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Originally Posted by Phobia  why do you want your task to run longer? doesn't that mean that your cpu is wasting time then? |
No, you get credit based on the amount of "models" you pump out, if your task limit is set to 3 hours, your computer will crunch out as many models as it can for 3 hours, then turn the results in. If in those 3 hours you crunched 6 models, then you get credit for the 6 models.
Now if your computer was set to crunch for 6 hours, and therefore crunched 12 models, you get the credit for the 12 models. For example if you got 80 points for the 6 models in 3 hours, you'll get 160 points for 12 models in 6 hours. In the end the the exact same amount, but your stressing the server way less.