iDM
Jan 24, 07:04 PM
I am running FAH on two computers and I checked to see how many points the projects were worth, and it turns out that the project is the same on both computers. Am I going to get credit for folding it twice, or should I have one of them start a different protein?
Thanks!
Mike
I am really really sorry this does not relate exactly to your question. However I have always wondered what exactly folding is. My understanding is its utilizing peoples home computers to do calculations of biological proteins.
What I am wondering is what exactly do I do to start folding and is there a thread that it explains it and two will this be alot of wear and tear on my 2 yr old PB. Will this strain my processor and hard drive to much?
Thanks!
Mike
I am really really sorry this does not relate exactly to your question. However I have always wondered what exactly folding is. My understanding is its utilizing peoples home computers to do calculations of biological proteins.
What I am wondering is what exactly do I do to start folding and is there a thread that it explains it and two will this be alot of wear and tear on my 2 yr old PB. Will this strain my processor and hard drive to much?
void
Sep 16, 06:11 PM
Sorry man. Great minds think alike. I just came up with that off the top of my head but i might as well give you credit
MrCommunistGen
Jun 9, 11:56 AM
Currently they will pass us within the year and the Overclockers Club will pass us in 90 days :eek: Team Portugal is also slated to pass us in 2.6 years... before we pass General [M]ayhem in 5.7 years! We're looking at a net of a 2 place drop in the next 5 years unless we do something. :(
-mcg
-mcg
javajedi
Oct 12, 07:59 PM
Originally posted by ddtlm
Anyway I've had my fun here for now. I think it is settled that the G4 does poorly at this particular float test. I've done everything I can think of and gone though all sorts of variations of the loop trying to increase the IPC but I could never make significant headway on either the PC or the Mac.
That said, this test is essentialy a test where we do 400000000 double precision square roots which we don't even store and nothing else. There are no memory access, only very predictable branches. I have radically changed the loop and compiler flags and essentially nothing besides the sqrt() makes any difference.
I do not regard this test as important in the overall picture. It does not illustrate anything important to anyone, unless someone sits around doing square roots all day.
I might also add that designing a meaningful benchmark is very hard. I think SPEC is about as good as it gets, and yes the G4 looses in floats there too. :)
I'm in the process of figuring out vMathLib. I'm a Java guy, so all this Altivec stuff looks totally foreign to me :(
Never the less, once I get it working, I'll share the results with you folks.
Also: If anyone here wants me to try something, G3 vs G4, or whatever, aside from the square root and integer mult, let me know. I'd actually like to make full featured cocoa app full of test suites.
Anyway I've had my fun here for now. I think it is settled that the G4 does poorly at this particular float test. I've done everything I can think of and gone though all sorts of variations of the loop trying to increase the IPC but I could never make significant headway on either the PC or the Mac.
That said, this test is essentialy a test where we do 400000000 double precision square roots which we don't even store and nothing else. There are no memory access, only very predictable branches. I have radically changed the loop and compiler flags and essentially nothing besides the sqrt() makes any difference.
I do not regard this test as important in the overall picture. It does not illustrate anything important to anyone, unless someone sits around doing square roots all day.
I might also add that designing a meaningful benchmark is very hard. I think SPEC is about as good as it gets, and yes the G4 looses in floats there too. :)
I'm in the process of figuring out vMathLib. I'm a Java guy, so all this Altivec stuff looks totally foreign to me :(
Never the less, once I get it working, I'll share the results with you folks.
Also: If anyone here wants me to try something, G3 vs G4, or whatever, aside from the square root and integer mult, let me know. I'd actually like to make full featured cocoa app full of test suites.
springscansing
Oct 28, 05:31 PM
I don't know what this is supposed to be proving. People are concerned about the gap between the 970 and the P4. The P4 as it is right now kills an Itanium 2 in most things.
zwida
Sep 4, 08:24 AM
Please note that you must have version 7.01 installed - just download the update from Adobe.
So, does Photoshop CS (8.0) already take full advantage of the dual G5?
So, does Photoshop CS (8.0) already take full advantage of the dual G5?
Hemingray
Sep 12, 07:35 PM
Yeah, and an Apple employee told me 8 months ago that there would be G5's in July. I'm not holding my breath anymore.
ddtlm
Oct 15, 04:51 PM
Jeffx342:
Yeah, something major may always happen. Even two weeks from now! And three! And four! And five! :)
Yeah, something major may always happen. Even two weeks from now! And three! And four! And five! :)
ryme4reson
Oct 8, 12:21 PM
one thing is certain, the athlon is faster than the duron, the pentium 4 is faster than the celeron, and the G4 is faster (in photoshop) than the G3...but beyond that, it is hard to get a perfect reading
Now I will agree with that!!!!
