Posts by RME

1) Message boards : Number crunching : Tells us your thoughts on granting credit for large protein, long-running tasks (Message 96715) Posted 22 May 2020 by RME Post: I can't wait to get to 1,000,000 points so I can get my reward. Well I made my million points and made me some pretty good tacos.
2) Message boards : Number crunching : Tells us your thoughts on granting credit for large protein, long-running tasks (Message 95339) Posted 25 Apr 2020 by RME Post: I can't wait to get to 1,000,000 points so I can get my reward.
3) Questions and Answers : Windows : Will Boinc use 32gb ram in windows10? (Message 95328) Posted 24 Apr 2020 by RME Post: I am retired, the pc is a giant toy for grownups.
4) Questions and Answers : Windows : Will Boinc use 32gb ram in windows10? (Message 95327) Posted 24 Apr 2020 by RME Post: The pc is a general use pc and not a dedicated one for Boinc(edit:work). Most of the time I am just using the browser, but have entertainment programs like Tidal streaming, Netflex, and games on it. I am in the middle of playing Doom Eternal right now when the wife's at work. So I think that's what your seeing, I suspend Bionc when playing Doom. Other than that, Bionc runs 16 threads 24/7. The new AMD chips just cuts through everything like butter, my brain isn't fast enough to tell when Bionc is running in the background or not(games excluded) Netflex, streaming music, youtube, etc. I just leave Bionc running.
5) Questions and Answers : Windows : Will Boinc use 32gb ram in windows10? (Message 95314) Posted 24 Apr 2020 by RME Post: Thank you. I put the other 16gb ram and now stand at 28% memory usage. Bionc is running 16 task on the 3800x. I have it set at 100% memory usage. Anything else that I need to do? Edit: In the log file it says that Bionc detected the 32 gb of ram.
6) Questions and Answers : Windows : Will Boinc use 32gb ram in windows10? (Message 95170) Posted 23 Apr 2020 by RME Post: I am using a 3800x with 16gb(3600mhz b-die) of memory and 16 threads running 24/7. I am using 50% of my available memory running Boinc. I also have an extra 16gb memory that's not installed because when using 4 sticks I have to go from 3600mhz to 3400mhz to stop memory errors and also I don't have any programs that need that much ram. But to run Boinc I can put the sticks back in if it will utilize the extra memory. Would Boinc use any of the additional memory?
7) Message boards : Number crunching : The most efficient cruncher rig possible (Message 94932) Posted 19 Apr 2020 by RME Post: Or is turbo boost what AMD did with a 3700x and turned it into a 3800x? PC is just a hobby. When I was in school we studied tube theory.
8) Message boards : Number crunching : The most efficient cruncher rig possible (Message 94931) Posted 19 Apr 2020 by RME Post: I did turn PBO off after I thought about it. Is that what you mean by turbo boost?
9) Message boards : Number crunching : The most efficient cruncher rig possible (Message 94761) Posted 18 Apr 2020 by RME Post: Thank you for the data point. So now that you downclock the 3800X, you've just got yourself a 3700X (3.6GHz) that was binned for higher overclock (and maybe less power efficiency). I think on Linux, the following is doing the same - I've set it up on a laptop to keep BOINC quiet while I'm working on it: echo 90 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/max_perf_pct echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo The measurements are believable and you have chosen a good sweet spot (below a certain frequency, fixed system consumption parts dominate). This again shows that normal air cooling should be sufficient for a 3700X. It is also my observation that turbo boost is pretty harmful and dialing a CPU down a notch also increases its credit/watt value - we could actually plot this for various processors. Yes its like a 3700x. The added benefit is its quiet, at the lower threshold of my hearing and not irritating. A fan control program from the manufacturer of the motherboard which I use to auto control fans, sets the fans at about 6-700 rpm when Boinc is running when I am at 90%. At 100% cpu utilization the fan control program ramps up the fans and they get loud. Lots of fans in my case. Well I hope I was some help with the data. I only build the pc's for myself many years apart so I am not much help besides the data I have for my pc. My career was heavy construction and mining and I am retired. It's 5:41 am here, told myself that when I retired I would sleep long and get up late. Well I am still up early and even sleep less. Must be one of them god jokes. Stay safe and I hope our work goes to develop a vaccine. That would be great.
10) Message boards : Number crunching : The most efficient cruncher rig possible (Message 94759) Posted 18 Apr 2020 by RME Post: Thank you for the data point. So now that you downclock the 3800X, you've just got yourself a 3700X (3.6GHz) that was binned for higher overclock (and maybe less power efficiency). I think on Linux, the following is doing the same - I've set it up on a laptop to keep BOINC quiet while I'm working on it: echo 90 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/max_perf_pct echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo The measurements are believable and you have chosen a good sweet spot (below a certain frequency, fixed system consumption parts dominate). This again shows that normal air cooling should be sufficient for a 3700X. It is also my observation that turbo boost is pretty harmful and dialing a CPU down a notch also increases its credit/watt value - we could actually plot this for various processors. Yes its like a 3700x. The added benefit is its quiet, at the lower threshold of my hearing and not irritating. A fan control program from the manufacturer of the motherboard which I use to auto control fans, sets the fans at about 6-700 rpm when Boinc is running when I am at 90%. At 100% cpu utilization the fan control program ramps up the fans and they get loud. Lots of fans in my case.
11) Message boards : Number crunching : The most efficient cruncher rig possible (Message 94519) Posted 15 Apr 2020 by RME Post: Just some added settings. PBO on in bios, memory at 3600mhz. No other changes, most current bios and chipset drivers. Edit:Oh Ya, x570 motherboard.
12) Message boards : Number crunching : The most efficient cruncher rig possible (Message 94513) Posted 15 Apr 2020 by RME Post: I am using a 3800x AMD with a 1080 video card, 16gb memory and a couple ssd's. I run Boinc at 100% with 8 core/16 threads but to keep it cool and use less power I am going into power and sleep, then under the power plan settings I set it to power saver, then under advanced settings I set maximum processor state to 90%. Temps change from 78c(its throttling at 80c)to 55-57c and the cpu power use drops from 80 watts to 32 watts with Boinc and firefox running. This is according to Ryzen Master. It lets me run 24/7 without any heat issues and saves on power to run it at 3475 mhz(90%) instead of all out at 4100-4150 mhz on 8 cores. Keeps the cpu voltages down to just under 1 volt as a side benefit. I only use high performance or balanced in power settings for some games. This is with air and a aftermarket brick.