The Scottish Boinc Team

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! Summer Solstice Challenge

2019-12-12 04:19 thru 2019-12-22 04:19

These GFN projects are part of the challenge:
GFN-21
GFN-22
GFN-DYFL
To participate in the Challenge, please select one or more of those projects in your PrimeGrid preferences section.

All 3 of those projects are GPU. Only GFN-21 is CPU and you'll need to configure the project to use multiple CPU cores per WU in order to finish in time. You can control the number of threads and max simultaneous WUs under the PrimeGrid preferences under the Job Control and Multi-threading section

Also, here is a sample app_config.xml which uses 4 threads per WU. Important!
There is no bunkering in the PG project challenges. Only WUs downloaded after the start date/time and uploaded before the end date-time will be counted.

Gregg, you in?

You mean app_config.xml I take it :)

You mean app_config.xml I take it :)

I see at least the CPU tasks you need to be all over your cooling...

jockmacmad2 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 09, 2019 11:35 pm You mean app_config.xml I take it :)

I see at least the CPU tasks you need to be all over your cooling...

Oops! Corrected. I also corrected the dates. It's actually a 10 day challenge starting on the 12th

FWIW, I ran a couple GFN21 CPU WUs using 27 threads per WU and it took 17.5 hours per WU. This was on a dual CPU rig with 2x Xeon V4 Broadwells that turbos all cores at 3.0Ghz. A similar system that has 2.8Ghz CPUs took 18.5 hours using 27 threads.

EDIT: It's a good way to wrack up some Genefer 21 WUProp hours.

Well, I'm a little slow out of the gate but I've got 189 threads on cpuGFN21 and 3 gpus on GFN 21.

Holy moly. I didn't realize we had to register for this challenge. Anyone know how to register us? Can we still register?

I can't see anywhere to register

We're good. We just haven't turned in any WUs yet. We need more crunchers though! You must run only these sub-projects...

GFN-21
GFN-22
GFN-DYFL

This is the app_config.xml I'm using to control the number of threads on both CPU and GPU WUs. I'm using 27 threads per CPU WU. Adjust your's accordingly...

scole of TSBT wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:26 am We're good. We just haven't turned in any WUs yet.

You have now! ( almost double Picard's total and I suspect it will get worse ). Good luck though. I'm betting you get close, but don't break the top 15. (this is a 'Throw down the Gauntlet' sub-forum, right?)

Cheers,
g

This is the place to talk smack but I want to make sure some other TSBT crunchers have by back before I chime in

scole of TSBT wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 1:37 pm This is the place to talk smack but I want to make sure some other TSBT crunchers have by back before I chime in

Well, Grzegorz Roman Granowski is backing you up pretty well! If you get even more support, then I might just have to eat my words .

Gibson Praise wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 8:57 pm If you get even more support, then I might just have to eat my words .

Start chewing

Gregg, I know you don't participate in challenges but thanks for the help

1x gtx1080ti
18x gtx1660ti
all on "Feeling Lucky" and, scariest of all ...
1x AMD rx580

I wonder how a couple of 1080Ti's will do here.... (more chewin in order?)

Egg the Red wrote: ↑Sun Dec 15, 2019 1:05 am I wonder how a couple of 1080Ti's will do here.... (more chewin in order?)

They'll do quite well

does a run time of 2 days for the Feeling Lucky WU sound about right? gtx1660ti / linux

davidBAM wrote: ↑Sun Dec 15, 2019 2:28 am does a run time of 2 days for the Feeling Lucky WU sound about right? gtx1660ti / linux

Gregg's RTX 2080 Ti's are taking about 26 hrs.

Egg the Red wrote: ↑Sun Dec 15, 2019 1:05 am I wonder how a couple of 1080Ti's will do here.... (more chewin in order?)

Whole lotta chewin goin on .. Thank goodness its only words I have to eat.

