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Could the [H]ard|OCP team name in post [URL="http://www.mersenneforum.org/showpost.php?p=146177&postcount=1"]1[/URL] please be linked to [URL]http://www.hardocp.com/[/URL]
Thank you
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[quote=Razor_FX_II;170226]Wow! those run fast. 246 secs on my slowest machine.
Will any time I put in now be credited to my team if the team is not made for a day or two?
If a user switches teams will his points follow him and be credited to the new team that was joined? (question I will need to answer in our forum)[/quote]


246 secs. on your slowest machine? Are you on port 8000? My fastest, 2.6 Ghz Intel (not overclocked) is about 400 secs.

I'm asking because we have smaller tests on port 9000.


Gary

Welcome to the project Razor! This is a first for us so if we have any minor glitches with anything, I can promise our faithful server/stats/admin folks will be quick to correct them. Just post any problem right here.

One thing that I'll bring up: We have numerous ports that people can run tests on. Ports 4000 and 5000 have somewhat longer tests for larger primes so you or your group may prefer them. But they still may be "teeny" tests compared to what you are used to. :smile: Never fear, if you crunch away at them, they will get to larger tests soon enough.

To see a list of our ports, go to LLRnet servers for NPLB [URL="http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=10042"]here[/URL].

Edit: I would personally prefer that people start crunching on ports 4000 and 5000. I will move several of my quads over to port 5000 later tonight.


Gary

[quote=IronBits;170238]Schweet!
[URL]http://stats.ironbits.net/statsnew/nplbstats.php?content=team_pairs[/URL]

Looks like Team [H]ard|OCP has 43 points already :grin:

Something tells me you won't be on the second page for very long either :wink:
[URL]http://stats.ironbits.net/statsnew/nplbstats.php?content=user_pairs&page=2[/URL]

As to the points/credits that are racked up by a user on one team, what happens to their points should they move to a new team...
My preference is that they stay on the team where the work was done, how to make that happen I haven't a clue.
I'll have to defer to Bok and AMDave for a solution and Gary as the project leader will have to decide how he wants it, although, he runs a pretty democratic project in that what the majority wants, he pretty much goes with.
Once the new forum and domain is in place, a lot of this stuff can get ironed out and things should settle in rather quickly.

It's takes up to 48 hours for the new domain to be placed in the DNS. Hopefully by tomorrow it will happen.
Once it begins to resolve, hopefully we will most of it in place.[/quote]


Yeah, I usually make it democratic but I push hard for something if I feel strongly about it. In this case, points gotten while on a certain team should stay with that team. After all, I can't "transfer" my primes found with RPS over to PrimeSearch (NPLB) as much as I would like to. Even if I could, it wouldn't be right.

In this case, there's little question, the points should stay where they were earned. But like David said, I have no idea how that can be accomplished database-wise. I'll leave that to AMDave or Bok. Perhaps Bok has already had the issue come up at Free-DC.

The bottom line is: Think hard about what team you would like to be on before deciding.


Gary

[quote=gd_barnes;170241]246 secs. on your slowest machine? Are you on port 8000? My fastest, 2.6 Ghz Intel (not overclocked) is about 400 secs.

I'm asking because we have smaller tests on port 9000.


Gary[/quote]
Yes I'm using the Port 8000 setup found [URL="http://www.free-dc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18526"]here[/URL] on a Q9400 oc'd@ 3.5ghz on all 4 cores while running a GPUGRID unit.
I have some 4ghz dual cores I may bring on line later to help push our team up as they finish the work they are doing now.
I think a lot of our members will be drawn to the project for the very fact of having shorter run times compared to other prime projects.
They like to stay nimble.

Word of caution with OC'd processors.
I do it to, but mildly. I7@3.5GHz rather than 3.8GHz or higher...
Sometimes the tests will fail if computers are pushed too hard.
That timing is about on the mark from what PCZ reported with processors close to that speed. :smile:

[quote=IronBits;170250]Word of caution with OC'd processors.
I do it to, but mildly. I7@3.5GHz rather than 3.8GHz or higher...
Sometimes the tests will fail if computers are pushed too hard.
That timing is about on the mark from what PCZ reported with processors close to that speed. :smile:[/quote]

Just out of curiosity, how will I know if the tests fail? I have my Q6600 clocked from 2.4GHz to 2.8GHz.

So far, it looks like everything is running smoothly, but I would prefer to know if I go too far and something may be going wrong behind the scenes.

I'll let one of the veterans answer this great question.
I've never had one fail, so I don't know what to look for myself...

[quote=gamer007;170260]Just out of curiosity, how will I know if the tests fail? I have my Q6600 clocked from 2.4GHz to 2.8GHz.

So far, it looks like everything is running smoothly, but I would prefer to know if I go too far and something may be going wrong behind the scenes.[/quote]
Unfortunately, it's impossible to tell right off the bat whether or not a test is good; the only way to be sure is to run the test a second time and compare the Res64's to see if they match.

Probably the best way to tell if your machine is stable is to download Prime95 (you're probably familiar with it if you're into overclocking) and run a stress test. Prime95 uses the EXACT same type of calculations that LLR does--in fact, some of LLR's core code is based on Prime95--so that should be a perfect test. I'd recommend running it for at least 24-48 hours straight for a medium-heavy overclock (though I'm sure IronBits, PCZ, etc. are more familiar with how long to run a stress test than I am).

Prime95's small FFT stress test is probably the closest you're going to get to perfectly simulating NPLB's work. Though, indeed any of the stress test varieties should provide a good enough test.

[quote=IronBits;170250]Word of caution with OC'd processors.
I do it to, but mildly. I7@3.5GHz rather than 3.8GHz or higher...
Sometimes the tests will fail if computers are pushed too hard.
That timing is about on the mark from what PCZ reported with processors close to that speed. :smile:[/quote]
I'm all good. Watercooled to 50c at full load with Port 8000 units and is 4 weeks stable running PrimeNet Gimp.

Welcome to the 3 new members :tu:
Razor_FX_II
Svenie25
flyingfox

Svenie25 and flyingfox, did you want to be listed on a Team?