GPU WU Crash instantly on new PC

mimigaking
mimigaking
Joined: 7 Oct 11
Posts: 6
Credit: 47781813
RAC: 0
Topic 204921

Hello, 

 

I just installed BOINC on a new PC running an i5 2500k and a GTX 460 at default clock speed. 

All GPU WU instantly crash and gives the following error

 

Error in OpenCL context: CL_MEM_OBJECT_ALLOCATION_FAILURE error executing CL_COMMAND_WRITE_BUFFER on GeForce GTX 460 (Device 0)

 

PC link is the following

https://einsteinathome.org/host/11958764/tasks/error

 

I tried updating the drivers but the issue is still present.

 

Can anyone help?

 

Thanks =)

Richie
Richie
Joined: 7 Mar 14
Posts: 656
Credit: 1702989778
RAC: 0

Those tasks were regular

Those tasks were regular v1.17. You could try if enabling "Run test applications" at Project Preferences would allow v1.18 Beta tasks for your computer. That might fix it.

mmonnin
mmonnin
Joined: 29 May 16
Posts: 291
Credit: 3232277016
RAC: 186736

I think that card only has

I think that card only has 1gb so the older WUs probably ran out of memory. The newer ones will be close.

Holmis
Joined: 4 Jan 05
Posts: 1118
Credit: 1055935564
RAC: 0

mmonnin wrote:I think that

mmonnin wrote:
I think that card only has 1gb so the older WUs probably ran out of memory. The newer ones will be close.

My understanding is that there has been no reduction in the amount of GPU-RAM the app will use since the release of the first version. The only change to the GPU-RAM requirements has been the server side setting on the lowest limit of GPU-RAM to send tasks to.

Reference: https://einsteinathome.org/content/gamma-ray-pulsar-binary-search-1-gpus?page=11#comment-153669 & https://einsteinathome.org/goto/comment/154151

If the GPU is borderline on available GPU-RAM then tasks may fail with an "out of memory" error.

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.