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Thread: How to Complete Work Units Faster? |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
To clarify, I am not refering to a Flashdrive. Those have a limited number of read and writes which makes them an illogical choice.
I am refering to DDR PC3200 RAM. Yall are correct though, when you turn off the computer the drive losses all data. BUT if you never turn off your computer, then it should only be a rare issue. I would find it interesting to know if this would speed up the work units. |
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Former Member
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Hi IndysHat,
You could try it for HDC, which does have large work file. UD spends a lot of time encrypting the work file. BOINC does not bother with encryption. Still, I would expect very little speedup. I might be wrong about that since UD apparently reads only a 4K sector while encrypting. That might add a minute or two. I don't see how it could speed up any other project. Lawrence |
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olympic
Senior Cruncher Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Post Count: 156 Status: Offline |
According to my research, overclocking can cause bad results... or is that only with some projects. I think I read that at the folding@home site. So nobody has tested running the program on a RAM drive? If you have a pre-build computer like a Dell or HP then there's no need to read further. Most of them have the BIOS locked so you can't overclock them at all. If you built it yourself or had a store custom build it with a descent motherboard like Asus, DFI, etc then read on. Overclocking is a delicate art. You need the proper skills, high quality hardware and lots of patience. It's way too much for me to explain it here, if you want to learn how, search the net for a community dedicated to the type of motherboard you have or a general overclocking site. Many of them have step by step guides on how to go about overclocking your rig. As for overclocking causing bad results, that's only if your are careless and don't properly stress test the system before putting it on the grid. Most OC guides can show you how to do that. I have 3 computers(soon to be 5) in my home, all are OC'd 60% or more and they never produce an invalid result.  |
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