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[WFO]

IMHO the GPU client is best used on older single core CPUs. Why? It has to poll the cpu constantly and will use 100% of 1 core. This renders duals and quads ineffective for max points. GPU clients will significantly increase the output of single core rigs. Dual GPUs bring significantly lower frame times due to a limitation in DX9. DX10 cards aren't supported yet. If you are a points w_re like me, you don't want to run a GPU on duals and above unless you are just trying to reserve 1 core for you. On a quad you could run 1 gpu, 1 Linux smp in VMware and still have a core left for everything else.

[USM]

Salute Banjo, and this is not a dog fight. It is really quite simple. Tough the Linux SMP brings many setbacks and trouble for the average PC user. Right now it will out perform any client on the block. Please no dis respect bro, its just todays facts, I will stand toe to toe with any PS3 that I come across. And I will beat it. As far as the %ege well lots of kids have PS3's. Personally I am dissapointed with console graphics, and I luv the PC platform. And the PC games?? Im old

[Nvyseal]

USM, on Nov 2 2007, 09:17 PM, said:

Salute Banjo, and this is not a dog fight. It is really quite simple. Tough the Linux SMP brings many setbacks and trouble for the average PC user. Right now it will out perform any client on the block. Please no dis respect bro, its just todays facts, I will stand toe to toe with any PS3 that I come across. And I will beat it. As far as the %ege well lots of kids have PS3's. Personally I am dissapointed with console graphics, and I luv the PC platform. And the PC games?? Im old

You know, this could be quite interesting, but we need to level the playing field a bit, since you're running 2 cores, i bet we can find 2 cell processors we can match up against you. say you make a separate account under 51370 call it SMPx64 and we get 2 cells under 51370 and call them PS3x64 and see who comes out on top

[USM]

See you guys are misunder standing me. I do not want to compete against, I want to compete with. I am just pointing out known facts. Not competitoin against??? WTH???

Edited by USM, 03 November 2007 - 05:00 AM.

[Nvyseal]

USM, on Nov 2 2007, 09:59 PM, said:

See you guys are misunder standing me. I do not want to compete against, I want to compete with. I am just pointing out known facts. Not competitoin against??? WTH???

well, you will be competing with the PS3. i think it would be a good competition Im sure brew and i can spare a few cycles to compete with your SMP client

[USM]

Really, So is this fun team compitition?

[Camaro]

only one problem with that

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The Cell Chip features a multi-core design comprised of one Power PC and eight so called synergistic cores (SPEs). The prototype Cell chip is clocked at 4Ghz.

from http://www.i4u.com/article2860.html
Which means that you would actually need more dual core processors to compete against one PS3

[USM]

Ive seen that but its not true>>> Show me a PS3 client that brings more than 900 points??? Then I wiil believe it. I am not at all familiar with PS3 WU's.

Edited by USM, 03 November 2007 - 05:18 AM.

[Nvyseal]

USM, on Nov 2 2007, 10:13 PM, said:

Really, So is this fun team compitition?

of course, and not really a competition, more of an experiment. I run SMP's and a PS3 but for what its worth, i do believe if i had 2 PS3's (2 cell cores running), it would surpass my one of my SMP machines. especially with the new F@H update

[USM]

Here comes Gusty Gibbon, I am loading him right now!

[USM]

Hey guys gusty gibbon is not complieing right now, give me a time or two to figure this out. I am not backing out I am just stumped by a 01 - 00 problem??? Dammit Jim!!!!

[banj0]

USM, on Nov 3 2007, 12:17 AM, said:

Salute Banjo, and this is not a dog fight.

Absolutely. Just meant that I'm not advocating either way. I don't have a PS3 but when I saw the same story Brewin posted, it kinda blew my hair back. Pretty cool. And I'm sure we'll all agree that, regardless of the platform, more people folding is a good thing. Especially as we move into winter in certain parts of the world. Like a lot of folks, I have to cut back on my power usage to compensate for the gas bills which means my P'sPD go down. But now, we have console folks adding points! Win-win!

[USM]

Why would it be more important for PS3 users. What if 60% of users used the Linux SMP, where would we be then?

No one is out of my sights yet. I still have a viable Linux SMP and the number is 51370!

Edited by USM, 03 November 2007 - 06:18 AM.

[Nvyseal]

Go HOG GO!!! I see ya, and your doing good!! Got that SMP going! good for you!

[hog]

Nvyseal, on Nov 13 2007, 10:57 PM, said:

Go HOG GO!!! I see ya, and your doing good!! Got that SMP going! good for you!

Haha yeah I'm back! I had a couple of problems last week as I lost a 99% completed WU cause my computer crashed for no reason while installing World In Conflict and than after that it wouldn't complete any WU and I kept missing deadlines... Now everything seems fine except one thing: it tells me it cannot send back work to server, but my score does update... Well, I should be back at a 700-800 24h average pretty soon.

BTW I just noticed the citation in your sig, hilarious!

Edited by hog, 14 November 2007 - 04:25 AM.