In order to participate in World Community Grid, you will need to have at least the following:
The ability to display graphics (if you wish to see the graphics)
An Internet connection
In addition, each research project has its own requirement for memory and disk space. These are as follows:
WCG Subprojects
Research Project | Memory Available | Disk Space | Operating Systems |
---|---|---|---|
--- | --- | --- | --- |
FightAIDS@Home - VINA | 250 MB | 50 MB | Windows1,2,5, Mac2,5, Linux1,2,5, Android3 |
FightAIDS@Home - Phase 2 | 250 MB | 100 MB | Windows1, Mac2, Linux1,2 |
Help Stop TB | 100 MB | 100 MB | Windows2, Mac2, Linux1,2 |
Mapping Cancer Markers | 400 MB | 500 MB | Windows1,2, Mac2, Linux1,2 |
Microbiome Immunity Project | 650 MB | 250 MB | Windows1, Mac2, Linux1,2 |
OpenZika | Text26 | 50 MB | Windows1,2,5, Mac2,5, Linux1,2,5, Android3 |
Outsmart Ebola Together | 250 MB | 50 MB | Windows1,2,5, Mac2,5, Linux1,2,5, Android3 |
Smash Childhood Cancer | 250 MB | 50 MB | Windows1,2,5, Mac2,5, Linux1,2,5, Android3 |
The Clean Energy Project - Phase 2 | 1,024 MB | 2,048 MB | Windows1,5, Mac1,5, Linux1,5 |
1. Version for x86 processors is available
2. Version for x86-64 processors is available
3. Version for ARM processors is available (Minimum requirement is Android version 4.1)
4. Version for GPU is available (Open CL 1.1) (Note: Currently no applications have GPU version available.)
5. Users who choose to run this project are encouraged to set the 'Leave applications in memory while suspended' option in their device profile