Well holy crap, that's some pretty critical knowledge right there. I will revise my work assignments. ty.

[QUOTE=Aramis Wyler;333507]Well holy crap, that's some pretty critical knowledge right there. I will revise my work assignments. ty.[/QUOTE]

Thank you.

While James has shown us we should be going to 74, we only (just; barely) have the firepower to go to 73, to stay ahead of the "LLing wave".

And for every candidate taken to 74, we could take approximately two to 73.

Things should calm down in a couple of weeks or so -- as predicted, a "surge" of reservations from Primenet occurred after the announcement of M48(?). Normal reservations are only valid for 60 days -- many of these will be recycled soon.

[QUOTE=chalsall;333509]James has shown us we should be going to 74[/QUOTE]... only examining TF and LL both done on GPU. Since there is a relative abundance of CPUs LL'ing and a paucity of GPUs TF'ing, the balance may need to shift away from the supposed optimal shown on my graph.

[QUOTE=James Heinrich;333515]... only examining TF and LL both done on GPU. Since there is a relative abundance of CPUs LL'ing and a paucity of GPUs TF'ing, the balance may need to shift away from the supposed optimal shown on my graph.[/QUOTE]

Since you are the authority on this subject, where should the GPUs currently be TFing to (knowing we can currently hold our lead going to 73)?

Edit: For the record, I really enjoy working with really smart and motivated people. :smile:

[QUOTE=chalsall;333518]Since you are the authority on this subject[/quote]:surprised I beg to differ on that point!

[QUOTE=chalsall;333518]where should the GPUs currently be TFing to?[/QUOTE]You have a much better perspective on that than I would. You can monitor the balance of all the various available assignments, how many PrimeNet is releasing for LL with what level of TF and all that. That's the real-life data on which TF depth assessments should be based, not some theoretical crossover point based on a non-representative configuration (GPUs used exclusively for TF and LL).

[QUOTE=chalsall;333505]
There are already 7 candidates in the 59M range, and 38 in the 60M range, which have had a LL completed without a P-1 done.
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Once [URL="http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=17835"]cudapm1[/URL] is complete and working, I will switch GPUs from LL DC to P-1. Hopefully that will help.

A co-worker of mine has volunteer to keep two of my systems in his house after I move! So, I'll have four 580s running TF and two 3770Ks running P-1. Should be good for ~1800 GhzDays/Day.

This is where the rubber meets the road! Everything will be automated as I won't be able to access them 1900 miles away. He has knowledge of computers so he can help when required, but [I]hopefully[/I] the systems will trouble-free for a very long time.

Right now I have them up and running in my house to work out any problems. MISFIT is working well for everything so I think we're good. One of my 580s is running hot though, so I need to T/S later.

When GPU P-1 arrives, I can log in and switch a couple over, if required. Probably won't need to though as others will switch and we'll need the TF power still.

[QUOTE=flashjh;333530]A co-worker of mine has volunteer to keep two of my systems in his house after I move! So, I'll have four 580s running TF and two 3770Ks running P-1. Should be good for ~1800 GhzDays/Day.[/QUOTE]

That's great Jerry! We can really use the TFing and P-1'ing. :smile:

[Channeling my inner manager]You have, of course, warned him about how his electricity bill will be affected?[/channeling]

[QUOTE=chalsall;333547]That's great Jerry! We can really use the TFing and P-1'ing. :smile:

[Channeling my inner manager]You have, of course, warned him about how his electricity bill will be affected?[/channeling][/QUOTE]

Yes :smile:. Each system uses ~$30 per month. I offered to pay but he was happy to work another deal. I gave him one of my i7 580 systems in exchange for unlimited computer work. I only expect him to have them for a year or so, so it about works out.

EDIT: On a side note, he said that he may start running TF when not playing games, so when I see him Monday I'll ask if he wants help setting it up. Since he'll be hosting my systems, I could even set up MISFIT to work with his system.

[QUOTE=flashjh;333530]Everything will be automated as I won't be able to access them 1900 miles away. He has knowledge of computers so he can help when required, but [I]hopefully[/I] the systems will trouble-free for a very long time.[/QUOTE]

You might want to look into software to remotely control your PCs, anyway.

[QUOTE=Mini-Geek;333597]You might want to look into software to remotely control your PCs, anyway.[/QUOTE]

Yes, I use LogMeIn free. It works very well and allows mfaktc and CUDALucas to be started remotely.