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#1 Tony

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Posted 31 March 2013 - 04:10 PM

Does anyone know any way to have the GPU folding continue even when the folding power is set to medium? *I'm aware that the new folding software will only run the GPU folding when set to full but is there anything we could maybe change to force it like "extra slot options" in the GPU slot configuration? I'm folding on my main computer that I use all the time cause i have the power but i still need some of my cpu for browsing and minimal task and even typing this is delaying and it's quite frustrating since i'm hardly using my GPU right now. **Maybe if not modify the GPU but maybe there is a way to maybe limit the CPU usage to max at 95% when it's at full?

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#2 Whaler_99

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Posted 31 March 2013 - 05:39 PM

Well - the issue comes in here in the way scheduling works. A CPU can have priorities set. It can also have percentage of usage set, affinity, etc. With a GPU unfortunately, it is First In First Out - as FAST as possible. :) So in order to keep systems running "ok" while a user is working away and not lagging out, while at same time getting max performance, they have the new "slider". So, while on your system, it can be set so the CPU uses a percentage of resource, while the GPU only runs when idle. You cannot independently set the two... Options... Set the Slider to Full - in Advanced Control you can right click each individual slot and pause/unpause as needed. Also, you can reconfigure your CPU slot. Delete the slot, re-add it, with say few cores. So instead of leaving it at -1, choose 3 for a 3570k, 7 (or 6) for a 3770k, etc. Some options...

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Posted 31 March 2013 - 06:39 PM

This is what I do.. I run a Linux Folding client in a VM that is set to anywhere from 1-8CPUs. When I am playing a game or something, I simply pause the VM and then resume it when I am done. This is much easier than letting the web interface control it. The downside to this is the web interface can't keep track of it (at least not that I know of). You have to use a 3rd party app such as FAHMon to monitor the progress. In this way, the slider controls the GPU only. Maybe this is what would work for you?

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Posted 31 March 2013 - 07:35 PM

Well - the issue comes in here in the way scheduling works. A CPU can have priorities set. It can also have percentage of usage set, affinity, etc. With a GPU unfortunately, it is First In First Out - as FAST as possible. :)

So in order to keep systems running "ok" while a user is working away and not lagging out, while at same time getting max performance, they have the new "slider". So, while on your system, it can be set so the CPU uses a percentage of resource, while the GPU only runs when idle. You cannot independently set the two...

Options...

Set the Slider to Full - in Advanced Control you can right click each individual slot and pause/unpause as needed. Also, you can reconfigure your CPU slot. Delete the slot, re-add it, with say few cores. So instead of leaving it at -1, choose 3 for a 3570k, 7 (or 6) for a 3770k, etc.

Some options...

This worked perfectly! I just set it to use 10 out of the 12 threads and it's working perfectly! :) My 680 works far faster than the 3930K. That's exactly what I wanted to do, Thanks! :)

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Posted 31 March 2013 - 07:38 PM

This is what I do.. I run a Linux Folding client in a VM that is set to anywhere from 1-8CPUs. When I am playing a game or something, I simply pause the VM and then resume it when I am done. This is much easier than letting the web interface control it. The downside to this is the web interface can't keep track of it (at least not that I know of). You have to use a 3rd party app such as FAHMon to monitor the progress. In this way, the slider controls the GPU only. Maybe this is what would work for you?

I would use a VM but I feel that the extra resources needed to run the VM itself would just set it back, but this is a pretty good idea, I'll keep it in mind on another project :)

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Posted 31 March 2013 - 09:41 PM

Glad it worked out!




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