11, Clone 91, Gen 8)
[20:06:52]
[20:06:52] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[20:06:52] Entering M.D.
[20:06:58] Tpr hash work/wudata_08.tpr: 145129034 2933395315 874166512 2712036341 519107873
[20:06:59] Working on Protein
[20:06:59] Client config found, loading data.
[20:06:59] Starting GUI Server
[20:08:22] Completed 1%
[20:10:20] Completed 2%
[20:12:16] Completed 3%
...
[21:20:00] Completed 38%
[21:21:54] Completed 39%
[21:23:59] Completed 40%
[21:25:57] Completed 41%
[21:26:36] SEH code: 3221225477
[21:26:36] Run: exception thrown during GuardedRun
[21:26:36] Run: exception thrown in GuardedRun -- Gromacs cannot continue further.
[21:26:36] Going to send back what have done -- stepsTotalG=2000000
[21:26:36] Work fraction=0.4119 steps=2000000.
[21:26:40] logfile size=64036 infoLength=64036 edr=0 trr=23
[21:26:40] - Writing 64572 bytes of core data to disk...
[21:26:40] Done: 64060 -> 5157 (compressed to 8.0 percent)
[21:26:40] ... Done.
[21:26:40]
[21:26:40] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[21:26:44] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[21:26:44] Sending work to server
[21:26:44] Project: 5900 (Run 11, Clone 91, Gen 8)
[21:26:44] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.

Hi G-Byte,

Yes, these WUs have a higher than normal EUE rate. This is known, and the points for the project take it into account.

ihaque wrote:Hi G-Byte,

Yes, these WUs have a higher than normal EUE rate. This is known, and the points for the project take it into account.

That isn't a problem for me. The official meaning of "advmethods" is that we may be assigned projects with a higher than normal EUE rate.

Is there a point at which we should decide something is wrong with our machine rather than assuming it's just the way the project is designed?

Have folded 23 of these WU's in the last 24 hrs or so. All on XP with only the shaders OCed. No EUE's so far.
2 EVGA 9800GT's 1 EVGA 8800GT and 1 EVGA 9800GTX+. 7 to 10° cooler than other WU's.

There is only one report (from G-Byte) the stats DB ... it's too early to conclude about a bad WU or a random instability.