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#101 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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If you're running older GPUs (Keplers and Tahiti's) it is definitely worth considering replacing them Pascal GPUs.

A GTX 1070 appears to be close to 8x as fast as a 660ti on POEM and uses the same amount of power. Do the math and see if the power savings over a reasonable payback period make it worth the cost.

You can always put the Tahiti's in a cabinet that says "In Case of Milkyway Challenge Break Glass" but keep those heaters off until needed.
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#102 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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So this is the current sad state of my once mighty herd. Seems old age and boinc comp abuse has taken it's toll. Queue sad music ... :violin:

intel 3770k win 7 HD 7970. HD 6950 Orac
intel 3770k Linux 2 x gtx660ti Caro
AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor [Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0] win 7 AMD HD7970 Beagle
HP XW6600 workstation intel 2 xl Quad Core Xeon E5450 win 7 1 x HD7750 1x HD r9 270x Heimdal
HP ProLiant Server DL360 G5 | 2 x Quad Core Xeon E5460 3.16Ghz 32GB RAM Ubuntu 16.04 GT 610 ThorDelta
HP ProLiant Server DL180 G6 | 2 x Xeon(R) CPU L5640 @ 2.27GHz (24 processors) 32 GB RAM Lubuntu 16.04 Vulcan
intel i5-2520M ( laptop )

Droids
S802 Quad Core Cortex A9 2.0GHz, Android 4.4 Vampire
2 x ARMv7 Processor RK3188 Quad Core Cortex A9 ( Droid boxes ) Android 4.4 Droids # 4 & 6 left standing
4 x ARMv7 Processor ( Ordroid U3 ) Android 4.4 mjolnir droid #1 - 4
Ramos i7s 3G Intel Z3735G Quad Core 1.83GHz 7 Inch Tablet PC Android 4.4 OS
Cloudnetgo cr13s ( cortex A-17 RK 3288) with droid 4.4 , Vixen



miners -
1 x R-box R2 ( 110 GH/s ), 1 x R-Box ( 32 GH/s )(offline )

offline / under con/destruction
intel i3-2370M ( laptop )
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400 @ 2.80GHz linux gtx650 Loki 2 ( My crash test dummy )Sold the gtx 650
intel core duo E6600 win 7 gtx750 ti Perses ( bad memory and trashed OS )
intel core2duo T7100 linux Phoebe ( Wifi wont stay up, claims to have no cabled network )
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz Ubuntu 14.04 Gemini ( so ancient it's should be in a mausoleum )
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz ( cluttering up space )
intel q6600 win 7 1 x HD6990 1 x HD7770 Chronos ( wont boot, HDD trashed ? ) Sold the HD 6990 out of it, guy bent the coolers , I guess trying to get it in his case, fouled the fans and then demanded I accept it back as it has ' cooling issues '. No shit sherlock. What a guy. :clap:
Tronsmart Orion R68 ( cortex A-53, RK3368 ) with droid 5.1.1. Venom ( dead PSU )new PSU, up and running again
HP ProLiant Server DL360 G5 | 2 x Quad Core Xeon E5450 3.0Ghz 16GB RAM Lubuntu 16.04 ATI fireGL 5600 Saturn-V - seem to have trashed the main board. new MB,back in the thick of the action
intel i7 920 win 7 HD 7970 HD7770 Aroc
intel core duo E4600 win 7 ATI Radeon HD 5450 Hermes

retired / dead
(1 x BFL Jalapeno - dead ) ( 1 x allwinner A13 tablet - dead )
intel dual xeon @ 2.8 Ghz Win XP professional Freyja
no cpu Linux Loki - currently subject to testing / rebuild / retirment - card to be confirmed
intel pent T4500 ( laptop )
4 x RK3188 Droid ( one bricked, one on fire ) 2 non responsive
5 x R-box R2 ( 110 GH/s ) sold, 1 x R-box R2 ( 110 GH/s ) melted, 2 x R-Box ( 32 GH/s )sold, 1 x BFL 30 GH//s,( retired ) 1 x BFL 60 GHs ( retired )


