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Former Member
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Hello!
Can i schedule Boinc to use: 30% CPU 07:00 - 18:00 (daytime) 100% CPU 18:00 - 07:00 (nighttime) Is it possible to make Boinc use 30% when the pc is in use and 100% when its idle/screensaver? Is there any script support or com objects that can be used? Thanks //Olle |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
No. Sorry.
But why do you want to do this? Seriously, it won't help. BOINC runs at the lowest possible priority, and the only purpose of the throttle is to prevent overheating. Any perceived or actual sluggishness isn't caused by the computation, it is caused by memory contention. To combat this, you can use the memory settings. As you can see, these preferences are available separately for idle and not idle. Try adjusting these values, if ever BOINC has a visible performance impact. |
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Sekerob
Ace Cruncher Joined: Jul 24, 2005 Post Count: 20043 Status: Offline |
I've tested this principle with ThreadMaster.
----------------------------------------- Set up a 2 files with the percentages you want to run the sciences at. - Create 2 scripts to run at designated times, or one with a conditional setting some flag, and add that to your OS Task scheduler. The script to load the % values into the registry and restart the ThreadMaster throttle service. Was playing with that on Vista to overcome a blocking issue launching regular vanilla flavour BOINC 5.10.45 and it worked. This was only to demonstrate the "I did because I could", not because of it being a nuisance, since BOINC science really should not impede, but rather because of thermal control. It's now 27C in the study so can't run the quad full tilt during daytime. Since BOINC's own CPU percent for BOINC is stored in the global_prefs.xml it could also be scripted to let it write varying values to the global_prefs_override.xml and for the client via e.g. the boinccmd.exe tool to read that file. Creative minds will surely find not many obstacles here. Uh, strictly off the record and for the Tweakers.inc specialists only :D
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Former Member
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Didactylos:
I see what you mean. I will give the memory settings a try and see how it feels. Sekerob: I used ThreadMaster with UD before and it worked well. If i can't get it right with Boinc:s own settings i might try it. One thing that annoys me with Boinc is that it makes any CPU chart look ugly. Because it starts and stops the processing to reach the set CPU time instead of throttling itself at a set CPU percentage. I know its just cosmetic but annoying non the less. Thanks for your replies. //Olle |
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