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Hi Neil,

"Still taking 508 seconds"? Your Collatz results page shows them taking between 1000 and 1030 previously?

Did you say before that you were running two tasks at a time?

Try renaming your app_config.sys file and re-reading config files to run one at a time.

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Woodles wrote: Sun Sep 30, 2018 2:39 pm

Same procedure for your 1060 but different numbers:

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verbose=1
kernels_per_reduction=48
threads=8
lut_size=16
sieve_size=30
sleep=1
cache_sieve=1
reduce_cpu=0
1350 seconds down to ~700 seconds - https://boinc.thesonntags.com/collatz/r ... e=4&appid=

About 30% less credits for each task but ~400/200% more tasks in the same time. The GPUs do run slightly hotter though but that's not usually a problem.

Mark

Hi

Been lurking, forgot all about these changes so I've done this for my 1060's - times reduced from 1900 secs to 900 secs, credits also dropped but not by much. Thanks for the reminder!

Does help when you have one of the fans going the right way as well! I was wondering why one of the cards was up at 87 degrees - turned a case fan round and now both happy at 82 degrees on full load.

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Hi Mikee,

Oh yes, the credits drop but by a lot less than the times do.

You're supposed to fit fans?! :confusion-confused:

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so i reset project and now have 0.996 CPU and 1 Nvidia GPU processing a WU in 7 mins 57 secs. how is this guy doing the WU in 250 odd seconds?
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ok so after a bit of tweaking various parameters in the config file, reducing some, increasing others. i have also tweaked the card. now running a GPU core clock @ 1936MhZ from 1550Mhz. processing time is down to 233 seconds. GPU load @ 100% and temps @ 71C .
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Sorry Neil, i was out last night. Glad you got it working though :handgestures-thumbupright:
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Mark
yes, fairly flying through the WUs now. 27 - 29K per WU. I am chasing you my friend. just wait until i get that second 1080ti on the go ;)

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bigsinky wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:17 am Mark
yes, fairly flying through the WUs now. 27 - 29K per WU. I am chasing you my friend. just wait until i get that second 1080ti on the go ;)

Neil
Hi Neil,

So I see, congratulations :D

I'll keep an eye out.

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Woodles wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 11:59 am
bigsinky wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:17 am Mark
yes, fairly flying through the WUs now. 27 - 29K per WU. I am chasing you my friend. just wait until i get that second 1080ti on the go ;)

Neil
Hi Neil,

So I see, congratulations :D

I'll keep an eye out.

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you'll just switch on another 32 core Xeon machine won't you? Let me think i am catching you then....BAM...... see you later sucker!!!
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bigsinky wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:00 pmyou'll just switch on another 32 core Xeon machine won't you? Let me think i am catching you then....BAM...... see you later sucker!!!
Ah, the Xeons don't score much compared to a GPU, I'll just upgrade my remaining 900 series cards to 1080Tis :lol:

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Woodles wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:16 pm
Ah, the Xeons don't score much compared to a GPU, I'll just upgrade my remaining 900 series cards to 1080Tis :lol:

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Hi Mark

Can I have first dibs on any 900 series cards you might be decommissioning ? (I really cannot afford any 10xx series cards for now).

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Woodles wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:16 pm
bigsinky wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:00 pmyou'll just switch on another 32 core Xeon machine won't you? Let me think i am catching you then....BAM...... see you later sucker!!!
Ah, the Xeons don't score much compared to a GPU, I'll just upgrade my remaining 900 series cards to 1080Tis :lol:

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Damn you. I have serious leccy bills to pay. I can't afford to run anymore 1080Tis :(
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UBT - Timbo wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:52 pmHi Mark

Can I have first dibs on any 900 series cards you might be decommissioning ? (I really cannot afford any 10xx series cards for now).

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Tim
Hi Tim,

No problem :)

I'll warn you now though, they've been running virtually continuously for a few years? :D

Prices should be coming down a bit now that the mining phase has finished and new 20 series are out.

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bigsinky wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 2:49 pmDamn you. I have serious leccy bills to pay. I can't afford to run anymore 1080Tis :(
You may have to settle for second place then :P :D

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Woodles wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:26 pm
Hi Tim,

No problem :)

I'll warn you now though, they've been running virtually continuously for a few years? :D

Prices should be coming down a bit now that the mining phase has finished and new 20 series are out.

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Hi Mark

So, they'll be really cheap then ;-)

...and I can hoover out any accumulated dust/cat hairs etc :roll:

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Hi Tim,
UBT - Timbo wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:08 pmHi Mark

So, they'll be really cheap then ;-)
Oh no, they'll be "pre-conditioned" and "run in" so you'll pay a premium :P
UBT - Timbo wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:08 pm...and I can hoover out any accumulated dust/cat hairs etc :roll:

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You pay more for "extra features" :lol:

I could call them i970s and sell them for £1,000!