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#103 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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That's quite a list of gear for recycling Alez :shock:
Although you've still got a few cores left!
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#104 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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Sold the last r32 box, got a board to rebuild Saturn, Have an other 24 core server on it's way. Started offloading GPU's now.
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#105 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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HP Prolient Server DL360 G6 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @ 2.67GHz ( 24 Processors ) Lubuntu 16.10 Victor added to fleet, HP ProLiant Server DL360 G5 | 2 x Quad Core Xeon E5450 3.0Ghz 16GB RAM Lubuntu 16.10 ATI fireGL 5600 Saturn-V back up and running with new motherboard. Caro has new 2 x GTX 970's to replace the last of the 660ti's up for sale. Should have a GTX 980 added in the next few days.
Tronsmart Orion R68 ( cortex A-53, RK3368 ) with droid 5.1.1. Venom back up after a new PSU. :ugeek:
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#106 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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2 more GTX 980's on their way to the fleet. Guess a few more GPU's will be up on Ebay as the modernisation of the fleet continues.
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#107 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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3 x GTX980's now in the post to join the 2 x GTX 970's up and running. A few more older cards will be up for sale soon. Tech shed is a happier place than it's been for a while. Soon the fleet will be equiped with 970's, 980's and 7970's with the exception of Heimdal. Hopefully will be a profitable and less costly to run mix. Need to get the 750TI back up and running as well.
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#108 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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Upgrades complete. :banana-dreads: :banana-guitar: :banana-linedance: :banana-ninja: :banana-rainbow: :banana-rock: :banana-tux: :banana-wrench:

Orac now has 2 x HD7970
Caro now has 2 x gtx970 1 x gtx980
Aroc intel i7 920 now has win 10 and a gtx980 ... ( when I can prise it away from the kids use :doh: )
new server is chugging away HP Prolient Server DL360 G6 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @ 2.67GHz ( 24 Processors ) Lubuntu 16.10 Victor
Loki 2 is now Lokidoze running win 7 and armed with a gtx980 :think:
2 x ARMv7 Processor RK3188 Quad Core Cortex A9 ( Droid boxes ) Android 4.4 Droids # 2,3 returned to the land of the living

few more things to sell but think that's the fleet modernised for a wee while anyway. :liar:
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#109 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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Some wee changes and a few things moved around for FB2018. Think I will have a look at a wee bit more modernisation and definitely scrapping some of the stuff just filling up space in the tech shed.
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#110 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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8 systems going to the scrap pile.
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#111 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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I've got an all Pascal GPU fleet now. Swapped out a GTX 970 for a GTX 1080 and a GTX 750 TI for a GTX 1050 Ti. I don't think I ever got a 750 Ti over 65C even in a baking hot room running Amicable Numbers but the 1050 Ti uses all the juice it can on PPS Sieve. Have to run the fan over 90% to keep it below 70C but it does finish a PPS Sieve in 53% of the time it takes a 750 Ti, same machine, 937 sec vs 1765 sec for a single WU.
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#112 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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Got a GTX 1060 on the way for Heimdal. Should replace the 2 older AMD cards installed. Have a GTX 750ti to add in the second non powered slot. Another batch of 4 or 5 GPU's will be going up for sale. Wondering how my first 10 series card will do. Might look at a 1070 or 1080 for a new system.

