1888pt GPU WU's

[ImmaPC]

Right, so I've got a 4850 and I've been folding with it for a bit over a month now, and I've noticed that I only get 420 and 511pt WU's. I set it to use big packets (10MB or greater) but it still only does 420 and 511pt WU's. Is there a parameter I can use in the config window to make it get 768pt and 1888pt WU's?

[chrisk]

You should add the ' -advmethods ' flag to the F@H shortcut in the "Target" field. In the image below, substitute -advmethods where you see -config (the image I linked is not the best one to use, but what i could find to help)

[ImmaPC]

Tried adding it through the shortcut thing and the "Target" field was grayed out. What I did instead was I went to the config window, then added the -advmethods flag to the "Additional Client Parameters" field. To test it out I deleted all the folders/files in C:\Program Files\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\FAH-GPU like FaHCore_11.exe, etc. Right now its DLing a new core and WU, so yeah will update

Update: So far FAH reports that the client is shut down although it is clearly working. Therefore, I am unsure on the point value of the current WU it is working on. I can see that there are 10,000 steps, which is the exact same number of steps I get for 420 and 511pt WU's. I am going to assume that it is NOT working on an 1888pt WU atm. In the Client.cfg file it says:

bigpackets=big
extra_parms=-advmethods

So perhaps it is working, perhaps it isn't. I can't tell until Fahspy starts reading the damn log file properly.

[3.0charlie]

Did you restart the client for the new parameter to take effect?

[ImmaPC]

Yep. I closed the client before deleting all the previous work data, then started it again. So far FahSpy is still not showing any data, according to it the client is still stopped, yet the client itself shows its folding.

[LCB001]

IIRC the 472 and 1888 point WU's which use the GROGPU2-MT core are Nvidia only. I think you should get the 768pt WU's as they are just double sized 384's.

If Fahspy isn't showing a Project # and/or point value make sure you've updated the Work Unit Database...

[ImmaPC]

(what does IIRC mean?) I may be talking out my arse but I don't believe that different cores are limited to different cards, I've had GROGPU, GROGPU2, and TINKER cores and there's probably another one that I didn't even notice. Still 768pt WU's would be nice...

You can bet I've been refreshing and updating the WUD all the time, but it doesnt work.

UPDATE! So, with the -advmethods flag and the bigpackets=big setting, right now I'm working on a 472 pt WU. I'll let this one finish, and see if the next one is a 768/1888 WU. If not, I screwed something up, but boy I'll still be mad if its a 472 or 511.

[werty316]

IIRC = If I Recall/Remember Correctly.

When it comes to the GPU client you can't pick and choose which WUs you want even if you use the -advmethods flag and the big packets/10MB workload settings. Your client will receive whichever WU the server is currently assigning.

[zlojack]

I usually just put the config flags for my GPU clients in here:

[Squeetard]

My last 3 WU's have been 1888's