Folding@home Team 56895 and Life with PlayStation - Page 13 - Blu-ray Forum

Aaron · 11-08-2007, 02:51 PM

Up to #231!!!

Keep up the good work guys

aphex · 11-09-2007, 03:38 AM

joining now

iceman · 11-12-2007, 12:44 AM

#225

Sling · 11-12-2007, 11:07 PM

First time folder logged in for 4 hours so far.

Aaron · 11-13-2007, 02:47 PM

w00t w00t!

206 Work Units.

BluHavik · 11-15-2007, 10:10 AM

Just jumped ship from playstation.com to blu-ray.com. LOL as luck would have it I had a WU with only 15min left. 1 for BluHavik already

Now lets crack the top 100!

bluflu · 11-15-2007, 01:09 PM

220 members and 220 ranking.

http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/...&teamnum=56895

Ben · 11-15-2007, 02:50 PM

Hey, everyone!

After installing my new PS3 last night, I immediately signed up for folding@home. Looks like I've already made the rankings! I'm listed as drsiebling...

Question: I was planning on just leaving my PS3 on 24/7 so that it can fold whenever I'm not using it. Will this cause any harm to my PS3? I want to avoid a situation where it overheats or is simply running too long. Has anyone had any problems doing something similar?

I'm excited to finally be contributing!

Aaron · 11-15-2007, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben

Hey, everyone!

After installing my new PS3 last night, I immediately signed up for folding@home. Looks like I've already made the rankings! I'm listed as drsiebling...

Question: I was planning on just leaving my PS3 on 24/7 so that it can fold whenever I'm not using it. Will this cause any harm to my PS3? I want to avoid a situation where it overheats or is simply running too long. Has anyone had any problems doing something similar?

I'm excited to finally be contributing!

My PS3 has been on about non-stop since July, no problems yet.

actionhank · 11-15-2007, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben

Hey, everyone!

After installing my new PS3 last night, I immediately signed up for folding@home. Looks like I've already made the rankings! I'm listed as drsiebling...

Question: I was planning on just leaving my PS3 on 24/7 so that it can fold whenever I'm not using it. Will this cause any harm to my PS3? I want to avoid a situation where it overheats or is simply running too long. Has anyone had any problems doing something similar?

I'm excited to finally be contributing!

I have to PS3s. One of the a 20 gig is in my bedroom folding 24/7 the other in my living room doing some folding every so often. No problems at all with either of them

iceman · 11-16-2007, 09:47 AM

Mine has also been folding nonstop since I bought it, no problems here either... very nice piece of hardware

#217

MOONPHASE · 11-16-2007, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben

Hey, everyone!

After installing my new PS3 last night, I immediately signed up for folding@home. Looks like I've already made the rankings! I'm listed as drsiebling...

Question: I was planning on just leaving my PS3 on 24/7 so that it can fold whenever I'm not using it. Will this cause any harm to my PS3? I want to avoid a situation where it overheats or is simply running too long. Has anyone had any problems doing something similar?

I'm excited to finally be contributing!

well lets just say you will sure hear that fan blowing unless you get a cooler for your ps3 but other than that it wont cause any harmful problems to your ps3 at all

w_tanoto · 11-16-2007, 01:20 PM

joined. 2WU

bluflu · 11-16-2007, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluflu

220 members and 220 ranking.

http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/...&teamnum=56895

WOW! Up 5 ranks. That's the largest one day jump I ever recall.

sj001 · 11-16-2007, 03:24 PM

I noticed that despite the massive amounts of PCs running this that the totally amount of processing power, TeraFlops, was by far the highest for the PS3s.

bilbravo · 11-16-2007, 04:03 PM

One thing I've noticed is that my PC gets much larger chunks that the PS3. Now, I know my CPU is decent but it's still much slower than the PS3.

My PC idles about 20 hours a day, so I know it's churning out some good work--but I can churn through 2-3 work units with the PS3 and not even 1 on the PC!

So, are they larger chunks of work or is it just that much slower?

CptGreedle · 11-16-2007, 04:04 PM

I think the PS3 is just faster at processing these things with the cell processor.

iceman · 11-16-2007, 09:34 PM

I'm folding with both my PS3 and PC, but I haven't calculated the exact speed difference. However, the PC has a very nice CPU, but the PS3 is just so much faster.

