New ATI GPU Client for HD3xxx-series and HD2900-series!!!

[Varroa]

Well, looks like I am getting 1300ish points a day using my 2900XT and FX-60 @2.8Ghz with the new GPU client. Using the SMP client I would get the same, the only difference now is I have one core free to run the normal client which brings in 200 points per day in addition to the 1300ish from the GPU client. I have a feeling the GPU could be doing more if I had a faster CPU.

P.S. People on other forums are talking about GPU utilization being below 100% because of CPU bottle neck. How do you measure the GPU utilization anyways?

[Iamthebone]

looks like our friendly little competition is going to heat up even more! My hamsters are running as fast as they can!

[MacJunky]

Varroa, Rivatuner can do it.

[vinister]

Will it use 2, 3, or 4 gpu's in crossfire? Are phenom's any good for this?

[MacJunky]

Originally Posted by Varroa

P.S. People on other forums are talking about GPU utilization being below 100% because of CPU bottle neck. How do you measure the GPU utilization anyways?

My HD3850 (at stock speed) is at 50% use and if I raise the clocks to the ones in my sig it goes down to 45% due to increased speed. One core of my 3.2Ghz E1200 is maxed as well so I must concur with what these people say in relation to there being a CPU bottleneck.

[Varroa]

Originally Posted by MacJunky

My HD3850 (at stock speed) is at 50% use and if I raise the clocks to the ones in my sig it goes down to 45% due to increased speed. One core of my 3.2Ghz E1200 is maxed as well so I must concur with what these people say in relation to there being a CPU bottleneck.

Thanks for the info, I will give riviatuner a try. Now that I have ran it for a day I am stable at 1400 PPD GPU2 and 173PPD using the standard client for a total of 1570PPD from my system (One of six that is folding). I guess it is an improvement over the 900-1300 PPD using the SMP client but now both cores are maxed and my GPU is maxed (how much, riviatuner will tell me). I was hoping for a little more but I guess being CPU bound is the reason. Thank god everything is watercooled or I would be in real trouble, at full load the CPU and GPU are at 50C right now and NB is at 40C.

P.S. my gpu is running at stock speeds (740mhz core, 800mhz memory), I haven't tried running it at the max oc speed of 891mhz core and 930Mhz memory.

[MacJunky]

When I was using the SMP client my CPU cores did not go above 40C and now my GPU stays at 52C-53C with half usage. (fan speed % is set for 1:1 with GPU temp)
Asus PC Probe II says my MB/NB is 22C. And yes, I did just install it now for the first time solely to check that.
I suspect that just might be correct considering that my Newton MessagePad says this room is 12C and there is an 80mm fan blowing at my NB. :P

[sswilson]

Has anybody found an easy way to monitor this client yet?

[Frank Encruncher]

Originally Posted by vinister

Will it use 2, 3, or 4 gpu's in crossfire? Are phenom's any good for this?

I was going to ask SKYMTL if he was going to try

Crossfire is disabled to run multi-GPU clients.

I've got to run and get new PSU and then I'll give it a try
I'll throw my 2600XT in with my 3850's to see if I can get to work.

[sswilson]

It seems to be running fine on a 3450 with the GPU maxed out and E1200 (@3300) cores running 50-60%.