Now I will agree with that!!!!
King Cobra
Oct 1, 05:17 PM
I still found the error about Mac OS X 10.2 for only $23000 something pretty funny! :D
Screenshot of 1.5GHz (in case the site corrects it):
Screenshot of 1.5GHz (in case the site corrects it):
Snausage16
Mar 26, 03:42 AM
can anyone hook me up or direct me to an aim profile spy? windows has that imchaos junk that lets aim users see who visits their profile or clicks a link in their profile, and how many times each person has visited.....
does aim for mac have anything like this?
i cant find a thing....and i want to know who the frick is looking at my aim profile and clicking my links
thanks ya'lls
-jSaus
does aim for mac have anything like this?
i cant find a thing....and i want to know who the frick is looking at my aim profile and clicking my links
thanks ya'lls
-jSaus
liketom
Jun 20, 04:59 PM
I think this gets asked once a month. And no, MS was forced to buy non-voting shares of Apple stock in the late 90's for being monopolistic bastards, and then end up selling the stock off.
MS owns jack about Apple.
that's just made my day :D monpolistic bit ;)
MS owns jack about Apple.
that's just made my day :D monpolistic bit ;)
SC68Cal
May 22, 03:10 PM
A very good read. To the above commenters, this should be put on a Wiki so that others can contribute. It would certainly an excellent start to a very good wikipedia article!
A very good read, very enjoyable.
A very good read, very enjoyable.
Skandranon
Sep 4, 10:30 AM
Does anyone suspect that Apple might pull a wildcard on us in a few days with a brand new PowerBook? New enclosure, portable SuperDrive, faster bus?
Surfing the current TiBook webpages made me realize how outdated they were (still touting the 5 Gig iPod, for instance, in the OfflineRT page for FCP) and we all know that the PowerBook is the last Apple product to boast their new identity typeface (Myriad) ... I'm just hoping that the Keynote address at Seybold includes and introduction to Apple's newest pro-level notebook.
Wishful thinking, perhaps. :confused:
Surfing the current TiBook webpages made me realize how outdated they were (still touting the 5 Gig iPod, for instance, in the OfflineRT page for FCP) and we all know that the PowerBook is the last Apple product to boast their new identity typeface (Myriad) ... I'm just hoping that the Keynote address at Seybold includes and introduction to Apple's newest pro-level notebook.
Wishful thinking, perhaps. :confused:
Shadow
Mar 28, 01:51 PM
Eeek that takes hours between formating and applying all the updates. Not to mention restoring your files and stuff like that.
I generally try to keep my format & reinstalls (the windows dance) down to every 6 months but I've done 4 over the past 2 weeks. :mad:
4 in 2 weeks is nothing! I've done 4 in 2 days...! I can't remember why now...
Anyway Kazza for Windows is crap. Dont even BOTHER thinking about the possibility of a chance of maybe downloading it. Get Limewire instead. :D
I generally try to keep my format & reinstalls (the windows dance) down to every 6 months but I've done 4 over the past 2 weeks. :mad:
4 in 2 weeks is nothing! I've done 4 in 2 days...! I can't remember why now...
Anyway Kazza for Windows is crap. Dont even BOTHER thinking about the possibility of a chance of maybe downloading it. Get Limewire instead. :D
Sun Baked
Aug 27, 02:05 AM
Don't forget to factor in that the PowerMac's power supply is essentially a power brick for the ADC monitors - so you need to factor in a some for that. The XServe doesn't perform this function it's VGA/DVI.
But the math doesn't hold in any case the power supply on my G4/400 AGP w ADC has 8A stamped on the back and 10A stamped inside, and it definitely isn't rated too extremely high in continuos watts output.
Anyways the people who have looked inside the machines say they're stamped 400 watts.
But the math doesn't hold in any case the power supply on my G4/400 AGP w ADC has 8A stamped on the back and 10A stamped inside, and it definitely isn't rated too extremely high in continuos watts output.
Anyways the people who have looked inside the machines say they're stamped 400 watts.
Fezwick
Mar 21, 03:54 PM
Yep. WiiConnect24 makes the Wii run a little warm when idle.
MacCoaster
Oct 11, 08:19 AM
Originally posted by edesignuk
I'd have to dissagree with you there, even in the x86 world Mhz is not a clear rating, take the P4 and XP+ for example.
The top Intel CPU at the moment is 2.8Ghz, while the AMD 2600+ (2.13Ghz) is AMD's best offering, even though there is almost a 700Mhz speed difference there the AMD will still be as fast if not faster as the apparently (going by Mhz) supreme Intel.
He didn't say it was valid for Intel v. AMD. He simply stated architecture. AMD has its own architecture, which is a RISC chip with CISC emulator as far as I'm concerned. He even compared two AMD chips. Here, the MHz/GHz is a very valid benchmark.
