Modified SETI MB CUDA + opt AP package for full GPU utilization

[Raistmer]

Runs okay on 9600GSO? , any more driver crashes?

I expect driver crashes from 6.07 stock but not from V5b build - it should autokill itself before GPU will be even touched.

[Josef W. Segur]

I think you're looking at Integer arithmetic.  Take a look at single precision, which is what we use for the majority of computation. (You've got a little headroom)

Yet Raistmer's 9600GSO was too slow. I was hoping a few ective users could post comparisons (maybe just the floats, not the whole graphic), and whether they can get work from Beta, so we could work out where the cutoff came. People are already asking questions on the SETI Main board.

It was shown in David's message, clockRate * multiProcessorCount * 2,857 is how the Scheduler will estimate GPU speed. The clockRate and multiProcessorCount are reported by the host.
                                                                            Joe

[Raistmer]

Ok, 12*1700*2.85=58140 <60 000 Thanks, Joe

ADDON:
I hope this ridiculous measure will not lasts too long (even brand new gts280 or alike experience driver restart on VLAR.... )

[Jason G]

It was shown in David's message, clockRate * multiProcessorCount * 2,857 is how the Scheduler will estimate GPU speed. The clockRate and multiProcessorCount are reported by the host.
                                                                            Joe

Ah, so my 9600 GSO running stock , is 1350*12*2857 = 46,283,400   , No problems, can crank up the clock later if this thing proves stable at stock.

[Slawek]

9600GT cuda-z-report

@slawek, your gfx-driver-version?
and what app-version are you using !? (Triplet count:  31 found at your results ...)

178.28

and APP version from Raistmer's_opt_package_V5

[Raistmer]

9600GT cuda-z-report

@slawek, your gfx-driver-version?
and what app-version are you using !? (Triplet count:  31 found at your results ...)

178.28

and APP version from Raistmer's_opt_package_V5

Update driver to at least 180.48 and update my package to V5b

And this result recived not on my build:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/result.php?resultid=1121739787
My builds always have clear indication in stderr...

Moreover, I checked another last results reported by host you posted - this host doesn't use my build, chack your link and/or host.

[Jason G]

Well Looks more promising here than before.  Will leave that overnight, then hammer the card with RthDrible/ATITool And O/C to see how much it will take without glitching (on stock fan cooler).

Jason

[Raistmer]

Well Looks more promising here than before.  Will leave that overnight, then hammer the card with RthDrible/ATITool And O/C to see how much it will take without glitching (on stock fan cooler).

Jason

Hehe, it's not right season for OCing at your side it seems - today still aroung +40C ?
Here still about 0C

[Jason G]

Correct, But necessity is the mother of invention, and good Aussie innovation wins again.  I modified my portable swamp cooler to circulate cool water over its cooling pad, using a pond water pump I had, now the room temps are 10 degrees cooler  .

[Raistmer]

Correct, But necessity is the mother of invention, and good Aussie innovation wins again.  I modified my portable swamp cooler to circulate cool water over its cooling pad, using a pond water pump I had, now the room temps are 10 degrees cooler  .

Great Congatulations!

[Jason G]

Autokill kicked in here on first WU, and machine seems to be munching through Cuda & AP WUs quite happily.  Will leave things be for a while and see that all stays stable & not crash etc.  Great improvement.

[Slawek]

9600GT cuda-z-report

@slawek, your gfx-driver-version?
and what app-version are you using !? (Triplet count:  31 found at your results ...)

178.28

and APP version from Raistmer's_opt_package_V5

Update driver to at least 180.48 and update my package to V5b

And this result recived not on my build:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/result.php?resultid=1121739787
My builds always have clear indication in stderr...

Moreover, I checked another last results reported by host you posted - this host doesn't use my build, chack your link and/or host.

i have this pack Raistmer's_opt_package_V5 and old pack is first your build

[Maik]

i have this pack Raistmer's_opt_package_V5 and old pack is first your build

v5b is the lastest one ...

[Raistmer]

i have this pack Raistmer's_opt_package_V5 and old pack is first your build

So maybe you didn't install it correctly. All that I can say - the link you provided point on host where not my build installed.

[Slawek]

So maybe you didn't install it correctly. All that I can say - the link you provided point on host where not my build installed.

Installation of the optimized app is simple.

Copy all files in the "Files to install" directory to your BOINC\projects\setiathome.berkeley.edu folder.
There is a file called "app_info.xml" included that will make BOINC use this app automatically.

To use it, exit and re-open the BOINC Manager if you're running it in single-user mode, or re-start the service if you're using service mode.

That's it, you're done! You can open your task manager to see that it's really the new optimized app crunching your WUs.

BOINC will tell you that it found app_info.xml and is using an "anonymous platform".

I always use this instruction.