what if i install 2 gpu rx570
and short work cache size to less than 0.5 days
is it faster then? the cracking time?
because currently the workstation is only switched on in the evening
I thought I would get the final result in a shorter period.
Then each of the cards will process separate tasks. They will not combine processing power in any way nor share a task. Let's assume that your computer has one RX 570. If you let it run for some time with cache setting of 0.5 days for example... and if you don't adjust any settings.... Then the scheduler will learn how much work from that type of application that GPU is able to crunch (per day). The scheduling will settle down nicely and become very 'linear'. Let's assume this one GPU could do 100 tasks per day (running only that one type of application, not any mixed set).
Now if you add another identical GPU... the computer would be returning results quicker. It would start to 'consume' more tasks from the work cache. But... the scheduler would also react and start feeding more work for the computer.
In the end, your computer would be crunching about twice as many tasks (close to 200 per day) and there would be about twice as many tasks ready in the work cache. "Output" would be about twice as much. Simply 1 vs 2. Not 100% precisily. 2 GPUs would require more processing or bandwidth in the system. Your computer would need to keep up with that, but how perfectly it can do that. The additional load might cause it to be just a little bit slower than "2", but not much.
BOINC cannot download from the project's server. It is giving up on trying to download again and deferring for x-minutes. If the server went down for some reason, an error 404 will give this same reaction.
Solution: Wait until the project is back up. Check your internet connection. Are you allowing BOINC through the firewall/proxy?
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what if i install 2 gpu
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what if i install 2 gpu rx570
and short work cache size to less than 0.5 days
is it faster then? the cracking time?
because currently the workstation is only switched on in the evening
I thought I would get the final result in a shorter period.
or is it wasted energy.
I am curious about your thoughts.
Greeds Wim
Wim wrote:what if i install 2
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Then each of the cards will process separate tasks. They will not combine processing power in any way nor share a task. Let's assume that your computer has one RX 570. If you let it run for some time with cache setting of 0.5 days for example... and if you don't adjust any settings.... Then the scheduler will learn how much work from that type of application that GPU is able to crunch (per day). The scheduling will settle down nicely and become very 'linear'. Let's assume this one GPU could do 100 tasks per day (running only that one type of application, not any mixed set).
Now if you add another identical GPU... the computer would be returning results quicker. It would start to 'consume' more tasks from the work cache. But... the scheduler would also react and start feeding more work for the computer.
In the end, your computer would be crunching about twice as many tasks (close to 200 per day) and there would be about twice as many tasks ready in the work cache. "Output" would be about twice as much. Simply 1 vs 2. Not 100% precisily. 2 GPUs would require more processing or bandwidth in the system. Your computer would need to keep up with that, but how perfectly it can do that. The additional load might cause it to be just a little bit slower than "2", but not much.
New user .... computation
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New user .... computation errors :
Exit status:114 (0x00000072) Unknown error code
Butch wrote: New user ....
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Boinc error? Or application error? Be specific.
Boinc error code 114
ERR_GIVEUP_DOWNLOAD -114
BOINC cannot download from the project's server. It is giving up on trying to download again and deferring for x-minutes. If the server went down for some reason, an error 404 will give this same reaction.
Solution: Wait until the project is back up. Check your internet connection. Are you allowing BOINC through the firewall/proxy?
Butch wrote:New user ....
)
Hi Butch, welcome to Einstein! Thanks for joining.
To get help with any problem, you have two alternatives. EITHER you specify the full details of the hardware, OS, drivers, searches you are running, behaviour you are seeing, etc., etc., OR you change your privacy settings to allow those details to be viewed by someone who is willing to help. You can change the setting for showing your computers to be 'YES' and then click the 'save changes' link at the bottom of the page. No sensitive information will be displayed.
While you are there you should review all settings (on all pages) to see if they meet your needs. Please ask if there are settings you don't understand.
Once you have decided how you wish to proceed, please start a new thread, giving all the information relevant to your situation. It's not a good idea to just choose a long completed existing thread at random and add your problem to it - particularly a completely unknown and unspecified problem like yours. "Unknown error code" could be anything and more meaningful details about the error would be available if your computers were visible to other volunteers.
Cheers,
Gary.