Oh, and we are now #214

BluHavik · 11-17-2007, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bilbravo

One thing I've noticed is that my PC gets much larger chunks that the PS3. Now, I know my CPU is decent but it's still much slower than the PS3.

My PC idles about 20 hours a day, so I know it's churning out some good work--but I can churn through 2-3 work units with the PS3 and not even 1 on the PC!

So, are they larger chunks of work or is it just that much slower?

What Stanford says is CPU's are good at complex problems and GPU's are good at doing it fast but not complex. They say the CELL falls somewhere in between the two and they allot that accordingly. Also WU's for the PS3 are capped at 8 hours, that is meant to let a user leave folding running while they sleep and get a WU done.

So basically they assign different complexity's of WU's depending on what you are folding with. AKA those multi day folds on your comp will get you many more points then a single PS3 fold. (If your a stat *****

)

MOONPHASE · 11-17-2007, 09:29 AM

with the pc version does it just fold on its own while you are using your computer or do you have to do something?

11-15-2007, 01:09 PM	#247
bluflu Special Member Member since:Mar 2007	220 Strong! 220 members and 220 ranking. http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/...&teamnum=56895

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11-08-2007, 02:51 PM	#241
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	Up to #231!!! Keep up the good work guys

11-09-2007, 03:38 AM	#242
aphex Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Scottsdale Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	joining now

11-12-2007, 12:44 AM	#243
iceman Developer Top contributor Member since:May 2003 Home Theater Gallery:13 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:121 DVD collection:26 MA collection:1 Digital collection:6 iTunes collection:10 iTunes music:2 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:1	#225

11-12-2007, 11:07 PM	#244
Sling Special Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Virginia Beach Blu-ray reviews:2	First time folder logged in for 4 hours so far.

11-13-2007, 02:47 PM	#245
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	w00t w00t! 206 Work Units.

11-15-2007, 10:10 AM	#246
BluHavik Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:STL Blu-ray collection:32	Just jumped ship from playstation.com to blu-ray.com. LOL as luck would have it I had a WU with only 15min left. 1 for BluHavik already Now lets crack the top 100!

11-15-2007, 02:50 PM	#248
Ben Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Dallas Blu-ray collection:607 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Hey, everyone! After installing my new PS3 last night, I immediately signed up for folding@home. Looks like I've already made the rankings! I'm listed as drsiebling... Question: I was planning on just leaving my PS3 on 24/7 so that it can fold whenever I'm not using it. Will this cause any harm to my PS3? I want to avoid a situation where it overheats or is simply running too long. Has anyone had any problems doing something similar? I'm excited to finally be contributing!

11-16-2007, 09:47 AM	#251
iceman Developer Top contributor Member since:May 2003 Home Theater Gallery:13 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:121 DVD collection:26 MA collection:1 Digital collection:6 iTunes collection:10 iTunes music:2 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:1	Mine has also been folding nonstop since I bought it, no problems here either... very nice piece of hardware #217

11-16-2007, 01:20 PM	#253
w_tanoto Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hatfield, UK / Jakarta, Indonesia Blu-ray collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:47	joined. 2WU

11-16-2007, 03:24 PM	#255
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	I noticed that despite the massive amounts of PCs running this that the totally amount of processing power, TeraFlops, was by far the highest for the PS3s.

11-16-2007, 04:03 PM	#256
bilbravo Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:MD, USA Blu-ray collection:28	One thing I've noticed is that my PC gets much larger chunks that the PS3. Now, I know my CPU is decent but it's still much slower than the PS3. My PC idles about 20 hours a day, so I know it's churning out some good work--but I can churn through 2-3 work units with the PS3 and not even 1 on the PC! So, are they larger chunks of work or is it just that much slower?

11-16-2007, 04:04 PM	#257
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	I think the PS3 is just faster at processing these things with the cell processor.

11-16-2007, 09:34 PM	#258
iceman Developer Top contributor Member since:May 2003 Home Theater Gallery:13 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:121 DVD collection:26 MA collection:1 Digital collection:6 iTunes collection:10 iTunes music:2 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:1	I'm folding with both my PS3 and PC, but I haven't calculated the exact speed difference. However, the PC has a very nice CPU, but the PS3 is just so much faster. Oh, and we are now #214

11-17-2007, 09:29 AM	#260
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	with the pc version does it just fold on its own while you are using your computer or do you have to do something?

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