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The SMP client is working brilliantly, and I'm getting points like never before :D

We're hovering just above 2400th place, out of over 100k teams. So we're doing quite well! Yay for us! Although I'd _really_ like to see us get in the top 2k teams. Isn't there anyone with a PS3? They're a LOT more efficient than a lousy quad-core :P Also, if anyone have a dual/quad core and isn't using the SMP client, get to it!! Furthermore, you have to manually update your client (I.e. download the latest one) once in a while. I believe the latest one is from sometime in early february, and that the earlier ones stopped working then...

Keep up the good work!
 
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To put it simple: Use your spare processing power to further studies in molecular biology, specifically in the field of proteomics. 54 peer-revewed papers have been published to date. How it will help you personally is by furthering studies in medicine and pharmacology, and doing so with government-held (i.e. free-for-all) patents (I hope. Haven't checked thoroughly. But it's stanFORD*).

For a further explanation of the science, go here: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Science

*ahem. ninja edit.
 
Traxata

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DocBot said:
The SMP client is working brilliantly, and I'm getting points like never before :D

We're hovering just above 2400th place, out of over 100k teams. So we're doing quite well! Yay for us! Although I'd _really_ like to see us get in the top 2k teams. Isn't there anyone with a PS3? They're a LOT more efficient than a lousy quad-core :P Also, if anyone have a dual/quad core and isn't using the SMP client, get to it!! Furthermore, you have to manually update your client (I.e. download the latest one) once in a while. I believe the latest one is from sometime in early february, and that the earlier ones stopped working then...

Keep up the good work!
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I have a PS3, however the wireless reception is terrible and thus It can't be used till I get a cable down there for it :p
 
decky101

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Ah ok, so put simply, it's trying to use our processing power to help find cures for assorted diseases? Sounds like a worthy cause, I'll look into it, Thanks mate.
 
Cookalarcha

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DocBot i have a PS3 aint signed to to folding@home yet duno why its for a good cause i know what it does

But ios ther like groups nd such and u get points nd such??
so if signed to it will i join the THN group nd att points to you guys??
 
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I linked to the PS3 FAQ in my post earlier, click that link :) I think you press, er, triangle? or something? and then you enter our team number, which is 46416
 
Cookalarcha

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OK Doc ive got it set up and its starting to do its thing.
So how is the PS3 one much better?? in the simple terms ive seen a bit on the page you linked up in earlyier posts :)
 
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The GPU(s?) in the PS3 is optimal for doing these kinds of calculations. And since all of them are the same, I guess that makes it easier to program?
 
Cookalarcha

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Hmm great i guess. folding@home has some cool fetures like the world map and other stuff with th protiens nd that+ whenever i just use ma PS3 4 music i can do that at the same time witch is great :D i get music they get research results i guess
 
Iron_fist

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is it just me or are the SMP servers on the blink? for the last 4 or so hours all i have been getting are the "work unit has invalid address" meaning whatever server it's looking for is broken\overloaded
 
Cookalarcha

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DocBot said:
and don't forget, you get points! :D
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Yea i failed to read up on the points what exactly do they do?
Just add to your account showing how halpful you've been and contribute to your team??

Wish they gave you some Playstation store credit even if it was just £1 for so many stuff or even 50p would encourage more ppl to do more
 
DocBot

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Nah, it's all based on people being helpful. And the points give you a ranking! Wohoo!
 
Noddy

Noddy

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I've just re-installed it on my 1.6 centrino laptop :p it doesn't go like the ganders, but it still chuggs its way through the WU's (hopefully just like it used to when I was in the KustomPCs team :) )

this WU i've just got is 500 frames and takes 10 days @ 30 mins est per frame! this could be a long haul then.....:d
 
Tetsuo_Shima

Tetsuo_Shima

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The newly released ATi Catalyst drivers (8.4) offer GPU support for Folding@Home, you can grab 'em here. I'm a lazy bastard so I don't think I'll be using this feature, but just so you know.
 
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