One can look into the statitics of xi3piscium's computers, there are two slower
i7 with 8 processors (due to HT), one with 4 one one with 2.
To set the i7 to crunch only with one processor, this basically means, that
there are 7 for other tasks, because HT really works on i7 without much loss.
But I think, if required one can switch HT off in BIOS to have only 4 processors
without HT. And important to know - if only one working unit is running, it
is not (much) faster finished than 8 at the same time - therefore to reduce
it to one working unit is only useful to save energy or to use the other 7
processors for other tasks.
...therefore to reduce it to one working unit is only useful to save energy or to use the other 7 processors for other tasks.
Amazingly, there are actually a few people who use their computers for something other than Boinc...
:-)
WHY???!!! ;-))
Sometimes for example I use it to compute the 'Appartefunktion' (de, did not
find the english translation - apparatus function? something you need, if you
want to simulate your own experiment) of my setup to do something slightly more
complex than convolution of theoretical data to compare or to fit
atom-atom-potentials on other computers later.
Typically I use more than one computer for this, but only one job per computer,
therefore I do not even have to stop Boinc ... ;o) And I do not have to
calculate it often, therefore most of the time the computers would have nothing
to do without Boinc ;o)
There's a 6 core, or with HT
)
There's a 6 core, or with HT 12. While with Sandy-Bridge you also have a top-level 8 core, or with HT 16. All depends on your initial i7. ;)
One can look into the
)
One can look into the statitics of xi3piscium's computers, there are two slower
i7 with 8 processors (due to HT), one with 4 one one with 2.
To set the i7 to crunch only with one processor, this basically means, that
there are 7 for other tasks, because HT really works on i7 without much loss.
But I think, if required one can switch HT off in BIOS to have only 4 processors
without HT. And important to know - if only one working unit is running, it
is not (much) faster finished than 8 at the same time - therefore to reduce
it to one working unit is only useful to save energy or to use the other 7
processors for other tasks.
Or to reduce the power
)
Or to reduce the power consumption to relieve the burden on the notebook cooling system.
MrS
Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002
RE: ...therefore to reduce
)
Amazingly, there are actually a few people who use their computers for something other than Boinc...
:-)
RE: RE: ...therefore to
)
WHY???!!! ;-))
RE: RE: RE: ...therefor
)
Sometimes for example I use it to compute the 'Appartefunktion' (de, did not
find the english translation - apparatus function? something you need, if you
want to simulate your own experiment) of my setup to do something slightly more
complex than convolution of theoretical data to compare or to fit
atom-atom-potentials on other computers later.
Typically I use more than one computer for this, but only one job per computer,
therefore I do not even have to stop Boinc ... ;o) And I do not have to
calculate it often, therefore most of the time the computers would have nothing
to do without Boinc ;o)