Einstein@Home

[mobo57]

http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/

[MJCfromCT]

I was just going to start a thread about this, just a few hours late :)

Here's some more information:

http://www.physics2005.org/events/einsteinathome/index.html


What is Einstein@Home?

Einstein@Home is a project developed to search data from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (LIGO) in the US and from the GEO 600 gravitational wave observatory in Germany for signals coming from extremely dense, rapidly rotating stars. Such sources are believed to be either quark stars or neutron stars, and a subclass of these are already observed by conventional means as pulsars or X-ray emitting celestial objects. Scientists believe that some of these compact stars may not be perfectly spherical, and if so, they should emit characteristic gravitational waves, which LIGO and GEO 600 may begin to detect in coming months.

How can you help?

Einstein@Home will rely on private owners of PCs, like you, to donate computer time to the analysis of LIGO data. All you'll have to do is install a small, screen saver program to your computer. The screen saver will automatically download a tiny portion of the enormous data set that LIGO will collect. When your computer is otherwise idle, it will analyze the data and send it back to the LIGO scientists. The screen saver only runs when you're not using the computer, or when you choose to manually turn the program on. Einstein@Home will not affect your computer's performance.

We are fortunate to have David Anderson, the pioneering developer of SETI@Home, helping us put the Einstein@Home project together. SETI@Home is a revolutionary distributed computing program that searches data from the Arecibo radio observatory for signs of extraterrestrial life. The total computing power donated to SETI@Home currently far exceeds the capabilities of any super computer yet built.

[mobo57]

Move to the top MJC!

[j.m@talk]

http://www.physics2005.org/events/images/einsteinathome.jpg

They gotta snazzy logo :)

I might put mach #2 doing that :) Do you chaps partake ?

Umm they not usin' Boinc then :rolleyes: Ahh sphericals ....... Too much trouble :t

[mobo57]

The logo alone has my attention. Maybe I'll throw a machine nat em for a bit.

[herosrest]

Is it actually up or in prep?

[j.m@talk]

Not workin yet

Its not gonna use the boinc system either so it will be monts till they get it working good :(

[herosrest]

l like the idea of jumping in at the start.

[j.m@talk]

dat troo :)

[herosrest]

Wot's da wages?

[j.m@talk]

Jack Schidt :(

[herosrest]

Philanthropy?

[j.m@talk]

Stoopidity more like ;)

[Scavenger7]

Originally posted by j.m@talk


They gotta snazzy logo :)

I might put mach #2 doing that :) Do you chaps partake ?

Umm they not usin' Boinc then :rolleyes: Ahh sphericals ....... Too much trouble :t [/B]

I've been running it since Jan. 22nd.

And the project uses the boinc client.

:t

[j.m@talk]

That just goes to show how much I couldn't be bovered readin' ;)

Right I've joined up ........ Just checking my settings ..... & it will be all systems go :)

Hero ya gonna give it a burl ? ........ That twin Cpu mach of yours needs the cobwebs blowing outta it :p

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[j.m@talk]

WHOA ........Hold Le telefono

Einstein@Home - 2005-02-22 17:28:23 - Message from server: To participate in this project, you must use version 4.19 or higher of the BOINC core client. Your core client is version 4.13.

It doesn't update its self ? ............ Cruddy :rolleyes:

:D


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[Scavenger7]

Boinc only updates the application that does the crunching. You have update the client manually.

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by Scavenger7
Boinc only updates the application that does the crunching. You have update the client manually.

I blame YOU for that ;)

:D

I updated it .......... Scheesh I was behind the times :rolleyes:

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[Scavenger7]

Don't blame me if the developers didn't Foolproof the client.

:p

[j.m@talk]

:D

[Johnny Fist]

I just installed BOINC for the first time since the initial fiasco to give this project a chance. So far everything seems to be going smoothly. I even installed SETI again just to see if things have improved.

