353 pointers failing on GTX260

[Perineum]

Originally Posted by Dead Things

All of my folding rigs run XP x64. No issues with 353 pointers on any of my cards (including my 260's). So I am inclined to agree with your assumption Perineum.

I assume you've tried deleting FahCore_11.exe and auto-downloading a new one in case you somehow wound up with a bad core?

Yeah, unfortunately. I've done that probably about 8 times now. I've deleted almost everything in that drawer plus installed an all new copy. Nada.

Coincidently, on my Tri SLI setup I'm running regular Win XP.... with 2 gigs of ram, and with 2 VMs running with 1152 mem assigned. It works, I'm assigning more memory than I have physically but it's all running at full speed and it's the ONE machine I never have to babysit. Oh... and 3 gpu clients, of course.

Originally Posted by chriskwarren

I stopped using Vista a month ago, but never had issues with those WUs at that time. Been using Win7 on two rigs folding since then, and no problems with them either.

WELL WHAT THE HELL. Now it all makes sense. A month ago I was fine, but now you've gone and fcked something up. The time frame fits. It's your fault, I don't care what anyone says.

I'm going to have to install Win 7 on that machine, I guess.

[Dead Things]

Originally Posted by Perineum

It's your fault, I don't care what anyone says.

Clearly, the evidence is indisputable. Come to think of it - I lost a hand at poker about a month ago when my pocket kings got busted by pocket 7s on the river. That hand cost me about $80. As far as I'm concerned - that too is chriskwarren's fault and he owes me $80.

[chrisk]

Originally Posted by Perineum

WELL WHAT THE HELL. Now it all makes sense. A month ago I was fine, but now you've gone and fcked something up. The time frame fits. It's your fault, I don't care what anyone says.

Yes dear.

Originally Posted by Dead Things

Clearly, the evidence is indisputable. Come to think of it - I lost a hand at poker about a month ago when my pocket kings got busted by pocket 7s on the river. That hand cost me about $80. As far as I'm concerned - that too is chriskwarren's fault and he owes me $80.

Yes dear.

[Perineum]

Originally Posted by Perineum

I'm going to have to install Win 7 on that machine, I guess.

Just wanted to follow up to make someones searches relevant....

(HA! like they search!)

Doing an upgrade install of Windows 7 over Vista fixed the problem. I even overclocked my card from 590 to 670 and it's still going strong.

It does seem to be an issue with Vista, the 780 chipset and Nvidia 2x0 series cards.

[3.0charlie]

Core #4 on GX2 #2 simply will not fold any WU. Using W7, -forcegpu flag is added, machine id is fine (6), desktop is extended, plug is there.

Core #3 on same GX2 folds away happily. WTF. And no, it's not .

[Silvgearx]

I am having some ODD 353pt problems too.

2900PPD for 353PT, and it takes about 5 minute to complete a percent

having them for the past 2 days

9800gtx + 191.07

must be bad patch ones again

[Perineum]

I've never used a forcegpu flag on any of my installations.... what's it supposed to do?

[headsh0t]

353 pointers are fine here on my 8800gt (190.62 drivers), Vista x64, 5000ppd.

[bwm]

I'm a n00b here but I have three EVGA 260/216 SC cards, none have ever given me any trouble on any workunit except a very rare bad one.
Most of the ones I've had recently are 353 pointers and none have failed. Perhaps you have a bad card, OR, perhaps your power supply just isn't quite up to
the task with that particular WU, maybe others. All work units do not present the same load characteristics to a PSU. Of that, I can guarantee beyond a doubt.

[Perineum]

I would doubt the PSU, 3.0Charlie picks out quality parts, and well within power requirements. (Read = overkill )

3.0Charlie, what OS you running on that machine?