Nice work. Do you feel like helping us out in BOINC right now for a crazy competition that spans across a few different projects? If so, hop in our Pentathlon thread and we can help you get started.
The Second Javelin Throw date announced. We WILL be throwing this one.
Also, the Steeplechase has been announced. SiDock is a CPU only project
ATTENTION: Don't make plans for SiDock just yet. There is a debate going on about its fairness due to it being hosted in Russia. Some ISP's block...
We dropped to 4th and I'm surprised we hadn't dropped further now that other teams are awake. Pretty good chance they are all still sitting on their bunkers though.
We dropped to 4th in PG so that is promising but we will certainly need a lot more help here. These work units push your CPU...
Breathe it in now boys...it is going to get really bumpy really quick...lol. We won't be seeing this positioning for long once all the other bunkers start dropping.
Unfortunately, there are mostly math projects still running. And out of all the projects still running, there aren't a lot suitable for this competition. Beggers cannot be choosers.
The first project announced is PrimeGrid. Make sure to log into your PG account and change your preferences https://www.primegrid.com/prefs.php?subset=project
You only want to select the Cullen Prime Search work units.
Make sure you uncheck all other work units types including those for your...
keep up the good work. If you want to try your hand at some other projects, we are having a huge competition starting the 5th officially but work processing will probably start in a few days. Check out the Pentathlon thread if you are interested.
At one time there was some hostility in the GIMPs forums towards PG. I don't recall if it involved anyone with the group in general there or if it was just the "community" at GIMPs but years back there was an attitude that PG was "stealing" projects away. However, later relations definitely were...
I would like Northern weather as I'm really hot blooded but my wife is the opposite. I would love to move to Southern or middle Alaska but she imagines Siberia Alaska...lol. Maybe one day I can convince her to at least move to just a better state in general like maybe Tennessee. She doesn't want...
I hear you. I shut down and 8 thread Optiplex and fired up a 32 thread Precision server just recently with a GTX980 in it. My bedroom was already hot but adding that swap to the mix at the same time that the temps went up about 15 degrees outside is like a kick in the nuts...lol
Tips
1. If you want a set and forget contribution, we recommend you attach your CPU's to whatever project is announced for the Marathon. This means it should contribute the entire event and won't necessarily require you to do anything but attach and let it run. The more active members will...
Here is a list of some videos for assisting newer users to get started and tweak things.
How to install BOINC
Windows -
Ubuntu 19.10 -
Mint 19.2 -
Bunkering tactics
Most basic bunkering -
Modifying Windows host file -
Windows Defender Firewall -
Router Firewall -
Suspending work units -
This post gets updated throughout the event. Always check back for updates!
https://www.seti-germany.de/boinc_pentathlon/
The BOINC Pentathlon starts on 05 May 2024, 00:00 UTC, and ends on 19 May 2024, 00:00 UTC. So, it will run for exactly 14 days. We finished in 5th place last year.
The BOINC...
I'm of no help. I sent all of mine back except one for a refund. Microcenter gave me a refund for all of them and told me to keep the one for the hassles. My wife used it off and on randomly as it was the one with the least amount of issues. She always left a wireless mouse attached which oddly...
Just an FYI, I am more focused on Marthons because it is less taxing on the projects and less frustrating on me. I will still hammer away at Pentathlon but don't think I will partake much on anything that suffers from the challenge issues we typically see these days. It has lost its luster with me.
It was merged not too long ago...
https://hardforum.com/threads/new-direction-and-subforum.2030655/
Quite honestly, it would make more sense to be merged with the DC sub forum IMHO. I mean..it is a form of distributed computing after all and very little to do with AI...