[j.m@talk]

I've had boinc running for a good few weeks without too much aggro ..... I found if I set it to contact home every 3 days it down loads enough wu's to get over their patchy server reliability ;)

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[Johnny Fist]

I have mine at every two days. I hated BOINC when it first came out, but I'm going to give it a try. I attached SETI, Einstein, and Climateprediction and share resources between the three equally. If all goes well I'll try and figure out how I installed it on my Linux computer and set it up there again. Until then that computer is useing seticlassic.

[j.m@talk]

ya could join the sysopt Einstien team :D

Here (http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/team_join_form.php?id=1059)


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[Johnny Fist]

What does it mean when it says " Joining a team gives its founder access to your email address?"

[j.m@talk]

it means it'll tell me your email address if I ask it :p

[Johnny Fist]

Oh, ok.

[mobo57]

Geez, it's been out just a couple o' days and we already got a team??? Thats some shakin' n movin' on jm's part. Way to go!

[j.m@talk]

I tell ya we should have a motto .....

"We don't ferk about @ Sysopt" ;)

That do :D


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[ShadeZeRO]

I joined and what not. What do i do, i downloaded ur BOINC thingy. And its blank sorta.

I need to add a project and what not.

[Scavenger7]

you have to register, and then they will give you a URL and Account key to attach boinc to.

http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/create_account_form.php


after you get your info go into boinc, settings, attach to project.
enter you info and you will be good to go.



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[ShadeZeRO]

Yeahhh!!! i got it to work.

thx :t

[Scavenger7]

Thats good to hear. Welcome to the team.

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[j.m@talk]

I'm Still not on the Bloomin List :(

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[ShadeZeRO]

howcome i dont get credit for anything?

i've done ATLEAST 3 of those thingy's now...

[j.m@talk]

They are sent back & then looked at before you get credit for them ......... Stuff is running very slowly at the moment so ya'll just have to wait.

Ohh & once they have gone back the would disapeer wouldn't they :rolleyes:

[ShadeZeRO]

Ok, how long does that take, one is saying 'ready to report' for a while now...the others went pretty quick....

and my cpu temp is at 58*C!!!!

I really need a new cooler on it.
I've never seen my a64 hit 100% CPU usage

[j.m@talk]

Its a work out for your CPU if theres anything wrong with your cooling this will find it .....

The Wu's usually take different ammounts of time to process.

It will upload when its good & ready.

58 Degs C what ya using as a cooler?
Time to go shopping & get somthing that works ;)

http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_product_xp120.htm

[j.m@talk]

Jeebers that is a cooler & a half :eek:

Read up on that puppy :cool:

Only £34.00 each here too :cool:

[ShadeZeRO]

I just use the stock stuff, with cooling paste on it too.

Idle this thing runs anywhere 47-52*C Like any A64 does...thats normal for the 754 clawhammer series.

[j.m@talk]

Real men don't use stock ;)

They Use Arctic Silver 5 too :t

:-@

[ShadeZeRO]

Yeah, i might get that thermalright xp-120
http://www.frozencpu.com/cpu-tri-12.html

but there is one problem.
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_support_faq_motherboard_xp120_k8.htm

ASUS K8V Deluxe:
*caps mechanically obstruct pipe slightly, cap tilting necessary.

Im not comfy having to bend caps as i might break them :(

Plus i gotta goto the store and buy a 120mm fan for it.

Reviews:
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/thermalright_xp120.php

[j.m@talk]

Yeah ya need a fan for it :rolleyes:

Buy summink else then :p

You could allways modify the cooler to fit around the capacitor I modified one of my coolers wiv a hammer :cool:

It worked a treat :p

I have a Thermalright SLK800 ..... Dunno if it will cope with a AMD64 tho ..... Ya gonna have to read up (Beware there is a lot of carp about) Thermalright have a good name in cooling ..... They ain't cheap but they are good ......... Ohh If you see a edge drive fan anywhere avoid it ...... They are none too relyable & they are an odd size so ya can't replace them with a standard unit .... Free sage advice here :t

[j.m@talk]

;)*caps mechanically obstruct pipe slightly, cap tilting necessary.
Yeah I'd give it some with the hammer :t

[j.m@talk]

SLK948U maybe ........ Yes you have to buy a fan for it ......... Its not as if the other companies "Give" you a fan is it ? its just included in the price ;)

This way you can buy a really cheap carppy one to save money :rolleyes: & listen to it grinding away for the rest of your life :t

[Scavenger7]

I run an ALPHA heatsink on my amd64 3400+, temps are around 40 c at full load.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-112-007&depa=1

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[j.m@talk]

Not a million dollars either ;)

[ShadeZeRO]

wow really?
ill look up some reviews for it

and i dont care about the buying fan part, i can just goto the store and get that.

