NVIDIA GPU folders-Free ppd increase!

[Bwall]

Pretty simple and effective ppd increase thanks to the latest .exe from Stanford.

If you have an existing GPU folding installation simply stop the client (don't pause it, do a full stop/quit). If you are using the normal client you just need to go to start, program files, folding@home-gpu and click on the "data files only". Once there delete Fah_Core11.exe. Close the window and start your gpu folding again, it will download the latest and greatest.

Stanford is reporting 6-11% increase, I personally see ~500ppd for each of my GPU's.

It's going to look like it downloaded the same thing but it will be fine and be faster.

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Folding@Home Client Shutdown.


--- Opening Log file [October 13 21:36:23 UTC]


# Windows GPU Console Edition #################################################
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Folding@Home Client Version 6.20r1

http://folding.stanford.edu

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Launch directory: C:\Users\Bwall\AppData\Roaming\Folding@home-gpu
Arguments: -gpu 0

[21:36:23] - Ask before connecting: No
[21:36:23] - User name: wickedld9 (Team 38296)
[21:36:23] - User ID: 2595900683FC9F6
[21:36:23] - Machine ID: 2
[21:36:23]
[21:36:23] Loaded queue successfully.
[21:36:23] Initialization complete
[21:36:23]
[21:36:23] + Processing work unit
[21:36:23] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[21:36:23] Core not found.
[21:36:23] - Core is not present or corrupted.
[21:36:23] - Attempting to download new core...
[21:36:23] + Downloading new core: FahCore_11.exe
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[21:36:25] Verifying core Core_11.fah...
[21:36:25] Signature is VALID
[21:36:25]
[21:36:25] Trying to unzip core FahCore_11.exe
[21:36:25] Decompressed FahCore_11.exe (1822720 bytes) successfully
[21:36:30] + Core successfully engaged
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[21:36:35] + Processing work unit
[21:36:35] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[21:36:35] Core found.
[21:36:35] Working on queue slot 06 [October 13 21:36:35 UTC]
[21:36:35] + Working ...
[21:36:35]
[21:36:35] *------------------------------*
[21:36:35] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[21:36:35] Version 1.15 (Mon Oct 13 11:11:30 PDT 2008)
[21:36:35]
[21:36:35] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[21:36:35] Build host: amoeba
[21:36:35] Board Type: Nvidia
[21:36:35] Core :
[21:36:35] Preparing to commence simulation
[21:36:35] - Looking at optimizations...
[21:36:35] - Files status OK
[21:36:35] - Expanded 45568 -> 246249 (decompressed 540.3 percent)
[21:36:35] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=45568 data_size=246249, decompressed_data_size=246249 diff=0
[21:36:35] - Digital signature verified
[21:36:35]
[21:36:35] Project: 5506 (Run 7, Clone 537, Gen 112)
[21:36:35]
[21:36:35] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[21:36:35] Entering M.D.
[21:36:41] Will resume from checkpoint file
[21:36:42] Working on p5506_supervillin_e1
[21:36:42] Client config found, loading data.
[21:36:42] Starting GUI Server
[21:36:42] Resuming from checkpoint
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This is from one half of a 9800GX2.

[Apoptosis]

just updated... thanks for the heads up as I missed this

Some early results on a stock clocked GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 -

Before:

[20:21:30] Project: 5506 (Run 1, Clone 307, Gen 123)
[20:21:36] Working on p5506_supervillin_e1
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[22:19:39] Project: 5506 (Run 9, Clone 537, Gen 127)
[22:19:46] Working on p5506_supervillin_e1
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looks like it is faster indeed, but the gen is different on the WU.

[martini161]

just did it myslef once i get everything running it should push me just over the 10k ppd mark

[vicaphit]

Wish I had seen this yesterday (wish it was posted yesterday atleast).

I won't be able to update the EXE on the 24/7 machine until a few weeks from now.

[DaIceMan]

alright... just updated all of mine. FAHSpy is already giving me good news. Looks like I'm up between 400 and 500 ppd per card as well. Sitting around 27.7k right now with 5504 and 5506 units.

[Sporg]

Updated mine as well. Thanks for the info!

[DMB2000uk]

Have updated too, it being an 8600GTS I'm not sure I'll see the 400-500ppd increase, but any increase is better than none.

Dan

[KnightRid]

Just did both of my GPU folders!!

Thanx for the heads up!

Mike

[smack323]

i am a bit confused by the instructions. so all i need to do is stop the client - and restart it if i have the GPU client?

[DMB2000uk]

Stop the client, delete fah_core11.exe from the folder all the folding things are in and start the client again.

It will download the new fah_core11.exe which has some performance boost.

Dan

[smack323]

well that makes more sense. why didnt he just say that in the first place.

[DMB2000uk]

It's in there, just wrapped up amongst other things

Dan

[Bwall]

For those having EUE problems in Vista...

If you are running Vista, you can try this temp fix.

Try running the program in "XP SP2" compatibility mode.

That has help several users get back folding again.

[DMB2000uk]

Crap, the new core has been set to automatically be pushed out now, and I'm back to EUE's again

Dan

[Bwall]

I'm hearing that a fix is coming monday, the eue's are not always due to system problems.

[DaIceMan]

Can't be. I was running rock stable on all of my machines, and the new core generated EUE's. I even underclocked stock cards trying to pull more stability out and was having problem with those. My dual card machine is terribly not happy right now for some reason.

[geokilla]

I got a GuardedRun as well, causing a EUE. However, it's the first EUE out of like 8 WU since the 1.15 update.

Also, have you guys tried updating both the NVIDIA and CUDA drivers?

[camaroguy1998]

My weekly points went up by 3500 this past week over the previous week and that was on 4 less WU's!
I'd say the core update was a success at least for me!

[DMB2000uk]

Tried updating the graphics drivers, and it's still eue'ing.

Dan

[smack323]

whats an EUE? see a huge drop in my ppd since the update. I need to look to see if i have any problems.