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Thread: no use for setting at most xx% cpu time option-wgc boinc 6.10.58 |
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Former Member
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I have a i5 notebook(4 core). I have joined CAS@HOME project .When I set the options to use 100% processors and at most 10% cpu time. It keep my cpu running at 100%. There are 4 process which keep in using 25% cpu.
So is this a bug?   |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Can someone please rename this forum to "WCG Boinc Agent Support"
not running CAS@home, but check that run based on preferances is checked, then check cas@home for info on their project settings, also cpu usage at 10% is 9 sec off 1 sec on at full |
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Former Member
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Perhaps crunchers only get answers from WCG, other forums may be useless! We should be proud of that!
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Former Member
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Agree Scribe, but maybe those users could at least support those that support them ;)
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Well, this is the second 'WCG too' member in about 24 hours that comes here because they've got a WCG version of client and chensiming probably coming here because C4CW and CAS are related [the China link]... somehow 6.10.58 not doing the thing it's supposed to do could lead them here. :D
----------------------------------------Anyway, chensiming, if you want your client to run according preferences, the Activity menu in BOINC Manager of course also has to be set to "Run CPU based on preferences". There's a big 'but', which applies to all sciences when this functions: 10% CPU time means 9 seconds pausing, 1 second running full. It really has no value. A recommended setting is 50%, which means your BOINC will run 1 second, then pause 1 second, which is normally enough not to overheat a laptop. Of course, like desktop computers, laptops need occasional removal of collected dust. The easiest to do that is by getting a can of compressed air. Blow some through the vent/fan holes. Instructions can be found on the internet. edit: typos [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Jun 9, 2013 6:54:25 AM] |
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Former Member
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Hello chensiming,
If your CPU usage is 100%, then Task Manager should show 25% per task. This is what CAS is showing you. But you say that you set BOINC to only run 10%, which means 1 second of every 10 seconds. So something is overriding that setting. But why would you want to run less than 100%? Cheap laptops may have problems, but no desktop should. If you have a heating problem, consider reducing your threads to 3 or 2 or even 1 without constant cycling on and off, putting thermal stress on your chip. Lawrence |
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branjo
Master Cruncher Slovakia Joined: Jun 29, 2012 Post Count: 1892 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Can someone please rename this forum to "WCG Boinc Agent Support"... Do you really think it will help  ?Cheers and   Crunching@Home since January 13 2000. Shrubbing@Home since January 5 2006  |
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Former Member
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I'm sure that Activity->run based on preferences is checked.
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
dear friends:
Because there are 4 cores of intel i5 cpu on my notebook. So I just want to use all 4 cores for computing at average 70% load. To set to use at most 10% cpu time is for test only, but nothing happend. So currently I have to set to use 50% of processors because 75% is too high. thank you. |
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