The HS it self is the hard part.


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i can't find any reviews of it, do u have any pics of ur CPU that low CPU temp??

also this one
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-106-045&depa=0
and ill get a uber nice 92mm fan for it.

[ShadeZeRO]

i think ill get that Alpha Cooler, its cheap and best cooling for the $$.

Now, i need to find a wicked 80mm fan for it.

WICKED I SAID :x :r :x :r
http://www.frozencpu.com/cpu-alp-04.html

[j.m@talk]

http://www.1coolpc.com/case80ho1.jpg

http://www.1coolpc.com/

http://www.1coolpc.com/stealth.htm

Your choice they got lots :t

[ShadeZeRO]

im gonna get that Vantec Tornado 80mm fan, blows like 90CFM...:) sweeet

ended up to be like $42.00 from newegg.

[ShadeZeRO]

anyone got any newegg promotion codes?

[j.m@talk]

BpB is yer man :t

[ShadeZeRO]

Cool, ill talk to him then order it.

[Scavenger7]

Heres my temps.




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[ShadeZeRO]

I have the same thing, A64 3400+

what mobo do you have??
and have you tried to OC ur CPU?

[Scavenger7]

I run an MSI k8t motherboard no overclocking.

This isn't my every day rig just a cruncher.

:t

[j.m@talk]

Heres poor me stricken in poverty wiv my Athlon XP2000+ ;)

[j.m@talk]

YEY ............. HOOT HOOT

I've made it on to the team listing :D

[Johnny Fist]

Its about time.

[j.m@talk]

I'm gonna have to knock up a list of book marks to find stuff ........ Lifes getting Confoosin' now :eek:

[ShadeZeRO]

Hey, scav, i got my CPU at 40*c right now, idle...thats just stock cooling.

I moved it out of the little compartment in my desk so it can get ventillatin, and i put the AC on.

But when the AC's off, it hits 50*c idle as usual...

[j.m@talk]

Mine moves between 42 & 46 at full tilt ......... Mind you its going full tilt 24/7 ........ It sounds like a bag of spanners when its cold ..... which is rare ..... Its been running for 2.5 years tho :t

[ShadeZeRO]

yeah, mine is on 24/7 al lthe time too

[Scavenger7]

The only time mine are off is if there's hardware failure, or lighting storm.

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[j.m@talk]

Do you find your fans groan like crazy till they warm up after a shutdown ........ Mine do :( They are all good qual ball bearing jobs too :eek:

I sanpped a fin off a Hdd cooler last time it was off :rolleyes: ............ So that hdd only has 1 fan runnin' :eek: Must fix it up ASAP.

No Poxy electrical storm shutdowns here, mind you we don't have external wiring as a rule here in the UK 95% is underground.

We do have the Big 33,000 Volters elevated ........ But they are so well bonded a lil lightning doesn't harm it :t

[Scavenger7]

I also get fan noise. I have a stock pile of fans, so when it's cleaning time i can replace them when needed.

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[j.m@talk]

Yeah .......... I've employed dust filters everywhere....... Complete strip outs & hooving downs are rare now .............. But I gotta change the filters every 3 months ...... Well clean em :p

[ShadeZeRO]

yeah, i finally got the HSF installed, and its great.

The vante tornado is loud, like a hair dryer on Full blast.

Tho, i OCed my A64 3400+ to 2.4ghz, and it stays nice and cool (38*c) with BOINC, AIM, Winamp, running.

[ShadeZeRO]

attachment went dumb...
if i get it to 2.4ghz, will it read as a 3700+??