-X-RaTeD- Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Does SMD have a Folding team? Can't find anywhere if we do or not, so I assume not? I have an extra folding rig that I could have fold for us if we do. -EDIT- Brothers and sisters of the fold, we now have a team that is coming together, so I'm updating this post with info to make it easier if anyone else on our forums wants to join the brotherhood known as folding for Team SMD. If you'd like to contribute to something that is completely voluntary, and help science, then you may be interested in joining up. What are proteins and why do they "fold"? Proteins are biology's workhorses... its "nanomachines." Before proteins can carry out their biochemical function, they remarkably assemble themselves, or "fold." The process of protein folding, while critical and fundamental to virtually all of biology, remains a mystery. Moreover, perhaps not surprisingly, when proteins do not fold correctly (i.e. "misfold"), there can be serious effects, including many well known diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, and Parkinson's disease. What does Folding@Home do? Folding@Home is a distributed computing project which studies protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, and related diseases. We use novel computational methods and large scale distributed computing, to simulate timescales thousands to millions of times longer than previously achieved. This has allowed us to simulate folding for the first time, and to now direct our approach to examine folding related disease. Stanford's website does a good job of explaining everything, so I will just direct to some links for more information. Team SMD’s Team Number: 225306 About Folding: http://folding.stanford.edu/ Getting Started: http://folding.stanford.edu/home/guide/windows-install-guide/#ntoc5 More Details: http://folding.stanford.edu/home/faq/faq-v7-introduction/ http://folding.stanford.edu/home/faq/faq-v7-intermediate/ http://folding.stanford.edu/home/guide/configuration-guide/#ntoc9 Team Statistics: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=225306 http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=225306 If you have any questions, feel free to ask here. We have a handful of people that are already familiar with folding, and/or have folded in the past, so we can get you all set. Fold on When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. ~Henry David Thoreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 what in the fuck is a folding team? my wife folds for me. my laundry. THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-X-RaTeD- Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 lol , well judging by the response I'm guessing it's a no. It's a distributed computing project that has been floating around since 2000 for helping to find cures for human ailments. Also used as a benchmarking tool, measuring a CPU's/GPU's PPD (points per day). I lost 2 grandparents to cancer so I donate what clock cycles that I can to help "the science". A lot of forums have their own team, so was just wondering if SMD did as well. http://folding.stanford.edu/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folding@home When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. ~Henry David Thoreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranny Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 is it cpu based or gpu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathcards Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 is it cpu based or gpu? and if cpu based is it single or multi-threaded i am gonna guess single but idk much skar sk2500.1 0 gauge power and ground kunukonceptz alpine HUvxi65 components on BA gt-275new build log -> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/150642-project-d-kon-deathcards-build-log/#entry2148821 2 x-15 sundowns singer alt, odyssey bat, and maxwell ultra caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-X-RaTeD- Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 It can be configured to fold on either/or/both. When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. ~Henry David Thoreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathcards Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 It can be configured to fold on either/or/both. does it need a lot of uploads speed? i am sure i have the dowload but my upload kinda sux skar sk2500.1 0 gauge power and ground kunukonceptz alpine HUvxi65 components on BA gt-275new build log -> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/150642-project-d-kon-deathcards-build-log/#entry2148821 2 x-15 sundowns singer alt, odyssey bat, and maxwell ultra caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-X-RaTeD- Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 is it cpu based or gpu? and if cpu based is it single or multi-threaded i am gonna guess single but idk much The CPU side is multi-threaded. Example, if you have an i7 2600k with 8 threads, set like 2 of them to fold when your computer is on, and you won't notice a performance difference when using the computer during regular usage. Priority can be adjusted so it will pause when you are gaming/watching HD video, etc. I currently have 8 threads and 2 GPU's in my main rig, only the Physics card folds when I use the computer, and overnight it folds on everything. When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. ~Henry David Thoreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-X-RaTeD- Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 It can be configured to fold on either/or/both. does it need a lot of uploads speed? i am sure i have the dowload but my upload kinda sux After your computer completes a work unit (WU), it's uploaded to Stanford. The size upload depends on the size WU's that your computer is assigned. You can kind of choose what size projects that you want your computer to work on based on various flags that you set. The WU size for CPU's is related to the amount of cores that you want utilized. A completed WU for 2 threads could be less than 1MB, where as a WU assigned to an 32 core Operation server could be 300MB+. When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. ~Henry David Thoreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathcards Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 It can be configured to fold on either/or/both. does it need a lot of uploads speed? i am sure i have the dowload but my upload kinda sux After your computer completes a work unit (WU), it's uploaded to Stanford. The size upload depends on the size WU's that your computer is assigned. You can kind of choose what size projects that you want your computer to work on based on various flags that you set. The WU size for CPU's is related to the amount of cores that you want utilized. A completed WU for 2 threads could be less than 1MB, where as a WU assigned to an 32 core Operation server could be 300MB+. wow that is a lot less than i was expecting right now just trying to figure out how the configuration works skar sk2500.1 0 gauge power and ground kunukonceptz alpine HUvxi65 components on BA gt-275new build log -> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/150642-project-d-kon-deathcards-build-log/#entry2148821 2 x-15 sundowns singer alt, odyssey bat, and maxwell ultra caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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