Folding@home team

[StealthHawk]

i was thinking about running the Folding@Home (http://folding.stanford.edu/) client, and i was wondering whether any other fellow nV News members would be interested in banding together and forming a Folding@Home team.

Several reasons to start doing it:
1) i leave my computer on while i'm not using it alot. it won't hurt to do something beneficial with all that lost CPU time.

2) even when i'm using my computer i'm certainly not using all the CPU power(browsing forums, reading websites, chatting, downloading, etc)

3) i've heard some bad things about SETI. mainly that they send identical work units to users because there are too many users and not enough work units. additionally, i find SETI to be impractical. Folding has more immediate, useful, and philantropic benefits to mankind.

4) running Folding@Home won't degrade performance by any appreciable amount when you actually need to use that processing power http://tech-report.com/etc/2002q4/foldingimpact/index.x?pg=1

so, what do you guys think?


Edited by MikeC:

Join the NvNews + OSNN + SP Folding@home Team! (http://forum.osnn.net/showthread.php?t=636)


Official Folding@home Team Page - Team 35216 (http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=35216)


Folding@home Custom Reports at Extreme Overclocking (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=35216)

[vampireuk]

Count me in when I have my new rig up and running:cool:

[intercede007]

I remember suggesting one 'round about October and no one seemed too interested.....


http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3110&highlight=Folding%40Home

[demonized]

im in. anything to make myself useful.

[ibGoodEnuf]

Y arent you all on the NV Seti team?

[StealthHawk]

Originally posted by ibGoodEnuf
Y arent you all on the NV Seti team?

i think many people like myself think SETI is a waste of time for reasons described above in point #3

[StealthHawk]

ok, the official, or unofficial as it were, nV Teams Folding@Home team has been registered.

Team: 13531

let's get this party started :)

[ALobpreis]

Originally posted by StealthHawk
4) running Folding@Home won't degrade performance by any appreciably amount when you actually need to use that processing power http://tech-report.com/etc/2002q4/foldingimpact/index.x?pg=1

SETI doesn't slow down your PC neither!
(Can't find a link right now)

[LORD-eX-Bu]

I'd join, but... I have concerns about that type of software and what the data is used for :D

[StealthHawk]

Originally posted by [eNv]-LORD-eX-Bu
I'd join, but... I have concerns about that type of software and what the data is used for :D

moral concerns?

[LORD-eX-Bu]

sure, that and privacy issues ;)

[euan]

ha you'll never come close to us over at Rage! :p

[Kruno]

Join Rage3d or nVnews? Hmmmm....

Joined nVnews. :)

Why is my name not in the teams names?
There are only 2 people. SH and some other person.

I read I have to complete 1 unit. Is that true?

[Philibob]

Originally posted by K.I.L.E.R
I read I have to complete 1 unit. Is that true?
Yes, that's true

[StealthHawk]

welcome to the team Philibob :D

[fastguy94416]

1 other person... jeez I don't even have a name

[StealthHawk]

Originally posted by fastguy94416
1 other person... jeez I don't even have a name

haha, it may have started with the two of us, but hopefully it will spread :)

Kiler probably doesn't know you because you don't post much ;)

[styles-T]

I just joined :afro2:

We are now 4 men deep :cool2: ..

[LORD-eX-Bu]

how long does it take to complete units? can you set the ammount of resources this takes up? like full or minimal or something?:confused:

[StealthHawk]

Originally posted by [eNv]-LORD-eX-Bu
how long does it take to complete units? can you set the ammount of resources this takes up? like full or minimal or something?:confused:

it uses whatever you're not using. i play games and stuff and don't notice any slowdowns while running Folding@Home. on my system it takes at least 12 hours to finish a work unit, but you don't need to start->finish a work unit all in one sitting.

[Kruno]

Originally posted by fastguy94416
1 other person... jeez I don't even have a name

My apologise Mr. Fastguy94416. :)

[styles-T]

Originally posted by [eNv]-LORD-eX-Bu
how long does it take to complete units? can you set the ammount of resources this takes up? like full or minimal or something?:confused:

You can set CPU usage percentage..

[StealthHawk]

Originally posted by !plonk*
You can set CPU usage percentage..

heh, i run the console myself :D

[Kruno]

Originally posted by StealthHawk
heh, i run the console myself :D

Console faster?

BTW Check your PM SH :)

[Philibob]

I can't remember a screensaver ever coming up on my computer, using the graphical client :confused: