Seti Competition - Page 506

lorres_the_one · 27th April 2005, 2:08 PM

Need some info on seti.
I joined seti lastnight (26th about 6:00pm) using bonic and 100% of chip, have done 7 and a half WU's in that time I think.

I would like to know howto join the OCAU seti team and how to setup the system resource share, currently at 100%, if its set to 100% is it actually using 100% of my systems resources, because I can still run everything fine, games to work as they did before I used seti. It says a few things about how the usage works but I did'nt really understand it all. should I just leave it at 100% or what?
having it set like that does'nt seem to affect anything at all.

Torgoen · 27th April 2005, 6:57 PM

Thanks HeCaTe and FBNSS, I'll have a think about what I'm going to do.
But if I go ahead with the idea ,you guys will get first offer. TT

RobsGT4 · 28th April 2005, 3:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rocoll

......

It was only recently that RobsGT4 passed me by. Before that he was eating my dust. With the imminent closing of SETI classic I'll be able to apply myself to putting Rob back to were he's used to seeing me.

I appreciate your offer Torgoen however if he was annoying me where he is, I could address that problem by placing all my resources at putting him behind me.
Enjoy it while you can Rob.

whhhhheeeeeellllllllllllllllll rrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeallllleeeeeeeeee

bob(nz) · 28th April 2005, 3:53 PM

Originally Posted by Rocoll
......

It was only recently that RobsGT4 passed me by. Before that he was eating my dust. With the imminent closing of SETI classic I'll be able to apply myself to putting Rob back to were he's used to seeing me.

I appreciate your offer Torgoen however if he was annoying me where he is, I could address that problem by placing all my resources at putting him behind me.
Enjoy it while you can Rob.

Heh - thems fighting words

RobsGT4 · 28th April 2005, 4:50 PM

Huhuhuhmmmmm I think you are a little confused its YOU who have been eating my dust and that will continue to happen....

Go and check this out...

beep beep I am the road runner catch me if you can

HeCaTe · 28th April 2005, 6:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lorres_the_one

Need some info on seti.
I joined seti lastnight (26th about 6:00pm) using bonic and 100% of chip, have done 7 and a half WU's in that time I think.

I would like to know howto join the OCAU seti team and how to setup the system resource share, currently at 100%, if its set to 100% is it actually using 100% of my systems resources, because I can still run everything fine, games to work as they did before I used seti. It says a few things about how the usage works but I did'nt really understand it all. should I just leave it at 100% or what?
having it set like that does'nt seem to affect anything at all.

To join a Team, logon onto the SETI account thing, and then search for the overclockers australia team, and then there should be a button somewhere saying "join this team" or similar up the top, i think. and yes, the SETI process has a low priority, which means that almost everything else takes priority over it, so almost everything will take priority over it, and it will just go sit up the back until the CPU is free again.

Torgoen · 28th April 2005, 7:41 PM

Looks Like you just snagged a Marlin rocoll ...reel him in and gaff him !!!

lorres_the_one · 28th April 2005, 9:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeCaTe

To join a Team, logon onto the SETI account thing, and then search for the overclockers australia team, and then there should be a button somewhere saying "join this team" or similar up the top, i think. and yes, the SETI process has a low priority, which means that almost everything else takes priority over it, so almost everything will take priority over it, and it will just go sit up the back until the CPU is free again.

So even thought it says it users 100% of the cpu all the time it is'nt?

Can someone explaine?

FatBoyNotSoSlim · 28th April 2005, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lorres_the_one

So even thought it says it users 100% of the cpu all the time it is'nt?

Can someone explaine?

It has 100% resource share as set in BOINC, the client that can control SETI and many others, so that if you run for instant Climate Prediction and SETI and have them both at 50%, then they get equal time overall, or if SETI has been set to 200% and Climate Prediction to 100%, then SETI will get 200% the processing time, eg: 3hrs = 2hrs SETI, 1hr Climate Prediction.

However in windows, it set at a low priority. Everything else will start up at normal, which is higher. The levels are from highest to lowest; Realtime, High, Above Normal, Normal, Below Normal and Low.
Now SETI will run with ALL AVAILABLE cpu cycles. So if you are playing WMP10 with a DVD and that uses 30% CPU and firefox needs 5% and other taskbar programs needs 10% then all up you are using 45% of your cpu cycles, so SETI will automatically use the spare 55%. So to you, it will look like your CPU is always at 100%, but WHENEVER you need your cpu for any task, SETI will drop down its requirements to what ever is left after your other programs.

This is a great method, as it lets you to run it non stop, and when you start a game, no problem, as SETI will not interfer.

Did any of that make sense?

RobsGT4 · 28th April 2005, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torgoen

No I'm pretty sure he's a mechanic in Townsville and his number plate is RobsGT4 and from memory he said he built his machines from second hand bits as a hobby. Old Athlon 1800's etc so it is unlikely 29 computers are his.

No dude, your wrong there that is not me....

I am an Admin at a hospital here in Townsville, I have 4 PC's of my own and a few other from a certain location.... my slowest system out of my 4 is a dual MP1800+ sys...

lorres_the_one · 29th April 2005, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatBoyNotSoSlim

Did any of that make sense?

It made perfect sense thanks for that, onto running seti....

Torgoen · 29th April 2005, 5:00 PM

Whatever Dude ,so how come rocoll is gaining on you and why have you not stopped him ?

