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Primegrid Leonids challenge
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:32 am
by UBT - Rick Horn
Primegrid`s Leonids challenge is just 8 hours away, and lasts for 5 days.
Are we up for this guys?
http://www.primegrid.com
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:15 am
by Barrie
I'm in.
( runs a bit hot by the looks of it... [edit]or maybe that's just coincidence...[/edit])
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:10 pm
by LupusUK
Just got some WUs so count me in
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:28 pm
by UBT - Rick Horn
Barrie wrote:
( runs a bit hot by the looks of it... [edit]or maybe that's just coincidence...[/edit])
It`s a very demanding sub-project, so make sure your pc is up to it, and watch those temps!
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:56 pm
by UBT - Rick Horn
I can`t say I`m too happy with the choice of sub-project this time.
It looks like they`re going to run for about 30 hours.
So who is going to risk starting a new one with 29 hours to go? :roll:
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:44 pm
by melter65
That's the reason I didn't take part in this challenge. Five days isn't long enough for these wu's, the challenge should be a month long at least!
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:41 am
by UBT - Rick Horn
melter65 wrote:That's the reason I didn't take part in this challenge. Five days isn't long enough for these wu's, the challenge should be a month long at least!
I think a lot of people would be put off by a month long challenge (including me.) But Primegrid should be more thoughtful in their choice of sub-projects for their challenges.
Edit: latest WUs running for 22 hours and only 30% complete. Now detached!
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:38 pm
by Barrie
'Tis a bit stupid, but I've started so I might as well finish...
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:47 pm
by Barrie
UBT - Rick Horn wrote:Edit: latest WUs running for 22 hours and only 30% complete. Now detached!
That doesn't sound at all right :-
My oc/d 9450 is finishing them in under 16hrs...
My Xeon is doing them in about 28hrs ( running 8 on a 4core with HT, hitting 80C thanks to wonder Dell cooling :p ), so around 14hrs per WU per core... ( Hmmm I might want to turn off HT on the last day to maximise my turn in... )
Still too long for a 5day challenge really, but surely yours should be in the same ballpark?
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:32 pm
by UBT - Rick Horn
My slower PC finished 2 in about 32 hours each, it was my faster quad that seemed to be having trouble, but it wasn`t overheating.
I`ve now put it on something more productive.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:09 pm
by Barrie
Well, 24th place after the finish, though I still have at least one applicable WU awaiting validation.
If I'd disabled hyper threading a few hours earlier I could probably have squeezed another few WUs through...