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What is BOINC?
"BOINC is a program that lets you donate your idle computer time to science projects like SETI@home, Climateprediction.net, Rosetta@home, World Community Grid, and many others"
In short, BOINC is a client for distributed computing, however unlike other distributed computing applications, such as F@H, it does not support any single cause, instead it provides a platform for other projects.
Distributed computing, in its simplest terms, means thousands of individual computers coming together to do the same job as a supercomputer. Each computer does a small part and then sends the results back to a centralized location via the internet. By adding all those parts together, you are left with a huge net result, faster than the world's most power single supercomputer
What can I do to help?
Simple. Follow the instructions in the next section to download and install the software, and donate your computer to help in this research.
How will using my PC be affected?
All other programs will take priority over BOINC, so performance should not be affected because no processing time is being lost.
As the program uses all additional resources, this means that whilst it is open your CPU/GPU will be pegged at 100% load, using more power and creating additional heat than if the program were not open. It may be worth monitoring your temperatures just to make sure your cooling is sufficient for prolonged periods.
It is also worth noting that since the program uses all of your processing and graphics power constantly, if it is run for long periods of time, you may see an increase in your power bill. The amount will not likely be much, but it will be noticeable.
For more in-depth information, visit:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/User_manual
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Heat_...considerations
Points Per Day (PPD)
The amount of points you get per day is directly related to the IPC of your processor and how many threads you have. For hyperthreading, you get about a 30% bonus to PPD over your pure cores. Core speed is also important.
For GPU BONIC users, your PPD will be directly related to IPC and core count. A 5770 will produce ½ of a 5870s points and a 450 is ½ the points of a 460. Clock speed will help, but not as much as more cores. And the figures above assume the equal clock speed.
Downloading, Setting Up the Software and Joining In
System Requirements: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/System_requirements
System Requirements by project: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/List_...m_requirements
Download BOINC: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php
1. Downloading and installing BOINC - To set up the program download the client from the link above and install.
2. Selecting which projects to contribute to - There are plenty, and each will give you a simple summary in the Add project menu. I personally use Seti@Home, Einstein@Home, or MilkyWay@Home simply because of their scientific research.
Using SMP and GPU Processing
Much like FAH, BOINC no longer requires complex setup for multi-core systems. If you do not wish to dedicate all of your CPU resources to BOINC, you can change how much processor time is used, as well as power settings and when the program can run, by going to the Tools menu > Computing Preferences
GPU clients are a bit tricky to figure out. Your project has to support it (like MilkyWay@ home), and your card has to be supported. Other than that, it will be automatically setup and used.
Supported GPUs currently (at time of writing) are AMD HD5000 or above and any CUDA equipped Nvidia cards (GeForce 8000 series and later)
Joining the ComputerForum.com Team
Team ID 2475
Team: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/teams/team_display.php?teamid=2475
To join our team, you need to first set up a BOINC account here. Once validated, you can access your account from http://boinc.berkeley.edu/teams/home.php.
Once logged in, go to the CF teampage http://boinc.berkeley.edu/teams/team_display.php?teamid=2475. Click join team and you are now a member of the computerforum.com BOINC team
"BOINC is a program that lets you donate your idle computer time to science projects like SETI@home, Climateprediction.net, Rosetta@home, World Community Grid, and many others"
In short, BOINC is a client for distributed computing, however unlike other distributed computing applications, such as F@H, it does not support any single cause, instead it provides a platform for other projects.
Distributed computing, in its simplest terms, means thousands of individual computers coming together to do the same job as a supercomputer. Each computer does a small part and then sends the results back to a centralized location via the internet. By adding all those parts together, you are left with a huge net result, faster than the world's most power single supercomputer
What can I do to help?
Simple. Follow the instructions in the next section to download and install the software, and donate your computer to help in this research.
How will using my PC be affected?
All other programs will take priority over BOINC, so performance should not be affected because no processing time is being lost.
As the program uses all additional resources, this means that whilst it is open your CPU/GPU will be pegged at 100% load, using more power and creating additional heat than if the program were not open. It may be worth monitoring your temperatures just to make sure your cooling is sufficient for prolonged periods.
It is also worth noting that since the program uses all of your processing and graphics power constantly, if it is run for long periods of time, you may see an increase in your power bill. The amount will not likely be much, but it will be noticeable.
For more in-depth information, visit:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/User_manual
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Heat_...considerations
Points Per Day (PPD)
The amount of points you get per day is directly related to the IPC of your processor and how many threads you have. For hyperthreading, you get about a 30% bonus to PPD over your pure cores. Core speed is also important.
For GPU BONIC users, your PPD will be directly related to IPC and core count. A 5770 will produce ½ of a 5870s points and a 450 is ½ the points of a 460. Clock speed will help, but not as much as more cores. And the figures above assume the equal clock speed.
Downloading, Setting Up the Software and Joining In
System Requirements: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/System_requirements
System Requirements by project: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/List_...m_requirements
Download BOINC: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php
1. Downloading and installing BOINC - To set up the program download the client from the link above and install.
2. Selecting which projects to contribute to - There are plenty, and each will give you a simple summary in the Add project menu. I personally use Seti@Home, Einstein@Home, or MilkyWay@Home simply because of their scientific research.
Using SMP and GPU Processing
Much like FAH, BOINC no longer requires complex setup for multi-core systems. If you do not wish to dedicate all of your CPU resources to BOINC, you can change how much processor time is used, as well as power settings and when the program can run, by going to the Tools menu > Computing Preferences
GPU clients are a bit tricky to figure out. Your project has to support it (like MilkyWay@ home), and your card has to be supported. Other than that, it will be automatically setup and used.
Supported GPUs currently (at time of writing) are AMD HD5000 or above and any CUDA equipped Nvidia cards (GeForce 8000 series and later)
Joining the ComputerForum.com Team
Team ID 2475
Team: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/teams/team_display.php?teamid=2475
To join our team, you need to first set up a BOINC account here. Once validated, you can access your account from http://boinc.berkeley.edu/teams/home.php.
Once logged in, go to the CF teampage http://boinc.berkeley.edu/teams/team_display.php?teamid=2475. Click join team and you are now a member of the computerforum.com BOINC team
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