Probably will be laptop dependent. I've run both CPU tasks and GPU tasks on a MacBook Pro Retina 15" (Core i7-4980HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz + AMD Radeon R9 M370X Compute Engine) and find that it runs cooler when running GPU-only tasks than when running CPU-only tasks. And that's when running just one of its 8 cores. For my other MacBooks that don't have an Einstein-capable GPU, I run CPU tasks on 1 or 2 cores at ~70% CPU time. As Mikey said, laptops are not good at getting rid of heat.
I've been a Mac user at home from the beginning, but it irks me that their newer laptops have these powerful chips that cannot get anywhere near their full capabilities for a sustained go of it because the unit cannot get rid of the heat. Although, if you run a E@H laptop cool(ish) with just a fraction of their CPUs, it can give favorable credit/kWh productivity. Slow crunching, but efficient.
That's what I thought as well.
I don't have a lot of room for powerful desktops - one of the reasons I got away from F@H was simply because I constantly felt completely outclassed, not that this is by any means a competition - but it's nice to be on a somewhat more level playing field at places like this.
A lot of the newer laptops just can't get rid of the heat - coffee lake and Whiskey lake are simply too powerful to be within their parameters. People these days are under the false assumption that their computer is just running slow because of age. The real reason is manufacturers have followed apple's trend and are now thermal or power limit throttling at such absurdly low temperatures so the fans don't run as hard.
Do you use laptop coolers on any of your machines? Do you notice a difference in internal temperatures?
I use a 3 or 4 fan cooling pad for both of my laptops, I even have a couple spares in case one goes out. I buy them on sale and then just replace them when they don't cool as well after a few years. I also have one in my backpack for traveling, that way I never forget it.
I use a 3 or 4 fan cooling pad for both of my laptops, I even have a couple spares in case one goes out. I buy them on sale and then just replace them when they don't cool as well after a few years. I also have one in my backpack for traveling, that way I never forget it.
I use a 3 or 4 fan cooling pad for both of my laptops, I even have a couple spares in case one goes out. I buy them on sale and then just replace them when they don't cool as well after a few years. I also have one in my backpack for traveling, that way I never forget it.
Picture below shows what happened when I ran e@H for a year and a half on/off and over heated my surface pro 4. The only good thing I can say about it is intel's windows drivers for OpenCL worked on first install (back in 2016) unlike the Linux ones I cant currently get to work on a desktop socket 1150 system.
Since you've revived my old Intel GPU thread... :-)
It has recently come to light that BOINC v7.14.2 (and earlier) is incompatible with the new Intel Windows 10 DCH drivers - there's a buffer overflow causing GPU detection to fail.
Testing of the next version 7.16 of BOINC was due to start either this weekend or during the week commencing 17 June 2019 anyway, and we just managed to squeeze in a patch in time.
What a deliciously exquisite way of describing that 'event' :-). My commiserations to poor Jord :-).
I am in total awe of how magnificently you handled the whole thing. The entire BOINC ecosystem is privileged to have your brilliant insights and your ability to restore tranquility to what could easily have ended rather badly.
Host 12766736 is now testing out the new Windows 10 intel DCH drivers - and they seem to cure the infinite loop problem that started this thread. They've cured the precision problems at SETI, too, so I have high hopes that they will help validation here, too, although no wingmates have appeared yet.
Remember that these drivers caused a buffer overflow in BOINC v7.14.2, so be careful how you test them. Testing of BOINC v7.16 appears to have been delayed - I'll know more on Thursday.
Later - the score as I type is
All (41)
In progress (10)
Pending (28)
Valid (2)
Invalid (0)
Error (0)
Check the math - the missing one is inconclusive. Gonna have to watch this.
cecht wrote: Probably will be
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That's what I thought as well.
I don't have a lot of room for powerful desktops - one of the reasons I got away from F@H was simply because I constantly felt completely outclassed, not that this is by any means a competition - but it's nice to be on a somewhat more level playing field at places like this.
A lot of the newer laptops just can't get rid of the heat - coffee lake and Whiskey lake are simply too powerful to be within their parameters. People these days are under the false assumption that their computer is just running slow because of age. The real reason is manufacturers have followed apple's trend and are now thermal or power limit throttling at such absurdly low temperatures so the fans don't run as hard.
Do you use laptop coolers on any of your machines? Do you notice a difference in internal temperatures?
Cooling pads can be the
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Cooling pads can be the answer :
https://www.amazon.com/Laptop-Cooling-Pads-External-Fans/b?ie=UTF8&node=2243862011
QuantumHelos wrote:Cooling
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I use a 3 or 4 fan cooling pad for both of my laptops, I even have a couple spares in case one goes out. I buy them on sale and then just replace them when they don't cool as well after a few years. I also have one in my backpack for traveling, that way I never forget it.
mikey wrote:QuantumHelos
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Giving this a look. Might pull the trigger on it since I like Thermaltake products. https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Aluminum-Adjustable-Temperature-CL-N002-PL12BL/dp/B00J0NZYOK/ref=lp_2243862011_1_15?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1556558915&sr=1-15
thanks
wolfman1360 wrote:mikey
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I'm cheap so would buy this one:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GTH3N11?ref_=ams_ad_dp_asin_img and just get 2 of them
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Since you've revived my old
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Since you've revived my old Intel GPU thread... :-)
It has recently come to light that BOINC v7.14.2 (and earlier) is incompatible with the new Intel Windows 10 DCH drivers - there's a buffer overflow causing GPU detection to fail.
Testing of the next version 7.16 of BOINC was due to start either this weekend or during the week commencing 17 June 2019 anyway, and we just managed to squeeze in a patch in time.
Richard Haselgrove wrote:It
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What a deliciously exquisite way of describing that 'event' :-). My commiserations to poor Jord :-).
I am in total awe of how magnificently you handled the whole thing. The entire BOINC ecosystem is privileged to have your brilliant insights and your ability to restore tranquility to what could easily have ended rather badly.
Extremely well done!
Cheers,
Gary.
Host 12766736 is now testing
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Host 12766736 is now testing out the new Windows 10 intel DCH drivers - and they seem to cure the infinite loop problem that started this thread. They've cured the precision problems at SETI, too, so I have high hopes that they will help validation here, too, although no wingmates have appeared yet.
Remember that these drivers caused a buffer overflow in BOINC v7.14.2, so be careful how you test them. Testing of BOINC v7.16 appears to have been delayed - I'll know more on Thursday.
Later - the score as I type is
All (41)
In progress (10)
Pending (28)
Valid (2)
Invalid (0)
Error (0)
Check the math - the missing one is inconclusive. Gonna have to watch this.