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My PC is dead at the moment so I can't check for sure, but I'm sure I used to run Collatz in the past. Didn't they have some bother with people cheating? Or am I getting that mixed up with something else? (senior moments R us)...
Anyway, I am sure I've got a 1070 in there, so if someone can point me in the right direction for configuring that I'll take a look when my machine is mended.
I generally run it 24/7 but it'd been shut down for a week while I was on holiday and decided not to work when I got back. It looks like the SSD or it's mobo connection has died, as it has disappeared. Fortunately it's still under warranty and I'm dropping it off at the menders today. I've got all my important stuff backed up but it'll be a bit of a pain putting everything else back if it needs a clean install, which seems likely.
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Jeffers wrote: Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:01 am My PC is dead at the moment so I can't check for sure, but I'm sure I used to run Collatz in the past. Didn't they have some bother with people cheating? Or am I getting that mixed up with something else? (senior moments R us)...
Anyway, I am sure I've got a 1070 in there, so if someone can point me in the right direction for configuring that I'll take a look when my machine is mended.
I generally run it 24/7 but it'd been shut down for a week while I was on holiday and decided not to work when I got back. It looks like the SSD or it's mobo connection has died, as it has disappeared. Fortunately it's still under warranty and I'm dropping it off at the menders today. I've got all my important stuff backed up but it'll be a bit of a pain putting everything else back if it needs a clean install, which seems likely.
Check back in previous posts in this thread. there are some .config files for 10 series Nvidia cards. Might need some slight tweaking.

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bigsinky wrote: Wed Oct 03, 2018 11:43 am
Jeffers wrote: Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:01 am My PC is dead at the moment so I can't check for sure, but I'm sure I used to run Collatz in the past. Didn't they have some bother with people cheating? Or am I getting that mixed up with something else? (senior moments R us)...
Anyway, I am sure I've got a 1070 in there, so if someone can point me in the right direction for configuring that I'll take a look when my machine is mended.
I generally run it 24/7 but it'd been shut down for a week while I was on holiday and decided not to work when I got back. It looks like the SSD or it's mobo connection has died, as it has disappeared. Fortunately it's still under warranty and I'm dropping it off at the menders today. I've got all my important stuff backed up but it'll be a bit of a pain putting everything else back if it needs a clean install, which seems likely.
Check back in previous posts in this thread. there are some .config files for 10 series Nvidia cards. Might need some slight tweaking.

cheers

Neil
Yeah, I'm sure I've seen them somewhere previously.

I'll take a look when I get my PC back....
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Hi Jeff,
Jeffers wrote: Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:01 am My PC is dead at the moment so I can't check for sure, but I'm sure I used to run Collatz in the past. Didn't they have some bother with people cheating? Or am I getting that mixed up with something else? (senior moments R us)...
You remember correctly. Unfortunately, as part of the fix Slicker had to take down the website and rebuild it so there's no thread about it any more.

Basically, a user had spoofed the response files to the project so that they claimed he was returning valid tasks in only three seconds and claiming credit for much longer. Slicker has subsequently changed the work that's sent out and the replies expected back so that it doesn't happen now.
Jeffers wrote: Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:01 amAnyway, I am sure I've got a 1070 in there, so if someone can point me in the right direction for configuring that I'll take a look when my machine is mended.
I generally run it 24/7 but it'd been shut down for a week while I was on holiday and decided not to work when I got back. It looks like the SSD or it's mobo connection has died, as it has disappeared. Fortunately it's still under warranty and I'm dropping it off at the menders today. I've got all my important stuff backed up but it'll be a bit of a pain putting everything else back if it needs a clean install, which seems likely.
Make sure it's still got a 1070 in it when it gets back :)
Try here - http://www.ukboincteam.org.uk/newforum/ ... =93&t=6001 or more specifically here -
http://www.ukboincteam.org.uk/newforum/ ... 01#p111354

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Woodles wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:33 pm Hi Tim,
UBT - Timbo wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:08 pmHi Mark

So, they'll be really cheap then ;-)
Oh no, they'll be "pre-conditioned" and "run in" so you'll pay a premium :P

You pay more for "extra features" :lol:

I could call them i970s and sell them for £1,000!

Mark
Hi Mark

OK, so you are trying to tap into the "vintage" and "aged" market then ? I think that only works for old masters, the odd horselesss carriage and some wines... 8-)

And I don't think anyone would fall for an iVan iGogh, an i250 iDino or a nice bottle of iChateau iLafite :lol:

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