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[samy60]

I restarted the client and it went in about 2 minutes. Looking at the log file, it looks like it went in chunks. I have a fast internet connection 10 MB up and 70 MB down. Maybe thats just the way their server takes it.
Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Foxbat]

Samy60, if you have a dedicated Folding machine (as in you never do anything else with it) I would install Ubuntu and not chance Windows. Just a personal opinion as the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS machines I have here are rock-solid and will Fold unattended for months at a time. I do go and apply updates from time-to-time but since these are behind the NAT Router, I'm not too worried about Internet attacks.

I also found that I could install the CUPS service on my old Mac Pro running Ubuntu and now all my iOS devices can print to my old LAN-connected printers. I had spent $99 for the Lantronix xPrintServer but it couldn't deal with my Canon 4700 Copier/FAX/Printer/Scanner which is located downstairs in the family computer area. The few times that we use it means it isn't tying up the host with print processing.

I guess I could also install Plex or a DLNA media server, but I'd rather set up a separate box for that. Now that I have the Hopper 3, I might revisit that possibility.

I've been looking at my numbers and I would if the GTX 750i might not do better in the T7400 and not the Mac Pro. I was investigating the Mac Pro's PCI-e slots and evidently the Slot 3 I had to use is only 4x and not 8x line Slot 4. Unfortunately, I can't plug a double-wide card into the last slot, so the card isn't running as fast as it could. Mechanically, all the slots in the Mac Pro are x16, but electrically only Slot 1 is x16. The T7400 has an unused x16 slot available, and it's x16 electrically as well. Plus, that changes my CPU Slot to 6-core instead 7-core, and that would open it up to some Projects that aren't compatible with 5, 7, or 11 cores. 3 seems to be okay, so my Mac Pro's older CPU slot might benefit.

Edit: I just looked at the EOC site, and I see there's a new sheriff in town:

 

[samy60]

Thanks for that information. I dont know anything about Ubuntu. I will have to do some reading on that. I am not a tech guy! Yes I have a machine that will be devoted to F@H only. Actually the one that will be folding is running Vista, thats how old it is. The 960 in there is running at 99% and doing about 120000 PPD and I am happy with that. It is running in the basement (cooler) and I do find myself checking on it a couple of times a day just because I know how unstable Vista is.
Thanks again for the info. I will take all the help I can get!!

 

[Voyager6]

Foxbat - are you using Ubuntu on the T7400?

 

[Foxbat]

Foxbat - are you using Ubuntu on the T7400?

Yes, my T7400 didn't come with an O/S, and I've had good experiences with Ubuntu on my other Folders. It installed just fine.

 

[EatMyVolts]

I'm well impressed with adding a second 970

but once, just once, I'd like to change one thing and not discover that I had to change another. The old reliable 600 watt power supply just wasn't quite up to the job and had to be replaced with a 750.

 

[Foxbat]

but once, just once, I'd like to change one thing and not discover that I had to change another. The old reliable 600 watt power supply just wasn't quite up to the job and had to be replaced with a 750.

I once saw this plaque on a wall: "A Boat is a hole in the water into which one pours money". Folding rigs are our Boats...

Way to Fold!

 

[Magic Static]

If my wife would leave my computer running the 750 Ti I'm using would yield 50,000 a day, one unit at a time. The LGA1156 i7 quad core folding four units at a time only yields 5000 points a day.

 

[samy60]

My new machine with a GTX 980 installed should be here this week. Can I take my GTX 960 and run it on the same machine? I know my hardware will take it I was just wondering if I will have to add the GTX 960 drivers along with the GTX 980 drivers?

 

[KE4EST]

My new machine with a GTX 980 installed should be here this week. Can I take my GTX 960 and run it on the same machine? I know my hardware will take it I was just wondering if I will have to add the GTX 960 drivers along with the GTX 980 drivers?

Yes you can run the 960 along side the 980 in the same machine.
Where issues arise is people that have tried running an AMD GPU in one slot and a Nvidia in another on the same machine.

 

[king3pj]

I'm well impressed with adding a second 970
but once, just once, I'd like to change one thing and not discover that I had to change another. The old reliable 600 watt power supply just wasn't quite up to the job and had to be replaced with a 750.

Yep, power supplies are extremely important. They are capable of destroying every part in your PC when they blow. I learned that the hard way on a build I did for our office on a cheap Corsair CX model. Those cheap Chinese capacitors just aren't built to last.

It's tough to know what you are getting with power supplies without doing your research too. You can't even really go by brand name because Corsair has some high end models like the the AX series and some bargain bin models like the CX series.

I think it's always a good idea to check out this power supply tier list over at Tom's Hardware before buying a new power supply. I personally like to stick to tier 1 models, especially for builds with more than one GPU. Tier 2 should be fine for most people too though. I wouldn't waste my money on anything in tier 3 or lower.

 

[samy60]

Thanks for the fast replay. The machine has an 850 watt power supply but I dont remember the brand. I will check it out when it gets here. I definetely will check out the ratings on Toms Hardware.
So, when my machine gets here with the GTX 980 I should be able to add the 960 without installing any drivers and it should work?

 

[EatMyVolts]

If my wife would leave my computer running the 750 Ti I'm using would yield 50,000 a day, one unit at a time. The LGA1156 i7 quad core folding four units at a time only yields 5000 points a day.

Points is points, but the big points these days don't come from the cpu cores, it's all in the gpu's.

 

[Magic Static]

True story! I learned the hard way. My economy PS took out my SSD when it failed. That really hurt!

 

[EatMyVolts]

Thanks for the fast replay. The machine has an 850 watt power supply but I dont remember the brand. I will check it out when it gets here. I definetely will check out the ratings on Toms Hardware.
So, when my machine gets here with the GTX 980 I should be able to add the 960 without installing any drivers and it should work?

960/70/80 use the same drivers. You should have no issues.

 

[KE4EST]

Well it is good to know mine is in tier 1. I didn't see this list before now, but I did do research before ordering my PSU.
The one in my main machine is a EVGA SuperNova G2 750, the other is an EVGA 600B is all I can remember off the top of my head.

 

[KE4EST]

960/70/80 use the same drivers. You should have no issues.

Yep that is the nice thing about those, one driver and done.

 

[samy60]

Thank you very much. I will have a 960 and two 980's running by next weekend. I love watching our team statistics going up every day!

 

[king3pj]

Thank you very much. I will have a 960 and two 980's running by next weekend. I love watching our team statistics going up every day!

Are all three going to be in one machine? The reason I ask is that depending on your CPU and motherboard you may not have enough PCIe lanes to support 3 GPUs.

You would also want a pretty beefy power supply. Many of them won't even have enough PCIe power cables to support 2 980s and a 960. The two 980s would need two PCIe power cables each and I'm not sure if the 960 requires one or two cables.

 

[KE4EST]

Are all three going to be in one machine? The reason I ask is that depending on your CPU and motherboard you may not have enough PCIe lanes to support 3 GPUs.

You would also want a pretty beefy power supply. Many of them won't even have enough PCIe power cables to support 2 980s and a 960. The two 980s would need two PCIe power cables each and I'm not sure if the 960 requires one or two cables.

I think he mentioned he is going to have one in one machine and two in the new one.
The 960 takes one 8-pin or two 6-pin to one 8-pin adapter if you have an older supply.