P.S.
No offence Rob, but the word "your" in your sentence ( your wrong ) is spelled this way -you're, as in you are

TT

RobsGT4 · 29th April 2005, 10:27 PM

No offence taken (sorry didnt realise that I was sitting an english exam

).... why you ask... a number of reasons the main being that I have been rather buisy over the last month as you can see HERE with god forbid... real work, as well as spreading myself accross a number of projects, as well as not keeping client pc's upto date with the latest version... so I think I am down to about 8 active pc's... which I was about to fix today but funny that real work thing got in the way again

Torgoen · 30th April 2005, 5:08 PM

RobsGT4

Do you still have a Celica GT4 and do you find the parts very expensive? Someone I know in South Australia just sold his because of the cost of parts.

Also since you are obviously in the know with computers which type is better for BOINC an Athlon 64 or a Pentium 4?

HeCaTe · 1st May 2005, 2:04 PM

If you are purchasing new, I believe that P4's are better, as long as Hyper Threading is enabled, but back at the AXP vs P4 ~1.6-2.4 area, the AXP's are far better crunchers. Also with the P4 HT vs A64, the qualifier is is HT enabled and enabled in BOINC, otherwise half the CPU is idle.

sort of on topic, but partly OT. do people want to post their stats of their machines, and how long it takes to do a WU of SETI (and any other BOINC Project except maybe CP) just to get some sort of performance indication going.
My A64 3000+ (rest of stats in sig, and also stock clock) takes around 2:30-2:40 on average.
I'll check up on my slower computers when I get home tonight.

27th April 2005, 6:57 PM	#7577
Torgoen Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tottenham Posts: 22	Thanks HeCaTe and FBNSS Thanks HeCaTe and FBNSS, I'll have a think about what I'm going to do. But if I go ahead with the idea ,you guys will get first offer. TT

28th April 2005, 3:53 PM	#7579
bob(nz) Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere is SE Asia Posts: 569	Originally Posted by Rocoll ...... It was only recently that RobsGT4 passed me by. Before that he was eating my dust. With the imminent closing of SETI classic I'll be able to apply myself to putting Rob back to were he's used to seeing me. I appreciate your offer Torgoen however if he was annoying me where he is, I could address that problem by placing all my resources at putting him behind me. Enjoy it while you can Rob. Heh - thems fighting words __________________ *Trusted Traders: Over 300 Successful trades on OCAU - PM me for details* Proud member of http://teamau.net

28th April 2005, 4:50 PM	#7580
RobsGT4 SETI Classic Top Dog Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Vat of Black Label Bundy! Posts: 1,022	Huhuhuhmmmmm I think you are a little confused its YOU who have been eating my dust and that will continue to happen.... Go and check this out... beep beep I am the road runner catch me if you can __________________ OCAU Iron Photographer - July 2004, February 2007 NQ COWBOYS Premiers one day! Bring back BUNDY BLACK. Last edited by RobsGT4; 28th April 2005 at 4:52 PM.

28th April 2005, 7:41 PM	#7582
Torgoen Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tottenham Posts: 22	yahoooooooooo Looks Like you just snagged a Marlin rocoll ...reel him in and gaff him !!!

29th April 2005, 5:00 PM	#7587
Torgoen Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tottenham Posts: 22	Whatever Dude ,so how come rocoll is gaining on you and why have you not stopped him ? P.S. No offence Rob, but the word "your" in your sentence ( your wrong ) is spelled this way -you're, as in you are TT Last edited by Torgoen; 29th April 2005 at 7:31 PM.

27th April 2005, 2:08 PM	#7576
lorres_the_one Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 859	Need some info on seti. I joined seti lastnight (26th about 6:00pm) using bonic and 100% of chip, have done 7 and a half WU's in that time I think. I would like to know howto join the OCAU seti team and how to setup the system resource share, currently at 100%, if its set to 100% is it actually using 100% of my systems resources, because I can still run everything fine, games to work as they did before I used seti. It says a few things about how the usage works but I did'nt really understand it all. should I just leave it at 100% or what? having it set like that does'nt seem to affect anything at all.

29th April 2005, 10:27 PM	#7588
RobsGT4 SETI Classic Top Dog Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Vat of Black Label Bundy! Posts: 1,022	No offence taken (sorry didnt realise that I was sitting an english exam ).... why you ask... a number of reasons the main being that I have been rather buisy over the last month as you can see HERE with god forbid... real work, as well as spreading myself accross a number of projects, as well as not keeping client pc's upto date with the latest version... so I think I am down to about 8 active pc's... which I was about to fix today but funny that real work thing got in the way again __________________ OCAU Iron Photographer - July 2004, February 2007 NQ COWBOYS Premiers one day! Bring back BUNDY BLACK.

30th April 2005, 5:08 PM	#7589
Torgoen Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tottenham Posts: 22	RobsGT4 Do you still have a Celica GT4 and do you find the parts very expensive? Someone I know in South Australia just sold his because of the cost of parts. Also since you are obviously in the know with computers which type is better for BOINC an Athlon 64 or a Pentium 4?

1st May 2005, 2:04 PM	#7590
HeCaTe Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Collingwood, Victoria Posts: 929	If you are purchasing new, I believe that P4's are better, as long as Hyper Threading is enabled, but back at the AXP vs P4 ~1.6-2.4 area, the AXP's are far better crunchers. Also with the P4 HT vs A64, the qualifier is is HT enabled and enabled in BOINC, otherwise half the CPU is idle. sort of on topic, but partly OT. do people want to post their stats of their machines, and how long it takes to do a WU of SETI (and any other BOINC Project except maybe CP) just to get some sort of performance indication going. My A64 3000+ (rest of stats in sig, and also stock clock) takes around 2:30-2:40 on average. I'll check up on my slower computers when I get home tonight. __________________ rollin' wit the cresta crew.