Hello snoekie,
You are running BOINC. The 5.8 version of BOINC has a conversion factor that tries to figure out how fast your computer is from the history of time taken to complete work units.
How long have you been running BOINC. (days only or weeks?)
What sort of cpu usage does Task Manager show?
Which projects are you running?
What sort of cpu do you have? (I am assuming Windows XP SP2.)

My copy of BOINC is fairly accurate in its time estimates.

Lawrence

Thanks for the replies Sekerob & Lawrence.

I suppose that it makes sense, as I am running a lowish end work rate.

I run a voice activated prog, and that is slowed right down with Boinc running, and priority is definately to be given to the vp, as it yields results for which I get paid.

When I have a heavy dictating session, I will exiting boinc because of the drag/delay that it causes, which also impacts on the accuracy.

Thanks again, but it does not, as I requested at the beginning (in the profile), back off when I am dictating.

The comparison made is done using a period when there is no other activity on the puter.

Sekerob,

there are tim,es when I am busy on the computer but do not require it to back off. It is only for dictating that it must back off. A dilemma.

I was asked to report back about the timing and also loading and shutdown.

Loading, still 2 min plus before all is up and running smoothly.

Shutdown, if I exit boinc and then close down, about 15 sec. If I exit with boinc running, add about 45 seconds.

Clock. Time estimate and actual time bear no relationship to each other, For time spent on a project. For a time estimate of about an hour, following observation, I am now resigned to the fact that it will not be completed for hours and minutes multiplied by a factor of soemtning between 2 and 3 and it matters not whether it is the only crunch or the usual for boinc, 2 at a time.

I crunch generally for an average of 14 hours plus per day, but a 9 hr estimate will not be completed in one day despite 14+ hours of crunching.

That results in undercredits for rankings. The seconds ticking down are most definately longer than Earth seconds. For example it is now 12.26 pm, with 1hr.38min to completion of my next crunch.

I doubt that that crunch will finish much before 3 pm, despite the so-called adjustment. Boinc hasn't adjusted.

Sekerob, thanks for the response.

Further to my earlier posting and I note the 57 min out of every hour, but I must report that the 1hr 38 min at 12.26 took until just before 4pm to complete its allotted run, approx 3.5 hrs, and that does not gel with yor 57 min per hour Sekerob. If others are getting that, then I 'is being robbed'!!!

I appreciate you are repeating, probably, what you have gleaned, but............!!

I suppose it is a case all are equal, but some are more equal than others, or is this politician equality??!!

Noted Didact, but as today the use has not been processor intensive and at least an hour unused so for 2hrs.03m.30 s hours at 17.01 to 21.30 is, respectfully, a grossly excessive period.

I appreciate the response, but...........!!!

I have also noted that when I haven't been near the puter for 2 hrs + the same progress is made, only application or in tandem with the second crunch. There ain't much diff.