Running UD Agent? Let's have a RFD Team!!! *Updated*

[chatbox]

Current world No.1 Team is "Team 2ch", with the following details:

Members (Rank) 39,130 (# 1)
Current Members 37,085
Retired Members 2,046
Total CPU Time(y:d:h:m:s) (Rank) 12,912:300:14:41:46 (# 1)
Points Generated (Rank) 1,686,175,045 (# 1)
Results Returned (Rank) 9,758,239 (# 1)
Averages
Avg. CPU Time Per Calendar Day (y:d:h:m:s) 12:195:21:41:03
Avg. CPU Time Per Result (y:d:h:m:s) 0:000:11:35:31
Avg. Points Per Hour of CPU Time 14.90656
Avg. Points Per Result 172.79501
Avg. Points Per Calendar Day 1,637,063.15
Avg. Results Per Calendar Day 9,474.02

I doubt we have 39,000 members here to make up a team, but I think it'll be great to put some CPU time to good use. Shall we have a team then?

***Update***
I've created a team at UD named "RFD - Canada".
To join, first install UD agent (Download from here), and create an account or use your current account if you already have one. Then login to the website, on the left hand side, you'll find a link to "Teams" listings. "RFD - Canada" is currently on the 13th page under "R". Come and join! (Quick Link to the page)

[yunez]

a link would be helpful, plus a description of what this particular project does.

[willy]

I don't mind to switch team ....

Here is my stat so far ... (I am not sure these are transferrable tho :unsure: )

Member since : Apr 3, 2001
Points : 856678 (Rank #4116)
Results returned : 5696 (Rank #4211)
Devices : 5
Total CPU time : 5 years 249 days (Rank #5552)

For those who are interested, start from here ... http://www.grid.org/projects/cancer/faq.htm

To get started, here ... http://www.grid.org/download/gold/download.htm

And I am also 'Folding' on my Linux box 24/7 too !

William

[willy]

More on UD ...

AUSTIN, Texas, January 7, 2004 — United Devices™, the market leader in secure grid solutions, today announced that the number of PCs and servers involved in the company's global Grid (grid.org) has surpassed 2.5 million. These servers, workstations, desktops and notebooks join together from over 200 countries and territories to help speed grand-scale cancer and small pox research.

For the full press release, here.

William

[willy]

Before you jump in, I wanna share a few points ...

1. Your machine(s) will be on all the time, this will incur costs (e.g. electricity).

2. It will push your CPU to its limit during the whole process. This will definitely push your CPU cooling to its limit too !

3. I suggest you configure it to run it as a screensaver rather than a normal process as it will slow down your normal work. Unfortunately, you will lose your favorite swimsuit screensaver ... UD will take over.

4. Since your machines will be up 24/7, configure your monitor to go to sleep. This will definitely save your monitor as well as your energy bill. Monitor in sleep mode usually consumes only ~ 5W.

5. It is more effective for those who have 'always-on' internet connection as it needs to send and receive data back and forth. It will also work with dial-up. It will hold the results until you connect to the net.

Just my $0.02. My machines are always-on and I feel bad wasting my CPU cycles B)

William

[Mentos]

I'm a SETI dude, but I could switch one rig over.

RFD does have a DF team, but most of the members stopped folding.

[chatbox]

3. I suggest you configure it to run it as a screensaver rather than a normal process as it will slow down your normal work. Unfortunately, you will lose your favorite swimsuit screensaver* ... UD will take over.

Willy, UD runs as a low priority process, therefore, any normal priority programs will always have a bigger slice of CPU time. The slow down is really quite minimal unless you change the priority.

I personally run UD 24/7, and I turn off the UD screensaver because it just uses quite a bit of CPU time just to render the screen, I much rather having the CPU time used for UD crunching away.

My Stats:
Total CPU Time (y:d:h:m:s) (Rank) 0:100:06:28:01 (# 199,202)
Points Generated (Rank) 45,082 (#149,198)
Results Returned (Rank) 277 (#157,772)
Averages
Avg. CPU Time Per Calendar Day (y:d:h:m:s)
0:000:10:41:43
Avg. CPU Time Per Result (y:d:h:m:s) 0:000:08:41:15
Avg. Points Per Hour of CPU Time 18.73369
Avg. Points Per Calendar Day 200.36444
Avg. Points Per Result 162.75090
Avg. Results Per Calendar Day 1.23111

Started with one computer back in June, now have 6.

[goob3r]

There's this... kinda dead though.

http://anteater.blueprint.org/teampages/team2057.html

[Zeni]

I do SETI (since 99), DF (since last year), UD (also since 99) and occasionally d.net (since 01) myself, gives my comp something to do while I'm asleep. ^_^

[chatbox]

How come no one is joining the team?

[willy]

I am officially team member #2 with 5 devices Total raw Mhz = 7,500Mhz B)

Team Statistics
Statistics Last Updated: 01/29/2004 23:59:59 (UTC) [ 27 hour(s) ago ]

Totals
Members (Rank) 2 (# 14,886)
Current Members 2
Retired Members 0
Total CPU Time(y:d:h:m:s) (Rank) 0:005:21:44:07 (# 31,210)
Points Generated (Rank) 2,127 (# 30,523)
Results Returned (Rank) 7 (# 31,938)
Averages
Avg. CPU Time Per Calendar Day (y:d:h:m:s) 0:001:23:14:42
Avg. CPU Time Per Result (y:d:h:m:s) 0:000:20:14:52
Avg. Points Per Hour of CPU Time 15.00685
Avg. Points Per Result 303.85714
Avg. Points Per Calendar Day 709.00
Avg. Results Per Calendar Day 2.33

[elty]

nm

[kon_kat]

Originally posted by chatbox@Jan 30 2004, 02:22 PM
How come no one is joining the team?

I would join but I'm already part of the
DEATH/CONTROL DENIED FANS UNITED team.

The team is in memory of Chuck Schuldiner who died of a brain stem tumor December 13, 2001

[willy]

Time for a 3-month update B)

Team Statistics

Totals
Members (Rank) 2 (# 15,203)
Current Members 2
Retired Members 0
Total CPU Time(y:d:h:m:s) (Rank) 2:017:10:26:43 (# 8,727)
Points Generated (Rank) 307,221 (# 7,507)
Results Returned (Rank) 1,777 (# 8,111)

[Mentos]

Originally posted by willy@Apr 22 2004, 10:44 AM
Current Members 2
Retired Members 0

That brings a tear to my eye.

I just joined... only one rig though.