Hi guys! Just joined and downloaded the gpu client and started it immediately. Do I have to configure any additional settings? And wondering how much will it impact my electricity bill as I'll be using the gpu 24/7?

I'm wondering this also. Anybody can teach how to calculate the expected increase in electricity bill? I'm also still looking for ways to keep my gpu cool. GTX 570 at 65c at 80% fan speed is like airplane already.

hye..sooryy for late response..being busy with test..
first of all mind, listed your folding rig...what gpu and cpu use..

for electricity bill on 24/7 operation,first you need calculate using below calculator how much power your rig consume...
once you know how many wattage your rig use..post it here..i will calculate it for you..
for instance, i can only give you approximate amount not much accurate but can use as reference..
Power Supply calculator

refer to my post above for electric bill..

gtx 570 use newer chip which GF 110 which highly power effecient and produce less heat..
is your case is well ventilate with cool air??
do you overclock your gtx 570??

my overclock gtx 460 at 900mhz core clock temp at 62'c on 24/7 folding operation..

This post has been edited by hackcremo: Jan 22 2011, 02:45 AM

Lets say 600w at full load. using worst case scenario, what will the the expected increase?

About the temp, i think it's decent, only a bit too noisy at that temp.

soorry for late reply..

for 600 watt worst case scenario, i assume you ar domestic user and live in malaysia..
below is tnb tariff..


the calculation is:

600Watt/1000Watt=0.6 kW

0.6 kW x 24hour = 14.4 kWh which power consumption for one whole day..

than,

14.4 x 31 days = 446.4 kWh which for 1 month power consumption..

bill rate for domestic user more than 400 kWh per month is 28.6 sen

total is,

446.4 kWh x 0.286 sen= RM 127.70 (approximate)

This post has been edited by hackcremo: Jan 24 2011, 01:06 PM

Hi, how do i register and be part of the team?

Click on my sig link.folding@malaysa team.

it's normal if the process hang?

thats abnormal..usually folding@home client will lower the resource it self when interface with any high resource program..

for example when you fold and surf at the same time..it wont cause hang..

mind explain a bit more about your problem..

usually when folding

u got progress bar and time left

the program still fold normally even i open alot programs..

but sometimes the process will hang

no Time Left no Progress bar..


and continue when i re-run the programs..


This post has been edited by nzxkore: Jan 28 2011, 08:24 PM

mind to share your folding rig?
you mean the progress bar on the viewer?

ya

the progress bar and the time left..

no name no progress no bar no time left

just hang like that

but when re run can continue...

it's problem related to GPU?

I want to ask,why eh while folding after loong time,the program seems not responding(the CPU and GPU usage turns to idle).

I need to re-run the program for it work again.This is troubling me.I Folding 24/7 but then this problems keep holding me back

hello..welcome to folding@home program..

First of all..can list your system>> what cpu and gpu you use??

so far, i fold 24 hours without any problem, which client you run and can you put the log file for me..

i try my best to help you..

I run both CPU and GPU Client.

Using AMD Phenom II X4 and AMD HD 4870.

Using Windows 7.

Mostly,it stuck on "attempting to get work packet"

Try this, right click on the folding@home icon then click run as administrator.
If still cannot run. Post your log file here.

my cpu folding 100% cpu temp inc till 70+

now do fold using GPU 60% load 69 temp...

scary -.-!

till now no stuck folding had occur again...

do you overclock your pc...??
if you have instability running folding@home at stock clock means there something wrong with your rig..
usually fold with 100% gpu wont cause any hang..i do fold with many card, the worst case scenario is your card automatically downclock to 2D clock speed..

70+ is ok and safe for both cpu and gpu..it wont burn or cause any thermal damage..chip have been test to run max at 100'c, so you still have a lot of headroom..
no need to be scared..

nope not yet

last time only GPU fold will hang..

CPU run normally..

but now ok la..

eh u got link how to do siggy like you

read it somewhere but forgot where it was

Right now both cPu and gpu were folding right?
mind to post your ppd.
You want which sggy, left or right?