Good explanation there.

I'd like to add, that even if you are only folding on the gpu, everything else in your pc is also drawing power. Even cpu usage will also increase a bit.

Example, my main gaming system is idling at 70w (based on my old notes using a measuring device).

So when folding, add my 1070's estimated 150w (assuming stock) + estimated 30w for the small cpu usage, and it'll be about 250w. Add the psu efficiency factor, its around 300w.

Hmm, saying that, i definitely need to measure the power consumption of all my systems now

My bad, the earlier estimations were incorrect. The 70w is inclusive of the GPU idle (which may be about 5-10w), and the increase in cpu usage does not draw as 30w of power. Nonetheless, the point was to also include the other components power consumption in the calculation.

Anyway, just did measurements using a smart plug. These are for GPU only folding, without any programs/games running.

1. My gaming pc 4790k+gtx1070 at stock does uses 70w on idle. On GPU folding load, it jumps to 220w, for 650kppd (2954ppd/w). Lowering the gpu powerlimit to 50% with +100core oc gets the power consumption down to 180w, for 600kppd (3333ppd/w).
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3. My wife's pc 2500k+gtx1060 (running fixed ~1750mhz@0.8v) uses 150w, for 400kppd (2666ppd/w)
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4. My 24/7 server g4560+RX460 (all at stock, i dunno how to optimize AMD cards) uses 110w, for 125kppd (1136ppd/w)
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(These data are using the current WUs assigned to me, different WUs might give different ppd.)

Hmm, I might as well stop folding on my 24/7 server, or swap the gpu since its the most inefficient.

Edit: added screenshots

finally, got a hold of CPU-based WU. and it's 14328, one of those that relate to COVID-19.

current TPF is about 27 seconds. which is damn fast. gotta say, Ryzen 3rd gen, the power usage is much lower than i'm expecting. (about 90 watts) absolutely slaying them WU.

but PPD wise, it's lesser than what my GPU (a RX 580) can generate.

so, from my self-monitoring thus far:
CPU folding, average PPD at 110k.
GPU folding, average PPD at 430k.

Windows 10. Somehow manage to get it to work after numerous attempt and reinstalling windows and updates.

Folding overnight with my GPU. So far done 2 WU. It was chewing through the 2nd WU when I left for work.
Computational Molecular Dynamics was my Final year project in Uni.

Goldfries got make new video

I'm new to folding.

I normally run my PC 24/7. Set folding when idle and left overnight, next day saw there wasn't any folding done. If I enable folding while I'm working, it started just fine.

long time already, too bad se7en closed subforum

edit: unfornately I am more of a BOINC guy, so sticking with Rosetta@Home for now

The idle mode is written in the FAQ at their site, but not really explaining tho

Hi guys! I've just read about Folding@Home and found that LYN has a group. I just started yesterday as Die_Corona19. How can I tell if my CPU is working fast enough. I noticed some of you was talking about PPD?

My GPU is now working on a job running at Estimated PPD: 1,278,341

No WU for my CPU at the moment.

Coming out of folding retirement for this one. Last fold was on PS3 & PC (HD 2900 XT GPU).

My Ryzen 5 2600X & Vega 56 are cooking at medium folding power. Had to set to light.

My PC (I5 + GTX 1060 6GB) constantly draw 200w from wall socket, which translate to 4.8 kWh/day if running for 24hr.

Yes I did get a passkey and assigned to 2999 team.

My CPU is i7-9700K and GPU is Nvidia RTX 2070 Super. Just got it new a few months ago.

This is cool. At least now with me working from home, I can leave unused resources throughout the day to help with Folding. 

I got a few WU since yesterday but it seems to be completed in a very short time of around 50 minutes. Didn't have a chance to see the PPD for CPU. For GPU it takes less than 2 hours to complete so I have some time to check. It's quietly running in the background so sometimes I don't know it is running WU until I hear my fan running a bit louder.

My CPU just received another WU. The PPD is 103,287

I recall last time, there's another piece of software called FahMon displays PPD data better.
Tried to install it on the Win10 PC of mine, doesn't work.
Tried Compatibility Mode, also doesn't work.

Have you any similar software? or you got FahMon to work on Win10?

had been folding for some years. lately i've noticed client (windows) did not receive any WU. also hadn't had the chance to work on any Covids. any tips on getting it?
R5 2600+RX470

Exactly. Ryzen 3rd gen is very efficient. But my Ryzen 3000 has to be limited to 50% usage only for the Folding as if I let it fold at full load, my PC will automatically reboot itself. Not sure why. I also notice GPU especially those RTX 20 series has way much higher (more than 1 million) PPD compared to CPU. Maybe someone with Ryzen 3990X can try let us know what is the PPD with 64 cores.

havent fold for more than a decade..
well, best time to contribute again

Advanced setting doesn't really have that much extra settings from the web ui for a pc with 1 gpu. Maybe my pc doesn't really goes idle.
and yeah, I left it to run manually when I'm not using.

Wow!

Long time left this. I remember contributing 1-2 FAQs for the beginner.

Sub deleted already? Aisehhh...wish I can join all of you.

Happy folding everyone! 💪🏼💪🏼

hi, just registered today and folding away.
i have a question, my gpu is folding, but cpu is not. running a ryzen 5 1600x with gtx1070ti. any issues?

how do i change from cpu to gpu instead?

back after almost 1 year

first time i see a surplus of computing power lol

anyway will just let it on for now

Restarting F@H once again after more than 10 years. So far getting about 985k PPD with a GTX 1080. 

Thanks bro, now it's at 1.04m PPD  Eh that's weird, I have my passkey set up already from the get go. 

Is there another way to confirm that my passkey is working as it should? It's there on the configure page of the advanced control window and I did receive the passkey email when I signed up a couple days ago. 

Hmm anyone have issues with completion of WU not being recorded by the server?

I got 2 WUs completed today but still havent show up in the FAH completed WU database, and its already 8am GMT (at time of writing this)
https://apps.foldingathome.org/wu.py?p=11753&r=0&c=1618&g=26
https://apps.foldingathome.org/wu.py?p=14533&r=0&c=1831&g=18

My hfm.net screenie (an alternative to fahmon), says it was completed at 4am+ and 6am+, and I already verified in the log that it was accepted:


Yesterday's WU was fine:
https://apps.foldingathome.org/wu.py?p=11779&r=0&c=7099&g=15