Forum: Software
2008-06-12, 03:05
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,840
Recommended versions Prime95
I've been away from Prime95 for a while. Now I'd like to run it on an eMachines with a 3.0 GHz Pentium 4, Windows XP Home SP2.
The Web site points to version 24.14, which I have used before.
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Forum: Hardware
2006-06-06, 20:26
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Replies: 847
Views: 154,951
This is version 24.14, running on my new...
This is version 24.14, running on my new eMachines D5039 system. It's good to get a new system, but the fan is noisy when Prime95 runs!
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
CPU speed: 3066.52 MHz...
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Forum: Hardware
2005-09-21, 00:24
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Replies: 847
Views: 154,951
Comparing versions 23.8 and 24.14 on a PIII. I...
Comparing versions 23.8 and 24.14 on a PIII. I already posted a summary of this in the thread Best version for Pentium III? (http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=4686&highlight=Pentium)....
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Forum: Software
2005-09-16, 19:06
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Replies: 5
Views: 927
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Forum: Software
2005-09-14, 23:02
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Replies: 5
Views: 927
Best version for Pentium III?
I am running Prime95 23.8.1 on a Pentium III. The Whatsnew file suggests that this is still the best version for this CPU, i.e. fastest and well-tested.
Is that correct?
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Forum: Software
2005-01-23, 06:47
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,204
Follow-up to this old thread. I recently put a...
Follow-up to this old thread. I recently put a USB 2.0 PCI card in my PC, and moved the Lexmark Z52 printer to that port. Works great! Prints almost 2X faster, takes much less CPU time from Prime95,...
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Forum: Hardware
2004-06-05, 05:23
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,429
In Windows, you could poll the temperature...
In Windows, you could poll the temperature sensor, stop the Prime95 service, edit the value of Throttle in prime.ini, and restart the service. Or the equivalent in mprime of this Prime95 feature. :-)
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Forum: Linux
2004-05-09, 01:13
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,756
My former colleague looked at this issue. He...
My former colleague looked at this issue. He recommended Win4Lin as being much better than Wine. As I understand it, Win4Lin emulates Windows, and can therefore run any Windows app. (Wine must...
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Forum: Software
2004-03-01, 23:13
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Replies: 55
Views: 19,449
I tried this file. As suggested I used the...
I tried this file. As suggested I used the utility to write to a blank floppy. The mprime torture test started fine, but choosing the memtest boot option gave the error "Boot failed; change disk and...
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Forum: GMP-ECM
2004-02-25, 19:32
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,657
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Forum: Lounge
2004-02-15, 19:31
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,264
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Forum: PrimeNet
2004-02-14, 20:34
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Replies: 7
Views: 762
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Forum: Hardware
2004-02-13, 06:24
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,514
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Forum: Data
2004-02-12, 00:05
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,242
Reissue exponent to different user/PC?
Does the server automatically issue an exponent to a different PC for double and triple checks? It could check the user/PC requesting work against previous work on that exponent.
It might also be...
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Forum: Lounge
2004-02-10, 00:06
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,264
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Forum: Hardware
2004-02-08, 21:36
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,798
You can still run it. From Undoc.txt:
If you...
You can still run it. From Undoc.txt:
If you are running on a laptop or in a hot room and you want to slow the
program down to reduce heat, then you can add this line to prime.ini:
Throttle=n...
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Forum: Hardware
2004-02-03, 19:39
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,012
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Forum: Hardware
2004-02-01, 20:20
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,123
You might still run memtest86 overnight. I know...
You might still run memtest86 overnight. I know that you've tried different memory sticks, but it would be good to rule out the memory and it's an easy test. If you have e.g. a flaky connection near...
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Forum: Lounge
2004-02-01, 20:15
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Replies: 860
Views: 72,112
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Forum: Hardware
2004-01-30, 18:46
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,123
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Forum: Hardware
2004-01-29, 19:53
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,012
Energy efficiency for LL
What is the most energy-efficient PC for LL?
I.e. what system will use the least energy to LL-test an exponent?
We have touched on related topics in the past, and I guess that farm builders have a...
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Forum: Hardware
2004-01-24, 00:58
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,154
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Forum: Hardware
2004-01-24, 00:55
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,993
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Forum: Lounge
2004-01-24, 00:50
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,793
http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_9xnt/ Norton...
http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_9xnt/ Norton AntiVirus
http://www.winzip.com WinZip
http://www.textpad.com TextPad general editor for programming etc.
http://hcidesign.com/memtest/ MemTest to make...
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Forum: Lounge
2004-01-22, 03:47
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,264
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