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Rakarin
 
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2008-12-18 14:26:47

Just an FYI.

I've been running the GPU Folding@Home client on Windows Vista x64 for a while now (OK, a month.), on a 9800 GT (drivers: 180.48, latest version). I started getting SETI GPU units.

In my experience, they *do* play nicely together.

I don't know how the processes are shared on the GPU. The Windows task manager shows F@H using ~3% of a core, and SETI using ~6% of a core. (Probably same core, as the two others are pegged by BOINC projects. Yes, tripple core.) I don't know of any way to view processes on a video card. But, anyway, the F@H client is still running; the molecule is still wiggling and the progress is increasing. (I swear, it looks like "let's wiggle Jello for science!!".) The SETI units are also crunching. I think five units took about 5-8 minutes each, and two about 15-20 minutes.

Just thought I'd pass along.
Jord
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2008-12-18 16:55:37

I don't know of any way to view processes on a video card.

Use GPU-Z to check the GPU load and temperature. It can also log all info to a file.

It won't show the process per GPU core (yet).
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2008-12-18 18:18:11

I think it will be interesting how they work out all of the details that need to be rethought regarding GPU crunching for the projects. There is a wonderful discussion answer here that gives a preview of the coming GPU changes. No doubt as GPUs become more prevalent, the devs are going to have their hands full for awhile. I'm planning to get a new video card in the near future to get in on the action early on. Hope other projects get their own CUDA code versions in the works right quick.

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