By the way, the 2.8GHz P4 kills AMD Athlon XP 2600+ for normal operations, but AMD Athlon XP 2600+ kills P4 when it comes to rendering with Maya, etc. Different things are superior in either.
I'd have to dissagree with you there, even in the x86 world Mhz is not a clear rating, take the P4 and XP+ for example.
The top Intel CPU at the moment is 2.8Ghz, while the AMD 2600+ (2.13Ghz) is AMD's best offering, even though there is almost a 700Mhz speed difference there the AMD will still be as fast if not faster as the apparently (going by Mhz) supreme Intel.
He didn't say it was valid for Intel v. AMD. He simply stated architecture. AMD has its own architecture, which is a RISC chip with CISC emulator as far as I'm concerned. He even compared two AMD chips. Here, the MHz/GHz is a very valid benchmark.
By the way, the 2.8GHz P4 kills AMD Athlon XP 2600+ for normal operations, but AMD Athlon XP 2600+ kills P4 when it comes to rendering with Maya, etc. Different things are superior in either.
technocoy
Oct 18, 04:20 PM
go ahead roll em'. This guy is no spring chicken @ IBM, and we are always signing confidential agreements to do product cd's and interactive projects for their new product releases... I love it when he comes by, because he always knows about the cool stuff IBM is working on, I knew about the nintendo chips 6 mos before media release. It's great for a techno geek!!
just remember who said it!!;) :)
technocoy
just remember who said it!!;) :)
technocoy
mr evil brkfast
Oct 7, 11:12 AM
I think it is pretty sad when the comparisons are not between the best of the best of each manufacturer and Apple still looses with the top of the line.
I dunno what AMD's best is but to see how close/ or far behind Apple is the comparison should at least include a 2.5-2.8 ghz pentium 4.
I dunno what AMD's best is but to see how close/ or far behind Apple is the comparison should at least include a 2.5-2.8 ghz pentium 4.
strider42
Oct 17, 01:11 PM
Originally posted by xrhajj
Not really...because earlier in the month I posted a similar thread....stating that it would be cool if we had an iPod with bluetooth built in for wireless head sets and remote.....so the whole point of this thread is that the tecnology to make this happend is coming :D :p
that idea however, has nothing to do with bluetooth enabling the hard drive. and I still wonder if using radio transmission might be a better alternative for such things (I have no idea). Maybe the remote would be coolas a bluetooth device.
Not really...because earlier in the month I posted a similar thread....stating that it would be cool if we had an iPod with bluetooth built in for wireless head sets and remote.....so the whole point of this thread is that the tecnology to make this happend is coming :D :p
that idea however, has nothing to do with bluetooth enabling the hard drive. and I still wonder if using radio transmission might be a better alternative for such things (I have no idea). Maybe the remote would be coolas a bluetooth device.
Macette
Oct 24, 11:41 PM
iphone?
and when are usb2 and firewire2 going to be implemented?
and IBM processors (i know, i know - too soon. but i want one).
and AAC compression in itunes?
just a grab-bag of little treats i'd like to see.
i have VOWED to wait for the 'G5' - or whatever the next step up is - but my G3 tower is looking painfully crap these days, particularly when compared with my bro's dual-gig baby. i want something new, and i want it soon.
and when are usb2 and firewire2 going to be implemented?
and IBM processors (i know, i know - too soon. but i want one).
and AAC compression in itunes?
just a grab-bag of little treats i'd like to see.
i have VOWED to wait for the 'G5' - or whatever the next step up is - but my G3 tower is looking painfully crap these days, particularly when compared with my bro's dual-gig baby. i want something new, and i want it soon.
Mammoth
Apr 19, 11:06 PM
I'm sure there was a drunken celebration inside :p
I think I might have missed it :rolleyes:
I think I might have missed it :rolleyes:
ibjoshua
Aug 28, 08:28 PM
Originally posted by ibookin'@mwny
...today's consumer digicams do not output files big enough to warrant that much memory. Keep in mind, however, that the 5GB Memory Stick comes out in 2005...
yeah but when it's cheap enough we could easily use that sort of storage for DV. if my memory serves me right 4 gig holds about 1 hour of uncompressed DV - someone correct me if i'm wrong.
imagine a solid state DV camera.
:cool:
josh
...today's consumer digicams do not output files big enough to warrant that much memory. Keep in mind, however, that the 5GB Memory Stick comes out in 2005...
yeah but when it's cheap enough we could easily use that sort of storage for DV. if my memory serves me right 4 gig holds about 1 hour of uncompressed DV - someone correct me if i'm wrong.
imagine a solid state DV camera.
:cool:
josh