Re: timings for DYFL: on the low end a 1060 is going to take a tad under 5 days.

cheers,
g

Dear The Sxottish Boinc Team ... I've set everything I have for the race at the moment ... we have ... a steady, 12th place ... but there is more then five days ... so good luck to everybody and sincerely, Gregg Roman Granowski

5 days down, 5 days to go ..
Two TSBT members in the Top 20 individuals
Team #8

kudos!

Thanks Gibson

We are all the Support Act for Gregg on this one I think. I have another 18M coming but not for another 40+ hrs

neck and neck for 7th place at the moment so looking good for 6th place within next 18hrs or so

I've had a change of heart & am now bunkering with a view to dropping late in the challenge so that EVGA have no time to respond (unless they are bunkering themselves, of course).

Rationale is that they are a big team and might dig a little deeper if they suddenly fall 12-15M points behind. As it stands, the TSBT team is doing a very nice job at keeping them within range.

I will keep watching, of course, but current plan would be to drop my bunkers on 21st Dec. Should be somewhere around 36M barring power cuts or machine fails.

Good thinking. Bunkering is not common with PG .. obvious given the way the challenges are set up as well as the mentality of returning units first (so that you get credit for any prime and your name in the top prime lists, the double checker gets just that, a note that they were the double checker). However dredging up any old machine out of storage that could possibly return a unit in time, yup that happens a fair bit.

19 'Lucky' WU completed and bunkered at approx 947,000 points each. 44.53hrs on a gtx1080ti but, for me, the stars are the gtx1660ti averaging about 50hrs as they only consume 117W each



Keep up the good work, guys. The closer we stay to EVGA, the more the bunker drop on the 21st will blow them away

EVGA are now 13M ahead of us which is as high as I've seen - I can cover it but it is a little worrying. Is everyone else running open please?

I'm a bit late to this party but I'm running it now on 3 okayish GPUs. If you think it is better I can, once I've got a bunker built up, run closed until a couple of hours before the end of play?

Did you notice that only 3 sub projects are included. You may only get one or two completed. Probably as well to run open I think

davidBAM wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 9:49 pm Is everyone else running open please?

I have not seen @scole of TSBT move much recently so I suspect he may also be holding back as well. Early on I was thinking we were fairly evenly matched but he has fallen 4M behind me in the past 2-3 days.

Yup, I got the memo about the sub-projects. But I hadn't realised the extreme length of the WUs. I'll get at least 2 done. Maybe even a third!
Soz!

Heh! Two of my pending DYFL wu have davidBAM as wingman. I guess I know when they are going to validate!

Happy to oblige

I'm running open. I moved some CPUs to WCG so I've slowed down a little.

All on course for a 37M drop by about 0700 UTC tomorrow

running open on the 1080ti as it wouldn't have finished another Do You Feel Lucky. Just went straight for Genefer 21 as that looks to be heading for about 9.5 hours

scole of TSBT wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 3:06 am I'm running open. I moved some CPUs to WCG so I've slowed down a little.

That figures! I've been hitting it with everything I've got trying to catch up to you and then I find out I'm picking on a cripple

I'm really having a hard time deciding what I want to do. 4.5M more and I'd get my 1st 20M CPU badge on PG ... I'd have to run it to the end. But I really want to start moving back to Gerasim to finish our goals on FB. Decisions, decisions

Easy enough surely - finish your PG badge next year

I guess that is an easy decision then. Or don't finish would work too Since my output won't change our final standings then I'll start moving the CPUs back to Gerasim today.

sending hugs

woke early

Dumped 18M, 6th place on next update. Another 18M will follow over the next few hours. Running open on Genefer 21 thereafter

I eagerly await the update .. should be my emerald badge!

edit: gotta wait for the second drop ..

Yup, sixth place, by 8M ( and more to come! )

Gregg is 9th, in a battle for 8th and 10th ( and maybe 7th and 6th )

first few GPUs falling silent now. The way it has worked is that they'd have been about 30mins short of completing a Genefer 21 - the shortest WU in the challenge

Finishing in 6th place on a PG project challenge is a fantastic effort!!

yeah - I was thinking there are some "professional" PG teams in there