Folding@home and PS3 reach Guinness Records

[xtop]

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/10/31/...nness-records/

Folding@home continues to get the attention of the mainstream media. PS3's large network of Cell-enabled PS3 systems has significantly boosted the abilities of Stanford University's research program. So much so, in fact, that the program recently was recognized by the Guinness Records. Over 670,000 unique PS3 users have registered to the Folding@home network, and combined they have achieved the petaflop mark on September 23, 2007. This has placed the program as the most powerful distributed computing network ever.

"To have Folding@home recognized by Guinness World Records as the most powerful distributed computing network ever is a reflection of the extraordinary worldwide participation by gamers and consumers around the world and for that we are very grateful," said Vijay Pande, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University and Folding@home project lead. "Without them we would not be able to make the advancements we have made in our studies of several different diseases. But it is clear that none of this would be even remotely possible without the power of PS3, it has increased our research capabilities by leaps and bounds."

"To have PS3 play such a large role in allowing Folding@home to be honored by Guinness World Records is truly incredible," said Masayuki Chatani, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Technology Platform, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. "This record is clear evidence of the power of PS3 and the contributions that it is making to the Folding@home network, and more importantly, scientific research."

very cool stuff! are you all contributing like good ps3 owners?

[Y3k Bug]

Originally Posted by xtop

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/10/31/...nness-records/



very cool stuff! are you all contributing like good ps3 owners?

Very cool indeed!

I would also like everyone to know that as of now I am the lowest scoring member of the Blu-ray.com team with triple digit work units. That is record worthy too I think...maybe not in a good way, but what can you do.

[owa]

Originally Posted by xtop

very cool stuff! are you all contributing like good ps3 owners?

I am. I have 2 PS3s but one of them runs the folding@home client 24/7. I'll occasionally run folding@home on both PS3s and on a GPU and CPU when I'm trying to overtake someone on my team.

[sohjonn]

that's great news!!! but did they cure anything yet?

[LynxFX]

What's sad is the biased (as in antiSony) site hardocp.com is trying to pass this off as a negative story because it is a sony press release and they prop up the PS3's success with the project. It is especially hard for them (no pun intended) because they are the number 1 folding team that has been doing it for over 5 years. That's great, but within 6 months, with the help of the PS3, Folding @ Home has quadrupled the total amount of data folded over those 5 years by all teams. Some how this must be a negative for sony, through their eyes.

[Guinness7]

It is just good to hear that they are being helped out a lot by the contributions of ps3 owners all over.

[sarnell2]

mmmm guinness

[mtl007]

but did they cure anything yet?

Within the foreseeable future, we will be killing the HD-DVD virus for good.

[Papi4baby]

Originally Posted by mtl007

Within the foreseeable future, we will be killing the HD-DVD virus for good.

[owa]

Originally Posted by sohjonn

that's great news!!! but did they cure anything yet?

This is their results page: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Papers