Orac is now 2 x GTX 980, Caro is gone. Kid has both GTX 970's and running out of 7970's due to fan failures. Guess they are getting obsolete.
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#113 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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Anyone got a GTX 1070 ? How good / bad are they ? Looking at upgrading my remaining 7970's. Obviously less power and less DP performance, but should be far better GPU's for everything bar Milkyway@Home.
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#114 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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Alez wrote: Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:04 am Anyone got a GTX 1070
Sorry no. My only nVidias are GTX1080 (4Gb) and a GTX960. The 960 is only about 1/7th as capable as the 1080 (comparing them on PrimeGrid)
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#115 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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davidBAM wrote: Sun Nov 04, 2018 3:27 pm
Alez wrote: Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:04 am Anyone got a GTX 1070
Sorry no. My only nVidias are GTX1080 (4Gb) and a GTX960. The 960 is only about 1/7th as capable as the 1080 (comparing them on PrimeGrid)
I thought the 1080's were 8GB ? I've got a 1060 wih 6 GB on it's way. I think standard is 3GB. I've got a bunch of 970 and 980's that are great cards. Looked at the 960 but it offered nothing over the cards it was meant to replace. Changing out some older AMD cards, mainly 7970's and 7750's. The 7970 still has massive DP performance and the 7750's are just so damn efficient and cost effective.
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#116 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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Alez wrote: Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:01 am I thought the 1080's were 8GB ?
So did I to be honest. Collatz is certainly reporting that card as follows "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (4095MB) driver: 390.77", and "Linux LinuxMint Linux Mint 19 Tara [4.15.0-38-generic|libc 2.27 (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.27-3ubuntu1)]"

Maybe summat amiss?? That is the same machine which isn't getting any GPU work from Collatz


GPUGRID also reports "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (4095MB) driver: 390.77" but it is giving me WU to perform.
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#117 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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davidBAM wrote: Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:13 am Maybe summat amiss?? That is the same machine which isn't getting any GPU work from Collatz
From my post on troublesome https://tsbt.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php? ... 988#p63988

The problem you are facing is the points given by Collatz. BOINC bases which projects you get units based on resource share you set but mainly RAC. Because Collatz pays so well, it will take ages for other projects to catch up and so Collatz will get no work. I basically only set one GPU project I want to get units for, at the moment Collatz. If I want to run Primegrid then I set Collatz to no new work and set Primegrid to receive new work. After all these years the BOINC manager is still dumb as a box of rocks in reality because it creator tried to have all projects give the same credit. As they don't the logic just doesn't work.
The best option is to set a GPU project you wish to crunch and add a second GPU project as a backup ( if you wish ) with a share of 0. That way it will only get work if your chosen project has no work. Alternatively, if you check your systems regularly as I do, then simply set one project at a time. I do the same for CPU's. I may run different projects at the same time, but I do it on different systems so I have control of what I crunch.
Alternatively you can do it with resource share but you end up setting ridiculous share percentages like 10,000 for Collatz to get any work. Micro-managment works best.
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#118 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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davidBAM wrote: Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:13 am
Alez wrote: Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:01 am I thought the 1080's were 8GB ?
So did I to be honest. Collatz is certainly reporting that card as follows "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (4095MB) driver: 390.77", and "Linux LinuxMint Linux Mint 19 Tara [4.15.0-38-generic|libc 2.27 (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.27-3ubuntu1)]"

Maybe summat amiss?? That is the same machine which isn't getting any GPU work from Collatz


GPUGRID also reports "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (4095MB) driver: 390.77" but it is giving me WU to perform.
Apparently you can get the 1080 in 4GB, 8GB, 11GB or 16 GB versions.

and appears I have pressed buy it now button on a GTX 1070 8GB .... ooops :D That will be the HD7970 out of Beagle. Hopefully more crunching and less lecky bill. Really have to Ebay some of the cards just kicking around now.
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#119 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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The Flag Ship for the Hungarian Navy currently is steaming to join up with Scotland is the pride and joy of the Hungarian Navy our custom built rig and was commissioned earlier this summer: GenuineIntel
Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980XE CPU @ 3.00GHz [Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4]
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It sails like a stealth force, just looking to calm any trouble at sea.

The other three ships are also carrying heavy guns of dual RTX 2080 Ti's.

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#121 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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Turning the ships into the wind and getting set for a broadside into PG at 8 sharp.

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#122 Re: The Pirate Fleet

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One ship is running on dual 1080 Ti's for over 2 years now and they keep humming away, w/o any problems.
These gpu cards are one of the best they made.
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