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#1 8600GT
My 8600GT will run most - but not all - w/us for GPUGrid.net, but each time I try to attach to SETI, it fails to recognize CUDA.
Now I know I'd be better off running a more potent GPU,but the 8600s are what I have - at least for now.
Anyone have any idea why I can't run SETI?
Now I know I'd be better off running a more potent GPU,but the 8600s are what I have - at least for now.
Anyone have any idea why I can't run SETI?
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Obvious thing but have you set your Seti preferences to do CUDA crunching if available?
You have to select a tick box to do it.
You have to select a tick box to do it.
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#4
Switch is selected
BOINC Manager ver 6.4.7
Works fine (albeit slowly) for GPUGrid
BOINC Manager ver 6.4.7
Works fine (albeit slowly) for GPUGrid
#5
DA just changed (as in Yesterday) the CPU/GPU options on SETI/SETI Beta so I'd triple check that it's set the way you think it is.Switch is selected
BOINC Manager ver 6.4.7
Works fine (albeit slowly) for GPUGrid
Hmm, I really should do some SETI work at some point....
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#6
Will do, thanks!
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#7
Why would you want to use your GPU for Seti@home? Last time I tried it the credits were totally pants compared to GPUGrid: Something like a tenth of the reward, and not a patch on running optimised SETI on your CPU, or have they improved recently?
Willie the Megacruncher
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Primarily because the 8600GT is barely adequate for handling GPUGrid, requiring constant oversight to make sure I'm not dumping time into a w/u that won't make deadline.Megacruncher wrote:Why would you want to use your GPU for Seti@home? Last time I tried it the credits were totally pants compared to GPUGrid: Something like a tenth of the reward, and not a patch on running optimised SETI on your CPU, or have they improved recently?
Yeah, the credits don't compare very favorably, but I'm going to evaluate it as an option until I can justify a better graphics card.
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When GPUGrid WUs had a 48hr deadline it was a bit of a close race with my 8600. Now that you get 4 days it shouldn't be too tricky. Anyway you're right to consider all the options - does anyone know how SETI is paying these days?
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I'm getting a bunch of very low credit, very small w/u. The only thing I don't like is that it steals one core to run my two GPUs - may not be worth it. I don't have enough data yet to offer any quantitative analysis.Megacruncher wrote:does anyone know how SETI is paying these days?
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Which version of Boinc are you running? I had the same problem with GPUgrid, but version 6.5.xx seems to have sorted itCycloneRanger wrote:I'm getting a bunch of very low credit, very small w/u. The only thing I don't like is that it steals one core to run my two GPUs - may not be worth it. I don't have enough data yet to offer any quantitative analysis.Megacruncher wrote:does anyone know how SETI is paying these days?
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6.4.7 I believe, though I can't see it from here. Is 6.5xx a production version?Reeltime wrote:[Which version of Boinc are you running? I had the same problem with GPUgrid, but version 6.5.xx seems to have sorted it
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#13
I've found that 6.6.15 works nicely: stable, gets enough work for everything & runs 4 cores and a GPU just like it should. It is no longer around as the latest development version is 6.6.18 but I've had no reason to try it.
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